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 …

Deep learning for site safety: Real-time detection of personal protective equipment

ND Nath, AH Behzadan, SG Paal - Automation in construction, 2020 - Elsevier
The leading causes of construction fatalities include traumatic brain injuries (resulted from
fall and electrocution) and collisions (resulted from struck by objects). As a preventive step …

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 …

Detecting non-hardhat-use by a deep learning method from far-field surveillance videos

Q Fang, H Li, X Luo, L Ding, H Luo, TM Rose… - Automation in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hardhats are an important safety measure used to protect construction workers from
accidents. However, accidents caused in ignorance of wearing hardhats still occur. In order …

Computer vision for behaviour-based safety in construction: A review and future directions

W Fang, PED Love, H Luo, L Ding - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2020 - Elsevier
The process of identifying and bringing to the fore people's unsafe behaviour is a core
function of implementing a behaviour-based safety (BBS) program in construction. This can …

A deep hybrid learning model to detect unsafe behavior: Integrating convolution neural networks and long short-term memory

L Ding, W Fang, H Luo, PED Love, B Zhong… - Automation in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Computer vision and pattern recognition approaches have been applied to determine
unsafe behaviors on construction sites. Such approaches have been reliant on 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Fast personal protective equipment detection for real construction sites using deep learning approaches

Z Wang, Y Wu, L Yang, A Thirunavukarasu, C Evison… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The existing deep learning-based Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) detectors can only
detect limited types of PPE and their performance needs to be improved, particularly for their …

Applications of pose estimation in human health and performance across the lifespan

J Stenum, KM Cherry-Allen, CO Pyles, RD Reetzke… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The emergence of pose estimation algorithms represents a potential paradigm shift in the
study and assessment of human movement. Human pose estimation algorithms leverage …