Topic: Application of Robotics in Construction and Disaster Relief
Report Expert: Dr. Yong Kwon Cho, Professor at Georgia Tech
Time: June 29th (Tuesday) 8:30 -- 10:00 AM Beijing Time
Report Summaries:
In this seminar, Dr. Yong Kwon Cho will present the potential advantages and challenges of robot and 3D sensing technology in harsh environments such as construction and disaster relief. Robotics is crucial for creating spatial maps in harsh environments, and it can optimize construction progress monitoring and assist in disaster relief. Real-time processing of perceived visual and geometric data by autonomous robots will facilitate rapid decision-making in navigation and data collection planning. Robots can also be controlled remotely to perform assigned tasks such as digging and repairing at building and disaster sites. However, in the absence of clear perception and understanding of a robot's position and its surrounding environment, it is difficult for operators to achieve efficient and accurate command of the robot to perform operational tasks remotely. Therefore, Dr. Yong Kwon Cho proposed a real-time sensing model for 3D working environment, which can improve the environmental awareness and situational awareness of robots, and help to improve the effectiveness of remote control of robots. By means of laser scanning, automatic object recognition, attitude estimation and 3D visualization, the model can provide real-time feedback on the progress of remote-control tasks for operators. In the aspect of remote control, the traditional excavator control system is reformed in this study, which will be helpful to the development of unmanned excavator robot.
Brief Introduction of the Report Expert:
Dr. Yong Kwon Cho is a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the Robotics and Intelligent Construction Automation Laboratory (RICAL) at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research and teaching focuses on construction robotics and field job automation. Dr. Cho attempts to explain the guiding role of science technology and engineering technology in robot field operation innovatively, and provides a new paradigm for the development of the current research field. He mainly focuses on mechanization and automation in critical research areas such as disaster relief, construction, infrastructure maintenance, worker safety and productivity improvement. Dr. Cho currently serves as a member of the ASCE Computing Division EXCOM and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), as well as an academic advisor to the Technical Committee of the Construction Institute (CII).
Fig.1 Dr. Yong Kwon Cho
