Unified Interaction Environment for Multi-Modality Design Conflict Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Integrated system development involving multiple mechanical, electrical, and thermal design requirements often faces delays due to differing design goals among contributors, who may not be exposed to each other's considerations until late in the process, leading to interferences and sub-optimal designs, especially when advanced design software is not universally understood.
Innovation Solution
An interaction environment that integrates input files from various software modalities, allowing for unified viewing and conflict checking, using machine learning and conflict rules to identify mechanical and electrical interferences, and harmonize design components across different revisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple contributors use different design software with varying skill levels, then each contributor can work with their specialized tools, but design reviews are delayed until all parties can come together
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an interaction environment as an intermediary platform that translates and integrates files from multiple different design software modalities (CAD, CAE, CAM, etc.) into a common viewing environment. This mediator enables contributors with varying software expertise to review designs simultaneously without requiring everyone to master all specialized tools, thereby eliminating review delays while preserving individual contributor adaptability to their preferred tools
2Reliability
If design reviews are conducted periodically to catch issues, then design quality can be maintained, but conflicts and interferences are detected only late in the process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated conflict detection and evaluation features that perform preliminary analysis of design files as they are imported into the interaction environment. The system automatically evaluates mechanical interferences, electrical interferences, and other conflicts before formal design reviews occur, enabling early detection and resolution of issues rather than waiting for periodic reviews to identify problems late in the development process
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback during the design review process by automatically evaluating imported files for conflicts and interferences. This continuous feedback mechanism allows contributors to immediately see the impact of design changes and adjust their work accordingly, maintaining both design quality and precision throughout the development process rather than relying on delayed periodic reviews
3Productivity
If contributors are not exposed to each other's design considerations early, then each can develop their component independently, but interferences and sub-optimal designs result
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent design files from different contributors into a single integrated interaction environment where all design considerations are visible simultaneously. The system combines CAD models, electrical diagrams, thermal analyses, and other design modalities into a unified view that enables early detection of interferences while preserving the productivity benefits of independent component development through automated conflict evaluation
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods integrate different portions of a design review, such as files from a variety of different sources, into an interaction environment for review and interaction by a number of reviewing parties. The reviewing parties interact through an interface that is different from a native software of the files. An automated design review may be performed to evaluate a common rendering, formed from the files, for one or more conflicts, including interferences or version errors.