Digital Interior System for Waste Reduction via Virtual Modeling
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for frequent interior changes in homes and shopping districts leads to significant industrial and construction waste, necessitating a technology that reduces costs and promotes green growth by reusing materials.
Innovation Solution
A digital interior system that uses IT to sense interior spaces, generate content, and perform digital construction using integrated materials like wallpaper, linoleum, glass, and lighting, allowing for personalized interior design while minimizing waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional interior construction methods are used to frequently change interior designs, then individual quality of life and aesthetic preferences are satisfied, but construction waste increases and costs rise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses digital twins and virtual models to create copies of interior spaces and materials. Instead of physically demolishing and rebuilding interiors, the system creates digital representations that can be repeatedly viewed, modified, and constructed virtually, reducing physical waste while maintaining design flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system recovers and reuses existing interior materials and designs by scanning them to create digital archives. These digital versions can be reused multiple times without physical replacement, allowing the system to discard physical materials only when truly necessary while recovering their digital essence for continued use.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional interior construction methods are used, then complete interior redesign is achieved, but construction costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary digital design and planning using virtual models and simulations before any physical construction occurs. This allows for optimization of material usage, identification of potential issues, and preparation of precise construction specifications, reducing costs while maintaining redesign capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical construction processes with digital modeling and simulation systems. By using computer-generated designs and virtual construction planning, the system reduces the need for expensive physical materials and labor while maintaining the ability to achieve complete interior redesigns.
3Loss of substance
If digital interior construction is implemented, then construction waste is reduced and costs are lowered, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses universal digital tools and platforms that can handle multiple functions including scanning, modeling, simulation, and construction planning. By employing multi-functional software and hardware systems, the patent reduces overall complexity compared to having separate specialized systems for each function while achieving waste reduction and cost savings.
Data Source
AI summary
A digital interior system includes a sensitivity-space-environment detection engine for collecting sensitivity information, space related information, or environmental information about an interior space. Further, the digital interior system includes an interior content generation system for generating interior content about each of objects in the interior space based on the sensitivity information, space related information or environmental information collected by the sensitivity-space-environment detection engine. Furthermore, the digital interior system includes a digital interior construction system for performing interior construction using each of pieces of interior content generated by the interior content generation system.