Augmented Virtual Model for Facility Performance Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional automated design tools, such as AutoDesk, primarily focus on generating design plans for facility construction but fail to capture empirical data for ongoing performance evaluation, limiting their ability to quantify actual performance and operational monitoring of facilities like processing plants.
Innovation Solution
The integration of Smart Devices and Sensors to capture 'As Built' and 'Experiential' data, which is then used to generate an Augmented Virtual Model (AVM) that tracks performance metrics and allows for real-time and historical data analysis, enabling predictive analytics and improved operational monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional automated design tools are used to generate design plans, then design generation capability is improved, but ability to capture and track empirical performance data deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines traditional automated design tools with sensor networks and data tracking systems to create an integrated system that both generates design plans and captures empirical performance data. The virtual model serves as a bridge between design generation and performance monitoring, merging previously separate functions into a unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where sensors capture real-time performance data, which is then fed back into the virtual model for analysis and comparison against design specifications. This feedback mechanism enables ongoing performance evaluation and informs future design improvements.
2Ease of operation
If virtual reality models are created for facility visualization, then design visualization capability is improved, but operational monitoring capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual model transitions from a static visualization tool to a dynamic monitoring system that continuously updates with real-time sensor data. The system adapts its functionality based on the operational stage, providing visualization during design and precise measurement during operation, making the system versatile across different phases.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual model serves multiple functions: it visualizes design plans during the design phase, tracks as-built features during construction, and monitors operational performance during facility operation. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate systems for different stages.
3Device complexity
If design models are created without empirical data capture, then design simplicity is improved, but performance quantification capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data capture during construction by tracking as-built features and comparing them against design specifications. This early data collection establishes a baseline that enables subsequent performance quantification without requiring complex retroactive measurement systems.
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AI summary
An augmented virtual model of a commercial structure, such as a processing plant and/or a manufacturing plant which includes a virtual design, as built data and experiential measurement data. A User may view the augmented model in a virtual reality setting based with the content presented to the user based upon a location of the user at the time of viewing. Aspects of the Augmented Virtual Model are updated over time and utilized to track performance.