Level Gauge Configuration Data for Custom Process Requirements
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Solution Overview
Problem
The adaptation and configuration of level indicators or level gauges to meet specific process requirements in automation technology is labor-intensive and costly, lacking user-specific configuration options in existing systems.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and data processing device that generates a configuration data set for level indicators or level measuring devices based on user-defined specifications, allowing for graphical representation and manufacturing, thereby simplifying and accelerating the configuration process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If level indicators are manually adapted and configured to meet specific process requirements, then the devices can be customized to individual user needs, but the process becomes labor-intensive and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service configuration by automatically generating device specifications from user inputs. The automated configuration process eliminates manual adaptation work, allowing users to obtain customized level indicator specifications without labor-intensive manual processes, thus resolving the contradiction between customization capability and configuration efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration processes with an automated computer-based system. The automated system processes user inputs and generates device specifications electronically, substituting the manual mechanical adaptation process with an efficient automated digital workflow that maintains customization while dramatically improving productivity
2Adaptability or versatility
If level indicators are specifically adapted to respective processes, then the devices meet individual process requirements, but the adaptation and manufacturing become costly
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves process-specific adaptation by automatically adjusting device parameters based on user inputs describing process requirements. Instead of manual redesign for each process, the automated system modifies geometric and functional parameters efficiently, maintaining customization while reducing manufacturing costs through standardized automated processes
Solution Approach 2:
The automated configuration system performs self-service by generating manufacturing-ready device specifications without requiring manual intervention for each customization. This eliminates costly manual adaptation processes while preserving the ability to meet individual process requirements
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for configuring a level indicator or level gauge (114) is proposed. In a first step, a specification data set (102) is provided (106) to a data processing device (100), which includes at least one specification of the level indicator or level gauge (114) with respect to at least one user-defined requirement for the level indicator or level gauge (114), at least one attribute of the level indicator or level gauge (114), and/or at least one intended application area for the level indicator or level gauge (114).In a further step, the data processing device (100) analyzes the at least one specification of the level indicator or level measuring device (114) contained in the specification data set (102) by generating (108) a configuration data set (104) for configuring the level indicator or level measuring device (114), wherein the configuration data set (104) defines a geometry, shape, structure and/or function of the level indicator or level measuring device (114) such that the level indicator or level measuring device (114) can be graphically represented and/or manufactured based on the configuration data set (104).