INFRARED, Volume. 46, Issue 8, 38(2025)

Identification and Extraction of Tunnel Contour Changes Based on Mobile Laser Scanning

Jian-guo XU1, Kai-kun ZHANG2, Wei DUAN2, Jiang HE3, and Lian-bi YAO3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Nanjing Metro Traffic Facilities Protection Department, Nanjing 210000, China
  • 2Nanjing Institute of Surveying, Mapping & Geotechnical Investigation, Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210019, China
  • 3College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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    Accurately locating the boundary points of complex-shaped tunnel contour changes and extracting the contours of each segment can provide strong support for tunnel deformation monitoring, point cloud orthophoto generation, and reconstruction of existing tunnel models. Based on high-precision tunnel point cloud data collected by mobile laser scanning, the original cross-section point cloud is first extracted and preprocessed, and then contour changes are identified by using the neighborhood density features of contour feature points. Finally, the mileage positioning method and boundary extraction algorithm are combined to complete the tunnel segmentation and contour extraction. Experiments using measured data from a subway tunnel and a highway tunnel verify the feasibility of this method. Compared with existing research, this method breaks away from the high dependence on the tunnel′s central axis, can independently and accurately identify contour changes, and effectively improves processing efficiency. It provides an efficient and innovative solution for engineering applications related to complex-shaped tunnel segmentation and contour extraction, and has a certain reference value for the application optimization of high-performance laser scanning technology.

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    XU Jian-guo, ZHANG Kai-kun, DUAN Wei, HE Jiang, YAO Lian-bi. Identification and Extraction of Tunnel Contour Changes Based on Mobile Laser Scanning[J]. INFRARED, 2025, 46(8): 38

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    Received: Mar. 24, 2025

    Accepted: Sep. 12, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 12, 2025

    The Author Email: YAO Lian-bi (lianbi@tongji.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1672-8785.2025.08.006

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