IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0314064
(2011-12-07)
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등록번호 |
US-8831920
(2014-09-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Fluor Technologies Corporation
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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Automated cabling layout systems and methods are presented. A cabling assembly library stores multiple generic, design-tool agnostic cabling assembly objects representing cabling layout objects (e.g., cables, trays, mounts, conduits, etc.). The cabling assembly objects further include design rules g
Automated cabling layout systems and methods are presented. A cabling assembly library stores multiple generic, design-tool agnostic cabling assembly objects representing cabling layout objects (e.g., cables, trays, mounts, conduits, etc.). The cabling assembly objects further include design rules governing the conditions of use of the cabling assembly object. Design engineers or designers can query the library to identify appropriate cabling assembly objects that would be appropriate for using within a modeled physical environment. One or more matching cabling assembly objects can be converted to an appropriate format for a design tool and instantiated into the modeled environment. The design tool can create modeled cabling layouts from the instantiated assemblies according to the design rules of the corresponding cabling assembly objects.
대표청구항
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1. A method of designing a cabling layout within a physical environment of a construction project, the method comprising: providing an assembly library storing a plurality of assembly objects, wherein the assembly objects comprise cable attributes, tray attributes, modeled physical environment prope
1. A method of designing a cabling layout within a physical environment of a construction project, the method comprising: providing an assembly library storing a plurality of assembly objects, wherein the assembly objects comprise cable attributes, tray attributes, modeled physical environment properties that reflect the physical environment during a design phase of the construction project, and assembly rules;defining a cabling layout using at least some of the assembly objects and based on the modeled physical environment properties;continuously observing, by a monitoring agent, the physical environment during a construction phase of the construction project to detect a change to the physical environment;identifying, by a recommendation engine, a conflict between the change to the physical environment and the cabling layout;updating automatically, by the recommendation engine, the cabling layout to resolve the detected conflict using at least one assembly rule. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the assembly library comprises an electronic storage medium. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the cable attributes comprise name, type, size, voltage capacity, and amperage capacity. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the tray attributes comprise type, shape, size, dimension, and fastener type. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the modeled physical environment properties comprise size and location of structural components of a building. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the assembly rules comprise customer specifications, government safety requirements, industry standards, and cable manufacturer specifications. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the assembly rules comprise one or more cabling routing algorithms. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of defining the cabling layout comprises defining a source point, a destination point, an avoidance point, a pass-through point, a redundancy setting, a tray fill capacity limit, a number of lanes per route, and space requirement between lanes. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of updating automatically the cabling layout comprises automatically establishing cable routes, designing cable trays, and modeling cable trays along the routes based on the changed physical environment. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the steps of establishing cable routes and designing cable trays are performed in parallel as a function of one another. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of updating the cabling layout comprises including one or more new assembly objects that satisfy the at least one assembly rule. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the created assembly objects comprise a tray size and dimension. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating the modeled physical environment properties based on a set of actual environment properties during the design phase of the construction project. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the modeled physical environment properties are generated by the data received from the monitoring agent. 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of ranking the one or more assembly objects according to the at least one assembly rule. 16. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a conflict between the cabling layout and at least one assembly object. 17. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a conflict between the cabling layout and the at least one of assembly rule. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising automatically providing a recommendation to resolve the conflict. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the updated cabling layout resolves the conflict. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the physical environment are external to the cabling layout. 21. The method of claim 1, further comprising iteratively performing the steps of (i) observing the physical environment to detect a change to the physical environment during the construction phase, (ii) identifying a conflict, and (iii) updating automatically the cabling layout. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically updating the cabling layout comprises iteratively conducting the steps of identifying assembly objects for inclusion in the cabling layout and updating the cabling layout with the identified assembly objects until the cabling layout does not conflict with the detected change to the physical environment. 23. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing a history of changes to the modeled physical environment properties and the cabling layout. 24. The method of claim 23, further comprising the steps of deriving a grade for a change to the cabling layout and storing the grade in the assembly library. 25. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of recommending (i) a number of lanes per route and (ii) a cable-to-lane assignment. 26. A cabling layout recommendation engine comprising: an assembly library storing a plurality of assembly objects, wherein the assembly objects comprise cable attributes, tray attributes, modeled physical environment properties that reflect a physical environment of a construction project, and assembly rules;at least one processor communicatively coupled with the assembly library; andexecutable code communicatively coupled with the at least one processor and configured to: defining a cabling layout using at least some of the assembly objects and based on the modeled physical environment properties,continuously observe the physical environment during a construction phase of the construction project to detect a change to the physical environment,identifying a conflict between the change to the physical environment and the cabling layout;provide a cabling layout recommendation as a function of the changed physical environment, at least one cable attribute, and at least one assembly rule. 27. The engine of claim 26, wherein the recommendation comprises a cable route connecting a source location and a destination location, a number of lanes per route, and a cable-to-tray assignment. 28. The engine of claim 26, wherein the recommendation comprises a tray size and a cable route. 29. The engine of claim 28, wherein the executable code is configured to recommend the tray size and cable route as a function of each other.
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