AR Design Collaboration System for Construction Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
The Architecture, Construction, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) industries face project delays and increased costs due to errors and mistakes in design information transmission and collaboration.
Innovation Solution
The AUGmentecture™ system, a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, utilizes Augmented Reality (AR) to facilitate design collaboration and communication by converting 3D design elements into viewable AR experiences on mobile devices, employing a proprietary AUG file format and integrating with BIM technology.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional design information transmission methods are used, then communication between stakeholders is simple and direct, but errors and mistakes occur leading to project delays and increased costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates accurate digital copies of physical construction elements using LiDAR scanning and photogrammetry. These digital twins precisely replicate the geometry, materials, and spatial relationships of actual building components, enabling error-free transmission and verification of design information across all project stakeholders without the errors that plague traditional communication methods
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a centralized cloud-based platform as an intermediary that manages and coordinates design information flow between architects, engineers, contractors, and clients. This intermediary system uses standardized data formats and automated workflows to ensure accurate information transmission, reducing errors and project delays caused by direct but error-prone stakeholder communication
2Measurement precision
If detailed 3D design models are created and shared, then design accuracy and visualization improve, but file size and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides complex building information models into modular, standardized segments that can be independently processed and managed. By segmenting the design data into discrete, standardized components with defined data schemas, the system maintains high measurement precision while reducing overall processing complexity through manageable data units
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms complex 3D design models into standardized parameter-based data representations using consistent coordinate systems, units, and data formats. This parameter standardization enables precise design information to be maintained while significantly reducing processing complexity through automated parameter extraction and validation routines
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AI summary
The method includes displaying an augmented reality design file including receiving, at a mobile communication device, the augmented reality design file, the augmented reality design file including a geolocation parameter; activating a geolocation mode of an architecture software application; reading the geolocation parameter of the received augmented reality design file; calculating a distance value and a directional parameter of the mobile computing device with respect to a location of a structure corresponding to the augmented reality design file; displaying the distance value and the directional parameter on a display of the mobile communication device; and continuing to update the distance value and the directional parameter as the mobile computing device moves toward the structure location.