Site inspection drone: A solution for inspecting and regulating construction sites

Ashour, Reem; Taha, Tarek; Mohamed, Fahad; Hableel, Eman; Kheil, Yasmeen Abu; ElSalamouny, Malak Y.; Kadadha, Maha; Kasturi, Rangan; Dias, Jorge; Seneviratne, Lakmal; Cai, Guowei

doi:10.1109/mwscas.2016.7870116

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“…The on-board processor in the drones will receive the location information of the scheduled inspection visit. Then, it will send this information to the autopilot system via "Mavlink" (Ashour et al, 2016). Autopilots provide critical functionality for the efficient and dependable operation of drone platforms (Bregu et al, 2016).…”

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Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction

Umar

2020

ECAM

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Purposeconstruction industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries is at the peak as the region is in the stage of developing its infrastructures. Apart from some positive sign of this boost, several other issues have also been developed in the region. One of such issues is the safety of workers at the construction sites. This article, based on a variety of applications of drones in other industrial sectors, considers the use of drones for construction safety improvement in the GCC countries. This article aimed to investigate the safety-related applications of drones considering technical features and barriers and enablers for safety-related tasks.Design/methodology/approachA mixed research approach using both qualitative and quantitative methods was adopted to achieve the aims and objectives of this research. Data were collected through a systematic literature review, semistructured interviews and using a structured questionnaire. A total of 37 relevant research items and 10 interviews were held with construction safety professionals, and 92 responses collected from the safety managers through a structured questionnaire was used to derive the conclusion of this research. The collected data were processed and analyzed using the Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) program. Descriptive analyses were carried out in which means and importance factors were calculated.Findings25.92% of participants confirmed that they or their company had used the drone in different activates. The most common application of drones reported by the respondents was photography for marketing purposes followed by surveying application and quality inspections. The camera movability was the top-rated technical feature required for safety-related inspections. Similarly, “Working near the corner or edge of unprotected opening” was the top-rated application of drone for safety-related tasks. The safety concerns of using drones at job sites were rated as the most important barrier by the participants. Technical challenges associated with the use of drones for safety improvement was rated as the second most important barrier by the participants.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough, the research presented in this article is based on the GCC construction industry, however, since the data collected through systematic review and semistructured interviews are not a regional base, therefore the finding of this research could also be useful in other regions. Further research however, needs to be conducted to reduce the implications of the barriers identified in this paper so that the drone can be effectively used for safety improvement in construction not only in the GCC region but also in other countries.Practical implicationsOnce the GCC construction industry will be able to overcome the challenges associated with the application of drones in safety improvement, the safety managers will be able to monitor the site more effectively which could be helpful to improve the safety performance of the construction organization.Social implicationsImproved safety performance in not only in the greater interest of the construction organizations as they can reduce the costs associated with poor safety but can also avoid the delay caused by construction accidents. Similarly, improved safety performance reduces the accidents at construction sites, and thus reduces injuries and disabilities caused by such accidents, making the construction workers a useful part of the society. The application of drones in safety-related tasks is one of the key solutions that can lead us to improved safety performance.Originality/valueAlthough, the use of drone technology has revolutionized a number of industrial sectors due to its variety of applications, the application in construction particularly in the GCC region is still very limited. As noted in the results of this research, only 21 participants (25.92%) expressed that they or their company had used the drone in different activates. This means that the industry is not getting the full advantage of the available drone technology. The results of this research will enable construction industry stakeholders to know the challenges associated with the application of drones for safety improvement and to develop strategies to overcome these challenges.

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Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction

Umar

2020

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“…Thus, drone usage is expanding to new use cases, such as precision agriculture [ 1 , 2 ], infrastructure inspection [ 3 ], parcel shipment [ 4 ], or even considered for urban personal mobility in a further future. In fact, according to the European Drones Outlook Study [ 5 ], the European commercial drone fleet is expected to grow rapidly, being formed of 400,000 hulls along with about 7 million private aircraft by 2050.…”

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Sensors and Communication Simulation for Unmanned Traffic Management

Carramiñana

Campaña

Bergesio

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Sensors

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Unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems will become a key enabler to the future drone market ecosystem, enabling the safe concurrent operation of both manned and unmanned aircrafts. Currently, these systems are usually tested by performing real scenarios that are costly, limited, hardly scalable, and poorly repeatable. As a solution, in this paper we propose an agent-based simulation platform, implemented through a micro service architecture, which may simulate UTM information sources, such as flight plans, telemetry messages, or tracks from a surveillance network. The final objective of this simulator is to use these information streams to perform a system-level evaluation of UTM systems both in the pre-flight and in-flight stages. The proposed platform, with a focus on simulation of communications and sensors, allows to model UTM actors’ behaviors and their interactions. In addition, it also considers the manual definition of events to simulate unexpected behaviors/events (contingencies), such as communications failures or pilots’ actions. In order to validate our architecture, we implemented a simulator that considers the following actors: drones, pilots, ground control stations, surveillance networks, and communications networks. This platform enables the simulation of the drone trajectory and control, the C2 (command and control) link, drone detection by surveillance sensors, and the communication of all agents by means of a mobile communications network. Our results show that it is possible to truthfully recreate complex scenarios using this simulator, mitigating the disadvantages of real testbeds.

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“…Boeing also investigates the usage of drones for inspections [8]. The use of drones for inspection of buildings during the construction process for example is being studied, with as main goals to improve time efficiency, to insure workers safety, and to automate as much as possible the process [5]. Other examples include monitoring sites, carrying out delicate operations with dangerous/toxic products, delivering packages, etc.…”

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An Educational Case Study of Using SysML and TTool for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Design

Apvrille

Saqui-Sannes

Vingerhoeds

2020

IEEE J. Miniat. Air Space Syst.

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The paper shares an experience in using the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) for the design and formal verification of UAVs. In particular, the paper shows how our approach helps detecting early design errors. A UAV in charge of taking pictures serves as educational and running example throughout the paper. The SysML model of the UAV is simulated and formally verified using the free and open-source tool named TTool. This educational case study gives the authors of the paper an opportunity to draw lessons from teaching SysML.

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Site inspection drone: A solution for inspecting and regulating construction sites

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Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction

Applications of drones for safety inspection in the Gulf Cooperation Council construction

Sensors and Communication Simulation for Unmanned Traffic Management

An Educational Case Study of Using SysML and TTool for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Design

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