KR102044292B1 - Method and apparatus for automating wiring harness design software - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for automating wiring harness design software. The method and apparatus for automating the wiring harness design software of the present invention may include: receiving, by the controller, an upload request of a SUB-LIST file including all data of the wiring harness design circuit from an interface unit; Uploading, by the controller, a sub list file in response to the input request, and acquiring a wire length and an ambient temperature of each wire corresponding to the uploaded sub list file from the storage; And displaying the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire acquired by the controller in the output unit.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATING WIRING HARNESS DESIGN SOFTWARE}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automating wiring harness design software, and more particularly, to a method for automating wiring harness design software to automatically input wire length and ambient temperature when a sub-list file is uploaded. Relates to a device.

In general, various electric appliances are mounted in a vehicle or the like, and a plurality of electric wires or communication lines are bundled by an insulating lock band or a tape and connected to a wire structure called a wiring harness.

Such a wiring harness may be configured by cutting a wire into a required length to couple a connector to an end thereof, and connecting the wires formed as described above in a plurality of strands.

In other words, a wiring harness refers to a wire in which at least two strands of wires are modularized as a single wire and a terminal is connected to an input / output end, which is very useful for transmitting electrical signals of electric and electronic devices. It is essential for automobiles with a relatively narrow working space.

In particular, recently, as the application rate of the convenience / safety device of the vehicle increases, the number of wirings applied to the vehicle and the number of connectors interconnecting them are increasing rapidly.

In other words, electrical connection between components and sensors is required for power supply and electrical signal transmission.In this case, the number of wires used is so large that each wire is classified into applications and electrical characteristics and modularized. .

Therefore, the wiring harness is modularized according to the designed circuit diagram, and the software for the circuit design is needed because the process of designing the circuit and performing circuit inspection such as whether each wire is energized cannot be performed manually.

For example, the wiring harness design software, the Capital Harness System (CHS), is an advanced design tool for electrical system and wiring harness engineering. CHS is used by wiring harness manufacturers and was developed to support the complex requirements of the integrated design process. In other words, CHS is designed based on the concept that managing design data is the most important to solve the complexity problem of battlefield design.

However, when using conventional wiring harness design software, the wire length and ambient temperature must be manually entered. Therefore, as data is manually inputted, there is a problem in that the working time for the wiring harness design is excessively long and a human error occurs.

Background of the present invention is the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1479074 (Notice: 2015.01.07.) "Wire harness design information verification apparatus and method".

According to an aspect of the present invention, the present invention was devised to improve the above problems, the wiring harness design software for automatically inputting the legend length and the ambient temperature when uploading the SUB-LIST file It is an object to provide an automated method and apparatus.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wiring harness design software automation method comprising: receiving, by a controller, an upload request of a sub-list file including general data of a wiring harness design circuit from an interface unit; Uploading, by the controller, the sub list file in response to the received request, and acquiring a wire length and an ambient temperature of each wire corresponding to the uploaded sub list file from a storage unit; And displaying, by the control unit, an output portion of the wire length and the ambient temperature of each of the acquired wires.

In the present invention, the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file and the reference temperature for each item connected to the circuit are stored in the storage unit.

In the step of acquiring the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire of the present invention, the control unit acquires the wire length of each wire from the storage unit and based on the reference temperature for each item stored in the storage unit. It is characterized by calculating the ambient temperature of the wire.

In the present invention, the control unit, in order to pre-store the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file in the storage unit, designates the wires and items included in the sub list file stored in the wiring harness manufacturer server, Through the FROM-TO LIST file of the designated wire and item, the start and type of the circuit including the designated wire and the item, the branch line and the main line information are grasped, and the configuration is the same as the circuit stored in the storage unit. It is characterized by determining whether or not to match.

In the present invention, the control unit, in order to store in advance the wire length of each wire included in the sub-list file in the storage unit, the circuit including the specified wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit is the same circuit name In the case of the same item and the same prompt data, the circuit including the designated wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit are determined to have the same configuration.

In the present invention, in order to store the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file in the storage unit in advance, if the circuit including the designated wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit have the same configuration, The longest length of the wire length for each option of the wire is selected and stored in the storage unit as the wire length of the wire.

In the present invention, the control unit, designates the wires and items included in the sub-list file stored in the wiring harness manufacturer server, and stores the reference temperature for each item connected to the circuit including the specified wires and items in the storage unit Characterized in that.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for automating a wiring harness design software includes: an interface unit configured to receive a request for uploading a SUB-LIST file including general data of a wiring harness design circuit; A controller configured to upload the sub list file in response to the input upload request, and to obtain a wire length and an ambient temperature of each wire corresponding to the uploaded sub list file from a storage unit; And an output unit configured to receive and display the wire length and the ambient temperature of each of the acquired wires from the control unit.

In the present invention, the storage unit, characterized in that for storing the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file and the reference temperature for each item connected to the circuit in advance.

In the present invention, the control unit is characterized in that to obtain the wire length of each wire from the storage unit, and calculates the ambient temperature of each wire based on the reference temperature for each item stored in the storage unit.

In the present invention, the control unit, in order to pre-store the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file in the storage unit, designates the wires and items included in the sub list file stored in the wiring harness manufacturer server, Through the FROM-TO LIST file of the designated wire and item, the start and type of the circuit including the designated wire and the item, the branch line and the main line information are grasped, and the configuration is the same as the circuit stored in the storage unit. It is characterized by determining whether or not to match.

In the present invention, the control unit, in order to store in advance the wire length of each wire included in the sub-list file in the storage unit, the circuit including the specified wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit is the same circuit name In the case of the same item and the same prompt data, the circuit including the designated wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit are determined to have the same configuration.

In the present invention, in order to store the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file in the storage unit in advance, if the circuit including the designated wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit have the same configuration, The longest length of the wire length for each option of the wire is selected and stored in the storage unit as the wire length of the wire.

In the present invention, the control unit, designates the wires and items included in the sub-list file stored in the wiring harness manufacturer server, and stores the reference temperature for each item connected to the circuit including the specified wires and items in the storage unit Characterized in that.

In the wiring harness design software automation method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the wire length and the ambient temperature are automatically input when the SUB-LIST file is uploaded, thereby reducing work time and improving work efficiency. Not only can it be improved, but it also eliminates manual human error, improving reliability.

1 is a block diagram showing a wiring harness design software automation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a wiring harness design software automation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a storage unit storing process of a wiring harness design software automation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining code insertion in a program of an apparatus and method for automating wiring harness design software according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exemplary diagram for describing a sublist file upload of a wiring harness design software automation method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a wiring harness design software automation method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description.

In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or convention of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram showing a wiring harness design software automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a code insertion in the program of the wiring harness design software automation method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention 5 is an exemplary diagram for describing a method and an apparatus for automating wiring harness design software according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the wiring harness design software is automated. The device is described as follows.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wiring harness design software automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an interface unit 10, a storage unit 20, a control unit 30, and an output unit 40. .

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the options required for the electric wiring of the vehicle should be built in a database, and in this database construction, the part number of each item and the option information should be linked. In addition, all the details such as part name, specification and unit price for each option should be entered to automatically extract necessary materials. For example, in the case of the wire used for wiring, the material, characteristics, color, thickness, and properties of the wire should be input, and the wire name for each wire is input.

Here, the item refers to the components constituting the wiring harness design circuit, that is, the elements connected to the circuit, and the option refers to an option of air conditioner, lamp, auto transmission, audio, etc. that can be used for each vehicle type. The beginning and end of the wiring (circuit) for that option must be defined, which is called the FROM-TO LIST, which is associated with when the wiring for that option is automatically inserted or deleted. It is to clarify the connection relation with other wiring.

On the other hand, the present embodiment, for example, when using a wiring harness design software CHS (Capital Harness System) in a partner manufacturing a wiring harness, the sub-list (SUB-LIST) file stored in the wiring harness manufacturer server When the system is uploaded to the CHS, a wire length and an ambient temperature for a circuit included in the uploaded sub list file are automatically input.

At this time, the present embodiment is not limited to the type of advanced design software for the electrical system and harness engineering, it can be applied using the open source of the design software for all electrical system and harness engineering.

The interface unit 10 selects and inputs a SUB-LIST file upload request including general data of the wiring harness design circuit, and is a user input unit for selecting and uploading a sub list file.

That is, when the user uploads the sub list for the wiring harness design, the user may select and request the upload of the sub list file stored in the wiring harness manufacturer server through the interface unit 10. Here, the sub list file refers to a file in which circuit information including a circuit name, a circuit length, prompt data, and the like is input.

In other words, the interface unit 10 is an interface for interacting and exchanging information between a machine, in particular, a computer and a user, and includes a graphic, text, and voice information displayed by the program to the user, and a user control sequence to control the program. It can include all of the interaction methods. User interface types include Graphical User Interface (GUI), Web User Interface (WUI), Command-Line Interface (CLI), Batch Interface, Touch Interface Interface) and voice user interface.

In this embodiment, the interface unit 10, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, include all the parts that can be entered and selected by the user when using the program, such as a function for selecting a file to upload, a function for inputting settings, etc. Can be.

The storage unit 20 may mean, for example, a database in the wiring harness design software, in which all information and configurations for the wiring harness design circuit are stored.

In addition, the storage unit 20 stores the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file and the reference temperature for each item connected to the circuit in advance, and the user selects the sub list file upload through the interface unit 10. Upon request, the controller 30 may provide the user with the ambient temperature of each wire calculated based on the wire length of each wire previously stored in the storage unit 20 and the reference temperature for each item.

The output unit 40 receives and displays the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire from the controller 30 according to the sub list file selected and input through the interface unit 10.

The controller 30 may upload the sub list file input from the interface unit 10 and acquire the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire corresponding to the uploaded sub list file. In this case, the controller 30 may acquire the wire length of each wire from the storage unit 20 and calculate the ambient temperature of each wire based on the reference temperature for each item stored in the storage unit 20.

Meanwhile, the controller 30 may store the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file and the reference temperature for each item in the storage 20 in advance. In this case, the controller 30 may store the sub stored in the wiring harness manufacturer server. Designate the wires and items included in the list file, and start and end information of the circuits including the specified wires and items and branch and main information through the FROM-TO LIST file of the specified wires and items. The controller may determine whether the circuit is identical to the circuit stored in the storage unit 20 and match the same.

In this case, the controller 30 includes a circuit including the specified wire and the item when the circuit including the designated wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit 20 are the same circuit name, the same item, and the same prompt data. It may be determined that the circuit stored in the storage unit 20 has the same configuration.

In addition, since the wire has a length value of various conditions for each option in the present embodiment, if the wires specified by the controller 30 and the circuit stored in the storage unit 20 have the same configuration, the length of the wires for each option of the wires is the same. The longest length may be sorted and stored in the storage unit 20 as the wire length of the wire.

The controller 30 may designate wires and items included in the sublist file stored in the manufacturer server, and store the reference temperature for each item connected to a circuit including the specified wires and items in the storage unit 20.

Therefore, when the user selects the sub list file upload request through the interface unit 10, the controller 30 stores the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire corresponding to the sub list file uploaded by the user. After the acquisition based on the data stored in the) can be displayed via the output unit (40).

That is, in the present embodiment, the sublist file and the temperature of each item are attached to the CHS program so that when the user selects the file, the file is automatically imported (IMPORT) to reduce the length and the ambient temperature input time, Human error can be zeroed.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a wiring harness design software automation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a storage unit storing process of the wiring harness design software automation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As a flow chart for explaining the wiring harness design software automation method with reference to the following.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the wiring harness design software automation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, the control unit 30 includes a sub list including all data of the wiring harness design circuit from the interface unit 10. (SUB-LIST) receives a file upload request (S10).

Here, the interface unit 10 is a user input means for selecting and uploading the sub list file, that is, when the user uploads the sub list file for the wiring harness design, the user selects the upload through the interface unit 10. You can request

The control unit 30 uploads the sub list file in response to the received request, and acquires the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire corresponding to the uploaded sub list file (S20).

That is, the controller 30 may upload the sub list file input from the interface unit 10 and acquire the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire corresponding to the uploaded sub list file. In this case, the controller 30 may acquire the wire length of each wire stored in the storage unit 20, and calculate the ambient temperature of each wire based on the reference temperature for each item stored in the storage unit 20.

Next, the control unit 30 displays the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire on the output unit 40 (S30).

That is, when the user selects the sub list file upload request through the interface unit 10, the controller 30 stores the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire corresponding to the sub list file uploaded by the user. 20 may be acquired based on the data stored in 20 and displayed on the output unit 40.

In this case, the controller 30 may select and output an output range PROJECT / DESIGN when the wire length and the ambient temperature are output.

The controller 30 may store, in advance, the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file and the reference temperature for each item in the storage 20. Thus, referring to FIG. 3, a storage unit storage process of the wiring harness design software automation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, the controller 30 designates wires and items included in the sub list file stored in the wiring harness manufacturer server (S100).

Here, the item refers to the components constituting the wiring harness design circuit, that is, the elements connected to the circuit.

Next, the controller 30 determines whether the circuit including the wire and the item designated in step S100 is identical to the circuit stored in the storage unit 20 (S200).

In this case, the controller 30 includes a circuit including the designated wire and the item and a circuit including the specified wire and the item when the circuit including the designated wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit 20 have the same circuit name, the same item, and the same prompt data. The circuit stored in the storage unit 20 may be determined to have the same configuration.

In operation S200, when it is determined that the controller 30 has the same configuration, the circuit including the specified wire and the item is matched with the circuit stored in the storage unit 20 (S300).

That is, the controller 30 grasps the start and end information of the circuit and the branch line and the main information through the prompt list file for the circuit including the specified wire and the item, and has the same configuration as the circuit stored in the storage unit 20. Can be matched.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S200 that the control unit 30 is not the same configuration can be terminated.

Next, the control unit 30 stores the wire length and the reference temperature for each item in the storage unit 20 (S400).

That is, in the present embodiment, since the wire has a length value of various conditions for each option, if the circuit in which the control unit 30 includes the specified wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit 20 have the same configuration, The longest length of the wire length for each option may be selected and stored as the wire length of the wire in the storage unit 20. In this case, the option means an option of air conditioner, lamp, auto transmission, audio, etc. that can be used for each vehicle type.

The controller 30 may designate wires and items in the sublist file stored in the manufacturer server, and store the reference temperature for each item connected to a circuit including the specified wires and items in the storage unit 20.

In other words, the present embodiment uses open source in a CHS program, and pre-sets data and logic for automation and inserts code for the CHS program into the CHS program, thereby automatically importing the input file with a single click. It is characterized by.

As described above, the wiring harness design software automation method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, when uploading the sub-list file (SUB-LIST) file, the length of the wire and the ambient temperature is automatically input, thereby reducing the work time Not only can this increase work efficiency, but it also eliminates manual human error, improving reliability.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the art belongs can make various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. Will understand.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims below.

10: interface unit
20: storage unit
30: control unit
40: output unit

Claims (1)

Receiving, by the controller, an upload request of a sub-list file including general data of the wiring harness design circuit from the interface unit;
Uploading, by the controller, the sub list file in response to the received request, and acquiring a wire length and an ambient temperature of each wire corresponding to the uploaded sub list file from a storage unit; And
And displaying, by the controller, at an output unit the wire length and the ambient temperature of each of the acquired wires.
The control unit,
In order to store the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file in the storage unit in advance, the wires and items included in the sub list file stored in the wiring harness manufacturer server are designated, and the prompting of the specified wires and items is performed. Through the FROM-TO LIST file, the start and type of the circuit including the designated wire and the item, the branch line and the main line information are grasped, and it is determined whether or not the same configuration as the circuit stored in the storage unit is matched.
The wire length of each wire included in the sub list file and the reference temperature for each item connected to the circuit are stored in the storage unit,
In the step of acquiring the wire length and the ambient temperature of each wire, the control unit,
The wire length of each wire is obtained from the storage unit, and the ambient temperature of each wire is calculated based on the reference temperature for each item stored in the storage unit.
The control unit,
In order to store the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file in the storage unit in advance, the circuit including the specified wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit have the same circuit name, the same item, and the same prompt data. In the case that the specified wire and the circuit containing the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit is determined to be the same configuration,
The control unit,
In order to store the wire length of each wire included in the sub list file in advance in the storage unit, if the circuit including the specified wire and the item and the circuit stored in the storage unit have the same configuration, the wire length for each option of the wire Selecting the longest length of the wiring harness design software automation method, characterized in that for storing the wire length of the wire in the storage unit.

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