Real-time multi-sensory monitoring by automated routing of UAV in civil/building construction site and cavern development: to improve safety, health and productivity

Abstract

In every construction project, the requirements on time, cost, quality, safety and environment are stated that main contractor needs to fulfill these entire requirement and achieve on construction site. As the duration of construction project become more limited comparing to the past project completed with client’s requirement, so effective monitoring on work progress and worker’s productivity are the key elements towards success. Besides, multi-layer subcontracting in construction project leading an extra difficulty to project team to manage all the parties involved in construction site. In view of this, a new UAV application is designed and developed, with multiple cameras and sensors integrated to form the UAV system, in order to perform real-time monitoring with air pollutants and noise data collection, aims to provide an innovative and alternative way in monitoring work progress and construction site environment on designed user interface on different platform. This system can help to identify actual work progress, site safety and environment and potential danger for managers to improve safety, health and productivity of workers through real-time monitoring. Thus, numbers of future potential development are discussed to integrate with other innovative technology and apply more innovative technology into construction industry.