From construction machines to remote construction robots: control, interfaces, and usability of the Cranebot
Construction machines, for example cranes, excavators, or bulldozers, are widely diffused systems operating outdoors in harsh and dangerous environments, such as building sites, forests, and mines. Typically, construction machines require the on-site presence of highly skilled users to manage the co...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Robotics and AI |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2024.1504317/full |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1841561207683678208 |
|---|---|
| author | Alessandra Duz Francesca Negrello Alexandr Rucodainii Daniel Lanzoni Daniel Lanzoni Mario Corsanici Angelo Iapichino Andrea Vitali Daniele Regazzoni Valentino Birolini Roberto Signori Rossano Ceresoli Giorgio Grioli Giorgio Grioli Antonio Bicchi Antonio Bicchi Manuel G. Catalano Manuel G. Catalano |
| author_facet | Alessandra Duz Francesca Negrello Alexandr Rucodainii Daniel Lanzoni Daniel Lanzoni Mario Corsanici Angelo Iapichino Andrea Vitali Daniele Regazzoni Valentino Birolini Roberto Signori Rossano Ceresoli Giorgio Grioli Giorgio Grioli Antonio Bicchi Antonio Bicchi Manuel G. Catalano Manuel G. Catalano |
| author_sort | Alessandra Duz |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Construction machines, for example cranes, excavators, or bulldozers, are widely diffused systems operating outdoors in harsh and dangerous environments, such as building sites, forests, and mines. Typically, construction machines require the on-site presence of highly skilled users to manage the complexity of their control and the high power of hydraulic actuation. Construction machines could benefit from recent developments of robot avatar technology that has demonstrated the viability of remotizing human physical activities, leveraging on intuitive interfaces and controls. Similar approaches could also improve the overall usability of construction machines, making them safer and accessible for untrained users. With this in mind, we developed a novel system for the remote control of cranes through intuitive and immersive interfaces. To validate the solution, we evaluated the experience of approximately 80 untrained users that remotely operated a crane during the 33rd Edition of Bauma, the world’s leading fair for construction machines. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-aed1cbbb9d4b4056a2159976a9b9d6bb |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2296-9144 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-01-01 |
| publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Robotics and AI |
| spelling | doaj-art-aed1cbbb9d4b4056a2159976a9b9d6bb2025-01-03T05:10:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Robotics and AI2296-91442025-01-011110.3389/frobt.2024.15043171504317From construction machines to remote construction robots: control, interfaces, and usability of the CranebotAlessandra Duz0Francesca Negrello1Alexandr Rucodainii2Daniel Lanzoni3Daniel Lanzoni4Mario Corsanici5Angelo Iapichino6Andrea Vitali7Daniele Regazzoni8Valentino Birolini9Roberto Signori10Rossano Ceresoli11Giorgio Grioli12Giorgio Grioli13Antonio Bicchi14Antonio Bicchi15Manuel G. Catalano16Manuel G. Catalano17SoftBots, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genova, ItalySoftBots, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genova, ItalyFassi Innovation Center, Nembro, ItalySoftBots, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genova, ItalyDipartimento Di Ingegneria Gestionale, Dell’Informazione E Della Produzione, Università Degli Studi Di Bergamo, Dalmine, ItalySoftBots, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genova, ItalyConsorzio Intellimech, Bergamo, ItalyDipartimento Di Ingegneria Gestionale, Dell’Informazione E Della Produzione, Università Degli Studi Di Bergamo, Dalmine, ItalyDipartimento Di Ingegneria Gestionale, Dell’Informazione E Della Produzione, Università Degli Studi Di Bergamo, Dalmine, ItalyFassi Innovation Center, Nembro, ItalyFassi Innovation Center, Nembro, ItalyFassi Innovation Center, Nembro, ItalySoftBots, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genova, ItalyCentro Di Ricerca E. Piaggio E Dipartimento Di Ingegneria Dell’Informazione, Università Di Pisa, Pisa, ItalySoftBots, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genova, ItalyCentro Di Ricerca E. Piaggio E Dipartimento Di Ingegneria Dell’Informazione, Università Di Pisa, Pisa, ItalySoftBots, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genova, ItalyDipartimento Di Ingegneria Gestionale, Dell’Informazione E Della Produzione, Università Degli Studi Di Bergamo, Dalmine, ItalyConstruction machines, for example cranes, excavators, or bulldozers, are widely diffused systems operating outdoors in harsh and dangerous environments, such as building sites, forests, and mines. Typically, construction machines require the on-site presence of highly skilled users to manage the complexity of their control and the high power of hydraulic actuation. Construction machines could benefit from recent developments of robot avatar technology that has demonstrated the viability of remotizing human physical activities, leveraging on intuitive interfaces and controls. Similar approaches could also improve the overall usability of construction machines, making them safer and accessible for untrained users. With this in mind, we developed a novel system for the remote control of cranes through intuitive and immersive interfaces. To validate the solution, we evaluated the experience of approximately 80 untrained users that remotely operated a crane during the 33rd Edition of Bauma, the world’s leading fair for construction machines.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2024.1504317/fullconstruction roboticsremote controlintuitive interfacesusabilityhydraulic systems |
| spellingShingle | Alessandra Duz Francesca Negrello Alexandr Rucodainii Daniel Lanzoni Daniel Lanzoni Mario Corsanici Angelo Iapichino Andrea Vitali Daniele Regazzoni Valentino Birolini Roberto Signori Rossano Ceresoli Giorgio Grioli Giorgio Grioli Antonio Bicchi Antonio Bicchi Manuel G. Catalano Manuel G. Catalano From construction machines to remote construction robots: control, interfaces, and usability of the Cranebot Frontiers in Robotics and AI construction robotics remote control intuitive interfaces usability hydraulic systems |
| title | From construction machines to remote construction robots: control, interfaces, and usability of the Cranebot |
| title_full | From construction machines to remote construction robots: control, interfaces, and usability of the Cranebot |
| title_fullStr | From construction machines to remote construction robots: control, interfaces, and usability of the Cranebot |
| title_full_unstemmed | From construction machines to remote construction robots: control, interfaces, and usability of the Cranebot |
| title_short | From construction machines to remote construction robots: control, interfaces, and usability of the Cranebot |
| title_sort | from construction machines to remote construction robots control interfaces and usability of the cranebot |
| topic | construction robotics remote control intuitive interfaces usability hydraulic systems |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2024.1504317/full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT alessandraduz fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT francescanegrello fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT alexandrrucodainii fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT daniellanzoni fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT daniellanzoni fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT mariocorsanici fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT angeloiapichino fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT andreavitali fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT danieleregazzoni fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT valentinobirolini fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT robertosignori fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT rossanoceresoli fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT giorgiogrioli fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT giorgiogrioli fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT antoniobicchi fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT antoniobicchi fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT manuelgcatalano fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot AT manuelgcatalano fromconstructionmachinestoremoteconstructionrobotscontrolinterfacesandusabilityofthecranebot |