Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have been
widely used recently to solve various engineering problems in logistics, manufacturing, and …

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics research and implementation emerged in the
architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry to positively impact project …

Efficient planning and scheduling of operations within the offsite construction supply chain is
critical for the successful completion of projects. Despite significant efforts and the …

Road transportation plays a crucial role in society and daily life, as the functioning and
durability of roads can significantly impact a nation's economic development. In the whole …

Heavy industrial construction, particularly when modularization is adopted, requires
thorough heavy-lift studies to manage the extensive use of mobile cranes in congested and …

Crane-lift operations are critical in construction. With the advancement of information and
communications technologies, crane-lift automation (CLA) has been increasingly explored …

Despite the advances of modular construction, the comprehensive understanding of its
technical aspects in buildings is still limited, especially during the implementation process …

Reinforcement learning (RL) has emerged as a promising solution method for crane-lift path
planning. However, designing appropriate reward functions for tower crane (TC) operations …

Cranes are one of the most critical and expensive pieces of construction industry equipment
requiring intense safety considerations. Lifting crews should attempt to develop an effective …

Heavy crane lifting in high-rise modular integrated construction (MiC) is critical but
challenging. The current crane-lift executions are heavily reliant on human judgment. Few …