Methodology for automating the identification and localization of construction components on industrial projects

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-13

  Torrent, David Grau ^a   Caldas, Carlos H ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Automation; Construction materials; Global positioning; Identification; Localization; Location; Sensors; Tracking

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; GLOBAL POSITIONING; IDENTIFICATION; LOCALIZATION; TRACKING;

SENSORS;

EID: 58149259941     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2009)23:1(3)     Document Type: Article

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