Developing the Framework of Drone Curriculum to Educate the Drone Beginners in the Korean Construction Industry

Abstract

Both drones and laser scanners digitally take the as-built context of an object into the computer, and the data taken are transmitted to a Building Information Modeling (BIM) world to create accurate 3D models. Although the laser scanner is the leading method of the Scan-to-BIM procedure, many professionals indicate drawbacks of the technology and point out the drone is an alternative that can improve the shortcomings, leading to the UAV-to-BIM process. The Korean construction industry plans to implement drone technology for scrutinizing as-built construction quality by 2025. However, drones are not popular in construction projects. Korean universities where Construction Engineering and Management programs have been implemented have requested to develop a drone curriculum for construction professionals. Since the majority of the professionals are not familiar with drone operation, in order for the schools to be successful in developing the curriculum, it is very necessary to perform a preliminary experimental study for identifying the essential education contents that are appropriate for drone beginners. The main objective of this paper is to perform a study for drone beginners and recognize the recommendations and the framework of a drone curriculum that will be beneficial for the schools to develop a comprehensive curriculum later on.