Feature recognition in engineering methods and systems
First Claim
1. A method of suggesting a substitute object for a first simulated object for a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool or in a Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tool, comprising:
- improving suggestion of the substitute object for the first simulated object for the CAD tool or the CAE tool by;
storing, with a processor of a computer system, a plurality of objects on a storage medium, each of the plurality of objects is a part of a model and is associated with a plurality of physical characteristics;
determining, with the processor of the computer system, a plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object, wherein the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object define physical properties of a physical object represented by the first simulated object;
comparing, with the processor, the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object to the plurality of physical characteristics of the plurality of objects stored on the storage medium;
based on comparing the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object to the plurality of physical characteristics of the plurality of objects, identifying, with the processor, at least one matching object from the plurality of objects stored on the storage medium;
comparing, with the processor, at least one physical property of the at least one matching object to at least one user-specified physical property of the first simulated object to identify one or more of the at least one matching object that meet the at least one user-specified physical property;
generating, with the processor, a list of the one or more of the at least one matching object that meet the at least one user-specified physical property as the substitute object for the first simulated object, wherein generating the list comprises;
simulating the first simulated object with a plurality of components;
arranging the plurality of components in a hierarchical graph to form the first simulated object; and
generating redesign recommendations for one of the plurality of components based on redesign recommendation rules; and
displaying the list with a user interface.
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Abstract
A system or method that includes determining a plurality of physical characteristics of a first simulated object. The system or method includes comparing the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object to a plurality of characteristics of a plurality of objects stored on a storage medium. The system or method includes identifying at least one matching object from the plurality of objects stored on the storage medium. The system or method includes comparing at least one physical property of the at least one matching object to at lease one desired physical property of the first simulated object and generating a list of matching objects that meet the at least one desired physical property.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of suggesting a substitute object for a first simulated object for a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool or in a Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tool, comprising:
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improving suggestion of the substitute object for the first simulated object for the CAD tool or the CAE tool by; storing, with a processor of a computer system, a plurality of objects on a storage medium, each of the plurality of objects is a part of a model and is associated with a plurality of physical characteristics; determining, with the processor of the computer system, a plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object, wherein the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object define physical properties of a physical object represented by the first simulated object; comparing, with the processor, the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object to the plurality of physical characteristics of the plurality of objects stored on the storage medium; based on comparing the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object to the plurality of physical characteristics of the plurality of objects, identifying, with the processor, at least one matching object from the plurality of objects stored on the storage medium; comparing, with the processor, at least one physical property of the at least one matching object to at least one user-specified physical property of the first simulated object to identify one or more of the at least one matching object that meet the at least one user-specified physical property; generating, with the processor, a list of the one or more of the at least one matching object that meet the at least one user-specified physical property as the substitute object for the first simulated object, wherein generating the list comprises;
simulating the first simulated object with a plurality of components;
arranging the plurality of components in a hierarchical graph to form the first simulated object; and
generating redesign recommendations for one of the plurality of components based on redesign recommendation rules; anddisplaying the list with a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for suggesting a substitute object for a first simulated object in a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool or in a Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tool, comprising:
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a storage medium; a processor in communication with a non-transitory storage media, the processor configured to improve suggestion of the substitute object for the first simulated object for the CAD tool or the CAE tool by being configured to; store a plurality of objects on the storage medium, each of the plurality of objects is a part of a model and is associated with a plurality of physical characteristics; determine a plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object, wherein the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object define physical properties of a physical object represented by the first simulated object; compare the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object to the plurality of physical characteristics of the plurality of objects stored on the storage medium; based on comparing the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object to the plurality of physical characteristics of the plurality of objects, identify at least one matching object from the plurality of objects stored on the storage medium; compare at least one physical property of the at least one matching object to at least one user-specified physical property of the first simulated object to identify one or more of the at least one matching object that meet the at least one user-specified physical property; and generate a list of the one or more of the at least one matching object that meet the at least one user-specified physical property as the substitute object for the first simulated object by;
simulating the first simulated object with a plurality of components;
arranging the plurality of components in a hierarchical graph to form the first simulated object; and
generating redesign recommendations for one of the plurality of components based on redesign recommendation rules; anda user interface configured to display the list. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory processor readable storage media storing a program that when executed in a processor of a device causes the processor to perform a method for a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool or in a Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tool, the method of suggesting a substitute object for a first simulated object, comprising:
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improving suggestion of the substitute object for the first simulated object for the CAD tool or the CAE tool by; storing a plurality of objects on a storage medium, each of the plurality of objects is a part of a model and is associated with a plurality of physical characteristics determining a plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object, wherein the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object define physical properties of a physical object represented by the first simulated object; comparing the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object to the plurality of physical characteristics of the plurality of objects stored on the storage medium; based on comparing the plurality of physical characteristics of the first simulated object to the plurality of physical characteristics of the plurality of objects, identifying at least one matching object from the plurality of objects stored on the storage medium; comparing at least one physical property of the at least one matching object to at least one user-specified physical property of the first simulated object to identify one or more of the at least one matching object that meet the at least one user-specified physical property; generating a list of the one or more of the at least one matching object that meet the at least one user-specified physical property as the substitute object for the first simulated object, wherein generating the list comprises;
simulating the first simulated object with a plurality of components;
arranging the plurality of components in a hierarchical graph to form the first simulated object; and
generating redesign recommendations for one of the plurality of components based on redesign recommendation rules; anddisplaying the list with a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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