Robotics Automating
Construction Site Surveying
Why choose this topic?
In
current construction field, the survey is mandatory required for
pre-construction. And almost all the survey information is done by the surveyor
via investigate the real construction site physically. In other word, the
surveyors have to overcome the weather condition whether it is too hot or too
cold. It will increase the health risk for surveyors. Therefore, if we can
implement the robotic technique into construction surveying purpose, it will be
huge benefit for surveyors. The surveyors can just stay in the office or some
safer places to control the robots to gather the survey information for the
underground soil condition and the dimension of the entire site. Or, surveyor
can just set up the control points inside the site, and apply robotic
automating technique to gather the needed information. Also, the robotic survey
will produce more accurate and concise outcome comparing to human operation
basically. In conclusion, the reasons choose this topic is because my work
experience and field interesting. Also,
I want to investigate whether the implement of this technique is worth
compare to profit wise from the construction side.
How
this topic related to IB?
This
topic is somehow closely related to IB because the construction site surveying
not just apply to underground soil investigation, also it is apply to building
industry. For example, if the surveyor need to measure the inside and outside
dimension of the high-rise building, they can pretty much use remote to control
the small robots with sensors and climb 20 or 30 feet instead of using ladder
to climb. After the surveyor set up all the sensor, surveyor just set up the
reference points to get the dimension use total station tool or other
information collector. The definition of intelligent building is “one which has an information communication
network through which two or more of its services systems are automatically
controlled, guided by predictions based upon a knowledge of the building and
usage, maintained in an integrated data base” (Leifer, 1988). Therefore, since
the robotic automating surveying technique is automating system that involves
robotic controlling, it should improve the accuracy and efficiency of the
surveying quality.
What
are the challenges?
In
order to implement this technique into the surveying purpose, we need to couple
the sensor with lasers to the receiver. It might require the new codes that
specify the outcome of the information. Also, it might be challenge that
converts the 3D configuration into the 2D plan. We need some new operation
system to manipulate the inside code information into more readable
visualization output. Therefore, for this new robotic automating surveying
technique, it is not just inventing the robotic tool, but also create the
corresponding operating system.
Sources:
Leifer, D. 1988. “Intelligent Buildings: A Definition.”
Architecture Australia 77: 200–202.
Comments:
Joe
Dressel:
In
Joe’s post, he pretty much answers the three questions. However, in each
answer, it is kind of too short. It is better explain each question in more
details. For example, in challenge section, besides the operating challenge for
each group member, are there some challenges relative to Revit itself and what
are they?
Prahlad
Singh:
In
Singh’s post, he also covers all the components. It is nice that AI technology
that also implement into drone. It is great that engineers can control drone to
serve the construction site. It is either to take the entire project picture
with high definition or other purposed that related to project. However, in
challenge section, beside those challenges, are there any challenges related to
economic restriction?
Mridul
Pareek:
In
Mridul’s post, he mentions his topic is the SHM using wireless sensors. It is a
very interesting topic that involves structures. It is also part of application in my project,
because for robotic automating surveying, we will need to use some wireless
sensor to support our projects. In his challenges section, he mentions that it
is still low application rate for building industry. Furthermore, what is the
possible solution to minimize or get rid of those challenges?
