Estimation Drawing Overlays for Faster Work Content Understanding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drawing for estimation in product production is limited to estimation purposes only and does not facilitate easy understanding of work content by operators, who need to spend time interpreting production drawings.
Innovation Solution
A server device that acquires and processes drawings for estimation by overlaying objects indicating work content onto the drawings, allowing these processed drawings to be output to terminal devices for easier operator understanding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a drawing for estimation is used only for estimation purposes, then the drawing maintains its original simplicity and purpose, but it cannot be used for other purposes such as work instructions
Solution Approach 1:
The drawing system is designed to serve multiple functions: it can be used for cost estimation, work instruction generation, and production guidance. By overlaying work content information on the estimation drawing, the same drawing base supports both estimation and operational purposes, eliminating the need for completely separate documentation systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawing information is segmented into different layers: the base estimation drawing layer and the overlaid work content layer. This segmentation allows the system to maintain the original estimation drawing integrity while adding functional layers for work instructions, enabling selective display and use of different information types.
2Loss of information
If operators use production drawings to understand work content, then accurate production information is provided, but it takes time for operators to understand the work content
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the production drawing information with the estimation drawing by overlaying work content objects directly on the drawing. This combination allows operators to view both the production requirements and work instructions in a single integrated view, eliminating the need to cross-reference multiple documents and reducing understanding time.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary that processes the estimation drawing, adds work content information, and delivers the enhanced drawing to terminal devices. This intermediary function transforms the raw estimation drawing into an operational guide without requiring operators to manually interpret or translate information between different document types.
3Ease of operation
If written operation instructions are created separately from the production drawing, then operators can easily understand work content, but creating the instructions takes time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic generation of work instruction overlays by processing the estimation drawing and extracting work content information automatically. This self-service approach eliminates the need for manual creation of separate operation instructions, as the system generates the necessary guidance information directly from the estimation data, significantly reducing creation time and effort.
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AI summary
A server device includes: an acquiring device a drawing to be used in estimation related to work for producing a product; a processing device processing the drawing such that an object indicating content of work to be performed in a work process for producing the product is displayed on the drawing; and an output device outputting the processed drawing to a terminal device.