Inspection analysis of historic buildings with aid of “unmanned aerial vehicle” (UAV)

Abstract

A precise evaluation of buildings is a challenging task. Safety assessment based on qualitative and quantitative data is needed before any data can be interpreted. Quantitative data requires complex methods which enable professionals will make it time and money consuming. Therefore, it is very important to use simpler methods in order to evaluate the potential risk of buildings as a first step towards preservation. Building maintenance is very important in ensuring the condition of historical building is still in a good condition. The purpose of the maintenance is implemented at the Governor's Museum and Melaka Literature Museum which located in downtown Melaka. As such, the CSP1 Matrix or "Condition Survey Protocol 1" method is used to assess the external structure of the building. The structure of a building cannot be effectively identified if proper maintenance is not performed. This is also likely to result in future structural failure of the building which contributes to undesirable accident. Therefore, the use of UAV in building observation and CSP1 Matrix methods was successfully applied in classifying each available inspection analysis of historical building.