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Formwork detection in uav pictures of construction sites

  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

The monitoring of the construction progress is an essential task on construction sites, which nowadays is conducted mostly by hand. Recent image processing techniques provide a promising approach for reducing manual labor on site. While modern machine learning algorithms such as convolutional neural networks have proven to be of sublime value in other application fields, they are widely neglected by the CAE industry so far. In this paper, we propose a strategy to set up a machine learning routine to detect construction elements on UAV photographs of construction sites. In an accompanying case study using 750 photographs containing nearly 10.000 formwork elements, we reached accuracies of 90% when classifying single object images and 30% when locating formwork on multi-object images.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationeWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction - Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2018
EditorsJan Karlshøj, Raimar Scherer
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages265-271
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9781138584136
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event12th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2018 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 12 Sep 201814 Sep 2018

Publication series

NameeWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction - Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2018

Conference

Conference12th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2018
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period12/09/1814/09/18

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