Enhanced boundary condition-based approach for construction location sensing using RFID and RTK GPS

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Su, Xing ^a   Li, Shuai ^b   Yuan, Chenxi ^b   Cai, Hubo ^b   Kamat, Vineet R ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy assessment; Boundary condition; Locating algorithm; Received signal strength; RFID

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LOCATION; POLYNOMIAL REGRESSION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CONDITION-BASED APPROACH; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; LOCATING ALGORITHM; POLYNOMIAL REGRESSION MODELS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84929081240     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: 19437862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000889     Document Type: Article

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