Construction Machine BIM Linking for Planning, Positioning, and Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current integration of construction machinery with structure data models, such as BIM, does not effectively enhance control and handling efficiency, limiting the advantages of linking cranes and excavators to these models.
Innovation Solution
A method that links a machine data model with digital information on construction machinery to a structure data model, enabling automatic selection and positioning of suitable machinery based on predefined criteria, and includes software tools for logistics and simulation, allowing for improved control and training of construction machines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If construction machinery is linked to structure data models (BIM), then digital information integration is improved, but control and handling efficiency does not significantly enhance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a simulator as an intermediary system between the structure data model and construction machinery control. The simulator reads structure data from BIM models and generates virtual representations that can be used for training and planning, acting as a mediator that bridges the gap between digital information and actual machinery operation without requiring direct integration that would complicate control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates virtual copies of construction machinery and construction sites through simulation. Instead of directly integrating complex control systems into actual machinery, the system generates accurate virtual representations that can be manipulated and trained upon, separating the information integration function from the actual control function.
2Ease of operation
If direct integration of machinery control with BIM models is implemented, then operational control is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into distinct functional modules: a simulator module that handles BIM data processing and virtual representation generation, and separate machinery control systems that operate independently. This segmentation allows operational control to be improved through better planning and training via simulation without increasing the complexity of the actual control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The simulator acts as an intermediary layer that processes BIM data and provides virtual training environments, eliminating the need for direct complex integration between BIM models and machinery control systems. This mediator approach simplifies the overall system architecture while still enabling improved operational control through better preparation and planning.
3Ease of operation
If simulation and training systems are added, then operator training is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The simulator is designed as a universal system that can handle multiple functions: reading various BIM data formats, generating virtual representations of different construction sites, simulating multiple types of construction machinery, and providing training scenarios. This multi-functionality consolidates what could be multiple separate complex systems into a single versatile platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates virtual copies of construction machinery and sites that can be used for training without requiring additional physical equipment. These digital twins provide realistic training environments while adding minimal physical complexity to the actual construction site operations.
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AI summary
A method and a device for planning and/or controlling and/or simulating the operation of a construction machine, in particular in the form of a crane, using a structure data model which contains digital information on a structure to be erected and/or to be worked on. A construction machine which can be linked to such a structure data model and/or can be controlled using such a structure data model. A construction machine data model which contains digital information on different construction machine models is linked to the structure data model or the BIM, characteristics of the available construction machines are already taken into consideration during the planning process, a simulator for training construction machine tasks is configured using the structure data model, and the controller of the construction machine is adapted to the structure data model with respect to specific control functions.