TY - CHAP
T1 - Rethinking the Brick
T2 - developing a file to fabrication framework for mortar-free, robotic masonry wall assembly
AU - Agkathidis, Asterios
AU - Song, Yang
AU - Zhao, Jiangyang
N1 - Agkathidis, A., Song, Y., & Zhao, J. (2023). Rethinking the Brick: developing a file to fabrication framework for mortar-free, robotic masonry wall assembly. Computational Design and Digital Manufacturing. Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer,Cham, pp. 107-118. ISBN 978-3-031-21166-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21167-6_5
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This design-led research investigates the development of a file-to-fabrication framework for mortar-free robotic assembly of masonry walls. In particular, we describe, test and evaluate an algorithmic method enabling the robotic assembly of custom-made, complex, interlocking brick structures which don't require the use of mortar or adhesives but their stability relies only on their geometric properties. We evaluate the process by conducting three design experiments. Our findings highlight the proposed framework's advantages and challenges, focusing on the relationship between the geometry of the individual bricks and the overall structure and the tolerances related to the interlocking mechanism.
AB - This design-led research investigates the development of a file-to-fabrication framework for mortar-free robotic assembly of masonry walls. In particular, we describe, test and evaluate an algorithmic method enabling the robotic assembly of custom-made, complex, interlocking brick structures which don't require the use of mortar or adhesives but their stability relies only on their geometric properties. We evaluate the process by conducting three design experiments. Our findings highlight the proposed framework's advantages and challenges, focusing on the relationship between the geometry of the individual bricks and the overall structure and the tolerances related to the interlocking mechanism.
M3 - Chapter
BT - Management and Industrial Engineering
ER -