Hierarchy model builder for building a hierarchical model of control assets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing control systems face challenges in organizing and managing large numbers of control assets across various verticals, such as buildings and industrial processes, due to the variability in asset types and spatial arrangements, which complicates monitoring and control.
Innovation Solution
A spatial hierarchical modeling system that allows users to create a graphical representation of control assets, enabling the assignment of assets to specific spatial levels and folders, providing a structured framework for monitoring and control through a user-friendly interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If control assets are organized in a hierarchical spatial model, then spatial context and asset management efficiency are improved, but system complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments control assets into a hierarchical spatial model with multiple levels (geographic regions, locations, spaces, zones, assets). This segmentation organizes the large number of control assets into manageable hierarchical groups, improving asset management efficiency by allowing operators to navigate and control assets at appropriate levels of detail without being overwhelmed by the total system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a software platform as an intermediary between operators and control assets. This intermediary provides the hierarchical spatial model interface, automated asset discovery, and assignment mechanisms, thereby managing system complexity while delivering improved asset management efficiency to users without requiring them to directly handle the underlying complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a flexible hierarchical model is implemented to accommodate various verticals, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity and configuration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The hierarchical spatial model is designed to be dynamic and configurable, allowing the system structure to adapt to different verticals (buildings, industrial processes, facilities). The model can be customized through user input via screens, enabling flexible configuration for various applications while maintaining a consistent underlying framework that manages complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal hierarchical spatial model that can serve multiple verticals and applications. The same core infrastructure supports different types of control assets across buildings, industrial processes, and facilities, providing versatility while reducing configuration complexity through standardized interfaces and automated discovery processes.
3Productivity
If automated asset discovery and assignment is implemented, then productivity and accuracy are improved, but system complexity and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated asset discovery and assignment capabilities that operate autonomously to populate the hierarchical spatial model. The software automatically discovers control assets, determines their spatial relationships, and assigns them to appropriate levels in the hierarchy without requiring manual configuration, thereby improving productivity while managing complexity through automation rather than manual processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated asset discovery process incorporates feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors and updates the hierarchical model based on asset status and spatial relationships. This feedback loop ensures accurate asset assignment and maintains model integrity, improving productivity through automated adjustments while managing complexity through systematic feedback processing rather than complex manual intervention.
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AI summary
A spatial hierarchical model is built by accepting user input to add and name each of one or more first level spaces at a first level of the spatial hierarchical model and to select a selected one of the first level spaces of the spatial hierarchical model and add and name each of one or more child level spaces that are spatially part of the selected first level space at a second level of the spatial hierarchical model. A graphical representation of one or more of the first level spaces and one or more corresponding child level spaces is displayed along with a listing of at least some of the plurality of building control assets. User input is accepted to assign selected building control assets from the listing of at least some of the plurality of building control assets to a selected child level space.