Hybrid Model Digital Marking Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for synchronizing physical and digital models in product development lack precision and efficiency, leading to discrepancies between real and digital environments, which complicates traceability and real-time interaction among diverse stakeholders.
Innovation Solution
A method that collects positioning data of a physical model's point of interest in a predefined reference frame, identifies the corresponding virtual point on a digital model, and generates a digital marking, allowing for synchronized updates between physical and digital models, thereby optimizing the design and production process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If physical marking is used on a prototype, then stakeholders can interact with the real model, but the marking process is imprecise and time-consuming due to manual operations and photo capture
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical marking operations with an automated digital system. The marking device uses sensors to detect the physical model and automatically generates corresponding digital markings on the virtual model, eliminating the need for manual pad placement and photo capture while significantly improving precision and reducing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy of the physical marking process. When a physical marking is made on the prototype, the system captures this information and automatically generates a corresponding digital marking on the virtual model, allowing simultaneous existence of both physical and digital representations without manual transposition.
2Reliability
If manual marking and photo capture are used, then physical markings can be made on prototypes, but the process is error-prone and lacks real-time synchronization between physical and digital models
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the physical marking process with the digital modeling process into a single integrated system. The marking device simultaneously operates on both the physical prototype and the virtual model, creating synchronized markings in real-time without requiring separate manual processes or complex post-processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements real-time feedback between physical and digital domains. When a marking is made on the physical model, the system immediately detects this through sensors and updates the corresponding digital model, providing continuous feedback that ensures synchronization and eliminates delays in the design process.
3Manufacturing precision
If digital modeling is performed from captured shots, then the digital model can be updated, but the process is approximate and loses precision due to dependency on photo quality and angles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of capturing photos and manually analyzing them with an automated sensor-based system. The marking device uses sensors to directly detect the physical model and automatically generate precise digital markings, eliminating the need for photo capture and manual analysis while significantly improving precision and ease of update.
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AI summary
Method of marking a hybrid model of an object implemented by a marking system (1,2), said hybrid model comprising at least a physical model (4) of the object in a physical environment and a digital model (5) of the object, the method comprising the following steps: - collecting (340) positioning data of a physical point of interest of the physical model (4) in a first predefined reference frame (X,Y,Z) of three-dimensional coordinates, - identifying (360), in real time, a position of a virtual point of interest on the digital model (5) in a second predefined reference frame (x,y,z), said virtual point of interest being associated with the physical point of interest and said position being obtained from the positioning data collected, - generating (370) a digital marking associated with said position on the digital model (5) of the object.