Method and system for optimizing shipping methodology for 1-directional floor joists

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11989489-B2
Application number	US-202016824675-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2020
Priority date	Nov 7, 2019
Publication date	May 21, 2024
Grant date	May 21, 2024

Abstract

The present invention is a system, comprising: isolate at least one floor joist from a building model; process a first set of data associated with the characteristics of the floor joist members, wherein the characteristics are related to the profile and length; process a second set of data associated with the assembly of the floor joist; create an assembly process of the floor joist, wherein an assembly and disassembly of the floor joist is performed to determine at least one assembly process based on the order of connecting the floor joist members from a construction perspective; formulate a package of the floor joist, 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 floor joist from a building model;
analyzing, by at least one processor, a first set of data associated with the positioning of floor joist members;
creating, by at least one processor, a second set of data associated with coordinates of each of the floor joist members, wherein an assembly process of a floor joist is comprised of the floor joist members;
formulating, by at least one processor, the assembly process of the floor joist, wherein the assembly process is an organization of the floor joist members based on the first set of data and the second set of data;
creating, by at least one processor, a manipulated assembly process of the floor joist based on a set of limitations, wherein the set of limitations are based on a shipping vessel limitations;
manipulating, by at least one processor, the floor joist, wherein a manipulated floor joist assembly model is created based on the set of limitations of the shipping vessel; and
generating, by at least one processor, a graphical representation of the manipulated floor joist assembly and the floor joist, wherein the graphical representation includes a procedure for the manipulated assembly process and the assembly process.

2. The computer method of claim 1 , further comprising, simulating, by at least one processor, the assembly process of the floor joist.

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

4. The computer method of claim 3 , 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.

5. The computer method of claim 1 , further comprising, generating, by at least one processor, a model of the package.

6. 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 the shipping vessel.

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

8. 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 floor joists are isolated from other assemblies, and wherein each floor joists assembly is comprised of a set of members;
program instructions to process a first set of data associated with the coordinates of floor joists and a second set of data associated with an assembly process of the floor joists;
program instructions to create a set of data associated with the each of the floor joists and the coordinates of floor joist members;
program instructions to formulate the assembly process of each of the floor joist, wherein the assembly process is an organization of each of the floor joists based on the first and second set of data;
program instructions to create a shipping assembly of the floor joists, wherein the shipping assembly formation process of the floor joists is performed based on a set of shipping vessel limitations;
program instructions to adjust the shipping manipulated assembly of the floor joist based on the shipping vessel limitations and other known bundles contained within the shipping vessel;
program instructions to simulate the assembly process of the floor joist from the shipping assembly within modeling software, wherein a set of assembly steps are created; and
program instructions to generate a graphical representation of the floor joists which comprise the shipping assembly and the set of assembly steps.

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

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , 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.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising, program instructions to generate a model of the package.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising, program instructions to translate the members within the package based on a limitation set forth by a shipping vessel.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising, program instructions to adjust an orientation of the members within the package based on a member profile comparison, wherein the comparison determines the similarities between the member profiles.

14. A system, comprising:
a processor configured to:
isolate at least one floor joist from a building model within a modeling software;
process a first set of data associated with the coordinates of the at least one floor joist;
process a second set of data associated with a set of members which formulate the floor joist;
create an assembly process of the at least one floor joist;
generate a package assembly of the at least one floor joist based on a set of limitations of a shipping vessel;
formulate the package assembly process of the package assembly wherein a package of the at least one floor joist is created;
simulate the assembly process of the at least one floor joist from the package assembly of the floor joist within the modeling software;
process the data acquired from a simulation and the package to determine if the package is organized based on an assembly method template; and
generate a graphical representation of the package.

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 14 , further comprising, generate a model of the package.

17. The system of claim 14 , further comprising, translating the members within the package based on a limitation set forth by the shipping vessel.

Assignees

• Consulting Eng Corp

Inventors

• Jalla Maharaj

Classifications

• 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

• G06T19/20

  Editing of three-dimensional [3D] images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts · CPC title

• G06F2111/02

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

• G06F2119/18

  Manufacturability analysis or optimisation for manufacturability · CPC title

• G06T2219/2004

  Aligning objects, relative positioning of parts · CPC title