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US 11,332,942 B2Granted
System and method for automating construction and installation of surfaces in construction
AssigneeForm Robotics Inc.
InventorsBenjamin Aaron Blumer, Dain Jameson Dypvik Galts
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Abstract
A system and method for automating construction that includes collecting a multi-dimensional point cloud measurement of at least one construction structure that includes at least one surface; generating a construction plan from the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement, wherein the construction plan defines an assembly arrangement of a set of parts; from the construction plan, automatically generating a cut list for a subset of parts; communicating the cut list to a cutting device; and at the cutting device, cutting a set of materials according to the cut list.
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A method for automating paneled construction comprising:
- collecting a multi-dimensional point cloud measurement of at least one construction structure that includes at least one surface, comprising at a measurement device, scanning the construction structure and thereby collecting the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement, wherein scanning the construction structure comprises, for a given position on a stair, scanning a tread surface of the stair and scanning a riser surface of the stair, wherein the measurement device is a laser scanning measurement device, and wherein the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement is a two or more dimensional point cloud measurement defining a perimeter of at least one surface of the construction structure;
- generating a construction plan from the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement, wherein the construction plan defines an assembly arrangement of a set of parts;
- from the construction plan, automatically generating a cut list for a subset of parts;
- communicating the cut list to a cutting device;
- and
- at the cutting device, cutting a set of materials according to the cut list.
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A system for a customizable paneling construction comprising:
- a measuring device, wherein the measuring device is configured to collecting a multi-dimensional point cloud measurement of at least one construction structure that includes at least one surface;
- a designating system configured to generate a construction plan from the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement, wherein the construction plan defines an assembly arrangement of a set of parts, and, from the construction plan, generate a cut list for a subset of parts
- a cutting device configured to cut a set of materials according to the cut list and
- wherein the at least one construction structure comprises flooring for steps of a staircase, wherein the flooring comprises at least a tread for the top surface of each step and a riser for the front surface of each step.
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A method for automating paneled construction comprising:
- collecting a multi-dimensional point cloud measurement of at least one construction structure that includes at least a tread surface and a riser surface for one stair, comprising at a measurement device, scanning the construction structure and thereby collecting the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement, and wherein the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement is a two or more dimensional point cloud measurement defining a perimeter of at least one surface of the construction structure;
- generating a construction plan from the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement, wherein the construction plan defines an assembly arrangement of a set of parts, wherein generating the construction plan defines dimensions and assembly arrangement of stair tread parts, riser parts, and nosing parts;
- from the construction plan, automatically generating a cut list for a subset of parts, wherein the cut list specifies cutting instructions for non-standard parts in the set of stair tread parts, riser parts, and nosing parts;
- communicating the cut list to a cutting device;
- and
- at the cutting device, cutting a set of materials according to the cut list.
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A method for automating paneled construction comprising:
- collecting a multi-dimensional point cloud measurement of at least one construction structure that includes at least one surface, comprising at a measurement device, scanning the construction structure and thereby collecting the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement, and wherein the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement is a two or more dimensional point cloud measurement defining a perimeter of at least one surface of the construction structure;
- generating a construction plan from the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement, wherein the construction plan defines an assembly arrangement of a set of parts;
- sensing environment conditions at the measurement device;
- collecting a present condition of the set of materials, wherein environmental conditions include at least temperature and humidity;
- modeling material changes from the present condition to the environment conditions;
- from the construction plan, automatically generating a cut list for a subset of parts;
- augmenting parameters of the cut list according to the material changes;
- communicating the cut list to a cutting device;
- and
- at the cutting device, cutting a set of materials according to the cut list.
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