Research on positioning and tracking system of construction workers based on ZigBee

Abstract

This study is based on the ZigBee wireless sensor network technology to locate and track construction workers. By using ZigBee as a network element, the construction workers as a wireless sensor network of mobile nodes, the wireless sensor networks and construction workers are combined in organic enriched wireless sensor networks. This paper describes the ZigBee-based positioning and tracking system hardware design, including the CC2430 ZigBee modules based positioning sub-stations, base locator, mobile positioning devices and transmission interface circuit design, and ZigBee-based positioning and tracking system software design. An RSSI-based positioning technology of construction worker is then proposed. The positioning and tracking system of construction workers for construction site is given as an example, which demonstrates that it is obviously helpful to the management of construction site.

Reliability Performance of Wireless Sensor Network for Civil Infrastructure – Part I: Experimental Analysis

“…Kim et al (2011) selected RFID and ZigBee as the wireless communications methods to track physical distribution of construction materials in real time. Zhang and Wei (2012) regarded construction workers as mobile nodes to measure RSSI from the ZigBee module carried by such workers and proposed hardware and software designs that can perform positioning and tracking. Raj and Varghese (2012) suggested a position (location) tracking system that can promote improvement of construction productivity and secure safety of workers.…”