Monitoring is the systematic measurement and tracking of the shape, dimension or position of an object. Monitoring is generally conducted over a set period of time at intervals specific to the task. The objective of a monitoring exercise is to provide the information necessary to determine if an object is moving and the frequency of the movement. The results can be used for risk management, deformation analysis, predictive maintenance, alarming or further computation. Eroksa has a system for your movement monitoring needs.
As a business focus in the monitoring system, Eroksa always provide appropriate solutions as well as full support for every of your monitoring needs. Monitoring systems that we have today covers all aspects of the monitoring object with various sensors that are used and of course can be tailored to your needs.
SiteMonitor 4D
A state-of-the-art monitoring system using advanced laser scanning technology with powerful, simple-to-use software. SiteMonitor4D is a well-established monitoring solution which gives the user the ability to exploit the potential of laser scanning for measuring change. Click here for more information.
Monitoring Solution Providers
Monitoring Solution Providers (MSP) is specialized in providing comprehensive Automated Deformation Monitoring System service and high quality service to the clients as the monitoring service covers the complete project cycle starting from design, installation, system debugging, data transfer, calculation, to the instant monitoring results being made available online to clients through the website.
Engineers of today are revolutionalizing the techniques of construction, stressing on the importance of reliable and timely decision making information. MSP is up to this challenge to provide this timely information that prevents catastrophic consequences. Customizing monitoring solutions is the key of success. More of MSP click here.
Reutech Mining
Radar Monitoring system and surveying. A modern radar system utilises an extraordinary wide range of technologies. Robust mechanical structures are needed to house and protect the system and require sophisticated management of shock, vibration and other environmental factors. High precision electromechanical systems requiring a marriage of mechanical, electrical and power electronic subsystems point and stabilise the antenna. The antenna itself and the microwave and RF electronics that form the heart of the system requires sophisticated design techniques.
Georeferenced radar for movement/geotechnical monitoring and surveying system is the answer for reliable monitoring system using radar sensors. Reutech Mining is the only one provider that able to provide georeferenced radar monitoring with very high accuracy and allows seamless integration with standard Digital Terrain Mapping (DTM) tools. Please click here to find more information about this.
How 3D Virtual Reality is Changing the Construction Industry
The world of 3D virtual design and engineering is healthy and growing fast. I recently met some truly amazing people from all over America and Europe who are doing some very forward thinking things with 3D virtual reality in both transportation BIM systems and augmented reality. Here’s a snapshot of what I saw.
Transportation BIM Systems
I was in Washington, D.C., a few weeks ago speaking at a large corporate meeting and had the opportunity to see a fascinating presentation on the San Fransisco Bay Bridge construction.
The construction cost will come in around $7 billion (yes, billion). The metrics are staggering, but there are four major construction firms working on the project.
Caltrans has crews scanning the progress on a weekly basis. Because of this, there was room in the budget and the available technology to do real time clash detection of the existing and proposed construction.
Because the bridge was designed in 3D (really in 5D), engineers were able to save big bucks on relatively simple components. For example, the 3D scans allowed them to get real time views from the proposed security cameras underneath the bridge. As a result, the actual number of cameras was cut in half, saving several million dollars.
Crews also used 4D (time) clash detection to view when a new component of the bridge was being constructed while an existing component was still in place. The 4D BIM model, when clashed against the existing model at that moment in the construction sequence, showed that there were interferences in temporary construction items.
Though the clashes would not have interfered with the final design, they did interfere with the interim design and would have slowed construction. This knowledge allowed the designers and contractors to make modifications to the sequences before there was an actual problem. Just a few years ago, this capability would have been unheard of!
One of the more astonishing things I saw was a 5D construction sequence video that showed the bridge’s proposed construction slide bar and dollars spent on overtime as the bridge was coming out of the ground or water. This enabled a comparison of construction costs to the bridge’s progress. At this same time, the 3D graphic was color-coded to show the four separate contractors and their workflows.
This all sounds complicated—and it was—but through the 3D engineering process, you could view the time estimates, add the construction dollars, and come to a very natural conclusion as to what was actually taking place. You could confirm that one contractor had finished his new section before another section was tied into it.
A 3D video showing a major component—how the cabling system would be threaded through the bridge to provide the final structural support—was also very intriguing.
Augmented Reality
One of the biggest and best changes that I foresee coming to the construction industry is augmented reality (AR), a live view of a real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer generated sound, video, graphics or GPS data. If you consider that most new construction will first be built by engineers and designers in 3D in computers, then you may see where we are going with this.
With the base designed in 3D, you can then place a “target” in a construction zone. A target for augmented reality can really be anything as long as a tablet or cell phone can recognized it as graphic signal to launch 3D BIM programs.
These targets are used to orient the tablet to the exact same design point as where the construction is occurring on the ground. When targets are scanned with a tablet, the original design for that exact spot of construction is displayed. As the tablet is moved around this area, you can view the construction in 3D at a specific location.
Here’s an excellent example: Assume that you have a three-sided, multistory concrete opening for a proposed staircase. By scanning the target placed in that area, construction workers can see on their iPad or Android tablet exactly what the finished product will look like. Not just a flat drawing on 600 sheets of blue lines, but the 3D model of how it will actually fit into the opening.
And remember: The world is international, and these projects are under construction all over the world. By doing this, we just transcended the language barrier. We just solved the problem of expert tradesmen who are great at their craft but may not read details on blueprints that well. We just got a crew of 2 to 5 construction workers from a point of unknown to a point where everyone has a perfect mental picture of what is going to be constructed. That’s a huge step!
One of the oldest sayings for any worthwhile project is, “Begin with the end in mind.” What a great way of accomplishing this.
As a testimony to how well augmented reality could work, many construction companies have been rolling out flat screen computers onsite to show superintendents actual BIM models by sequence. Throughout the day, they are used over and over by the workers who are building bridges, buildings, and infrastructure around the world.
These rolling 3D models are helping to get projects constructed right the first time. They are preventing construction problems and saving big money. Very soon, I believe that all of this will be done with either special glasses or projection screens.
Currently, the only obstacle slowing the process is not having a way to orient a 3D BIM model real time inside of a building. Outside, it can be done with GPS. But inside, it is more challenging. However, augmented reality will very quickly make paper plans obsolete. I have seen it in too many places and have seen the benefits. It is coming and will soon be a standard. All of the major construction companies are embracing this technology.
Another real use of augmented reality will be in the operations of the finished building. The technology already exists to allow a maintenance worker to go up to a motor or valve (or any piece of equipment that has a target) and scan it with his tablet or phone. This opens up a computer database so that he can see the last maintenance schedule and the internal parts of the machine. If he services the machine, his data is automatically sent to the company database and is available for anyone to review. Or, if a repair is needed, he can launch a video of how to take apart the machine and replace any part he needs.
This capability brings the power of the “owner’s manual” and the entire knowledge stored in the computers running the facility in real time 3D to the exact point it is needed. Imagine the implications if you own a complex manufacturing facility.
In just the past seven years, I have seen strides that were only imagined 10 years ago. But today, it’s all happening—and there are very creative people all over the country working on even more and more innovations. It’s an exciting time to be working in this field!
Source : http://www.geodatapoint.com/articles/view/how_3d_virtual_reality_is_changing_the_construction_industry
