KR100888418B1 - Apparatus and method for design by using graphic user interface and record media recorded program for realizing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a design apparatus, a method using a graphical user interface, and a recording medium recording the same. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a graphical user interface (GUI) providing unit and a simulation model for displaying a design unit to be generated, input design data, design variables, correlation data, and a design drawing generated by the design unit are simulated. And an analysis unit for determining whether the result of the simulation satisfies a predetermined criterion.

According to the present invention, the design and the verification of the designed product can be made at the same time has the advantage of reducing the time and cost put into product development.

Graphical User Interface, GUI, Design, Design, Simulation

Description

Apparatus and method for design by using graphic user interface and record media recorded program for realizing the same}

1 is a view showing the configuration of a design apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the order in which the design method according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed.

3 is an exemplary view illustrating a screen for selecting design variables in a user interface screen of a program for implementing a design method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a screen displayed to enable input of data on a shape of a target of design to be actually implemented in a user interface screen of a program for implementing a design method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a screen for defining a relationship between respective data on shapes of targets of a design to be actually implemented in a user interface screen of a program to be implemented by a design method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

The present invention relates to a design apparatus, a method, and a recording medium recording the same, and more particularly, a design apparatus for enabling a user to easily design an object to be designed by a user using a graphical user interface, and to design it in a form that can be implemented. It relates to a method and a recording medium recording the same.

Almost everything around us, from simple products to ultra-precision electrical and electronic products, to huge products such as cars and airplanes, is designed for its development. You have to go through the verification of one function.

However, the shape of the product is complicated, and especially in the case of expensive products, the cost is greatly increased when the actual experiment is repeatedly performed to modify the design and to repeat the experiment.

Recently, in order to solve these problems with the development of digital technology, much of everything from the design of the product to the verification is performed by a digital device such as a computer.

For example, in the case of designing, what is only done by human hands is performed by a computer design program such as CAD, and even in experiments for actual verification, simulation, that is, virtual experiments using a computer or the like. Iteratively introduced a method to perform repeatedly has been widely used in various fields at present.

However, verification work such as design and simulation using a digital device such as a conventional computer is often performed separately.

Due to this problem, the design is not implemented properly in the actual product after the design is made, so the design change of the product is inevitably performed and the experiment is repeated, which leads to a lot of time and cost in product development. There is a problem that is committed.

In addition, even in the case of designing with experiments, that is, simulations for actual design and verification, data required by the designer, for example, design variable setting and connection between variables, are expressed in ASCII code. It's just a way to find text, define rows and columns, or write another accessory to copy the values and manually change them to the values you want. There is a problem that is difficult to grasp the exact shape or form.

In order to solve the conventional problems as described above, the present invention is a design device, a method using a graphical user interface that can reduce the time and cost put into product development can be made at the same time the design and verification of the designed product and the same It is proposed a recording medium that records a program for implementation.

In addition, the actual design and verification can be linked to the design, the design device using a graphical user interface that allows the designer to determine the exact shape or shape of the product actually implemented, and a recording medium recording a program for implementing the same I would suggest.

Still other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description of the embodiments.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention there is provided a design apparatus using a graphical user interface.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a design unit for generating a design and simulation model of the object to be designed (object); A graphical user interface (GUI) providing unit for displaying input design data, design variables, correlation data, and a design drawing generated by the design unit on a graphic screen; And an analysis unit configured to perform a simulation of the simulation model and determine whether a result of the simulation satisfies a preset criterion.

The apparatus may further include an input unit for receiving a control command, a function selection command and design data, a design variable, and correlation data for controlling the operation of the design apparatus.

The design unit may generate the blueprint using the design data, and generate the simulation model using the design variable and the correlation data.

The design unit may divide the design target object into an analysis region, and generate the simulation model by setting a correlation between the analysis regions according to the correlation data.

The design unit may generate a blueprint according to the design variable when the determination result of the analysis unit satisfies a preset criterion.

The GUI providing unit may provide an input window through which the design variable and correlation data are input to the generated blueprint.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a design method using a graphical user interface is provided.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of (a) generating a design using the design data of the input design object (object); (B) providing the generated schematic through a graphical user interface; (C) receiving design variable and correlation data of the design target object through the provided graphic user interface; (D) generating a simulation model and executing a simulation by using the received design variable and correlation data; And determining (e) whether a result of performing the simulation satisfies a predetermined criterion and providing the determined result.

The step (c) may be performed by providing an input window through which the design variable and correlation data are input to the generated blueprint.

In the step (d), the generation of the simulation model may be performed by dividing the design target object into an analysis region, and establishing a correlation between the analysis regions according to the correlation data.

In the step (e), if the result of performing the simulation satisfies a preset criterion, a blueprint according to the design variable may be generated.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium recording a program for implementing a design method using a graphical user interface.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium in which a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus is tangibly implemented so as to implement a design method, and which records a program that can be read by the digital processing apparatus. (A) generating a blueprint using design data of an input design object; (B) providing the generated schematic through a graphical user interface; (C) receiving design variable and correlation data of the design target object through the provided graphic user interface; (D) generating a simulation model and executing a simulation by using the received design variable and correlation data; And (e) determining whether a result of performing the simulation satisfies a predetermined criterion and providing the determined result. The recording medium is provided with a program for implementing the design method.

The step (c) may be performed by providing an input window through which the design variable and correlation data are input to the generated blueprint.

In the step (d), the generation of the simulation model may be performed by dividing the design target object into an analysis region, and establishing a correlation between the analysis regions according to the correlation data.

In the step (e), if the result of performing the simulation satisfies a preset criterion, a blueprint according to the design variable may be generated.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be.

On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

First, a configuration of a design apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a design device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the design apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an input unit 110, a GUI providing unit 120, a design unit 130, and an analysis unit 140. .

The input unit 110 is a means for receiving a control command for controlling the operation of the design apparatus 100, a function selection command and design data, a design variable, correlation data, and the like from a user.

For example, the input unit 110 may be implemented as a keyboard including a plurality of key buttons or in the form of a touch screen.

The GUI providing unit 120 provides a user with a graphic drawing of the target object to be designed according to the design data input through the input unit 110 through a graphic screen, and is generated according to the design variables and correlation data, and is a result of the simulation. To display through the graphic display.

In addition, the GUI providing unit 120 provides an input window through which design variables and correlation data are input to the generated design, so that which part of the object the design variables and correlation data input by the user correspond to. You can check it.

The design unit 130 generates a shape of a target object to be designed according to the design data input through the input unit 110 as a design diagram so that the graphic display unit 120 may display the graphic.

In addition, the design unit 130 performs a function of generating a simulation model for verifying whether the object to be designed is actually operated according to the originally intended function according to the design variable and the correlation data.

In the generation of such a simulation model, a design object may be first divided into an analysis region, and a simulation model may be generated by setting correlations between analysis regions according to input correlation data.

When the design variable is selected and input to the simulation model of the target object configured in the design unit 130, the analysis unit 140 performs a simulation, which is a virtual experiment for verification, and determines whether the result of the simulation satisfies a preset criterion.

That is, the analysis unit 140 performs a simulation by using the simulation model generated by the design unit 130 and performs a function of determining whether the original function of the object to be designed can be performed using the result data.

On the other hand, when the determination result in the analysis unit 140 meets the preset criteria, the user is finally provided with a design by the design variable through the graphical user interface, according to the design variable and correlation data input by the user You can check the blueprint of the generated design target object.

The input and design of such design data, design variables and correlation data, simulation model and simulation results are all provided to the user through the user graphical interface.

On the other hand, Figure 1 is shown as a device composed of separate components, the design device according to the present invention can be installed in the form of a program in a digital device such as a computer can be implemented to implement the design method according to the present invention Do.

Hereinafter, the order in which the design method according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is implemented will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flow chart showing the order in which the design method according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, first, when design data of a design target object is input (S200), a design diagram representing a shape of a target object to be designed is provided to a user through a graphic screen.

On the other hand, if the user selects the design variable of the part to be changed in the design of the object to be designed on the graphic screen provided by the user and input the corresponding design variable (S202), by using the input design variable to generate a simulation model and run a simulation An analysis is performed to determine whether the result of the simulation satisfies the preset criteria (S204).

Although not shown in FIG. 2, when not only design variables but also relationships between variables or relationships between other variables and design variables should be set, correlation data may be selected and input.

As a result of the analysis, it is determined whether the target object can be implemented by the input design variables (S206). If the implementation is possible, the design drawings according to the input design variables are displayed on the graphic screen (S208).

However, in the case where it is impossible to implement the target object by the design variable inputted as a result of the analysis, the process returns to step 202 to allow the user to select and input the design variable again.

Therefore, the user can immediately recognize which part of the actual target object the design variable inputs through the graphic screen, and the target object can be implemented by the input of the corresponding design variable to perform the original function. The results of the analysis on whether or not they can be seen immediately.

Hereinafter, a design program according to the present invention will be described on the assumption of designing a shape of a head slider that reads and writes data on a hard disk.

First, data of an existing head slider is input to generate a blueprint representing an initial head slider shape and is provided to a user.

The user inputs the variable to be changed in the schematic of the head slider as a variable and inputs correlation data with other parts of the head slider.

When the design variable is selected on the screen on which the head slider is displayed and the input of the selected design variable value, that is, the new design data, the design program according to the present invention uses the design variable and the correlation data, which are the new design data received, to simulate the model. To generate the simulation.

An analysis is performed to determine whether the simulation result satisfies a preset criterion.

As a result of the analysis, it is determined whether the head slider functions as an original head slider, that is, a function for reading and writing data from the hard disk, and according to the result, the user is presented with a schematic drawing, which is a drawing of the finally completed head slider.

According to such a design program, even if the user is not an expert on the object to be designed, the user can know whether the object to be designed is actually implemented and can be operated simply by inputting new design data.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 as an example of a user interface screen of a program for implementing a design method according to the present invention.

3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a screen for selecting design variables in a user interface screen of a program for implementing a design method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, a user interface screen for selecting a design variable may display a design variable, a variable that depends on the design variable, a non-designed variable, and a variable that depends on the non-designed variable.

In addition, a drawing of a design target object and positions of design variables and other variables may be displayed on the drawing.

Referring to the case of FIG. 3 as an example, in FIG. 3, a number 2 may indicate a design variable, a number 3 indicates a non-design variable, a number 4 indicates a variable that depends on the design variable, and a number 5 indicates a variable that depends on the non-design variable. The user selects each of them so that the user can select a variable.

As shown in FIG. 4, a screen may be displayed to allow input of design data of a design target object so that a user selects these design variables and other variables.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view illustrating a screen displayed to enable input of data on a shape of a target of design to be actually implemented in a user interface screen of a program to be implemented by a design method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. .

In the design diagram of FIG. 4, the portions indicated by the arrows indicate selected design variables and other variables on the design diagram.

With reference to these arrows, the user checks where the selected design variables and other variables are located in the design drawing and defines the relationship between the inputs of the design data and the variables of the part to be changed as shown in FIG. You can do it.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a screen for defining a relationship between data on shapes of targets of a design to be actually implemented in a user interface screen of a program to be implemented by a design method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. .

As shown in FIG. 5, a user may input correlation data by clicking on a selected variable.

Meanwhile, the correlation data may be an expression representing a relationship between each variable, and when the user changes a specific part, the correlation data is used to display a design drawing of the object to be designed.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, according to the design program according to the present invention, a change in a target object according to input of design data corresponding to a design variable is provided to a user using a graphical user interface. This allows the user to determine the exact shape or form of the implemented product.

In addition, the user can use the graphic user interface to simulate the drawing, which is a virtual experiment for verification, to show whether the user can actually implement the design.The user can immediately implement the design by inputting the design data corresponding to the variable. It is possible to immediately determine whether or not or whether the best design.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, according to the recording medium recording the design apparatus, method and program for implementing the design using a graphical user interface according to the present invention, the design and verification of the designed product can be performed simultaneously, This has the advantage of reducing costs.

In addition, the actual design and verification is linked to the design is made has the advantage that the designer can determine the exact shape or shape of the product actually implemented.

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A design unit which generates a design drawing and a simulation model of an object to be designed; Graphic User Interface (GUI) providing unit for displaying the inputted design data, design variables, correlation data and the design drawings generated by the design unit-The design variables are changeable design data of the design data, the correlation Data is data representing a relationship between the design variables by a formula, and the design data is changed according to the design variable and the correlation data; And An analysis unit configured to perform the simulation of the simulation model and determine whether a result of performing the simulation satisfies a preset criterion, The design unit classifies the design target object into a preset analysis area, sets the relationship between the analysis areas using the set correlation data, and uses the simulation data using the design data changed according to the design variable and the correlation data. simulation) A design device, characterized in that to generate a model, and to generate a design using the changed design data when the determination result of the analysis unit meets a predetermined criterion. The method of claim 1, And an input unit configured to receive a control command, a function selection command and design data, a design variable, and correlation data to control an operation of the design device. delete delete delete The method of claim 1, The GUI providing unit, And an input window into which the design variable and the correlation data are input to the generated blueprint. (A) generating a blueprint using design data of an input design object; (B) providing the generated blueprint through a Graphic User Interface (GUI); (C) receiving design variable and correlation data of the object to be designed through the provided graphic user interface, wherein the design variable is changeable design data among the design data, and the correlation data is between the design variables Data in which a relationship is expressed by a formula, wherein the design data is changed according to the design variable and the correlation data; Dividing and setting the design target object into an analysis region, and generating a simulation model and executing a simulation by using the design variables and the correlation data included in the set analysis regions; (E) determining whether a result of performing the simulation satisfies a predetermined criterion and providing the determined result; And And generating a design drawing by using the design data changed according to the design variable when the determination result satisfies a preset criterion. The method of claim 7, wherein Step (c) is, The design method is performed by providing an input window for inputting the design variable and correlation data to the generated design. delete delete A recording medium in which a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus is tangibly implemented so that a design method is implemented, and which records a program that can be read by the digital processing apparatus, (A) generating a blueprint using design data of an input design object; (B) providing the generated blueprint through a Graphic User Interface (GUI); (C) receiving design variable and correlation data of the object to be designed through the provided graphic user interface, wherein the design variable is changeable design data among the design data, and the correlation data is between the design variables Data in which a relationship is expressed by a formula, wherein the design data is changed according to the design variable and the correlation data; Dividing and setting the design target object into an analysis region, and generating a simulation model and executing a simulation by using the design variables and the correlation data included in the set analysis regions; (E) determining whether a result of performing the simulation satisfies a predetermined criterion and providing the determined result; And And (f) generating a design drawing by using the design data changed according to the design variable when the determination result satisfies a predetermined criterion.

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