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Current and Future Trends of Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies in Construction
Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies have gained significant interest throughout the past two decades in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry. However, despite the rapid growth of these technologies, their effective implementation in the AEC industry is still in its infancy. Therefore, a comprehensive investigation of the state-of-the-art applications and categories of AR/MR in the construction industry can guide researchers and industry experts to choose the most suitable AR/MR solution for research and implementation. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of 103 AR/MR articles published in credible journals in the field of the AEC industry within the years 2013–2021. Typically, review-type papers assess articles primarily based on their application areas. However, this classification approach overlooks some other critical dimensions, such as the article’s technology type, the maturity level of technology used in the research, and the project phase in which technology is implemented. Accordingly, this paper classifies articles based on ten dimensions and their relevant categories: research methodology, improvement focus, industry sector, target audience, project phase, stage of technology maturity, application area, comparison role, technology type, and location. The results reveal that AR/MR literature has increasingly focused on simulation/visualization applications during construction and maintenance/operation phases of the project, emphasizing improving the performance of workers/technicians. Additionally, the increasing trend in AR/MR articles was identified as using self-contained headsets (e.g., Microsoft HoloLens). Markerless tracking systems show a significant trend among the articles. Moreover, the target location of implementing AR/MR primarily found to be in on-site and in outdoor spaces. The trend indicates an increase in immersive and mobile AR/MR applications in outdoor job sites such as construction sites to aid workers/technicians in assembly works during the construction phase.
Current and Future Trends of Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies in Construction
Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies have gained significant interest throughout the past two decades in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry. However, despite the rapid growth of these technologies, their effective implementation in the AEC industry is still in its infancy. Therefore, a comprehensive investigation of the state-of-the-art applications and categories of AR/MR in the construction industry can guide researchers and industry experts to choose the most suitable AR/MR solution for research and implementation. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of 103 AR/MR articles published in credible journals in the field of the AEC industry within the years 2013–2021. Typically, review-type papers assess articles primarily based on their application areas. However, this classification approach overlooks some other critical dimensions, such as the article’s technology type, the maturity level of technology used in the research, and the project phase in which technology is implemented. Accordingly, this paper classifies articles based on ten dimensions and their relevant categories: research methodology, improvement focus, industry sector, target audience, project phase, stage of technology maturity, application area, comparison role, technology type, and location. The results reveal that AR/MR literature has increasingly focused on simulation/visualization applications during construction and maintenance/operation phases of the project, emphasizing improving the performance of workers/technicians. Additionally, the increasing trend in AR/MR articles was identified as using self-contained headsets (e.g., Microsoft HoloLens). Markerless tracking systems show a significant trend among the articles. Moreover, the target location of implementing AR/MR primarily found to be in on-site and in outdoor spaces. The trend indicates an increase in immersive and mobile AR/MR applications in outdoor job sites such as construction sites to aid workers/technicians in assembly works during the construction phase.
Current and Future Trends of Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies in Construction
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Gupta, Rishi (editor) / Sun, Min (editor) / Brzev, Svetlana (editor) / Alam, M. Shahria (editor) / Ng, Kelvin Tsun Wai (editor) / Li, Jianbing (editor) / El Damatty, Ashraf (editor) / Lim, Clark (editor) / Rezvani, Mahsa (author) / Lei, Zhen (author)
Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference ; 2022 ; Whistler, BC, BC, Canada
Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 ; Chapter: 2 ; 19-39
2023-08-17
21 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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