System and methods for structural design using modeling and simulation to select equipment

Abstract

Systems and methods for selecting equipment for use in buildings are disclosed. The system may include at least one processor configured to perform operations that include accessing a floor plan demarcating a plurality of rooms. The operations may include receiving a first functional requirement for the first room and a second functional requirement for a second room of the plurality of rooms. The operations may include generatively analyzing the first and second room in conjunction with the first and second functional requirements to identify technical specifications and equipment placement locations in order to conform to the first and second functional requirements. The operations may further include outputting the technical specifications and equipment placement locations in an associative manner with the first and second rooms.

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         31 . A structural design system for selecting equipment for use in buildings, the system comprising:
 at least one processor configured to:
 access a floor plan demarcating a plurality of rooms; 
 receive a first functional requirement for at least one first room of the plurality of rooms; 
 receive a second functional requirement for at least one second room of the plurality of rooms; 
 generatively analyze the at least one first room in conjunction with the first functional requirement to identify a first technical specification and a first equipment placement location in order to at least partially conform to the first functional requirement; 
 generatively analyze the at least one second room in conjunction with the second functional requirement to identify a second technical specification and a second equipment placement location order to at least partially conform to the second functional requirement; 
 output the first technical specification and the first equipment placement location in an associative manner with the at least one first room; and 
 output the second technical specification and the second equipment placement location in an associative manner with the at least one second room. 
   
     
     
         32 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein generatively analyzing the at least one first room includes a series of simulations including one or more analyses of differing equipment placement locations. 
     
     
         33 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the first functional requirement is defined by a user. 
     
     
         34 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the first functional requirement is prestored in a data structure. 
     
     
         35 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein generatively analyzing the at least one first room includes outputting a plurality of equipment placement location options for selection by a user. 
     
     
         36 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein generatively analyzing the at least one first room includes displaying a plurality of technical specifications options for selection by a user. 
     
     
         37 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the outputted technical specification includes a model identifier. 
     
     
         38 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive different functional requirements for the at least one first room and the at least second room. 
     
     
         39 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a plurality of functional requirements for the at least one first room. 
     
     
         40 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive at least two different functional requirement types for the at least one first room. 
     
     
         41 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the least one processor is further configured to receive a technical specification along with the functional requirement for generative analyzing the at least one first room. 
     
     
         42 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the first technical specification and the second technical specification are different. 
     
     
         43 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein identifying the first technical specification includes retrieving the first technical specification from a prestored data structure. 
     
     
         44 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein outputting the first technical specification with the first equipment includes displaying a coverage map spatially indicating regions covered by at least one of sensors, Bluetooth beacons, wireless emitters or transmitters, lighting emitting devices, or sound emitting devices. 
     
     
         45 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein outputting the first technical specification with and first equipment placement location includes displaying a score evaluating the first equipment placement location. 
     
     
         46 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate a material list of equipment based on the generative analysis of the at least one first room. 
     
     
         47 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive user input defining a preferred area for equipment placement, and identifying the first technical specification and first equipment placement location is based on the preferred area. 
     
     
         48 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to access a data structure containing a list of equipment models and their associated technical specifications and identifying the first technical specification is based on the list. 
     
     
         49 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to export a floor plan to at least one of PDF, CAD or BIM format. 
     
     
         50 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a third functional requirement for the at least one first room, and wherein generatively analyzing the at least one first room further includes using the third functional requirement to identify the first technical specification and first equipment placement location. 
     
     
         51 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein receiving the floor plan includes performing at least one of a semantic analysis or a geometric analysis on the floor plan to demarcate the contours of the room. 
     
     
         52 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to populate a CAD and BIM format architectural file with the first equipment placement location and first technical specification. 
     
     
         53 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to enable input of a functional requirement according to the contours of the at least one room without manual definition of the room contours. 
     
     
         54 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive at least one of equipment technical specifications or architectural features of an at least third room as inputs to the generative analysis process for the at least first room. 
     
     
         55 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the generatively analyzing the at least one first room further includes identifying technical specifications that are adaptive based on the room function of the at least one room. 
     
     
         56 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 receive a third functional requirement for the at least one first room;   generatively analyze the at least one first room in conjunction with the third functional requirement using the first technical specification and first equipment location as an input to identify a third technical specification and a third equipment placement location to at least partially conform to the first functional requirement.   
     
     
         57 . The structural design system of  claim 31 , wherein the generative analysis process is performed on a cloud-based system. 
     
     
         58 . A computerized structural design method for selecting equipment for use in buildings, the method comprising:
 accessing a floor plan demarcating a plurality of rooms;   receiving a first functional requirement for at least one first room of the plurality of rooms;   receiving a second functional requirement for at least one second room of the plurality of rooms;   generatively analyzing the at least one first room in conjunction with the first functional requirement to identify a first technical specification and a first equipment placement location in order to at least partially conform to the first functional requirement;   generatively analyzing the at least one second room in conjunction with the second functional requirement to identify a second technical specification and a second equipment placement location order to at least partially conform to the second functional requirement;   outputting the first technical specification and the first equipment placement location in an associative manner with the at least one first room; and   outputting the second technical specification and the second equipment placement location in an associative manner with the at least one second room.   
     
     
         59 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to execute operations enabling selecting equipment for use in buildings in a structural design, the operations comprising:
 accessing a floor plan demarcating a plurality of rooms;   receiving a first functional requirement for at least one first room of the plurality of rooms;   receiving a second functional requirement for at least one second room of the plurality of rooms;   generatively analyzing the at least one first room in conjunction with the first functional requirement to identify a first technical specification and a first equipment placement location in order to at least partially conform to the first functional requirement;   generatively analyzing the at least one second in conjunction with the second functional requirement to identify a second technical specification and a second equipment placement location order to at least partially conform to the second functional requirement;   outputting the first technical specification and the first equipment placement location in an associative manner with the at least one first room; and   outputting the second technical specification and the second equipment placement location in an associative manner with the at least one second room.