Design and assembly automation of the Robotic Reversible Timber Beam

Kunic, Anja; Naboni, Roberto; Kramberger, Aljaž; Schlette, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103531

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“…The modular design of printed structures enables the reuse of building parts at the end-of-life stage [120]. Digital deconstruction is also being researched, e.g., reversible timber beams can be robotically manufactured and disassembled [129]. Digital reuse is gaining attention in general [130].…”

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Circular Digital Built Environment: An Emerging Framework

2021

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Digital technologies are considered to be an essential enabler of the circular economy in various industries. However, to date, very few studies have investigated which digital technologies could enable the circular economy in the built environment. This study specifically focuses on the built environment as one of the largest, most energy- and material-intensive industries globally, and investigates the following question: which digital technologies potentially enable a circular economy in the built environment, and in what ways? The research uses an iterative stepwise method: (1) framework development based on regenerating, narrowing, slowing and closing resource loop principles; (2) expert workshops to understand the usage of digital technologies in a circular built environment; (3) a literature and practice review to further populate the emerging framework with relevant digital technologies; and (4) the final mapping of digital technologies onto the framework. This study develops a novel Circular Digital Built Environment framework. It identifies and maps ten enabling digital technologies to facilitate a circular economy in the built environment. These include: (1) additive/robotic manufacturing, (2) artificial intelligence, (3) big data and analytics, (4) blockchain technology, (5) building information modelling, (6) digital platforms/marketplaces, (7) digital twins, (8) the geographical information system, (9) material passports/databanks, and (10) the internet of things. The framework provides a fruitful starting point for the novel research avenue at the intersection of circular economy, digital technology and the built environment, and gives practitioners inspiration for sustainable innovation in the sector.

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“…Extensive research has been conducted internationally with a particular effort on enhancing the robotic assembly of timber structures (Stumm et al, 2018;Thoma et al, 2019;Helm et al, 2016;Eversmann, 2017;Søndergaard et al, 2016;Naboni et al, 2021;Kunic et al, 2021b). Recent works have been looking into robotic assembly strategies for structures that rely on friction-based wood/wood connections to achieve structural strength through tight-fitting.…”

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Robotic Assembly of Timber Structures in a Human-Robot Collaboration Setup

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The construction sector is investigating wood as a highly sustainable material for fabrication of architectural elements. Several researchers in the field of construction are currently designing novel timber structures as well as novel solutions for fabricating such structures, i.e. robot technologies which allow for automation of a domain dominated by skilled craftsman. In this paper, we present a framework for closing the loop between the design and robotic assembly of timber structures. On one hand, we illustrate an extended automation process that incorporates learning by demonstration to learn and execute a complex assembly of an interlocking wooden joint. On the other hand, we describe a design case study that builds upon the specificity of this process, to achieve new designs of construction elements, which were previously only possible to be assembled by skilled craftsmen. The paper provides an overview of a process with different levels of focus, from the integration of a digital twin to timber joint design and the robotic assembly execution, to the development of a flexible robotic setup and novel assembly procedures for dealing with the complexity of the designed timber joints. We discuss synergistic results on both robotic and construction design innovation, with an outlook on future developments.

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“…Other approaches have looked to probe the limits of kit design by building dedicated computational construction frameworks for dedicated toy construction kits like the ZomeTool (Zimmer et al, 2014) or have produced computational strategies (Brütting, Senatore and Fivet, 2021) to construct a kit of spherical nodes and bars able to accommodate the construction of several reticular structures with distinct geometries and topologies, thus sharing one single set of resources among multiple constructions that are chronologically distinct. An interesting recent approach (Kunic et al, 2021;Naboni et al, 2021) shrinks the reusable parts of the kit to several basic shapes and employs strategies based on voxelization and layering to offer more freedom of design and the possibility for automation, but sacrifices true tridimensionality in the process.…”

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WoodN - In search of a constructive system for a sustainable temporary architecture

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Nejur²

2022

Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eC

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Sustainable temporary architecture seems like a dichotomy but should be a major concern for the construction industry. Now aware of its impact, architecture must contribute to a more sustainable management of resources and despite their short time frame, ephemeral structures should be no exception to the rule. This work aims to develop a simpler and more accessible computational workflow based on the particle system tool Kangaroo inside Grasshopper to match design intent with available material stock. The proposed research examines the potential of combining raw or reused materials, such as wood and plastic, with easily accessible architectural technologies and tools to generate temporary and sustainable constructions. The workflow allows for many design variations using only simple and intuitive tools in both its digital and physical stages and aims to support the simple development non-standard, responsible temporary architecture that fully implements the principles of a circular economy.

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Design and assembly automation of the Robotic Reversible Timber Beam

Cited by 44 publications

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Circular Digital Built Environment: An Emerging Framework

Circular Digital Built Environment: An Emerging Framework

Robotic Assembly of Timber Structures in a Human-Robot Collaboration Setup

WoodN - In search of a constructive system for a sustainable temporary architecture

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