GROUP LEADER FARHAD KHAN

REG NO 2020123
SUPERVISIOR DR. NUMAN KHAN
CO-SUPERVISIOR SIR AIZAZ

Developing Bidirectional Early Warning System for

Labour and Machinery in Tunnel Operations Using Digital
Twin Technologies.
INTRODUCTION
 INTRODUCTION
Dynamic environment.
Workforce and machinery interactions leading to fatalities.
INTRODUCTION
Real-time locating systems (RTLS) an emerging technology in
construction operations for safety purposes and management.
LITERATURE
REVIEW
 LITERATURE REVIEW
Start
100 articles Journal
articles? 75 articles
Literature review by
keywords

Web of Science Scopus Google Scholar Selected

articles? 50 articles

Keep the articles RTLS,

24 articles
DT,BIM
?
Eliminate the articles
Finish
RESEARCH GAP
 RESAERCH GAP
The application of RTLS is widely followed in manufacturing industries and
traffic analysis.
Many researchers do believe that RTLS should also be used in
construction industry for safety purposes.

RESEARCH GAP
Literature review does not show any application of RTLS in tunnel
construction operations for safety measures.
 PROBLEM
STATEMENT
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
Tunnel constructions site are dynamic, complex for coordination
construction resources (workforce and machinery), leads to

PROBLEM STATEMENT
proximity accidents.

A single safety manger is not enough for the tunnel safety control
measures and hiring multiples managers is not practical and
economical.
EXPECTED
PROJECT
OUTCOMES
 EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOMES
RTLS system is proposed to monitor the real time location of labour and

machinery in tunnel construction operations, and it will be integrated with

PROJECT OUTCOMES
its virtual model fabricated by digital twin technology

 The Proposed system is anticipated to generate proactive warnings to

the workers and decision makers in case of labour-machinery proximity

detection.
METHOD0LOGY
HARDWARE
 HARDWARE
WIFI anchors
Tags
Power bank
Cables
LAN
Tripods
HARDWARES
SOFTWARE
 SOFTWARE

SOFTWARES

Virtual box
BIM (Revit-Dynamo or any BIM tool)
Google chrome browser
 MUTUAL
INTERACTION
 System Integration
Virtual Box

MUTUAL INTERACTION
RTLS
Sens map
Manager Trouble shooting

Add 2D/3D Model Add region Detect Clashes

Check Add Anchor

Synchronization
GANTT CHART
GANTT CHART

GANTT CHART
CONCLUSION
 CONCLUSION
This project considered the interaction hazards in tunnel construction

operations.

CONCLUISION
Found the research gap for introducing RTLS system in tunnel

construction operations for the sake to minimize the risks.

The expected outcomes objectives are explained.

A supposed methodology for gaining the project goals is explained.

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