1987 Proceedings of the 4th ISARC, Haifa, Israel
Chris Hendrickson, Carlos Zozaya-Gorostiza, Daniel Rehak, Eduardo Baracco-Miller, Peter Lim
Pages 1-26
Abstract: Among other concerns, construction planning involves the choice of construction technology, the definition of work tasks, the estimation of required resources and durations, the estimation of costs and the preparation of a project schedule. A prototype knowledge intensive expert system to accomplish these tasks. CONSTRUCTION PLANEX, is described in ...
Keywords: Construction:Planning:Computer Application:Expert Systems:Scheduling:Project Management.
Raymond E. Levitt, John C. Kunz, Nabil A. Kartam
Pages 27-52
Abstract: "This paper develops a philosophy for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques as aids in engineering project management. We start by classifying the subtasks associated with project management as taxonomy of separate functions and levels. We then assess the cognitive requirements for each project management subtask. Recognizing the cognitive ...
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Sidney Newton
Pages 53-63
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A. Warszawski, N. Peled
Pages 64-75
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Satish Mohan
Pages 76-93
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Bertrand Tondu, Gilles Clement, Claude Rouveau, Rene Colas, Denis Ahsworth
Pages 94-118
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the EUREKA / GEO project : a robot for finishing work on facades. This project joins presently three partners : the French building construction CBC company (Campenon Bernard Construction), coordinator of the project, the british Simon Engineering company, world leader in auto-elevators, ...
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Arie Yavnai
Pages 119-137
Abstract: The operation of a semi-autonomous self-guiding mobile construction robot under real building construction environment is heavily relied on a sensor based intelligent hierarchical control system. A multi-sensor architecture consists of variety of sensor types and technologies are proposed. The architecture is designed to meet both operational as well as the ...
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Miroslaw J. Skibniewski
Pages 138-152
Abstract: Purdue University research on the application of robotics to construction began in the summer of 1986. It is based on the assumption that construction can benefit from the advanced automation technology available now in manufacturing. The current work activity spans in three directions:
a. Design of a prototype Automated Construction Worker ...
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Irving J. Oppenheim, Lyman J. Petrosky
Pages 153-162
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Colin Gray
Pages 163-167
Abstract: Cranes are used on nearly every building site as the primary means of materials movement, certainly during the critical early stages. Because of their cost it is prudent to optimize their use, such that on the well managed site the rate of work and the speed of the lifting operations ...
Keywords: Cranes: Expert systems:CAD:Prolog 2:Management:Construction.
Asko Sarja
Pages 168-189
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Robert I. Carr, David Y. Chang, Eloy Morua-Padilla
Pages 190-207
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Zohar Herbsman, Richard A. Wall
Pages 208-221
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Alexander H. Slocum, Laura Demsetz, David Levy, Bruce Schena, Andrew Ziegler
Pages 222-244
Abstract: Approaches to automation range from very flexible machines designed to emulate humans to dedicated machines designed for a specific task. The latter approach is being used at M.I.T. in the development of computer controlled machinery to help automate construction processes. This paper presents current work on three types of construction ...
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A. Warszawski, R. Navon
Pages 245-258
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M.C. Wanner, H. Heidemann, R. Hofmann, R. Konig
Pages 259-267
Abstract: This paper gives an overview of the current state of the art of manipulators with a very large reach in civil engineering. An example for a specific application is presented. Areas for further improvements are investigated and the topics for the research work related to the components are described.
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J. T. O'Connor, A. E. Traver, R. L. Tucker
Pages 268-273
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A. Warszawski, H. Argaman
Pages 274-286
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M. A. Pollatschek
Pages 287-308
Abstract: Knowledge may be conveniently represented in Expert Systems for scheduling constructions by means of frames, or equivalently, by assemblies of feature sets (pairs of the type NAME_OF_FEATURE, VALUE_OF_FEATURE). Each frame is a description of a constraint which is to be observed in a feasible schedule. Such a representation is simple ...
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Lauri Koskela, Kalle Kahkonen, Esko Salo
Pages 309-321
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Jonathan O'Brien, Richard Compton
Pages 322-341
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Photios G. Ioannou, Robert I. Carr
Pages 342-363
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James L. Crowley
Pages 364-378
Abstract: This paper presents a survey of the information processing aspects of mobile robotics, including architecture, position estimation, world modelling, sensor data integration, vision, and planning. For each topic, a definition is offered, followed by a discussion of the major issues. Points for which a consensus seems to have emerged within ...
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To-Choi Lau, Zvi S. Roth
Pages 379-401
Abstract: "A closed-form Newton-Euler dynamical model of a robot manipulator is derived. The model generalizes previous models in two respects:
It allows for multiple degrees of freedom per robotic joint
It allow for arbitrary placement of a local coordinate frame for each robotic link.
The importance of such a model is that ...
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Jean-Luc Salagnac
Pages 402-413
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Aart Bijl
Pages 414-429
Abstract: Perceptions of design and CAD are discussed, leading to a distinction between human knowledge and machine representations of knowledge. A strategy for mechanistic symbol processors is presented, employing mechanisms of formal logic to manipulate written and drawn expressions of designers knowledge.
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S. Hanrot, P. Quintrand, J. Zoller, E. Chouraqui, P. Dugerdil, P. Francois, M. Ricard, C. Giraud
Pages 430-441
Abstract: The aim of this project is to tackle the problem of architects knowledge representation. Our approach is based on the belief that part of architects knowledge can be extracted from graphical documents and classical vocabulary.
We propose an organisation of that knowledge through different points of views: form, function, construction and ...
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Colin Gray, Edward Coles
Pages 442-446
Abstract: In a complex construction industry, such as that in the UK, the building process is predominantly that of assembling components made off-site. This requires that all the components are detailed, together with the methods of fixing, sufficiently early to ensure that the components are delivered to site at the right ...
Keywords: Design; Management; Prolog 2; Expert systems; Construction
Yehuda E. Kalay
Pages 447-457
Abstract: Solid modelling has been recognized as a powerful computer-aided design tool, being informationally complete and semantically well-formed. However, it is insufficient by itself to support the design process of complex artifacts such as buildings, since it lacks the abstraction properties provided by computer-aided drafting tools.
This paper presents an integrated approach ...
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G. De Roeck, G. Degrande, PH. Geyskens
Pages 458-464
Abstract: The link between CAD-systems and FE-programs seems to be very promising because they use in some sense the same data: geometry as well as some information about mechanical properties are normally contained in the CAD-system. The inclusion of FE entities in the Initial Graphics Exchange Standard (IGES) may be an ...
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Naruo Kano
Pages 465-476
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A. Bentur, M. Puterman
Pages 477-508
Abstract: The development of construction technologies, which will be more readily adoptable to automation and robotization will, to a large extent, determine the success of this new field. The present paper discusses new developments in inorganic (cementitious) and polymeric materials, that could be adopted, with some modifications, for advancing new construction ...
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Robert W. Dorsey
Pages 509-524
Abstract: The historical cultural setting of construction is a fiercely competitive market place. The predominant volume of work is done by more than a million small, closely held, weakly capitalized companies. Layer of contracts and subcontracts effectively spread risks but also restrict the capital formation required for significant technical progress. The ...
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Thomas A. Bock
Pages 525-541
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C.J. Burgoyne
Pages 542-560
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Fabian C. Hadipriono, Chin-Leong Lim
Pages 561-574
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Delphine Halleux
Pages 575-601
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P. Le Gauffre, M. Miramond
Pages 602-618
Abstract: The works presented in this paper concern the use of a rule-based system, furtherly interfaced with the CAD system X2A, to provide and aid to the designer in building and solving multicriteria problems.
Since the building quality is evaluated with several points of view (architectural, thermal, acoustical, economical), we can consider ...
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D. Navichandra, David H. Marks
Pages 619-638
Abstract: Over the past decade the consistent labelling problem has received considerable interest in Artificial Intelligence. In particular, machine vision, cryptography and theorem proving. Many algorithms have been developed for solving consistent labelling problems. A majority of these algorithms are based on heuristic search. Techniques such as constraint propagation and forward ...
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Roy Holmes
Pages 639-656
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D. Navichandra, David H. Marks
Pages 657-671
Abstract: Over the past decade the consistent labelling problem has received considerable interest in Artificial Intelligence. In particular, machine vision, cryptography and theorem proving. Many algorithms have been developed for solving consistent labelling problems. A majority of these algorithms are based on heuristic search. Techniques such as constraint propagation and forward ...
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A.H. Cairns
Pages 672-703
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Daniel W. Halpin
Pages 704-717
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Brigitte Morel, Christian Giraud, Dominique Lepretre
Pages 718-720
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George Stukhart, David Y.M. Chang
Pages 721-730
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Burkus Ferenc
Pages 731-739
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David Stone, David A. Wilcox
Pages 740-761
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Jerald L. Rounds
Pages 762-762
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Karl-Johan Seren
Pages 771-778
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Oleg Kaplinski, Magdalena Hajdasz
Pages 788-798
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David Haber, Saeed Karshenas
Pages 799-810
Abstract: "In the conceptual design stage of a building the number of possible configurations is enormous. Configurations selected in this stage affect the building cost much more thatn any decision made in subsequent design stages. Currently there is no analytic method for selecting the best solution, and designers base their decisions ...
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Esa Jolkkonen, Jouni Salokivi
Pages 811-825
Abstract: This paper presents an expert system project, the main aim of which was to obtain information on the viability of the present microcomputer-based expert system shells in interpreting a collective agreement of the building industry in Finland. The same expert system was built using two different shells, Guru and Insight ...
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Moonja P. Kim, Michael J. O'Connor
Pages 826-848
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H. Randolph Thomas, Gary R. Smith
Pages 849-862
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Anthony C. Goodin, L.T. Boyer
Pages 863-877
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Robert B. Blackmon
Pages 878-896
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M. J. Mawdesley, G. Cullingford, D. C. Morgan
Pages 897-918
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