Digital delivery across integrated infrastructure and manufacturing systems

该ICASE项目提出了自动化施工交付的影响和可行性研究，特别是调查设计，规划和供应实践的变化。目的是调查施工过程自动化对基础设施交付工作的质量，效率，安全性和可预测性可能带来的好处和可识别的限制。施工自动化对设计，规划，测量，估算，临时工程、项目管理和质量控制。在某些情况下，它为利益攸关方节省了大量资金，而在另一些情况下，它需要更多的资源或增加风险。该研究的主要技术目标之一是将施工现场参数化，并确定一个标准框架，用于数字化控制施工活动，以及使用智能机械与现场其他机械和人工操作员一起交付特定的工作包。该框架将借鉴自动化交付概念架构的可行性研究（从测量到组装），并试图建立一个连贯的，完整的建议，在施工现场的操作可以得到改善。目的是确定哪些活动是最有限的现有做法和历史原因，并提出修改，以消除所述边界。我们希望，在相同的工作质量下，可以在时间和成本方面显示出明显的好处，或者如果实施自动化系统，可以在不损害成本和交付时间的情况下优化质量、安全和环境影响。该框架将与现有的最先进的方法进行比较，还可以扩展到对未来建筑工地的抽象研究，以及更高程度的数字化所带来的新机遇，特别是在工作精度提高方面，缩短交付时间并提高评估准确性。该研究将从文献综述、历史数据、现场访问、访谈以及对过去和正在进行的项目的分析中汲取经验，并开发抽象但实用的案例研究，将研究结果应用于新型基础设施（如Hyperloop）的交付。新的基础设施不受与现有基础设施相同的限制，现有基础设施具有完善的实践，这为采用根本创新的方法构建完整的案例提供了机会。

This ICASE project proposes impact and feasibility study of automated construction delivery, in particular investigating changes in design, planning and supply practices.The aim is to investigate possible benefits and identifiable limitations that automation of construction processes has on the quality, efficiency, safety and predictability of work in infrastructure delivery.Automation of construction has an impact on design, planning, surveying, estimating, temporary works, project management and quality control. In some cases it delivers substantial savings to the stakeholders, while in some others, it requires more resources or increases risk. It is hoped that the study will identify a roadmap for future automation and suggest system-level approach to improving efficiency in infrastructure delivery.One of primary technical objectives of the study is to parametrise construction site and identify a standard framework for digital control of construction activities as well as use of smart machinery to deliver specific work packages, in conjunction with other machinery and human operators present on site. The framework will draw from a feasibility study of conceptual architectures for automated delivery (from surveying to assembly) and attempt to build a coherent, complete proposal of the operations in the construction site could be improved.The aim is to identify activities which are the most limited by existing practices and historical reasons and propose changes to remove said boundaries. It is hoped that clear benefits in terms of time and cost can be demonstrated for the same quality of work, or that quality, safety and environmental impact could be optimised without detriment to cost and time of delivery if automated systems are implemented.The framework will be compared to existing state-of-the-art approach, but also expand into abstract study of future construction sites and new opportunities unlocked by higher degree of digitisation, especially in terms of work precision improvements, delivery time reduction and estimate accuracy.The study will draw from literature review, historical data, site visits, interviews and analysis of past and ongoing projects as well as develop abstract, yet practical case studies of applying the findings in delivery of novel infrastructure such as Hyperloop. Novel infrastructure is not subject to the same constraints as existing infrastructure with well-established practices which promises an opportunity for building a complete case with radically innovative approach.