Product Carbon Evaluation Using Material And Manufacturing Prediction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing emission simulation systems fail to accurately calculate the carbon dioxide emissions specific to individual products based on user-specific circumstances, leading to inadequate environmental impact evaluation.
Innovation Solution
An environmental impact evaluation system that includes a storage unit, prediction information generation unit, and environmental indicator calculation unit to store and calculate product-specific information, generating prediction information and calculating environmental indicators based on material and manufacturing data, including user-specific details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If generic emission simulation systems use average or supplier-level carbon dioxide emission data, then calculation simplicity is maintained, but measurement precision of product-specific environmental impact deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments emission data collection and calculation by dividing products into members (components) and tracking emission information for each member individually. This segmentation allows the system to calculate product-specific emissions accurately while managing complexity through modular data organization and processing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If emission evaluation systems consider individual product circumstances and user-specific information, then adaptability to different products improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal emission management platform that handles multiple product types (clothing, footwear, accessories) through common data structures and processing logic. The system stores and processes diverse emission information from multiple suppliers and products using unified methods, enabling adaptable evaluation across different product categories without requiring separate specialized systems for each product type.
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AI summary
An environmental impact evaluation system 10 includes: a storage unit 110 that stores identification information for identifying the product, the identification information being associated with related information of the product corresponding to a user who uses the product, material information related to a material of the product, and manufacturing information related to manufacturing of the product; a prediction information generation unit 120 that generates prediction information including: material prediction information related to a material of the product generated in relation to manufacturing of the product corresponding to the identification information; and manufacturing prediction information related to the product, based on the material information and the manufacturing information; an environmental indicator calculation unit 130 that calculates a first environmental indicator, based on the prediction information including the material prediction information and the manufacturing prediction information; and an output unit 140 that outputs the calculated first environmental indicator.