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Bestat Advances 3D Data Technology with New Patent

Bestat Corporation, headquartered in Bunkyo City, Tokyo, has successfully obtained a patent in Japan for its innovative technology that automatically and precisely detects cylindrical shapes from point cloud and mesh data. This breakthrough allows the reliable extraction of necessary cylinders even in environments where complete 360-degree measurements are compromised due to missing or blocked data. These extracted shapes can immediately be utilized as 3D CAD (solid) data, greatly enhancing efficiency in various industrial applications.

Importance of Cylinder Detection Technology

In industries such as manufacturing and infrastructure, cylindrical shapes are prevalent, notably in pipes, ducts, and tanks. Accurate representation of these elements is crucial for constructing digital twins of the physical environment. However, conventional cylinder detection techniques often struggle in complex scenarios where multiple pipes overlap, leading to frequent false detections. Furthermore, they are vulnerable to disappearances caused by walls, underground obstructions, or shadows, which necessitates manual intervention to ensure the creation of accurate 3D models.

Features of the Patented Technology

The newly patented technology represents a significant evolution from traditional methods in several key ways:

1. Improved Practical Accuracy: The method shows an over tenfold increase in the accuracy of cylinder extraction. Bestat's proprietary algorithm has enhanced visual recognition capabilities, allowing it to reliably isolate and extract only the 'correct' cylinders from point cloud data. This advancement drastically reduces the manual efforts required to rectify 3D data.

2. Estimation and Reconstruction: Even in situations with missing or obscured data—such as when images are captured next to walls, underground, or behind structures—this technology can estimate and reconstruct the shape of cylinders. It utilizes existing point cloud data to deduce cylinder characteristics faithfully.

3. Immediate CAD Data Usability: The extracted cylinders can be instantly converted into CAD data using the 3D.Core platform, eliminating the traditional manual modeling steps that are both time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Use Cases

This patented technology offers numerous practical applications, including:

• - Modeling pipes in plants and factories
• - Conducting inspections, situation surveys, and feasibility studies in infrastructure
• - Updating wiring and piping schematics
• - Simulating layout and transport in factory settings

By implementing this innovative cylinder detection, companies can significantly cut down the time—ranging from a few hours to several tens of hours—previously required for manual CAD redrawing based on visual inspections of point clouds. This technology is not merely an enhancement of cylinder extraction accuracy but is poised to play a central role in future developments where AI agents generate CAD models automatically from real-world data.

3D.Core Platform

In parallel with these advancements, Bestat offers the 3D.Core platform, developed from research at the University of Tokyo’s Matsuo Laboratory, supporting industrial applications of 3D data. This platform integrates various types of data obtained from the field—including point clouds, photographs, videos, and 360-degree footage—facilitating seamless data acquisition, generation, and utilization.

To date, over 70 companies across sectors such as manufacturing, infrastructure, civil engineering, and construction have adopted the platform. Its applications extend to building digital twins of factories and plants, managing production technology workflows, performing equipment maintenance and inspections, and conducting layout analyses.

About Bestat

• - Company Name: Bestat Corporation
• - CEO: Naoko Matsuda
• - Founded: 2018
• - Location: 6-25-14 Hongo, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
• - Business Focus: Providing the 3D data acquisition, generation, and utilization platform '3D.Core', offering 3D data processing APIs, developing digital twin constructions, and AI agent solutions related to 3D data applications.
• - Website: Bestat Data