Design Information Consistency Testing Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
In engineering chains, ensuring consistency between design information created in different processes is challenging due to format differences and lack of understanding between designers, requiring significant person-hours for maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A test apparatus with a conversion unit to standardize design information formats and a test unit to assess consistency using entire reference information, allowing for automated comparison and identification of inconsistencies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If designers manually confirm and adjust design information from previous processes, then consistency between design information can be maintained, but significant person-hours are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a consistency test device as an intermediary between different design processes. This device automatically compares design information from previous processes with current design information, eliminating the need for manual confirmation by designers. The test device acts as a mediator that objectively verifies consistency across process boundaries, resolving the contradiction by providing automated consistency checking that maintains reliability while eliminating time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of designers reviewing and adjusting design information with an automated computer-based consistency test system. The test device automatically retrieves design information from previous processes, compares it with current design information using predefined test conditions, and identifies inconsistencies without human intervention. This substitution transforms a labor-intensive manual system into an efficient automated system, resolving the time consumption issue while maintaining consistency reliability.
2Ease of operation
If designers lack understanding of other processes, then consistency checking becomes difficult, but automated testing requires standardized formats across different processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal consistency test device that can handle multiple design processes and information formats. The system is designed to retrieve and compare design information from various sources (product CAD data, parts management data, process design data) using standardized test conditions. This universal approach allows the same test device to operate across different processes without requiring designers to understand each other's specific formats, resolving the contradiction by providing a multi-functional solution that simplifies operation while managing format diversity through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms design information from various formats into a standardized comparison format through parameter transformation. The consistency test device converts different types of design information (product shape data, part management data, process design data) into a uniform structure that can be systematically compared against test conditions. This parameter transformation enables automated consistency checking across diverse processes without requiring designers to manually adapt to different formats, resolving the ease of operation issue while managing format complexity through systematic parameter changes.
Data Source
AI summary
A design management apparatus (100) includes a conversion unit (12) and a test unit (13). The conversion unit (12) generates model information (403) that is a format of design information (303) being converted, the design information (303) being the design information (303) created in a process of mechanical design in an engineering chain, and generates model information (405) that is a format of design information (305) being converted, the design information (305) being the design information (305) created in a process of control design in the engineering chain. The test unit (13) associates the model information (403) and the model information (405) using entire reference information (22) that associates the model information (403) and the model information (405), and tests for consistency between the model information (403) and the model information (405) associated.