The feasibility of mobile computing for on-site inspection.

Abstract

With over 5 billion cellphones in a world of 7 billion inhabitants, mobile phones are the most quickly adopted consumer technology in the history of the world. Miniaturized, power-efficient sensors, especially video-capable cameras, are becoming extremely widespread, especially when one factors in wearable technology like Apple's Pebble, GoPro video systems, Google Glass, and lifeloggers. Tablet computers are becoming more common, lighter weight, and power-efficient. In this report the authors explore recent developments in mobile computing and their potential application to on-site inspection for arms control verification and treaty compliance determination. We examine how such technology can effectively be applied to current and potential future inspection regimes. Use cases are given for both host-escort and inspection teams. The results of field trials and their implications for on-site inspections are discussed.

Understanding On-Site Inspection of Construction Projects Based on Keyword Extraction and Topic Modeling

“…Meanwhile, as the availability of commercial mobiles and wearable computers increases, inspection data can be collected and retrieved on site using a variety of sensor systems, data management tools, and information systems [9]. Application of mobile devices for safety inspection and knowledge sharing [10], [11] are investigated.…”

“…It is reported that mobile technologies can reduce the amount of time typically needed for the file search task and transfer the time onto the general inspection task, like observing ongoing construction activities [30]. Further benefits including reduced interruptions to operations, increased safety, enhanced thoroughness, more rapid determination of results, and more accurate recording of activities are also observed [9]. Yamaura and Muench [31] also concluded that project inspectors using mobile technology experienced productivity gains on the order of 25%, collected and shared 2.0 times as many observations, and improved the timeliness of daily reports and overall data availability.…”

“…To automate the data collection, Global Positioning System (GPS), Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) [7] as well as computer vision and 3D reconstruction [8] have been investigated by both researchers and companies. Meanwhile, mobiles and wearable computers are becoming more and more popular in collecting inspection data [9] and sharing knowledge [10], [11]. Dynamic acquisition of a large amount of unstructured data, such as, images, point cloud, videos, and texts, requires efficient data mining methods to extract valuable knowledge from them.…”

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“…Outside of medicine, HMDs and eyewear computers have been investigated for use in on-site inspection utilizing both data retrieval and recording [40], for image capture and environmental analysis [41], data recording [42], for capturing and guiding lab experiments [43,44], enhancing teaching [45], guidance systems for manual assembly and repair tasks [15,46], control of drones [47] and as a replacement for mobile technology for those with physical disability that complicates or impedes use with hands [48]. Google Glass, and similar wearable devices, clearly open up a new dimension for hands free data entry and documentation.…”