Production Line Parameter Selection for Capacity Threshold Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for stimulating a production line lack automation in determining specific parameters like fixture numbers and robot arm cycle times, requiring manual adjustments and iterative improvements to achieve production goals.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for determining productive capacity parameters by combining production line parameters to generate production capacity values, calculating stimulation values, and adjusting parameters based on preset thresholds to optimize production capacity, utilizing a system with a memory, parametric combinations circuit, transfer circuit, computation circuit, judgment circuit, and parameter generating circuit.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If general stimulation of production line is performed using existing methods, then production line results can be obtained, but automatic determination of specific parameters (fixture numbers, robot arm cycle times) cannot be achieved, requiring manual adjustment

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveautomatic determination of production parametersVSAvoidmanual adjustment requirement

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by automatically determining optimal production parameters through the determination unit, which calculates fixture numbers, robot arm cycle times, and other specific parameters without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by generating production capacity parameters autonomously based on parametric combinations and stimulation values.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment with an automated computational system. The determination unit substitutes human operators by using computation circuits to calculate and determine production parameters automatically, replacing the mechanical process of manual parameter adjustment with an automated information processing system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If manual adjustment of production line content is performed step-by-step, then production goals can be achieved, but time-consuming iterative improvements are required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduction capacity optimization speedVSAvoiditerative improvement time

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-calculating and determining optimal production parameters before actual production begins. The determination unit computes fixture numbers, cycle times, and other parameters in advance based on parametric combinations, eliminating the need for time-consuming iterative adjustments during production setup.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback through the stimulation unit, which calculates stimulation values based on production capacity values and compares them against target values. This feedback mechanism allows the system to automatically adjust and determine optimal parameters by analyzing the difference between actual and target production capacities, reducing iterative improvement time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Measurement precision

If actual production data is used for analysis, then accurate production line stimulation can be achieved, but the system cannot determine specific parameters without manual intervention

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduction parameter determination accuracyVSAvoidautomatic parameter determination capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces an intermediary - the determination unit - that bridges actual production data and specific parameter determination. This intermediary component processes production capacity values and stimulation values to automatically derive specific parameters like fixture numbers and cycle times, maintaining measurement precision while enabling automation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a virtual copy or model of the production line through parametric combinations, allowing automatic determination of parameters without direct manual intervention on the actual production line. The determination unit works with this copied representation to calculate optimal parameters, maintaining accuracy while achieving automation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS11443084B2Method for determining productive capacity parameters and productive capacity parameters generating system

Publication Date: 2022.09.13 PEGATRON

AI summary

A method of determining productive capacity parameters includes steps of: obtaining a plurality of parameters of a production line from a memory. By a productive capacity parameters generating system finishing the following steps of: combining parameters of production line to obtain a plurality of parametric combinations so as to generate a plurality of production capacity values; calculating a plurality of stimulation values according to production capacity values and parameters; when at least one stimulation value of stimulation values is greater than to or equals to a preset threshold, setting up at least one stimulation value of stimulation values as at least one related stimulation value; obtaining parameters of at least one target parametric combination of parametric combinations according to at least one related stimulation value; and providing parameters of at least one target parametric combination as productive capacity parameters of production line.