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Autonomous construction safety incentive mechanism using blockchain-enabled tokens and vision-based techniques
Abstract Current incentive mechanisms for construction safety highly rely on intermediaries and massive paperwork, which lay a foundation for opportunistic behavior and poor performance in the long run. As a solution, this study introduces an automatic incentive mechanism that rewards contractors with Fungible Tokens (FTs) and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Visual data of construction sites is processed through a computer-vision module, which reports safety performance. These reports are evaluated in a network of smart contracts, using a decentralized oracle network (DON), and token-based rewards are determined and distributed accordingly. Users can redeem their FT rewards or NFTs through an interactive front-end portal. The proposed method is successfully implemented through a synthetic case study to prove its feasibility. The proposed decentralized application (Dapp) provides a transparent, traceable, and immutable incentive mechanism that improves trust among stakeholders, and can be used as a template and expanded to fields beyond construction safety.
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Highlights An autonomous safety incentive Dapp is developed to reward companies with FTs and NFTs. Decentralized oracle is used to securely bridge the computer-vision module to smart contracts. A Full-stack and interactive front-end is developed to facilitate adaption among non-experts.
Autonomous construction safety incentive mechanism using blockchain-enabled tokens and vision-based techniques
Abstract Current incentive mechanisms for construction safety highly rely on intermediaries and massive paperwork, which lay a foundation for opportunistic behavior and poor performance in the long run. As a solution, this study introduces an automatic incentive mechanism that rewards contractors with Fungible Tokens (FTs) and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Visual data of construction sites is processed through a computer-vision module, which reports safety performance. These reports are evaluated in a network of smart contracts, using a decentralized oracle network (DON), and token-based rewards are determined and distributed accordingly. Users can redeem their FT rewards or NFTs through an interactive front-end portal. The proposed method is successfully implemented through a synthetic case study to prove its feasibility. The proposed decentralized application (Dapp) provides a transparent, traceable, and immutable incentive mechanism that improves trust among stakeholders, and can be used as a template and expanded to fields beyond construction safety.
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Highlights An autonomous safety incentive Dapp is developed to reward companies with FTs and NFTs. Decentralized oracle is used to securely bridge the computer-vision module to smart contracts. A Full-stack and interactive front-end is developed to facilitate adaption among non-experts.
Autonomous construction safety incentive mechanism using blockchain-enabled tokens and vision-based techniques
Naderi, Hossein (author) / Shojaei, Alireza (author) / Ly, Reachsak (author)
2023-05-25
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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