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http://dx.doi.org/10.6106/KJCEM.2021.22.5.048

Intelligent Collision Prevention Technique for Construction Equipment using Ultrasound Scanning  

Lee, Jaehoon (School of Architecture, College of Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Hwang, Yeongseo (School of Architecture, College of Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Yang, Kanghyeok (School of Architecture, College of Engineering, Chonnam National University)
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Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management / v.22, no.5, 2021 , pp. 48-54 More about this Journal
Abstract
According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor's statistics on occupational fatalities in South Korea, more than half of the fatalities in the past five years have occurred in the construction industry. The stuck-by and caught-in-between accidents associated with construction equipment is the major source of fatalities from construction sites. In order to prevent such accidents in construction sites, the government has spent lots of efforts including proposing the "special law on construction safety" and encouraging the implementation of new technology for accident prevention. However, numerous accidents are still occurred at construction sites and further efforts are still required. In this manner, this study developed a collision prevention technique that can prevent collision between equipment and worker by recognizing location and type of the nearby objects through ultrasound scanning. The study conducted a pilot experiment and the analysis results demonstrate the feasibility of achieving high performance in both object recognition and location estimation. The developed technique will contribute to prevent collision accidents at construction sites and provide the supplemental knowledge on developing automated collision prevention system for construction equipment.
Keywords
Collision Prevention; Construction Equipment; Ultrasound; Construction Safety;
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