Aircraft Interior Layout Reusing Previous Configurations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for designing aircraft interiors are time-consuming and costly due to the need for detailed engineering designs for each configuration of passenger arrangements, as they lack efficient methods to identify and incorporate previously designed configurations.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that display a graphical representation of passenger arrangements, indicating locations with previously designed configurations, allowing operators to select and incorporate these configurations, and visualize the level of use of such configurations, thereby reducing engineering design time and costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If detailed engineering design is created for each configuration of commodity in layout of passenger arrangements, then manufacturing precision and reliability are ensured, but productivity is significantly reduced due to requiring many hours of engineering time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification and selection of previously designed configurations that can be reused in the current layout. By proactively matching existing configurations with new design requirements before detailed engineering work begins, the system prepares reusable components in advance, significantly reducing the time needed for detailed design while maintaining quality standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and manages a library of previously designed configurations that can be copied and reused across different aircraft interior designs. Instead of redesigning each configuration from scratch, the system identifies matching previous designs and copies their detailed engineering specifications, floor plans, and component lists, thereby maintaining manufacturing precision while dramatically improving productivity.
2Productivity
If previously designed configurations are reused in layout of passenger arrangements, then productivity and cost efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases due to need for identification and selection systems
Solution Approach 1:
The system serves multiple functions within a unified platform: it identifies suitable previously designed configurations, displays them for operator review, selects the best matches, and integrates them into the current design. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be separate complex tools into a single coherent system, managing complexity while enabling efficient reuse of configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between the operator's design intentions and the library of previously designed configurations. It translates design requirements into configuration search criteria, presents suitable matches, and facilitates selection without requiring the operator to manually search through numerous previous designs. This intermediary role simplifies the interaction while managing the complexity of configuration matching and selection.
3Ease of operation
If manual identification and selection of previously designed configurations is performed, then ease of operation is maintained, but loss of time occurs due to manual search and selection process
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the operator by displaying identified previously designed configurations that match the current layout requirements. This feedback loop allows the operator to review the system's suggestions, make adjustments if needed, and select the most appropriate configurations. The feedback mechanism maintains operator control while eliminating the time-consuming manual search process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs the time-consuming task of identifying and pre-selecting suitable previously designed configurations automatically, without requiring manual intervention. The operator simply reviews the pre-identified options and makes the final selection. This self-service approach transfers the computational workload from the operator to the system, dramatically reducing the time required while maintaining operational simplicity.
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AI summary
A system and method for implementing a layout of passenger arrangements using previously designed configurations. A plurality of tools for implementing a layout of passenger arrangements using previously designed configurations is provided. The plurality of tools comprise a previously designed configurations identification and selection tool configured for selecting previously designed configurations to include in the layout of passenger arrangements and a previously designed configuration visualization tool for displaying a degree to which the layout of passenger arrangements comprises previously designed configurations. A tool selection user interface may be provided to receive input from an operator identifying a one of the plurality of tools to run.