TY - GEN
T1 - Design of robotically fabricated timber frame structures
AU - Adel, Arash
AU - Thoma, Andreas
AU - Helmreich, Matthias
AU - Gramazio, Fabio
AU - Kohler, Matthias
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This paper presents methods for designing nonstandard timber frame structures, which are enabled by cooperative multi-robotic fabrication at building scale. In comparison to the current use of automated systems in the timber industry for the fabrication of plate-like timber frame components, this research relies on the ability of robotic arms to spatially assemble timber beams into bespoke timber frame modules. This paper investigates the following topics: 1) a suitable constructive system facilitating a just-in-time robotic fabrication process; 2) a set of assembly techniques enabling cooperative multi-robotic spatial assembly of bespoke timber frame modules that rely on a human–machine collaborative scenario; 3) a computational design process that integrates architectural requirements, fabrication constraints, and assembly logic; and 4) implementation of the research in the design and construction of a multi-story building, which validates the developed methods and highlights the architectural implications of this approach.
AB - This paper presents methods for designing nonstandard timber frame structures, which are enabled by cooperative multi-robotic fabrication at building scale. In comparison to the current use of automated systems in the timber industry for the fabrication of plate-like timber frame components, this research relies on the ability of robotic arms to spatially assemble timber beams into bespoke timber frame modules. This paper investigates the following topics: 1) a suitable constructive system facilitating a just-in-time robotic fabrication process; 2) a set of assembly techniques enabling cooperative multi-robotic spatial assembly of bespoke timber frame modules that rely on a human–machine collaborative scenario; 3) a computational design process that integrates architectural requirements, fabrication constraints, and assembly logic; and 4) implementation of the research in the design and construction of a multi-story building, which validates the developed methods and highlights the architectural implications of this approach.
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M3 - Conference contribution
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T3 - Recalibration on Imprecision and Infidelity - Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA 2018
SP - 394
EP - 403
BT - Recalibration on Imprecision and Infidelity - Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA 2018
A2 - Del Signore, Marcella
A2 - Wit, Andrew John
A2 - Anzalone, Phillip
A2 - Anzalone, Phillip
PB - ACADIA
T2 - 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture: Recalibration on Imprecision and Infidelity, ACADIA 2018
Y2 - 18 October 2018 through 20 October 2018
ER -