Smartphone based real-time location tracking system for automatic risk alert in building project

Applied Mechanics and Materials

Volumn 256-259, Issue PART 1, 2013, Pages 2794-2797

  Kim, Hyeon Jin ^a   Park, Chan Sik ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Building construction; Construction site; Fall prevention; Location tracking; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL - BIM; CONSTRUCTION SITES; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; FALL ACCIDENTS; FALL PREVENTION; HEAVY EQUIPMENT; IN-BUILDINGS; JOB SITES; PROTOTYPE SYSTEM; REAL TIME TRACKING; REAL-TIME LOCATION; RISK ALERT; RISK RECOGNITION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES; SMALL ROOMS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; SIGNAL ENCODING; SMARTPHONES;

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 84872964860     PISSN: 16609336     EISSN: 16627482     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.256-259.2794     Document Type: Conference Paper

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