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Pavelink بنیاتنێری زیرەکی ڕێگا by Yan Zhang and Jialu Hou

Pavelink بنیاتنێری زیرەکی ڕێگا by Yan Zhang and Jialu Hou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn in Dîzayna Pêşerojî Competition Category.


HesinPêşerojî· 2025

Pavelink بنیاتنێری زیرەکی ڕێگا

by Yan Zhang and Jialu Hou

Client: Shandong University of Art & Design

Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn Winner in Pêşerojî Category

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The Design

About Pavelink بنیاتنێری زیرەکی ڕێگا

پەیڤلینک ماشینێکی زیرەک و مۆدیولارییە بۆ بنیاتنانی ڕێگا کە دیزاین کراوە بۆ بەرزکردنەوەی کارایی، سەلامەتی و دەستڕاگەیشتن لە پەرەپێدانی ژێرخان. تایبەتمەندی سیستەمێکی شێوەی بارهەڵگرە کە چوار مۆدیولی جیابوونەوە ڕادەکێشێت کە دەگۆڕێن بۆ کۆمپاکتەر، لۆدەر، بولدۆزەر و هەڵکۆڵەری خۆکارگێڕ. درۆنێکی بەهێزکراو بە زیرەکیی دەستکرد شیکردنەوەی کاتی ڕاستەوخۆی زەوی پێشکەش دەکات و ستراتیژەکانی ڕێگاسازی باشتر دەکات. بە یەکخستنی ئۆتۆماسیۆن، گونجاوی مۆدیولاری و هاوکاری زیرەک، پەیڤلینک نەک هەر خێراتر دەکاتەوە بنیاتنانی ڕێگا بەڵکو یارمەتیدەر دەبێت لە کەمکردنەوەی جیاوازییەکانی ژێرخان و دەستڕاگەیشتنتر کردنی ڕێگا سەلامەت و متمانەپێکراوەکان

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn

Pavelink بنیاتنێری زیرەکی ڕێگا xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn e, nasîneke bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên baş re tê dayîn, yên ku pêdiviyên pîşeyî û pîşesaziyê yên ku ji afirandinên baş hatine sêwirandin têne hêvîkirin tînin cih. Xelatgirên Hesinînê jêhatîbûna mezin, pisporiya bilind, têgihiştina pisporî û kapasîteya afirîner a afirînerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Pavelink بنیاتنێری زیرەکی ڕێگا afirandineke pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal, pratîkî û nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Hesinînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên pîşesaziyê yekgirtî dike û xwedî taybetmendiyên teknîkî yên jêhatî ye ku bi zanîn û jêhatîbûnê ve girêdayî ne. Pavelink بنیاتنێری زیرەکی ڕێگا ji ber baldariya xwe tê rêzgirtin û hatiye sêwirandin da ku kalîteya jiyanê baştir bike û alîkariya çêtirkirina dinyayê bike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
PaveLink is a next-generation intelligent road builder, designed to enhance efficiency and safety in disaster relief and infrastructure projects. Unlike traditional road machinery, it features a modular architecture, allowing its components to detach and function autonomously for excavation, loading, bulldozing, and compacting. The truck head serves as the central control hub, managing all modules and processing real-time aerial drone data for optimized decision-making. This AI-enhanced system redefines the future of road construction.
Dimensions & Packaging
17000mm x 4210mm x 3890mm
Tags
Autonomous Road Construction, Modular Heavy Machinery, AI-driven Paving System, Smart Road Builder, IoT in Construction, Disaster Relief Equipment, Smart Construction Technology, Unmanned Machinery, Collaborative Fleet
Production Technology
The design follows a human-centered approach, addressing inequalities in infrastructure development while enhancing safety in road construction. A modular design strategy improves efficiency and functionality, integrating cutting-edge technologies such as IoT, autonomous driving, and AI-assisted automation to minimize labor dependency. Powered by electricity, PaveLink utilizes drone inspections and backend data analysis for multi-module collaboration. It is not just an improvement of existing machinery but a new category of heavy machines.
Design Challenge
PaveLink is not a traditional construction vehicle but a new category of heavy machinery, making it a pioneering design with no direct reference models. The challenge was to integrate multiple functions while ensuring practicality and efficiency. Setting high design standards required continuous validation. Through multiple iterations, expert consultations, and prototype testing with industry partners, we developed a modular and intelligent collaborative system to meet real-world construction demands.
Research
This research is a collaborative project between academia and industry, exploring how emerging technologies can be integrated into large-scale machinery to solve real-world challenges in infrastructure development and unequal access to construction resources. The study combined academic creativity with industrial expertise, where universities contributed design innovation, and companies provided technical support and operator insights through interviews and feedback. This collaboration ensured PaveLink’s feasibility, advancing smart construction solutions that promote efficiency, safety, and inclusivity in future infrastructure development.
Inspiration
Road construction is the backbone of local development, yet many underdeveloped regions, disaster-affected areas, and rugged terrains face immense challenges in building and maintaining roads. High construction complexity and safety risks remain persistent issues. Inspired by emerging technologies, PaveLink integrates AI-driven automation and IoT connectivity to address disparities in infrastructure development, making road construction smarter, faster, and more resilient.
Project Duration
The project was launched in Shandong in February 2024 and concluded in Shandong in June 2024. It was recognized by the Shandong provincial government and participated in the 14th National Art Exhibition of China in 2024.
Operation Flow
Initially, PaveLink appears as a single truck, with all road-building modules connected. Upon reaching the construction site, the truck head acts as the command center, operated by technicians. The modules detach and transition into autonomous operation, optimizing workflow through AI-coordinated control. Powered by electricity, all units remain linked via cables, receiving real-time power and instructions. Aerial drones detach to provide precise terrain mapping and safety monitoring, ensuring optimal performance in complex environments.
Team Members
Yan Zhang
Jialu Hou
Image Credits
Project Assistant Lulu Zhang, Wenyi Qin

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