Modular Passenger Terminal Prefabricated Room Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional passenger terminal construction methods are inefficient and costly due to increasing passenger demands, requiring extensive on-site construction and technical integration, which leads to delays and increased costs, especially at international airports.
Innovation Solution
A modular passenger terminal system comprising prefabricated, standardized steel frame room units that can be easily transported and assembled into a functional terminal building, allowing for rapid deployment and expansion to meet varying passenger capacities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional construction methods are used for passenger terminals, then the terminal can be built with traditional materials and methods, but the construction time increases significantly and weather-dependent delays occur
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal building is divided into modular room units that can be prefabricated separately and then assembled on-site. This segmentation allows parallel production of multiple modules, significantly reducing overall construction time while ensuring each module meets quality standards before assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
Room units are prefabricated in advance in controlled factory environments before being transported to the construction site. This preliminary action allows construction activities to overlap with module production, eliminating weather-dependent delays and ensuring reliable delivery schedules.
2Reliability
If conventional construction methods are used for passenger terminals, then the terminal can be built with traditional approaches, but construction costs increase due to extended construction periods and resource requirements
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the terminal into standardized modular units, the invention enables efficient factory production and streamlined on-site assembly, reducing overall construction costs despite the modular approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the construction parameter from traditional on-site building to prefabricated modular assembly, which fundamentally alters the cost structure by enabling controlled factory production and reducing on-site labor requirements.
3Strength
If traditional terminal designs are used, then the terminal structure can be built with conventional materials, but the terminal lacks adaptability for future expansion and modernization
Solution Approach 1:
The modular room unit design allows the terminal to be expanded by adding more modules in a grid pattern, providing high adaptability for future growth while maintaining the structural stability of each individual unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized room units can serve multiple functions and be configured in various arrangements, making the terminal adaptable to different operational requirements and future modernization needs while maintaining structural consistency.
4Reliability
If complete terminal conversions are performed for modernization, then the terminal can be updated with new technology, but the process requires complete shutdown and extensive time
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal is divided into replaceable modular room units that can be individually upgraded or replaced without affecting the entire terminal, enabling incremental modernization with minimal operational disruption.
Solution Approach 2:
Modernized room units can be prefabricated in advance with new technology and systems, then swapped into the terminal during off-peak periods, allowing modernization to proceed in parallel with terminal operation.
5Reliability
If on-site technical integration is performed after building completion, then all interfaces can be tested and integrated, but the process requires extensive specialist staff and time
Solution Approach 1:
Technical interfaces and systems are integrated and tested within each room unit during factory prefabrication before delivery to the site. This preliminary integration significantly reduces the complexity and duration of on-site assembly, as modules arrive ready-to-connect with pre-tested interfaces.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a passenger terminal consisting of mobile room units (modules). In said terminal, all installations that are necessary for passenger traffic, at least for the following terminal areas: check-in, arrivals, departures, baggage handling, terminal-specific engineering, administration and technical services for facilities can be pre-fabricated from modular, complementary room units with a rigid construction. The units can be transported to the predetermined assembly site by conventional land, water or air transport vehicles for standard containers and can be rapidly combined according to a predetermined grid to form a functional passenger terminal building. The invention also relates to a method for the step-by-step construction of the terminal.