JP2001067380A - Design navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce a detailed design procedure that includes the necessary configurations of design object models based on a work flow and to indicate the design procedure in an easy-to-understand state. SOLUTION: An object model editing means 11 and a work procedure editing means 12 prescribe previously a configuration list of deign object models which are hierarchized for every product and system and also the detailed work contents of unit tasks. In such conditions, a design procedure generation means 15 compares the configuration list of design object models produced by the means 11 with the work procedure produced by the means 12. When the coincidence is confirmed between the above list and procedure, a design procedure is generated to prescribe the detailed work contents including the necessary configurations of hierarchized design object models based on a work flow. Then the design procedcure of the unit tasks of necessary configurations of design object models based on the work flow generated by design procecdure indication means 17 is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a design navigation system that supports design work related to the production of various products and systems.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, it is difficult to design a support system for a design operation related to the production of a product / system including a software surface and a hardware surface due to the complexity of the design operation.

Conventionally, almost all systems individually support subdivided operations such as business flow management, process management, and human / financial project management. Assignment of people to the unit work in the middle or deliverables (eg design documents)
There is a situation where only specific design work can be supported, such as base process management.

[0004]

By the way, even in the system which supports the assignment of persons to the unit work as described above, the contents of the unit work are detailed and difficult, and the system is assigned even when performing the work. We have to depend on human ability.

[0005] In the process management of products and schedules, the situation must be grasped from the volume of the products and the report base of the assigned person, and the quality of progress management depends on the intuition of the process manager. There are many places.

[0006] Therefore, in the design work support by the above-described product management, schedule management system, etc., not only must work be performed based on inaccurate information, but also the burden on the designer in the work progress is high. There is such a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and includes a series of design work up to a design procedure of detailed work contents including a state of the configuration of a design target model according to a work flow. An object of the present invention is to provide a design navigation system capable of giving an instruction so that the user can grasp the information.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems (1) In order to solve the above problems, a design navigation system according to the present invention has a structure of a design object model hierarchized to the lowest unit work for each product / system. Target model editing means for creating a table, work procedure editing means for creating a work procedure for defining the detailed work content of the unit work, and work rules required for advancing the design work for each product / system A work rule editing means for creating
Design standard editing means for creating design standard rules required for advancing design work for each system, a configuration table of a design target model created by the target model editing means, and work created by the work procedure editing means A design procedure generation means for generating a design procedure that specifies detailed work content including a required configuration of a hierarchical design target model according to a series of business flows when the procedures are matched, and a design procedure generation means for generating the design procedure Design procedure instructing means for displaying, in addition to the design target model and the unit work design procedure generated by the means, one or more edit contents of the target model editing means, the work rule editing means and the design standard editing means This is a configuration including:

By taking such means, a required design part is selected from the configuration table of the design target model created by the target model editing means, and the selected design part and the work procedure editing means are selected. After comparing with the work procedure that has been performed and when they match, generate a design procedure that specifies the detailed work content including the required configuration of the hierarchical design target model according to a series of business flows, and save it in the design procedure file Since the design procedure is extracted from the design procedure file by the design procedure instruction means and displayed on the display unit,
It can instruct detailed work contents including a series of work flow, and can also instruct work rules and design standard rules required in the design work for each product / system, and appropriately support a series of design work be able to.

(2) In the present invention, in addition to the configuration table corresponding to the design target model edited by the target model editing means, the actual information of the design work result is newly added to the component (1). By providing a design result reflecting means for reflecting the design change history information in the design product history data file, the status of the design result can be reflected in the design product history data file.

Further, in addition to the design product history data file and the design result reflecting means, a work procedure, a work result, and the like of a model closest to the design target model are extracted from the design product history data file, and the design target model is updated. By providing the target model selecting means, it is possible to take out the status of the design result from the design product history data file and use it for generating a design procedure later.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a design navigation system according to the present invention.

The system includes a target model editing unit 11 for editing and creating a design target model file A1, a work procedure editing unit 12 for editing and creating a work procedure master file A2 describing detailed work contents, and a work rule. Rule editing means 13 for editing and creating a work rule file A3 in which a description is made, a design standard editing means 14 for editing and creating a design standard definition file A4, a design target model of the file A1, and a design procedure master of the file A2. A design procedure generating means 15 for generating a design procedure defining a detailed work content of a unit work including a required configuration of a design target model according to a work flow and generating a design procedure file A5, Various files A1, including design procedures that define detailed work content including the configuration
A design procedure instructing means 17 for displaying information of A3 and A4 on the display unit 16 is provided.

The target model editing means 11 is provided for each product / product.
When the design work is executed while sequentially developing and displaying the details in accordance with the work flow including the hardware side and the software side as shown in FIG. 2 for each system, for example, a product to be designed in advance (H device) as shown in FIG. Is a top node, and a design target model file A1 is created by adopting a format of a configuration table of a design target model hierarchized from the top node to the lowest unit task.

The work procedure editing means 12 stores a work procedure master file (see FIG. 4) A2 consisting of detailed work names in the product design (work names), work contents sequentially described in accordance with the work order, and work content recording types. Has the ability to create That is, the system specification requirement check, which is the work name, means that the work contents are filed in text TXT. GIF means that the work content is filed with moving image data, and AVI means that the work content is filed with audio data. In other words, work content can be assigned text, images, videos, etc.
The design procedure instructing means 17 described later saves in a format that makes it easy to grasp the contents of the design work when displayed.

The work rule editing means 13 edits and creates a work rule file A3 necessary for advancing the design work for each product / system.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a work rule including a work name, a design target, a design rule, and the like is defined. Several rules can be assigned to this work rule for each work name and each design object. For example, rules at each design work point are associated based on the work name and two keys of the design object. I have.

The design standard editing means 14 creates a design standard definition file A4 required for carrying out the design work for each product / system. For example, as shown in FIG. , Design standard rules and design rule record types. In other words, the data format specified in the design standard allows text, images, and moving images to be assigned, and the contents can be easily checked when referring to the specification. Note that, as in the work rule file A3, rules at each design work point are associated with each other based on, for example, a work name and two keys to be designed.

The design procedure generating means 15 sequentially selects required design parts from the configuration table of the design target model in the file A4 shown in FIG. 3, and refers to the work procedure master in the file A shown in FIG. Generate design procedures for design parts. That is, for example, in the system design of the H apparatus shown in FIG. 3, one of the design parts in the work procedure, such as creation of a schematic configuration, and the contents of the work procedure master file A2 shown in FIG. And a function for generating and registering a work procedure for defining detailed work contents of a matching work name in the file A2 together with the above-mentioned selected design part as a design procedure file A5 of the target model.

The design procedure instructing means 17 provides detailed information on required work rules, design standard rules, and design target models in addition to the work procedure information including the selected design parts held in the design procedure file A5. It has a function of instructing the display unit 16 as design work contents.

Further, the design navigation system includes a design history file A6 for storing a model having a configuration table similar to the design target model shown in FIG. File A as design work result information such as the actual man-hours and costs of the design work of each product / system inputted from the information input means 21
A design result reflecting unit 22 for reflecting the design result in the design item history of No. 6 is provided.

Further, the design navigation system includes:
A target model selecting means 23 is provided for extracting the work procedure, work record, and the like of the model closest to the design target model from the design history information of the design product history file A6 and updating the design target model of the design target model file A1. ing.
The calculation of the approximation rate of the model is determined from the usage rate of the same UNIT by converting the design specification into a UNIT.

Next, the operation of the above system will be described.

First, the target model editing means 11 creates a hierarchically structured table of the design target model as shown in FIG. 3 according to the business flow shown in FIG. 2 and stores it in the file A1. Further, the work procedure editing means 12 defines a work procedure master file A2 in which work contents according to a detailed work procedure are defined for each work name as shown in FIG.
3, a work rule file A3 required for advancing the design work for each work name as shown in FIG. 5, and a design standard and design standard definition file for each work name as shown in FIG. Create A4.

As described above, each design object model, work procedure master, work rule, design standard definition file A1
After creating .about.A4, the design procedure generating means 15 generates a design procedure file A5 using the file information of the files A1 and A2.

The design procedure generating means 15 stores the file A
1, a product, for example, a hierarchized design object model relating to the H device is extracted and displayed on the display unit 16, and the "H device"
If one of the design parts connected to the system design-work procedure is selected, that is, “general configuration creation”, the part connected to the schematic configuration creation part is compared with the work procedure master file A2, and the work procedure master file A2 A work procedure master file A1 as shown in FIG. 4 is read and displayed on the display unit 16.

If the user selects "construction model creation" which is a unit job in the work procedure master file A2, the design procedure for the model to be designed, that is, "H device"-
"System Design"-"Work Procedure"-"Schematic Configuration Creation"-
A design procedure including “detailed work content of creating the configuration model illustrated in FIG. 4” is generated and stored in the design procedure file A5. In this work content, a detailed work procedure is filed as binary data, for example, data that can be output as voice.

Subsequently, the design procedure instructing means 17 displays detailed design work contents, which are design procedures stored in the design procedure file A5, on the display unit 16 and instructs the design procedure.

Normally, the business flow is based on the data of the configuration tree hierarchized such that “H device”, which is a product held in the design target model file A 1 as a top node, as shown in FIG. If the work procedure information is sequentially extracted and displayed, a detailed work flow is developed and displayed from a rough work flow, and the work flow can be easily understood.

Therefore, the design procedure generating means 15
A design procedure consisting of "H device"-"system design"-"work procedure"-"schematic configuration creation"-"detailed work content of configuration model creation shown in FIG. 4" is generated, and a design procedure file A5 is created.
In the design procedure instructing means 17, the "H device"
The configuration table of the model to be designed is displayed, and detailed information is developed as shown in FIG. 2 from “general configuration creation” of the model to be designed. And the display unit 16
, It is possible to develop and display a detailed work flow.

The order of the work holds order information in each node of the configuration tree, and the order is determined according to the information. Information on design rules and regulations that need to be referred to in the work is also expressed by assigning nodes in the configuration. If there is a prescribed node under the work base, it is notified that there is information to be referenced, and it is combined with the work instruction. Make it available for reference.

Further, where the work part of the assigned task is located in the whole can be understood at a glance from the configuration table of the design target model shown in FIG.

Further, in the present system, since the design item history data file A6 similar to the configuration table of the design target model is provided, after the design target model is completed, the design product history data file A6 is displayed together with the edited model of the design target model. ,
The design work result is also stored in the design history data file A6 at the same time. The configuration model stored in the file A6 is stored in a configuration table format as shown in FIG. Further, when the model is stored, the model is stored as additional information such as the actual man-hours and costs of each design work obtained by the design procedure instruction from the additional information input means 21 and the design procedure instruction means 17.

Further, the target model selecting means 23 obtains, from the design product history data file A6 having the configuration of the model corresponding to the design target model and the design change history information, the work procedure and work results of the model closest to the design target model. If the design target model stored in the design target model file A1 is updated, the design procedure can be generated in a manner close to actual results, and a more accurate design procedure can be instructed.

Therefore, according to the above-described embodiment, the required design parts are sequentially selected from the configuration table of the design target model created by the target model editing means 11, and the selected design parts and the work procedure are selected. Editing means 1
The work procedure created in step 2 is compared, and when they match, a design procedure that defines detailed work contents including the configuration of a hierarchical design target model according to a series of business flows is generated and saved in a design procedure file. Then, since the design procedure is extracted from the design procedure file by the design procedure instructing means 17 and displayed on the display unit 16, detailed work contents including the configuration of the design target model according to a series of business flows can be instructed. In addition, it is possible to instruct work rules and design standard rules required for advancing design work for each product / system, and to appropriately support a series of design work.

The design result reflecting means 22 for reflecting the result information of the design work result together with the configuration table corresponding to the design target model as design change history information in the design product history data file A6 is provided. The situation can be reflected in the design history data file.
Further, a target model selecting means 23 for extracting the work procedure, work results, and the like of the model closest to the design target model from the design product history data file A6 and updating the contents of the design target model in the design target model file A1 is provided. In addition, it is possible to extract the status of the design result from the design product history data file and use it for generating a design procedure later.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be implemented in various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, a series of design work up to the design procedure of the detailed work contents including the state of the configuration of the design target model according to the work flow. And a design navigation system that can provide appropriate support for design work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a design navigation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a business flow of a design business.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration table of a design target model created by a target model editing unit shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a work procedure master created by a work procedure editing means shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an example of a work rule created by the work rule editing means shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a design standard definition created by the design standard editing means shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 target model editing means 12 work procedure editing means 13 work rule editing means 14 design standard editing means 15 design procedure generation means 17 design procedure instruction means 21 additional information input means 22 design result reflection means 23 Target model selection means A1 ... Design target model file A2 ... Work procedure master file A3 ... Work rule file A4 ... Design standard regulation file A5 ... Design procedure file A6 ... Design product history data file

Claims (3)

[Claims] An object model editing means for creating a configuration table of a design object model hierarchized to the lowest unit work for each product / system, and a work procedure describing detailed work contents of the unit work. Work procedure editing means to be created; work rule editing means to create a work rule required for performing the design work for each product / system; and work rule editing means for performing the design work for each product / system. A design standard editing means for creating a design standard rule to be created, and comparing the configuration table of the design target model created by the target model editing means with the work procedure created by the work procedure editing means, A design procedure generating means for generating a design procedure for defining detailed work contents including a required configuration of a generalized design target model; and A design that displays, in addition to a design procedure including a required configuration and work contents of the designed model to be designed, one or more edit contents of the target model editing means, the work rule editing means, and the design standard editing means. A design navigation system comprising a procedure instructing means. 2. The design navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising: a design history file storing design change history information; and a configuration table corresponding to the design target model edited by the target model editing means. A design navigation system, further comprising: a design result reflecting means for reflecting result result information as the design change history information in the design product history data file. 3. The design navigation system according to claim 2, wherein a work procedure, a work result, and the like of a model closest to the design target model are extracted from the design product history data file, and a target model selection for updating the design target model is performed. And a means for providing a design navigation system.