Situational awareness of construction equipment using GPS, wireless and web technologies

    Authors

    A. A. Oloufa; M. Ikeda;H. Oda

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Autom. Constr.

    Keywords

    GPS; collision detection; construction; robotics; automation; wireless; web-based tracking; equipment tracking; Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Civil

    Abstract

    Situational awareness refers to the ability by equipment operators to sense their environment with the objective of increasing safety and improving productivity on construction sites. This paper reports on research related to situational awareness of construction equipment using differential Global Positioning System (DGPS), wireless and web-based technologies. In this investigation, the researchers developed and implemented technologies for vehicle tracking, and collision detection. The paper concludes with a summary of these applications, along with a discussion of the limitations of current implementations, and the required augmentation by other technologies. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Automation in Construction

    Volume

    12

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2003

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    737

    Last Page

    748

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000186410500014

    ISSN

    0926-5805

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