Applications and requirements of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) for construction safety

Gheisari, Masoud; Esmaeili, Behzad

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2019.05.015

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“…Furthermore, this promising line of research was followed by the development of guidelines for incorporating safety assessment from UAVs in the project's safety management routine [20]. These guidelines were developed based on a survey conducted to better understand safety managers' opinions about using UAVs in various safety-related operations [21] and an experiment that considered the possibilities offered by online free and open-source three-dimensional (3D) viewers for sharing the 3D model of the construction sites generated using UAV photogrammetric acquisitions performed over time [22].…”

Section: Use Of Uavs At Non-critical Construction Sitesmentioning

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The Use of UAVs for Performing Safety-Related Tasks at Post-Disaster and Non-Critical Construction Sites

Calantropio

2019

Safety

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Thanks to the wide diffusion of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), geomatics solutions have actively contributed to the field of safety enhancement and disaster risk reduction, supporting rapid mapping and documentation activities of the damages that have occurred to heritage buildings after natural disasters (such as earthquakes) where, in this scenario it is even more important to plan and execute disaster assessment and response operations in safe conditions. In fact, the planning and execution of technical countermeasures in a seismic emergency response involve higher risks for the safety of the operators as compared with responses related to the activities performed at non-critical construction sites. After an analysis of the state of the art, this study aims to underline the possibilities offered by the use of UAVs for performing safety-related tasks, both at post-disaster and non-critical construction sites. First, a survey has been conducted concerning the main user expectations and characteristics that an ideal UAV platform should have in order to perform safety-related tasks at construction sites that are created following the initial emergency phases. The answers that were obtained have been compared with similar studies retrieved from the literature validating previously conducted research. The legislative context is also considered, as it is an important factor that influences the applicability of these platforms and technology. Along with a method for assessing and mitigating the intrinsic risk of using an UAV, the results of a survey submitted to experts in the field of safety at construction sites is also discussed, intending to identify requirements of the ideal platform and the related user expectations. The results are reported, together with a summary of considerations on the use of these strategies in the analyzed contexts.

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Section: Use Of Uavs At Non-critical Construction Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Use of UAVs for Performing Safety-Related Tasks at Post-Disaster and Non-Critical Construction Sites

Calantropio

2019

Safety

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“…Later the use of this technology has been expanded in other sectors. For instance, in 1986, the application of UAVs were tested for monitoring forest fires later on its application was found in weather forecasting, mineral exploration, coastal management, wildlife census and its tracking, forestry & agriculture (Raparelli & Bajocco, 2019), construction safety (Gheisari & Esmaeili, 2019), surveying and route planning (Desa et al, 2019). Notwithstanding its application on the technical aspect, its effective application has been seen in the humanitarian response (Meier, 2015).…”

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“…The Nepal UAV regulations seem to clearly regulate as there is detail procedures of the registration process and obtaining flight permission. The requirement of UAVs registration is found in other countries as well for instance: Spain, Azerbaijan, South Africa, Rwanda (Stöcker et al, 2017) and USA (Gheisari et al, 2019). Besides having clear registration process at present, the use of UAVs which was donated for academic purpose is not clear.…”

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Revisiting the Current Uav Regulations in Nepal: A Step Towards Legal Dimension for Uavs Efficient Application

Shrestha

Zevenbergen

Panday

et al. 2019

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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Abstract. UAVs-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles- also known as drones, are an emerging geospatial technology that can facilitate data acquisition at various temporal and spatial scales. Notwithstanding, the wide application of UAVs globally, its wider application is found to be growing in Nepal as well. For instance, precision agriculture, forestry, topographical surveying, etc. It seems that there is a correlation between efficient use of UAVs in these sectors and the legal frameworks that regulate the use of UAVs. Therefore, it seems necessary to obtain holistic national view of UAVs regulations. Aligning with this necessity, this paper provides insight on existing legal provisions for UAVs in Nepal by highlighting the importance, impact, and limitations of UAV regulations. The criteria used in the framework to capture the present holistic legal dimension from literature in the web of science database are a) applicability b) technical requirements c) operational requirements/ limitations d) administration procedure e) human resource requirements and f) implementation of ethical constraints. The adopted methodological approach consists of exploratory case studies, systematic reviews of the concerned literature on UAVs regulations and the workshop on “Flight 4 Purpose” in which various UAVs application were discussed. The results show that the existing legal framework has both strengths and weaknesses for its use to capture the spatial data. The way forward is to harmonize the soft and hard regulations so that such geospatial technology can be applied for overall development and ultimately for the societal benefits.

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“…UASs have been used in a variety of AEC applications from traffic surveillance (Barmpounakis and Geroliminis 2020; Hart and Gharaibeh 2011) and landslide monitoring (Niethammer et al 2012;Yeh and Chuang 2020), to cultural heritage conservation (Enríquez et al 2020;Koutsoudis et al 2014;Uysal et al 2013) and city planning (Banaszek et al 2017;Bulatov et al 2011). Construction, in particular, witnessed an exponential growth in UAS applications, the implementation of which stems from the benefits associated with their capability to access unreachable or unsafe areas, and their ability to perform tasks safely and time-efficiently (Gheisari and Esmaeili 2019;Zhou and Gheisari 2018). In addition, UASs' recent developments in terms of regulation updates, low acquisition costs, enhanced navigation features, autonomous flight capabilities, increased battery life, and variety types of onboard sensors, have played a significant role in their popularity and wide deployment in the construction industry (Hassanalian and Abdelkefi 2017;Zhou and Gheisari 2018).…”

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“…Other more recent questionnaires with a higher population sample focused on the current and future potential use of UASs in construction, as well as the risks encountered and benefits associated with this technology's deployment in this domain (Hubbard and Hubbard 2017;Tatum and Liu 2017). Lately, Gheisari and Esmaeili (2019) targeted construction safety managers to evaluate the UAS technology's potential in improving safety applications and recommended the ideal UAS technical features as well as the enablers and barriers to using UASs in this setting. However, two of these studies focused only on using UASs in the aspect of construction safety management (Gheisari and Esmaeili 2019;Kim et al 2016), and none had targeted a specific population of construction professionals who had previously used UASs on the jobsites.…”

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Trends, benefits, and barriers of unmanned aerial systems in the construction industry: a survey study in the United States

Albeaino¹,

Gheisari²

2021

ITcon

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Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) have rapidly been integrated into the construction industry over the past few years, and their application is continually growing in this domain. The recent development in UAS regulations and technical capabilities have played a significant role in their popularity and wide deployment in various stages of the construction lifecycle. UASs could be used as a platform to enhance the construction practices in general; however, little is known about how construction professionals are adopting this technology in specific construction practices and the barriers they are facing for their successful implementation. The purpose of this study is to explore the current state-of-practice of UAS integration in construction from the industry professionals’ viewpoint. A comprehensive survey study was conducted in the United States to identify the practical construction UAS application areas, their adopted technologies, as well as the benefits and barriers encountered during their implementation. Responses (n=56) showed that most common UAS applications include progress monitoring, site planning, and site surveying/mapping. Rotary-wing vehicles and visual and thermal cameras were the most used platforms and onboard sensors, respectively. Saving time, improving accessibility to compromised spaces, and reducing cost while accomplishing construction tasks were highly regarded as UAS implementation benefits in construction. Participants also considered flying in various weather conditions, within confined or congested areas, as well as the advanced technical know-how requirements, and the increased liability and legal challenges as barriers to using UASs in construction-related tasks. By understanding UAS adoption in construction, this study provides a roadmap to better identify the industry needs and guide researchers and professionals in investigating application areas and barriers that might have maximum benefits for the construction industry in the United States.

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Applications and requirements of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) for construction safety

Cited by 106 publications

References 64 publications

The Use of UAVs for Performing Safety-Related Tasks at Post-Disaster and Non-Critical Construction Sites

The Use of UAVs for Performing Safety-Related Tasks at Post-Disaster and Non-Critical Construction Sites

Revisiting the Current Uav Regulations in Nepal: A Step Towards Legal Dimension for Uavs Efficient Application

Trends, benefits, and barriers of unmanned aerial systems in the construction industry: a survey study in the United States

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