Industrial Assembly Base Layout Generation From Client Load Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of designing and re-designing industrial device assemblies, such as motor control centers, is time-consuming and prone to delays due to the need for manual specification definition and frequent customer data updates, especially for customers without technical knowledge, leading to inefficiencies in generating diagrams and layouts.
Innovation Solution
A system that receives client data to determine parameters for electrical components, identifies base designs, and generates layouts through a graphical user interface, allowing customers to select from pre-generated base designs and option packs, reducing the number of customer inputs required and streamlining the design process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If customers manually define each specification and select every desired preference, then the industrial device assembly can be customized to meet customer requirements, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex for customers without technical knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates multiple base designs with different configurations of electrical components, support modules, and layouts before the customer makes selections. This preliminary preparation allows customers to review and select from ready-made options rather than manually defining each specification from scratch, significantly reducing the time and technical knowledge required while maintaining customization capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary layer (the base design selection interface) between the customer and the complex specification definition process. Instead of directly exposing customers to numerous technical parameters and configuration options, the system mediates by presenting curated base designs that already incorporate various configurations, allowing customers to make informed selections without needing deep technical expertise
2Manufacturing precision
If customers provide detailed specifications for each parameter, then the design can be precisely tailored to requirements, but the number of customer inputs and queries increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates multiple base designs with different configurations of electrical components, support modules, and layouts before the customer makes selections. This preliminary preparation allows customers to review and select from ready-made options rather than manually defining each specification from scratch, significantly reducing the time and technical knowledge required while maintaining customization capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system varies key parameters across multiple pre-generated base designs (such as types of electrical components, configuration options, and layout arrangements) so that customers can achieve precise design specifications by selecting from these varied options rather than defining each parameter manually, thereby maintaining design accuracy while reducing input requirements
3Manufacturing precision
If the system generates diagrams and layouts manually through CAD programs, then detailed and accurate representations can be created, but the process is arduous and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses templates and pre-defined design patterns for generating diagrams and layouts. Instead of creating each diagram from scratch using complex CAD programs, the system copies and adapts standardized templates that already contain proper formatting, symbols, and structures, thereby maintaining diagram accuracy while dramatically improving generation speed and reducing the arduous nature of manual diagram creation
4Adaptability or versatility
If the system requests updated customer data during or after design, then the industrial device assembly can be re-designed to meet updated specifications, but significant delays occur at the industrial site
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic base design selection where the available base designs and their configurations can be updated and regenerated based on updated customer data. When customers provide updated specifications or new electrical load lists, the system dynamically regenerates the base design options and allows customers to select from the new set of options, enabling flexible adaptation to changes while maintaining a streamlined process that avoids significant delays
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and method for generating a base design and corresponding layout based on client data and an electrical load list. The electrical load list may include any number of electrical components for an industrial device assembly. A processor may determine parameters that define levels of operations for each of the electrical components based on the client data and subsequently identify a set of base designs based on the parameters. Additionally, supporting modules that assist operations of at lead one of the electrical components may be added to the base design. In turn, the set of base designs and corresponding supporting modules may be displayed to a user as a set of visualizations. In response to receiving a selection of a particular visualization that represents a particular base design, the processor may generate and display a layout corresponding to the particular base design.