A hardware-based RFID identification and tracking system for components in digitalised construction logistics

Establishing a link between digital data and the construction site process is a key step towards digitising and automating construction logistics. So far, digitisation has only reached this area to a limited extent. A critical gap remains: the transport of materials from their storage location to th...

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Main Authors: Christoph Heuer, Victoria Jung, Sigrid Brell-Cokcan
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-10-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165925001267
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description Establishing a link between digital data and the construction site process is a key step towards digitising and automating construction logistics. So far, digitisation has only reached this area to a limited extent. A critical gap remains: the transport of materials from their storage location to the final installation site is not recorded. Modern construction cranes are present on almost every building site and are responsible for transporting materials to their installation points. By recording materials on the crane hook, a large part of on-site transport and installation locations can be captured. The project aims to demonstrate the suitability of RFID technology under real construction site conditions. For this purpose, a prototype will be developed to track components and processes transported by crane. The recorded time, object, and crane telemetry will be superimposed to analyse the data and evaluate the feasibility of using RFID in this context.
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spelling doaj-art-ae82c938b14f49a3bd3a1d2e2a475abc2025-08-24T05:14:33ZengElsevierDevelopments in the Built Environment2666-16592025-10-012310072610.1016/j.dibe.2025.100726A hardware-based RFID identification and tracking system for components in digitalised construction logisticsChristoph Heuer0Victoria Jung1Sigrid Brell-Cokcan2Corresponding author at: Chair of Individualized Production (IP), RWTH Aachen University, Campus-Boulevard 30, Aachen, 52074, Germany.; Chair of Individualized Production (IP), RWTH Aachen University, Campus-Boulevard 30, Aachen, 52074, Germany; Center Construction Robotics (CCR), Campus-Boulevard 30, Aachen, 52074, GermanyChair of Individualized Production (IP), RWTH Aachen University, Campus-Boulevard 30, Aachen, 52074, Germany; Center Construction Robotics (CCR), Campus-Boulevard 30, Aachen, 52074, GermanyChair of Individualized Production (IP), RWTH Aachen University, Campus-Boulevard 30, Aachen, 52074, Germany; Center Construction Robotics (CCR), Campus-Boulevard 30, Aachen, 52074, GermanyEstablishing a link between digital data and the construction site process is a key step towards digitising and automating construction logistics. So far, digitisation has only reached this area to a limited extent. A critical gap remains: the transport of materials from their storage location to the final installation site is not recorded. Modern construction cranes are present on almost every building site and are responsible for transporting materials to their installation points. By recording materials on the crane hook, a large part of on-site transport and installation locations can be captured. The project aims to demonstrate the suitability of RFID technology under real construction site conditions. For this purpose, a prototype will be developed to track components and processes transported by crane. The recorded time, object, and crane telemetry will be superimposed to analyse the data and evaluate the feasibility of using RFID in this context.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165925001267RFIDConstruction siteConstruction logistics
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Construction site
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title A hardware-based RFID identification and tracking system for components in digitalised construction logistics
title_full A hardware-based RFID identification and tracking system for components in digitalised construction logistics
title_fullStr A hardware-based RFID identification and tracking system for components in digitalised construction logistics
title_full_unstemmed A hardware-based RFID identification and tracking system for components in digitalised construction logistics
title_short A hardware-based RFID identification and tracking system for components in digitalised construction logistics
title_sort hardware based rfid identification and tracking system for components in digitalised construction logistics
topic RFID
Construction site
Construction logistics
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