ISARC 2020 (37th International Symposium for Automation and Robotics in Construction)
Robin Oval, Eduardo Costa, Diana Thomas-McEwen, Saverio Spadea, John Orr, Paul Shepherd
Concrete is a major contributor to the environmental impact of the construction industry, due to its cement content but also its reinforcement. Reinforcement has a significant contribution because of construction rationalisation, resorting to regular mats or cages of steel bars, despite layout optimisation algorithms and additive-manufacturing technologies. This paper presents an automated framework, connecting design and fabrication requirements for the optimisation of spatial layouts as of reinforcement of concrete structures, by the means of robotic filament winding.
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