Unified Data Management for Control Unit Development
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for managing data elements in control unit development require multiple development environments, leading to inefficiencies and inconsistencies, as different developers have varying views and access needs across different stages of development.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method using a management unit with a user interface and access configuration to control the accessibility of data elements, allowing for 'editable,' 'visible,' or 'not visible' access levels, enabling derivation or referencing of management units with different access configurations to accommodate various development stages and user permissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple development environments are used to manage data elements in control unit development, then different developers can access data elements according to their area of responsibility, but the system complexity increases and consistency across development stages becomes difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal data management system that serves multiple development stages (requirement specifications, test cases, test system descriptions, mathematical models, parameter sets) through a single integrated platform. This eliminates the need for separate development environments for each stage, reducing system complexity while maintaining flexible access control for different developer groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments access rights and data visibility based on developer roles and development stages. Different developers can access specific data elements according to their area of responsibility through role-based access control, while the overall system remains unified. This segmentation approach provides flexible access control without requiring multiple separate systems.
2Ease of operation
If data elements are made accessible to all developers, then collaboration is facilitated, but data security and version control become more difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by granting different access levels to different data elements based on developer roles. Sensitive data elements can be restricted to specific groups while other data remains accessible to all developers. This enables collaborative access where needed while maintaining data security for critical information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts data accessibility based on the current development stage and user roles. Access configurations can be modified as development progresses, allowing the system to adapt between more open collaboration modes and more restricted security modes as needed.
3Stability of the object's composition
If data elements are managed in a unified environment, then consistency across development stages is improved, but the flexibility to define different access levels for different user groups is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The unified data management environment provides consistent data structures and processes across all development stages. The system simultaneously supports multiple access control models (role-based, stage-based, element-specific) within this unified framework, maintaining both consistency and flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows parameter changes in access configurations without changing the underlying unified data structure. Access rights, visibility levels, and modification permissions can be adjusted as parameters of the access control system while the core data management framework remains consistent and unified.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for managing at least one data element in control unit development, the method allows uniform management of data elements over the entire development process by providing a management unit having a user interface, associating the data element with the management unit, and associating an access configuration with the management unit. The access configuration defines the accessibility of the data element by a user via the user interface.