Emulation for Control System Analysis in Automated Construction

Abstract
Advances in Computer‐Integrated Construction (CIC) and automation are heavily dependent on the development on communication links to integrate design with engineering and construction. Efforts are presently under way to standardize the communication protocol. In order to take full advantage of CIC, the shared data and information should also be used at the construction site to plan and control actual operations. Computer‐based systems have been developed and tested for automated control in many industries. For the application of computerized control in construction, detailed analysis of different control structures is required. This paper presents one aspect of control systems, namely hierarchical decomposition through commands and feedback and decision‐making in a rule‐based environment. Automated truss manufacturing has been used to demonstrate the use of a microcomputer‐based system developed to analyze control systems.

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