Microfactory robot cell for local element assembly in wooden prefab house manufacturing
(2024)Department of Automatic Control
- Abstract
- Automation and robotics have been widely integrated across various industries, yet the building sector has not seen significant evolution over the last few centuries. This thesis presents a concept for integrating automation at construction sites, specifically for the assembly of wooden prefabricated walls.
When working with wooden prefabricated house elements the sizes are typically large, 6-10 m with heights up to 3,6 m. This thesis deals with the problem of creating a microfactory capable of handling such large-sized objects. The suggested solution is to package the factory in several containers and provide a packaging/teardown methodology for quick setup of the microfactory. The thesis presents the proposed solution, analyses the... (More) - Automation and robotics have been widely integrated across various industries, yet the building sector has not seen significant evolution over the last few centuries. This thesis presents a concept for integrating automation at construction sites, specifically for the assembly of wooden prefabricated walls.
When working with wooden prefabricated house elements the sizes are typically large, 6-10 m with heights up to 3,6 m. This thesis deals with the problem of creating a microfactory capable of handling such large-sized objects. The suggested solution is to package the factory in several containers and provide a packaging/teardown methodology for quick setup of the microfactory. The thesis presents the proposed solution, analyses the cell setup for important features such as cycle time and workflow, and discusses potential advantages and drawbacks with using local production in prefabrication.
The proposed solution involves three unfolding containers including a robot cell. This design could be a contribution to the automation of the construction industry, with both upgrading environmental sustainability and safety. (Less)
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- author
- Van Ommeslaeghe, Anna
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2024
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- report number
- TFRT-6260
- other publication id
- 0280-5316
- language
- English
- id
- 9177219
- date added to LUP
- 2025-02-04 15:05:22
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abstract = {{Automation and robotics have been widely integrated across various industries, yet the building sector has not seen significant evolution over the last few centuries. This thesis presents a concept for integrating automation at construction sites, specifically for the assembly of wooden prefabricated walls.
When working with wooden prefabricated house elements the sizes are typically large, 6-10 m with heights up to 3,6 m. This thesis deals with the problem of creating a microfactory capable of handling such large-sized objects. The suggested solution is to package the factory in several containers and provide a packaging/teardown methodology for quick setup of the microfactory. The thesis presents the proposed solution, analyses the cell setup for important features such as cycle time and workflow, and discusses potential advantages and drawbacks with using local production in prefabrication.
The proposed solution involves three unfolding containers including a robot cell. This design could be a contribution to the automation of the construction industry, with both upgrading environmental sustainability and safety.}},
author = {{Van Ommeslaeghe, Anna}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Microfactory robot cell for local element assembly in wooden prefab house manufacturing}},
year = {{2024}},
}