scholarly journals STOCHASTIC AND GEOMETRIC REASONING FOR INDOOR BUILDING MODELS WITH ELECTRIC INSTALLATIONS – BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN GIS AND BIM

Author(s):  
Y. Dehbi ◽  
J.-H. Haunert ◽  
L. Plümer

3D city and building models according to CityGML encode the geometry, represent the structure and model semantically relevant building parts such as doors, windows and balconies. Building information models support the building design, construction and the facility management. In contrast to CityGML, they include also objects which cannot be observed from the outside. The three dimensional indoor models characterize a missing link between both worlds. Their derivation, however, is expensive. The semantic automatic interpretation of 3D point clouds of indoor environments is a methodically demanding task. The data acquisition is costly and difficult. The laser scanners and image-based methods require the access to every room. Based on an approach which does not require an additional geometry acquisition of building indoors, we propose an attempt for filling the gaps between 3D building models and building information models. Based on sparse observations such as the building footprint and room areas, 3D indoor models are generated using combinatorial and stochastic reasoning. The derived models are expanded by a-priori not observable structures such as electric installation. Gaussian mixtures, linear and bi-linear constraints are used to represent the background knowledge and structural regularities. The derivation of hypothesised models is performed by stochastic reasoning using graphical models, Gauss-Markov models and MAP-estimators.

Author(s):  
Mohammad Nahangi ◽  
Christopher Rausch ◽  
Carl Haas

Geometric and dimensional deviations often create challenges for component aggregation in the assembly of interchangeable components in modular construction. Although the components are designed interchangeably, once they are fabricated, there are inevitable discrepancies between the designed and built states. Such discrepancies create problems for fitting interchangeable modular components. This paper presents a framework for optimally planning the assembly of interchangeable components based on their as-built state. A 3D point cloud model is captured and the critical interfaces between modules are compared to the original state, integrated in the building information models (BIM), as 3D drawings. The optimization framework is implemented based on two different approaches: (1) minimization of the total deviation for minimizing rework, and (2) intervention of rework by finding the best matching component for each investigated slot. Results show that the method can be effectively used for reducing rework in modular construction by optimum assembly planning.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiqun Chen ◽  
Erfan Shooraj ◽  
Abbas Rajabifard ◽  
Soheil Sabri

The 3D Tiles specification, created by Cesium, is designed for streaming massive heterogeneous three-dimensional (3D) geospatial datasets online using WebGL technology. The program has prevailed in the WebGIS community due to its ability to visualise, interact, and style 3D objects for various scenarios, such as 3D cities, indoor environments, and point clouds. It offers a new opportunity to integrate Building Information Models (BIM) in the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data format with existing geospatial data in a 3D WebGIS platform with open-source implementation. As no open-source solution for converting IFC models into 3D Tiles for online visualization had yet been found, this paper explores feasible approaches and integrates a range of tools and libraries as an open-source solution for the community.


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