3D Power Control Panel Assembly With Simulated Wiring Paths
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional control panel production methods suffer from errors and inefficiencies due to inadequate reflection of designer intent, inconsistency in design drawings, and reliance on paper-based information, leading to increased design time, quality degradation, and safety risks.
Innovation Solution
A production support method and system that generates standardized component data, integrates 2D and 3D component symbols for design, simulates wiring paths, and automates production by applying verified production data to interlocking production facilities, ensuring accurate and consistent assembly processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If paper drawing information is used for production, then workers can access design information, but human errors occur due to arbitrary interpretation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a 3D digital copy of the control panel that precisely replicates all design information, component positions, and wiring details. This digital model serves as the single source of truth for production, eliminating arbitrary interpretation of paper drawings while maintaining complete design information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from 2D paper drawings to a 3D digital model, adding spatial dimensionality and depth to the design information. This 3D representation provides intuitive spatial relationships and precise component positioning that cannot be adequately conveyed in 2D, thereby reducing interpretation errors.
2Productivity
If classic graphic-based CAD design is used, then design work can be completed, but engineering information required for production is not sufficiently reflected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the 2D circuit design with 3D spatial arrangement and assembly process information into a single integrated 3D model. This combination ensures that all engineering information needed for production - including component positions, wiring paths, and assembly sequences - is captured in the design phase without requiring separate documentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The 3D digital model serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as the design representation, the production instruction guide, the assembly verification tool, and the source for generating all production data. This multi-functionality eliminates information loss between design and production stages.
3Adaptability or versatility
If design drawings are created by different designers with different drawing expression methods, then individual design styles are maintained, but consistency of design drawings is not secured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enforces homogeneous representation of all design information within the standardized 3D model structure. All designers work within the same 3D environment with consistent rules for component placement, wiring representation, and annotation, ensuring uniformity across all designs while maintaining the ability to represent diverse control panel configurations.
4Adaptability or versatility
If non-automated manpower-oriented manufacturing process is used, then production flexibility is maintained, but poor working conditions and safety accidents occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary verification of the entire production process through virtual simulation in the 3D model before actual manufacturing. Wiring paths, component positions, and assembly sequences are validated in advance, identifying and resolving potential safety issues and working condition problems before workers encounter them on the production floor.
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AI summary
The present invention proposes a production support method and system for power control panel production automation, which enable an intention of a designer to be sufficiently reflected on a production site and an error occurred during production to be minimized and, in particular, includes the steps of: realizing, in a virtual environment, a power control panel designed in a 3D type and verifying an error by simulating wiring path information of designed components and electronic units; extracting production data for each process, including component information for each process, component and electronic unit arrangement information, assembly process information, and wiring information, by collecting information distributed to support production automation of the power control panel designed in the 3D type, which has been verified; and automating production by applying the production data to each interworking production facility to support the production automation of the power control panel.