BIM-Based Building Automation Planning With Embedded Control Logic
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current building automation systems lack comprehensive integration with digital building information modeling (BIM), particularly in synchronizing trade-specific planning processes, and require extensive manual programming and setup of automation components post-installation.
Innovation Solution
A software solution that includes a loading, configuration, placement, and logic module for building automation artifacts within a BIM model, enabling logical dependencies and automatic programming, with cloud-based capabilities for updating and sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If building automation systems are integrated with digital BIM models, then planning precision and error reduction are improved, but device complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by enabling the definition and configuration of building automation artifacts, their logical relationships, and control behavior directly within the BIM model during the planning phase. This allows all automation logic to be predetermined and validated before hardware installation, improving planning precision while managing complexity through early digital modeling.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating digital representations (artifacts) of physical building automation components within the BIM model. These digital artifacts mirror the properties, relationships, and behavior of actual hardware, allowing planning and configuration in the virtual model to directly guide physical implementation, thereby improving precision without proportionally increasing physical system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If automation logic is programmed manually after hardware installation, then system adaptability is reduced, but programming time and setup effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by defining all automation logic, artifact relationships, and control behavior within the BIM model during the planning phase, before hardware installation. This preliminary digital configuration enables automatic generation of control programs, eliminating time-consuming manual programming after installation while maintaining high system adaptability through flexible digital modeling.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by transferring the digitally defined automation logic and artifact relationships from the BIM model directly to the physical hardware configuration. This digital-to-physical copying process automates program generation, reducing programming time while preserving the adaptability designed into the digital model.
3Device complexity
If only hardware installation locations are mapped in BIM, then model simplicity is maintained, but automation planning completeness is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by extending the BIM model's functionality beyond simple hardware location mapping to include comprehensive automation artifact definition, logical relationship specification, and control behavior modeling. This multi-functional approach integrates planning, configuration, and programming capabilities within a single model framework, improving completeness without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by incorporating complete automation planning information—including artifact properties, logical dependencies, and control logic—directly into the BIM model during the planning phase. This preliminary integration ensures all necessary information is available upfront, eliminating the need for separate documentation or post-installation programming.
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AI summary
Software for planning and setting up room and building automation solutions. A charging module is set up for charging a digital building information model. A configuration module, which is set up to configure building automation artifacts. A placement module is set up for placing building automation artifacts in a 3D model of the building information model. A logic module is set up to define logic for building automation artifacts and dependencies between building automation artifacts in the building information model. A method for planning and setting up room and building automation solutions is also provided.