• DocumentCode
    2618615
  • Title

    Agent-based simulation for collaborative cranes

  • Author

    Zhang, Cheng ; Hammad, Amin

  • Author_Institution
    Concordia Univ., Montreal
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    9-12 Dec. 2007
  • Firstpage
    2051
  • Lastpage
    2056
  • Abstract
    Most of the materials and components for a construction project are lifted by cranes. Much research has been done for path planning, motion control, and online navigation to reduce conflicts and improve efficiency. This paper proposes a new simulation approach based on agents to coordinate crane operations where two cranes are working together. Agents can dynamically control the kinematic action of the two cranes respecting the functional constraints for safely and efficiency of operations. A simulation model is under development using a case study to investigate the feasibility of the proposed approach.
  • Keywords
    cranes; digital simulation; manipulator dynamics; manipulator kinematics; multi-agent systems; path planning; collaborative cranes; construction site; kinematic action control; manipulator; multiagent-based simulation; path planning; Artificial intelligence; Automatic control; Building materials; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Cranes; Modeling; Path planning; Safety; Visualization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference, 2007 Winter
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1306-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1306-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.2007.4419836
  • Filename
    4419836