Enabling Construction Automation: Implementing Radio Frequency Communication Infrastructure on Construction Sites

Enabling Construction Automation: Implementing Radio Frequency Communication Infrastructure on Construction Sites Victoria Jung, Sigrid Brell-Cokcan Pages 355-363 (2024 Proceedings of the 41st ISARC, Lille, France, ISBN 978-0-6458322-1-1, ISSN 2413-5844) Abstract: In the evolving landscape of global markets and technical rationalisation, the digitalisation of tools, machines and construction processes requires communication technologies that enable fast, stable and wireless data exchange on construction sites. The search for suitable network technologies that offer a wide range of options designed to meet specific needs and applications includes 5G, the fifth generation of wireless communication technologies, which offer various possibilities due to its network characteristics. This paper analyses the site-specific factors that influence and impact the installation and configuration of 5G networks. The application of these factors to the deployment of a 5G network at the Reference Construction Site in Aachen highlights the implementation of site-specific requirements. However, the presented results need to be further investigated and applied to other construction sites to assess the scalability and interdependencies of site characteristics, user requirements and network performance. Keywords: 5G, Communication Infrastructure, Construction Sites, Automatisation DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2024/0047 Download fulltext Download BibTex Download Endnote (RIS) TeX Import to Mendeley