Objectives and competences
To provide students with an understanding of the potentials and the importance of automation in construction, to learn about key technologies, various automated systems, and the ways and requirements of using them in construction projects.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Overview of automation in construction
2. Automated data capturing (sensors, scanners, remote sensing)
3. Application of 3D point couds in AEC (for BIM reconstruction, design and maintenance of infrastructure objects)
4. Automated building technologies
5. Additive technologies in construction (3D print)
6. Automated construction monitoring using BIM
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures on specific thematic topics, problem based teaching and learning, encouraging students to solve specific problems, to be ready for commitment and active participation, and to use modern and traditional media; comparison of theory and practice.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
On successful completion of the module, the students will be able to
- Critically evaluate key technologies and potentials of automated systems in construction.
- Understand fundamentals of automated data acquisition and its application in AEC
- Demonstrate knowledge in fabrication technologies of buildings and components
- Demonstrate knowledge in building tracking activities
- Evaluate the trends of automation systems in construction and their impact on AEC sector.
Readings
Osnovna/Basic:
- Thomas Lillesand, Ralph W. Kiefer, Jonathan Chipman, Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, Wiley, 2015
- Thomas Bock and Thomas Linner, Site Automation: Automated/Robotic On-Site Factories, Cambridge University Press, 2015
- Christopher Barnatt, 3D Printing: Second Edition, ExplainingTheFuture.com, 2014
Dodatna/Additional:
- George Vosselman, Hans-Gerd Maas, Airborne and Terrestrial Laser Scanning, CRC Press, 2010
- Carlos Balaguer and Mohamed Abderrahim, Robotics and Automation in Construction, InTech, 2008
- C. Anumba, X. Wang: Mobile and Pervasive Computing in Construction, Wiley, 2012
- Izbrani članki iz / Selected papers from Automation in Construction, Advanced Engineering Informatics, ITCon
Prerequisits
Knowledge from fields of: fundamentals of computer science, digital modeling and building information modeling (BIM).
