Mapping out research focus for robotics and automation research in construction-related studies A bibliometric approach
Mapping out research focus for robotics and automation research in construction-related studies A bibliometric approach
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DOI：
10.1108/jedt-09-2019-0237
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发表时间：
2019-12-21
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
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作者：
Aghimien, Douglas Omoregie;Aigbavboa, Clinton Ohis;Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
目的 尽管机器人和自动化有可能降低该行业活动对人类健康和安全造成的高风险，但建筑行业内机器人和自动化 (R&A) 的采用仍被认为进展缓慢。在过去的研究中，明显呼吁该技术领域的研究和开发，以提高其在建设项目交付中的采用。因此，本文旨在对建筑相关领域的R&A进行回顾，以期揭示过去研究的重点领域。设计/方法/途径 本研究采用文献计量方法，所用数据来自 Scopus 数据库。使用“机器人”、“自动化”和“建筑”等关键词从数据库中提取论文。 VOSviewer 用于根据收集的书目数据准备共同作者和共现图。调查结果 调查结果显示，重点关注建筑自动化、工业机器人及其应用、机器人系统和设计、土方工程机器人技术以及机器人控制和信息系统。此外，目前该领域的研究重点正趋向于R&A更加数字化的应用，特别是在3D制造领域。 原创性/价值该研究采用了文献计量方法来确定R&A的研究重点——这是数字技术的一个方面，在最近的文献计量和科学计量研究中尚未得到足够的重视。
Purpose The adoption of robotics and automation (R&A) within the construction industry has been adjudged as slow, despite the possibility of it reducing the high risk posed on health and safety of humans by the activities of the industry. The call for research and development in this area of technology to improve its adoption in the delivery of construction projects is evident in past studies. Thus, this paper aims to conduct a review of R&A in construction-related fields with a view to revealing the area of focus of past studies. Design/methodology/approach A bibliometric approach was adopted for this study, and data used were gathered from the Scopus database. Keywords such as "robotics", "automation" and "construction" were used to extract papers from the database. VOSviewer was used to prepare a co-authorship and co-occurrence map based on the bibliographic data gathered. Findings The findings revealed that focus is placed on construction automation, industrial robots and application, robots' systems and designs, robotics in earthworks, and robots' control and information system. Furthermore, currently, research focus in this area is tending towards a more digitalised application of R&A especially in the areas of 3D manufacturing.Originality/value The study adopted the bibliometric approach in mapping out research focus in R&A - an aspect of digital technology that has not been given considerable attention in recent bibliometric and scientometric studies.