A-TRIS (Automated Tunnel Robotic Installation System)

** 项目背景 ** 基础设施隧道通常使用隧道掘进机（TBM）建造，该掘进机高度自动化，用于切割地面，在TBM后面生产隧道衬砌。然而，一旦隧道建成，隧道的机械、电气和通信服务（M&E）的配件传统上以劳动密集的方式人工安装，包括固定支架和密封件以支持服务。已经发现这种传统的方法是耗时的、非生产性的、昂贵的，并且它使工人暴露于不安全的工作环境和活动（例如，受限空间、手臂振动、灰尘等）。隧道内自动化机电服务安装的需求导致了自动隧道机器人安装解决方案（A-TRIS）的成功可行性项目，该解决方案现已准备好开发，原型已建成并进行了演示。项目目标 * 建立和展示机器人和人工智能（RAI）过程，在现有或最近建造的隧道环境中自动化（M&E）服务安装的传统过程。因此，消除了在不安全和危险的工作环境中对人类的需求，提高了安装活动的生产力，并促进了整个行业的数字化。通过实时演示来捕捉自动化系统的有效性和性能，展示A-TRIS如何用于公路、铁路运输和能源基础设施的所有类型和规模的隧道施工。产出 ** 本项目的产出将最大限度地减少工作场所的健康和安全问题，降低操作人员的整体风险，提高隧道相关计划的质量保证和生产力水平。除此之外，还应证明以下关键产出：* 减少施工设备移动。交付减少。减少安装成本和材料浪费。*减少碳足迹 *减少隧道施工环境中的操作人员。**重点领域 * 主要重点领域将是使用机器人工程和人工智能实现隧道机电服务安装过程自动化的示范，以提供全行业的改进。* A-TRIS将为隧道中的机械、电气和通信基础设施服务确定RAI自动化解决方案的整个生命周期过程（设计、制造和安装过程），以及这种创新技术可以用于其他建筑部门的地方。**创新 ** A-TRIS的建造和演示将展示现实世界的可行性，以及如何使用机器人和人工智能与定位测量和视觉技术，物流工程和软件相结合，在隧道环境中提供自动定位，安装和固定M&E服务。

**Project Background**Infrastructure tunnels are usually constructed using Tunnel Boring Machine's (TBM's) which are highly automated, used for cutting through the ground, producing a tunnel lining behind the TBM. However, once the tunnel is constructed, the fitting out of the tunnel for mechanical, electrical and communication services (M&E) are traditionally installed manually in a labour intensive manner, involving the fixing of bracketry and containment to support services. This traditional process has been found to be time consuming, unproductive, costly and it exposes workers to unsafe working environments and activities, (e.g. confined spaces, hand arm vibrations, dust, etc). The need for automating M&E service installations within tunnels led to the successful feasibility project of the Automated Tunnel Robotic Installation Solution (A-TRIS), which is now ready to be developed, a prototype built and demonstrated.**Project Aims*** To build and demonstrate a robotics and artificial Intelligence (RAI) process, to automate the traditional process of (M&E) service installations within an existing or recently constructed tunnel environment. Hence, eliminating the need for humans in unsafe and hazardous working environments, improving productivity across installation activities and promoting digitisation across the industry.* To capture the effectiveness and performance of the automated system through real-time demonstrations, showcasing how A-TRIS can be utilised in all types and sizes of tunnel construction, used for road, rail transportation and energy infrastructure.**Outputs**Outputs from this project will lead to minimised health & safety issues at the workplace, reduction of overall risk to operatives and increased levels of quality assurance and productivity for tunnelling related schemes. In addition to this the following key outputs shall be demonstrated:* reduced construction plant movement.* delivery reductions.* reduced installation costs and material waste.* carbon footprint reductions.* reductions of operatives within tunnelling environments.**Focus Areas*** The main area of focus will be the demonstrations of automating the installation process of M&E services in tunnels using robotics engineering and artificial intelligence to provide industrywide improvements.* A-TRIS will identify the whole life process (design, manufacturing and installation processes) for a RAI automation solution for mechanical, electrical and communication infrastructure services in tunnels and where this innovative technology can be used in other construction sectors.**Innovation**The build and demonstration of A-TRIS will show the real-world feasibility and how the use of robotics and AI integrated with positioning surveying and visual technology, logistics engineering and software can deliver the automated positioning, installation and fixing of M&E services in tunnel environments.