Integrated NC Instruction Lists Across Disparate Manufacturing Software
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing manufacturing systems face challenges in efficiently integrating executable instructions from independent software packages for multiple manufacturing processes, leading to long manufacturing times and the need for costly custom software development.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize an integration software package to receive design inputs, generate and merge lists of executable instructions from independent software packages, creating a single integrated list of executable instructions for controlling multiple manufacturing processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple independent software packages are used for different manufacturing processes, then manufacturing versatility is improved, but integration complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary software layer that acts as a mediator between multiple independent manufacturing software packages and the control system. This intermediary layer receives executable instructions from various independent software packages, standardizes their interfaces, and integrates them into a unified control framework, thereby reducing integration complexity while maintaining versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal software interface layer that can handle multiple types of manufacturing processes through a standardized protocol. This universal interface enables different software packages to communicate through common standards, allowing the system to support diverse manufacturing processes without requiring custom integration for each package
2Productivity
If custom integration software is developed to merge instructions from multiple packages, then manufacturing efficiency is improved, but development cost and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining standardized interface protocols and common integration patterns before actual manufacturing operations begin. By establishing these standard interfaces in advance, the system enables rapid integration of new software packages without requiring extensive custom development, thereby reducing both development time and cost
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating reusable template structures for software integration. Instead of developing custom integration logic for each software package, the system copies and adapts standardized interface patterns, significantly reducing development effort while maintaining manufacturing efficiency
3Ease of manufacture
If separate executable instruction lists are generated for each manufacturing process, then software modularity is improved, but integration overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor the state of integrated executable instructions from multiple software packages. The system tracks instruction sequences, timing relationships, and process states, providing feedback loops that ensure accurate synchronization and prevent information loss during integration of modular software components
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AI summary
A method may include providing the design inputs to a first software package and a second software package, receiving one or more first instructions from the first software package and one or more second instructions from the second software package, generating one or more third instructions based, at least in part, on the one or more first instructions or the one or more second instructions, providing the one or more first instructions, the one or more second instructions, and/or the one or more third instructions to the first software package and/or the second software package, receiving a first list of executable instructions and a second list of executable instructions from the first software package and the second software package, respectively, and merging the first list of executable instructions and the second list of executable instructions to generate an integrated list of executable instructions.