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A Software Platform for Architectural Robots

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Jan Olaf Blech,

Ian D. Peake,

Gwyllim Jahn,

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ASWEC ' 15 Vol. II: Proceedings of the ASWEC 2015 24th Australasian Software Engineering Conference

Pages 54 - 58

https://doi.org/10.1145/2811681.2811692

Published: 28 September 2015 Publication History

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In this paper we present work towards a software framework for robots in the context of the building/construction of next-generation architectural designs. We call these architectural robots. Our software framework is aimed at supporting architectural robots following a chain of processing steps. These comprise iterations on processing and manufacturing steps (e.g., bending of rods, carving, shaping) together with evaluation steps (e.g., 3D scanning of an object). We describe requirements on software components and their interaction to implement these steps. Furthermore, we present some existing components and motivate the specific requirements on software-based robot frameworks for the building architecture and construction industry.

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A Software Platform for Architectural Robots
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software organization and properties
    1. Software system structures
      1. Software architectures

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ASWEC ' 15 Vol. II: Proceedings of the ASWEC 2015 24th Australasian Software Engineering Conference

September 2015

171 pages

ISBN:9781450337960

DOI:10.1145/2811681

Editors:
Fei-Ching (Diana) Kuo
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
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Stuart Marshall
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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Haifeng Shen
Flinders University, Australia
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Markus Stumptner
University of South Australia, Australia
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M. Ali Babar
University of Adelaide, Australia

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ASWEC ' 15 Vol. II

ASWEC ' 15 Vol. II: ASWEC 2015 24th Australasian Software Engineering Conference

September 28 - October 1, 2015

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Bejarano RPaakkonen ROlaf Blech JPeake IHerrmann PVyatkin V(2020)Assessing Long Distance Communication Alternatives for the Remote Control of AGVs2020 25th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)10.1109/ETFA46521.2020.9211954(69-76)Online publication date: Sep-2020
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