How is Augmented Reality used in the Construction Industry?
A deep learning piece on www.analyticssteps.com talks through the multiple ways in which
Augmented Reality is being used in the Construction Industry.
The construction industry is the world’s oldest, with development at its heart. The technologies we employ to construct our built environment have advanced at an exponential rate during the previous century.
R&D expenses in the construction industry are often substantially lower than those in other industries (it rarely goes higher than 1 percent of revenues). That might be another reason why it is losing ground in the digital age and lagging behind other industries in terms of integrating innovative technology.
According to MIT Technology Review, employing advancements in the field of augmented reality is one approach for the construction sector to enhance production quickly while ensuring long-term effects (AR).
Augmented Reality is a technology that augments actual environments on a mobile device screen by superimposing digital material on top of them. Augmented Reality is built on real-world footprints and simply adds computer-generated data such as animation or three-dimensional objects to it rather than completely replacing any virtual experience.
Augmented Reality in Construction
Because of its capacity to give real-time information, augmented reality is being used in the construction sector to increase productivity, improve safety on building sites, maximize teamwork and collaboration, and time management, cost, and supplies.
There are many sub-processes in Construction where Augmented reality is of utmost importance. Some may be associated with Project planning whereas some may be associated with construction training. Whatever it may be, we’ll be discussing every plausible steps in construction that requires AR.
Additionally Augmented reality is one of the most promising technologies of Industry revolution 4.0. So, it’s important that we leverage the most important technology across every field so as to stay ahead.
The article then goes on to cover some of the processes in construction that require AR for better implementation. These are repeated below only in bullet point form. Readers may want to visit the article in full for an in depth explanation.
- Planning of Projects
- Team Efforts
- Information of Projects
- Training of Safety and Precaution
- Measurement
The article then goes on to explore:
- Restrictions of Augmented Reality in Construction
- Successful Implementation of AR in Construction
- Future of Augmented Reality in Construction