All Outputs (4)

Stepping into safety: A systematic review of extended reality technology applications in enhancing vulnerable road user safety (2024)
Journal Article
Makkanai Sudhakaran, G., Prabhakaran, A., Booth, C., Abbey, S., Mahamadu, A., Georgakis, P., & Pohle, M. (in press). Stepping into safety: A systematic review of extended reality technology applications in enhancing vulnerable road user safety. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-10-2023-0321

Purpose- In alignment with the European Union’s Vision Zero initiative to eliminate road fatalities by 2050, leveraging technological advancements becomes crucial for addressing the challenges of vulnerable road users (VRUs), and for mitigating the... Read More about Stepping into safety: A systematic review of extended reality technology applications in enhancing vulnerable road user safety.

Development and testing of immersive virtual reality environment for safe unmanned aerial vehicle usage in construction scenarios (2024)
Journal Article
Szóstak, M., Mahamadu, A. M., Prabhakaran, A., Caparros Pérez, D., & Agyekum, K. (2024). Development and testing of immersive virtual reality environment for safe unmanned aerial vehicle usage in construction scenarios. Safety Science, 176, Article 106547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106547

Robotics and autonomous systems are increasingly being used on construction sites to complete tasks and complement human effort. One such autonomous system is unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), although their wrong use could be potentially hazardous to... Read More about Development and testing of immersive virtual reality environment for safe unmanned aerial vehicle usage in construction scenarios.

A phenomenological inquiry of building and living in European Earthship homes (2023)
Journal Article
Booth, C. A., Rasheed, S., Mahamdau, A.-M., Horry, R., Abbey, S., Manu, P., Awuah, K. A., Aboagye-Nimo, E., Georgakis, P., & Prabhakaran, A. (online). A phenomenological inquiry of building and living in European Earthship homes. Infrastructure Asset Management, https://doi.org/10.1680/jinam.23.00028

Earthships remain a relatively under explored type of sustainable/alternative home. This is the first study to investigate the personal experiences of constructing and living in European Earthship-homes. The aim of this study is to reveal insights in... Read More about A phenomenological inquiry of building and living in European Earthship homes.

Feeling the Earthship house: Eliciting a perspective of posterity through immersive virtual reality (2023)
Journal Article
Sudhakaran, G., Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A. M., Booth, C. A., & Wiejak Roy, G. (in press). Feeling the Earthship house: Eliciting a perspective of posterity through immersive virtual reality. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-05-2023-0122

Purpose: The surging cost of living and shortage of affordable and sustainable homes fuel the global housing crisis. Earthship buildings are marketed as the epitome of affordable and sustainable alternative housing. This paper aimed to elicit the per... Read More about Feeling the Earthship house: Eliciting a perspective of posterity through immersive virtual reality.