Lunar shelter construction issues: The state-of-the-art towards 3D printing technologies

S Ulubeyli - Acta astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
The next step for the exploration of space seems to require the human participation by
means of a long-lasting lunar outpost. Therefore, this paper attempts to review the up-to-date …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying enablers and relational ontology networks in design for digital fabrication

MS Ng, D Hall, M Schmailzl, T Linner, T Bock - Automation in construction, 2022 - Elsevier
As use of digital fabrication increases in architecture, engineering and construction, the
industry seeks appropriate management and processes to enable the adoption during the …

BIM-based task and motion planning prototype for robotic assembly of COVID-19 hospitalisation light weight structures

Y Gao, J Meng, J Shu, Y Liu - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
Fast transmission of COVID-19 led to mass cancelling of events to contain the virus
outbreak. Amid lockdown restrictions, a vast number of construction projects came to a halt …

[HTML][HTML] Physical, mechanical and thermal properties of vacuum sintered HUST-1 lunar regolith simulant

W Han, Y Zhou, L Cai, C Zhou, L Ding - International Journal of Mining …, 2024 - Elsevier
Establishing a base on the Moon is one of the new goals of human lunar exploration in
recent years. Sintered lunar regolith is one of the most potential building materials for lunar …

Robotics in assembly-based industrialized construction: A narrative review and a look forward

B M. Tehrani, S BuHamdan, A Alwisy - International Journal of Intelligent …, 2023 - Springer
The significant quality and productivity improvements realized through the adoption of
robotic systems in the manufacturing industries have sparked the interest of construction …

Microstructure, thermophysical, and mechanical properties of bulk glass prepared from molten lunar regolith simulant

W Zheng, G Qiao - Advances in Space Research, 2022 - Elsevier
To provide the base data for the high-temperature processing of lunar regolith in future
space activities, the materials prepared by fully melting of lunar regolith simulant (LRS) …

[HTML][HTML] Lunar In Situ Large-Scale Construction: Quantitative Evaluation of Regolith Solidification Techniques

C Bao, D Zhang, Q Wang, Y Cui, P Feng - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Lunar habitat construction is crucial for successful lunar exploration missions. Due to the
limitations of transportation conditions, extensive global research has been conducted on …

Polyhedron-bounded collision checks for robotic assembly of structural components

Y Gao, J Shu, W Xiao, Z Jin - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
For existing robotic assembly studies in construction, the axis-aligned bounding box
algorithm used is not capable enough to provide the exact approximation of rotated and …

Laser welding study of vacuum sintered HUST-1 lunar regolith simulant

WB Han, LY Ding, C Zhou, Y Zhou, F Dang - Science China Technological …, 2024 - Springer
Efforts are underway to establish a permanent lunar base on the Moon. In situ lunar regolith
is anticipated to be useful as a building material after sintering. However, sintering lunar …

Exploratory study on time-delayed excavator teleoperation in virtual lunar construction simulation: Task performance and operator behavior

M Seo, S Gupta, Y Ham - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Building sustainable habitats on the moon has been planned for decades. However,
applying fully automated construction systems is still challenging in altered environments …