Design Support System Classifying Elements and Requirements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current design support systems lack an efficient method to classify and associate design elements with design requirements, making it difficult to identify and address design troubles effectively.
Innovation Solution
A design support system that includes a storage unit for classifications, an accepting unit for technical information, a selecting unit to identify relevant classifications, and an associating unit to link design requirement and element classifications, facilitating the analysis and resolution of design troubles by correlating trouble reports with specific design elements and requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If design support systems store and manage detailed classification information for design elements and requirements, then the system's ability to identify and analyze design troubles is improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments classification information into distinct categories: design element classifications (storing design element names and classification names) and design requirement classifications (storing requirement names and classification names). This segmentation allows the system to manage complex classification data in organized, manageable units that can be independently processed and associated, thereby improving trouble identification accuracy without overwhelming system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces classification names as intermediary elements that bridge design elements and design requirements. Instead of directly linking complex design elements to requirements, the system uses classification names as mediators to establish associations. This intermediary layer simplifies the relationship management while enabling precise trouble analysis through structured classification associations
2Productivity
If the system associates classification items between design requirements and design elements, then the effectiveness of resolving design troubles is improved, but the time and resources required for classification and association increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary classification by pre-establishing design element classifications and design requirement classifications with their respective classification names before actual trouble analysis occurs. This preliminary organization of classification information allows for rapid association during trouble resolution without requiring time-consuming classification work at the moment of problem detection, thereby improving productivity while minimizing time loss
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates structured copies of classification information in standardized formats (design element classifications and design requirement classifications with consistent classification names). These pre-formatted classification copies can be quickly associated during trouble analysis without requiring reclassification work, enabling efficient trouble resolution while reducing the time and resources needed for classification activities
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AI summary
A design support system includes a storage unit, an accepting unit, a selecting unit, and an associating unit. The storage unit stores information regarding design element classifications into which design elements constituting a product are classified and design requirement classifications into which design requirements required for the product are classified. The accepting unit accepts technical information regarding a trouble due to design. The selecting unit refers to the technical information regarding the trouble, selects a classification item to which the trouble belongs from among the design requirement classifications, and selects a classification item to which a design element that has caused the trouble belongs from among the design element classifications. The associating unit associates the classification item of the design requirement classifications with the classification item of the design element classifications with regard to the design element classifications and the design requirement classifications stored in the storage unit.