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Interdisciplinary Research Leads to Reduced Construction Costs and Multiple Awards
Virginia Tech professor Mani Golparvar-Fard
Credit: Construction-Institute.org
Virginia Tech professor Mani Golparvar-Fard has developed the 4 Dimensional Augmented Reality (D4AR) system, which automatically analyzes physical progress on large-scale construction projects.
The system enables contractors to determine how closely a project is following its predetermined schedule. The D4AR system also can geospatially store digital pictures of a building in four dimensions and integrate the photos with building information models (BIMs) during all phases of construction. In addition, Golparvar-Fard says the augmented reality system gives the construction industry the ability to automate and remotely monitor the safety, quality, and site layout.
D4AR models also enable users to organize and integrate their daily construction images with BIMs and the project schedule, and interactively look through the geospatial configuration. Golparvar-Fard notes D4AR provides new possibilities for the construction industry, including evidence for dispute resolution, safety inspection measures, progress evaluation and analysis, and even faster, more accurate as-built versus as-planned evaluation.
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