Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention relates to the field of building construction. More particularly, the present invention relates a method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular masonry robotic device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
The main purpose of the walls in any building structure is to provide a strong support to the different areas of the building as roofs, ceilings and floors. The walls are building envelope as they close or cover all side of an enclosed area of the construction buildings. The walls provide safety, shelter and security to the enclosures and to the people using the enclosure. These walls protect the interior of an enclosure and are capable of withstanding any environmental condition and natural event such as earthquake. It is very important to measure certain parameters while constructing a wall during any house or skyscraper or office construction process because if the walls are weak and unstable, they can lead to accidents thus, putting the life and property of people on high risk.

Chinese patented document number: CN115157234 discloses an operation control method and device of a building robot, a storage medium and a processor. The indoor space of a to-be-operated target building is divided into a plurality of areas, the target building robot has a corresponding target operation range, the target operation range comprises at least one area, and the method comprises the steps that the target building robot obtains a first distance between a current position and each non-operation area in the target operation range, the current position is the current position of the target building robot; the target building robot obtains a second distance between other building robots and each non-working area in the target working range, and the other building robots are robots except the target building robot in the target building room; and the target building robot determines the to-be-operated area according to the first distance and the second distance.

Another Chinese patented document number: CN115018229 discloses a construction area division method and device for a building robot, and the method comprises the steps: superposing the sub-operation areas of a plurality of robots, and obtaining a synthetic operation area; according to the synthetic operation area, channel paths of the multiple robots in the synthetic operation area are determined; segmenting the synthetic operation area into a plurality of actual sub-operation areas; and according to the feature information of each robot, determining the operation priority of each robot in the actual sub-operation area, and determining the walking priority of each robot in the channel path.

Thus, extensive research is going on to develop tools and technologies for automation of construction activities. Despite that many tools and technologies are available, no effective solution for automation of constructions activities is available as the existing state of the art faces lots of issues, i.e. mechanical hinderance or inability in accurate or correct measuring of the areas for the construction procedure, stability of walls under construction and time taken for construction activities are also the issues to consider in automation.

Therefore, there is need of a solution which provides a better method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular masonry robotic device and helps in constructing a strong, durable and stable wall structure which can withstand a sudden force or any tremors thus, providing a safe civil structure.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION:
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular masonry robotic device.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a method through which a strong and a stable wall is constructed using the modular masonry robotic device.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a method which helps in making a strong wall which can withstand tremors of earthquake or any strong wind pressure.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a method which helps in constructing a wall or parametric wall of any shape or length in less time using the automation tools and technologies such as a robotic device thus, resulting in saving time, reduction of material wastage and labour cost.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a method which helps in constructing a wall which does not have hole or space between the two adjacently placed bricks thus, helping in constructing a wall that has improved integrity between the bricks.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, the aspects of the present invention are disclosed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
In accordance with the main embodiment of the present invention, a method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular masonry robotic device is disclosed. The method involves use of a modular masonry robotic device for constructing a strong, durable and stable wall which has improved integrity between the adjacently placed bricks. The method follows simple and easy steps. In a first step: an area as per the construction requirement is selected where a wall will be constructed. In a second step: a portion of the selected area is scanned using a scanning module of the said robotic device. In a third step: the scanned portion is partitioned into three horizontal segments or multiple of three segments depending on the size of the wall to be constructed. The partitioning of the scanned portion is done programmatically through the said robotic device which contains a pre-programmed instruction either as G programming language or M programming language. The instruction is stored in a storage module of the said robotic device. The horizontal segmentation of the wall results into formation of three segments or multiple of three horizontal segments which are referred as segment 1, segment 2, segment 3, and so on. In the fourth step: each of the segments are further partitioned diagonally into multiple number of sub-segments and the results are displayed on the displaying unit. In a fifth step: the partitioning of each of the segment results into formation of a central V-shaped sub-segment and non-V shaped sub-segments at either side of the said central V-shaped subsegment. The said V-shaped sub-segment is formed digitally as a result of the partitioning of the segment into the sub-segments. The partitioned sub-segments are referred as: sub-segment I, sub-segment II and sub-segment III i.e. the left side non-V shaped sub-segment, the right-side non-V shaped sub-segment and the central V-shaped subsegment, respectively. The sub-segmentation is done by the method such that the sub-segment III i.e. the central subsegment is a V-shaped structure. The formed structure is displayed on a displaying screen of the said robotic device. After partitioning the segments into sub-segments, a computer readable instruction is generated by a controller. In the sixth step: the construction of the wall is initiated by placing the brick having mortar mixture attached to its required surfaces. The brick is placed one by one with the help of a gripper of the said modular masonry robotic device.

In a seventh step: the instruction generation is done in such a way that, the bricks are placed in the non-V-shaped sub-segment from either the left corner or from the right corner for the constructing wall towards the central V-shaped sub-segment with the help of the said robotic device. In eighth step: the wall constructing is done in the V-shaped sub-segment. In nineth and the final step: the repetition of step number seventh and eighth are followed in each of the segments until the construction of the wall is completed.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the brick placement follows a particular pattern i.e., the bricks are fist placed in the non-V-shaped sub-segments at both the sides of the V-shaped sub-segment and then in the remaining central space of the V-shaped sub-segment using the said robotic device.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the scanned portioned is partitioned in the pre-determined sub-segments of the constructing wall using the said robotic device, forming an angle of 45º at each side of the said V-shaped central sub-segment i.e. the left and the right side of the V-shaped sub-segment.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, the aspects of the present invention are disclosed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS:
The present invention will be better understood after reading the following detailed description of the presently preferred aspects thereof with reference to the appended drawings, in which features, other aspects and advantages of certain exemplary embodiments of the invention will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 illustrates an image of segmented and sub-segmented wall of the present invention.
Figure 2 illustrates a flowchart diagram of the method of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION:
The following description describes various features and functions of the disclosed modular masonry robotic device and methods with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, similar symbols identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative aspects described herein are not meant to be limiting. It may be readily understood that certain aspects of the disclosed system, method and apparatus can be arranged and combined in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which are contemplated herein.

These and other features and advantages of the present invention may be incorporated into certain embodiments of the invention and will become more fully apparent from the following description and claims or may be learned by the practice of the invention as set forth hereinafter.

Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to the bibliographical meanings, but, are merely used to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the invention. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention are provided for illustration purpose only and not for the purpose of limiting the invention.

It is to be understood that the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

It should be emphasized that the term “comprises/comprising” when used in this specification is taken to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps or components but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, components or groups thereof.

In accordance with the present invention, a method of bricklaying for construction of walls using automation tools and technologies such as a modular masonry robotic device is provided. The method comprising the steps of selecting, an area for constructing a wall as per the construction requirement; scanning, a portion of the selected area by means of a scanning module of the said automation tool; partitioning, a portion of the said scanned portion into three or multiple of three horizontal segments by means of the said automation tool using a pre-programmed instruction; partitioning diagonally, each of the said horizontal segments into three or multiple of three sub-segments using the said automation tool forming, a central V-shaped sub-segment digitally as a result of the partitioning of the segment into the plurality of the sub-segments and displaying it on the display screen of the said automation tool and generating, a computer readable instruction by means of a controller; initiating, the construction of the wall by placing the bricks having the mortar mixture attached to its required surface by means of the said automation tool; placing, the bricks in the non-V-shaped sub-segments from one corner of the constructing wall towards the central V-shaped sub-segment followed by placing the bricks from other corner of the constructing wall towards the central V-shaped sub-segment using the said robotic device, and said one corner and the other corner are left and right-side corners of the said V-shaped sub-segment; and finally placing the bricks at the central subsegment using the said automation tool; and repeating the bricklaying steps for the remaining partitioned sub-segments until the said wall is completed. The one corner and other corner refers to the left corner of the left non-V-shaped sub-segment or the right corner of the right non-V-shaped sub-segment.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the said automation tool is a robotic device comprises of a retrieval module for retrieving one or more set of instruction given by the user by using a user device which may include: a mobile phone, a personal laptop or a computing device. The retrieved instructions are then transmitted to the control module by means of the said transmission module. The control module controls the gripper and proper positioning of the laid brick.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the said robotic device receives one or more set of instructions from the user in the form of G programming language and M programming language. The said set of instruction are retrieved by the said retrieval module. The retrieved instructions are then transmitted to the control module of the said robotic device by the transmitting module. The instructions may include: finding an area for the wall construction, to determine wall length, width and its height. The said control module allows a gripper/holder of the robotic device to lay the bricks along with the mortar mixture on the required surfaces based on the provided set of instructions. Further, an image or video capturing module is mounted on the said robotic device which monitors a brick laid surface or applied mortar mixture and also determines the length and space dimension for constructing the wall.

As per Figure 1 of the present invention, an image of sub-segmented wall is provided. The constructing area is first selected as per the construction requirement. The area is then scanned by the scanning module of the said robotic which will partition the area into three segments which are referred: segment 1, segment 2 and segment 3. These segments are further partitioned diagonally into sub-segments that are referred as sub-segment I, sub-segment II and sub-segment III and the said sub-segment III gives an appearance of a central V-shaped sub-segment. The left sub-segment and the right sub-segment forms an angle of 45º at respective sides of the V-shaped sub-segment. The number of the V-shaped sub-segment depends upon the length of the constructing wall.

Further, the next step involves generation of a computer readable instruction by means of a controller for placement of a brick one by one in a particular pattern i.e., the bricks are placed either from the left to towards the left side end of the V-shaped sub-segment or from the right to towards the right-side end of the V-shaped sub-segment and finally placing the bricks in the space covered by the V- shaped central sub-segment using the said robotic device to construct a strong and durable wall in a time effective manner.
As per Figure 2 of the present invention, a flowchart diagram of a method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular robotic device is provided. In the first step (100), an area is selected where a wall will be constructed as per the construction requirement. In the second step (200), a scanning module of a robotic device scans a portion of the selected area for partitioning. In the third step (300), the scanned portion is partitioned into horizontal segments or multiple of three segments which depends on the size of the wall to be constructed. The said three or multiple of three horizontal segments of the scanned wall are referred as segment 1, segment 2 and segment 3 respectively. The partitioning of the scanned portion is done programmatically through the said robotic device which contains a pre-programmed instruction either as G programming language or M programming language. The instruction is stored in a storage module of the said robotic device. In the fourth step (400), each of the segments are further partitioned digitally into three or multiple number of sub-segments. The subsegments are referred as segment I, sub-segment II and sub-segment III i.e. the left side sub-segment, the right-side sub-segment and the central sub-segment, respectively. The result of partitioning is displayed on the displaying unit of the said robotic device. In the fifth step (500), the sub-segmentation done by the said robotic device results in formation of a V-shaped structure in the sub-segment III i.e. the central portion of the sub-segment. Once the horizontal and diagonal partitioning is done, a computer readable instruction is generated by a controller of the said robotic device. In the sixth step (600), the construction of the wall is initiated by placing the brick having mortar mixture attached to its required surfaces and the placement of the said brick is done with the help of a gripper of the said modular masonry robotic device. In the seventh (700) and eighth step (800), the generation of computer readable instruction by the said controller is done in such a way that the bricks are placed either in the sub-segment I from the left corner of the constructing wall towards the left side of the central V-shaped sub-segment with the help of the gripper of the said robotic device or placed in the sub-segment II from the right corner of the constructing wall towards the right-side of the central V-shaped sub-segment using the said robotic device. The central portion of the sub-segment is then filled with the bricks by means of the said robotic device. In the nineth and the final step (900), the step numbers i.e. seventh (700) and eighth (800) step are repeated for each of the segments until the construction of the wall is completed.
, Claims:We Claim:
1. A method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular robotic device, comprising the steps of:
i. selecting, an area for constructing a wall as per the construction requirement;
ii. scanning, a portion of the selected area by a scanning module of the said robotic device;
iii. partitioning, a portion of the said scanned portion into three or multiple of three horizontal segments by means of the said robotic device using a pre-programmed instruction;
iv. partitioning diagonally, each of the said horizontal segment into three or multiple of three sub-segments using the said modular masonry robotic device;
v. forming, central V-shaped sub-segment and non-V shaped sub-segments at either side of the said central V-shaped subsegment, wherein the V-shaped subsegment is formed digitally as a result of the partitioning of the segment into the sub-segments and displaying it on the display screen of the said robotic device and generating a computer readable instruction by means of a controller;
vi. initiating, the construction of the wall by placing the brick having the mortar mixture attached to its required surface by means of the gripper/holder of the said robotic device;
vii. placing, the bricks in the non-V-shaped sub-segments from one corner of the constructing wall towards the central V-shaped sub-segment followed by placing the bricks from other corner of the constructing wall towards the central V-shaped sub-segment using the said robotic device, wherein said one corner and the other corner are left and right-side corners of the said V-shaped sub-segment; and
viii. placing, the bricks at the central V-shaped sub-segment using the said robotic device;
ix. repeating and following, the steps vii and viii for the remaining partitioned subsegments until the said wall is completed; and
wherein the said sub-segments are partitioned in the pre-determined portion of the constructing wall forming an angle of 45º at each side of the said V-shaped portion i.e., the left and the right side of the V-shaped portion.

2. The method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular robotic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said three or multiple of three horizontal segments of a scanned wall are: segment 1, segment 2 and segment 3.

3. The method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular robotic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the V-shaped portion depends upon the length of the constructing wall.

4. The method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular robotic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said sub-segments are: sub-segment I, sub-segment II and sub-segment III.

5. The method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular robotic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bricks placement using the said robotic device follows a particular pattern i.e. the bricks first placed in the non-V-shaped sub-segments at both the sides of the V-shaped sub-segment and then in the remaining central space of the V-shaped sub-segment using the said robotic device.

6. The method of bricklaying for constructing walls using a modular robotic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said robotic device comprises of a retrieval module for retrieving one or more set of instruction, a scanning module for scanning a particular area for construction, a transmission module for transmitting one or more set of instructions from the said retrieval module to a control module so the said control module controls the said gripper and places the brick accordingly so as to construct the said wall.