DMOC: Distributed Manufacturing for Off-site Construction

面向异地施工的分布式制造(DMOC)提出了一种从增强型建筑信息模型(BIM)中提取制造信息，并根据工艺能力、能力和地理位置等因素自动将生产任务分派到多个设施的系统。DMOC通过在数字化设计的零部件和装配中嵌入制造过程数据来增强现有的面向制造和装配的设计(DFMA)方法，包括那些用于平台的方法。这些数据可以直接转换为机床轨迹，有效地对机器人进行自动编程。取消人工编程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，以高效地分配已提交给它的所有授权工作负载。如果生产设施出现任何故障，协调器还将处理重新分配的任务，增加供应链的健壮性，保证业务连续性，提高制造效率，并改进准时交付(JIT)的计划。DMOC生产单元将每个都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，并为特定单元的机械配置准备机器代码。项目的成功执行将通过简化编程、提高机械利用率和利用现有设施减少资本投资要求，降低进入自动化的门槛。它还将提高自动化MMC能力，通过更严格的公差改善建筑性能，并将建筑过程中的生产率提高高达40%，以支持建筑业交易的目标。项目联合体将汇集多个领域的专家，以提供如果没有他们的综合技能就不可行的解决方案。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住房设计。Hoare Lea在模块化建筑、BIM和异地制造方面拥有丰富的经验。它们共同提供了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、机器模拟和程序验证以及与工业机器的通信的集成。柯尼卡美能达将在其分布式云智能(DCI)平台上的先前工作基础上，将硬件和生产流程要求集成到其协调能力中，在BIM和制造单元之间创建自动化链接。

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.