Automated digital modeling of existing buildings: A review of visual object recognition methods

T Czerniawski, F Leite - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Digital building representations enable and promote new forms of simulation, automation,
and information sharing. However, creating and maintaining these representations is …

[PDF][PDF] A review of automated construction progress monitoring and inspection methods

M Kopsida, I Brilakis, PA Vela - Proc. of the 32nd CIB W78 …, 2015 - arataumodular.com
Accurate assessment of progress allows managers to make adjustments to minimise costs
when deviations from the schedule occur. Current practices of predicting the performance of …

RGB-D image-based detection of stairs, pedestrian crosswalks and traffic signs

S Wang, H Pan, C Zhang, Y Tian - Journal of Visual Communication and …, 2014 - Elsevier
A computer vision-based wayfinding and navigation aid can improve the mobility of blind
and visually impaired people to travel independently. In this paper, we develop a new …

Real-time volume-to-plane comparison for mixed reality–based progress monitoring

M Kopsida, I Brilakis - Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
On-site construction inspection for progress monitoring is important because accurate and
timely assessment of progress allows managers to make adjustments to minimize time and …

Robust and effective component-based banknote recognition for the blind

FM Hasanuzzaman, X Yang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We develop a novel camera-based computer vision technology to automatically recognize
banknotes to assist visually impaired people. Our banknote recognition system is robust and …

Portable camera-based assistive text and product label reading from hand-held objects for blind persons

C Yi, Y Tian, A Arditi - IEEE/ASME Transactions On …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a camera-based assistive text reading framework to help blind persons read
text labels and product packaging from hand-held objects in their daily lives. To isolate the …

Assistive clothing pattern recognition for visually impaired people

X Yang, S Yuan, YL Tian - IEEE Transactions on Human …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Choosing clothes with complex patterns and colors is a challenging task for visually
impaired people. Automatic clothing pattern recognition is also a challenging research …

Feature representations for scene text character recognition: A comparative study

C Yi, X Yang, Y Tian - 2013 12th International conference on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recognizing text character from natural scene images is a challenging problem due to
background interferences and multiple character patterns. Scene Text Character (STC) …

“Hands on” visual recognition for visually impaired users

J Sosa-García, F Odone - ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Blind or visually impaired (BVI) individuals are capable of identifying an object in their hands
by combining the available visual cues (if available) with manipulation. It is harder for them …

Training AI to Recognize Objects of Interest to the Blind and Low Vision Community

T Sankarnarayanan, L Paciorkowski… - 2023 45th Annual …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent object detection models show promising advances in their architecture and
performance, expanding potential applications for the benefit of persons with blindness or …