BIM-Integrated Generation of Safety-Aware, Georeferenced Occupancy Grid Maps for Autonomous Masonry Robots

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Beitragende

Abstract

Bricklaying faces significant labor shortages, for which Mobile Construction Robots (MCRs) offer a promising solution. However, the absence of many building elements and hazards in brickwork environments, such as floor and exterior wall openings, which may be undetectable to robot sensors, poses safety challenges to the navigation system. This paper presents an automated workflow to integrate IFC-based Building Information Modeling (BIM) information into the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2) navigation stack (Nav2) by generating compatible 2D Occupancy Grid Maps (OGMs) and safety-zone masks. To do so, navigation-relevant geometric, semantic, and georeferencing information is extracted from the IFC model and stored in dedicated data structures. Then, detectable and undetectable obstacles are classified based on the robot's mechanical structure and sensor configuration, including the traversability threshold and the 2D LiDAR scan plane height. This results in the generation of (1) a static main map containing detectable obstacles and (2) a keep-out mask encoding undetectable hazards, both of which are rasterized automatically and integrated into Nav2, where keep-out regions are enforced as costmap filters for global path planning and local path tracking. Simulation results demonstrate that this approach enhances operational safety in brickwork construction environments by increasing the safety success rate and eliminating intrusions into the safety zones.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelProceedings of the 43rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2026
Redakteure/-innenQian Chen, Gaang Lee, Ci-Jyun Liang, Jiansong Zhang, Vineet R. Kamat
Seiten602-609
Seitenumfang8
ISBN (elektronisch)978-0-6458322-3-5
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 25 Juni 2026
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheThe International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction

Konferenz

Titel43rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction
UntertitelConstructing the Future: Sustainable, Smart, and Lean
KurztitelISARC 2026
Veranstaltungsnummer43
Beschreibungco-located with the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group of Lean Construction (IGLC34)
Dauer22 - 26 Juni 2026
Webseite
BekanntheitsgradInternationale Veranstaltung
OrtNational University of Singapore
StadtSingapore
LandSingapur

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-9168-0835/work/219973641
ORCID /0000-0001-9650-3849/work/219975485
ORCID /0000-0002-7922-3041/work/219975908
ORCID /0009-0008-0505-7686/work/219977266
Scopus 105046012800

Schlagworte

Forschungsprofillinien der TU Dresden

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

Schlagwörter

  • Occupancy Grid Map, Safety Zone, Mobile Construction Robot, Navigation, BIM, IFC

Bibliotheksschlagworte