Robotic wall construction using innovative building blocks and processes for enhanced productivity, safety, and sustainability

使用创新的构建块和流程进行机器人墙施工，以提高生产力、安全性和可持续性

• 批准号: 567205-2021
• 负责人: Chen, Yuxiang
• 金额: $ 9.31万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=722437
• 关键词: Robotic; wall; construction; using; innovative

Advanced technologies, such as automation and innovative materials, have been gradually incorporated into building design and construction processes; however, these advancements often target a single performance aspect (e.g., energy efficiency or productivity). This project aims to takes an interdisciplinary approach - developing and integrating new technologies in structural design, thermal efficiency, computational design, and robotic construction - to develop a holistic solution for the design and construction of high-performance exterior walls. The integration of robotics, innovative materials, and additive manufacturing (or construction) will enhance the safety, sustainability, and productivity over the lifecycle of the walls. The project will develop innovative, lightweight, robot-friendly building blocks with integrated hygro-thermal and structural functions that facilitate modular design and additive manufacturing. Individually, modular design and additive manufacturing have proven to improve productivity compared to conventional construction methods. Our holistic solution will increase productivity even further. During construction, the blocks will be assembled by intelligent, multi-fictional robotic systems, which will be developed specifically for the new blocks. New construction methods using computational optimization and lean methods will be developed to assist site workers in conducting repetitive, high-risk tasks. Walls built with the new blocks will comply with modern building codes for energy, moisture, and airtightness. This interdisciplinary project will lead to substantial scientific advancements in robotic and modular construction methods, along with digital information in building design and construction. The foreseeable outcomes consist of safe, reliable, and sustainable engineering designs, as well as enhanced productivity in the design and construction phases. The integration of blocks, robotics, and computational design will be an important step towards the industrialization of building design and construction. The Alberta building industry will witness, learn, and adopt the new technologies, thereby enhancing their business and technical competitiveness.

自动化和创新材料等先进技术已逐渐融入建筑设计和施工过程;然而，这些进步往往针对单一性能方面（例如，能源效率或生产率）。该项目旨在采用跨学科的方法-开发和集成结构设计，热效率，计算设计和机器人施工的新技术-为高性能外墙的设计和施工开发整体解决方案。机器人技术、创新材料和增材制造（或建筑）的集成将提高墙壁生命周期的安全性、可持续性和生产力。该项目将开发创新的、轻量级的、机器人友好的积木，具有集成的湿热和结构功能，有利于模块化设计和增材制造。与传统的施工方法相比，模块化设计和增材制造已被证明可以提高生产率。我们的整体解决方案将进一步提高生产力。在建造过程中，这些街区将由智能的多虚构机器人系统组装，这些机器人系统将专门为新街区开发。将开发使用计算优化和精益方法的新施工方法，以协助现场工人进行重复性高风险任务。用新砌块建造的墙壁将符合现代建筑规范的能源，水分和气密性。这个跨学科的项目将导致机器人和模块化施工方法的重大科学进步，沿着建筑设计和施工中的数字信息。可预见的成果包括安全、可靠和可持续的工程设计，以及设计和施工阶段的生产力提高。积木、机器人和计算设计的融合将是建筑设计和施工工业化的重要一步。阿尔伯塔建筑业将见证、学习和采用新技术，从而提高其商业和技术竞争力。