TY - GEN
T1 - Analysis of a steel frame fabrication process for the automation of building construction
AU - Cho, Hun Hee
AU - Kim, Baek Joong
AU - An, Sung Hoon
AU - Kang, Kyung In
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The construction industry has lower levels of improvements in technology and productivity than any other industry. One of the most useful tools to change this state of affairs is construction automation. Steel frame fabrication is a major activity in building construction, but it is difficult to employ skilled labor, as the work is hard, dangerous, and specialized. Currently, there is pressure to develop an automation system for steel frame fabrication, and this should be based on a detailed motion study to determine the required function and degree of freedom. We have developed a work breakdown structure (WBS) and modified the therblig symbol system to analyze in detail the unit motions of steel fabrication. We evaluated each motion using therblig and an analytic hierarchy process from the viewpoints of specialization, difficulty, and danger, and evaluated the overriding motion requiring automation. We propose a concept design for an automation system for steel frame fabrication that will be very helpful in automating steel frame fabrication.
AB - The construction industry has lower levels of improvements in technology and productivity than any other industry. One of the most useful tools to change this state of affairs is construction automation. Steel frame fabrication is a major activity in building construction, but it is difficult to employ skilled labor, as the work is hard, dangerous, and specialized. Currently, there is pressure to develop an automation system for steel frame fabrication, and this should be based on a detailed motion study to determine the required function and degree of freedom. We have developed a work breakdown structure (WBS) and modified the therblig symbol system to analyze in detail the unit motions of steel fabrication. We evaluated each motion using therblig and an analytic hierarchy process from the viewpoints of specialization, difficulty, and danger, and evaluated the overriding motion requiring automation. We propose a concept design for an automation system for steel frame fabrication that will be very helpful in automating steel frame fabrication.
KW - Analytic hierarchy process (AHP)
KW - Motion analysis
KW - Steel fabrication works
KW - Therblig
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U2 - 10.1109/ICCAS.2007.4406519
DO - 10.1109/ICCAS.2007.4406519
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:48349106694
SN - 8995003871
SN - 9788995003879
T3 - ICCAS 2007 - International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
SP - 1213
EP - 1216
BT - ICCAS 2007 - International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
T2 - International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, ICCAS 2007
Y2 - 17 October 2007 through 20 October 2007
ER -