Manufacturing Data Translation Layer for Semantic Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current manufacturing systems face challenges in synchronizing objects with different semantics and structures, requiring manual synchronization or expensive one-off integrations, which need frequent adaptations due to changes in manufacturing systems.
Innovation Solution
A non-transitory computer-readable medium with executable instructions facilitates source to target translation and synchronization of production details by automatically generating mappings between versioned technical design inputs and manufacturing data elements, allowing flexible data transformations and change management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual synchronization of divergent objects is used, then flexibility in handling different semantics and structures is maintained, but time consumption and labor costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary translation layer that sits between source manufacturing systems with different semantics and the target system. This translation layer automatically maps and translates objects from various source systems to the target system's semantics, eliminating the need for manual synchronization while maintaining adaptability to handle diverse source system structures and semantics.
2Productivity
If expensive one-off integrations are implemented, then automated data transfer between systems is achieved, but system complexity and integration costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal translation layer that can handle multiple source systems with different semantics through a single integrated solution. This universal approach allows the system to translate objects from various manufacturing systems to the target system without requiring separate one-off integrations for each source system, thereby reducing overall complexity while maintaining automated data transfer.
3Adaptability or versatility
If frequent adaptations of integrations are performed, then changes in manufacturing systems are accommodated, but maintenance effort and system stability are negatively impacted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic translation layer that can automatically adapt to changes in source or target manufacturing systems. The translation mappings are designed to be flexible and configurable, allowing the system to accommodate semantic changes without requiring frequent manual adaptations. This dynamic approach maintains integration stability while preserving adaptability to evolving system requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
Computer-readable media, methods, and systems are disclosed for facilitating source to target translation and synchronization of production details for manufacturing of one or more production articles. A plurality of versioned technical design inputs in structured and unstructured formats is received. A plurality of translation inputs corresponding to one or more parameters associated with the plurality of versioned technical design inputs is received. A mapping of the plurality of versioned technical design inputs to a plurality of manufacturing data elements associated with one or more data models of a manufacturing system is automatically generated, based on the plurality of translation inputs. Finally, a plurality of manufacturing routings for implementing production of the one or more production articles is generated.