In recent years,unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)technology has developed rapidly and been widely applied,playing a positive role in rural revitalization.Especially,rural roads require regular inspections due to geological conditions and other factors,and severely damaged areas must be investigated promptly.To enable rapid road inspections,this study adopts UAVs for image acquisition and utilizes image recognition methods for defect detection,thereby achieving rapid and intelligent inspections to ensure rural road safety.