Highway work zones are prone to traffic accidents when congestion and queues develop. Vehicle queues expand at a rate of 1 mile every 2 minutes. Back-of-queue, rear-end crashes are the most common … [Read more...] about Real-Time Work Zone Traffic Management via Unmanned Air Vehicles
Detection and Identification Systems
Change Monitoring at Expressway Infrastructure Construction Sites Using Drone
Currently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used not only in mapping but also in various other fields such as forest research, search and rescue, and drone delivery. This study examines the … [Read more...] about Change Monitoring at Expressway Infrastructure Construction Sites Using Drone
Deep Learning Detection of Personal Protective Equipment to Maintain Safety Compliance on Construction Sites
Proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is key to minimizing injuries from accidents in construction sites. Past research has attempted at identifying PPE from digital images and videos. … [Read more...] about Deep Learning Detection of Personal Protective Equipment to Maintain Safety Compliance on Construction Sites
Human-Object Interaction Recognition for Automatic Construction Site Safety Inspection
Today, computer vision object detection methods are used for safety inspections from site videos and images. These methods detect bounding boxes and use hand-made rules to enable personal protective … [Read more...] about Human-Object Interaction Recognition for Automatic Construction Site Safety Inspection
A Study of a Traffic Controlling Robot for Safer Work Zones
Roadway construction sites are potentially dangerous work zones and pose a significant challenge to contractors and State Highway Agencies for maintaining adequate safety of workers and the traveling … [Read more...] about A Study of a Traffic Controlling Robot for Safer Work Zones
IoT-Based Detecting, Locating and Alarming of Unauthorized Intrusion on Construction Sites
Monitoring of unauthorized intrusion on construction sites is crucial to reducing safety accidents. The existing methods have shortages such as detection error, locating error, alarming delay and … [Read more...] about IoT-Based Detecting, Locating and Alarming of Unauthorized Intrusion on Construction Sites