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Author
Evans, J. M.
Title
Measurement Technology for Automation in Construction and Large Scale Assembly. Proceedings of a Workshop.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Sponsor
Transitions Research Corp., Hartford, CT
Report
NBSIR 85-3310
August 1985
67 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
metrology; automation; construction; robots; assembling; technology; numerical control
Abstract
The workshop, sponsored by the National Bureau of Standards and Transitions Research Corporation, concluded that: New technology achievable in the near term would have a major benefit in the construction and large scale assembly industries. The key to this benefit is the application of computers to data management and process control both off-site for design and planning and on-site for inventory management, production control and creation of an as-built data base. The achievement of this new technology requires research carried out on the integration of systems for measurement and automated control of on-site construction and assembly tasks.