Production System Simulation Device for Flexible Operation Element Configuration

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Current production system simulation technologies require significant effort and time to change and set facility elements, making it difficult to adapt to varying production processes and products, especially when multiple facility elements need to be modified, leading to increased operational costs and delayed evaluation.

Innovation Solution

A production system simulation device that stores facility element information, operation element information, and link information, allowing for flexible and independent setting of operation elements, enabling easy change and simulation of various scenarios with reduced costs and time.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If facility elements are changed to adapt to varying production processes and products, then adaptability is improved, but the time and effort required for setting and modifying increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to varying production processesVSAvoidtime required for setting and modifying facility elements

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The facility element is divided into multiple operation elements, each representing a specific operation. This segmentation allows individual operation elements to be independently configured and modified without affecting the entire facility element, thereby reducing the time and effort required for adaptations while maintaining overall adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The facility element is designed to perform multiple operations through its constituent operation elements. By making the facility element universal and multi-functional, it can adapt to varying production processes and products without requiring complete reconfiguration, thus improving adaptability while minimizing modification time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple facility elements are modified to accommodate different production scenarios, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveversatility in production scenariosVSAvoidcomplexity of facility element configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting the facility element into discrete operation elements, the complexity of configuring multiple facility elements is reduced. Each operation element can be independently managed and configured, simplifying the overall system complexity while maintaining versatility through modular composition.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple operation elements are merged into a single facility element structure. This merging approach allows the system to achieve versatility through combinations of operation elements within one facility element, rather than requiring multiple separate facility elements, thereby reducing overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS10242132B2Production system simulation device, production system simulation method, and production system simulation program

Publication Date: 2019.03.26 LEXER RES INC

AI summary

The production system simulation device includes: a facility element information storage portion that stores various factors for facility elements as facility element information, an operation element information storage portion that stores operation element information which includes development conditions of operation elements and an output destination after the completion of an operation, and a link information storage portion that stores link information of the facility elements and the operation elements, wherein according to sufficiency of development conditions of operation element information of a first operation element linked by the link information to a first facility element, the first facility element performs the operation, an output of the operation is output to the output destination after the completion of the operation in the operation element information of the first operation element and thus processing is simulatively performed.