Computing 3D blind spots of construction equipment: Implementation and evaluation of an automated measurement and visualization method utilizing range point cloud data

Automation in Construction

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 95-107

  Ray, Soumitry J ^a   Teizer, Jochen ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Backing accidents; Blind spots; Equipment and machinery; Forklifts; Injury and fatality; Laser scanning and photogrammetry; Operator and construction worker; Safety Industrial powered vehicles standards; Visibility

Indexed keywords

BACKING ACCIDENTS; BLIND SPOTS; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; FORKLIFTS; INJURY AND FATALITY; LASER SCANNING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA VISUALIZATION; MACHINERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

VISIBILITY;

EID: 84884394354     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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