Automated Construction Data Interchange System
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Solution Overview
Problem
In construction and factory environments, the complexity of managing schedules, resources, and documentation across multiple parties and fluctuating conditions leads to inefficiencies and challenges in real-time response and documentation, particularly for on-site entities tasked with executing construction plans.
Innovation Solution
An automated construction data interchange system using a mobile client device connected to a server database, which provides real-time, dynamic task information and documentation through location tracking, filtering, and communication, enabling efficient handling of tasks and resources, and allowing for both online and offline operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated construction data interchange systems are implemented, then productivity and efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides construction data into hierarchical levels (project level, contract level, work package level, task level) and spatial zones, allowing complex data to be managed in segmented, manageable units that can be processed independently and recombined, thus improving productivity without overwhelming system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile client device acts as an intermediary between the executing entity and the centralized database, filtering and preparing only relevant task information locally before transmission, which reduces communication overhead and allows the system to handle complex data exchanges efficiently
2Loss of time
If real-time monitoring and filtering of task information is implemented, then loss of time is reduced, but computational efforts increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary filtering and preparation of task information on the server side before transmission to mobile devices, so that when data is received on-site, it is already processed and ready for immediate use, reducing real-time computational demands while maintaining fast response times
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile client device filters and prepares only the specific task information relevant to the current location and role, rather than processing all possible construction data, thus achieving real-time responsiveness with minimal computational energy consumption
3Adaptability or versatility
If location-based filtering and dynamic task information provision is implemented, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile client device is designed as a universal platform that can serve multiple roles (worker, supervisor, manager) and handle various types of construction data through a single interface, achieving high adaptability without increasing individual device complexity through standardized multi-functional architecture
4Reliability
If comprehensive documentation and tracking of construction progress is implemented, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates documentation and tracks progress by capturing data from the construction database and mobile device interactions without requiring manual documentation efforts, thus improving documentation reliability while eliminating the time loss associated with manual record-keeping
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments of the invention relate to a method for an automated construction data interchange in a work information modelling system with a server means and a mobile client device built for establishing a communication link to the server means. The server means stores a general construction database with structured datasets of object entities of physical construction components with a hierarchical structure.