Objective The objective of ROCCO is to develop a robot assembly system for masonry construction. The robot will be used to assemble prefabricated blocks that are joinable without conventional mortar. The robotic system will be integrated into a complete computer-based construction system including programming and control facilities.Two manipulators will be developed: one with a working height of 3.5 metres for house-building, and the other with a 10-metre working height for industrial construction. Supporting vehicles, sensors, grippers and control systems will be developed within the project. A particular problem which will be tackled is combining automatic and manual telemanipulation of the robot, including switching between the two. Programming and simulation will include: - enhancement to existing wall partitioning software to generate plans describing the position of blocks in the wall - planning the layout of blocks on palettes - assembly sequence planning - robot planning based on CAD data. The control will include sensor integration and on-line compensation as well as a high sophisticated user interface. A pilot demonstration is foreseen at a lime-sand brick manufacturer and at a construction site for industrial buildings. Exploitation of the results will be achieved through several members of the consortium who supply equipment to the construction industry. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP3-ESPRIT 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of information technologies, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator LISSMAC MASCHINENBAU UND DIAMANTWERKZEUG GMBH Address 88410 Bad wurzach Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BAUUNTERNEHMEN GERHARD MAYER Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Vorholzweg 19 88471 Laupheim See on map BERGHOF LABOR UND AUTOMATIONSTECHNIK Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Reutlingen See on map EMPRESA AUXILIAR DE LA INDUSTRIA SA Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Padilla, 46 28006 Madrid See on map INDUSTRIAS ALBAJAR Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Av. dr. artero, 21, 85 22080 Huesca See on map INGENIEURBUERO FÜR SYSTEMPLANUNG, ORGANISATION UND COMPUTEREINSATZ AM BAU Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hauptstraße 8 66740 Saarlouis See on map KALKSANDSTEINWERK DIFFERTEN/SAAR SCHENCKING Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Schaefereistraße 75a 66787 Wadgassen See on map UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE MADRID Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Campus de montegancedo 28660 Madrid See on map UNIVERSITÄT KARLSRUHE Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Am zirkel 2 Karlsruhe See on map WTCM INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue des drapiers, 21 1050 Bruxelles See on map
