Method and system for a construction site management and support system with a marking robot

1. A method for an automated construction site management and support system for a preparation of a construction site during a construction rest period, with at least one server storing a general construction database comprising structured datasets of a plurality of object entities of physical construction components, a hierarchical structure of the object entities representing a desired construction result to be established by the physical construction components, and structured datasets of resource entities, a mobile support system being a robotic vehicle adapted for automatic movement and positioning on the construction site, and tagging construction tags consisting of markings and information to the construction site, the method comprising:

automatically, by the at least one server, defining a sequence of work packages for the construction of object entities based on the current state of the construction database;

automatically, by the at least one server, determining at least one auxiliary preparatory task based on the sequence of work packages for the construction of object entities, the at least one auxiliary preparatory task being automatically assigned to the mobile support system; and

the mobile support system:

automatically tagging markings and information to the construction site for supporting the sequence of work packages based on the assigned auxiliary preparatory task by the mobile support system,

taking a control measurement on the construction site for determining progress information for a previously executed work package, the progress information particularly comprising at least one of a quantitative indication on the execution state of a defined work step of the previously executed work package and a qualitative indication on an executed work step, and

automatically providing the progress information to the construction database,

wherein the control measurement is assigned to the mobile support system as part of the auxiliary preparatory task based on the current state of the construction database.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the tags of the mobile support system are based on at least one of:

a 2D mark,

a 3D structure,

an electronically readable tag, and

an optical tag.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile support system is further configured to measure ambient conditions on the construction site, and automatically provide ambient information related to the ambient conditions to the construction database.

4. An automated construction site management and support system for a preparation of a construction site during a construction rest period, the system comprising:

a computation means comprising at least one server means;

a general construction database comprising:

structured datasets of a plurality of object entities of physical construction components,

a hierarchical structure of the object entities representing a desired construction result to be established by the physical construction components, and

structured datasets of resource entities

a mobile support system being a robotic vehicle that is configured for automatic movement and positioning on the construction site, and including a tagging construction means for generating tags consisting of markings and information to the construction site,

wherein the computation means automatically defines a sequence of work packages for the construction of object entities based on the current state of the construction database,

wherein the computation means automatically determines at least one auxiliary preparatory task based on the sequence of work packages for the construction of object entities,

wherein the computation means automatically assigns the at least one auxiliary preparatory task to the mobile support system, and

wherein the computation means causes the mobile support system to automatically tag markings and information to the construction site for supporting the sequence of work packages based on the assigned auxiliary preparatory task.

5. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the mobile support system is adapted for providing tags consisting of one of:

a 2D mark,

a 3D structure, and

an electronically readable tag.

6. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the mobile support system is adapted for measuring ambient conditions on the construction site, and for automatically providing ambient information corresponding to the measured ambient conditions to the construction database.

7. The system according to claim 4 , the system further comprising:

a mobile client device for an executing entity with a variable place of action, and being adapted for establishing a communication link to the server means, and

wherein the executing entity updates the construction database by means of the mobile client device with information about an executed work package for an object entity for establishing a current state of the construction database.

8. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the mobile support system is configured to take a control measurement on the construction site for determining progress information for a previously executed work package, and automatically providing the progress information to the construction database, wherein the control measurement is assigned to the mobile support system as part of the auxiliary preparatory task based on the current state of the construction database.

9. A computer program product for an automated construction site management and support system to be used within a method according to claim 1 , wherein the computer program product is stored on the server means or the client device, the computer program product comprising program code being configured for automatically communicating with the construction database for retrieving the current state of the construction database, which is used for executing a defined algorithm for determining new hierarchical sequences of work packages to be established for a desired construction result and for providing corresponding construction or support information, wherein the information is assigned to the mobile support system.

10. A method for an automated construction site management and support system for determining a current state of a construction site during a construction rest period, with at least one server for storing a general construction database, the database comprising structured datasets of a plurality of object entities of physical construction components, a hierarchical structure of the object entities representing a desired construction result to be established by the physical construction components, and an as-built model for the construction site comprising execution state information for the object entities, a mobile support system being a robotic vehicle that is adapted for automatic movement and positioning on the construction site, and executing controlling tasks on the construction site for determining a current state of an object entity, the mobile support system comprising a sensor for acquiring test data, the method comprising:

storing a sequence of previously executed work packages for the construction of object entities on the construction database;

automatically defining at least one controlling task for at least one of the previously executed work packages based on the current state of the construction database and a defined outcome for the previous work package with the at least one server,

automatically assigning the at least one controlling task to the mobile support system with the at least one server;

automatically executing the assigned controlling task on the construction site for determining a progress information for the previously executed work package by the mobile support system, the progress information comprising at least one of a quantitative indication on the execution state of a defined work step of the work package and a qualitative indication on an executed work step; and

automatically providing the progress information to the construction database to establish an updated current state of the construction database using the mobile support system.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein determining the current state of the previously executed work package for an object entity comprises acquisition of test data, the test data comprising at least one of:

defined images of parts of the construction site representing the object entity,

defined multiple images for stereoscopic image processing of parts of the construction site representing the object entity,

defined range measurement data of parts of the construction site representing the object entity for creating a 3D point cloud of parts of the construction site representing the object entity,

defined range measurement data of parts of the construction site representing the object entity for applying an automatic edge tracking algorithm on parts of the construction site representing the object entity,

measurement data of ambient conditions, and

identification data for auxiliary devices or auxiliary materials.

12. A computer program product for an automated construction site management and support system to be used within the method of claim 10 , wherein the computer program product is stored on the server means or a client device, the computer program product comprising program code being configured for automatically communicating with the construction database for retrieving the current state of the construction database, which is used for executing a defined algorithm for determining a controlling task for a previously executed work package to be established for a desired construction result and for providing corresponding construction or support information, wherein the information is assigned to the mobile support system.

13. An automated construction site management and support system for determining a current state of a construction site during a construction rest period, the system comprising:

a computation means comprising at least one server means;

a general construction database, wherein the database includes:

structured datasets of a plurality of object entities of physical construction components,

a hierarchical structure of the object entities representing a desired construction result to be established by the physical construction components, and

an as-built model for the construction site comprising execution state information for the object entities;

a mobile support system being a robotic vehicle that is adapted for automatic movement and positioning on the construction site and executing controlling tasks on the construction site for determining a current state of an object entity, the mobile support system comprising a sensor means for acquiring test data,

wherein a sequence of previously executed work packages for the construction of object entities are stored on the construction database,

wherein the computation means automatically defines at least one controlling task for at least one of the previously executed work packages, based on the current state of the construction database and a defined outcome for the previous work package,

wherein the computation means automatically assigns the at least one controlling task to the mobile support system,

wherein the computation means causes the mobile support system to automatically execute the assigned controlling task on the construction site for determining a progress information for the previously executed work package, the progress information comprising at least one of a quantitative indication on the execution state of a defined work step of the work package and a qualitative indication on an executed work step, and

wherein the mobile support system is adapted for automatically providing the progress information to the construction database for establishing an updated current state of the construction database.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the mobile support system is adapted for acquiring test data comprising at least one of

defined images of parts of the construction site representing the object entity,

defined multiple images for stereoscopic image processing of parts of the construction site representing the object entity,

defined range measurement data of parts of the construction site representing the object entity for creating a 3D point cloud of parts of the construction site representing the object entity,

defined range measurement data of parts of the construction site representing the object entity for applying an automatic edge tracking algorithm on parts of the construction site representing the object entity,

measurement data of ambient conditions, and

identification data for auxiliary means, particularly devices and material stock.