Design Support System Highlighting Manufacturing Condition Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing design support systems require users to manually examine each item in a group for manufacturing condition changes, which is inefficient, especially for users without specialized knowledge.
Innovation Solution
A design support method that recognizes individual items within a group, acquires manufacturing conditions, identifies recommended changes based on designated conditions, and highlights these changes in a 3D model display, allowing for intuitive and efficient examination of manufacturing conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If items having the same manufacturing conditions are recognized as a single group and selected collectively, then operational convenience is improved, but users without specialized knowledge must manually examine each item when manufacturing conditions change
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by highlighting elements in the 3D model that correspond to manufacturing conditions requiring examination. When a manufacturing condition change is detected, the system automatically colors-codes the affected elements, allowing users to quickly identify what needs attention without manually searching through grouped items.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by automatically detecting manufacturing condition changes and providing visual feedback through highlighting. Instead of requiring users to proactively check each item, the system actively notifies them of changes by displaying highlighted elements that correspond to the changed conditions, creating a responsive feedback loop.
2Loss of information
If all items in a group are displayed together, then overview is improved, but specific elements requiring attention become difficult to identify
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by overlaying color highlights on the 3D model elements that correspond to manufacturing conditions requiring examination. This allows users to maintain the overall view of all items while simultaneously identifying specific elements that need attention through the visual highlighting, effectively combining overview with specific identification.
3Measurement precision
If manual examination of each item is required when manufacturing conditions change, then accuracy is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains examination accuracy by providing targeted feedback through highlighting of specific elements that correspond to changed manufacturing conditions. This automated feedback mechanism ensures that users examine exactly what needs attention without having to manually check every item, thereby maintaining accuracy while significantly improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and highlights only the specific elements that correspond to changed manufacturing conditions from the entire item group. Instead of requiring examination of all items, the system separates and presents only the relevant elements for review, maintaining accuracy by focusing on what matters while improving efficiency by eliminating unnecessary examinations.
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AI summary
A design support system for permitting a design that easily meets desired conditions regarding an entire item group is provided. An automatic estimation system acting as the design support system comprises: an item recognition section that recognizes each of the items included in the item group by individually recognizing elements making up the item; a designated condition recognition section that recognizes a designated condition from the manufacturing conditions; and a recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section that recognizes, with respect to the designated condition recognized, the element corresponding to any of the manufacturing conditions that is recommended to be examined for changes. The recommended-to-be-examined element recognition section displays a model of the item group by highlighting the element for which the manufacturing condition is recommended to be examined for changes.