Evaluation of the potential use of remotely piloted aircraft for monitoring the situational status of road infrastructures

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https://doi.org/10.5216/reec.v21i1.79489

Keywords:

Asphalt sidewalks, Damages, Functional assessment, Geotechnologies, Remote sensing

Abstract

The study aimed to develop an alternative method for diagnosing the state of the road infrastructure on a stretch of the PB-262 highway (Serra do Teixeira), using a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The methodological procedures comprised three stages: i) reviewing the literature on asphalt paving, damage and assessment methods; ii) collecting public and field data; and iii) applying a sidewalk assessment methodology with the ARP, complementing the Global Severity Index (GII). The results of the study show that the analyzed stretch of the PB-262 was classified with a global severity index above the threshold of 160, which represents a very poor state of affairs. It can be concluded that the use of remotely piloted aircraft has precise potential for evaluating highways, with the choice of the appropriate drone model depending on the specific component to be inspected.

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Author Biographies

  • João Paulo Marçal de Souza, Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB) - João Pessoa - PB, Brazil - joao.marcal@academico.ifpb.edu.br

    Undergraduate student in Civil Engineering at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Paraíba (IFPB) - Patos campus. He is a member of the academic center of the bachelor's degree course in Civil Engineering at the Patos campus. As a scholarship holder and volunteer for scientific, technological and innovation initiation at the IFPB and through participation in the research groups on Spatial Perception and Graphic Representation (PERREP) (2020-2024) and Management and Technology in the field of Civil Engineering (2023-current), he has dedicated himself to research into Construction Pathology, Diagnostic Engineering, Transport Infrastructure and Paving.

  • Kyvya Dayse Alves de Medeiros, Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB) - João Pessoa - PB, Brazil - kyvya.medeiros@academico.ifpb.edu.br

    I am a Building Technician at the Federal Institute of Paraíba, Patos Campus, and currently a Civil Engineering student at the same institute. I have internship experience in the Geoprocessing sector at Patos City Hall, Paraíba. I am currently doing research in the area of Transport Infrastructure in the Management and Technology in Civil Engineering research group.

  • Lucas Candeia Porto, Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB) - João Pessoa - PB, Brazil - lucas.candeia@academico.ifpb.edu.br

    Undergraduate student in Civil Engineering at the Federal Institute of Paraíba - IFPB, Patos campus.

  • Vinicius Cruz Damascena, Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB) - João Pessoa - PB, Brazil - vinicius.cruz@academico.ifpb.edu.br

    Undergraduate student in Civil Engineering at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Paraíba (IFPB) - Campus Patos.

  • Guilherme Augusto Vaz de Lima, Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB) - João Pessoa - PB, Brazil - guilherme.vaz@ifpb.edu.br

    Master of Science (Mathematics - PROFMAT - 2018) and Degree in Mathematics from the University of São Paulo (USP - 2012), currently in the process of specializing in Science & Technology (UFABC). He works at all levels of education and, since January 2020, as a Professor of Basic, Technical and Technological Education at the Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB), especially in the Bachelor's degree course in Civil Engineering and in the subject of Fundamentals of Mathematics in technical and technological courses. He has academic and pedagogical experience in the areas of Science and Mathematics, Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Differential and Integral Calculus, Linear Algebra, Geometry and its Teaching, History of Mathematics and Science, Interdisciplinarity and relations between mathematical and artistic languages. She is a deputy leader of GEPECM - IFPB's Science and Mathematics Research Group. Other experience and skills: organization of the L.E.M. of the IFPB Campus Patos, national and international academic events, member of local event committees, published book and book chapter, teaching, extension and research projects via PIBIC and Interconecta calls, as well as tutoring and internships in the area of Mathematics.

  • Diego de Paiva Bezerra, Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB) - João Pessoa - PB, Brazil - diego.paiva@ifpb.edu.br

    Civil Engineer from the State University of Paraíba (UEPB), where he held the position of Financial Administrative Advisor at Pilares Consultoria Júnior de Engenharia Civil. Specialist in Construction Management and Master BIM from Faculdades Integrada de Patos (Post FIP). Master's and PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), in the area of Structures and Materials. Substitute professor on the Civil Engineering course at the Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB). He conducts research in the field of Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on structures, materials, pathological manifestations and the durability of buildings.

  • Luísa Eduarda Lucena de Medeiros, Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB) - João Pessoa - PB, Brazil - luisa.medeiros@ifpb.edu.br

    She has a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (2015), a master's degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (2017) and a PhD in Natural Resources Engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (2022). She is currently a professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Paraíba - IFPB and at the UNIFIP University Center in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering course. She is a tutor and TCC Coordinator at the UNIFIP University Center. She has experience in Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on the following subjects: water security, water management, reservoir simulation, supply x demand and management instruments.

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Published

2026-06-29

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2026): [REEC] Revista Eletrônica de Engenharia Civil - Vol. 21, n° 1, 2026

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Transportes

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SOUZA, J. P. M. DE et al. Evaluation of the potential use of remotely piloted aircraft for monitoring the situational status of road infrastructures. REEC - Revista Eletrônica de Engenharia Civil, v. 21, n. 1, p. 132–141, 29 Jun.2026.