Dynamic Well Equipment Configuration via Vector Graphics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for configuring and managing well equipment lack an efficient and interactive framework for real-time configuration and visualization, leading to potential errors and inefficiencies in well operations.
Innovation Solution
A computational framework that includes a graphical user interface (GUI) generator, a logic generator, and a graphics generator, enabling dynamic configuration and visualization of well equipment. The GUI responds to user selections by limiting menu items based on equipment compatibility logic, and generates vector graphics representations of the configured equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a static configuration system is used for well equipment, then the system structure is simple, but the configuration efficiency and accuracy are low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic configuration system where the graphical user interface automatically updates based on equipment selections. When a user selects specific well equipment components, the system dynamically adjusts available menu items and configuration options based on compatibility rules, enabling efficient real-time configuration without manual system redesign
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-validation by automatically checking equipment compatibility through the compatibility manager. The configuration manager autonomously validates selected equipment against compatibility rules and generates configurations without requiring manual verification, improving both efficiency and accuracy
2Reliability
If manual configuration methods are used, then the system complexity is low, but configuration accuracy and error prevention are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the compatibility manager continuously validates equipment selections against stored compatibility rules. When incompatible equipment is selected, the system provides immediate feedback through error messages or restricted menu items, preventing configuration errors before execution
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary validation by checking equipment compatibility before final configuration generation. The compatibility manager pre-validates selected equipment against compatibility rules, ensuring only compatible configurations are generated, thereby preventing errors in advance
3Productivity
If real-time visualization is implemented, then operational efficiency improves, but computational resources and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses vector graphics to create scalable, dimensionally-efficient visual representations of well equipment configurations. The graphics generator creates simplified 2D/3D visual models that can be rendered with minimal computational resources while providing clear operational feedback, avoiding the need for complex high-fidelity rendering
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AI summary
A computational framework can include a graphical user interface (GUI) generator; a logic generator; and a graphics generator, where the GUI generator generates a GUI for configuring a system of well equipment based on selections of graphical menu items, where the GUI dynamically responds to an interactive selection of one of the graphical menu items based on logic generated by the logic generator, and where the graphics generator generates a vector graphics representation of the system of well equipment as configured.