CAD and Robotics in Architecture and Construction: Proceedings of the Joint International Conference at Marseilles, 25–27 June 1986

273 Pages·1986·13.12 MB·English

by  A. Bijl

CAD and
Robotics in
Architecture
and
Construction
Proceedings of the Joint
International Conference
at Marseilles,
25-27 June 1986
CAD and
Robotics in
Architecture
and
Construction
Proceedings of the Joint
International Conference
at Marseilles,
25-27 June 1986
Kogan Page, London
Nichols Publishing Company, New York
OGANIZED BY
IIRIAM
Institut International de Robotique et d'intelligence Artificielle de Marseille
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a
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et l'Urbanisme / Ecole d'Architecture de Marseille.
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ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
Chairman: Christian GIRAUD - IIRIAM
Co-Chairmen: Paul QUINTRAND - Michel RUBINSTEIN
Viviane BERNADAC - IIRIAM
Jacques AUTRAN - GAMSAU
Maurice CHAUSSE - IIRIAM
Fran({oise COUDRET -
CSTB Sophia-Antipolis
Bertrand DELCAMBRE -
CSTB Sophia-Antipolis
Marius FREGIER - GAMSAU
Paul QUINTRAND - GAMSAU
Michel RUBINSTEIN -
CSTB Sophia-Antipolis
Jacques ZOLLER - GAMSAU
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
G. BAECHER, MIT Cambridge, USA.
J.C. BERTRAND, LAIM I Marseille, FRANCE.
A. BIJL, EdCAAD Edimbourg, GB.
J. CHABERT, MUL T Paris, FRANCE.
E. CHOURAQUI, GRTC Marseille, FRANCE.
Ph. COIFFET, CEN Saclay, FRANCE.
A. COLMERAUERGIA, Marseille, FRANCE.
J. CROWLEY, CMU/LIFIA Grenoble, FRANCE.
B. DELCAMBRE, CSTB Sophia-Antipolis, FRANCE.
Ch. EASTMAN, Formteck Pittsburgh, USA.
Ph. EURIN, MRT Paris, FRANCE.
J.P. FORESTIER, MRT Paris, FRANCE.
Y. FRIEDMAN, New York Tech., USA.
M. GAAFAR, IIRIAM Marseille, FRANCE.
M. GANGNET, TANGRAM Paris, FRANCE.
G. GIRALT , LAAS Toulouse, FRANCE.
Ch. GIRAUD, IIRIAM Marseille, FRANCE.
Y. HASEGAWA, Waseda Tokyo, JAPAN.
Y. KALAY, Univ. NY Buffalo, USA.
M. LANDRIEAU, ISBA Marseille, FRANCE.
J.C. LATOMBE, ITMI Grenoble, FRANCE.
CI. LAURGEAU, ADI Paris, FRANCE.
J. LE MAITRE, GRTC Marseille, FRANCE.
J.L. LE MOIGNE, GRASCE Aix, FRANCE.
M. LEGLlSE, Ecole d'Architecture Toulouse, FRANCE.
P. MARCHAL, CEN Saclay, FRANCE.
M. MIRAMOND, INSA Lyon, FRANCE.
M. PARENT, AFRI, FRANCE.
A. POLISTINA, Architecte Milan, ITALY.
P. QUINTRAND, GAMSAU Marseille, FRANCE.
M. RUBINSTEIN, CSTB Valbonne, FRANCE.
J.L. SALAGNAC, CSTB Sophia-Antipolis, FRANCE.
D. SANGREY, Politechnic Institute New York, USA.
MC. WANNER, IPA Stuttgart, FRG.
W. WHITTAKER, CMU Pittsburgh, USA.
H. YOSHIKAWA, Univ. of Tokyo, JAPAN.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
International Joint Conference on CAD and
Robotics in Architecture and Construction (1986)
CAD and robotics in architecture and construction:
proceedings of the International
Joint Conference on CAD and Robotics in
Architecture and Construction, 25-27 June, 1986.
1. Architectural design-Data processing
2. Building-Tools and implements
3. Robots-Technological innovations
4. Robots, Industrial
I. Title
721' .028'.5 NA2728
Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data
CAD and robotics in architecture and construction.
1. Computer-aided design-Congresses.
2. Architectural design-Data processing-Congresses.
3. Engineering design-Data processing-Congresses.
4. Building-Automation-Congresses.
I. Institute of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence of Marseille (France).
II. Study Group for the Application of Scientific Methods to Architecture and
Construction (Marseille, France).
III. Centre scientifique et technique du bfttiment (France).
TAl74.C25 1986
720' .28'5 86-18094
© Hermes Publishing 1986
ISBN 978-1-85091-253-8 ISBN 978-1-4684-7404-6 (eBook)
DOl 10.1 007/978-1-4684-7404-6
Contents
Preface 11
AI in Architectural CAD 13
A. Bijl
A Schematic Representation of the Designers' Logic 31
O. Akim, C-C Chen, B. Dave, S. Pithavadian
Knowledge-Based
Computer-Aided Design:
The Computer as Design Partner .............................................. 41
Y.E. Kalay, A.C. Harfmann, L.M. Swerdloff
Modelling Design Descriptions 53
R. Krishnamurti
OPS5 in Architecture: Four Test Cases ....................................... 65
G. Schmitt, c.-C Chen, l.-C Robert, 1. Weeks
ROOSI - Version One of a Generative Expert System
for the Design of Building Layouts .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
U. Flemming, R. Coyne, T. Glavin, M. Rychemer
Expert Systems in Construction: Initial Experiences ........................ 83
L. Koskela, R. Hynynen, M. Kallavuo, K. Kahkonen, 1. Salokivi
Computer-Aided Architectural Design Education 93
A.H. Bridges
The Virtual "Maquette" and the Synthesis
of Images in the Architecture Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
A. Polis tina
Construction Robotics: A Perspective 105
W. L. Whittaker
Robotization of Reinforced Concrete Building Construction in Japan 113
y. Hasegawa
Ditching the Dinosaur Sanctuary: Seventeen Years On 123
C Abel
Development of the Integrated Construction Automation Methodology 133
A. H. Slocum
Major Factors in Robotization of Construction Operations 151
R. Kangari
A Framework for Integrating Multiple Construction Robots 159
W. L. Whittaker, E. Bandari
Robotics in Construction:
State of the Art in the Federal Republic of Germany 165
M.-C Wanner
Cost and Design Impact of Robotic Construction Finishing Work 169
M. Skibniewski, P. Derrington, C Hendrickson
Geometry and Domain Modelling for Construction Robots .............. . 187
R.F. Woodbury, W. T. Keirouz, J.J. Oppenheim, D.R. Rehak
Grammars, Design and Assembly in Building 193
CF. Earl
Simulation Methodology in Construction Process 203
N. Kano
Navigation and World Modelling for a Mobile Robot:
a Progress Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
J.L. Crowley
Application of Robots in Construction Industry:
Navigation of a Mobile Robot, Robotic Welding of Steel Bridge Girders 225
P.l. Drazan
Evolution of a Robotic Excavator 233
w.L. Whittaker, B. Motazed
Femo technique: A Milestone for Remote Operation and Maintenance .. 241
H.-R. Oeser
The Development of the "Mark II" Mobile Robot
for Concrete Slab Finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
N. Tanaka, M. Saito, K. Arai, K. Banno, T. Ochi, S. Kikuchi
Construction Robots for Site Automation 259
T. Vena, J. Maeda, T. Yoshida, S. Suzuki
Preface
After two decades, data processing has finally, and probably forever, found its niche among
civil engineering and construction (CEC) professionnals, through word processors, digitizing
tables, management software, and increasingly via drawing software and computer-aided
design (CAD), recently, robots have even started invading work sites.
What are the main trends of CAD and robotics in the field of architecture and civil enginee
ring? What type of R&D effort do university and industrial laboratories undertake to devise
the professional software that will be on the market in the next three to five years?
These are the issues which will be addressed during this symposium. To this effect, we have
planned concurrently an equipment and software show, as well as a twofold conference.
Robotic is just starting in the field of civil engineering and construction. A pioneer, the Civil
Engineering Departement of Carnegie-Mellon University, in the United States, organized
the first two international symposia, in 1984 and 1985 in Pittsburgh. This is the third meeting
on the subject (this year, however, we have also included CAD). It constitutes the first large
international symposium where CAD experts, specialists in architecture and CEC robotics
will meet. From this standpoint, it should be an ideal forum for exchanging views and expe
riences on a wide range of topics, and we hope it will give rise to novel applications and new
syntheses.
This symposium is intented for scientists, teachers, students and also for manufacturers and
all CEC professionals.
Accordingly, the first part of the conference will open with three "State-of-the-art" adresses,
by:
- Paul Quintrand, director of GAMSAU, EAM, Marseilles, FRANCE
- Charles Eastman, director of FORMTECK, Pittsburgh, USA,
- Aart Bijl, director of EdCAAD, Edinburgh, UK
All three are architects and CAD pioneers in that field.
Part two of the conference, dedicated to robotics, will also begin with three "State-of-the
art" adresses, by :
- Michel Rubinstein, director of CSTB, Sophia-Antipolis, FRANCE.
- Pr. William Whittaker, Civil Engineering Department, CMU, Pittsburgh, USA.
- Pr. Yukio Hasegawa, System Science Institute, Waseda, Tokyo, JAPAN.
After borrowing a great deal from data processing research (data bases, geometrical models,
image processing, artificial intelligence, etc.), research in CAD and robotics in architecture
and construction today contributes to developments in these fields.
Scientists are using architecture more and more to illustrate and experiment in the field of
AI, as demonstrated by the papers we have selected. The scientific committee offers yet
another proof.
Meanwhile, all the studies remain very close to in viva applications and uses; at the end of
the conference a full day will be dedicated to these studies. Among others, several papers
discuss the economic impact of these new techniques on CEC professionals, some deal with
their impact on the architectural project, and others treat the still open-ended problem of
architectural diversity.
Christian Giraud
IIRIAM