Construction researchers and industry practitioners have begun to explore the possibilities offered by mobile and pervasive computing in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). It is expected that the construction industry will be keen to apply these technologies as they promise significant benefits in areas such as materials management, project management, distributed collaboration and information management, all leading to improvements in productivity.
This book offers a comprehensive reference volume to the use of mobile and pervasive computing in construction. Based on contributions from a mix of leading researchers and experts from academia and industry, it provides up-to-date insights into current research topics in this field as well as the latest technological advancements and practical examples. The chapters introduce the key theoretical concepts in mobile and pervasive computing and highlight the applications and solutions which are available to the construction industry. More specifically, the book focuses on the manner in which these technologies can be applied to improve practices in construction and related industries.
This book will be of particular interest to academics, researchers, and graduate students at universities and industrial practitioners seeking to apply mobile and pervasive computing systems to improve construction industry productivity.
Content:
Chapter 1 Mobile and Pervasive Computing in Construction: An Introduction (pages 1โ10): Professor Chimay J. Anumba and Professor Xiangyu Wang
Chapter 2 Mobile and Semantic Web?Based Delivery of Context?Aware Information and Services in Construction (pages 11โ25): Professor Chimay J. Anumba, Dr Zeeshan Aziz and Dr Darshan Ruikar
Chapter 3 Communication Technology in Mobile and Pervasive Computing (pages 26โ36): Jerker Delsing
Chapter 4 A Framework for Designing Mobile Virtual Training Systems through Virtual Modeling Technology (pages 37โ53): Professor Xiangyu Wang and Phillip S. Dunston
Chapter 5 Mobile and Pervasive Construction Visualization Using Outdoor Augmented Reality (pages 54โ85): Dr Amir H. Behzadan, Suyang Dong and Dr Vineet R. Kamat
Chapter 6 Ubiquitous User Localization for Pervasive Context?Aware Construction Applications (pages 86โ127): Dr Hiam M. Khoury, Manu Akula and Dr Vineet R. Kamat
Chapter 7 Person?Oriented Mobile Information System Enhancing Engineering Communication in Construction Processes (pages 128โ148): Professor Danijel Rebolj and Dr Ales Magdic
Chapter 8 The iHelmet: An AR?Enhanced Wearable Display for BIM Information (pages 149โ168): Kai?Chen Yeh, Meng?Han Tsai and Professor Shih?Chung Kang
Chapter 9 Mobile and Pervasive Computing: The Future for Design Collaboration (pages 169โ188): Professor Mi Jeong Kim, Professor Mary Lou Maher and Dr Ning Gu
Chapter 10 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Technologies for Construction (pages 189โ209): Dr Ioannis Brilakis
Chapter 11 Structural Health Monitoring Using Wireless Sensor Networks (pages 210โ236): Professor Jiannong Cao and Xuefeng Liu
Chapter 12 Cloud Computing Support for Construction Collaboration (pages 237โ254): Dr Jack C. P. Cheng and Professor Bimal Kumar
Chapter 13 Concluding Notes (pages 255โ259): Professor Chimay J. Anumba and Professor Xiangyu Wang