Automated Building Layout Determination for 3D Printing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional building planning and construction processes are complex and inefficient, requiring multiple stakeholders and lengthy timelines due to the need for manual design, permitting, and inspections.
Innovation Solution
A system for determining suitable building layouts and generating instructions for 3D printing of structures, using Large Scale Additive Manufacturing methods, which allows for automated design, zoning compliance, and streamlined construction by determining suitable building layouts based on property zoning information and generating instructions for 3D printers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional manual building planning and construction processes are used, then design quality and compliance can be ensured through expert review, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming requiring multiple stakeholders and lengthy timelines
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service building layout determination by having the computer system automatically access zoning information, determine building envelopes, identify suitable footprints, and generate layout options without requiring manual intervention from architects or planners for the analytical portions of the process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical human review process with an automated computer-based system that uses algorithms to access zoning data, calculate building envelopes, and determine suitable building layouts, substituting manual expert review with automated computational analysis
2Reliability
If traditional construction processes are used, then structural integrity and code compliance can be verified through inspections, but construction takes many months and requires multiple workers and inspections
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary determination of building envelopes and suitable building footprints before the actual construction process begins, allowing layouts to be pre-planned and optimized using automated algorithms that quickly analyze zoning requirements and property characteristics
Solution Approach 2:
The system generates multiple building layout options that can be selected and replicated, allowing the optimal design to be quickly implemented without requiring iterative manual redesign during the construction planning phase
3Productivity
If automated layout determination and 3D printing are used, then construction speed and efficiency are improved, but new technology implementation is required
Solution Approach 1:
The computer system performs multiple functions including accessing zoning information, determining building envelopes, identifying suitable building footprints, generating layout options, and creating instructions for 3D printing, consolidating what would traditionally require multiple separate tools and processes into a single automated platform
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining a suitable building layout for a property. One of the operations is performed by receiving, via a user interface, a selection of a property, and accessing zoning information based on the property. A building envelope is determined and displayed via the user interface. A location for the placement of a suitable building footprint within the building envelope is determined and the building footprint displayed within the building envelope. A building layout is determined that fits within the building envelope. Based on a selected building layout, instructions are generated and transmitted one or more 3D printers to manufacture one or more building structures based on the selected building layout.