Stay-Data Layout Design for Targeted Worksite Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing layout designs do not effectively improve work efficiency in specific locations, as they fail to consider the actual motion patterns and auxiliary needs of workers or targets within a space.

Innovation Solution

A layout design device that generates a new layout by analyzing flow line data to extract stay portions and associate them with auxiliary information, such as facility arrangements, to optimize facility positions and reduce movement distances while considering constraints.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional layout design methods are used, then the layout design process is simple, but work efficiency in specific locations cannot be improved

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvework efficiencyVSAvoidlayout design complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of flow line data to extract stay portions and associate them with auxiliary information before generating the new layout. This preliminary action enables the layout optimization to be based on actual motion patterns and auxiliary needs, thereby improving work efficiency without excessive complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses flow line data representing actual motion patterns as feedback to iteratively optimize the layout. By analyzing stay portions and auxiliary information from the flow line data, the system generates improved layouts that specifically address work efficiency issues in particular locations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Length of moving object

If facility positions are optimized based on flow line analysis, then moving distances are reduced, but the analysis complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemoving distanceVSAvoidflow line analysis difficulty

Core Design Contradiction:

Length of moving objectVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts stay portions from flow line data and separates auxiliary information associated with specific locations. This extraction process simplifies the complex flow line analysis by focusing on key elements (stay portions and auxiliary information) that directly impact layout optimization and moving distance reduction

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The flow line data is segmented into discrete stay portions and associated auxiliary information. This segmentation breaks down the complex continuous flow line data into manageable units that can be systematically analyzed and used for targeted layout optimization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4027259B1Layout design device, layout design method, and program

Publication Date: 2025.08.06 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD

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AI summary

Work efficiency in a specific location is improved. A layout design device(1) that designs a new layout obtained by changing an existing layout related to arrangement of a facility in a certain space, the layout design device including: a generation unit(111) that generates a new layout according to stay data related to a stay specified from flow line data representing a motion of a target in a case of the existing layout in the space; and an output processing unit(112) that outputs the new layout generated by the generation unit, wherein the generation unit generates the stay data by extracting a stay portion where the target stays from the flow line data, and generates the new layout by using auxiliary information that associates the facility arranged in the space with the stay portion and the stay data.