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Research

  • Remote Condition Monitoring (2006).
  • Advancing the Use of Technology in Construction - Academic Perspective (2006).
  • Automated 3D Site Modeling:
  • 3D CAD Drawings as A Priori Knowledge for Machine Vision in Construction (2006).
  • 3D CAD Drawings as A Priori Knowledge for Machine Vision in Construction - Poster (2006).
  • Real-Time 3D Modeling for Accelerated and Safer Construction using Emerging Technology (2005).
  • 3D fitting sparse point clouds (2003).
  • Computer Aided Critical Construction Operations.
  • Design for Safety.
  • Automated Material Management:
  • Models for Locating RFID Nodes (2006).
  • Models for Locating RFID Nodes - Poster (2006).
  • Automated aggregates characterization (2005).
  • Construction Robotics:
  • Automated Surface Finishing Systems.
  • Multi-Functional Large Scale Manipulator.
  • Automated Road Maintenance.
  • Trenchless Technologies.
  • Needs Assessment for Construction Automation.
  • Tele-Operated Clinker Clearing Robot.
  • Graphical Control.
  • Path Planning for Automated Crack Sealing.
  • Line Snapping Algorithm.
  • Sensing for Road and Traffic Management:
  • Using RWIS and MEPDG to Control Load Restrictions on Northern Ontario Highways - Poster (2006)
  • Weigh-in-Motion - Traffic Data Collection Sensing System - Poster (2006)
  • Cost-effective Strategies for Communicating with Remote Surveillance Stations (2003)
  • Remote Sensing of Bridge Scour
  • Remote Sensing of Road Conditions.
  • Evaluation of Incident Detection Methods.
  • Data Fusion:
  • A Model for Data Fusion in Civil Engineering (2006).

Object Recognition and Tracking Research

Object Recognition and Tracking Research

Human-assisted 3D Workspace Modeling, Rapid Local 3D Modeling

GPS/RFID Object Tracking

Construction Robotics

  • Innovative Construction Workforce Management Strategies (2005).
  • Construction Workforce Studies.
  • US Construction Labor Productivity Trends and Technology Impacts 1970-1998.
  • Assignment and Allocation Optimization of a Partially Multiskilled Workforce (2000).
  • Allocation Optimization of a Multiskilled Workforce.
  • The Effects of Computers on Construction Foremen (2000).
  • Impact of Computers on the Workforce.pdf
  • Planning and Scheduling of a Multiskilled Workforce (1999).
  • Planning and Scheduling of a Multiskilled Workforce
  • Prefabrication and Preassembly Trends and Effects on the Construction Workforce (2000).
  • Craft Workers' Experiences With And Attitudes Towards Multiskilling.
  • Multiskilling in Construction.

Construction Craft Workforce

  • PPMOF Course Slides (2004).
  • Impacts of Prefabrication and Pre-assembly.

Prefabrication, Preassembly, Modularization, and Offsite Fabrication (PPMOF)

  • Benchmarking for Project Development Sustainability Practices (2006)
  • Examining the Impact of Corporate Commitment to Sustainability (2005)

  • Expediting Highway Construction While Retaining Quality (2003)