Base Model Selection Device for Stable Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing base model selection systems rely on designer knowledge and fail to stably select optimum models in quality, costs, and delivery time, leading to variations in selection results and potential product dissatisfaction.
Innovation Solution
A base model selection device that stores master data including specification data for reference models and past cases, uses requested specifications as search keys to select optimal base models, and creates a list of selected models prioritizing reference models for quality, costs, and delivery time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If base model selection is based on designer knowledge, then selection flexibility is maintained, but selection stability and quality are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes a comprehensive database containing reference model data, past project data, and specification data before the selection process. This preliminary preparation enables stable and objective selections by providing a structured foundation for automated matching, eliminating the need for subjective designer judgment while maintaining selection flexibility through the comprehensive nature of the pre-collected data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an automated selection system as an intermediary between the designer's requirements and the final base model selection. This intermediary uses algorithms to objectively match requested specifications with available models in the database, ensuring selection stability and quality while the designer retains flexibility in defining the requirements.
2Ease of operation
If keyword-based search is used in model selection, then search simplicity is maintained, but selection accuracy and stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system transforms the simple keyword search into a multi-parameter matching process. Instead of relying on single keywords, the system compares requested specifications against multiple parameters stored in the database (including technical specifications, project conditions, and evaluation criteria). This parameter-based approach maintains operational simplicity while dramatically improving selection accuracy and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical keyword-matching system with an automated computational system that performs algorithmic comparison of specification parameters. This substitution eliminates the instability of manual keyword searching while maintaining ease of operation, as the system automatically processes the matching without requiring complex user input.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual model selection process is used, then adaptability to various specifications is maintained, but productivity and delivery time are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a universal selection platform that can handle various types of specifications through a single automated interface. The database is structured to accommodate diverse project requirements, and the matching algorithm adapts to different specification types automatically. This universality maintains adaptability to various specifications while dramatically improving productivity by eliminating manual selection processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service model selection where the automated algorithm independently matches requested specifications with appropriate base models without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by automatically collecting requirements, searching the database, evaluating matches, and presenting results, thereby maintaining full adaptability while maximizing selection efficiency and reducing delivery time.
Data Source
AI summary
A storage stores base model master data including specification data for reference models and for past cases. A searcher in a calculator performs a data search on the base model master data using a requested specification input as a search key. A list creator creates a base model list listing a selected base model and specification data for the base model. The searcher determines whether at least one of the reference models satisfies the requested specification, selects, in response to at least one of the reference models satisfying the requested specification, the at least one reference model and adds the at least one reference model to the base model list, and selects, in response to the reference models dissatisfying the requested specification, a base model satisfying the requested specification from the past cases and adds the base model selected from the past case to the base model list.