Construction Site Monitoring System

摘要

A job site monitoring system includes a tower-mounted scanner that is situated to monitor all or substantially all of a particular construction site. The scanner is configured to provide data to a processor configured to determine the height of fill material deposited at a job site. The processor is adapted to communicate with a remote client who can review the data collected at the job site. The processor may also be configured to compare the live fill height data to predetermined parameters to determine whether an error condition exists. An alert may be issued upon detection of such an error to enable corrective action to be taken before construction continues at the site.

主权项

1. A system for monitoring a construction job site comprising:
at least one tower positionable at a job site; at least one scanner configured to continuously emit a scanning beam, receive a beam reflected from at least one object and generate a signal indicative of a property of the reflected beam, wherein the at least one scanner is mounted on a corresponding one of the at least one tower in a position above the job site, the at least one scanner operable to generate a scan pattern over all or a portion of the job site, and wherein the at least one object includes backfill material being added to the job site and at least one scanner is positioned to scan backfill; a processor in communication with the at least one scanner to receive the continuous signal generated by the scanner, the processor configured to execute software instructions to;
continuously determine the height of the back fill based on the signal received from the at least one scanner;determine when the height of the back fill is substantially uniform;compare the back fill height to a predetermined specification;generate an alert when the back fill height is outside the specification; andsend the alert to a client or stakeholder.