Modern Techniques for Pothole Detection: A Comprehensive Review

Abstract

Potholes represent one of the major types of issues that affect road safety and maintenance enterprises, which contribute to the increase in the cost of road maintenance. Manual detection methods are also not very effective and are very labour intensive and so new technologies are needed. This study reviews the recent advancements in system for pothole repairs, detection – using image recognition, laser scanning, vehicle sensors, crowdsourcing, satellite imagery and even sensors in the road. There are several types of approaches that each of the methods delves into, those being advantages, limitations, and integration into smart cities systems. The case studies and applications. The tools and technologies presented in the paper show that these are good enough to improve the road safety and efforts for maintenance and further integration into the smart cities prepared. Finally, the future trends and challenges in pothole detection technologies are discussed.