A Python-Based AIoT Simulation Platform for Multi-Parameter Construction Safety Monitoring
Abstract
Construction sites face critical safety challenges from environmental hazards, structural risks, and PPE non-compliance, yet traditional manual monitoring remains inefficient and error-prone. This paper presents a Python-based Smart Construction Monitoring Simulator demonstrating AIoT principles for comprehensive safety management without physical infrastructure. The simulator integrates six modules: sensor data simulation (temperature, humidity, structural strain, PPE compliance), MQTT communication, threshold analytics, real-time visualization, intelligent alerting, and logging. Systematic validation demonstrates 94.12% detection accuracy, 96.3% environmental alert precision, and stable 72-hour operation processing 259,000 data points. The modular architecture enables rapid prototyping and serves as an educational platform, demonstrating that simulation effectively replicates real-world AIoT workflows while supporting machine learning, cloud integration, and robotic extensions.
Fields of Study & Subjects
BIM and Construction Integration
Occupational Health and Safety Research
Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Intelligent Construction Monitoring Systems
- Publisher
- IGI Global Scientific Publishing
- Pages
- 223–260
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Language
- NG
- Document type
- Book chapter