Laser Layout System for Mobile Work Platforms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing layout tool systems lack efficiency, accuracy, and ease of use, particularly when performing layout tasks on mobile work platforms with lifts, as they often require manual adjustments and lack precise alignment capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A laser layout system integrated with a mobile work platform, featuring a laser device that emits beams based on BIM data, sensor inputs for location and orientation, and a detector for positioning, enabling precise alignment and marking of installation points on surfaces like ceilings and floors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual adjustments are used for layout tasks on mobile work platforms, then device complexity is reduced, but measurement precision and manufacturing precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile work platform is equipped with both laser alignment devices and marking devices, allowing it to perform multiple functions (alignment, marking, and potential drilling operations) in one integrated system. This multi-functionality enables precise automated layout tasks while consolidating equipment that would otherwise be separate, managing the complexity through functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical alignment methods with automated laser-based alignment technology. The laser device provides precise optical references that eliminate the need for manual measurement and adjustment, significantly improving alignment precision while the automated control system manages the complexity of coordinating the mobile platform and laser device.
2Ease of operation
If manual layout methods are used, then ease of operation is reduced, but device complexity is minimized
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile work platform with integrated laser and marking devices can automatically perform layout tasks with minimal human intervention. The system self-coordinates the positioning and marking operations, reducing the physical effort and skill required for manual layout work while the control system manages the operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines the mobile work platform, laser alignment device, and marking device into one integrated system. This merging allows the operator to control all functions from a single platform, improving ease of operation by consolidating controls and eliminating the need to manually coordinate multiple separate devices, while the integrated design manages overall system complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If precise alignment capabilities are added to mobile work platforms, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces complex mechanical positioning and measurement mechanisms with laser-based optical alignment technology. The laser device provides precise reference lines and points for alignment, achieving high manufacturing precision for installation points without requiring complex mechanical positioning systems, thus managing device complexity through technological substitution.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile work platform is designed to perform multiple functions including precise positioning, laser alignment, and automated marking in one integrated system. This multi-functionality achieves high installation point accuracy by coordinating all functions within a single platform, managing complexity through functional integration rather than requiring separate specialized devices for each task.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enhances efficiency and accuracy by automating the alignment process, allowing users to easily adjust laser beams to intersect precise installation points, thereby improving the overall ease of performing layout tasks on mobile platforms.
Implementation Method 1
a laser device configured to emit one or more lasers at installation points on a surface
Data Source
AI summary
Various aspects of laser layout systems are provided, including a movable platform and a laser device coupled to the platform and configured to emit one or more lasers. The platform optionally vertically raises and lowers to facilitate the user working on elevated surfaces, such as ceilings. The laser device emits laser(s) at the floor and/or ceiling to facilitate the user marking and/or installing at installation points.