Handheld Tool Position Tracking for Construction Layout Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Construction site operations face inefficiencies due to manual processes for positioning and updating building layouts, leading to inaccuracies and delays in reflecting actual building configurations in construction drawings.
Innovation Solution
An information management network that integrates position data from handheld tools with a positioning infrastructure, allowing real-time recording, updating, and display of object positions, enabling a single operator to perform layout and operations without separate marking steps, and automatically updating blueprints to reflect the as-built configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If manual processes are used for positioning and updating building layouts, then device complexity is reduced, but measurement precision and manufacturing precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical positioning processes with an automated system that uses handheld tools equipped with position determination modules (such as GPS or other positioning technology). The system automatically captures position data, calculates coordinates, and updates drawings without manual measurement and calculation, thereby improving positioning accuracy while maintaining relatively simple device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the handheld tool to automatically determine its own position, calculate the position of embedded objects, and update construction drawings without requiring separate manual marking steps or multiple workers. The operator simply performs the operation and the system automatically records and processes the position information.
2Device complexity
If manual processes are used for updating construction drawings, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables continuous automatic updating of construction drawings as operations are performed. Position data is captured in real-time during construction activities, and the drawing updates continuously reflect the actual building configuration without interruption or manual intervention, thereby improving productivity while keeping the system relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The handheld tool acts as an intermediary device that automatically captures position information from the construction site and transmits it to update construction drawings. This intermediary system eliminates the need for manual transcription and updating processes, significantly improving productivity while maintaining manageable system complexity.
3Measurement precision
If separate marking steps are performed by different users, then measurement precision is improved, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the layout marking function and the operation execution function into a single integrated process performed by one operator. The handheld tool automatically marks positions and the operator performs operations at those positions without requiring separate marking steps or coordination between multiple users, thereby maintaining accuracy while improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the operator to perform both layout and operation tasks independently. The handheld tool provides automatic positioning and guidance, allowing the operator to complete both marking and execution without assistance from other users, thus eliminating the productivity bottleneck of coordinated multi-user processes.
Data Source
AI summary
In a method of integrating position information including: position data of an object that will be embedded in a material at a worksite is determined. The position data of the object is recorded, in an information management system. The position data is used to update a record at the information management system, where the record indicates that the object is an embedded object and the position data of the object includes a position of the embedded object. The position of the embedded object is conveyed from information management system to the to a handheld tool at the worksite. The position of the embedded object is displayed on a display device integrated with the handheld tool.