Improving tower crane productivity using wireless technology

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 594-604

  Lee, Ung Kyun ^a   Kang, Kyung In ^a   Kim, Gwang Hee ^b   Cho, Hun Hee ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; TOWER CRANES; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; WIRELESS VIDEO CONTROL;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; TOWER CRANES; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CRANE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33748300746     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2006.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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