Lytle, A.
and Saidi, K.
(2017),
NIST Research in Autonomous Construction, Autonomous Robots
(Accessed October 12, 2025)
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
NIST Research in Autonomous Construction
Published
Author(s)
,
Abstract
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Construction Metrology and Automation Group is conducting ongoing research to provide standards, methodologies, and performance metrics that will assist the development of advanced systems to automate construction tasks. Initial research in this project, entitled Performance of Innovative Technologies for Automated Construction, has focused on autonomous large-scale pick-and-place operations using the assembly of structural steel as a test operation. An Automated Construction Testbed (ACT) is under development to research advanced concepts in crane automation, site metrology, laser-based 3D imaging, construction object identification and tracking, sensor-based data exchange, site status visualization, and design data integration for autonomous system planning. This paper provides an overview of this research effort.Citation
Autonomous Robots
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
3D imaging, construction automation, indoor GPS, parallel kinematic machine, robotic crane, site measurement system
Citation
Issues
If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact [email protected].
Created February 19, 2017