Safe and Efficient Crane Operation: Mid-Air Alignment of Construction Elements
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Daniel Jackson, Kerry He
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Research topic Modelling and Control
Industry application Construction
In high-rise construction, the current practice in on-site installation of prefabricated exterior wall modules is unsafe, inefficient, and requires considerable manual handling. Control of the modules with a crane alone is difficult as this non-linear system is highly underactuated.
This research asks how to improve the control precision and situational awareness of the crane operator, to improve the speed and safety in this process. Current progress indicates that this can be achieved by development of a system that augments crane control and information feedback to the crane operator.