Szóstak, M;
Nowobilski, T;
Mahamadu, AM;
Pérez, DC;
(2022)
Unmanned aerial vehicles in the construction industry - Towards a protocol for safe preparation and flight of drones.
International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems
, 11
(2)
pp. 296-316.
10.1108/IJIUS-05-2022-0063.
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Abstract
Purpose: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), colloquially called drones, are widely applied in many sectors of the economy, including the construction industry. They are used for building inspections, damage assessment, land measurements, safety inspections, monitoring the progress of works, and others. Design/methodology/approach: The study notes that UAV pose new, and not yet present, risks in the construction industry. New threats arise, among others, from the development of new technologies, as well as from the continuous automation and robotization of the construction industry. Education regarding the safe use of UAV and the proper use of drones has a chance to improve the safety of work when using these devices. Findings: The procedure (protocol) was developed for the correct and safe preparation and planning of an unmanned aerial vehicle flight during construction operations. Originality/value: Based on the analysis of available sources, no such complete procedure has yet been developed for the correct, i.e. compliant with applicable legal regulations and occupational health and safety issues, preparation for flying UAV. The verification and validation of the developed flight protocol was performed on a sample of over 100 different flight operations.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Unmanned aerial vehicles in the construction industry - Towards a protocol for safe preparation and flight of drones |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1108/IJIUS-05-2022-0063 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIUS-05-2022-0063 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2022, Mariusz Szóstak, Tomasz Nowobilski, Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu and David Caparrós Pérez. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode |
| Keywords: | unmanned aerial vehicles, UAV, safety, construction industry, flight preparation, risk assessment |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10176382 |
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