IP Library Granted Patent US 8,397,203
Granted Patent B2
US 8,397,203 · App. 12/735,917 · Granted Mar 12, 2013

Planar manufacturing drawing production support device, planar manufacturing drawing production support method, planar manufacturing drawing production support program and branch angle design support device

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Patent No.
US 8,397,203
App. No.
12/735,917
Granted
Mar 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention aims to improve accuracy of a planar manufacturing drawing used to instruct manufacture of a three-dimensional structure in a planar form. According to path plan information is acquired by a path plan information acquisition unit 11 a and manufacturing requirement information is acquired by a manufacturing requirement information acquisition unit, a layout configuration production unit 11 c produces a layout configuration model in which the three-dimensional structure is laid out in a planar manner based on a manufacture layout and distortion of the wire harness. Then, a simulation unit 11 d simulates a transformation from the layout configuration model to the mounting configuration model with which the three-dimensional structure is mounted to a mount object. Then, an evaluation item evaluating unit 11 e evaluates a predetermined evaluation item by comparing the simulation result and the three-dimensional structure indicated by the path plan information. Then, an evaluation result information output unit 11 f outputs the evaluation result to support path designing of the three-dimensional structure and/or production of the planar manufacturing drawing.

Claims (24)

1. A planar manufacturing drawing production support device supporting production of a planar manufacturing drawing in which a three-dimensional structure is laid out in a planar manner, according to path plan information indicative of a three-dimensional path plan of the plurality of wire harnesses forming the three-dimensional structure, in order to provide an instruction of manufacture of the three-dimensional structure in a planar form, the planar manufacturing drawing production support device comprising:

a path plan information acquisition unit acquiring the path plan information corresponding to the three-dimensional structure as a support object;

a manufacturing requirement information acquisition unit acquiring manufacturing requirement information indicative of a layout condition used when laying out the three-dimensional structure in a planar form during manufacture;

a layout configuration production unit producing, according to the acquired path plan information and the acquired manufacturing requirement information, a layout configuration model in which the three-dimensional structure is laid out in a planar manner;

a simulation unit simulating a transformation from the layout configuration model produced by the layout configuration production unit to a mounting configuration model with which the three-dimensional structure is mounted to a mount object;

an evaluation unit performing an evaluation of predetermined evaluation items by comparing a simulation result obtained by the simulation unit with the three-dimensional structure indicated by the path plan information; and

an evaluation result information output unit outputting evaluation result information indicative of an evaluation result obtained by the evaluation unit in order to support at least one of path designing of the three-dimensional structure and production of the planar manufacturing drawing.

2. The planar manufacturing drawing production support device according to claim 1 comprising a circuit information acquisition unit acquiring circuit information indicative of a circuit formed by plurality of wire harnesses forming the three-dimensional structure as the support object,

wherein the layout configuration production unit produces, according to the acquired path plan information and the acquired manufacturing requirement information and the acquired circuit information, a layout configuration model in which the three-dimensional structure is laid out in a planar manner.

3. A planar manufacturing drawing production support method executed by a device, for supporting production of a planar manufacturing drawing in which a three-dimensional structure is laid out in a planar manner, according to path plan information indicative of a three-dimensional path plan of the plurality of wire harnesses forming the three-dimensional structure, in order to provide an instruction of manufacture of the three-dimensional structure in a planar form, the planar manufacturing drawing production support method comprising:

acquiring, by a path plan information acquisition unit, the path plan information corresponding to the three-dimensional structure as a support object;

acquiring, a manufacturing requirement information acquisition unit, manufacturing requirement information indicative of manufacturing requirements for manufacturing the three-dimensional structure in a planar form;

producing, by a layout configuration production unit, according to the acquired path plan information and the acquired manufacturing requirement information, a layout configuration model in which the three-dimensional structure is laid out in a planar manner;

simulating, a simulation unit, a transformation from the layout configuration model produced in the step of producing a layout configuration model to a mounting configuration model with which the three-dimensional structure is mounted to a mount object;

performing, an evaluation unit, an evaluation of predetermined evaluation items by comparing a simulation result obtained from the step of simulating with the three-dimensional structure indicated by the path plan information; and

outputting, by an evaluation result information output unit, evaluation result information indicative of an evaluation result obtained from the step of performing an evaluation in order to support at least one of path designing of the three-dimensional structure and production of the planar manufacturing drawing.

4. A planar manufacturing drawing production support non-transitory program product comprising a computer-readable program code executed to cause a computer to support production of a planar manufacturing drawing in which a three-dimensional structure is laid out in a planar manner, according to path plan information indicative of a three-dimensional path plan of the plurality of wire harnesses forming the three-dimensional structure, in order to provide an instruction of manufacture of the three-dimensional structure in a planar form,

wherein the computer-readable program code is executed to cause the computer to function as:

a path plan information acquisition unit acquiring the path plan information corresponding to the three-dimensional structure as a support object;

a manufacturing requirement information acquisition unit acquiring manufacturing requirement information indicative of manufacturing requirements for manufacturing the three-dimensional structure in a planar form;

a layout configuration production unit producing, according to the acquired path plan information and the acquired manufacturing requirement information, a layout configuration model in which the three-dimensional structure is laid out in a planar manner;

a simulation unit simulating a transformation from a layout configuration model produced by the layout configuration production unit to a mounting configuration model with which the three-dimensional structure is mounted to a mount object;

an evaluation unit performing an evaluation of predetermined evaluation items by comparing a simulation result obtained from the simulation unit with a three-dimensional structure indicated by the path plan information; and

an evaluation result information output unit outputting evaluation result information indicative of an evaluation result obtained from the evaluation unit in order to support at least one of path designing of the three-dimensional structure and production of the planar manufacturing drawing.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2010
From: TSUCHIYA, SHINJI; NAGAKURA, KOUKI; SUGIOKA, YOUSUKE; SAWAI, MASAYOSHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025354/0194 →