TY - GEN
T1 - Autonomous robot for pavement construction in challenging environments
AU - Maynard, Christopher
AU - Williams, Robert L.
AU - Bosscher, Paul
AU - Bryson, L. Sebastian
AU - Castro-Lacouture, Daniel
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Conventional concrete paving construction machinery has insufficient automation in design, standardized process, and controls for paving construction in hazardous environments on earth as well as other planets. Although the state-of-the-art paving process includes a high level of automation, the process is still labor intensive which hinders its use due to operation cost and safety in hazardous environments. Researchers at Ohio University are developing an autonomous robot to perform the rebar placement, vibration, screed, and curing tasks associated with a concrete paving process. These single tasks can be automated and integrated into a novel single paving robot called RoboPaver. This single robot is capable of operating in challenging environments on Earth and on other planetary bodies such as the Moon and Mars with minimal assistance. This paper presents the mechanical and controller design of a fully autonomous robot that will be used for concrete pavement construction. It is envisioned that with the aid of an autonomous paving robot, pavement construction can be safely conducted in hazardous environments, for which conventional paving equipment and operations are not suited. Copyrights ASCE 2006.
AB - Conventional concrete paving construction machinery has insufficient automation in design, standardized process, and controls for paving construction in hazardous environments on earth as well as other planets. Although the state-of-the-art paving process includes a high level of automation, the process is still labor intensive which hinders its use due to operation cost and safety in hazardous environments. Researchers at Ohio University are developing an autonomous robot to perform the rebar placement, vibration, screed, and curing tasks associated with a concrete paving process. These single tasks can be automated and integrated into a novel single paving robot called RoboPaver. This single robot is capable of operating in challenging environments on Earth and on other planetary bodies such as the Moon and Mars with minimal assistance. This paper presents the mechanical and controller design of a fully autonomous robot that will be used for concrete pavement construction. It is envisioned that with the aid of an autonomous paving robot, pavement construction can be safely conducted in hazardous environments, for which conventional paving equipment and operations are not suited. Copyrights ASCE 2006.
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U2 - 10.1061/40830(188)92
DO - 10.1061/40830(188)92
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33845693180
SN - 0784408300
SN - 9780784408308
T3 - Earth and Space 2006 - Proceedings of the 10th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments
SP - 92
BT - Earth and Space 2006 - Proceedings of the 10th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments
T2 - Earth and Space 2006 - 10th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments
Y2 - 5 March 2006 through 8 March 2006
ER -