Application of sensing technology in the prevention of backing accidents in construction work zones

Computing in Civil Engineering - Proceedings of the 2013 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 557-564

  Choe, Sooyoung ^a   Leite, Fernanda ^a   Seedah, Dan ^a   Caldas, Carlos ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DECISION MAKING; MACHINERY; RADAR WARNING SYSTEMS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES; CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES; LIMITED VISIBILITY; PASSENGER VEHICLES; PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEMS; SENSING TECHNOLOGY; TAG-BASED SYSTEMS; WARNING TECHNOLOGIES;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84887386292     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/9780784413029.070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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