Examination of worker-location measurement methods as a research tool for automated labor control

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-256

  Navon, Ronie ^a   Goldschmidt, Eytan ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Automation; Control methods; Data collection; Research tools

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION CONTROLS; DATA COLLECTION; FUNCTION OF TIME; LABOR CONTROL; MEASUREMENT METHODS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; RESEARCH TOOLS; SPECIAL ALGORITHMS; TIME-LAPSE TECHNIQUES;

AUTOMATION; DATA ACQUISITION; RESEARCH;

MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 77953775187     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jcem.2010.29     Document Type: Article

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