Building Analysis System for Early Failure Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Building owners often face significant challenges in detecting early signs of structural or system failures within their buildings, leading to additional damage and increased repair costs, as these issues may not present immediate sensory indicators, and hazardous conditions like gas leaks can go undetected.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a plurality of sensors and a building analysis server that monitors building infrastructures and occupants, detects events and trends, and generates alert messages with recommended actions to prevent damage or injury, utilizing machine learning algorithms to analyze sensor data and compare it to optimal profiles for each infrastructure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If visual, auditory, or other sensory indicators are used to detect building failures, then building owners can identify symptoms of system failure, but they have difficulty determining the underlying source of the failure and may miss hazardous conditions like gas leaks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces sensors as intermediary devices that detect building conditions and transmit data to a processing system. These sensors act as mediators between the building infrastructure and the owner, providing objective measurements of temperature, humidity, motion, and other parameters without requiring direct human inspection or interpretation of complex building systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces human sensory detection and manual inspection with electronic sensors and automated processing systems. Instead of relying on visual, auditory, or tactile indicators that humans must interpret, the system uses electronic sensors to continuously monitor building conditions and automatically identify patterns that indicate failures or hazardous situations.
2Reliability
If building system failures are detected early, then additional damage and repair costs can be reduced, but traditional monitoring methods do not provide timely detection of underlying issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary monitoring of building conditions through continuously operating sensors that detect early signs of failure before they manifest as visible damage or hazardous situations. The system establishes baseline conditions and continuously compares current readings against historical data to identify gradual deteriorations that would otherwise go undetected until significant damage occurs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a feedback loop where sensor data is continuously collected, analyzed, and used to generate alerts or notifications to building owners. The system compares current building conditions against historical patterns and optimal profiles, providing real-time feedback about deteriorating conditions that require attention before they lead to failures or additional damage.
3Measurement precision
If comprehensive sensor monitoring is implemented throughout the building, then early detection of failures and hazardous conditions is enabled, but the system complexity and installation requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the building into multiple monitoring zones or areas, each equipped with its own sensors and processing capabilities. Rather than requiring a single complex centralized system, the building is segmented into manageable sections that can be monitored independently, with each zone having its own sensors for temperature, humidity, motion, and other relevant parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs multi-functional sensor units that can detect multiple types of conditions simultaneously. Each sensor node is designed to perform multiple functions - detecting temperature, humidity, motion, and potentially other parameters - thereby reducing the total number of separate devices needed while maintaining comprehensive monitoring coverage throughout the building.
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AI summary
A building analysis (“BA”) system for detecting events of a building includes a plurality of sensors positioned within a building, at least one memory device and a building analysis (“BA”) computing device communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the BA computing device comprising one or more processors in communication with the at least one memory device, wherein the one or more processors are programmed to build an infrastructure profile for the infrastructure, the infrastructure profile including i) one or more reference parameters, ii) detected historic conditions of the one or more fixtures using historical sensor data received over a period of time, and iii) detected historic conditions of the at least one person using historical sensor data received over a period of time.