An investigation into the barriers to the implementation of automation and robotics technologies in the construction industry
An investigation into the barriers to the implementation of automation and robotics technologies in the construction industry
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建筑行业实施自动化和机器人技术的障碍调查
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2008
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R. Mahbub
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R. Mahbub
与建筑相关的问题越来越多，如质量和生产率下降、劳动力短缺、职业安全和恶劣的工作条件，这些都为行业内更具革命性的解决方案提供了可能性。一个潜在的选择是实施自动化和机器人等创新技术，这些技术有可能在生产率、安全性和质量方面提高行业水平。从理论上讲，建筑工地可以包含在一个更安全的环境中，更有效地执行工作，结果更一致，对生产过程的控制水平更高。通过识别建筑自动化和机器人技术在建筑中的应用所面临的障碍，并研究克服这些障碍的方法，可以更好地理解和促进在相关情况下，在建筑行业中更多地使用这些技术，从而提高其效率。本研究旨在通过探索和建立建筑行业特征与现有建筑自动化和机器人技术属性与三个选定国家的使用和实施水平之间的关系，确定和解释建筑自动化和机器人实施的障碍；日本，澳大利亚和马来西亚。之所以选择这三个国家，是因为它们的建筑业特点在文化、国内生产总值、技术应用、组织结构和劳工政策方面形成了对比。本研究采用混合方法收集数据，定量和定性，采用问卷调查和访谈时间表；使用广泛的样本，从管理到现场用户，工作范围从小型（少于20万澳元）到大型公司（超过5亿澳元），涉及广泛的商业类型和建筑部门。执行详细的定量（统计）和定性（内容）数据分析，以提供一组描述、关系和差异。选择使用的统计检验包括交叉制表、双变量和多变量分析，以调查变量之间可能的关系；以及Kruskal-Wallis和Mann Whitney U的独立样本检验，用于假设检验和推断建筑业人口的研究样本。研究工作的结果和结论，包括四个主要范畴的排名方案，建筑属性的使用水平；障碍变量;各国使用水平不同；未来的趋势已经确定了一些可能影响全球和个别国家实施水平的潜在领域。
The rising problems associated with construction such as decreasing quality and productivity, labour shortages, occupational safety, and inferior working conditions have opened the possibility of more revolutionary solutions within the industry. One prospective option is in the implementation of innovative technologies such as automation and robotics, which has the potential to improve the industry in terms of productivity, safety and quality. The construction work site could, theoretically, be contained in a safer environment, with more efficient execution of the work, greater consistency of the outcome and higher level of control over the production process. By identifying the barriers to construction automation and robotics implementation in construction, and investigating ways in which to overcome them, contributions could be made in terms of better understanding and facilitating, where relevant, greater use of these technologies in the construction industry so as to promote its efficiency. This research aims to ascertain and explain the barriers to construction automation and robotics implementation by exploring and establishing the relationship between characteristics of the construction industry and attributes of existing construction automation and robotics technologies to level of usage and implementation in three selected countries; Japan, Australia and Malaysia. These three countries were chosen as their construction industry characteristics provide contrast in terms of culture, gross domestic product, technology application, organisational structure and labour policies. This research uses a mixed method approach of gathering data, both quantitative and qualitative, by employing a questionnaire survey and an interview schedule; using a wide range of sample from management through to on-site users, working in a range of small (less than AUD0.2million) to large companies (more than AUD500million), and involved in a broad range of business types and construction sectors. Detailed quantitative (statistical) and qualitative (content) data analysis is performed to provide a set of descriptions, relationships, and differences. The statistical tests selected for use include cross-tabulations, bivariate and multivariate analysis for investigating possible relationships between variables; and Kruskal-Wallis and Mann Whitney U test of independent samples for hypothesis testing and inferring the research sample to the construction industry population. Findings and conclusions arising from the research work which include the ranking schemes produced for four key areas of, the construction attributes on level of usage; barrier variables; differing levels of usage between countries; and future trends, have established a number of potential areas that could impact the level of implementation both globally and for individual countries.