Automated Method for Checking Crane Paths for Heavy Lifts in Industrial Projects

Lei, Zhen; Taghaddos, Hosein; Olearczyk, Jacek; Al‐Hussein, Mohamed; Hermann, Ulrich

doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0000740

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“…Han et al, developed an optimization model for tower crane operation that can be used in the planning phase [39]. Lei et al, suggested an automated method for checking crane path, and the method could be used to prevent interference during tower crane operation in the planning phase [40]. Olearczyk et al proposed a methodology for selecting tower crane capacity and location that can be used in the early planning phase [41].…”

Section: Rework In Modular Construction Projectsmentioning

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Integrated Design Process for Modular Construction Projects to Reduce Rework

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In modular construction projects, unit production and onsite work are conducted concurrently, enabling shorter duration, lower cost, and improved quality. Because of the nature of the work, building design details should be determined early in the design phase, which requires information from participants. However, the design process for stick-built construction does not include such information, which leads to errors in design, such as omissions and conflicts of information from participants, causing reworking in the design phase. To reduce errors, an information flow should be identified representing when/what/how the information should be shared, and with whom. This paper proposes an integrated design process based on the information flow. To identify the flow, a precedence relationship between activities is represented using a dependency structure matrix (DSM). Then, the order of activities is rearranged using a partitioning algorithm. In this manner, unnecessary feedback and reverse information flow, which are related to errors, are reduced. Finally, the rearranged activities are proposed as an integrated design process. To validate the impact of the proposed process and methodology, interviews with experts were conducted. The validation results suggest that the project delivery method should also be considered in the early project phase in practical application.

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Section: Rework In Modular Construction Projectsmentioning

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Integrated Design Process for Modular Construction Projects to Reduce Rework

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“…A dual-crane scenario was used to demonstrate the sufficiency of the system to provide detailed simulation and visualization for crane manipulation and cooperation. Lei et al presented a generic lift-path-checking system for megaprojects (Lei et al 2013). Strukova and Istvanik developed a noncommercial software tool, the Mobile Crane Simulator, to visualize mobile crane operation in 3D (Strukova and Istvanik 2011).…”

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Real-time planning of a lifting scheme in mobile crane mounted controllers

Ren

Zhang

2016

Can. J. Civ. Eng.

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Ensuring the safety and efficiency of crane operation is challenging due to the complexity of the lifting operation. The real-time lifting path planning system developed in this paper aims to provide an optimized, collision-free lifting path for mobile crane operators. The first contribution of the developed system is to take advantage of crane mounted sensors and components as the hardware to collect object information. No additional device needs to be purchased. Secondly, the data storage, path planning, optimizing, and visualizing functions are designed to minimize the required computer memory so that the system can be installed and applied on the crane mounted controller for real-time operation. No additional calculation capacity is required. This system has been tested in real construction sites and demonstrated its ability to generate lifting paths satisfying operators’ expectation. The system, as an independent software package, can be installed on any mobile cranes mounted with the necessary hardware.

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“…Due to the complexity of these analyses, practitioners and researchers have endeavored to develop systems and algorithms that can accelerate the planning process. Overall, current research in cranerelated fields can be categorized as follows: (i) approaches by which to rapidly and accurately select crane types based on limited known information (Hanna and Lotfallah 1999;Hasan et al 2013;Olearczyk et al 2014;Wu et al 2011); (ii) approaches to select and optimize crane locations for heavy lifts (Huang et al 2011;Safouhi et al 2011;Lien and Cheng 2014); (iii) planning of crane motions using robotic techniques (AlBahnassi and Hammad 2012; Zhang and Hammad 2012;Lei et al 2013aLei et al , 2013bLin et al 2014); (iv) simulation and modelling of the crane lifting process (Al-Hussein et al 2006;Tantisevi and Akinci 2009;Lin et al 2012;Juang et al 2013;Taghaddos et al 2014); and (v) improving crane lift safety by applying state-of-the-art technologies (Lee et al 2009(Lee et al , 2012Cheng and Teizer 2012;Hwang 2012;Li and Liu 2012). Crane lift path planning, as a sub-task of heavy lift study, aims to provide feasible paths for crane lifting; collision detection is also often involved in this type of analysis.…”

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From AutoCAD to 3ds Max: An automated approach for animating heavy lifting studies

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Modular construction is a dominant manufacturing method for industrial construction in Alberta, Canada. Modularization requires large-capacity mobile cranes to lift heavy modules, such as piperack modules. The current practice utilizes AutoCAD to generate heavy lift studies for modular onsite installations. Heavy lift studies consist of 2D and 3D simulations of the lifting scenarios, along with the corresponding calculations (e.g., lifting capacity checking, ground bearing pressure checking). These static simulations provide snapshots of mobile cranes at pick and set configurations, but they do not represent the movements between the two configurations. For better communication among site engineers and crews, current static heavy lift studies need to be improved by animating the entire lifting process. 3ds Max is an animation tool that can visualize the lifting process, but the tedious and manual process of preparing the animation restricts efficiency and productivity. This research thus introduces a newly developed animation system that automates the transfer of heavy lift studies from AutoCAD into Autodesk 3ds Max animation. Also in this research, the kinetics of mobile cranes are studied and generic crane movements are defined. Using MAXScript, a script is written to link the crane and project database for automatic generating of animations. This research aims to provide the construction industry with a generic method for automating the animation process for heavy lifts based on AutoCAD and 3ds Max systems.

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Automated Method for Checking Crane Paths for Heavy Lifts in Industrial Projects

Cited by 49 publications

References 27 publications

Integrated Design Process for Modular Construction Projects to Reduce Rework

Integrated Design Process for Modular Construction Projects to Reduce Rework

Real-time planning of a lifting scheme in mobile crane mounted controllers

From AutoCAD to 3ds Max: An automated approach for animating heavy lifting studies

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