Autonomous pro-active real-time construction worker and equipment operator proximity safety alert system

Automation in Construction

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 630-640

  Teizer, Jochen ^a   Allread, Ben S ^a   Fullerton, Clare E ^a   Hinze, Jimmie ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind spots; Heavy construction equipment; Human factors; Proximity; Radio frequency technology; Safety; Training and education; Worker alert and warning

Indexed keywords

BLIND SPOTS; HEAVY CONSTRUCTION; HUMAN FACTORS; PROXIMITY; RADIO FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY; SAFETY; TRAINING AND EDUCATION; WORKER ALERT AND WARNING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MACHINERY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RADIO; RADIO WAVES; REMOTE SENSING; STEEL BRIDGES; TECHNOLOGY;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 77955716869     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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