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by: Taylor Mitchell
May 1, 2024
NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – As technology advances, the University of Oklahoma is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation to make roads and bridges safer after natural disasters such as storms and floods. The research on campus will have a country-wide impact.
“We’re one of the states that has a lot of infrastructures and bridges. So, we have a similar needs like other parts of the country for this,” said Dr. Rockee Zhang, OU electrical and computer engineering professor.
It’s a new ground penetration radar developed by researchers at the OU Radar Innovations Lab. The device is attached to a drone and works like a flying radar, scanning surfaces to identify problems below the road or bridges.
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