Automatic modular buildings assembly

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Europe is facing a fast growing need for affordable, high quality housing, which can not be solved by means of traditional or conventional building technology and its associated methods of construction. One of the solutions to this problem is the application of high quality modular construction. This construction technology states building process as the assembly of pre-fabricated modules i.e. initially a modular design of the construction project is obtained, then these modules are produced in a factory, and finally, they are assembled on the construction site. The use of pre-fabrication leads to the following advantages: a) structuring of the construction process allows to apply automation and robotics and to apply computer integrated construction methods (Computer-Aided Design, Planning, Control and Supervision tools), b) reduction of the health risks of workers and improving their working conditions, c)increasing building process predictability (building process is less affected by weather conditions, there is a greater control on materials use and supply) and d) decreasing waste and increasing productivity.

Entries:
Flexible Field Factory for Construction Industry
Assembly Automation. num. 2 , vol. 33 , pages: 175 – 183 , 2013
S. Martinez A. Jardon Juan G. Victores
Building industrialization: robotized assembly of modular products
Assembly Automation- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd . num. 2 , vol. 28 , pages: 134 – 142 , 2008
S. Martinez A. Jardon
AUTMOD3: The Integration of Design and Planning Tools for Automatic Modular Construction
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (ISSN: 1729-8806). num. 4 , vol. 4 , pages: 457 – 468 , 2007
V.M. Padron M. Abderrahim
A mechatronics security system for the construction site
Automation in Construction. num. 4 , vol. 14 , pages: 461 – 467 , 2005
M. Abderrahim
FutureHome: An integrated construction automation approach
IEEE Robotics & Automation magazine. num. 1 , vol. 9 , pages: 55 – 66 , 2002
M. Abderrahim
Robotics and automation in construction
IEEE Robotics & Automation magazine. num. 1 , vol. 9 , pages: 4 – 6 , 2002
C. Balaguer M. Abderrahim
Computer-aided architectural design oriented to robotized facade panels manufacturing
Computer Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. num. 3 , vol. 16 , pages: 216 – 227 , 2001

Entries:
User-Oriented Interactive Building Design
23rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2006), Tokyo, Japan
S. Martinez
Robotics and Automation in Construction industry: From hard to soft robotics
3rd IARP Workshop on Service, Assistive and Personal Robots, Madrid, Spain
3D Simulator of Modular Building Assembly by Automated Cranes
20th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC2003), 2003, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
V.M. Padron M. Abderrahim
A Mechatronics Security System for the Construction Site
20th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC2003), 2003, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
M. Abderrahim
EU FutureHome project results Lugar de celebración: (Holanda)
20th International Symposium on Robotics and Automation in Construction (ISARC?2003), Eindhoven, The Netherlands
AUTMOD3: A Planning Tool for Modular Building System
19th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 2002, Washington, USA
V.M. Padron M. Abderrahim
The design and Development of an Automatic Construction Crane
18th IAARC/IFAC/IEEE International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC2001), 2001, Warsaw, Poland
V.M. Padron A. Gimenez S. Garrido M. Abderrahim
Autmod3: an Automatic Modularization System
17th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 2000, Taipei, Taiwan
V.M. Padron M. Abderrahim
Open issues and future possibilities in the EU construction
17th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC?00), Taipei, Taiwan

Entries:
Robotics and Automation in Construction
IN-TEH , ISBN: 978-953-7619-13, 2008
M. Abderrahim

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