Research and Development Office

Matthew Klein

Reclamation Office: Technical Service Center, Materials Engineering and Research Laboratory
Contact Information: (303) 445-2368, mjklein@usbr.gov

Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program

Matthew Klein began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2015 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2022 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topics Condition Assessment, Public and Employee Safety, Water Resource Data Analysis and Repair and Maintenance.

The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Matthew Klein is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.

Alternative methods for collecting data for photogrammetric crack mapping of interior cavities of buttress dams: Development of methodology and demonstration at Stony Gorge Dam

Project ID: 22096
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2022 - 2023
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Data Collection at Reclamation Sites

Project ID: 21060
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2021 - 2022
Research Results: Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Data Collection at Reclamation Sites (final, PDF, 3.2MB)

Improving UAS-derived photogrammetric data and analysis accuracy and confidence for high-resolution data sets using artificial intelligence and machine learning

Project ID: 20105
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2020
Research Results:

• Identifying Cracks in Concrete from Previously Collected UAS Data Using Deep Learning (final, PDF, 4.1MB)
• Automatic Concrete Crack Detection Using Previously Collected UAS Data (final, PDF, 4.1MB)

Elephant Butte Dam UAS Inspection and Analysis

Project ID: 1817
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2018
Research Results: Elephant Butte Dam UAS Inspection and Analysis (final, PDF, 47.3MB)

UAS Applications for Bureau of Reclamation Operations

Project ID: 8120
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2018 - 2019
Research Results:

• UAS Applications for Bureau of Reclamation Operations (final, PDF, 622KB)
• 2019 Science and Technology Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Research Training Workshop: Executive Summary and Applications for Bureau of Reclamation Operations (final, PDF, 622KB)

Inaccessible Penstock Features

Project ID: 7118
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2016 - 2017
Research Results:

• Going Where No Human Can: Inspecting Inaccessible Features at Reclamation's Glen Canyon Dam (final, PDF, 1.8MB)
• Inaccessible Penstock Features (final, PDF, 1.8MB)
• Inaccessible Penstock Features (final, PDF, 1.8MB)

UAS Data Collection at Reclamation Sites

Project ID: 7104
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2017 - 2019
Research Results:

• UAS Data Collection at Reclamation Sites (final, PDF, 3.4MB)
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Data Collection at Reclamation Sites (final, PDF, 3.4MB)

Elephant Butte/Trinity UAV/ROV Photogrammetric Processing

Project ID: 7738
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2016
Research Results:

• Photogrammetric Processing from Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Data: Trinity Dam Intake Tunnel (final, PDF, 6.1MB)
• Photogrammetric Processing from Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Data: Elephant Butte Dam (final, PDF, 6.1MB)
• ROV Data Collection and Photogrammetry From Trinity Dam Intake Structure (final, PDF, 6.1MB)
• UAS Data Collection and Photogrammetry From Elephant Butte Dam (final, PDF, 6.1MB)

Inaccessible Features Inspection at Glen Canyon Dam

Project ID: 2415
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2016
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Photogrammetric Tools for Condition Assessment of Reclamation Structures

Project ID: 9384
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2016
Research Results:

• Using Photogrammetry to Assess Reclamation's Structures (final, PDF, 1.5MB)
• Photogrammetric Tools for Condition Assessment of Reclamation Structures (final, PDF, 1.5MB)

Photogrammetry Users Group

Project ID: 4549
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2016
Research Results: Photogrammetry Users Group (final, PDF, 1.1MB)

Photogrammetric Tools for Condition Assessment of Reclamation Structures

Project ID: 493
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2015
Research Results: Photogrammetric Tools for Condition Assessment of Reclamation Structures (final, PDF, 1.6MB)

Photogrammetry App for Roughness Profile

Project ID: 1382
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2015
Research Results: Photogrammetry App for Roughness Profile (final, PDF, 202KB)

Trinity Intake Tunnel ROV Photogrammetry Analysis

Project ID: 9612
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2015
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

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