Robotic excavation in construction automation.

Robotic excavation in construction automation.

This article presents some results of the autonomous excavation project conducted at the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR) with a focus on construction automation. The application of robotic technology and computer control is one key to construction industry automation. Excavation automati...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Robotics and automation magazine 9, 1 (2002).
Main Author: Quang Ha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACFR excavation project.
Australian Centre for Field Robotics.
Autonomous excavation project.
Bucket-soil interactions.
Computer control.
Construction automation.
Control strategies.
Electrohydraulic systems.
Estimation strategies.
Excavation planning.
Impedance control.
Position/force control.
Robotic excavation.
Sensing.
Trench digging.
Truck loading.
Variable-structure-based techniques.