Inspection Support Device for Structure Text-Model Association

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing inspection systems require significant time and effort to reference damage fact information, such as captured images, three-dimensional models, and text data, as this information is not adequately associated with inspection records, making it difficult to efficiently access and utilize for maintenance planning.

Innovation Solution

An inspection support device and method that acquires three-dimensional model data, inspection data, and text data, allowing users to select inspection points, analyze and extract corresponding data, and display relevant information on a display device, facilitating easy access to damage information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If damage fact information is stored separately from inspection records, then the inspection record format can be standardized and maintained, but it becomes difficult and time-consuming to access and reference damage information

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveEase of accessing damage informationVSAvoidTime required to reference damage fact information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a database as an intermediary component that stores both inspection records and damage fact information, enabling efficient association and retrieval. The database serves as a mediator between the standardized inspection record format and the need for quick damage information access, resolving the contradiction by allowing both standardized recording and rapid retrieval through structured data storage and indexing mechanisms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If inspection records are created in a predetermined format, then the inspection process can be standardized and controlled, but the flexibility to easily access and analyze damage information is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveStandardization of inspection recordsVSAvoidEfficiency of damage information retrieval
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the inspection data into distinct components: standardized inspection records and separate damage fact information, both stored in a database with defined structures. This segmentation allows the inspection format to remain standardized for reliability while the database structure enables efficient retrieval and analysis of damage information, resolving the contradiction between standardization and productivity through structured data organization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Device complexity

If damage fact information is not associated with inspection records, then the inspection record structure remains simple, but it requires significant time and effort to reference related damage information

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveComplexity of data structureVSAvoidSpeed of information retrieval
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-establishing association relationships between inspection records and damage fact information in the database before actual inspection activities. This pre-association structure enables rapid retrieval of related damage information during inspections, resolving the contradiction by preparing the data architecture in advance to avoid time-consuming manual association during operational phases

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20230237641A1Inspection support device for structure, inspection support method for structure, and program
Publication Date: 2023.07.27 FUJIFILM CORP
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AI summary

Provided are an inspection support device for a structure, an inspection support method for a structure, and a program capable of easily displaying related information from text data included in an inspection record or the like. An inspection support device (10) for a structure including a processor, in which the processor acquires three-dimensional model data (101) of the structure, inspection data (103), and a list of text data of a plurality of inspection points related to an inspection work of the structure, displays the list of text data on a display device (30), receives selection of the text data of at least one inspection point from the displayed list of text data, analyzes the selected text data to extract a corresponding portion (102) on the three-dimensional model data (101) and/or the inspection data (103), which are corresponding to the text data of the inspection point, and displays the extracted corresponding portion (102) on the three-dimensional model data (101) and/or the extracted inspection data (103) on the display device (30).