Adaptive Component Measurement for Efficient Quality Sampling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing quality check processes for components are inefficient, requiring significant time and resources, which can reduce production yield and increase costs.

Innovation Solution

A system and process for measuring components that dynamically adjusts selection parameters, such as sample frequency, based on production parameters and measurement data analysis, to ensure reliable quality checks with reduced time and resource allocation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If regular quality monitoring is performed on all components, then quality assurance is ensured, but production yield is reduced due to time consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality assuranceVSAvoidproduction yield
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The inspection frequency is made dynamic rather than static. The system automatically adjusts the inspection frequency based on measured quality data, production parameters, and risk assessments. When quality is stable, inspection frequency decreases; when quality varies or risk increases, frequency increases. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by ensuring quality assurance only when necessary, thereby maintaining production yield.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of inspection frequency based on multiple factors including quality data trends, production parameter changes, and risk assessments. By adjusting this parameter dynamically, the system ensures quality assurance is maintained while minimizing the time spent on inspections, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If inspection frequency is increased to ensure reliable quality testing, then quality reliability is improved, but time required for quality testing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality testing reliabilityVSAvoidtime for quality testing
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The inspection frequency is dynamically adjusted based on quality data analysis and risk assessment. When quality is stable and risk is low, the system reduces inspection frequency to minimize time loss. When quality varies or risk increases, the system increases frequency to maintain reliability. This dynamic approach resolves the contradiction between reliability and time consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary risk assessment and quality data analysis before determining inspection frequency. By anticipating quality issues through trend analysis and risk evaluation, the system can proactively adjust inspection frequency, ensuring reliable quality testing only when necessary, thereby reducing overall time consumption while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If manual definition of test criteria is used, then flexibility in quality control is maintained, but time and expertise requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality control flexibilityVSAvoidtime for quality control
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines test criteria and inspection parameters based on quality data analysis, production parameters, and risk assessment, without requiring manual definition. The system serves itself by autonomously adjusting inspection strategies, which maintains flexibility while eliminating the time and expertise burden of manual criterion definition. This resolves the contradiction between adaptability and time consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from quality data and production parameters to automatically adjust test criteria and inspection frequency. This closed-loop approach maintains flexibility by adapting to changing conditions while eliminating manual intervention, thereby resolving the contradiction between adaptability and time/expertise requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP4295202B1Method and system for measuring components and program
Publication Date: 2025.04.02 CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIKE GMBH
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method and system for measuring components (B) which are produced by a production device (1), comprising: a) selecting (S1) components (B) to be measured from a plurality of components (B), wherein the selection is made according to at least one selection parameter (p), b) generating (S2a) component-specific measurement data (MD) by measuring the selected components (B) using a coordinate measurement device (2) and evaluating (S2b) the measurement data (MD) and/or c) determining (S3) at least one production parameter (m), d) adapting (S4) the at least one selection parameter (p) according to a result (r) of the evaluation and/or according to the production parameter (m) or a change to the production parameter (m), and to a program.