Numerical methods to simulate and visualize detailed crane activities

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-185

  Kang, Shih Chung ^a   Miranda, Eduardo ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRANES; DYNAMIC MODELS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; KINEMATICS; MACHINERY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CRANE COMPONENTS; CRITICAL EQUIPMENTS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; KINEMATICS MODELS; PROGRAM SUPPORTS; PROJECT CONTROLS; REAL PROJECTS; REAL-TIME VISUALIZATIONS; SUB-MODELS; SUSPENDED SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTIONS;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; VISUALIZATION;

GRUIDAE;

EID: 60749112116     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2008.00579.x     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Ali, M. S., Babu, N. R. & Varghese, K. (2005), Collision free path planning of cooperative crane manipulators using genetic algorithm, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 19(2), 182-93.
2. Amatucci, E., Bostelman, R., Dagalakis, N. & Tsai, T. (1997), Summary of modeling and simulation for NIST RoboCrane applications, in Proceedings of the 1997 Deneb International Simulation Conference and Technology Showcase, Detroit, MI, September 29-October 3.
3. Bennett, C. & Ditlinger, S. (1994), Bechtel Automated Lift Planning System, in Proceedings of Robotics for Challenging Environments, 401-9.
4. Bernold, L. E., Lorenc, S. J. & Luces, E. (1997), On-line assistance for crane operators, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 11(4), 248-59.
5. Champlain, M. & Patrick, G. B. (2005), C# 2.0: Practical Guide for Programmers, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc, San Francisco, CA.
6. Cheng, M. Y. & Chen, J. C. (2002), Integrating barcode and GIS for monitoring construction progress, Automation in Construction, 11, 23-33.
7. Chi, H. L. (2007), "Physics-Based Simulation of Detailed Erection Activities of Construction Cranes", Master Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
8. Choi, C. W. & Harris, F. C. (1991), A model for determining optimum crane position, in Proceedings of Institution in Civil Engineers, Part 1, 627-34, Birmingham, U.K.
9. Chopra, K. A. (2000), Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA.
10. Craig, J. (1989), Introduction to Robotics Mechanics and Control, 2nd edn., Addison-Wesley, Boston.
11. Denavit, J. & Hartenberg, R. S. (1955), A kinematic notation for lower-pair mechanism based on matrices, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 215-21.
12. Furusaka, S. & Gray, C. (1984), A model for the selection of the optimum crane for construction sites, Construction Management and Economics, 2, 157-76.
13. Gray, C. & Little, J. (1985), A systematic approach to the selection of an appropriate crane for a construction site, Construction Management and Economics, 3, 121-44.
14. Hanna, A. S. & Lotfallah, W. B. (1999), A fuzzy logic approach to the selection of cranes, Automation in Construction, 8(5), 597-608.
15. Hearn, D. & Baker, M. P. (2003), Computer Graphics with OpenGL, 3rd edn., Prentice Hall, NJ.
16. Heesom, D. & Mahdjoubi, L. (2004), Trends of 4D CAD applications for construction planning, Construction Management and Economics, 22(2), 171-82.
17. Hubbell, J. & Boardman, T. (1999), Inside 3D Studio MAX 3 Modeling, Materials, and Rendering, New Riders Press.
18. Kamat, V. R. & Martinez, J. C. (2005), Dynamic 3D visualization of articulated construction equipment, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 19(4), 356-68.
19. Kang, S. C. & Miranda, E. (2006), Planning and visualization for automated robotic crane erection processes in construction, Automation in Construction, 15(4), 398-414.
20. Kang, S. C. & Miranda, E. (2008), Computational methods for coordinating multiple cranes, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 22(4), 252-63.
21. Lee, U. K., Kang, K. C., Kim, G. H. & Cho, H. H. (2006), Improving tower crane productivity using wireless technology, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 21(8), 594-604.
22. Leung, W. T. & Tam, C. M. (1999), Models for assessing hoisting times of tower cranes, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(6), 385-91.
23. Lin, K. & Haas, C. (1996), Multiple heavy lifts optimization, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(4), 354-62.
24. Lipman, R. R. & Reed, K. A. (2000), Using VRML in Construction Industry Applications, in Proceedings of Web3D: VRML 2000 Symposium, Monterey, CA, February 21-24, 1-7.
25. Liu, L. Y. (1995), Construction crane operation simulation, in Proceedings of second Congress in Computing in Civil Engineering, 2, Atlanta, June 5-8, 1420-6.
26. Navon, R. & Goldschmidt, E. (2003), Monitoring labor inputs: automated-data-collection model and enabling technologies, Automation in Construction, 12(2), 185-199.
27. Newmark, N. M. (1959), A Method of computation for structural dynamics, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics Division, 85, 67-94.
28. Nunnally, S. W. (2000), Managing Construction Equipment, Prentice Hall, NJ.
29. O'Connor, J. T., Dharwadkar, P. V., Varghese, K. & Gatton, T. M. (1994), Graphical visualization for planning heavy lifts, in Proceedings of theFirst Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Washington DC, June.
30. Peyret, F., Jurasz, J., Carrel, A., Zekri, E. & Gorham, B. (2000), The computer integrated road construction project, Automation in Construction, 9(5-6), 447-61.
31. Platt, S. D. (2003), Introducing Microsoft. Net, 3rd edn., Microsoft Press, Redmond, Washington.
32. Reddy, R. & Varghese, K. (2002), Automated path planning for mobile crane lifts, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 17(6), 439-48.
33. Sacks, R., Navon, R., Brodetskaia, I. & Shapira, A. (2005), Feasibility of automated monitoring of lifting equipment in support of project control, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(5), 604-14.
34. Shreiner, D., Woo, M., Davis, T. & Neider, J. (2003), OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 1.4, 4th edn., Addison-Wesley Professional, Boston.
35. Simlog. (2005). Personal Tower Crane Simulator, available at: http://www.simlog.com/personal-tower-crane.html, accessed May 2, 2005.
36. Sivakumar, P. L., Varghese, K. & Babu, N. R. (2003), Automated path planning of cooperative crane lifts using heuristic search, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 17(3), 197-207.
37. Stone, W., Reed, K., Chang, P., Pfeffer, L. & Jacoff, A. (1999), NIST research toward construction site integration and automation, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 50-7.
38. Tam, C. M., Leung, A. W. T. & Liu, D. K. (2002), Nonlinear models for predicting hoisting times of tower cranes, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 16(1), 76-81.
39. Tam, C. M., Tong, K. L. & Chan, K. W. (2001), Genetic algorithm for optimizing supply location around tower crane, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(4), 315-21.
40. Tantisevi, K. & Alinci, B. (2006), Automated planning and visualization of mobile crane operation based on building and schedule information, in Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, ICCCBE 2006, June 14-16, Montreal, Canada.
41. Zhang, P., Tam, C. M. & Shi, J. (2003), Application of fuzzy logic to simulation for construction operations, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 17(1), 38-45.
42. Zhang, P., Harris, F. C., Olomolaiye, P. O. & Holt, G. D. (1999), Location optimization for a group of tower cranes, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(2), 115-22.