Automated Floor Joist Conflict Detection in Building Models
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Solution Overview
Problem
The traditional method of manually reviewing constructability checks for floor joists in building construction is time-consuming and prone to errors, making it difficult to identify and correct conflicts in member dimensions, orientations, and positions before construction begins.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that accesses a building model, determines properties of floor joist members, detects conflicts by comparing actual properties to required specifications, and generates a list of conflicting members, allowing for preemptive correction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual review of constructability checks is performed for each floor joist, then detailed inspection of member properties is achieved, but time consumption and error probability increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical review process with an automated computer-based system that uses software to access building models, extract floor joist member properties, and perform constructability checks automatically. This substitution eliminates manual labor while maintaining inspection accuracy through systematic automated validation of member dimensions, orientations, and positions against required specifications.
2Productivity
If automated computer-based detection is implemented, then time efficiency and error reduction are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal automated detection system that handles multiple types of constructability checks (member length, orientation, position, overlaps, cuts, service holes) through a single integrated software platform. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate tools or manual processes, improving productivity while managing complexity through consolidation rather than proliferation of separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-validation by automatically comparing extracted member properties against predetermined specifications and generating conflict reports without requiring external intervention. The software independently accesses the building model, performs analysis, identifies conflicts, and produces output reports, making the detection process self-sufficient and reducing the need for complex external validation mechanisms.
3Reliability
If comprehensive checking of all floor joist members is performed, then construction conflicts are identified early, but computational resources and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the comprehensive checking process into distinct analytical components: accessing the building model, detecting floor joists based on properties, analyzing individual members, comparing actual versus required properties, and generating conflict reports. This segmentation allows the system to process information in manageable stages, improving reliability through systematic coverage while optimizing computational resource usage by avoiding redundant operations across the entire structure simultaneously.
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AI summary
The present invention is a computer implemented method comprising, accessing a model of a building; determining a set of properties associated with floor joist members; detecting a set of floor joists based on the set of properties associated with floor joist members, wherein the floor joists are comprised of members; analyzing each of the members and determining a set of actual properties of each of the members; comparing if the set of actual properties of the members are within a predetermined value of a set of required properties for each of the members, wherein if the set of actual properties is outside the set of required properties predetermined value; and generating a list of all conflicting members.