| Paper title: | A Framework for Cloud-Based Virtual and Augmented Reality Using Real-Time Information for Construction Progress Monitoring |
| Authors: | Ranjith K. Soman and Jennifer K Whyte |
| Summary: | Researchers are developing techniques to use augmented reality for construction progress monitoring, but these are not widely diffused. A barrier to wider use is that BIM software is often not updated in real-time between the construction office and the construction site. This paper proposes an integrated cloud-based framework to enable construction progress monitoring by creating an automated real-time bidirectional flow of information between the construction site and planning office. This seeks to take advantage of the new opportunities arising because of the consumer VR/AR devices that have come to market in the last year, and the potential for engineers and site personnel to take ownership of these low-cost devices and use them in their role. It contributes to the trajectory of research on virtual and augmented reality in construction by articulating a novel approach to construction progress monitoring through passive data acquisition, cloud-based processing and use of consumer VR/AR devices. The paper concludes by articulating next steps to develop prototypes and work with industry partners to enable them to engage in innovation. |
| Type: | regular paper |
| Year of publication: | 2017 |
| Keywords: | Construction, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Cloud Computing, Automatic Data Collection |
| Series: | jc3:2017 |
| Download paper: | /pdfs/LC3_2017_paper_273.pdf |
| Citation: | Ranjith K. Soman and Jennifer K Whyte (2017). A Framework for Cloud-Based Virtual and Augmented Reality Using Real-Time Information for Construction Progress Monitoring. Lean and Computing in Construction Congress (LC3): Volume I Ð Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Computing in Construction (JC3), July 4-7, 2017, Heraklion, Greece, pp. 833-840, http://itc.scix.net/paper/lc3-2017-273 |