Image Capture Device for Objective Construction Quality Assessment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for evaluating the quality of contractor or mechanic work rely heavily on subjective opinions, making it difficult for individuals to assess the quality of projects objectively, as standards vary among individuals.
Innovation Solution
An image capturing device with a user interface that allows users to capture images from multiple viewpoints, create project entities, and store them for displaying a project's progression, enabling objective assessment of work quality through time-lapse videos and photo collages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple viewpoints and detailed documentation are captured throughout the project, then the objectivity and reliability of quality assessment is improved, but the device complexity and data management requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The project documentation is segmented into multiple standardized viewpoints (front, back, left, right, top, bottom) that can be captured independently. Each viewpoint represents a discrete unit of documentation, making the complex task of comprehensive project tracking manageable through systematic division into repeatable segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes a structured framework of required viewpoints and documentation categories before project execution. By defining the complete set of perspectives needed upfront, the system guides users through consistent documentation without requiring complex real-time decisions about what to capture.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive project documentation is stored and managed, then the information completeness is improved, but the loss of time for data management and retrieval increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates standardized digital copies of project viewpoints using consistent framing and positioning. By capturing predetermined viewpoints that replicate the same perspectives throughout project phases, the system ensures information completeness while enabling efficient comparison and retrieval without manual data processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms physical project states into standardized digital parameters representing specific viewpoints. By converting diverse project documentation into uniform viewpoint parameters (position, orientation, content), the system maintains complete information while enabling rapid storage, retrieval, and comparison through consistent data structures.
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AI summary
An image capturing device having a user interface in a form of a screen; wherein the user interface allows a user to provide instructions regarding positioning of the image capturing device to include at least one predetermined view point. The instructions are in a form of at least one of a voice, a text, and an image. The image capturing device can also have a storage device configured to (i) record the instructions; and (ii) store a captured image and a processor programmed to retrieve the instructions from the storage device when requested by a user via the user interface and to create boundaries around key objects that are being built.