Towards autonomous construction equipment - supporting on-site collaboration between automatons and humans
by Martin Frank; Ryan Ruvald; Christian Johansson; Tobias Larsson; Andreas Larsson
International Journal of Product Development (IJPD), Vol. 23, No. 4, 2019

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.

Online publication date: Mon, 02-Mar-2020

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