GPS-Enabled BIM Model and Site Interaction System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies face challenges such as poor interoperability, difficulty in extending 3D modeling programs, incompatible file formats, and lack of compatibility between different modeling platforms, making it hard to create and collaborate on composite 3D models, especially with actual physical objects.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for GPS-enabled model and site interaction that allows for real-time collaboration between native and composite 3D object models within existing BIM programs, enabling automatic collection of collaboration information for physical objects and creation of new virtual objects, and facilitating the creation of composite 3D models from 2D data using cloud computing and networking protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If proprietary 3D modeling programs are used, then specific functionality and customization are achieved, but interoperability and compatibility between different platforms deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based intermediary system that acts as a mediator between different proprietary 3D modeling programs. This intermediary provides standardized data exchange formats and protocols, enabling seamless communication and data sharing between diverse modeling platforms without requiring direct compatibility between them.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal cloud platform that supports multiple proprietary file formats and modeling methodologies simultaneously. This universal architecture allows the system to handle various 3D modeling programs (Revit, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, etc.) through a common interface, providing both interoperability and format flexibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing BIM software is used, then current project requirements are met, but extension for new products and composite models becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the BIM system into modular components: existing BIM software for traditional modeling, cloud-based services for data management, and GPS-enabled mobile devices for site integration. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together, making the system more extensible for new products and applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a cloud computing dimension to traditional 2D/3D BIM workflows. By moving data management, collaboration, and analytics to the cloud, the system enables new capabilities such as real-time collaboration, mobile device integration, and advanced analytics without overhauling the core modeling software.
3Productivity
If physical objects are added to job sites without corresponding virtual objects, then actual construction progress is achieved, but tracking and collaboration capabilities deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where GPS-enabled mobile devices automatically detect physical objects on-site and create corresponding virtual objects in the BIM model. This real-time feedback loop ensures that physical construction progress is continuously reflected in the digital model, maintaining accurate tracking information without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service object creation where the BIM software automatically generates virtual objects based on GPS data from mobile devices without requiring manual modeling. This self-service capability ensures that physical objects are automatically tracked and represented in the digital model, eliminating information loss.
4Productivity
If manual collaboration methods are used, then detailed control is maintained, but collaboration efficiency and data collection capabilities deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual collaboration mechanisms with automated electronic systems. GPS-enabled mobile devices automatically collect location data, cloud computing handles data storage and processing, and the BIM software manages model updates. This substitution of mechanical manual processes with automated electronic systems significantly improves collaboration efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters of collaboration from manual file sharing and meetings to automated data exchange through standardized protocols. By transforming collaboration into automated data-driven processes with clear parameters (GPS coordinates, timestamps, data formats), the system improves efficiency while managing complexity through standardization.
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AI summary
A method and system for GPS enabled model and site interaction for Building Information Modeling (BIM) and other design platforms. Collaboration information for actual physical objects at physical locations is automatically collected and associated with virtual objects in virtual object models in a three-dimensional (3D) object modeling programs for a selected project or new virtual objects that did not previously exist are created in the 3D modeling program and associated with the actual physical objects that have been physically added to at a project site. The method and system allows two-way real-time and static collaboration between native and new composite XD (e.g., 3D, or lower or higher dimensional) object models from within existing 3D modeling BIM programs (e.g., AUTODESK REVIT, AUTOCAD, VECTORWORKS, etc.) and the actual physical objects at the actual physical locations.