Floor Cassette Design System Using Iterative Structural Support Assessment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current construction methods for designing structural floors with floor cassettes are inefficient due to the need for multiple cassette dimensions, leading to increased manufacturing and assembly costs, as well as potential structural integrity issues with small cassettes being unable to support constructional requirements.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that determines floor cassette size systematically, uniformly, and economically by iteratively assessing whether rectangles in a building area can be safely supported by vertical or horizontal structural elements, using a processor to digitally cover or delete cassettes, ensuring whole cassettes are used to minimize dimensions and maximize support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cassette dimensions are used to fit different floor areas, then the floor design flexibility is improved, but the manufacturing complexity and assembly costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the floor into multiple rectangular zones based on structural support capabilities, with each zone requiring different cassette dimensions. This segmentation allows the system to maintain design flexibility while managing complexity through systematic classification of floor areas.
Solution Approach 2:
Different cassette dimensions are assigned to different local areas of the floor based on their structural support requirements. The patent applies local quality by matching cassette size to the specific structural capabilities of each floor zone, optimizing both flexibility and manufacturing efficiency.
2Measurement precision
If smaller cassettes are used to cover detailed floor areas, then the coverage precision is improved, but the structural support capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of cassette dimension based on the structural support capabilities of different floor areas. By systematically adjusting cassette size parameters according to structural requirements, the system achieves both precise coverage and adequate structural support.
3Ease of manufacture
If the number of different cassette dimensions is reduced, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the floor design adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal classification system that categorizes all floor areas into a limited number of types based on structural support capabilities. This universality allows the system to maintain manufacturing simplicity while preserving design adaptability through systematic classification.
4Reliability
If iterative assessment of structural support is performed for each rectangle, then the structural integrity is improved, but the design time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary classification of floor areas into rectangular zones based on structural support capabilities before finalizing the cassette design. This preliminary action systematically evaluates structural integrity requirements in advance, reducing overall design time while maintaining reliability.
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AI summary
A system for designing structural floors, the system comprising a hardware processor configured to perform an iteration including determining whether an individual rectangle, defined within a building area, can or cannot, when covered by whole floor cassettes, be safely carried by either the vertical structural supporting elements beneath that rectangle or by the horizontal structural supporting elements beneath said individual rectangle.