Multi-Robotic Assembly of Discrete Shell Structures


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2023-10-04

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Discrete shell structures are renowned for their material efficiency and elegance. However, they might require a fair amount of falsework as temporary supports during construction, which could partially offset the gains in material efficiency. This research is an investigation of the use of multi-robotic assembly for the autonomous construction of discrete shells. We present a design-to-fabrication workflow (Fig. 1) that combines structural design, construction sequence assessment, reachability evaluation, and robotic motion planning. We demonstrate the potential of the proposed workflow through a simple and a more complex example. This work contributes to the research field of assembly-aware design and multi-robotic manufacturing to improve assembly efficiency and reduce waste.

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published

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Advances in Architectural Geometry 2023

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261 - 274

Publisher

De Gruyter

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computational design of stable discrete assemblies; robotic path planning & motion planning; Assembly-aware design; design-to-fabrication workflow

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03847 - Block, Philippe / Block, Philippe check_circle

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