A Study of the Robotic Requirements of a Major Contractor

Bashford, Stephan F.; Askew, William H.; Mawdesley, M.

doi:10.22260/isarc1990/0072

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“…The initial objective of the work was to ascertain which areas of the company's activities would benefit most from the deployment of robotic or automated systems. Whilst the authors have developed a method for examining the suitability of individual elements of work for automation [2], to apply such a detailed method to each element of a building would be both time consuming and wasteful of effort. We therefore describe a method of identifying a limited number of elements of work to be subjected to detailed investigation and to introduce the results of the study.…”

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“…It is at this point that the major divergences in methodology occur; whether to examine the broad range of issues affecting the `feasibility' of a given task or trade [1,3,4], or to examine the minutiae of the task via a `hierarchical' classification system [2,5,6,7].…”

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“…pre-select activities without incorporating implicit assumptions regarding the degree of automation or the configuration of the automated systems [8]. 2. select activities which reflect the user requirements within the organization being examined [2]. 3. ensure that tasks where robotics may not be pivotal in the development of new systems and methods are considered [9].…”

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Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)

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This paper provides a methodology for pre-selecting a limited number of activities for detailed investigation using existing robotic feasibility analysis techniques, such as that proposed by Kangari & Halpin [1]. The QCF Delphi method has been employed to survey a significant portion of a company's site management, in order to determine their views on the value of specific robotic or automated systems and to discover the reasons for these views. Using this method reinforcement cage fabrication, site stock control, concrete floor finishing and HVAC installation were found to be the preferred activities for robotic development. It was also shown that service installation and all forms of finishes are presently major sources of construction delay. The method also highlighted the importance of co-ordinating site activities and of controlling the design and management process in order to successfully exploit any automated or robotic system.

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confidence: 99%