DMOC: Distributed Manufacturing for Off-site Construction

DMOC：异地施工的分布式制造

• 批准号: 105864
• 金额: $ 48.08万
• 依托单位: ALL DESIGN LONDON LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=105864
• 关键词: DMOC; Distributed; Manufacturing; Off; site

Distributed Manufacturing for Off-site Construction (DMOC) proposes a system to extract manufacturing information from an enhanced Building Information Model (BIM) and automatically dispatch production tasks to multiple facilities based on, among other factors, process capabilities, capacity and geographic location.DMOC enhances existing Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) approaches, including those for Platforms, by embedding manufacturing process data in digitally designed components and assemblies. This data can be converted directly to machine toolpaths, effectively automatically programming robots. This removal of manual programming is critical to enabling automation for small batch production typical of the construction supply chain.The DMOC solution will include a hybrid-cloud orchestrator which will communicate with connected production cells to efficiently distribute all authorised workloads which have been submitted to it. The orchestrator will also handle reassigning tasks should any faults occur at a production facility adding supply-chain robustness, guaranteeing business continuity, increasing manufacturing efficiency and improving planning for just-in-time (JIT) delivery.DMOC production cells will each include an embedded edge-compute device which will handle communication between the orchestrator and robotic hardware controllers, simulate tasks to ensure safe execution and prepare machine code for that specific cell's mechanical configuration.Successful execution of the project will lower the barrier to entry of automation by simplifying programming, increasing utilisation of machinery and reduce the requirement for capital investment by leveraging existing facilities. It will also grow automated MMC capacity, improve building performance through tighter tolerances and increase productivity in construction processes by up to 40% supporting the goals of the _Construction Sector Deal_.The project consortium will bring together experts in a number of fields to deliver a solution that would not be feasible without their combined skillsets. aLL Design has expertise in DfMA and have developed modular housing designs using a Platforms approach. Hoare Lea has significant experience with modular construction, BIM and off-site manufacturing. Together they provide the construction experience required to successfully deliver the project. Robotic software SME, HAL Robotics will provide the integration of manufacturing processes with BIM, machine simulation and procedure validation, and communication with industrial machines. Konica Minolta will build upon previous work on their Distributed Cloud Intelligence (DCI) platform to integrate hardware and production process requirements into its orchestration capabilities creating the automated link between BIM and manufacturing cells.

异地施工分布式制造（DMOC）提出了一种从增强的建筑信息模型（BIM）中提取制造信息并基于工艺能力、生产能力和地理位置等因素自动将生产任务分派给多个设施的系统DMOC增强了现有的制造和装配设计（DfMA）方法，包括那些用于平台的方法，通过将制造过程数据嵌入到数字化设计的部件和组件中。这些数据可以直接转换为机床刀具路径，有效地自动编程机器人。这种手动编程的去除对于实现建筑供应链中典型的小批量生产的自动化至关重要。DMOC解决方案将包括一个混合云协调器，该协调器将与连接的生产单元进行通信，以有效地分配已提交给它的所有授权工作负载。协调器还将处理重新分配任务，如果生产设施发生任何故障，则增加供应链的鲁棒性，保证业务连续性，提高制造效率，改善准时（JIT）交付的规划。DMOC生产单元每个都将包括一个嵌入式边缘计算设备，该设备将处理协调器和机器人硬件控制器之间的通信，模拟任务以确保安全执行，并为特定单元机械配置准备机器代码。项目的成功执行将降低通过简化编程、提高机械利用率和利用现有设施减少资本投资需求，消除自动化的进入壁垒。它还将增加自动化MMC能力，通过更严格的公差提高建筑性能，并将施工过程中的生产力提高高达40%，以支持建筑行业交易的目标。该项目联盟将汇集多个领域的专家，提供一个解决方案，如果没有他们的综合技能，这是不可行的。aLL Design拥有DfMA方面的专业知识，并使用平台方法开发了模块化外壳设计。Hoare莱亚在模块化建筑、BIM和非现场制造方面拥有丰富的经验。他们共同提供成功交付项目所需的施工经验。机器人软件SME，HAL Robotics将提供制造过程与BIM的集成，机器仿真和程序验证，以及与工业机器的通信。柯尼卡美能达将在其分布式云智能（DCI）平台的基础上，将硬件和生产流程要求集成到其编排功能中，从而在BIM和制造单元之间建立自动化链接。