USER INTERFACE FOR PERFORMING LOAD ANALYSIS

• US 20080115052A1
• Filed: 10/24/2006
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Shimel, Bruce, Stevenson, Scott W., Wette, Dean H.
• Granted Patent: US 7,949,961 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/243
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/964 CAD or CAM, e.g. interactive design tools

Abstract

A user interface for performing load analysis on various geometries is provided. The user interface is especially useful for performing load analysis operations on mobile platforms, for example an aircraft. The user interface includes an object display that lists a plurality of load objects that include object data. A plurality of menu displays list a plurality of load operations. A data display displays the object data associated with the plurality of load objects.

Claims

3-1. The user interface of claim 3, wherein the view properties are configurable.

15. A system for managing a load analysis user interface, comprising:

an object display module that generates an object display, wherein the object display lists a plurality of load objects;

a menu manager module that generates a plurality of menu displays, wherein each menu display lists a plurality of load operations; and

a data display module that generates a data display that displays object data associated with the plurality of load objects.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a view configuration display module that generates a view configuration display, wherein the view configuration display displays view properties associated with the object data that is displayed in the data display.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the data display module generates a script display that displays the contents of a script, wherein the script performs a load operation of the plurality of load operations.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of menu displays include a pressure menu, a loads menu, and a mass menu that list pressure operations, load operations, and mass operations respectively.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of menu displays include a matchload menu that lists load match operations.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of menu displays are associated with the toad objects and wherein the object display includes the plurality of menu displays accessible by the corresponding load object.