Logistics and layout planning of equipment on a vr-multi-touch-tablet

12th International Conference on Construction Application of Virtual Reality

LOGISTICS AND LAYOUT PLANNING OF EQUIPMENT ON A VR-MULTI-TOUCH-TABLET

CONSTRUCTION

Andreas Ebner, Florian Kammergruber, Tim Horenburg & Willibald Günthner Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany ABSTRACT: Significantly more complex building projects and strong international competition create a significant cost pressure in the industry. To improve the efficiency of planning and implementation of construction work, digital methods from the stationary industry shall be transferred, adjusted and extended to the construction industry. Many construction sites are currently being planned in 2D and by experience. With 2D it is nearly impossible or really difficult to visualize 3D collisions. In order to withstand the pressure of costs, planning only by experience is not enough. The logistics planning on the construction site and in particular the material flow planning is often determined at the start of construction. The very late planning of the logistics leads to mistakes and increased costs. Many unnecessary rearrangements or the search of already supplied materials, are the result. This increases the time needed and leads to higher costs. A integrated logistics planning on the site will be developed in this project through the use of digital methods. Several planners arrange the logistics of the construction site with the various phases using a multi-touch table. The screen visualizes a 2D top view. All necessary items are selected from an object library and placed on the layout with the touch of a finger. Subsequently, there objects are validated by planning algorithms. The objects obtain source-sink and time/date information. This allows to show and evaluate the material flow. Bottlenecks can be made visible. On another screen the construction with all his objects are shown in 3D. This tool will bring everyone who is involved in the logistical planning to one table. With the