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Identification of Indicators for Effectiveness Evaluation of Four-Legged Robots in Automated Construction Progress Monitoring

Construction progress monitoring is essential to construction processes. Automation of progress data capture during the construction process can address existing limitations and inefficiencies of the manual processes to enable systematic recording of construction progress. To achieve that, legged robots with the adaptability and mobility to traverse a variety of terrains on construction sites can be applied to automate on-site image capture.

FW-HTF-P: Inspector Assistant Robot for Future Construction Progress Monitoring

This convergent research employs the joint perspectives of construction engineering, human factors psychology, and robot control and autonomy to advance the fundamental understanding of future construction progress monitoring work. Nearly $1.3 trillion worth of structures are constructed each year in the U.S., while more than 53% of typical construction projects are behind schedule, and more than 66% suffer from cost overruns. Construction progress monitoring incorporates a set of regular inspections of construction work to prevent schedule delays and unpredicted costs or rework.

Development of a Digital Twin for Workcell 1 for VT’s Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Development Lab (I4SD)

Digital twinning is the mapping of a physical asset to a digital platform. Digital twin approach is one of the latest technologies to emerge from Industry 4.0. In this process, physical objects and systems are recreated on a virtual interface and as a result, a fully developed digital replica is constructed for future testing, development, and experimentation.

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