3D Vehicle Build Regeneration for Aftermarket Part Compatibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Vehicle owners and repair shops face challenges in locating compatible and appropriately sized aftermarket vehicle parts due to the complexity of traditional part sourcing methods, which often require visiting multiple retailers and lack consideration for existing modifications.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for generating alternative three-dimensional vehicle models that allow users to visualize and determine part compatibility, enabling online platforms for part search, comparison, and purchase, using a build code system to replace current parts with alternative parts and regenerate modified virtual builds.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If traditional part sourcing methods are used, then users can locate parts, but the process becomes complicated and time-consuming when vehicles have aftermarket modifications

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepart sourcing timeVSAvoidpart sourcing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a virtual 3D copy of the vehicle that accurately represents the physical vehicle including all aftermarket modifications. This digital twin allows users to visualize and interact with the vehicle model without physically visiting multiple retailers or contacting suppliers, thereby reducing part sourcing time and complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-processes and stores detailed 3D models of vehicles with their modifications before the user needs part information. By having the virtual model ready in advance, the system can immediately provide accurate part compatibility information and sourcing guidance without requiring users to go through complex manual processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If users visit multiple retailers to locate parts, then they can find compatible parts, but the process becomes more complicated when the vehicle requires aftermarket modifications

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepart compatibility assuranceVSAvoidpart locating ease

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system generates a precise virtual 3D copy of the vehicle including all aftermarket modifications, allowing users to interact with an accurate digital representation. This virtual model enables reliable determination of part compatibility without requiring users to manually visit multiple retailers, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The virtual 3D vehicle model acts as an intermediary between the user and the physical vehicle parts. Instead of users needing to directly navigate through multiple retailers and physically examine parts, the system provides an intermediate digital representation that displays part compatibility information, making the part locating process much easier while ensuring reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If the system provides detailed virtual 3D models with alternative parts, then part compatibility can be visualized, but processing resources and memory storage requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepart compatibility visualizationVSAvoidprocessing resources

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the vehicle into distinct 3D components and parts, allowing users to interact with and visualize specific components independently. This segmentation enables detailed part compatibility visualization without requiring the system to process and store complete high-resolution 3D models of the entire vehicle, thereby reducing processing resources and memory storage requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies different levels of detail to different parts of the virtual 3D model based on user interaction needs. When a user views a specific part, the system loads and processes only the relevant local area with high detail, while other areas remain at lower resolution. This local quality approach enables detailed part compatibility visualization while minimizing overall processing resources and memory storage consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20260044891A1Systems and methods for generating alternative three-dimensional vehicle models and/or enabling physical vehicle modifications or repairs using same

Publication Date: 2026.02.12 SHAABAN AHMED FAROUK

AI summary

Systems and methods for generating modified virtual three-dimensional builds of vehicles are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving first user input regarding a vehicle from a remote user terminal, generating a virtual three-dimensional build of the vehicle on a user interface of the remote user terminal using a build code including a plurality of parts codes, receiving second user input from the remote user terminal regarding at least one modification to the virtual three-dimensional build using an alternative part which replaces a current part on the vehicle, altering the build code by replacing a current parts code for the current part with an alternative parts code for the alternative part, and regenerating a modified virtual three-dimensional build on the user interface of the user terminal using the altered build code, the modified virtual three-dimensional build showing the alternative part in place of the current part.