Floor Plan Evaluation Method Using Quantitative Element Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current floor planning methods lack a quantitative evaluation process, making it time-consuming to assess and correct floor plans, relying on trial and error which reduces efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that extract specified elements from a floor plan, calculate individual and integrated evaluation values for various evaluation items, and compare these values to quantitatively evaluate and correct floor plans efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual or automatic floor plan creation is performed without quantitative evaluation, then floor plan generation can be completed, but evaluation requires time-consuming timing analysis after detailed placement and routing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts specified elements (such as module positions, connection relationships, and layout patterns) from the floor plan during the creation process itself, rather than waiting for detailed placement and routing to be completed. This preliminary extraction enables quantitative evaluation to be performed early in the design process, eliminating the need for time-consuming post-processing timing analysis while maintaining evaluation accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The evaluation system divides the floor plan into multiple specified elements and evaluation items (such as module distribution, connection density, and spatial relationships). By segmenting the complex floor plan into manageable components, the system can perform quantitative evaluation efficiently without requiring complete detailed placement and routing, thus reducing overall evaluation time while maintaining comprehensive assessment capability.
2Ease of operation
If floor plan evaluation is performed without quantitative metrics, then rough evaluation can be conducted, but designers must rely on trial and error to correct problems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent calculates quantitative evaluation values based on extracted specified elements and provides objective feedback on floor plan quality. The system evaluates multiple evaluation items (such as module positioning accuracy, connection efficiency, and layout optimization) and presents measurable results that guide designers in correcting issues. This quantitative feedback mechanism eliminates guesswork and trial and error, enabling designers to efficiently identify and address problems based on concrete numerical criteria.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual, subjective evaluation process with an automated quantitative evaluation system. Instead of relying on designer intuition and iterative trial and error, the system uses computational algorithms to objectively measure floor plan characteristics and generate evaluation results. This substitution of mechanical computation for manual assessment significantly improves correction efficiency while maintaining ease of operation through automated processing.
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AI summary
A floor plan evaluation method by which a floor plan can be quantitatively evaluated. The floor plan evaluation method includes first extracting a plurality of specified elements, which are specified in advance from data on a floor plan which is made automatically by, e.g., a floor planner, second obtaining an individual evaluation value on each of a plurality of individual evaluation items on the basis of the plurality of specified elements extracted in the first step, and third calculating an integrated evaluation value on the floor plan on the basis of a plurality of individual evaluation values obtained in the second step. Then, a plurality of integrated evaluation values obtained by executing the first to third operations for a plurality of floor plans are compared with one another to relatively evaluate the plurality of floor plans.