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Knowledge graph for identifying hazards on construction sites: Integrating computer vision with ontology

Fang, W; Ma, L; Love, PED; Luo, H; Ding, L; Zhou, A; (2020) Knowledge graph for identifying hazards on construction sites: Integrating computer vision with ontology. Automation in Construction , 119 , Article 103310. 10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103310. Green open access

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Abstract

Hazards potentially affect the safety of people on construction sites include falls from heights (FFH), trench and scaffold collapse, electric shock and arc flash/arc blast, and failure to use proper personal protective equipment. Such hazards are significant contributors to accidents and fatalities. Computer vision has been used to automatically detect safety hazards to assist with the mitigation of accidents and fatalities. However, as safety regulations are subject to change and become more stringent prevailing computer vision approaches will become obsolete as they are unable to accommodate the adjustments that are made to practice. This paper integrates computer vision algorithms with ontology models to develop a knowledge graph that can automatically and accurately recognise hazards while adhering to safety regulations, even when they are subjected to change. Our developed knowledge graph consists of: (1) an ontological model for hazards: (2) knowledge extraction; and (3) knowledge inference for hazard identification. We focus on the detection of hazards associated with FFH as an example to illustrate our proposed approach. We also demonstrate that our approach can successfully detect FFH hazards in varying contexts from images.

Type: Article
Title: Knowledge graph for identifying hazards on construction sites: Integrating computer vision with ontology
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103310
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103310
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Hazards; ontology; computer vision; safety; knowledge graph database
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.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10104559
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