MUMBAI, India, Nov. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641027348 A) filed by Manipal Academy Of Higher Education on March 09, 2026, for A System And Method For Vegetation-Aware, Dual-Sensor Roadway Structural-Defect Detection And Degradation Forecasting.

Inventors include Sindhu Madhuri G; M S Satyanarayana; Gurudas V R; Fahad Jeffrey; and Affan Ali Khan.

The application for the patent was published on November 13, 2026, under issue no. 46/2026.

Abstract: A system and a method for vegetation-aware, dual-sensor roadway structural-defect detection and degradation forecasting are disclosed. A sensing unit (101) comprises a LiDAR sensor and a camera sensor acquiring LiDAR point cloud data and camera imag...