Computer vision applications in construction: Current state, opportunities & challenges

S Paneru, I Jeelani - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Thousands of images and videos are collected from construction projects during
construction. These contain valuable data that, if harnessed efficiently, can help automate or …

Computer vision techniques in construction: a critical review

S Xu, J Wang, W Shou, T Ngo, AM Sadick… - … Methods in Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Computer vision has been gaining interest in a wide range of research areas in recent
years, from medical to industrial robotics. The architecture, engineering and construction …

Construction 4.0

A Sawhney, M Riley, J Irizarry… - Sawhney, A., Riley, M …, 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
With the pervasive use of Building Information Modelling (BIM), lean principles, digital
technologies, and offsite construction, the industry is at the cusp of this transformation. The …

Falls from heights: A computer vision-based approach for safety harness detection

W Fang, L Ding, H Luo, PED Love - Automation in construction, 2018 - Elsevier
Falls from heights (FFH) are major contributors of injuries and deaths in construction. Yet,
despite workers being made aware of the dangers associated with not wearing a safety …

Challenges, tasks, and opportunities in teleoperation of excavator toward human-in-the-loop construction automation

JS Lee, Y Ham, H Park, J Kim - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
Teleoperation stands for operating a system, machine, or robot from a distance.
Teleoperation has been widely adopted as a promising way to enhance worker safety in …

Computer vision techniques for construction safety and health monitoring

JO Seo, SU Han, SH Lee, H Kim - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2015 - Elsevier
For construction safety and health, continuous monitoring of unsafe conditions and action is
essential in order to eliminate potential hazards in a timely manner. As a robust and …

A scientometric analysis and critical review of computer vision applications for construction

P Martinez, M Al-Hussein, R Ahmad - Automation in Construction, 2019 - Elsevier
Practical interest in 'computer vision'has risen remarkably over the last 20 years,
transforming the current state of construction-related research and attracting the worldwide …

Computer vision technologies for safety science and management in construction: A critical review and future research directions

BHW Guo, Y Zou, Y Fang, YM Goh, PXW Zou - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent years have seen growing interests in developing and applying computer vision
technologies to solve safety problems in the construction industry. Despite the technological …

Development of an image data set of construction machines for deep learning object detection

B Xiao, SC Kang - Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Deep learning object detection algorithms have proven their capacity to identify a variety of
objects from images and videos in near real-time speed. The construction industry can …

Automated methods for activity recognition of construction workers and equipment: State-of-the-art review

B Sherafat, CR Ahn, R Akhavian… - Journal of …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Equipment and workers are two important resources in the construction industry.
Performance monitoring of these resources would help project managers improve the …