Virtual Set Box Layout for Real-Time Parts Arrangement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for arranging parts in set boxes are time-consuming and difficult to adapt to real-time changes in production processes, especially in flexible production environments, leading to prolonged verification times and reduced responsiveness.
Innovation Solution
An object arrangement apparatus and method that includes a data manager, object data preprocessor, object arranger, object arrangement reviewer, and object arrangement visualizer to optimize and model the arrangement of objects in set boxes in real-time, minimizing empty space and ensuring efficient use of set boxes based on object and set box data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If actual parts are arranged in the set box in various directions for verification, then the arrangement can be optimized, but the verification time becomes too long and real-time response is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a virtual set box model that copies the physical set box's dimensions and structure. This virtual model allows computer-generated arrangements to be visualized and verified without physically placing parts, thereby maintaining arrangement optimization while dramatically reducing verification time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of physically arranging parts in the set box with a computer-based virtual arrangement system. The system uses computational algorithms to generate and evaluate arrangements, substituting manual/physical verification with automated digital simulation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If part organization for the corresponding process is changed, then the production process becomes more flexible, but a set box must be selected again and the optimized arrangement of parts must be determined, increasing verification time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic set box selection and arrangement system that automatically adapts to process changes. When part organization changes, the system dynamically re-selects appropriate set boxes and generates new arrangements using the virtual model, enabling real-time response to process flexibility requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the virtual model allows continuous evaluation and adjustment of arrangements. This feedback loop enables rapid iteration and optimization when part organization changes, maintaining flexibility while minimizing verification time through automated evaluation.
3Quantity of substance
If objects are arranged to minimize empty space in a set box, then the filling rate increases, but the arrangement complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex manual arrangement processes with computer-based algorithms that automatically optimize space utilization. The virtual model enables complex calculations to be performed digitally, achieving high filling rates without increasing operational complexity.
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AI summary
In an object arrangement apparatus and method, the object arrangement apparatus includes a data manager configured to manage object data including information on identifiers, sizes and an arrangement order of objects, and set box data including information on types and sizes of set boxes, a data preprocessor configured to determine a type of a set box in which each object is arrangeable, based on the object data and the set box data, and perform preprocessing on the object data, and an object arranger configured to determine a set box in which an object is arranged depending on the arrangement order of the objects, based on the preprocessed object data and the set box data, and perform arrangement of the object in the determined set box.