Vision system for tower cranes

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 320-332

  Shapira, Aviad ^a   Rosenfeld, Yehiel ^a   Mizrahi, Israel ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Electro Optic Consultant   (Israel)

Author keywords

Construction equipment; Construction sites; Cranes; Innovation; Productivity; Safety

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

VISION SYSTEM;

CRANES;

EID: 42549152384     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:5(320)     Document Type: Article

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