Project Details
Projekt
Planning and simulation of cooperative processes by human-robot teams in construction
Applicant
Professorin Dr. Kathrin Dörfler
Subject Area
Architecture, Building and Construction History, Construction Research, Sustainable Building Technology
Term
since 2024
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 517965147
Mobile collaborative construction robots have the potential to construct larger structures beyond their static work area and can benefit from parallel and cooperative processes in human-robot and robot-robot teams. In such cooperative scenarios, robots and human workers can collaborate closely within a shared workspace, carrying out tasks together in a coordinated or directly cooperative manner. Such collaborative endeavors enable the completion of tasks that would otherwise be challenging or impractical to achieve through separate operations. Therefore, in this research, rather than diminishing the role of human workers at construction sites, we endeavour to explore and cultivate methodologies for collaborative task execution. Our focus lies in investigating how humans can receive assistance from robots, and conversely, how robots can benefit from human involvement. To achieve this, we intend to conceive and utilize advanced task planning and simulation strategies, investigating the dynamics of multiple mobile robotic units working in concert. This collaboration entails either mutual support or the independent execution of assembly tasks, both in direct and indirect coordination with humans. The goal is to allow for innovative robotic construction processes, orchestrated through cooperative actions performed by human-robot teams. Such approaches toward human-robot cooperative construction have the potential to expand the traditional application of robotics in the construction sector. However, the planning and simulation of cooperative building tasks involving teams of robots and humans present several unsolved methodological and technological challenges. To address these intricate challenges, this subproject aims to develop comprehensive concepts and methodologies for task definition, modeling, and representation of both human and robotic construction tasks, as well as automated coordination, planning, and simulation of the tasks that are shared between humans and robots. This endeavor involves close collaboration with other subprojects within the initiative, ensuring a cohesive and holistic approach to tackling the outlined issues.
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