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Wall painting is a repetitive, exhausting and hazardous process which makes it an ideal case for automation. Painting had been automated in automotive industry but not yet for the construction industry. There is a strong need for a mobile robot that can move to paint interior walls of residential buildings. In this paper, the conceptual design of a...
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Wall painting is a repetitive, stressful, and hazardous process that makes it an ideal automation case. In the automotive industry, painting had been automated but not yet for the construction industry. However, there is a strong need for a mobile robot that can move to paint residential interior walls. In this study, we aim to design and implement...
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Wall painting is a repetitive, exhausting and hazardous process which makes it an ideal case for automation. Painting had been automated in automotive industry but not yet for the construction industry. There is a strong need for a mobile robot that can move to paint interior walls of residential buildings. In this paper, the conceptual design of a...
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... Our paper establishes the basis for autonomous coating as a substitute for hand painting by roller-equipped robots. Rather than constructing a new platform exclusively devoted to coating tasks in a specified environment, 7,[19][20][21][22] we use a multifunctional collaborative robot-Sawyer (Rethink Robotics)-to coat flat walls with different control methods; thereafter we examine the coating quality and explore the feasibility of replacing hand painting with robots. 15,[20][21][22] Empowering a universally useful hardware to coat objects, instead of creating specialized equipment that takes up extra space, is particularly significant for domestic robots. ...
... Rather than constructing a new platform exclusively devoted to coating tasks in a specified environment, 7,[19][20][21][22] we use a multifunctional collaborative robot-Sawyer (Rethink Robotics)-to coat flat walls with different control methods; thereafter we examine the coating quality and explore the feasibility of replacing hand painting with robots. 15,[20][21][22] Empowering a universally useful hardware to coat objects, instead of creating specialized equipment that takes up extra space, is particularly significant for domestic robots. While PictoBot, a state-of-the-art robot for painting interior walls, aims to practically spray a relatively large indoor space, our robot targets coating surfaces with rollers as evenly and long-lasting (not easily peeling) as humans. ...
Robotically assisted painting is widely used for spray and dip applications. However, use of robots for coating substrates using a roller applicator has not been systematically investigated. We showed for the first time, a generic robot arm-supported approach to painting engineering substrates using a roller with a constant force at an accurate joint step, while retaining compliance and thus safety. We optimized the robot design such that it is able to coat the substrate using a roller with a performance equivalent to that of a human applicator. To achieve this, we optimized the force, frequency of adjustment, and position control parameters of robotic design. A framework for autonomous coating is available at https://github.com/duyayun/Vision-and-force-control-automonous-painting-with-rollers ; users are only required to provide the boundary coordinates of surfaces to be coated. We found that robotically- and human-painted panels showed similar trends in dry film thickness, coating hardness, flexibility, impact resistance, and microscopic properties. Color profile analysis of the coated panels showed non-significant difference in color scheme and is acceptable for architectural paints. Overall, this work shows the potential of robot-assisted coating strategy using roller applicator. This could be a viable option for hazardous area coating, high-altitude architectural paints, germs sanitization, and accelerated household applications.
... The robot is an interdisciplinary technology to build robots that imitate and replace human beings, including mechanical engineering, electronic and electrical engineering, artificial intelligence, and computer vision [4]. The automatic wall painting robot has become a necessity in the past decade [5,6] due to the increase in the height of the buildings and more and more skyscrapers [7]. Much research and money are invested in finding a solution to this problem [8][9][10]. ...
Wall painting is a repetitive, stressful, and hazardous process that makes it an ideal automation case. In the automotive industry, painting had been automated but not yet for the construction industry. However, there is a strong need for a mobile robot that can move to paint residential interior walls. In this study, we aim to design and implement an automatic painting mobile robot. The conceptual design of the proposed wall painting robot consisting paint mechanism with a spray gun and ultrasonic sensor. The spray gun is attached to a pulley mechanism that has linear motion. The ultrasonic sensor is used to detect the spray gun when it reached a certain limit. The DC motor rotates clockwise and counterclockwise based on the ultrasonic sensor condition made. The experimental results indicate that the robot was able to paint the walls smoothly vertically, and horizontally. The spraying gun structure's speed is at a tolerable speed of 0.07 m/s, which could be increased, but to provide high-quality painting without any gaps, the current speed was selected as the most suitable, without any harm to the working process.
... We also provided an illustrative example to show our required results (Feng et al., 2017). Abdellatif (2012) in his research describes the design, construction and working of an Automatic wall painting robotic machine. This visionary and remarkable design of a robot which is movable to be used for painting interior walls of residential building or offices has been described. ...
... The robot has advance option that helps the roller to scan vertically as well as horizontally to the painted walls. The robot has advance technology that can adjust itself in front of the wall (Abdellatif, 2012 Naticchia et al. (2007) in his research, shows that mechanical painting can be not only be done to upgrade production and allows quality checking. The robotic arm application with high precision and accuracy is required. ...
... These robots can be guided to the painting area using a navigation system such as those discussed above. Subsequently, the robots controlled by logical programming can start spraying [137,138] or rolling the paint brush [139,140]. Since the installation of glass curtains and windows in high-rise buildings is also challenging work, a glazing robot (an integration of robot arm and navigating robot) has been designed with vacuum suction pads that can lift a 1400 kg glass panel steadily [141]. Recently, a humanoid robot with wide-range joints and high power has been developed, and it was initially used to install gypsum boards on a wood frame [142]. ...
Building construction has developed from the use of primitive tools to that of machinery, with a tendency toward automation. Automation of processes and robotics can improve efficiency, accuracy and safety in construction. On the other hand, structural prefabrication for construction is increasingly being adopted worldwide to enhance productivity and to alleviate the environmental impact of conventional construction processes. The combination and application of automation and prefabrication technologies may therefore introduce new developments to the construction industry. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the use of automation technology for structural prefabrication and construction, including recent developments, challenges and future trends. Five stages following the sequence of construction are proposed: design, construction management, robotic manufacturing, autonomous transportation and automatic structural assembly. The paper concludes that the widespread use of automation technology is preferable to structural prefabrication for construction, and that the design for robotic construction introduced through connection innovations may be beneficial as a means of avoiding complex operations and thus improving the efficiency of robotic assembly processes.
... The robot is an interdisciplinary technology to build robots that imitate and replace human beings, including mechanical engineering, electronic and electrical engineering, artificial intelligence, and computer vision [4]. The automatic wall painting robot has become a necessity in the past decade [5,6] due to the increase in the height of the buildings and more and more skyscrapers [7]. Much research and money are invested in finding a solution to this problem [8][9][10]. ...
Library management system aims to automate the library processes throughout a collection of actions as book loan, catalogue, indexing, and recording. This paper goes one-step further in the automation of library systems by using the IoT and robot for more precise and reliable automation. In this proposed work, Pick and place robot has been integrated with GSM technology, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) equipment, and sensory technology to enhance the robot functionality. The augmented robot, in this work, is used to automate the process of picking the library books and sending them to the borrower table. The user can control the robot movement inside library remotely using SMS commands. In this paper, redesigning the library ground was implemented to let the robot moves freely between the shelves. The experimental results showed the ability of robot to collect books with different thickness and weights from different shelf levels at different distances with accuracy up to 97.33%.
... There are some other reasons for the insufficient labor which may be because of the improvement the education level which cause the people to think that these types of work is not as prestigious as the other jobs. [1] Typical applications of automation include welding, painting, ironing, assembly, pick and place, packaging and palletizing, product inspection, and testing. These processes are all accomplished with high endurance, speed, and precision. ...
Wall painting is a humdrum, debilitating and perilous process which compels it an standard work for automation. Painting had been automated in automotive industry. But in construction industry, the impact of automatic painting is not in a significant rate. It is strongly recommended for a mobile robot that can move to paint interior walls of residential building. Though there is great advancement in robotics, but interior wall painting has shared little in research activities. This paper illustrates the design, development and implementation of automatic wall painting model robot. When construction workers and robots are properly integrated in building tasks, the whole construction process can be better managed and savings in human labor. This also reduces time consumption. The robot is 1.5 feet in length, 1 feet in width and 1.5 feet in height. It can spray upward continuing up to 800 mili second(6 inch) and goes downward maintaining same time duration. It can also move its whole structure after a given pulse of 3 mili second powered by a DC motor. It can paint three hours with a 12 V battery at a stretch.
Robotic technologies have shown their potential to improve efficiency, precision, and safety for construction tasks. In this paper, the concept of design for robotic construction (DfRC) is introduced, and robotic collaborative systems are developed for the construction of load‐carrying structures. An automated structural assembly was achieved and demonstrated through robotics with a preference for reciprocal frame (RF) structures. Key innovations include the use of magnetic temporary connections to minimize offsets of mobile robots and linear actuators as temporary supports during construction. Furthermore, specific procedures are formulated to navigate the robots and to target and install the components using a fiducial marker system and simultaneous localization and mapping packages, with consideration of structural deformation during construction due to self‐weight. The successful assembly of a 4.5‐m span RF structure demonstrates the potential of DfRC and the proposed robotic collaborative system in the automated construction of load‐carrying structures.
In this paper, a novel method of wall painting robot is introduced. The aim of this robot is to facilitate wall painting, which is a time-consuming and cumbersome activity. The robot comprises of a set of heavy load capacity wheels moving along a railing and a pulley mechanism. The design involves using a spray gun painting mechanism that moves vertically with the help of a lead screw from a platform mounted on a horizontal railing. Painting is achieved by the horizontal movement of the platform coordinated with the vertical movement of the lead screw attached with the spray gun, thus covering the plane of the wall in a zigzag manner. The robot also employs IR sensing to differentiate between the surface of the wall and other furniture to preclude painting undesirable areas.
The monotonous, demanding, and potentially dangerous nature of wall painting makes it a prime candidate for automation. Car manufacturing industries have already implemented robot painting, but not the construction sector. A mobile robot with the ability to paint is desperately needed to paint the interior walls of houses. In this paper, the Line Following method is used to create an autonomous mobile robot with two distinct features: line-following and spray painting. It also shows the interaction with lines and walls by the robot. The plan is to minimize the need for humans to manually paint high-rise buildings. The robot is equipped with infrared (IR) sensors that help the robot to detect the path. The spray nozzle is moved by a servo motor as the wall is painted. The Arduino Uno board serves as the robot’s primary controller and powers the entire project. Finally, the robot’s performance is evaluated to ensure that it follows the line correctly and smoothly without drifting off path. Experiments are conducted on the design to find the optimum design, control, and programming for the robots’ best performance. Based on the outcomes, the robot was successful in completing the tasks assigned to it.
KeywordsAutonomous RobotSpray paintingLine followingInteraction with lineInteraction with wallSpray nozzle
