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- the present invention relates to a system for analyzing the safety of wiring in which a plurality of electronics are connected by electric wires via connectors.
- harness For example, as for a system in which an input device, a control device, and an output device are connected by a wire harness (simply referred to as harness below), it is necessary to check whether the harness is wired with required safety before the system is constructed and actually used. Particularly, in aircraft, the safety deeply involves human lives, and thus, it is essential to confirm the safety. However, when a large-scale system is employed, there are a large number of harnesses (a large number of wires), and a large number of terminal devices such as input devices, or relay devices (collectively referred to as terminal devices below). Thus, the safety of wiring cannot be easily confirmed. In aircraft, redundancy is imparted to electronics (terminal devices) and electric wires so as to guarantee the safety, which also makes it difficult to confirm the safety.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,536,284 proposes a method for quantitatively evaluating the safety.
- quantitative safety analysis using a failure rate can be generally performed.
- wiring failure analysis using an arc fault is required.
- the present invention has been accomplished in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a system which can qualitatively analyze the safety of wiring even in a complicated wiring structure.
- the present invention is a safety analysis system for wiring in a wiring structure in which each of a plurality of electric wires belonging to a wire harness is connected to a pair of connectors located at terminals via a relay element, the safety analysis system including a storage unit and a processing unit.
- the storage unit stores electric wire-terminal connector correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the pair of connectors are correlated with each other; terminal connector-function correlation information in which the pair of connectors located at the terminals and a function of a device to which the connectors are connected are correlated with each other; and function determination information including a combination of a plurality of functions that are not allowed to be lost at the same time.
- the processing unit matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information when the wire harness is identified, and generates electric wire-function correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the function of the device are correlated with each other.
- the processing unit may determine whether or not the combination of the plurality of functions included in the function determination information exists in the generated electric wire-function correlation information, and may evaluate that the wire harness has safety when the combination does not exist.
- the evaluation herein is called first evaluation.
- the evaluation may also be performed by a person referring to the generated electric wire-function correlation information, a more quick and accurate evaluation result can be obtained by the processing unit.
- the processing unit may command a display unit to display the generated electric wire-function correlation information and/or the evaluation result thereon.
- the evaluation result can be referred to for design change.
- the safety analysis system according to the present invention may also perform second evaluation in addition to the aforementioned first evaluation.
- the storage unit stores terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information in which the pair of connectors located at terminals and a separation requirement code are correlated with each other.
- the processing unit matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information when the wire harness is identified, and generates electric wire-separation requirement correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the separation requirement code are correlated with each other.
- the processing unit may determine whether or not the plurality of separation requirement codes included in the generated electric wire-separation requirement correlation information are identical within a range in which redundancy is required, and may evaluate that the wire harness has safety when the plurality of separation requirement codes are identical so as to obtain a quick and accurate evaluation result.
- the processing unit may also command the display unit to display the evaluation result thereon.
- the present invention also allows a safety analysis system that performs the first evaluation and a safety analysis system that performs the second evaluation to exist independently of each other. Also, in the safety analysis system that can perform both the first evaluation and the second evaluation, the first evaluation and the second evaluation may be performed in any order and at any timing.
- the present invention can provide the system which can qualitatively analyze the safety of wiring even in a complicated wiring structure.
- FIG. 1 is a view illustrating the number of redundancies necessary for wiring of an aircraft
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are views illustrating one example of a simplified wiring structure
- FIG. 3 is a view schematically illustrating the configuration of a safety analysis system according to a present embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in first evaluation
- FIG. 5 is a view illustrating one example of electric wire-terminal connector correlation information used for the first evaluation and second evaluation
- FIG. 6 is a view illustrating one example of terminal connector-function correlation information used for the first evaluation
- FIG. 7 is a view illustrating one example of function determination information used for the first evaluation
- FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an example of a matching result between the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information in the first evaluation in which safety is confirmed;
- FIG. 9 is a view illustrating an example of a matching result between the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information in the first evaluation in which safety is not confirmed;
- FIGS. 10A and 10B show one example of an evaluation result in the first evaluation: FIG. 10A shows a case in which safety is confirmed; and FIG. 10B shows a case in which safety is not confirmed;
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in the second evaluation
- FIG. 12 is a view illustrating one example of terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information used for the second evaluation
- FIG. 13 is a view illustrating an example of a matching result between the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information in the second evaluation in which safety is confirmed;
- FIG. 14 is a view illustrating an example of a matching result between the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information in the second evaluation in which safety is not confirmed.
- a safety analysis system 10 for harnesses sets the number of redundancies necessary for electric wires by employing the concept of fault tolerance as a qualitative analysis requirement. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , an extremely rare probability of incidence (e.g., equivalent of 10 ⁇ 9 ), which is a tolerable level as the probability of incidence, is achieved for an electric wire which will lead to a “Catastrophic Failure” by ensuring at least three systems (three redundancies) independent of each other.
- an extremely rare probability of incidence e.g., equivalent of 10 ⁇ 9
- 10 ⁇ 9 which is a tolerable level as the probability of incidence
- an extremely low probability of incidence e.g., equivalent of 10 ⁇ 7
- an electric wire which will lead to a “Hazardous Failure” by ensuring at least two systems (two redundancies) independent of each other. It goes without saying that the required number of systems (the required degree of redundancy) may be set as appropriate.
- a condition having a lower degree of hazard than the Catastrophic Failure and the Hazardous Failure is also defined as the failure condition. Examples thereof include “Major” and “Minor.” It should be noted that these definitions are merely one example.
- a separation requirement ID is given to the aforementioned redundant system.
- the separation requirement ID in the present embodiment is given as a combination of an identification symbol identified corresponding to each hazard event, and an identification symbol identified corresponding to each redundant system, in other words, each electric wire.
- an identification symbol corresponding to the Catastrophic Failure in FIG. 1 is A-001
- identification symbols respectively corresponding to a redundant system 1 , a redundant system 2 , and a redundant system 3 are A, B, and C.
- separation requirement IDs for the redundant system 1 , the redundant system 2 , and the redundant system 3 in the Catastrophic Failure are respectively A-001A, A-001B, and A-001C.
- an identification symbol corresponding to the Hazardous Failure in FIG. 1 is B-001
- identification symbols respectively corresponding to a redundant system 1 and a redundant system 2 are A and B.
- separation requirement IDs for the redundant system 1 and the redundant system 2 in the Hazardous Failure are respectively B-001A and B-001B.
- the separation requirement IDs are used for evaluating the safety of an electric wire in second evaluation as described below in detail.
- the redundant system in FIG. 1 needs to be reliably independent of an assumed failure cause. That is, even when three redundancies are ensured at a terminal portion where electric wires are drawn out, the branching electric wires may be included in a single harness (one bundle). In this case, if a failure (loss) occurs in the bundle, the safety may not be guaranteed.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B a case in which three redundancies (three systems) composed of electric wires W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are drawn out from a terminal device T 1 , and lead to a corresponding terminal device T 7 is assumed.
- the electric wire W 1 leads to the terminal device T 7 via a relay device T 2 and a relay device T 5 .
- the electric wire W 2 leads to the terminal device T 7 via a relay device T 3 and a relay device T 6 .
- the electric wire W 3 leads to the terminal device T 7 via a relay device T 4 and the relay device T 6 .
- FIG. 2A the electric wire W 1 leads to the terminal device T 7 via a relay device T 2 and a relay device T 5 .
- the electric wire W 2 leads to the terminal device T 7 via a relay device T 3 and a relay device T 6 .
- the electric wire W 3 leads to the terminal device T 7 via a relay device T 4 and the relay device T 6 .
- the electric wire W 2 and the electric wire W 3 pass through the same route from between the relay devices T 3 and T 6 , that is, belong to one bundle. Thus, the three redundancies are not maintained.
- the electric wires W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 pass through separate routes, in other words, harnesses to which the electric wires W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 belong are separated from each other up to the terminal device T 7 . Thus, the three redundancies are maintained.
- the one-bundle portion is lost, the safety is reduced. Therefore, it is necessary to perform evaluation by analyzing whether or not the designed wires are separately wired according to a requirement.
- the safety analysis system 10 evaluates whether the wires are separately wired according to a requirement from two different viewpoints.
- the safety is evaluated by focusing on a function of each terminal device.
- the evaluation is called first evaluation.
- the safety is evaluated by focusing on a separation requirement ID given to each electric wire.
- the evaluation is called second evaluation.
- the harness is an assembly of a connector and a bundle of electric wires (a bundle). Each electric wire is electrically connected to a pin (or a terminal) of the connector.
- the harness is fixed with a clamp or the like.
- a harness (a connector and a bundle) is connected between the terminal device T 1 and the terminal device T 7 , and a plurality of electric wires belong to the bundle in an actual wiring structure.
- an electric wire W 11 connecting the terminal device T 1 and the relay device T 2 is electrically connected to an electric wire W 12 between the relay device T 2 and the relay device T 5 via the relay device T 2 , and further electrically connected to an electric wire W 13 between the relay device T 5 and the terminal device T 7 via the relay device T 5 .
- the devices to which the electric wire W 12 is directly connected are the relay device T 2 and the relay device T 5
- the devices located at terminals are the terminal device T 1 and the terminal device T 7 .
- Each electric wire is connected to a connector connected to the terminal device T 1 or the like, which is omitted in the above description. It goes without saying that the three redundancies (the three systems) composed of the electric wires W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are drawn out from separate connectors of the terminal device T 1 .
- the wiring structure may also be applied to any device or component.
- the wiring structure may be applied to, for example, a configuration in which the three redundancies (the three systems) composed of the electric wires W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are respectively connected to terminal devices T 11 , T 12 , and T 13 .
- the safety analysis system 10 includes an input unit 1 , a processing unit 2 , a first database 3 , a second database 4 , and a display unit 5 .
- the safety analysis system 10 may be composed of a personal computer or other computer devices.
- the safety analysis system 10 is also connected to a wiring drawing system 20 .
- the wiring drawing system 20 is also composed of a computer device.
- the input unit 1 is a section into which an instruction required for executing the first evaluation and the second evaluation is input.
- the input unit 1 may be composed of a keyboard as an input device of a computer.
- the processing unit 2 reads out information stored in the first database 3 and the second database 4 according to an instruction from the input unit 1 , performs necessary processing for executing the first evaluation and the second evaluation, and commands the display unit 5 to display evaluation results thereon.
- the first database 3 stores “terminal connector-function correlation information” and “function determination information” required for executing the first evaluation.
- the terminal connector-function correlation information is data in table form in which connectors located at terminals and a function of a device where the connectors are provided are correlated with each other.
- the function determination information is data in table form in which all combinations of causes resulting in the Catastrophic Failure are described. Specific examples of the terminal connector-function correlation information and the function determination information are described below.
- the first database 3 also stores “terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information” required for executing the second evaluation.
- the terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information is data in table form in which connectors located at terminals and a separation requirement ID are correlated with each other. The separation requirement ID is described in more detail in the second evaluation.
- the second database 4 acquires and stores electric wire-terminal connector correlation information that identifies a connection state between an electric wire of a harness constituting a system as an evaluation object and connectors located at terminals.
- electric wire-terminal connector correlation information A specific example of the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information is described below.
- the display unit 5 displays a result processed by the processing unit 2 .
- the display unit 5 may be composed of a display as a display device of a computer.
- the wiring drawing system 20 includes a CAD (Computer Aided Design) 21 .
- the CAD 21 acquires connection/location information regarding system constituent elements in association with a wiring design work, and creates wire harness diagrams (WHD), and wiring diagrams (WD).
- WHD shows a connection relationship between a connector and a bundle (including a bundle section and a node).
- the WD shows a connection relationship between an electric wire and a connector included in a harness.
- the CAD 21 provides the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information created from the acquired WHD and WD to the second database 4 of the safety analysis system 10 .
- the second database 4 stores the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information provided from the CAD 21 .
- the safety evaluation by the safety analysis system 10 is described in the order of the first evaluation and the second evaluation.
- the first evaluation and the second evaluation are executed independently of each other, and the order of description herein does not limit the present invention.
- processing is started by inputting identification information of a harness (referred to as a harness ID below), the safety of which is to be evaluated, from the input unit 1 ( FIG. 4 , S 101 ).
- the harness ID is information given for identifying each harness.
- a harness ID of “123-A” is input.
- the input harness ID is transmitted to the processing unit 2 .
- the processing unit 2 When acquiring the harness ID, the processing unit 2 reads out electric wire-terminal connector correlation information corresponding to the harness ID (123-A) from the second database 4 ( FIG. 4 , S 103 , FIG. 5 ). The processing unit 2 also reads out the terminal connector-function correlation information and the function determination information from the first database 3 ( FIG. 4 , S 105 , FIGS. 6 and 7 ).
- the processing unit 2 After reading out the above information, the processing unit 2 matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information by using connectors located at terminals as a key, and thereby generates information (electric wire-function correlation information) obtained by adding function information to the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information ( FIG. 4 , S 107 , FIGS. 8 and 9 ).
- the processing unit 2 determines whether or not a combination of a plurality of functions included in the function determination information is included in the generated electric wire-function correlation information ( FIG. 4 , S 109 , FIGS. 8 and 9 ).
- the processing unit 2 commands the display unit 5 to display the evaluation result thereon ( FIG. 4 , S 111 , FIGS. 10A and 10B ).
- step S 103 the specific contents of step S 103 and subsequent steps are respectively described.
- the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information read out from the second database 4 in executing the first evaluation is information in which electric wires belonging to each harness, connectors directly connected to both ends of each electric wire, and connectors to which each electric wire is finally connected via other electric wires and connectors are correlated with each other.
- FIG. 5 shows one example thereof, which is electric wire-terminal connector correlation information regarding the harness given the harness ID of “123-A.”
- 100 electric wires (see the box of “No.” in FIG. 5 ) belong to the harness identified as “123-A.”
- a pair of connectors directly connected to both ends of the electric wire are respectively given connector IDs of “P-1001” and “N-1001.”
- a pair of connectors located at terminals corresponding to the electric wire with the WIRE ID of “1-A-001” are respectively given connector IDs (E-connector IDs) of “O-1001” and “Q-1001.”
- the terminal connector-function correlation information read out from the first database 3 in executing the first evaluation is information in which connectors located at terminals and a function ID as information for identifying a function of a device to which the connectors are connected are correlated with each other.
- FIG. 6 shows that, for example, a function ID corresponding to the pair of connectors identified as “O-1001” and “Q-1001” located at terminals is “Func-A1,” and a function ID corresponding to a pair of connectors identified as “O-2001” and “Q-2001” is “Func-B2.”
- the function ID of “Func-A1” identifies, for example, a function to perform the operation of an aileron as a flight control surface of an aircraft.
- the function ID of “Func-B2” identifies, for example, a function to perform the operation of a video playback device in a cabin of an aircraft.
- the function ID for identifying a particular function as described above is stored in correlation with all combinations of the pairs of connectors located at terminals.
- the function determination information as another information read out from the first database 3 in executing the first evaluation is information in which all the combinations of the causes resulting in the Catastrophic Failure are described as shown in FIG. 7 .
- “Func-A1” identifies the function to perform the operation of an aileron as described above
- “Func-C1” identifies a function to perform the operation of an elevator as a flight control surface of an aircraft.
- Loss of “Func-A1” and “Func-C1” at the same time is listed up in the function determination information as a cause resulting in the Catastrophic Failure.
- the function determination information involves the combination of the causes resulting in the Catastrophic Failure
- the function determination information may also involve a combination of causes resulting in the Hazardous Failure.
- the processing unit 2 After reading out the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information, the processing unit 2 matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information by using the connectors (E-connector IDs) located at terminals as a key.
- the function ID corresponding to the E-connector IDs of “O-1001” and “Q-1001” included in the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information is “Func-A1” by reference to FIG. 6 .
- the function ID of “Func-A1” is described in correlation with the terminal connectors with the E-connector IDs of “O-1001” and “Q-1001.”
- the electric wire-function ID correlation information shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are generated.
- the processing unit 2 evaluates the safety by checking whether or not one falling under the combinations of the function IDs included in the function determination information exists in the plurality of function IDs included in the generated electric wire-function correlation information.
- the combinations of the function IDs (“Func-A1” and “Func-C1” to “Func-Y3” and “Func-Z3”) included in the function determination information do not exist in the function IDs corresponding to the electric wires belonging to the harness identified as “123-A.” Thus, an evaluation result that the harness has safety is obtained.
- the processing unit 2 displays the evaluation results as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B .
- the result is displayed together with the evaluated harness ID as shown in FIG. 10A .
- Input of a next harness to be evaluated is also encouraged on the display.
- the result is displayed together with the evaluated harness ID as shown in FIG. 10B .
- Reference to the matching result as a basis of the evaluation result is also encouraged on the display.
- An evaluator (a designer) uses the matching result for design change.
- the function IDs corresponding to the terminal connectors to which the respective electric wires belonging to the harness are connected are linked together. It is checked whether or not the combinations of the function IDs stored in the function determination information exist in the linked function IDs. The safety of wiring in the harness can be thereby confirmed. By performing the evaluation on all harnesses included in a system to be analyzed, the safety of wiring in the system can be confirmed.
- the electric wire-function correlation information may be also displayed when the electric wire-function correlation information is generated by the processing unit 2 .
- a person may also confirm the safety by referring to the displayed electric wire-function correlation information and the function determination information.
- FIG. 11 the outline of a processing procedure in the second evaluation is described by reference to FIG. 11 . Since input of a harness ID (S 201 ) and reading out of electric wire-terminal connector correlation information (S 203 ) in FIG. 11 respectively have the same contents as the input of the harness ID ( FIG. 4 , S 101 ) and the reading out of the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information ( FIG. 4 , S 103 ) in the first evaluation, differences from the first evaluation are described below.
- the processing unit 2 reads out the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information, and also reads out terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information from the first database 3 ( FIG. 11 , S 205 , FIGS. 5 and 12 ).
- the processing unit 2 After reading out the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information, the processing unit 2 matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information by using terminal connector IDs as a key, and thereby generates information (electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information) obtained by adding a separation requirement ID to the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information ( FIG. 11 , S 207 , FIGS. 13 and 14 ).
- the processing unit 2 evaluates whether or not the combinations of the functions identified in the function determination information exist in the electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information by matching the generated electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information and the function determination information ( FIG. 11 , S 209 , FIGS. 13 and 14 ).
- the processing unit 2 commands the display unit 5 to display the evaluation result thereon ( FIG. 11 , S 211 ).
- step S 205 the specific contents of step S 205 and subsequent steps are respectively described.
- the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information read out from the first database 3 in executing the second evaluation is information in which the E-connector IDs and separation requirement IDs are correlated with each other.
- FIG. 12 shows one example thereof.
- FIG. 12 shows that, for example, a separation requirement ID corresponding to the E-connector IDs identified as O-1001 and Q-1001 is “B-001A” or “B-001B,” and a separation requirement ID corresponding to the E-connector IDs identified as O-2001 and Q-2001 is “C-001A” or “C-001B.”
- the separation requirement ID is identification information given for determining that the redundant system is ensured.
- the electric wires W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 are required to be separately wired without belonging to the same harness.
- different separation requirement IDs are respectively given to the electric wires W 1 , W 2 , and W 3 .
- a separation ID of A-001A is given to the electric wire W 1
- a separation ID of A-001B is given to the electric wire W 2
- a separation ID of A-001C is given to the electric wire W 3 .
- the separation requirement is not satisfied.
- the processing unit 2 After reading out the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information, the processing unit 2 matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information by using the connectors located at terminals as a key.
- the separation requirement ID corresponding to the E-connector IDs of “O-1001” and “Q-1001” included in the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information is “B-001A” or “B-001B.”
- the separation requirement ID of “B-001A” or “B-001B” is described in correlation with the WIRE ID of “1-A-001.”
- the electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is generated.
- the processing unit 2 evaluates the safety by checking whether or not the separation requirement IDs included in the generated electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information are identical within a range in which the redundancy is required.
- all the electric wires belonging to the harness identified as “123-A” have the same separation requirement ID within a range in which the redundancy is required. That is, a range surrounded by a dotted line in the box of the separation requirement ID indicates the range in which the redundancy is required.
- the separation requirement IDs corresponding to 1-A-001 to 1-A-005 are all B-001A. It is thus confirmed that the electric wires are separated according to the requirement.
- Other electric wires where the redundancy is required also have the same separation requirement ID within the range in which the redundancy is required. Thus, an evaluation result that the harness has safety is obtained since the electric wires are separated according to the requirement.
- different separation requirement IDs exist within the range in which the redundancy is required.
- the electric wires identified as 1-A-001 to 1-A-005 the separation requirement IDs of B-001A and B-001B exist.
- an evaluation result that the harness does not have safety is obtained since the electric wires are not separated according to the requirement.
- the processing unit 2 displays the evaluation results similarly to the first evaluation ( FIGS. 10A and 10B ).
- the separation requirement codes (IDs) corresponding to the terminal connectors to which the respective electric wires belonging to the harness are connected are linked together. It is thereby checked whether or not the harness satisfies the separation requirement. Accordingly, the safety of wiring can be evaluated.
- the wiring structure used for explaining the embodiment is merely one example, and it goes without saying that the present invention may be applied to another wiring structure.
- the wiring structure may also be applied to any device and component.
- the present invention may be applied to various devices and components where a terminal device and a relay device are connected by a cable.
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A safety analysis system for wiring, including: a storage unit that stores electric wire-terminal connector correlation information in which each of a plurality of electric wires and a pair of connectors are correlated with each other, terminal connector-function correlation information in which the pair of connectors located at terminals and a function of a device to which the connectors are connected are correlated with each other, and function determination information including a combination of a plurality of functions that are not allowed to be lost at the same time; and a processing unit that matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information when the wire harness is identified, and generates electric wire-function correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the function of the device are correlated with each other.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a system for analyzing the safety of wiring in which a plurality of electronics are connected by electric wires via connectors.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- For example, as for a system in which an input device, a control device, and an output device are connected by a wire harness (simply referred to as harness below), it is necessary to check whether the harness is wired with required safety before the system is constructed and actually used. Particularly, in aircraft, the safety deeply involves human lives, and thus, it is essential to confirm the safety. However, when a large-scale system is employed, there are a large number of harnesses (a large number of wires), and a large number of terminal devices such as input devices, or relay devices (collectively referred to as terminal devices below). Thus, the safety of wiring cannot be easily confirmed. In aircraft, redundancy is imparted to electronics (terminal devices) and electric wires so as to guarantee the safety, which also makes it difficult to confirm the safety.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,536,284 proposes a method for quantitatively evaluating the safety. As for a system or a component, quantitative safety analysis using a failure rate can be generally performed. Meanwhile, as for wiring, wiring failure analysis using an arc fault is required. However, it is not easy to analytically obtain the failure rate by calculations due to the probability of an arc phenomenon. In the quantitative safety analysis, it is also not possible to confirm that redundancy is ensured.
- The present invention has been accomplished in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a system which can qualitatively analyze the safety of wiring even in a complicated wiring structure.
- The present invention is a safety analysis system for wiring in a wiring structure in which each of a plurality of electric wires belonging to a wire harness is connected to a pair of connectors located at terminals via a relay element, the safety analysis system including a storage unit and a processing unit.
- The storage unit stores electric wire-terminal connector correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the pair of connectors are correlated with each other; terminal connector-function correlation information in which the pair of connectors located at the terminals and a function of a device to which the connectors are connected are correlated with each other; and function determination information including a combination of a plurality of functions that are not allowed to be lost at the same time.
- The processing unit matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information when the wire harness is identified, and generates electric wire-function correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the function of the device are correlated with each other.
- In the safety analysis system according to the present invention, the processing unit may determine whether or not the combination of the plurality of functions included in the function determination information exists in the generated electric wire-function correlation information, and may evaluate that the wire harness has safety when the combination does not exist. The evaluation herein is called first evaluation.
- Although the evaluation may also be performed by a person referring to the generated electric wire-function correlation information, a more quick and accurate evaluation result can be obtained by the processing unit.
- In the safety analysis system according to the present invention, the processing unit may command a display unit to display the generated electric wire-function correlation information and/or the evaluation result thereon.
- The evaluation result can be referred to for design change.
- The safety analysis system according to the present invention may also perform second evaluation in addition to the aforementioned first evaluation.
- To perform the second evaluation, the storage unit stores terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information in which the pair of connectors located at terminals and a separation requirement code are correlated with each other. The processing unit matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information when the wire harness is identified, and generates electric wire-separation requirement correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the separation requirement code are correlated with each other.
- It is also possible to evaluate whether the harness has safety by referring to the generated electric wire-separation requirement correlation information.
- In the second evaluation, the processing unit may determine whether or not the plurality of separation requirement codes included in the generated electric wire-separation requirement correlation information are identical within a range in which redundancy is required, and may evaluate that the wire harness has safety when the plurality of separation requirement codes are identical so as to obtain a quick and accurate evaluation result.
- In the second evaluation, the processing unit may also command the display unit to display the evaluation result thereon.
- The above description is based on a premise that the single safety analysis system performs both the first evaluation and the second evaluation. However, the present invention also allows a safety analysis system that performs the first evaluation and a safety analysis system that performs the second evaluation to exist independently of each other. Also, in the safety analysis system that can perform both the first evaluation and the second evaluation, the first evaluation and the second evaluation may be performed in any order and at any timing.
- The present invention can provide the system which can qualitatively analyze the safety of wiring even in a complicated wiring structure.
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FIG. 1 is a view illustrating the number of redundancies necessary for wiring of an aircraft; -
FIGS. 2A and 2B are views illustrating one example of a simplified wiring structure; -
FIG. 3 is a view schematically illustrating the configuration of a safety analysis system according to a present embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in first evaluation; -
FIG. 5 is a view illustrating one example of electric wire-terminal connector correlation information used for the first evaluation and second evaluation; -
FIG. 6 is a view illustrating one example of terminal connector-function correlation information used for the first evaluation; -
FIG. 7 is a view illustrating one example of function determination information used for the first evaluation; -
FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an example of a matching result between the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information in the first evaluation in which safety is confirmed; -
FIG. 9 is a view illustrating an example of a matching result between the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information in the first evaluation in which safety is not confirmed; -
FIGS. 10A and 10B show one example of an evaluation result in the first evaluation:FIG. 10A shows a case in which safety is confirmed; andFIG. 10B shows a case in which safety is not confirmed; -
FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in the second evaluation; -
FIG. 12 is a view illustrating one example of terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information used for the second evaluation; -
FIG. 13 is a view illustrating an example of a matching result between the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information in the second evaluation in which safety is confirmed; and -
FIG. 14 is a view illustrating an example of a matching result between the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information in the second evaluation in which safety is not confirmed. - In the following, the present invention is described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.
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safety analysis system 10 for harnesses according to the present embodiment sets the number of redundancies necessary for electric wires by employing the concept of fault tolerance as a qualitative analysis requirement. For example, as shown inFIG. 1 , an extremely rare probability of incidence (e.g., equivalent of 10−9), which is a tolerable level as the probability of incidence, is achieved for an electric wire which will lead to a “Catastrophic Failure” by ensuring at least three systems (three redundancies) independent of each other. Similarly, an extremely low probability of incidence (e.g., equivalent of 10−7), which is a tolerable level as the probability of incidence, is achieved for an electric wire which will lead to a “Hazardous Failure” by ensuring at least two systems (two redundancies) independent of each other. It goes without saying that the required number of systems (the required degree of redundancy) may be set as appropriate. - A condition having a lower degree of hazard than the Catastrophic Failure and the Hazardous Failure is also defined as the failure condition. Examples thereof include “Major” and “Minor.” It should be noted that these definitions are merely one example.
- In the present embodiment, a separation requirement ID is given to the aforementioned redundant system.
- The separation requirement ID in the present embodiment is given as a combination of an identification symbol identified corresponding to each hazard event, and an identification symbol identified corresponding to each redundant system, in other words, each electric wire.
- For example, an identification symbol corresponding to the Catastrophic Failure in
FIG. 1 is A-001, and identification symbols respectively corresponding to aredundant system 1, aredundant system 2, and aredundant system 3 are A, B, and C. In this case, separation requirement IDs for theredundant system 1, theredundant system 2, and theredundant system 3 in the Catastrophic Failure are respectively A-001A, A-001B, and A-001C. - Similarly, an identification symbol corresponding to the Hazardous Failure in
FIG. 1 is B-001, and identification symbols respectively corresponding to aredundant system 1 and aredundant system 2 are A and B. In this case, separation requirement IDs for theredundant system 1 and theredundant system 2 in the Hazardous Failure are respectively B-001A and B-001B. - The separation requirement IDs are used for evaluating the safety of an electric wire in second evaluation as described below in detail.
- The redundant system in
FIG. 1 needs to be reliably independent of an assumed failure cause. That is, even when three redundancies are ensured at a terminal portion where electric wires are drawn out, the branching electric wires may be included in a single harness (one bundle). In this case, if a failure (loss) occurs in the bundle, the safety may not be guaranteed. - For example, as shown in
FIGS. 2A and 2B , a case in which three redundancies (three systems) composed of electric wires W1, W2, and W3 are drawn out from a terminal device T1, and lead to a corresponding terminal device T7 is assumed. In an example inFIG. 2A , the electric wire W1 leads to the terminal device T7 via a relay device T2 and a relay device T5. The electric wire W2 leads to the terminal device T7 via a relay device T3 and a relay device T6. The electric wire W3 leads to the terminal device T7 via a relay device T4 and the relay device T6. In the example inFIG. 2A , the electric wire W2 and the electric wire W3 pass through the same route from between the relay devices T3 and T6, that is, belong to one bundle. Thus, the three redundancies are not maintained. Meanwhile, in an example inFIG. 2B , the electric wires W1, W2, and W3 pass through separate routes, in other words, harnesses to which the electric wires W1, W2, and W3 belong are separated from each other up to the terminal device T7. Thus, the three redundancies are maintained. In the example inFIG. 2A , if the one-bundle portion is lost, the safety is reduced. Therefore, it is necessary to perform evaluation by analyzing whether or not the designed wires are separately wired according to a requirement. - The
safety analysis system 10 according to the present embodiment evaluates whether the wires are separately wired according to a requirement from two different viewpoints. - As a first viewpoint, the safety is evaluated by focusing on a function of each terminal device. The evaluation is called first evaluation.
- As a second viewpoint, the safety is evaluated by focusing on a separation requirement ID given to each electric wire. The evaluation is called second evaluation.
- The harness is an assembly of a connector and a bundle of electric wires (a bundle). Each electric wire is electrically connected to a pin (or a terminal) of the connector. The harness is fixed with a clamp or the like.
- Although only the electric wires W1, W2, and W3 are shown for facilitating understanding in
FIGS. 2A and 2B , it goes without saying that a harness (a connector and a bundle) is connected between the terminal device T1 and the terminal device T7, and a plurality of electric wires belong to the bundle in an actual wiring structure. For example, an electric wire W11 connecting the terminal device T1 and the relay device T2 is electrically connected to an electric wire W12 between the relay device T2 and the relay device T5 via the relay device T2, and further electrically connected to an electric wire W13 between the relay device T5 and the terminal device T7 via the relay device T5. In this case, the devices to which the electric wire W12 is directly connected are the relay device T2 and the relay device T5, and the devices located at terminals are the terminal device T1 and the terminal device T7. Each electric wire is connected to a connector connected to the terminal device T1 or the like, which is omitted in the above description. It goes without saying that the three redundancies (the three systems) composed of the electric wires W1, W2, and W3 are drawn out from separate connectors of the terminal device T1. The wiring structure may also be applied to any device or component. It also goes without saying that the wiring structure may be applied to, for example, a configuration in which the three redundancies (the three systems) composed of the electric wires W1, W2, and W3 are respectively connected to terminal devices T11, T12, and T13. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , thesafety analysis system 10 according to the present embodiment includes aninput unit 1, aprocessing unit 2, afirst database 3, asecond database 4, and adisplay unit 5. Thesafety analysis system 10 may be composed of a personal computer or other computer devices. - The
safety analysis system 10 is also connected to awiring drawing system 20. Thewiring drawing system 20 is also composed of a computer device. - The
input unit 1 is a section into which an instruction required for executing the first evaluation and the second evaluation is input. For example, theinput unit 1 may be composed of a keyboard as an input device of a computer. - The
processing unit 2 reads out information stored in thefirst database 3 and thesecond database 4 according to an instruction from theinput unit 1, performs necessary processing for executing the first evaluation and the second evaluation, and commands thedisplay unit 5 to display evaluation results thereon. - The
first database 3 stores “terminal connector-function correlation information” and “function determination information” required for executing the first evaluation. The terminal connector-function correlation information is data in table form in which connectors located at terminals and a function of a device where the connectors are provided are correlated with each other. The function determination information is data in table form in which all combinations of causes resulting in the Catastrophic Failure are described. Specific examples of the terminal connector-function correlation information and the function determination information are described below. - The
first database 3 also stores “terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information” required for executing the second evaluation. The terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information is data in table form in which connectors located at terminals and a separation requirement ID are correlated with each other. The separation requirement ID is described in more detail in the second evaluation. - From the
wiring drawing system 20, thesecond database 4 acquires and stores electric wire-terminal connector correlation information that identifies a connection state between an electric wire of a harness constituting a system as an evaluation object and connectors located at terminals. A specific example of the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information is described below. - The
display unit 5 displays a result processed by theprocessing unit 2. Thedisplay unit 5 may be composed of a display as a display device of a computer. - The
wiring drawing system 20 includes a CAD (Computer Aided Design) 21. TheCAD 21 acquires connection/location information regarding system constituent elements in association with a wiring design work, and creates wire harness diagrams (WHD), and wiring diagrams (WD). The WHD shows a connection relationship between a connector and a bundle (including a bundle section and a node). The WD shows a connection relationship between an electric wire and a connector included in a harness. - The
CAD 21 provides the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information created from the acquired WHD and WD to thesecond database 4 of thesafety analysis system 10. Thesecond database 4 stores the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information provided from theCAD 21. - Next, the safety evaluation by the
safety analysis system 10 is described in the order of the first evaluation and the second evaluation. The first evaluation and the second evaluation are executed independently of each other, and the order of description herein does not limit the present invention. - In the following, the first evaluation is described by reference to
FIGS. 4 to 10 . - First, the outline of a processing procedure in the first evaluation is described by reference to
FIG. 4 . - In the first evaluation, processing is started by inputting identification information of a harness (referred to as a harness ID below), the safety of which is to be evaluated, from the input unit 1 (
FIG. 4 , S101). The harness ID is information given for identifying each harness. Here, it is assumed that a harness ID of “123-A” is input. The input harness ID is transmitted to theprocessing unit 2. - When acquiring the harness ID, the
processing unit 2 reads out electric wire-terminal connector correlation information corresponding to the harness ID (123-A) from the second database 4 (FIG. 4 , S103,FIG. 5 ). Theprocessing unit 2 also reads out the terminal connector-function correlation information and the function determination information from the first database 3 (FIG. 4 , S105,FIGS. 6 and 7 ). - After reading out the above information, the
processing unit 2 matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information by using connectors located at terminals as a key, and thereby generates information (electric wire-function correlation information) obtained by adding function information to the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information (FIG. 4 , S107,FIGS. 8 and 9 ). - Subsequently, the
processing unit 2 determines whether or not a combination of a plurality of functions included in the function determination information is included in the generated electric wire-function correlation information (FIG. 4 , S109,FIGS. 8 and 9 ). - Lastly, the
processing unit 2 commands thedisplay unit 5 to display the evaluation result thereon (FIG. 4 , S111,FIGS. 10A and 10B ). - In the following, the specific contents of step S103 and subsequent steps are respectively described.
- The electric wire-terminal connector correlation information read out from the
second database 4 in executing the first evaluation is information in which electric wires belonging to each harness, connectors directly connected to both ends of each electric wire, and connectors to which each electric wire is finally connected via other electric wires and connectors are correlated with each other.FIG. 5 shows one example thereof, which is electric wire-terminal connector correlation information regarding the harness given the harness ID of “123-A.” - In the example in
FIG. 5 , 100 electric wires (see the box of “No.” inFIG. 5 ) belong to the harness identified as “123-A.” As for an electric wire given a WIRE ID of “1-A-001” for identifying the electric wires, a pair of connectors directly connected to both ends of the electric wire are respectively given connector IDs of “P-1001” and “N-1001.” A pair of connectors located at terminals corresponding to the electric wire with the WIRE ID of “1-A-001” are respectively given connector IDs (E-connector IDs) of “O-1001” and “Q-1001.” - As shown in
FIG. 6 , the terminal connector-function correlation information read out from thefirst database 3 in executing the first evaluation is information in which connectors located at terminals and a function ID as information for identifying a function of a device to which the connectors are connected are correlated with each other. -
FIG. 6 shows that, for example, a function ID corresponding to the pair of connectors identified as “O-1001” and “Q-1001” located at terminals is “Func-A1,” and a function ID corresponding to a pair of connectors identified as “O-2001” and “Q-2001” is “Func-B2.” The function ID of “Func-A1” identifies, for example, a function to perform the operation of an aileron as a flight control surface of an aircraft. The function ID of “Func-B2” identifies, for example, a function to perform the operation of a video playback device in a cabin of an aircraft. The function ID for identifying a particular function as described above is stored in correlation with all combinations of the pairs of connectors located at terminals. - The function determination information as another information read out from the
first database 3 in executing the first evaluation is information in which all the combinations of the causes resulting in the Catastrophic Failure are described as shown inFIG. 7 . - In
FIG. 7 , “Func-A1” identifies the function to perform the operation of an aileron as described above, and “Func-C1” identifies a function to perform the operation of an elevator as a flight control surface of an aircraft. Loss of “Func-A1” and “Func-C1” at the same time is listed up in the function determination information as a cause resulting in the Catastrophic Failure. The same applies to a combination of “Func-A2” and “Func-C2,” a combination of “Func-Y1” and “Func-Z1” or the like listed up inFIG. 7 . Although the function determination information involves the combination of the causes resulting in the Catastrophic Failure, the function determination information may also involve a combination of causes resulting in the Hazardous Failure. - After reading out the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information, the
processing unit 2 matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information by using the connectors (E-connector IDs) located at terminals as a key. - For example, in the case of the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information in
FIG. 5 and the terminal connector-function correlation information inFIG. 6 , the function ID corresponding to the E-connector IDs of “O-1001” and “Q-1001” included in the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information is “Func-A1” by reference toFIG. 6 . Thus, as a matching result, the function ID of “Func-A1” is described in correlation with the terminal connectors with the E-connector IDs of “O-1001” and “Q-1001.” The same applies to other E-connector IDs. As a result, the electric wire-function ID correlation information shown inFIGS. 8 and 9 are generated. - The
processing unit 2 evaluates the safety by checking whether or not one falling under the combinations of the function IDs included in the function determination information exists in the plurality of function IDs included in the generated electric wire-function correlation information. - In an example in
FIG. 8 , the combinations of the function IDs (“Func-A1” and “Func-C1” to “Func-Y3” and “Func-Z3”) included in the function determination information do not exist in the function IDs corresponding to the electric wires belonging to the harness identified as “123-A.” Thus, an evaluation result that the harness has safety is obtained. - In an example shown in
FIG. 9 , the combination of the function IDs (“Func-Y3” and “Func-Z3”) included in the function determination information exists in the function IDs corresponding to the electric wires belonging to the harness identified as “123-A.” Thus, an evaluation result that the harness does not have safety is obtained. - The
processing unit 2 displays the evaluation results as shown inFIGS. 10A and 10B . - When the safety has been confirmed, the result is displayed together with the evaluated harness ID as shown in
FIG. 10A . Input of a next harness to be evaluated is also encouraged on the display. - When the safety has not been confirmed, the result is displayed together with the evaluated harness ID as shown in
FIG. 10B . Reference to the matching result as a basis of the evaluation result is also encouraged on the display. An evaluator (a designer) uses the matching result for design change. - As described above, according to the first evaluation, while the combinations of the causes (the function IDs) resulting in the Catastrophic Failure are stored as the function determination information, the function IDs corresponding to the terminal connectors to which the respective electric wires belonging to the harness are connected are linked together. It is checked whether or not the combinations of the function IDs stored in the function determination information exist in the linked function IDs. The safety of wiring in the harness can be thereby confirmed. By performing the evaluation on all harnesses included in a system to be analyzed, the safety of wiring in the system can be confirmed.
- Although the evaluation results are displayed in the above example, the electric wire-function correlation information may be also displayed when the electric wire-function correlation information is generated by the
processing unit 2. A person may also confirm the safety by referring to the displayed electric wire-function correlation information and the function determination information. - In the following, the second evaluation is described by reference to
FIGS. 11 to 14 . - First, the outline of a processing procedure in the second evaluation is described by reference to
FIG. 11 . Since input of a harness ID (S201) and reading out of electric wire-terminal connector correlation information (S203) inFIG. 11 respectively have the same contents as the input of the harness ID (FIG. 4 , S101) and the reading out of the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information (FIG. 4 , S103) in the first evaluation, differences from the first evaluation are described below. - The
processing unit 2 reads out the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information, and also reads out terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information from the first database 3 (FIG. 11 , S205,FIGS. 5 and 12 ). - After reading out the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information, the
processing unit 2 matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information by using terminal connector IDs as a key, and thereby generates information (electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information) obtained by adding a separation requirement ID to the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information (FIG. 11 , S207,FIGS. 13 and 14 ). - Subsequently, the
processing unit 2 evaluates whether or not the combinations of the functions identified in the function determination information exist in the electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information by matching the generated electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information and the function determination information (FIG. 11 , S209,FIGS. 13 and 14 ). - Lastly, the
processing unit 2 commands thedisplay unit 5 to display the evaluation result thereon (FIG. 11 , S211). - In the following, the specific contents of step S205 and subsequent steps are respectively described.
- The terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information read out from the
first database 3 in executing the second evaluation is information in which the E-connector IDs and separation requirement IDs are correlated with each other.FIG. 12 shows one example thereof. -
FIG. 12 shows that, for example, a separation requirement ID corresponding to the E-connector IDs identified as O-1001 and Q-1001 is “B-001A” or “B-001B,” and a separation requirement ID corresponding to the E-connector IDs identified as O-2001 and Q-2001 is “C-001A” or “C-001B.” - The separation requirement ID is identification information given for determining that the redundant system is ensured. By using the wiring structure shown in
FIGS. 2A and 2B as an example, the electric wires W1, W2, and W3 are required to be separately wired without belonging to the same harness. Thus, as described by reference toFIG. 1 , different separation requirement IDs are respectively given to the electric wires W1, W2, and W3. It is assumed that a separation ID of A-001A is given to the electric wire W1, a separation ID of A-001B is given to the electric wire W2, and a separation ID of A-001C is given to the electric wire W3. In this case, for example, when five electric wires given A-001A and five electric wires given A-001B belong to the same harness, the separation requirement is not satisfied. - After reading out the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information, the
processing unit 2 matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information by using the connectors located at terminals as a key. - For example, in the case of the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information in
FIG. 5 and the terminal connector-separation requirement ID correlation information inFIG. 12 , the separation requirement ID corresponding to the E-connector IDs of “O-1001” and “Q-1001” included in the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information is “B-001A” or “B-001B.” Thus, as a matching result, the separation requirement ID of “B-001A” or “B-001B” is described in correlation with the WIRE ID of “1-A-001.” The same applies to other E-connector IDs. As a result, the electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information shown inFIGS. 13 and 14 is generated. - The
processing unit 2 evaluates the safety by checking whether or not the separation requirement IDs included in the generated electric wire-separation requirement ID correlation information are identical within a range in which the redundancy is required. - In an example shown in
FIG. 13 , all the electric wires belonging to the harness identified as “123-A” have the same separation requirement ID within a range in which the redundancy is required. That is, a range surrounded by a dotted line in the box of the separation requirement ID indicates the range in which the redundancy is required. For example, as for electric wires identified as 1-A-001 to 1-A-005, three redundancies are achieved because of the existence of electric wires identified as 2-A-001 to 2-A-005, and electric wires identified as 3-A-001 to 3-A-005 as described above. InFIG. 13 , the separation requirement IDs corresponding to 1-A-001 to 1-A-005 are all B-001A. It is thus confirmed that the electric wires are separated according to the requirement. Other electric wires where the redundancy is required also have the same separation requirement ID within the range in which the redundancy is required. Thus, an evaluation result that the harness has safety is obtained since the electric wires are separated according to the requirement. - Meanwhile, in an example shown in
FIG. 14 , different separation requirement IDs exist within the range in which the redundancy is required. For example, as for the electric wires identified as 1-A-001 to 1-A-005, the separation requirement IDs of B-001A and B-001B exist. Thus, an evaluation result that the harness does not have safety is obtained since the electric wires are not separated according to the requirement. The same applies to the electric wires identified as 1-B-001 to 1-B-005, electric wires identified as 1-K-001 to 1-K-005, and electric wires identified as 1-L-001 to 1-L-005. - The
processing unit 2 displays the evaluation results similarly to the first evaluation (FIGS. 10A and 10B ). - As described above, according to the second evaluation, while the terminal connectors and the separation requirement codes (IDs) are stored in correlation, the separation requirement codes (IDs) corresponding to the terminal connectors to which the respective electric wires belonging to the harness are connected are linked together. It is thereby checked whether or not the harness satisfies the separation requirement. Accordingly, the safety of wiring can be evaluated.
- Although the present invention has been described above based on the present embodiment, the constitutions described in the aforementioned embodiment may also be freely selected or changed into other constitutions without departing from the gist of the present invention.
- For example, the wiring structure used for explaining the embodiment is merely one example, and it goes without saying that the present invention may be applied to another wiring structure.
- The wiring structure may also be applied to any device and component. The present invention may be applied to various devices and components where a terminal device and a relay device are connected by a cable.
Claims (10)
1. A safety analysis system for wiring in a wiring structure in which each of a plurality of electric wires belonging to a wire harness is connected to a pair of connectors located at terminals via a relay element, the safety analysis system comprising:
a storage unit that stores
electric wire-terminal connector correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the pair of connectors are correlated with each other,
terminal connector-function correlation information in which the pair of connectors located at the terminals and a function of a device to which the connectors are connected are correlated with each other, and
function determination information including a combination of a plurality of functions that are not allowed to be lost at the same time; and
a processing unit that matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-function correlation information when the wire harness is identified, and generates electric wire-function correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the function of the device are correlated with each other.
2. The safety analysis system for wiring according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processing unit determines whether or not the combination of the plurality of functions included in the function determination information exists in the generated electric wire-function correlation information, and evaluates that the wire harness has safety when the combination does not exist.
3. The safety analysis system for wiring according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit,
wherein the processing unit commands the display unit to display the generated electric wire-function correlation information thereon.
4. The safety analysis system for wiring according to claim 2 , further comprising a display unit,
wherein the processing unit commands the display unit to display the evaluation result thereon.
5. The safety analysis system for wiring according to claim 1 ,
wherein the storage unit stores terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information in which the pair of connectors located at the terminals and a separation requirement code are correlated with each other, and
the processing unit matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information when the wire harness is identified, and generates electric wire-separation requirement correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the separation requirement code are correlated with each other.
6. The safety analysis system for wiring according to claim 5 ,
wherein the processing unit determines whether or not the plurality of separation requirement codes included in the generated electric wire-separation requirement correlation information are identical within a range in which redundancy is required, and evaluates that the wire harness has safety when the plurality of separation requirement codes are identical.
7. The safety analysis system for wiring according to claim 5 , further comprising a display unit,
wherein the processing unit commands the display unit to display the evaluation result thereon.
8. A safety analysis system for wiring in a wiring structure in which each of a plurality of electric wires belonging to a wire harness is connected to a pair of connectors located at terminals via a relay element, the safety analysis system comprising:
a storage unit that stores electric wire-terminal connector correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the pair of connectors are correlated with each other, and terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information in which the pair of connectors located at the terminals and a separation requirement code are correlated with each other; and
a processing unit that matches the electric wire-terminal connector correlation information and the terminal connector-separation requirement correlation information when the wire harness is identified, and generates electric wire-separation requirement correlation information in which each of the plurality of electric wires and the separation requirement code are correlated with each other.
9. The safety analysis system for wiring according to claim 8 ,
wherein the processing unit determines whether or not the plurality of separation requirement codes included in the generated electric wire-separation requirement correlation information are identical, and evaluates that the wire harness has safety when the plurality of separation requirement codes are identical.
10. The safety analysis system for wiring according to claim 9 , further comprising a display unit,
wherein the processing unit commands the display unit to display the evaluation result thereon.
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