JPH1011110A - Design history managing device for process design supporting system and its auxiliary information generating method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To utilize stored information for design information at the time of designing a similar article by relationally storing parts information, equipment information and process information, and in the case of changing the information, leaving the change history of the changed information as information. SOLUTION: Whether information to be inputted is corrected information for already inputted information or new information is judged and the judged information is inputted by using I/O terminals 3a to 3n for respective operators. In the case of correcting the information, its corresponding inputted information is read out from one of data bases 1a to 1c, relative auxiliary information is read out from a data base 1d and corrected or new information is inputted by using the I/O terminals 3a to 3n. Whether the inputted information and its relative information are to be transmitted to other operators before their storage or not is judged, and when the transmission is necessary, the information is transmitted. Other operators receiving the transmission of the information exchange information with the information transmitting operator as necessity and judge the validity/invalidity of the input of the corrected/new data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a design history management device of a process design support system for integrally managing update history of process design information stored in an information storage device such as a database. By the workers
A design history management device and an auxiliary information generation method for a process design support system that integrates and manages design histories when designing a system that outputs a result through a plurality of processes such as an analysis process, a component design process, and material procurement. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a history management apparatus for managing the change history of design information using a database to obtain consistency of the entire design data, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. A history management device and a history management method of a support system are known.

In the history management apparatus of the design support system described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-121584, since the stored data is associated with each other based on the result of the structural calculation, a part of the data is partially involved in the design process. , It becomes necessary to change other data as well. At this time, based on the design history information saved in the design process, it is automatically determined from which stage the data needs to be changed. Can be.

[0004]

However, in the invention described in the above publication, history management relating to product design information is performed, and design history management when information is shared with other processes such as equipment design and process design. No function.
Also, when the design is implemented by multiple workers,
There is no means corresponding to the information ownership authority and the authority to modify the information of other workers.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the invention of claim 1 stores part information, equipment information, and process information in association with each other and, when information is changed, a change history of the information. Design history management device that can be stored as design information that can be reused as know-how information at the time of design, and then used as design information when designing similar products. The purpose is to provide.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the change history of the design information is stored, information that cannot be obtained from the auxiliary information generating device can be input as a result of the judgment by the operator, so that the information can be input. It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a design history management device capable of improving the history information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a design history management apparatus in which, when a change history is stored, a change authority is given to other workers who work together to facilitate the efficiency of the joint design. The purpose is to do so.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a design can be determined by an operator based on the regularity derived from the past change history to determine whether the design change determined by the operator is appropriate. It is an object of the present invention to provide a design history management device capable of performing more reliable design by assisting a database in making a complicated decision at the time of change.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when information is changed,
An object of the present invention is to provide a design history management device that can immediately update information shared at the time of joint design by transmitting the contents to other workers who work jointly.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, when information is changed,
An object of the present invention is to provide a design history management device capable of efficiently determining an information change by allowing one worker to easily exchange information with another operator when the change cannot be determined. is there.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, similarly to the first aspect of the invention, component information, equipment information, and process information are stored in association with each other, and when information is changed, the change history is left as information, thereby achieving design. It is an object of the present invention to provide a design history management device that can be accumulated as design information that can be reused as know-how information at the time and can be used as design information when designing a similar product thereafter. Things.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a process design support system for supporting a design of a process for assembling and assembling a product by combining a plurality of processes, information on parts to be machined and assembled is input. An input device, an input device for inputting equipment information of the processing / assembly equipment, an input device for inputting processing information of the processing / assembly, and the part information, the equipment information,
Auxiliary information for associating process information, an auxiliary information generating device having a function of automatically determining whether input information is new or correction of already input information, and the component information, equipment information, and process information , An information storage device for storing auxiliary information, and an output device for outputting the stored information, whereby the component information, the equipment information, and the process information are stored in association with each other and the information is changed. ,
By leaving the change history as information, it can be stored as design information that can be reused as know-how information at the time of design, and can then be used as design information when designing similar products. It was made. Further, by providing a device that allows the operator to manually correct the component information, the equipment information, the process information and the auxiliary information as needed, the already input design information can be corrected for a reason other than the design change. If you need to
Information can be input and corrected in an auxiliary manner, and information can be efficiently maintained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the auxiliary information generating apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is determined whether the input information is new or is a correction of already input information. The information input by the operator is new or is a correction of the already input information based on the obtained information, and the result and the auxiliary input device having the function of inputting as supplementary information are provided. The feature is that, when saving the change history of the design information, information that cannot be obtained from the auxiliary information generation device can be input as a determination result by the operator, so that the information is supplemented and the history information is supplemented. The goal is to improve the quality of the product.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an auxiliary input device having a function of supplementarily inputting information on an information input person of the input information and other workers who can correct the information. Therefore, when the change history is stored, other collaborative workers are given change authority to facilitate the efficiency of the joint design.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, when the input information is input and it is determined whether the information is new or is a modification of the already input information, a predetermined constraint condition is set. A means for determining whether or not to execute the change based on the rules, and thus, based on the regularity derived from the past change history, the design change determined by the worker can be appropriately determined. It is possible to make a more reliable design by assisting the database in making a complicated decision at the time of design change.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a means for transmitting the input information to another worker input by the auxiliary input device. When the information is changed, the information shared at the time of the co-design can be immediately updated by transmitting the content to other workers working in cooperation.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a means for transmitting the input information to another worker input by the auxiliary input device, wherein the information is transmitted to the input person. It is characterized by having a means for exchanging information between other workers and determining input contents.
In the case where information is changed, if one operator cannot determine the change, the information can be easily exchanged with another operator, and the information change can be efficiently determined.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process design support system for supporting a design of a process of assembling and assembling a product by combining a plurality of processes. An input device for inputting equipment information of assembly equipment, an input device for inputting processing information of machining / assembly, auxiliary information for associating the part information, equipment information, and process information; and whether the input information is new. An auxiliary information generating device having a function of automatically determining whether or not the input information has been corrected; an information storage device for storing the component information, facility information, process information, and auxiliary information; and an output for outputting the stored information And an apparatus for automatically generating auxiliary information as a related item of the part information, equipment information, and process information. When information and process information are stored in association with each other, and when the information is changed, the change history is left as information, so that the information can be accumulated as design information that can be reused as know-how information at the time of design. This can be used as design information when implementing the design.

[0019]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
In an integrated design system that integrates process design, multiple workers share multiple databases from their own input / output terminals to enable integrated management of design-related information. The component information database 1a in which the component design information and the history information of only the component design information are accumulated, and the input of information to the component information database 1a or the input of component information to output information from the component information database 1a Output I / F2a
・ Equipment information database 1b which stores the equipment design information and history information of only the equipment design information; ・ Equipment information input / output for inputting information to the equipment information database 1b or outputting information from the equipment information database 1b An I / F 2b; a process database 1c storing process design information and history information of only the process design information; and process information for inputting information to the process information database 1c or outputting information from the process information database 1c. An input / output I / F 2c, which is connected to the databases 1a to 1c and automatically generates information related thereto or a supplementary information input / output I / F 2c
a supplementary information management device 4 for managing supplementary information inputted via the supplementary information management device 4; and a new database for storing supplementary information generated by the supplementary information management device 4 or inputted via the supplementary information input / output I / F 2d. 1d; input / output terminals 3a to 3 for inputting / outputting information stored in databases 1a to 1d from a plurality of workers
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FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the present invention.
In an integrated design system that integrates component design, equipment design, and process design according to the flowchart in Figure 2, multiple workers can share multiple databases from their own input / output terminals, enabling integrated management of design-related information. The operation of the system described above will be described.

(S1): In the parts design, equipment design, and process design processes, it is determined whether the information to be input is a correction of the input information or a new input, and the input / output terminals 3a to 3n of each worker are determined. Enter using. (S2): In the case of information correction, the corresponding input information is read from the databases 1a to 1c, and the related auxiliary information is read from the database 1d. (S3): Correction or new information is input using the input / output terminals 3a to 3n of each worker.

(S4): It is determined whether the input information and the information related thereto are to be transmitted to another worker before being stored in the database, and if necessary, transmitted. The transmitted information is output from the input / output terminal of each worker. The other workers who have received the information exchange information with the information transmission worker as necessary. (S5): Result of information exchange or auxiliary information management device 4
Then, it is determined whether or not data correction and new input can be performed by taking into account the operator's judgment in addition to the result automatically judged by the operator. (S6): If data correction / new input is possible, corrected data or new data is stored in each database.

(S7): The result of the determination as to whether or not data correction / new input is possible, information related to other data, other supplementary information, changes from previously input information, and the like are stored in the supplementary information database. (S8): The data storage contents are transmitted to other workers as necessary.

[0024]

According to the first and seventh aspects of the present invention, the accuracy of development can be improved by accumulating part information, equipment information, process information, and their related information, and accumulating a history of changes, and integrally managing them. , Development time can be shortened, development efficiency can be improved, and information reusability can be improved. Further, by manually correcting the input information, it is possible to improve the reliability of the information, accumulate information with high operator needs, and further improve the reusability of the information.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when judging the novelty of the information, the information that cannot be automatically acquired is stored as the judgment result of the operator and the auxiliary information.
The quality of the information is improved, and it is possible to easily grasp the contents when the information is reused.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by assigning information modification authority to another determined worker, when one information is handled by a plurality of workers, the reliability and maintenance of information management can be improved. Can be enhanced. According to the invention of claim 4, when information is changed, the reliability of the design work and the design change work is determined by automatically judging whether or not the change is possible, if possible, based on constraints derived from past cases. The efficiency and efficiency can be improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when information is changed, sharing of information can be promoted by transmitting the information to other related workers. According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when information is changed, a plurality of workers can perform the information change work in the same environment as the design and information storage, so that an efficient design change can be performed. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a design history management apparatus in a process design support system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a-1d: database, 2a-2d: entrance / exit I /
F, 3a to 3n: input / output terminals, 4: auxiliary information management device.

Claims (7)

[Claims] An input device for inputting part information to be processed / assembled, and equipment information of a processing / assembly facility in a process design support system for supporting a design of a process for processing / assembling a product by combining a plurality of processes. An input device for inputting process information of machining / assembly, and auxiliary information for associating the component information, the equipment information, and the process information;
And an auxiliary information generation device having a function of automatically determining whether input information is new or correction of already input information, and information for storing the part information, equipment information, process information, and auxiliary information. A design history management device for a process design support system, comprising: a storage device; and an output device for outputting stored information. 2. An auxiliary information generation device for determining whether said input information is new or a correction of already input information, wherein the input information is new based on information output from said output device. 2. The design of the process design support system according to claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary input device having a function of judging whether or not the input information is a correction and inputting the result and information as supplementary information. History management device. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary input device having a function of supplementarily inputting information relating to an information input person of the input information and another worker who can correct the information. A design history management device for the described process design support system. 4. When the input information is input and it is determined whether the information is new or is a correction of the already input information, it is determined whether or not the change can be executed based on a preset constraint condition. 2. The design history management device for a process design support system according to claim 1, further comprising: 5. A design history management device for a process design support system according to claim 3, further comprising means for transmitting said input information to another worker input by said auxiliary input device. . 6. A means for transmitting the input information to another worker input by the auxiliary input device, and exchanging information between the input person and the other worker to which the information has been transmitted. 5. The design history management device for a process design support system according to claim 4, further comprising means for determining input contents. 7. An input device for inputting information on a part to be processed / assembled, and information on equipment for processing / assembly in a process design support system for supporting the design of a process for processing / assembling a product by combining a plurality of processes. An input device for inputting,
An input device for inputting process information of machining / assembly, auxiliary information for associating the component information, equipment information, and process information, and automatically determining whether the input information is new or correction of already input information. An auxiliary information generation device having a function of making a determination, an information storage device for storing the component information, equipment information, process information, and auxiliary information; and an output device for outputting the stored information. A method for generating auxiliary information in a design history management device of a process design support system, wherein auxiliary information as a related item of process information is automatically generated.