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Role of Expert Systems in Construction Robotics

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Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC)

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As the construction process and the construction site both increase in complexity, expert systems will increasingly augment or replace conventional algorithmic programs in which all decisions have to be anticipated and pre-programmed. Expert systems are applicable to a wide range of tasks, and many, problems in the construction domain, such as estimating, scheduling, structure diagnosis and site investigation are potential expert system applications. The development of construction robots provides many new applications for expert systems including tasks such as sensor interpretation and equipment diagnosis, operational planning and operational monitoring. 2. Expert Systems Versus Algorithmic Applications In order to put expert systems into proper context, the nature and limitations of conventional computer programs must first be examined. A computer program consists of a recipe of rules that completely specifies the problem solving sequence and actions: 1Prepared for presentation at the Workshop Conference on Robotics in Construction,

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