Architectural fabrication of tensile structures with flying machines

Abstract

The paper presents a manufacturing process for the erection of tensile structures with flying robots. Analogies are drawn to existing methods of aerial construction and robotic fabrication in architecture. Firstly, we describe a set of aerial building instructions for the vehicles, such as an assembly of a node and the erection of a link. Secondly, we investigate combinations of these instructions as prototypical structural arrangements and identify distinct characteristics for architectural production.