Robotic mechanical design for brick-laying automation
This paper investigates the potential for automation of masonry work. A brick-laying robot was designed and the robot’s design criteria were such that it should be able to construct a wall using cinder blocks autonomously. The paper outlines considerations for the entire process of implementing the...
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| author | Zakaria Dakhli Zoubeir Lafhaj |
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| description | This paper investigates the potential for automation of masonry work. A brick-laying robot was designed and the robot’s design criteria were such that it should be able to construct a wall using cinder blocks autonomously. The paper outlines considerations for the entire process of implementing the robot, from material input and stock management to construction process by the robot itself. The design included the functioning of the brick-laying robot’s head. Finally, comparisons were made in terms of cost and time efficiency between the robot and traditional methods for masonry assembly. The results revealed that the designed robot optimized time and cost deliverables with a noticeable waste reduction and an increase in productivity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a0eef87d71848e5ba4bb4a618b6452e2023-09-03T06:53:43ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Engineering2331-19162017-01-014110.1080/23311916.2017.13616001361600Robotic mechanical design for brick-laying automationZakaria Dakhli0Zoubeir Lafhaj1Ecole Centrale de LilleEcole Centrale de LilleThis paper investigates the potential for automation of masonry work. A brick-laying robot was designed and the robot’s design criteria were such that it should be able to construct a wall using cinder blocks autonomously. The paper outlines considerations for the entire process of implementing the robot, from material input and stock management to construction process by the robot itself. The design included the functioning of the brick-laying robot’s head. Finally, comparisons were made in terms of cost and time efficiency between the robot and traditional methods for masonry assembly. The results revealed that the designed robot optimized time and cost deliverables with a noticeable waste reduction and an increase in productivity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2017.1361600automationindustrializationbricksconstruction robotmasonry |
| spellingShingle | Zakaria Dakhli Zoubeir Lafhaj Robotic mechanical design for brick-laying automation Cogent Engineering automation industrialization bricks construction robot masonry |
| title | Robotic mechanical design for brick-laying automation |
| title_full | Robotic mechanical design for brick-laying automation |
| title_fullStr | Robotic mechanical design for brick-laying automation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Robotic mechanical design for brick-laying automation |
| title_short | Robotic mechanical design for brick-laying automation |
| title_sort | robotic mechanical design for brick laying automation |
| topic | automation industrialization bricks construction robot masonry |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2017.1361600 |
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