Monitoring and Early Detection Infrastructure Crafter (MEDIC)

Monitoring and Early Detection Infrastructure Crafter (MEDIC) is an aerial infrastructure inspection system intended to assist municipalities in identifying roadway and infrastructure defects. The system shall utilize a commercially available unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), integrated imaging sensors, and computer vision software to detect visible infrastructure hazards, including potholes, pavement cracks, damaged surfaces, and other observable defects. The system shall acquire aerial imagery, associate detected defects with geographic coordinates, and transmit inspection records to a remote database or dashboard for review by municipal personnel. The project shall support autonomous flight along predefined inspection routes and shall provide defect classifications based on analysis of captured imagery. The primary objective of MEDIC is to improve the efficiency of infrastructure inspections and provide actionable information that may assist maintenance personnel in prioritizing repairs. Project deliverables shall include a functional UAV-based inspection platform, defect detection software, a location-reporting subsystem, a cloud-based reporting interface, and system validation through operational testing.