Three-dimensional display of specifications in a scalable feed forward network

• US 9,330,488 B2
• Filed: 07/24/2013
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Grose, David Lee, Sherer, Thomas E., Button, Scott D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Sing-Wai
• Application Number:
  US13/949,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20130307849A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,014 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/10 Geometric effects
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/005 Tree description, e.g. octree, quadtree
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics

Abstract

Technologies are described herein for generating a three-dimensional display. Some technologies are adapted to retrieve a model defining a feed-forward network related to a development process. The technologies generate a first three-dimensional shape representing each internal product according to the model. The technologies also generate a second three-dimensional shape representing each dependency of each internal product corresponding to each first three-dimensional shape. The technologies further generate a third three-dimensional shape representing each component of each dependency corresponding to each second three-dimensional shape.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

generating a digital representation of a three-dimensional depiction of determined relationships within a data model defining a feed-forward network related to a development process, comprising;

generating a first three-dimensional shape representing each internal product according to the model;

generating a second three-dimensional shape representing each dependency of each internal product corresponding to each first three-dimensional shape; and

generating a third three-dimensional shape representing each component of each dependency corresponding to each second three-dimensional shape;

determining a layout of the three-dimensional display, comprising;

determining dimensions of each of the first three-dimensional shapes;

generating a depiction of a plurality of the first three-dimensional shapes representing aggregated products as suspended within an interior space of one of the first three-dimensional shapes representing a product aggregate;

arranging the second and third three-dimensional shapes associated with internal products, internal components, external products and external components for each corresponding first three-dimensional shape; and

arranging the second and third three-dimensional shapes associated with component inputs and component products utilized in production of the component inputs for each corresponding first three-dimensional shape; and

outputting the generated digital representation of the three-dimensional depiction for display.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first three-dimensional shape comprises a rectangular cuboid.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each internal product comprises a product aggregate or a aggregated product.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second three-dimensional shape comprises a cone.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the third three-dimensional shape comprises a disk-shaped cylinder.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising computer-implemented operations for:

generating first lines connecting each second three-dimensional shape to the corresponding third three-dimensional shapes;

generating second lines connecting the first three-dimensional shapes representing product aggregates;

generating third lines connecting the first three-dimensional shapes representing aggregated products; and

generating fourth lines connecting the first three-dimensional shapes to the third three-dimensional shapes.

7. A system, comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor; and

a program module which executes in the processor from the memory and which, when executed by the processor, causes the system to perform an operation comprising;

generating a digital representation of a three-dimensional depiction of determined relationships within a data model defining a feed-forward network related to a development process, comprising;

generating a rectangular cuboid representing each internal product according to the model;

generating a cone representing each dependency of each internal product corresponding to each rectangular cuboid; and

generating a disk-shaped cylinder representing each component of each dependency corresponding to each cone;

determining a layout of the three-dimensional display, comprising;

determining dimensions of each of the rectangular cuboids;

generating a depiction of a plurality of the rectangular cuboids representing aggregated products as suspended within an interior space of one of the rectangular cuboids representing a product aggregate;

arranging the cones and disk-shaped cylinders associated with internal products, internal components, external products and external components for each corresponding rectangular cuboid; and

arranging the cones and disk-shaped cylinders associated with component inputs and component products utilized in production of the component inputs for each corresponding rectangular cuboids; and

outputting the digital representation of the generated three-dimensional depiction for display.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein each internal product comprises a product aggregate or an aggregated product.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the program module, when executed by the processor, further causes the system to generate the three-dimensional display by

generating first lines connecting each cone to the corresponding disk-shaped cylinders;

generating second lines connecting the rectangular cuboids representing product aggregates;

generating third lines connecting the rectangular cuboids representing aggregated products; and

generating fourth lines connecting the rectangular cuboids to the disk-shaped cylinders.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the program module, when executed by the processor, further causes the system to generate the three-dimensional display by generating a layout of the three-dimensional display.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein arranging the cones and the disk-shaped cylinders associated with internal products and internal components utilized in production of the internal products for each corresponding rectangular cuboid comprises arranging the cones and the disk-shaped cylinders associated with internal products and internal components utilized in production of the internal products on a first face of each corresponding rectangular cuboid;

wherein arranging the cones and the disk-shaped cylinders associated with external products and external components utilized in production of the external products for each corresponding rectangular cuboid comprises arranging the cones and the disk-shaped cylinders associated with external products and external components utilized in production of the external products on a second face of each corresponding rectangular cuboid; and

wherein arranging the cones and the disk-shaped cylinders with component inputs and component products utilized in production of the component inputs for each corresponding rectangular cuboid comprises arranging the cones and the disk-shaped cylinders with component inputs and component products utilized in production of the component inputs on a third face of each corresponding rectangular cuboid.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein arranging the rectangular cuboids representing aggregates comprises arranging the rectangular cuboids representing product aggregates in a sequential order.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform an operation, comprising:

generating a digital representation of a three-dimensional depiction of determined relationships within a data model defining a feed-forward network related to a development process, comprising;

generating a rectangular cuboid representing each internal product according to the model, each internal product comprising a product aggregate or an aggregated product;

generating a cone representing each dependency of each internal product corresponding to each rectangular cuboid; and

generating a disk-shaped cylinder representing each component of each dependency corresponding to each cone;

determining a layout of the three-dimensional display, comprising;

determining dimensions of each of the rectangular cuboids;

generating a depiction of a plurality of the rectangular cuboids representing aggregated products as suspended within an interior space of one of the rectangular cuboids representing a product aggregate;

arranging the cones and disk-shaped cylinders associated with internal products, internal components, external products and external components for each corresponding rectangular cuboid; and

arranging the cones and disk-shaped cylinders associated with component inputs and component products utilized in production of the component inputs for each corresponding rectangular cuboid; and

outputting the generated digital representation of the three-dimensional depiction for display.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, having further computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to generate a three-dimensional display by:

generating first lines connecting each cone to the corresponding disk-shaped cylinders;

generating second lines connecting the rectangular cuboids representing the product aggregates;

generating third lines connecting the rectangular cuboids representing the aggregated products; and

generating fourth lines connecting the rectangular cuboids to the disk-shaped cylinders.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, having further computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to generate a three-dimensional display by generating a layout of the three-dimensional display.