Critical review and road map of automated methods for earthmoving equipment productivity monitoring

C Chen, Z Zhu, A Hammad - Journal of Computing in Civil …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Monitoring the productivity of construction equipment would help to improve construction
productivity, control cost, and discover potential project issues. However, manual equipment …

Vision guided autonomous robotic assembly and as-built scanning on unstructured construction sites

C Feng, Y Xiao, A Willette, W McGee… - Automation in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Unlike robotics in the manufacturing industry, on-site construction robotics has to consider
and address two unique challenges: 1) the rugged, evolving, and unstructured environment …

Vision-based excavator pose estimation using synthetically generated datasets with domain randomization

A Assadzadeh, M Arashpour, I Brilakis, T Ngo… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ability to monitor and track the interactions between construction equipment and
workers can lead to creating a safer and more productive work environment. Most recent …

A vision-based marker-less pose estimation system for articulated construction robots

CJ Liang, KM Lundeen, W McGee, CC Menassa… - Automation in …, 2019 - Elsevier
The prospect of human-robot collaborative work on construction sites introduces new
workplace hazards that must be mitigated to ensure safety. Human workers working on tasks …

Assessment of operator's situation awareness for smart operation of mobile cranes

Y Fang, YK Cho, F Durso, J Seo - Automation in Construction, 2018 - Elsevier
Equipment operators play an integral role in the safe and efficient operation of heavy
equipment. They observe the environment, understand the situation, and make decisions …

An occupancy grid mapping enhanced visual SLAM for real-time locating applications in indoor GPS-denied environments

L Xu, C Feng, VR Kamat, CC Menassa - Automation in Construction, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Current Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) typically deployed in indoor built
environments are generally based on wireless technologies, fixed cameras, or Lidar-based …

Framework for location data fusion and pose estimation of excavators using stereo vision

MM Soltani, Z Zhu, A Hammad - Journal of Computing in Civil …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
The application of computer vision (CV) in construction projects has been investigated for
many years, resulting in several advanced algorithms and methods. However, there is still a …

Optical marker‐based end effector pose estimation for articulated excavators

KM Lundeen, S Dong, N Fredricks, M Akula… - Automation in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Marker-based pose estimation, in which optical cameras monitor fiducial markers to
determine the three-dimensional positioning and orientation of an articulated machine's end …

3D pose estimation and localization of construction equipment from single camera images by virtual model integration

J Kim, S Chi, J Kim - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Computer vision technologies are receiving much attention for automatic site monitoring.
However, previous approaches mainly focused on two-dimensional (2D) pixel information …

Pose estimation of excavator manipulator based on monocular vision marker system

J Zhao, Y Hu, M Tian - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Excavation is one of the broadest activities in the construction industry, often affected by
safety and productivity. To address these problems, it is necessary for construction sites to …