Guided Option Pack Selection for Industrial Assembly Layout Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of designing and re-designing industrial device assemblies, such as motor control centers, is time-consuming and prone to delays due to the need for manual specification definition and frequent customer data updates, especially for customers without technical knowledge, leading to inefficiencies in generating diagrams and layouts.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows customers to select from pre-generated base designs and option packs through a graphical user interface, using a processor to identify suitable designs based on customer inputs, reducing the number of required inputs and streamlining the design process by generating updated layouts and diagrams in real-time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If customers manually define each specification and select every desired preference, then the industrial device assembly can be customized to meet customer requirements, but the process becomes time-consuming and requires detailed technical knowledge that customers may not possess
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates multiple base designs with different configurations of electrical components, layouts, and specifications before the customer needs to make selections. These pre-generated designs serve as ready-made templates that customers can review and select from, eliminating the need for customers to manually define each specification from scratch.
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between customer requirements and manufacturer specifications. Instead of customers directly defining detailed technical specifications, they provide high-level requirements and preferences, and the system automatically translates these into detailed specifications by selecting from pre-generated base designs, thus bridging the knowledge gap.
2Manufacturing precision
If customers provide detailed specifications and preferences, then the industrial device assembly can be precisely tailored to needs, but customers without technical backgrounds cannot efficiently define specifications
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates simplified copies or representations of complex technical specifications in the form of pre-generated base designs with visual layouts and component lists. Customers interact with these simplified representations rather than raw technical specifications, making the selection process accessible to non-technical users while maintaining precision through the underlying detailed specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides a universal interface that works for both technical and non-technical customers. The same system that generates detailed precise specifications also presents simplified selection options to customers, making the specification definition process easy to operate regardless of the customer's technical background.
3Manufacturing precision
If diagrams are generated manually using CAD programs, then detailed engineering documentation can be created, but the process takes significant time especially when re-design is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates multiple base designs with complete engineering documentation including single-line diagrams, elevation drawings, and component specifications before the customer places an order. When a customer selects a base design, the corresponding diagrams are already prepared and can be quickly delivered or modified, eliminating the need for manual CAD work after selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates digital copies of engineering diagrams and documentation for each pre-generated base design. These digital copies can be automatically delivered to customers or easily modified using computer-based tools rather than manual CAD programs, significantly accelerating the diagram delivery process while maintaining accuracy.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the industrial device assembly is re-designed to meet updated customer specifications, then the design can be updated to reflect new requirements, but significant delays occur due to the arduous re-design process
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates multiple base designs covering a range of possible customer requirements and specification updates. When customer specifications change, the system can quickly match the updated requirements against the existing library of pre-generated base designs, identifying suitable alternatives without requiring complete re-design from scratch.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides a dynamic selection process where customers can review pre-generated base designs, provide feedback on their preferences, and request modifications. The system can then adjust the selected base design or recommend alternative pre-generated designs that better match updated requirements, enabling flexible adaptation without the rigidity of fixed manual re-design processes.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and method for selecting option packs using guided selection via base designs. A processor may display visualizations that represent types of option packs associated with the industrial device assembly. Each visualization may include a slide visualization that moves selectable levels. The selectable levels may include a first selectable level and a second selectable level. For instance, the first selectable level may correspond to a first rating related to a respective operation of a respective type of option pack. After receiving a first selection of a type of option pack and a second selection representative of a selectable level, the processor may identify an option pack that corresponds to the first and second selections. In turn, the processor may generate an updated base design and layout based on the identified option pack.