Method and system for optimizing shipping methodology for 1-directional wall panels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11610030-B2
Application number	US-202016824677-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2020
Priority date	Nov 7, 2019
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

The present invention is a system, comprising: isolate at least one wall panel from a building model; process a first set of data associated with the characteristics of the wall panel members, wherein the characteristics are related to the profile and length; process a second set of data associated with the assembly of the wall panel; create an assembly process of the wall panel, wherein an assembly and disassembly of the wall panel is performed to determine at least one assembly process based on the order of connecting the wall panel members from a construction perspective; formulate a package of the wall panel, wherein the package is organized based on assembly process; adjust the orientation of the members within the package based on the shipping vessel limitations and the other bundles of the model which are contained within the shipping vessel; and generate a graphical representation of the package.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer method, comprising:
extracting, by at least one processor, at least one wall panel from a building model;
processing, by at least one processor, a first set of data associated with the positioning of the wall panel members;
processing, by at least one processor, a second set of data associated with the assembly of the wall panel;
creating, by at least one processor, an assembly process of the wall panel;
simulating, by at least one processor, the assembly process of the wall panel;
formulating, by at least one processor, a package of the wall panel, wherein the package is organized based on assembly process;
adjusting, by at least one processor, the orientation of the members within the package based on the shipping vessel limitations and the other bundles of the model which are contained within the shipping vessel; and
generating, by at least one processor, a graphical representation and a novel 3D model of the package.

2. The computer method of claim 1 , further comprising, processing, by at least one processor, the data acquired from the simulation and the package to determine if the package is organized based on a desired assembly method template.

3. The computer method of claim 2 , wherein the formulation of the package, further comprising, comparing, by at least one processor, the simulation to a second simulation based on a second assembly method template.

4. The computer method of claim 1 , further comprising, translating, by at least one processor, the members within the package based on a limitation set forth by a shipping vessel.

5. The computer method of claim 1 , further comprising, adjusting, by at least one processor, the orientation of the members within the package based on a member profile comparison, wherein the comparison determines the similarities between the member profiles.

6. A computer program product for organizing a package for shipping, comprising:
one or more computer non-transitory readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer non-transitory readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to analyze a building model, wherein a set of wall panels are isolated from other assemblies;
program instructions to process a first set of data associated with the coordinates of the wall panel members;
program instructions to process a second set of data associated with the assembly of the wall panel;
program instructions to create a set of data associated with the assembly of the panel and the coordinates of the wall panel members;
program instructions to formulate a package of the wall panel, wherein the package is a predetermined organization of the panel based on first and second set of data;
program instructions to adjust the orientation of the members within the package based on a member profile comparison, wherein the comparison determines the similarities between the member profiles and;
program instructions to calculate the package based on a set of limitations, wherein the limitations are based on the shipping vessel;
a program instructions to adjust the package based on the shipping vessel limitations and the other bundles of the model which are contained within the shipping vessel; and
program instructions to generate a graphical representation of the package.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 , further comprising, program instructions to simulate the assembly process of the wall panel, based on a disassembly of the package.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising, program instructions to process the data acquired from the simulation and the package of the panel to determine if the package is organized based on a desired assembly method template.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the formulation of the package, further comprising, program instructions to compare the simulation to a second simulation based on a second assembly method template.

10. The computer program product of claim 6 , further comprising, program instructions to generate a model of the package.

11. The computer program product of claim 6 , further comprising, program instructions to translate the members within the package based on a limitation set forth by a shipping vessel.

12. A system, comprising:
isolate at least one wall panel from a building model;
process a first set of data associated with the characteristics of the wall panel members, wherein the characteristics are related to the profile and length;
process a second set of data associated with the assembly of the wall panel;
create an assembly process of the wall panel, wherein an assembly and disassembly of the wall panel is performed to determine at least one assembly process based on the order of connecting the wall panel members from a construction perspective;
formulate a package of the wall panel, wherein the package is organized based on the assembly process, wherein the wall panel members are stacked based on the first set of data;
adjust the orientation of the members within the package based on the shipping vessel limitations and the other bundles of the model which are contained within the shipping vessel; and
generate a graphical representation and a 3D model of the package.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising, simulate the assembly process of the wall panel.

14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising, process the data acquired from the simulation and the package to determine if the package is organized based on a desired assembly method template.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the formulation of the package, further comprising, compare the simulation to a second simulation based on a second assembly method template.

16. The system of claim 12 , further comprising, translate the members within the package based on a limitation set forth by a shipping vessel.

Assignees

• Consulting Eng Corp

Inventors

• Jalla Maharaj

Classifications

• G06F30/20

  Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30) · CPC title

• G06T2219/2004

  Aligning objects, relative positioning of parts · CPC title

• G06F2119/18

  Manufacturability analysis or optimisation for manufacturability · CPC title

• G06F2111/02

  CAD in a network environment, e.g. collaborative CAD or distributed simulation · CPC title

• G06F30/13 Primary

  Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads · CPC title