3D Device Simulator Visualizer Platform for Facility Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current CAD-based software solutions for facility management are insufficient in providing realistic simulations of device performance in three-dimensional models, leading to costly physical installations and retesting due to inaccuracies between designed and actual implementations.
Innovation Solution
A 3D device simulator visualizer platform as a service (PaaS) that generates highly detailed 3D models from high-resolution images, allowing for realistic simulation of device placement and functionality within facilities, utilizing cloud-based processing to reduce rendering time and provide accurate perspective views.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If CAD-based software solutions are used to simulate device placement, then the facility manager can visualize device functionality before physical installation, but the simulation accuracy is insufficient leading to wide differences between designed and actual implementation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses photogrammetry to capture real facility spaces and create accurate 3D digital twins that replicate the actual physical environment. This copying of real-world geometry and characteristics enables highly accurate simulation of device performance, resolving the contradiction between visualization capability and simulation accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts simulation parameters including camera characteristics, field of view, resolution, and positioning to match actual device capabilities. By changing these parameters to reflect real device constraints, the simulation accurately predicts performance while maintaining the benefit of pre-installation visualization.
2Measurement precision
If physical devices are installed and tested to determine functionality, then accurate device performance data is obtained, but costly and time-consuming reinstallation is required when devices are unsatisfactory
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary simulation and testing of device placement and performance before physical installation. By conducting virtual tests that accurately replicate real device behavior, the facility manager can identify and correct placement issues beforehand, eliminating the need for costly and time-consuming reinstallation and retesting cycles.
Solution Approach 2:
Creating a digital twin copy of the facility allows virtual testing of device performance without physical installation. This copy can be repeatedly tested and modified without the time and cost penalties of physical reinstallation, directly addressing the contradiction between obtaining accurate performance data and avoiding time loss.
3Measurement precision
If 3D models are generated from high-resolution images, then realistic simulation of device placement is achieved, but rendering time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses photogrammetry as an intermediary process that captures real facility images and automatically generates 3D models. This intermediary approach creates realistic simulations by processing actual photographs through computational algorithms, achieving high realism while managing rendering time through efficient automated processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adjusts rendering parameters such as resolution level, detail density, and processing complexity to balance realism with rendering time. By dynamically changing these parameters based on simulation requirements, the system achieves realistic device placement simulation without excessive rendering time delays.
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AI summary
Example implementations described herein are directed to simulation of devices to be installed in a facility through a high resolution 3D model. A high resolution capture device is utilized to capture 3D images of a facility to generate a 3D model from which devices can be located in freespace within the 3D model and simulated to provide simulated perspective views of facility from the perspective of the device.