Mobile and Pervasive Computing in Construction

Chimay J. Anumba is Professor of Architectural Engineering and Head of the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. Xiangyu Wang is Professor of the Built Environment in the School of the Built Environment, Curtin University, Australia.

• Contributors ixPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xvii1 Mobile and Pervasive Computing in Construction: an Introduction 1Chimay J. Anumba and Xiangyu Wang1.1 Background 11.2 Fundamental Characteristics of Mobile Computing 21.3 Pervasive Computing 71.4 Summary 9References 92 Mobile and Semantic Web-Based Delivery of Context-Aware Information and Services in Construction 11Chimay J. Anumba, Zeeshan Aziz and Darshan Ruikar2.1 Introduction 112.2 Limitations of Current Processes and Technologies 122.3 Integrated Service Delivery Architecture 152.4 Prototype System Implementation 172.5 Development of the Project Repository 182.6 OntoWise 192.7 Deployment Case Studies 212.8 Summary and Conclusions 24References 253 Communication Technology in Mobile and Pervasive Computing 26Jerker Delsing3.1 Introduction 263.2 Mobile and Pervasive Devices 263.3 Communication Basics 273.4 Communication Protocols 313.5 Service Protocols 333.6 Proprietary Buses and Protocols 343.7 Summary 35References 354 A Framework for Designing Mobile Virtual Training Systems through Virtual Modeling Technology 37Xiangyu Wang and Phillip S. Dunston4.1 Introduction 374.2 Taxonomy for Defining Virtual Training Systems 394.3 Relating Virtual Technologies to Training Skills 474.4 Conclusions and Future Work 51References 525 Mobile and Pervasive Construction Visualization Using Outdoor Augmented Reality 54Amir H. Behzadan, Suyang Dong and Vineet R. Kamat5.1 Introduction 545.2 Prior Related Work in Construction Visualization 565.3 Main Contributions 575.4 Technical Approach to Create AR Animations 585.5 ARVISCOPE Animation Authoring Language 605.6 Creating an AR Animation Trace File from a DES Model 635.7 ARVISCOPE Language Design Issues 665.8 Examples of Pervasive Outdoor AR Visualization 765.9 Summary and Conclusions 82Acknowledgments 83References 836 Ubiquitous User Localization for Pervasive Context-Aware Construction Applications 86Hiam M. Khoury, Manu Akula and Vineet R. Kamat6.1 Introduction 866.2 Current State of Knowledge 886.3 User Tracking in Construction Environments 926.4 Validation of Accuracy in 3D Spatial User Tracking 1066.5 Integration of GPS and Inertial Navigation 1166.6 Summary and Conclusions 124Acknowledgments 124References 1257 Person-oriented Mobile Information System Enhancing Engineering Communication in Construction Processes 128Danijel Rebolj and Ales Magdic7.1 Introduction 1287.2 Considering People in Processes 1317.3 Dynamic Communication Environment (DyCE) 1347.4 On-site Evaluation 1397.5 Conclusions 1447.6 Future Work 144References 1468 The iHelmet: An AR-enhanced Wearable Display for BIM Information 149Kai-Chen Yeh, Meng-Han Tsai and Shih-Chung Kang8.1 Introduction 1498.2 Design and Implementation of the iHelmet 1538.3 Module Implementations 1578.4 Discussion 1638.5 Summary 164References 1659 Mobile and Pervasive Computing: The Future for Design Collaboration 169mi Jeong Kim, Mary Lou Maher and Ning Gu9.1 Introduction 1699.2 Analytical Frameworks for Understanding Collaborative Technologies in Design 1709.3 Characterizing Early Collaborative Design Technologies 1729.4 Understanding Mobile and Pervasive Computing in Design Collaboration 1779.5 Towards the Future 1829.6 Conclusion 184References 18510 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Technologies for Construction 189Ioannis Brilakis10.1 Structural Element Recognition 18910.2 Construction Equipment and Personnel Recognition 19310.3 Damage and Defects Recognition 19610.4 Videogrammetric Surveying 19910.5 Summary 203References 20411 Structural Health Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Networks 210Jiannong Cao and Xuefeng Liu11.1 Introduction 21011.2 How to Realize Long-Term Monitoring with WSNs using Battery-Powered Wireless Sensor Nodes 21911.3 How to Implement Simple and Effective SHM Algorithms 22411.4 How to Realize Fast and Reliable Delivery of a Large Amount of Data 22811.5 How to Deploy Sensor Nodes in WSN-based SHM System 22911.6 How to Develop Middleware Framework for WSN-based SHM 23011.7 Conclusion 233Acknowledgments 233References 23312 Cloud Computing Support for Construction Collaboration 237Jack C.P. Cheng and Bimal Kumar12.1 Introduction 23712.2 What is Cloud Computing? 23912.3 Cloud Computing as a Construction Collaboration Enabling Technology 24312.4 Potential Benefits of Cloud Computing in the Construction Industry 24412.5 Challenges of Cloud Computing Adoption in the Construction Industry 24712.6 Proposed Collaboration Framework 25012.7 Summary 252References 25213 Concluding Notes 255Chimay J. Anumba and Xiangyu Wang13.1 Introduction 25513.2 Summary 25513.3 Benefits of Mobile and Pervasive Computing to Construction Sector Organizations 25613.4 Considerations in the Effective Deployment of Mobile and Pervasive Computing in Construction 25713.5 Future Directions 257References 259Index 261