Glazed Panel Construction with Human-Robot Cooperation
These days, construction companies are beginning to be concerned about a potential labor shortage by demographic changes and an aging construction work force. Also, an improvement in construction safety could not only reduce accidents but also decrease th
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Seungyeol Lee
Glazed Panel Construction with Human–Robot Cooperation
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Seungyeol Lee Robotics Research Division Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology 50-1, Sang-Ri, Hyeonpung-Myeon, Dalseong-Gun, Daegu 711-813 Republic of Korea [email protected]
ISSN 2191-5768 ISBN 978-1-4614-1417-9 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1418-6
e-ISSN 2191-5776 e-ISBN 978-1-4614-1418-6
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Preface
Recently, the tendency for buildings and structures is to be ever larger and taller. A new method of construction is, therefore, required to follow the current trend, and construction machinery and equipment are being developed to help in the process at various construction sites. An imbalance in technical manpower supply and demand is a serious problem on construction sites. This labor shortage and the aging of the skilled worker on the construction site cause a lasting increase in wages. These technical service problems have appeared to lower functionality in construction situations. Consequently, the rising labor costs, poorer execution quality, delayed construction period, and increased construction expenses have led to reduced safety and more accidents in construction areas. This problem corresponds to the potential for ‘‘automation system and robotics in construction’’ as one of the solutions. It is possible to substitute an automatic system and robot for technical manpower, which simultaneously increases the working speed and construction quality, improves safety and reduces the cost of construction. Generally, almost half of construction work is said to be material handling. Materials and equipment used for construction are heavy and bulky for humans. Through the case studies on constructions, to which building material handling robot was applied, however, we could find some factors to be improved. Unlike the automation lines of the general manufacturing industry, construction sites rarely shows repeated operational patterns use to its unstructured processes. That is, construction robots execute orde
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