Engineering Knowledge Graph Search for Industrial System Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Engineers designing and developing complex industrial systems face inefficiencies due to the manual search for information from diverse engineering sources, which can be time-consuming and cumbersome to correlate across different platforms.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a graphical user interface (GUI) to generate queries, map them to a knowledge database indexed by engineering ontology, and display notifications with relevant engineering data and recommendations for further engineering actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If engineers manually search through multiple engineering sources and platforms, then they can access engineering data from diverse sources, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple engineering data sources and platforms into a unified search interface. The system integrates data from different engineering domains (mechanical, electrical, civil, etc.) and multiple platforms, allowing engineers to access all this information through a single search query rather than manually searching each source separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that acts as a mediator between engineers and multiple engineering data sources. This intermediary system automatically queries multiple platforms, correlates results, and presents unified information to the engineer, eliminating the need for manual searching across diverse sources.
2Adaptability or versatility
If engineers access engineering data from multiple different platforms and sources, then they can find relevant information, but correlating data across different protocols and syntax becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary layer that handles protocol translation and data normalization. This intermediary automatically correlates data from different platforms using different protocols and syntax, converting them into a unified format that engineers can easily understand and use, thereby reducing the complexity of data correlation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms data from various sources by changing its parameters and format. The system normalizes different data formats, protocols, and syntax into a standard representation, making correlated data consistent and easy to use across different engineering contexts without requiring engineers to manually adapt to each source's unique format.
3Loss of information
If engineers use multiple engineering software tools to access different types of data, then they can find comprehensive information, but the process requires additional credentials and access methods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal access interface that consolidates multiple access methods and authentication mechanisms into a single system. Engineers use one set of credentials and one interface to access data from multiple engineering software tools and platforms, eliminating the need to manage separate access methods and credentials for each source.
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AI summary
System and method for facilitating engineering of an industrial system (250) are disclosed. The method comprising: generating a query (306) based on at least one of a user input and a user interaction with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) configured to enable engineering of the industrial system (250); mapping the query (306) to a knowledge database (140, 240) comprising engineering-data generated across multi-disciplinary platforms associated with at least one of design, engineering, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the industrial system (250), wherein the engineering-data is made available by one or more crawlers (122, 222-228) associated with the multi-disciplinary platforms and wherein the engineering-data is indexed in the knowledge database (140, 240) based on an engineering ontology of the industrial system (250); and displaying a notification (116, 172) on the GUI with a response the query (306), consequent to at least one of the user input and the user interaction, wherein the response comprises at least a list (174) of engineering-data related to the query (306), wherein the notification comprises at least recommendation to further engineering of the industrial system (250).