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- INNOVATIVE AND INTELLIGENT FACTORY CONSTRUCTION
(Ongoing Japanese Project)
Project Coordinator: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
Construction Companies:
- Hitachi-Zosen (co-ordinator)
- Shimizu
- Kajima
- Hazama
Universities:
- Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
- Waseda
- Osaka
- Aoyama Gakuin
Aims: To develop technologies for automated assembly of large structures such as factory facilities.
This project will attempt to develop the technology and machinery required for automatic assembling of large structures such as buildings and ships.
The advantages and limitations of two basic alternative assembly methods will be established: assembly of unit members such as columns and beams singly into the end structure, versus assembly of components first into blocks of appropriate size before incorporation into the final structure.
To automate component assembly, novel concepts will be applied to the development of new types of industrial robots capable of handling large, heavy members or blocks to establish the mechanics of their operation and ensure their working accuracy.
Work will also be done to develop an information management system with decision-making ability to solve problems arising at any stage of assembly, using a comprehensive database containing knowledge accumulated from experience as well as all relevant information input, from the design stage to daily variables at the building site.
A sub-system will be developed to provide timely information on potential hazards at a site and other factors that might interfere with productivity, and to identify counter measures.
Contact for Further Information:
R Yuji Matsumoto
Chief Researcher - IF7
Hitachi Zosen Corporation
2-2-11, Funamachi, Taisho-ku
Osaka, 551-0022, Japan
Telephone: +81 6-6551-9684
Fax: +81 6-6551-9915
Email: yuji@omlab.lab.hitachizosen.co.jp
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