RT Journal Article
T1 Monitoring harness use in construction with BLE beacons.
A1 Gómez-de-Gabriel, Jesús Manuel
A1 Fernández-Madrigal, Juan Antonio
A1 López-Arquillos, Antonio
A1 Rubio-Romero, Juan Carlos
K1 Arneses
K1 Construcción - Medidas de seguridad
K1 Detectores
AB This paper introduces a novel approach to measure and evaluate the proper use of harnesses at construction sites: we deploy Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons for delimiting areas where the use of a harness is mandatory and to detect whether the harness is attached to the corresponding lifeline when the worker enter these areas. Our method is based on local estimation, through statistical filtering of RSSI measurements (Extended Kalman Filter), of the proximity between the beacons that delimit the different areas and the one in the lifeline, followed by a finite state machine risk status detector. Experiments have been performed in a real construction work-place with a wearable device; their results show that our solution is ideal for dynamic construction environments. Its main advantages are robustness of the detection system, easy relocation of the beacons as the construction zone evolves, and no need for calibration, communication infrastructure, external processing support, or configuration/map updates. Additionally, optional remote IoT for online monitoring is possible.
PB Elsevier
YR 2018
FD 2018-08-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29090
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29090
LA eng
NO Gomez-de-Gabriel, J. M., Fernández-Madrigal, J. A., Lopez-Arquillos, A., & Rubio-Romero, J. C. (2019). Monitoring harness use in construction with BLE beacons. Measurement, 131, 329-340.
NO The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution from “Fundación Laboral De La Construcción” for allowing them to test the system on a real construction site.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 22 ene 2026