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CDPR Studio: A Parametric Design Tool for Simulating Cable-Suspended Parallel Robots

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Computer-Aided Architectural Design. Design Imperatives: The Future is Now (CAAD Futures 2021)

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The research explores the design and fabrication of a cable-driven parallel robot (CDPR) as an innovative and alternative method for in-situ robotic construction. CDPRs consist of a mobile platform attached to a fixed frame by several cables that are controlled through actuating winches. Their increased mobility reveals an immense potential for in-situ design-fabrication solutions emphasizing the importance of local materials and local economies. The paper presents a facet of this research focusing on the development of a novel design tool for the control and simulation of cable-suspended parallel robots in order to facilitate architectural design-fabrication explorations while addressing the complexities associated with parallel robots.

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  1. Bharti School of Engineering, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Ethan McDonald & Marc Arsenault

  2. McEwen School of Architecture, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Steven Beites

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  1. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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  2. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Evangelos Pantazis

  3. Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

    Biayna Bogosian

  4. University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Alicia Nahmad

  5. Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

    Constantinos Miltiadis

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McDonald, E., Beites, S., Arsenault, M. (2022). CDPR Studio: A Parametric Design Tool for Simulating Cable-Suspended Parallel Robots. In: Gerber, D., Pantazis, E., Bogosian, B., Nahmad, A., Miltiadis, C. (eds) Computer-Aided Architectural Design. Design Imperatives: The Future is Now. CAAD Futures 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1465. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1280-1_22

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