| Title |
Development of a Support Tool for the Task Schedule Plan of PHC Pile Head Cutting Robot |
| Authors |
Woo Jin Lee ; Se Jin Park ; Ju Ha Suk ; Jun-Sang Kim ; Young Suk Kim |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.6106/KJCEM.2025.26.4.015 |
| Keywords |
PHC Pile; Head Cutting; Task Schedule Plan; Algorithm; Software |
| Abstract |
The conventional PHC pile head cutting method has several problems with regard to labor safety, productivity, and quality. The PHC pile head cutting robot was created in earlier research to address these problems. The purpose of this study is to develop an algorithm and software that optimize the PHC pile head cutting robot’s deployment timing and task scheduling by taking into account the automated work process as well as the preliminary and post PHC pile head cutting procedures. By simply inputting the pile penetration schedule and the quantity of piles for each facility on the construction site, the development algorithm and software can calculate the head cutting work schedule and deployment timing. Furthermore, through a task allocation procedure, the algorithm and software are made to produce even when more than two facilities need head cutting on the same day. In comparison to conventional task schedule plans, the case study result shows that the developed task schedule plan algorithm is anticipated to plan for the deployment of a single robot on the construction site, minimizing idle time, mobilization & demobilization frequency, and associated costs. In the future, it is expected that the software would eventually allow construction site managers to predict the robot’s deployment schedule in advance, facilitating accurate cost estimation for the head cutting task using robots. |