Publications / 1994 Proceedings of the 11th ISARC, Brighton, United Kingdom

Construction Automation Research Database (CARD)

L. A. Ochoa-Franco, C. T. Haas, C. M. Dailey, A. E. Traver
Pages 523-530 (1994 Proceedings of the 11th ISARC, Brighton, United Kingdom, ISBN 9780444820440, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

A wealth of information is contained in the proceedings of the ten International Symposiums on Automation and Robotics in Construction [Ref. 1 – 10]. To date, a catalogued index of this material has not been available, making navigation through these volumes and studies of construction automation trends very difficult. To facilitate these data searches, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have begun the compilation of a Construction Automation Research Database (CARD) which incorporates the information presented in thee proceedings. This database includes information such as technology class, construction domain, stage of development, and country of origin of the papers submitted. Using standard database functions, the information can be cross-referenced and classes can be compared to identify construction automation trends. One such comparison reveals the clear emergence of prototype systems papers versus the relative reduction of conceptual system papers over the past four years. Another reveals the automation strengths of the major contributing countries. CARD is being developed using Microsoft® ExcelTM and can be updated and transmitted easily among researchers in the construction community.

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