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dc.contributor.advisorSuresh, Subashini
dc.contributor.advisorHeesom, David
dc.contributor.advisorRenukappa, Suresh
dc.contributor.authorReynoso Vanderhorst, Hamlet
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-17T15:48:57Z
dc.date.available2022-08-17T15:48:57Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/624878
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.en
dc.description.abstractThere is a severe problem in developing countries in whether or not adopt technologies for facilitating daily tasks. It is happening mostly in sectors with low skills employees as the construction industry. The adoption of technologies in developing countries is a challenge that affect health, economy, and consciousness advancement. Furthermore, the scepticism in the what, how, and why the effectiveness of certain technologies, as drones, difficult the cost-benefit of the decision-making process for organisations in developing countries. This cost-benefit decision, involved in the cases of UAS applications, covers the regulatory and practical implications that are barriers in developed countries. But, in developing one, seems to have another set of barriers that should be investigate in-depth. Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop an ontology for public, private, and non-profit organisations that explain the epistemological implications in the implementation of Unmanned Aerial Systems for the Construction Industry in the Dominican Republic. The study approaches an iterative strategy of interviewing 24 participants in a semi-structured format. Then, the Nvivo 2020 software was used to identify cases utilising ground theory coding, thematic and content analysis. Later, the root cause reasons and challenges of implementing UAS were identified utilising Interpretative Structured Method (ISM) and their sub analyses. 5 Cases of studies were presented (real estate, construction, infrastructure, urban development, and disaster management) to illustrate the drone operations. The findings reveal that a hybrid management adoption approach have been the most suitable with drones in the country. The root cause of drone implementation and its barriers were cost reduction and reactive cultural respectively. Strategic and operational ontologies for UAS skill programs, understanding of UAS outcomes, and Building Information Modelling integration were developed in order to focus efforts on developing drones for cargo, assisting humans, and digitalisation. Mandates are recommended for policy makers as drones for digitalisation initiates digital workflows towards BIM. Other scenarios should be considering scenarios where autonomous aerial operations affect safety in future operations. Furthermore, recommendations on legal and standards should be updated in order to allow UAS outcomes as law acceptable. Further works are recommended in decentralised systems, artificial intelligence, and drone applications.en
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Higher Education, Science and Technology.en
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dc.publisherUniversity of Wolverhamptonen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectqualitativeen
dc.subjectresearchen
dc.subjectunmanned aircraft vehicleen
dc.subjectUAVen
dc.subjectunmanned aerial systemsen
dc.subjectUASen
dc.subjectpolicyen
dc.subjectPESTLEen
dc.subjectframeworken
dc.subjectadoptionen
dc.subjectDominican Republicen
dc.subjectinterviewsen
dc.titleA framework for adoption of drones in the Dominican Republic construction industryen
dc.typeThesis or dissertationen
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
refterms.dateFOA2022-08-17T15:48:58Z


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