Presentation by Nick Boyle, Balfour Beatty at the 2019 COMIT Conference. More information: http://www.comit.org.uk/conference-2019

2. Innovation 2050 – A digital future for the infrastructure industry
Nick Boyle – Technical Innovation Director
July 2019 – COMIT Annual Conference

3. Safety Moment - The Now - 2018

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Innovation 2050 – Visions of Future Infrastructure
• Automation
• Robotics
• Unmanned vehicle
• A journey of a 1000 steps needs you to take the
first of many…….

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Innovation 2050 – Visions of Future Infrastructure

6. A brief history of time ………… the tablet is back or….
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12. Smarter Working is Key

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What is our 25% by 2025 Initiative?
‘Our 25 by 2025 strategy aims to reduce activity
onsite by 25% by the year 2025 - increasing
productivity, improving quality and safety and
ensuring value for our customers.

14. Build to Last - reducing on site activity by 25% by 2025
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Manufacture On- Site
Mechanise Process Assemble Standard Products
Adopt innovation & technology
Design for….Offsite Manufacture
Lean & Waste

15. Smarter Working is Key
- with better engagement & communication

16. Integrating and Combining digital processes

17. Semi- Automation

18. Reality Capture
Digital surveying techniques – True as-is

19. Digital UAVs for inspections – Bridges and structural

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Digital site survey – UAVs for progress

21. Smarter - Digital site survey – UAV’s for quantities

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UAV’s for – large area mapping & Quants

23. Digital site survey – Laser scanning

24. A63 – Integrating the virtual world – Digital Twin
- GPR, Laser scanning, detailed survey and models

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Smarter - Digital Site Survey – hand held Laser scanning

26. • Validating as-built vs design by laser scanning
• Laser scan processed to produce point cloud accurate to <5mm
• Compare point cloud & design model
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Progressive assurance during construction

27. • Validating as-built vs design by laser scanning
• Laser scan processed to produce point cloud accurate to <5mm
• Compare point cloud & design model
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Progressive assurance during construction

28. Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality for Zero Harm
- Digital Twin & Digital Rehearsal

29. Virtual Reality – Training & Inductions

30. Augmented Reality applied

31. Augmented Reality in practice

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Hololens: Virtual world into the Real world

33. Digital Rehearsal Room – models, smart boards, immersive

34. Digitalisation – 1000 No.+ access to all
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35. Digital Project Management around the world

36. Smarter Working is Key
Operations & Maintenance
- with better data and information

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Southampton – Use of Data Insight/Analytics

38. M25 DBFO – Smartwater

39. Smarter Working is Key
Industrialised Construction - Offsite & Onsite

40. SketchUp – Coastal - Sandsend and Morpeth
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41. SketchUp – Coastal - Sandsend and Morpeth
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42. A14 – double bridge move on SPMT’s

43. A14 – double bridge move on SPMT’s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvBryO0O6xA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DjSCYTjRo7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdjvzRkLa14&app=desktop

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3D Machine Control – 2000ish…

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3D Machine Control – Highways England RtB - 2019
We need catalysts to help …to transition.

46. One small step for ….. one smaller step for robots
Smart Motorway Programme
• Design on a USB stick
• GPS controlled
• Pre-mark for white lines
• Next – full whiteline machine?

47. One small step for ….. compaction automation
• 1.2 t Remote control wacker plate
• Equivalent to 7t roller
• Compaction
• Over compaction indicators
• Reduced vibration noise
• Improved safety

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51. Smarter Working is Key
The Future - Autonomous Machines?

54. Smarter working
Its also about Health

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Wearables – Crossrail Highways England i3P

56. i3P/MTC – Discovery Projects by Industry for Industry
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http://www.the-mtc.org/our-projects/i3p-
programme

57. Its all about engagement at every level….

58. Conclusion – Balfour Beatty’s site of the future

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Summary – Automation, Robotics, & Autonomous Machines
• Integrating into our processes…making it business as usual
• The Future is now…
• However there are a lot of steps
nick.boyle@balfourbeatty.com

60. Questions?

62. § Here is a direct link to information, videos and animations about our Innovation 2050 paper
§ https://www.balfourbeatty.com/innovation2050
§ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfcvQjPlchA – short video
§ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM12ANUcFKQ - animation
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§ Other relevant ‘digital’ videos
§ HoloLens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fagZfbohBW0
§ Mixed reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJJNnbQICQM
§ 4D modelling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvAFXJ7kecw
§ Virtual reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4gWpXuPAXo
§ Drones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf9uzjNdCJw
§ Laser scanning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-OSB_ic-y0
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Links to Innovation 2050 and ……Digital Tools