Scan-vs-BIM is an innovative conceptual idea that emerged from the following observation: since an increasing number of projects (eventually all of them) are designed with Building Information Modelling (BIM), then their control using reality capture technology (e.g. laser scanning and photogrammetry) could be dramatically automated by leveraging the detailed, semantic and accurate information contained in those as-designed BIM models.

As the core of Scan-vs-BIM is the registration of all reality capture data (2D, 3D, ...) in the coordinate system of the project BIM model. The resulting spatial alignment supports robust and efficient (even automated) recognition of various building components, which then enables the extraction of highly valuable information (picking up the fruit) such as automated progress and quality control (e.g. dimensional control).

The rapid development of (now both static or mobile), is revolutionizing how the 3D state of the real world (construction site or operating facility or infrastructure) can be acquired. With the advent of Building Information Modelling (BIM), activities like construction dimensional control can be re-thought on the basis of a Scan-vs-BIM framework.

Regarding the dimensional control, the density and speed of acquisition of tnovel reality capture technologies, like laser scanning and photogrammetry (now both static and mobile), means that dimensional surveying can be fully re-thought from a point-based approach to a surface-based one. As part of our Scan-vs-BIM work, we have contributed new data processing techniques and algorithms, built on top of our in-house Scan-vs-BIM framework, that harness the power of all the technologies above to provide robust, repeatable, accurate and automated solutions to common construction dimensional control, e.g. flatness control.

Our work in Scan-vs-BIM is currently developed as part of the Horizon2020 COGITO project that started at the end of 2020.

Videos

This video shows the Scan-vs-BIM software system we developed to demonstrate its potential use for construction progress. In fact, the main value of this approach lies in its capability to automatically segment the input point cloud into the sub- point clouds corresponding to each object making up the 3D model.

Academic Publications

Year	Authors, date, title and journal	PDF	web
2022	Bueno Esposito, M. and Bosché, F. (2022), "Building Information Model Pre-Processing for Automated Geometric Quality Control", 39th International Symposium for Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2022), Bogota, Colombia, July 12-15.		web
2021	Valero E., Bosché, F., and Bueno Esposito, M. (2021), "Laser Scanning for BIM", Journal of Information Technology in Construction, Vol. 27, pp. 486-495.		web
2019	Braun, A., Bosché, F., Borrmann, A. (2019), "Towards Automated Quality Assessment of Construction Elements"", 2nd European Conference on Computing in Construction (2019 EC3), Chania, Greece, July 10-12.		web
2018	Puri N., Valero E., Turkan Y., Bosché F. (2018), "Assessment of Compliance of Dimensional Tolerances in Concrete Slabs using TLS data and the 2D Continuous Wavelet Transform", Automation in Construction, Vol. 94, pp. 62-72.	PDF	web
2017	Bueno M., Bosché F., Gonzalez-Jorge H., Martinez-Sanchez J., Arias P. (2017), "4-Plane Congruent Sets for Automatic Registration of As-is 3D Point Clouds with 3D BIM models", Automation in Construction Vol. 89, pp. 120-134.	PDF	web
2016	Valero, E. & Bosché, F. N. (2016), "Automatic Surface Flatness Control using Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data and the 2D Continuous Wavelet Transform", Proceedings of the 33rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Auburn, AL, USA, Jul 4-7.		web
2015	Bosché F., Biotteau B. (2015), "Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Continuous Wavelet Transform for Controlling Surface Flatness in Construction - A First Investigation", Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 29(3), pp. 591-601.	PDF	web
-	Bosché F., Ahmed, M., Turkan, Y., Haas, C., Haas, R. (2015), "The value of integrating Scan-to-BIM and Scan-vs-BIM techniques for construction monitoring using laser scanning and BIM: The case of cylindrical MEP components", Automation in Construction, Vol. 49, Part B, pp. 201-213.	PDF	web
-	Son H., Bosché F., Kim C. (2015), "As-built data acquisition and its use for production monitoring and automated layout in civil infrastructure: a survey", Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 29, pp. 172-183.	PDF	web
-	Bosché F., Biotteau B. (2015), "Laser scanning and the continuous wavelet transform for flatness control", 32nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Oulu, Finland, June 15-18.		web
2014	Bosché F., Guenet E. (2014), "Automating surface flatness control using terrestrial laser scanning and building information models", Automation in Construction, Vol. 44, p. 212-226.	PDF	web
-	Bosché F., Guillemet A., Turkan Y., Haas C.T., Haas R. (2014), "Tracking the built status of MEP works: Assessing the value of a Scan-vs-BIM system", ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 28, pp. 1-28, 08014001.	PDF	web
-	Turkan Y., Bosché F., Haas C., Haas R. (2014), "Tracking of secondary and temporary objects in structural concrete work", Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, Vol. 14., pp. 145-167.	PDF	web
-	Bosché F., Guenet, E. (2014), "Controlling slab flatness automatically using laser scanning and BIM", 31st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Sydney, Australia,		web
2013	Turkan Y., Bosché F., Haas C.T., Haas R. (2013), "Towards automated Earned Value tracking using 3D Imaging Tools", ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 139(4), pp. 423-433.	PDF	web
-	Turkan Y., Bosché F., Haas C.T., Haas R. (2013), "Tracking secondary and temporary concrete construction objects using 3D imaging technologies", ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 23-25.	PDF	web
-	Bosché F., Turkan Y., Haas C.T., Chiamone T., Vassena G., Ciribini A. (2013), "Tracking MEP installation works", 30th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Montreal, QC, Canada, Aug. 11-15.		web
2012	Turkan Y., Bosché F., Haas C.T., Haas R. (2012), "Automated progress tracking using 4D schedule and 3D sensing technologies", Automation in Construction, Vol. 22, pp. 414-421.	PDF	web
-	Bosché F. (2012), "Plane-based registration of construction laser scans with 3D/4D building models", Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 26(1), pp. 90-102.	PDF	web
2011	Bosché F. (2011), "Plane-based coarse registration of 3D point clouds with 4D models", 28th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Seoul, Korea, June 29- July 2.		web
-	Turkan Y., Bosché F., Haas C., Haas R. (2011), "Automated progress tracking of erection of concrete structures", 9th CSCE Construction Specialty Conference, Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 14-17.	PDF	web
2010	Bosché F. (2010), "Automated recognition of 3D CAD model objects in laser scans and calculation of as-built dimensions for dimensional compliance control in construction", Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 24(1), pp. 107-118.	PDF	web
-	Turkan Y., Bosché F., Haas C., Haas R. (2010), "Towards automated progress tracking of erection of concrete structures", 6th International AEC Innovation Conference, State College, PA, USA, June 9-11.	PDF	web
--	Bosché F., Turkan, Y., Haas C., Haas R. (2010), "Fusing 4D modeling and laser scanning for automated construction progress control", 26th ARCOM Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK, September 6-8.		web
2009	Bosché F., Haas C.T., Akinci B. (2009), "Automated recognition of 3D CAD Objects in site laser scans for project 3D status visualization and performance control", ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Special Issue on 3D Visualization, Vol. 23(6), pp. 311-318.	PDF	web
-	Bosché F. (2009), "A Laser Scanning -based approach to automated dimensional tolerance compliance checking", European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering (EG-ICE) Workshop, Berlin, Germany, July 15-17, pp. 50-58.	PDF	web
2008	Bosché F., Haas C.T. (2008), "Automated retrieval of 3D CAD model objects in construction range images", Automation in Construction, Vol. 17(4), pp. 499-512.	PDF	web
-	Bosché F., Haas C.T. (2008), "Automated retrieval of project three-dimensional CAD objects in range point clouds to support automated dimensional QA/QC", Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITCon), special issue on Sensors in Construction and Infrastructure Management, Vol. 13, pp. 71-85.		web
-	Bosché F. and Haas C.T. (2008), "Automated 3D Data Collection (A3dDC) for 3D building information modeling ", 25th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Vilnius, Lithuania, June 27-29, pp. 279-285.		web
-	Bosché F., Haas C.T. and Murray, P. (2008), "Performance of automated project progress tracking with 3D data fusion", CSCE Annual Congress, Québec, QC, Canada, June 10-13.	PDF	web
2007	Bosché F., Haas C.T. (2007), "Towards Automated retrieval of 3D designed data in 3D sensed data", ASCE Computing in Civil Engineering Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, July 25-28, pp. 648-556.	PDF	web
-	Bosche F., Haas C.T. (2007), "Metric for Automated detection and identification of 3D CAD elements in 3D scanned data", ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) 'A Global Community', Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas, May 6-8.	PDF	web

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