Modular Floating Home Hull Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies limit the realization of floating homes in areas with wave protection, such as marinas, docks, and lakes, making it difficult to create attractive and economical floating villages that can be customized to specific spaces.
Innovation Solution
A process involving a hull made of polymeric floating elements with connection flanges and connectors, an interconnection frame, and a wastewater purification tank, allowing for the assembly of floating homes that can be customized to various water bodies, using prefabricated living modules and modular design for adaptability and ease of installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile homes on wheels are used for tourist accommodation, then installation in equipped areas is easy, but valuable water-based areas cannot be utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The floating home is divided into modular components: a hull made of polymeric floating elements, prefabricated living modules, and separate functional units (kitchen, bathroom, bedroom). This segmentation allows the structure to be assembled in water-based locations without requiring complex integrated designs, thereby expanding location adaptability while managing structural complexity through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The floating home platform is designed with universal characteristics that can accommodate various types of living modules and serve multiple tourism functions (accommodation, dining, entertainment). The standardized hull and connection systems enable the same base structure to be adapted for different water bodies and usage scenarios, enhancing versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional construction methods are used for floating homes, then structural integrity can be maintained, but customization to specific spaces is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The living space is divided into standardized modular units (kitchen module, bathroom module, bedroom module) that can be independently manufactured and then assembled on the floating hull. This modular approach enables easy customization of the overall living space configuration while keeping individual module manufacturing simple and standardized.
Solution Approach 2:
The floating home employs a dynamic modular configuration where living modules can be added, removed, or reconfigured based on specific space requirements and customer needs. The standardized connection systems allow for flexible reconfiguration without requiring complex reconstruction, enabling customization while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through repeated use of standard components.
3Productivity
If floating homes are built in valuable landscape areas, then tourist attraction increases, but installation complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The floating home is segmented into a pre-fabricated hull with integrated floating elements and separate living modules. This segmentation allows the hull to be manufactured and prepared in advance at a facility, then transported to the destination water body where modules are simply assembled on top, significantly reducing on-site installation complexity while enabling deployment in valuable landscape areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The floating elements and hull structure are pre-assembled and pre-tested at the manufacturing facility before transport. Connection flanges, connectors, and mounting systems are pre-installed and verified. This preliminary action ensures that once the hull reaches the destination water body, the actual installation of living modules becomes a straightforward assembly process, reducing both installation complexity and time while increasing accommodation capacity in prime locations.
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
Enables the creation of adaptable and economical floating homes that can be easily assembled in diverse water-based locations, providing stability and customization options while maintaining structural integrity and environmental resistance.
Implementation Method 1
a hull (5) comprising a plurality of floating elements (40)
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a process for realising a floating home comprising the following steps: - placing a predetermined number of floating elements (40) floating on a water basin (80) and joining them together to form a floating hull (5); - building a rigid frame (15) bound to the floating hull (5), hereinafter referred to as an interconnection frame; - making a prefabricated living module (10) in a plant remote from the water basin (80), transporting it to said basin (80), and joining it to said interconnection frame (15) when it is bound to the floating hull.