Project Details
Projekt
Fabrication data processing and robot modeling
Applicant
Professor Dr.-Ing. Tobias Bruckmann
Subject Area
Structural Engineering, Building Informatics and Construction Operation
Term
since 2024
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 517965147
Currently, there are only few robotized construction systems available for application on site. A major reason is that there is no integrated approach to allow for a continuous workflow from the product plan (e.g. a BIM model) to the simulation and analysis of an automated execution, and to finally the coordination and execution of automated construction on site. Therefore, the Information Backbone will provide fundamental services, such as digital representations of the construction site and the involved processes with a focus on robotic process execution. This subproject aims at providing flexible and generalized interfaces to allow the integration of a large variety of robotic and automated systems and construction methods such as e.g. masonry, 3D printing, tiling, welding, timberworks etc. This includes the development of meta-model specifications for construction robot simulation (including sensors, actuators and control) and exemplary implementations, as well as suitable architectures that allow for parallel computing simulation and synchronization of cooperative tasks. Another focus is the motion planning for construction robots, creating so-called Robotic Execution Models based upon digital representation of a facility (e.g. using BIM models). Here, so called Fabrication Information Models (FIM) will be generalized and used as an intermediate step.
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