Planning of Integrated Interior Finishing Work system - WASCOR IV Research Project Report (Part I)

For automatizing building construction systems with robots,, the WASCOR (WASeda Construction Robot) research project has been organized since 1982 by the System Science Institute, Waseda University. This multi-client research project includes nine general constructors and one construction machinery manufacturer. The purpose of this paper is to report the research results of the first year for the period of three year WASCOR IV project started in autumn of 1992. The results treat the following three issues: 1) research methodology for designing an automated interior finishing work system, 2) development of new construction methods suitable for robotization, and 3) research of a computer-assisted information system for construction management and machinery control. The concept of “Point of Production (POP)” information management and control already being operated in the manufacturing industries is a useful tool for establishing the framework of the computer-assisted system in the future automated building construction. This paper also describes the POP and how to apply it to build this framework.