Connecting design and fabrication through algorithms: current and future prospects for AEC

I Caetano, A Leitão - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Algorithmic Design (AD) tools enable the creation of geometrically complex architectural
shapes that might be challenging to manufacture. This paper presents an overview of recent …

Vision-augmented robotic fabrication (V-aRF): systematic review on contemporary approaches and computational methods in architectural fabrication and assembly …

ÖB Çapunaman, B Gürsoy - Construction Robotics, 2024 - Springer
This systematic review examines the integration of vision systems into robotic fabrication
workflows in architecture, emphasizing current methods, computational strategies, and both …

Design and development of robotic collaborative system for automated construction of reciprocal frame structures

CP Chea, Y Bai, Z Zhou - Computer‐Aided Civil and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Robotic technologies have shown their potential to improve efficiency, precision, and safety
for construction tasks. In this paper, the concept of design for robotic construction (DfRC) is …

Vision-based uav-ugv collaboration for autonomous construction site preparation

O Elmakis, T Shaked, A Degani - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Construction site preparation tasks rely on experienced operators and heavy machinery for
clearing debris, earthmoving, leveling, and soil stabilization. These actions require complex …

An adaptive terminal sliding mode control of stone-carving robotic manipulators based on radial basis function neural network

FC Yin, QZ Ji, CW Wen - Applied Intelligence, 2022 - Springer
The stone-carving robotic manipulators (SCRM) find a broad range of applications due to
their high efficiency, wide range of processing and strong flexibility. In stone carving process …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling and Simulation of Traditional Craft Actions

X Zabulis, N Partarakis, I Demeridou, V Bartalesi… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The problem of modelling and simulating traditional crafting actions is addressed, motivated
by the goals of craft understanding, documentation, and training. First, the physical entities …

[HTML][HTML] Feedback-driven adaptive multi-robot timber construction

A Adel, D Ruan, W McGee, S Mozaffari - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Automation and robotics are anticipated to play a crucial role in addressing challenges
confronting the construction industry, such as low productivity, workforce shortages, and …

Human-robot collaboration for modular construction manufacturing: Review of academic research

Y Fu, J Chen, W Lu - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
By shifting most of the site work to factories, manufacturing becomes a critical phase in
modular construction. Human-robot collaboration (HRC) is a promising approach to …

A programming grammar for robotic fabrication: incorporating material agency into clay textures

I Tokac, H Bruyninckx, AV Moere - Design Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Digital fabrication typically relies on 3d-models, thereby excluding
materiality.•Fabrication grammar enables digital fabrication with materiality.•Formalising the …

Effect of machining trajectory on grinding force of complex-shaped stone by robotic manipulator

F Yin, S Wu, H Huang, C Cui, Q Ji - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Complex-shaped stone products (CSSPs) have become stone products with high added
economic value due to their complex overall shape, outline structure, and various curved …