Towards autonomous construction equipment - supporting on-site collaboration between automatons and humans. (24th February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Frank, Martin; Ruvald, Ryan; Johansson, Christian; Larsson, Tobias; Larsson, Andreas
• Is Part Of: International journal of product development. Volume 23:Number 4(2019)
• Page Start: 292
• Page End: 308
• Publication Date: 2020-02-24
• Subjects: human-robot collaboration -- autonomous machines -- construction sites -- user experience -- design thinking -- human-robot trust -- human-robot teamwork; New products -- Periodicals; Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Research, Industrial -- Periodicals; 658.57505
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-9056

Abstract

To support the application of automated machines and collaborative robots in unstructured environments like in the mining, agriculture and construction sector the needs of the human co-worker should be investigated to ensure a safe and productive collaboration. The empirical study presented includes the prototyping of a solution for human-machine communication, which has been supported by a design thinking approach. An understanding of the human needs had been created through jobsite observations and semi-structured interviews with human workforces working in close proximity to heavy mobile equipment. The results show that trust and communication have a big impact on the jobsite collaboration.