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This research project investigates the applications of multirotor drones in construction through a systematic review of existing literature, analyzing their merits and limitations, and exploring future technologies. The study categorizes drone applications into three phases: site preparation, on-site construction, and post-construction, while discussing the social, economic, and environmental benefits alongside challenges faced. The findings highlight the need for construction firms to be aware of the limitations of current drone technologies and the potential for future advancements.

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rj research design

This research project investigates the applications of multirotor drones in construction through a systematic review of existing literature, analyzing their merits and limitations, and exploring future technologies. The study categorizes drone applications into three phases: site preparation, on-site construction, and post-construction, while discussing the social, economic, and environmental benefits alongside challenges faced. The findings highlight the need for construction firms to be aware of the limitations of current drone technologies and the potential for future advancements.

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Research design

There are three main procedures that have been carried out in this research
project. First, existing uses of multirotor drones are classified and reviewed to
comprehensively investigate their current applications in construction.
Second, their merits and limitations are analyzed and discussed, which
brings benefits in raising awareness of appropriate uses in construction.
Third, future drone technologies are overviewed to contribute to more rapid
adoption of new technologies in the construction industry.

Table 1. Thematic literature analysis of drone technology applications.

The research procedures are specifically implemented as follows. The study


has conducted a systematic review of drone-related research in the
construction industry by identifying cases that have employed multirotor
drones in construction. Previous research reviewed is limited to the last five
years (2014–2018) and to non-military purposes of multirotor drones. Since
drone technology is still considered a new and innovative technology, there
are relatively few research papers in relation to its application in the
construction field. Therefore, in addition to scholarly publications retrieved
from major databases, namely ASCE Library, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink,
SAGE Journals, SPIE Digital Library, IEEE Xplore and Wiley Online Library
Journals, a few non-scholarly publications are also addressed in the research
project to provide more comprehensive insight into the technology of
commercial drones. As listed in Table 1, reviewed scholarly publications can
be roughly categorized into three thematic groupings, namely site
preparation, such as surveying, on-site construction, such as monitoring, and
post-construction, such as inspection. In this research, more detailed
construction phases will be considered for analyzing applications of
multirotor drones.

Furthermore, the benefits of using multirotor drones in construction are


discussed in terms of three aspects, namely social, economic and
environmental perspectives, to show that drones work well in the right
conditions. Yet some challenges in their use should also be noted during
construction processes. Thus, the discussion section indicates that current
drone technologies are limited by some internal and external factors which
construction firms need to be aware of.

With the constant evolution and improvement of drone technologies and


other technologies, this research also explores future uses of multirotor
drones in the construction industry through developing drone technologies,
updating various systems, carrying new devices and collaborating with future
construction equipment.

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