Method and device for automatic association of data elements in modeling of a technical system
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1. A method for modeling a technical system with a plurality of technical components, comprising the steps of:
- providing data elements of a plurality of models which have a pre-definable mutual relationship in equivalent, superior and/or inferior levels, and based on the mutual relationship, automatically associating a data element of a first model located at a superior level with another model on an equivalent or inferior level that has a pre-definable relationship with the first model, and vice versa.
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A technical system is described by several abstract or concrete models which have a mutual relationship. Information/attributes can be associated with model elements and “inherited” through these relationships. While the approach can basically be applied to different types and models of machines, it is described more particularly for hierarchical component models. Model elements in these models are referred to as components, assemblies, etc.
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1. A method for modeling a technical system with a plurality of technical components, comprising the steps of:
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providing data elements of a plurality of models which have a pre-definable mutual relationship in equivalent, superior and/or inferior levels, and based on the mutual relationship, automatically associating a data element of a first model located at a superior level with another model on an equivalent or inferior level that has a pre-definable relationship with the first model, and vice versa. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for automatically associating data elements when modeling of a technical system having a plurality of components based on models which are located at equivalent, superior and/or inferior levels and have a mutual relationship, comprising
a first model-related memory for storing the models, and a second data-related memory for storing the data elements, wherein at least one relationship is associated with the models stored in the first model-related memory, based on which the corresponding data element that is stored in the second data-related memory is associated with a first model at a superior level, and wherein based on a pre-definable relationship the corresponding data element of the first model at the superior level is automatically associated with another model located at an equivalent or inferior level and having a relationship with the first model.
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