CN114647755A - Method, system and program product for querying information of a bolt of a motor vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, system, and program product for querying information of a bolt of an automobile. The method comprises the following steps: in response to a user selection of a powertrain and chassis type of an automobile, displaying a first display interface, the first display interface including a first digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis of the selected type, the powertrain and chassis including one or more subsystems; in response to a user selection of one of the one or more subsystems on the first digital-to-analog view, displaying a second display interface, the second display interface including a second digital-to-analog view of the selected subsystem, the second display interface further including one or more indicia on the second digital-to-analog view at locations corresponding to one or more visible bolts in the selected subsystem; and in response to a user selection of one of the one or more markers, displaying information of the bolt corresponding to a position of the selected marker.

Description

Method, system and program product for querying information on bolts of automobiles

technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of computer software, and in particular, to a method, system and program product for querying information about bolts of an automobile.

Background technique

At present, with the high-efficiency requirements of automobile function verification and problem analysis, various information links and software for querying automobile parts are widely used.

Bolts are the most commonly used parts on cars. According to statistics, there are about 3,000 bolts on each vehicle. The types and parameters of these bolts are different. Each bolt must be installed accurately to ensure the overall safety of the vehicle. Therefore, technicians must know the exact parameters (such as torque information, etc.) of each bolt during production maintenance, so as to install the bolts accurately. However, there is no part number and specific parameters on the real car bolt, which brings many complex search difficulties to quality management, production repair and problem analysis and solution specialists.

The general search tool only has part information after mass production. For the parts verified and trial-installed in small batches, there is no relevant information, or only the part name information before mass production, or only the position information before mass production, or only the 3D digital model of the real vehicle, or the position assembly of the parts. . The traditional part information query process is too cumbersome, which reduces the efficiency of function verification, repair and problem analysis.

Accordingly, there exists a method and system for finding information on automotive bolts quickly and efficiently.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure provides a novel method and system for finding information on automotive bolts based on the visualization of real vehicle component locations.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for querying information about bolts of an automobile, comprising: displaying a first display interface in response to a user's selection of a powertrain and a chassis type of the automobile, the first The display interface includes a first digital-analog view of a selected type of powertrain and chassis, the powertrain and chassis including one or more subsystems; in response to a user making a selection of the one or more subsystems on the first digital-analog view The selection of one of the multiple subsystems displays a second display interface, the second display interface includes a second digital-to-analog view of the selected subsystem, and the second display interface also includes the second digital-analog view. one or more markers on the die view at locations corresponding to the one or more visible bolts in the selected subsystem; and in response to a user selection of one of the one or more markers, displaying a marker corresponding to the one or more markers. Information about the bolt corresponding to the position of the selected mark.

Preferably, the selected subsystem includes a plurality of detachable components, the second display interface includes respective digital-analog views of the plurality of components, and the digital-analog view of each component is included in the corresponding component with the component. One or more marks at the location corresponding to one or more visible bolts.

Preferably, the first display interface can be switched between a normal mode and a magnified mode. In the normal mode, the first display interface displays a digital-analog view of the powertrain and the chassis as a whole, and in the magnified mode, all the The first display interface displays a partially enlarged digital-analog view of the powertrain and chassis.

Preferably, the first display interface further includes an additional view configured to display an enlarged digital-analog view of the component at the cursor position in real time as the cursor moves over the first digital-analog view.

Preferably, the information of the bolt includes torque, part number, performance description and position description.

Preferably, the one or more subsystems include an engine system, a transmission system, an engine electronic system, a transmission system, a fuel tank system, an air intake system, an exhaust system, a high pressure system, a braking system, a steering system, a dynamic stability system and front and rear axle systems.

Preferably, the bolt information is stored in a local database.

Preferably, the first digital-analog view and the second digital-analog view can be adjusted according to the resolution of the display.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or multiple computing devices perform the aforementioned method.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, the computer The executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the aforementioned method.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer program product comprising program instructions which, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform the aforementioned method. .

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which form a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure may be more clearly understood from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of a method for finding information of a car bolt according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a user interface diagram for selecting a powertrain and chassis type of an automobile according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates a user interface diagram showing a digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis of an automobile, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 illustrates a user interface diagram showing a digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis of an automobile in normal mode, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 illustrates a user interface diagram showing a digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis of an automobile in a zoomed-in mode, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 illustrates a user interface diagram showing a digital-to-analog view of a subsystem of the powertrain and chassis of an automobile, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 illustrates a user interface diagram displaying a digital-analog view of the subsystem and information for a selected bolt, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

8 illustrates a user interface diagram showing a digital-to-analog view of a subsystem of the powertrain and chassis of an automobile, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 shows a comparison between the digital-analog view displayed by the computer system and the actual vehicle.

10 illustrates an exemplary configuration of a computing device in which embodiments in accordance with the present invention may be implemented.

Detailed ways

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Details and functions that are not essential to the present invention are omitted so as not to obscure the understanding of the present invention.

Note that like reference numerals and letters refer to like items in the figures, so once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be discussed in subsequent figures.

In this disclosure, the terms "first," "second," etc. are used only to distinguish between elements or steps, and are not intended to denote chronological order, priority, or importance.

The present invention provides a method and system for quickly querying torque information of auto parts (eg, bolts) based on the visualization of the positions of real vehicle parts. The method and system can be implemented as a software tool that can be used in scenarios without networking, such as proving grounds, off-road sites, and the like. Through the digital-analog visualization view based on the actual vehicle assembly, users with or without automotive experience can easily and quickly find the torque, part number, parameters and other parts information of the required parts.

Specifically, the present invention can classify and display the digital-analog view of the powertrain and chassis of the vehicle by vehicle type, power type and/or chassis type, and the user can intuitively compare with the real vehicle through the digital-analog view. The user selects the subsystem where the component you want to find is located, and the system can display a digital-analog view of the subsystem selected by the user, and the user-visible bolt positions on the digital-analog view are highlighted. The user can select the bolt position to be searched, and the system can then display the information of the bolt corresponding to the selected bolt position. For complex parts, there are magnified views to see the contents of the views more clearly. For hidden parts, further search can be carried out through the part location or the subsystem diagram of the associated part, and through the digital model view of the real vehicle system of the subsystem, and the information of the part to be found can be accurately found.

Parts information can be aggregated in a database, which can be used without internet connection, which is convenient for users to use anytime, anywhere without being affected by regions.

As an example, the present invention can be implemented as a dedicated software program or APP on a terminal device, and can also be integrated in another software system as a control or module.

Various specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the method flowchart of FIG. 1 and the user interface diagrams of FIGS. 2-9 .

FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of a method for finding information of a car bolt according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention

In step S101, in response to the user's selection of the powertrain and chassis type of the vehicle, a first display interface is displayed, and the first display interface includes a first digital-analog view of the powertrain and chassis of the selected type, so The powertrain and chassis include one or more subsystems.

FIG. 2 is a user interface diagram 200 illustrating a selection of a powertrain and chassis type for an automobile in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , when the software tool of the present invention is opened, the system will display a plurality of options classified by vehicle type, power type, and chassis type. Four types Type1 to Type4 are shown here as an example. For example, power types may include 3-cylinder, 4-cylinder, 6-cylinder engines, front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, and four-wheel drive. Models can include sedans, SUVs, or even specific car series and models. Those skilled in the art should understand that the powertrain and chassis types are not limited to the four shown in FIG. 2 , but there may be more or fewer types.

The user selects the type corresponding to the actual vehicle among the multiple displayed powertrain and chassis types. In response to the user's selection, the system may display a digital-to-analog view of the vehicle's powertrain and chassis as shown in FIG. 3 .

As shown in Figure 3, a digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis may include one or more subsystems. Usually the subsystems can include engine system, transmission system, engine electronic system, transmission system, fuel tank system, intake system, exhaust system, high pressure system, braking system, steering system, dynamic stability system and front and rear axle system. FIG. 3 only exemplarily labels the engine electronics, steering system, dynamic stability system, braking system, wheels and tires for simplicity. Those skilled in the art will understand the structure and location of the various subsystems in the digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis.

The digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis can be toggled between normal and magnified modes. 4 illustrates a user interface diagram showing a digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis of an automobile in normal mode, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 5 illustrates a user interface diagram showing a digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis of an automobile in a zoomed-in mode, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the normal mode, a digital-analog view 401 of the powertrain and the chassis as a whole is displayed. The display interface also includes an additional view 402 configured to display an enlarged digital-to-analog view of the part at the cursor position in real time as the cursor moves over the digital-to-analog view 401 .

By clicking a specific button, such as a zoom-in button, in the normal mode, the user can switch to the zoom-in display mode, as shown in FIG. 5 . In magnified mode, a partially magnified digital-analog view 501 of the powertrain and chassis is displayed. The magnified mode display interface may also include an additional view 502 that is also configured to display a further magnified digital-to-analog view of the part at the cursor position in real time as the cursor moves over the digital-to-analog view 501 .

After displaying the digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis, the user can select any of the subsystems displayed on the digital-to-analog view, such as engine electronics.

Returning to FIG. 1, in step S102, in response to a user's selection of one of the one or more subsystems on the digital-analog view of the powertrain and chassis, a second display interface is displayed, the second display interface A second digital-to-analog view including the selected subsystem, the second display interface further comprising a second digital-to-analog view on the second digital-to-analog view at a location corresponding to one or more visible bolts in the selected subsystem. one or more tags.

FIG. 6 illustrates a user interface diagram 600 showing a digital-to-analog view of one subsystem of the powertrain and chassis of an automobile, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a digital-to-analog view of a substructure of the engine electronics system. As shown in Figure 6, in addition to the digital-analog view of the subsystem, the user-visible bolts on the subsystem are highlighted on the digital-analog view. The way of highlighting can be highlighting with a specific color, blinking, or other ways that allow the user to recognize. The plurality of black circles 601 in FIG. 6 represent the user-visible bolts displayed in a highlighted manner. These highlighted bolts are user selectable.

A bolt information area 602 is also displayed below the analog view. When the user has not selected a particular bolt, the information area 602 is blank. When the user selects a particular bolt, the information area 602 may display information about the bolt selected by the user. As described below with reference to FIG. 7 .

Referring back to FIG. 1 , in step S103 , in response to the user's selection of one of the one or more markers, information of the bolt corresponding to the position of the selected marker is displayed.

FIG. 7 illustrates a user interface diagram displaying a digital-analog view of the subsystem and information for a selected bolt, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7 , when the user selects a specific bolt from among the highlighted bolts, information of the selected bolt is displayed in the bolt information area 702 . The information of the bolt exemplarily shown in FIG. 7 includes torque (Torque), part number (Part Nr.), parameter description (Description) and position description (Position). As will be understood by those skilled in the art, more or less information may be displayed.

When the subsystem structure is relatively simple and the user can see the internal structure at a glance, when the user selects the subsystem, the digital-analog view of the subsystem can be directly displayed. When the structure of the subsystem is complex, including one or more components that are obscured by other components, when the user selects the subsystem, the digital-analog view of each split component can be displayed, as shown in FIG. 8 . 8 illustrates a user interface diagram showing a digital-to-analog view of a subsystem of the powertrain and chassis of an automobile, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 8 , when the user selects the black housing of the engine electronic system in FIG. 1 , since most of the components of the engine electronic system are blocked by the housing, when the digital-analog view of the subsystem is displayed, the subsystem is displayed. Split into three separate sections showing their respective digital and analog views. Similar to what was previously described with reference to Figures 6 and 7, one or more visible bolts 801 in each component are also highlighted on the digital view of that component. The black circled portion 801 on the three separate sections in Figure 8 represents the visible bolt. Again, these highlighted markers are optional. The user can click on them, and when the user selects a mark, the information of the selected bolt can be displayed in the delivered bolt information area 802 .

Figure 9 shows a comparison between the digital-analog view displayed by the computer system and the actual vehicle. The left side of Figure 9 is the digital-analog view displayed by the computer system, and the right side is the actual vehicle diagram. Users can easily and quickly query the corresponding bolt information through the comparison between the digital and analog view and the real vehicle, especially those bolts that are intuitively visible in both the digital and analog view and the real vehicle, such as the intake air flow sensor shown in Figure 9. Since the intake air flow sensor is directly visible in the digital-analog view, by comparing the positions on the digital-analog view and the real vehicle, you can directly determine and click the corresponding bolt on the digital-analog view to obtain bolt information.

If the bolt you are looking for is a bolt obscured by other components, you can find the corresponding position and information on the digital-analog diagram through various methods. For example, experienced technicians can quickly find them by the module where the bolt is located. For example, if the technician knows it's the fuel sensor, and the fuel sensor is on the engine electronics, and the engine electronics is on the engine, then the technician finds the engine on the digital-analog view, then selects the engine electronics, under the engine electronics Find the oil level sensor on the digital and analog view of , select the corresponding bolt, and get the bolt information.

Even inexperienced users can quickly find corresponding bolts and information through the method and system of the present invention. For example, you can look up digital views of the powertrain and chassis based on where the bolts are on the actual car. Of course, it is also possible to traverse the corresponding multiple subsystems to find the bolt position. Compared with the traditional method of blindly searching the bolt information table or searching for the torque information by searching the part number first, the searching method of the present invention is much faster and more efficient.

The digital-to-analog view can also be adjusted according to the resolution of the display.

To maintain data accuracy in the database, bolt torque information can be updated or added as needed. Correspondingly, digital-analog views, vehicle models, etc. can also be updated or added.

As mentioned above, the method and system for querying the information of auto parts (for example, bolts) based on the visualization of the position of the real vehicle parts of the present invention can easily and quickly find the torque, part number, parameters and other parts of the required parts. information. The method and system of the present invention can be implemented as a software tool, and the software tool can be used in scenarios without networking, and is suitable for use in various scenarios.

In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that the inventive concept is not limited to the case of automobile bolts, but can be used for reference of other parts of automobiles.

10 illustrates an exemplary configuration of a computing device in which embodiments in accordance with the present invention may be implemented. Computer system 1000 is an example of a hardware device to which the above-described aspects of the present invention may be applied. Computer system 1000 may be any machine configured to perform processing and/or computation. Computer system 1000 may be, but is not limited to, a workstation, system, desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet computer, personal data assistant (PDA), smartphone, vehicle-mounted computer, or a combination thereof.

As shown in Figure 10, computer system 1000 may include one or more elements that may be connected or in communication with bus 1002, possibly via one or more interfaces. The bus 1002 may include, but is not limited to, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, an Enhanced ISA (EISA) bus, a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and an external bus. Set up component interconnect (PCI) bus and so on. Computer system 1000 may include, for example, one or more processors 1004 , one or more input devices 1006 , and one or more output devices 10010 . The one or more processors 1004 may be any kind of processors, and may include, but are not limited to, one or more general purpose processors or special purpose processors (such as special purpose processing chips). Input device 1006 may be any type of input device capable of inputting information to a computing device, and may include, but is not limited to, a mouse, keyboard, touch screen, microphone, and/or remote controller. Output device 1008 may be any type of device capable of presenting information, and may include, but is not limited to, displays, speakers, video/audio output terminals, vibrators, and/or printers.

Computer system 1000 may also include or be connected to non-transitory storage device 1014, which may be any storage device that is non-transitory and may implement data storage, and may include, but is not limited to, disk drives, optical storage device, solid state memory, floppy disk, flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape or any other magnetic medium, compact disk or any other optical medium, cache memory and/or any other memory chip or module, and/or from which a computer can read data , instructions and/or code in any other medium. Computer system 1000 may also include random access memory (RAM) 1010 and read only memory (ROM) 1012 . ROM 1012 may store programs, utilities or processes to be executed in a non-volatile manner. RAM 1010 may provide volatile data storage and store instructions related to the operation of computer system 1000 . Computer system 1000 may also include a network/bus interface 1016 coupled to data link 10110 . The network/bus interface 1016 may be any kind of device or system capable of enabling communication with external devices and/or networks, and may include, but is not limited to, modems, network cards, infrared communication devices, wireless communication devices, and/or chipsets (such as Bluetooth ^™ devices, 1302.11 devices, WiFi devices, WiMax devices, cellular communication facilities, etc.).

Various aspects, embodiments, implementations or features of the foregoing embodiments can be used alone or in any combination. Various aspects of the foregoing embodiments may be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of hardware and software.

For example, the foregoing embodiments may be embodied as computer-readable code on a computer-readable medium. A computer-readable medium is any data storage device that can store data which can thereafter be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable media include read-only memory, random-access memory, CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic tapes, hard drives, solid-state drives, and optical data storage devices. The computer readable medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

While some specific embodiments of the invention have been shown in detail by way of example, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the above examples are intended to be illustrative only and not to limit the scope of the invention. It should be appreciated that some of the steps in the foregoing methods are not necessarily performed in the order shown, but rather they may be performed simultaneously, in a different order, or in an overlapping manner. In addition, those skilled in the art can add some steps or omit some steps as needed. Some components in the aforementioned system are not necessarily arranged as shown in the drawings, and those skilled in the art may add some components or omit some components as required. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiments may be modified without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (11)

1. A method for querying information of a bolt of an automobile, comprising:

in response to a user selection of a powertrain and chassis type of an automobile, displaying a first display interface, the first display interface including a first digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and chassis of the selected type, the powertrain and chassis including one or more subsystems;

in response to a user selection of one of the one or more subsystems on the first digital-to-analog view, displaying a second display interface, the second display interface including a second digital-to-analog view of the selected subsystem, the second display interface further including one or more indicia on the second digital-to-analog view at locations corresponding to one or more visible bolts in the selected subsystem; and

in response to a user selection of one of the one or more markers, information of a bolt corresponding to a position of the selected marker is displayed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected subsystem includes a plurality of parts that are separable, the second display interface including respective digital-to-analog views of the plurality of parts, the digital-to-analog view of each part including one or more markings at locations corresponding to one or more visible bolts in the part.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first display interface is switchable between a normal mode and a zoom-in mode,

in a normal mode, the first display interface displays a digital-to-analog view of the power assembly and the chassis as a whole, an

In the zoom-in mode, the first display interface displays a partially zoomed digital-to-analog view of the powertrain and the chassis.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first display interface further comprises an additional view configured to display an enlarged digital-to-analog view of the part at the cursor location in real-time as the cursor is moved over the first digital-to-analog view.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information of the bolt includes a moment, a part number, a performance description, and a location description.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more subsystems comprise an engine system, a transmission system, an engine electronics system, a transmission system, a fuel tank system, an air intake system, an exhaust system, a high pressure system, a brake system, a steering system, a dynamic stability system, and a front and rear axle system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information of the bolt is stored in a local database.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second digital-to-analog views are adjustable according to a resolution of the display.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform the method of any of claims 1-8.

10. A computer system, the computer system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the method of any one of claims 1-8.

11. A computer program product comprising program instructions which, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform the method of any one of claims 1-8.

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