Integrated crane automation, planning, and simulation (ICAPS)

在大型建筑工地，通常会有几台起重机来承担材料搬运任务，它们一起可以提供从现场供应点到需求点的所有材料的全面覆盖。为了保证作业的安全和效率，起重机的位置是经过仔细选择的，以避免碰撞。现场起重机作业的计划和执行通常是非常及时的程序，导致生产延迟和成本增加。拟议的集成起重机自动化、规划和仿真（ICAPS）程序将重工业项目现场装配起重机升降机的所有方面（包括自动化、规划和仿真）结合到一个单一的软件应用程序中。该计划将培训直接参与关键和非关键模块化升降机的人员；结合起重机手动位置选择和使用程序的假设情景分析；生成个别升降机研究，以供审批和执行；并创建单个升降机的可视化输出，重点是物体轨迹接受（详细模式）和具有起重机使用方案的全局项目4D动画（简单模式）。ICAPS将作为一个独立的单元，其输出可以在所需的算法处理步骤中提取，并根据特定的任务过程持续时间转换为数值，并且可以生成单独的升降机可视化电影或自动化关键升降机研究图。

On large construction sites there are usually several cranes operating to undertake material handling tasks which together can provide overall coverage of all materials, from onsite supply to demand points. In the interest of safety and of efficiency of operations, cranes' locations are carefully selected in order to avoid collisions. Planning and execution of onsite crane operations are often very timely procedures that lead to production delays and added costs. The proposed Integrated Crane Automation, Planning and Simulation (ICAPS) program combines all aspects of crane lifts for on-site assembly on heavy industrial projects-including automation, planning, and simulation-into a single software application. The program will train the personnel directly involved with critical and non-critical modular lifts; incorporate analysis of what-if-scenarios of crane manual position selection and utilization procedures; generate individual lift studies for approval and execution; and create visualization outputs for individual lifts, with an emphasis on object trajectory acceptance (detailed mode) and global project 4D animation with crane utilization schema (simple mode). ICAPS will function as an independent unit where outputs can be extracted at desired algorithm processing steps and converted into numerical values for specific task process durations, and can generate individual lift visualization movies or automated critical lift study drawings.