The complete robot? The human-machine interface in temporary off-site construction work
The complete robot? The human-machine interface in temporary off-site construction work
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2017-02
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R. Dowsett;C. Harty;R. Davies
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增加预制一直是建筑工作的圣杯。小型机器人执行任务的潜力，以及建筑信息的日益数字化，为更灵活、更适度地利用非现场施工提供了新的可能性，而不是以前的全面自动化愿景。以前针对特定任务的系统设计方法通常涉及有限范围的标准化操作，切割、钻孔和固定是最重要的。然而，更具适应性和可配置性的流程，利用这些新兴技术并面向短期生产运行可能提供更可行的方法。然而，创新带来了挑战，尤其是在重新配置现有工作流程的社会技术关系和期望方面。自动化需要定义新的人机交互，并排练必要的组织、文化和技能变革，以促进这一点。本文介绍并描述了雷丁大学目前正在进行的研究，研究与此相关的挑战。实证研究的重点是一个项目的试点阶段，该项目正在开发“建筑环境中的柔性机器人装配模块”（FRAMBE）的概念。利用信息系统（IS）领域的理论和与人与机器人之间接口相关的概念，对建筑行业中机器人和自动化的当前实践和实施方法进行了回顾，并提出了在整个试点项目中系统地捕捉技能需求和文化变化所采用的研究方法和分析框架。
Increasing prefabrication has long been a holy grail for construction work. The potential of small-scale robots for performing tasks alongside the increasing digitisation of construction information offers new possibilities for exploiting off-site construction more flexibly and at more modest scales than previous visions of total automation. Previous task-specific methods of system design have typically involved a limited range of standardised operations, with cutting, drilling and fixing being foremost. However, more adaptable and configurable processes, utilising these emerging technologies and oriented to short production runs may offer a more viable approach. However, innovation brings challenges, not least in reconfiguring the socio-technical relations and expectations around existing work processes. Automation requires defining new human- machine interactions, and rehearsing organisational, cultural and skills changes necessary to facilitate this. This paper presents and describes research currently underway at the University of Reading examining the challenges associated with this. The empirical focus is on the pilot stage of a project that is developing the concept of ‘Flexible Robotic Assembly Modules in the Built Environment’ (FRAMBE). Drawing on theory from the Information Systems (IS) field and concepts relating to the interface between humans and robots a review of the current practice and implementation approaches of robotics and automation in the construction industry is presented along with the proposed research approach and analytical framework adopted to systematically capture skills needs and culture change throughout the pilot project.