Real-Time GPS and Non-Line-of-Sight Metrology.
Real-Time GPS and Non-Line-of-Sight Metrology.
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Stone, W. C.
NISTIR 5856; May 1996.
National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST
Construction Automation Program, Report No. 2. NIST
Construction Automation Workshop. Proceedings. Chapter
One: Topical Lectures. Paper 1.5. March 20-31, 1995,
29-41 pp, 1995.
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Order number: PB96-202239
Keywords:
construction; technology transfer; robotics
Abstract:
I would like to pick up where Eric left off and describe
the results of research which is currently underway at
NIST in the field of construction metrology. Earlier I
indicated that there were many technological steps along
the way to implementing the real benefits of automation
at a construction site. The underpinning of all of this
is the need to know where things are. In the past this
need has been met (in a minimal way) by static
benchmarks and survey stakeouts provided by field crews.
Even with digital total stations and laser or infrared
based electronic distancing, this is a slow and tedious
process. And it must be repeated many times during the
course of a construction job as the geometry of the
worked terrain changes.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899