- Author
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Furlani, K. M.
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Stone, W. C.
- Title
- Architecture for Discrete Construction Component Tracking.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Automation and Robotics in Construction, 16th IAARC/IFAC/IEEE International Symposium. ISARC'99. Proceedings. September 22-24, 1999,
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain,
Madrid, Spain,
Balaguer, C., Editors,
289-294 p.,
1999
- Keywords
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construction
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component tracking
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global positioning system
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metrology
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sensors
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real-time tracking
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RFID communication standards
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wireless data transfer
- Abstract
- Accurate and timely identification and tracking of construction components are critical to operating a well-managed and cost efficient construction project. Establishing standards to support identification and tracking technologies has the potential to enable the construction industry to seamlessly integrate work processes at the job-site. This paper discusses on-going research at NIST in the application of field sensors, portable computers, real-time high-precision global positioning, wireless communications, and construction project databases, to develop means for real-time component identification and tracking.