Publications / 1989 Proceedings of the 6th ISARC, San Francisco, USA

Control Systems for Computer Integrated Construction

Leonhard E.Bernold, Dulcy M. Abraham
Pages 228-236 (1989 Proceedings of the 6th ISARC, San Francisco, USA, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

The concept of Computer Integrated Construction (CIC) creates many challenges in developing an integrated system which links vertically and horizontally all the different participants on a construction project. In addition to the sharing of information, CIC provides new opportunities for construction management which include integrated planning and control. Researchers at the Construction Automation Research Laboratory at the University of Maryland are investigating aspects of automated control in construction and have used decomposition techniques and hierarchical control principles to develop vertically integrated control systems. This paper introduces the basic principles of hierarchical control which is based on state machine concepts and will discuss the use of a Rule Based Control System Emulator (RCSE) which was developed for emulating different control structures.

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