Automated Cable Laying With Position Tracking for Building Wiring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable laying systems for building electrical installations are time-consuming and costly, and lack efficient documentation and location methods for cables, especially in SmartHome setups.
Innovation Solution
A cable laying system comprising a cable installation robot with a mobile base and laying unit, equipped with a position determination unit for precise cable section positioning and storage, along with a marking system for machine-readable codes on cables to facilitate documentation and location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual cable laying and documentation methods are used, then installation flexibility is maintained, but installation time and costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The cable laying robot autonomously performs cable routing, positioning, and documentation without continuous human intervention. The system self-determines its position using sensors and navigation systems, automatically lays cables according to the plan, and self-documented the cable positions in a database, achieving self-service operation that resolves the contradiction between productivity improvement and system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical cable laying operations are replaced by an automated robotic system equipped with sensors, processors, and actuators. The robot substitutes human operators in performing cable routing tasks, thereby increasing productivity while the automated documentation system simultaneously records all cable positions, eliminating the need for separate manual documentation processes.
2Loss of information
If cable positions are not documented during laying, then installation process is simpler, but later maintenance and renovation become time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously determines the robot's position and cable layout during the laying process using sensors and navigation systems. This real-time feedback information is automatically stored in a database, creating an accurate digital record of cable positions. This feedback mechanism ensures complete documentation without requiring separate documentation steps, resolving the contradiction between information accuracy and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable position documentation is created during the cable laying process itself, before any maintenance or renovation activities occur. The system preliminarily records all cable positions, routes, and connections in a database during installation, making this information readily available for future maintenance and renovation work, thereby eliminating time loss associated with locating cables later.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the number of cables increases for SmartHome devices, then functionality and connectivity improve, but documentation complexity and difficulty of tracking cable locations increase
Solution Approach 1:
The automated cable laying robot performs multiple functions: it navigates to target locations, routes cables through building structures, positions cables accurately, and documents all cable positions in a centralized database. This multi-functional system handles increasing numbers of cables for SmartHome devices uniformly, resolving the contradiction between improved connectivity and documentation complexity by providing a universal automated solution.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy or replica of the physical cable layout in a database. Instead of manually tracking each cable, the robot automatically records cable positions, routes, and connections as digital data. This digital copy enables easy retrieval and management of cable information, resolving the contradiction between increased cable quantities and documentation complexity.
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AI summary
In order to provide a cable laying system for the automated laying of cables in a building, with which cables for an electrical installation can be laid efficiently and with little expenditure of time, and which ensures that the laid cables can be reliably located for subsequent maintenance and renovation projects, a cable laying system for the automated laying of cables in a building is proposed, comprising a cable laying device, in particular a cable installation robot, with a mobile base and a laying unit arranged on the base and configured for laying a cable, wherein it is provided that the cable laying device comprises a position determination unit for determining the position of laid cable sections, wherein the cable laying system is configured to store the position of laid cable sections in a storage device.


