A Conceptual Workflow for Live Updating Construction Schedules by Collecting and Classifying Data Using a Four-Legged Autonomous Robot
摘要
Despite significant advancements in the manufacturing sector, the construction industry has been lagging in adopting computer-aided and robotic technologies. This has resulted in inefficient and unproductive construction procedures not being fully addressed. Construction progress tracking is an essential part of project management and keeps the project’s shareholders updated and confident about finishing the project on time within the specified budget and quality. Monitoring, data collection, and updating the schedule are some of construction management’s most time-consuming and labor-intensive tasks. The use of robots and drones presents a potential solution to address this issue. In addition, it improves construction sites’ safety and prevents personnel from encountering fatal injuries to a large extent. This paper presents a novel workflow utilizing autonomous four-legged robots to capture images during indoor building construction, classify data for creating quantified material lists, generate as-built models, and compare them with original models to enable real-time updates of construction schedules. The proposed method offers a streamlined, optimized, and productive inspection and data collection approach, potentially reducing time and labor requirements. By providing decision-makers with live updates, construction project managers may reduce overruns, meet deadlines, and reach the project’s ultimate goals. The study highlights the technical details of the proposed procedure, discusses the potential benefits of adopting quadrupeds in the construction industry, and presents a direction for future research and development in this area.