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contributor authorJunjie Chen
contributor authorWeisheng Lu
contributor authorYipeng Pan
contributor authorYonglin Fu
date accessioned2024-04-27T22:43:32Z
date available2024-04-27T22:43:32Z
date issued2024/07/01
identifier other10.1061-JCCEE5.CPENG-5723.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4297346
description abstractDigital representation of robots as Avatars, called “RoboAvatars,” is a premise for value-added construction applications such as simulation, layout design, and task planning. Existing RoboAvatars are described in data schemas predominantly from the robotics community, which prevents their smooth applications in the built environment. To fully unleash the power of robotics, this research aims to develop a Building RoboAvatar by adopting the industry foundation classes (IFC) as the de facto standard in the building industry. First, the Building RoboAvatar is defined from a built environment perspective, and then substantiated with IFC. A translator called RoboIFCTrans is developed to facilitate the exploitation of the numerous readily available RoboAvatars represented by the Unified Robot Description Format. Experiments demonstrated the effectiveness of Building RoboAvatar in representing robot information needed for the built environment, which encompasses the “whole-part” robot structure and properties in terms of productivity, capability, etc. The RoboIFCTrans can accurately generate IFC representations of diverse robots (TurtleBot, UR-5, Diablo) within 41.9 s. Practical implications of the IFC-based Building RoboAvatars were illustrated by two use cases. The research contributes to building a “Tower of Babel” between the construction and robotics communities. The source code is made publicly open, in the hope of encouraging future research to explore more exciting opportunities (e.g., robot-oriented design, digital twin) enabled by the Building RoboAvatar.
publisherASCE
titleBuilding “RoboAvatar”: Industry Foundation Classes–Based Digital Representation of Robots in the Built Environment
typeJournal Article
journal volume38
journal issue4
journal titleJournal of Computing in Civil Engineering
identifier doi10.1061/JCCEE5.CPENG-5723
journal fristpage04024013-1
journal lastpage04024013-17
page17
treeJournal of Computing in Civil Engineering:;2024:;Volume ( 038 ):;issue: 004
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