Layout-Design Support System and Layout-Design Support Program

• US 20100333038A1
• Filed: 06/25/2010
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Koizumi, Yuichi, Shiroyama, Koji, Sato, Masatake, Harashima, Ichiro
• Granted Patent: US 9,158,866 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/849
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2113/14 Pipes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]

Abstract

A logical designing part includes a logical connectivity data storage that stores logical connectivity data, indicating a logical connectivity between plant equipments, including first end point connection data. A geometry data designing part includes a geometry data storage that stores geometry data that is graphical shape data in a three-dimensional space and includes second end point data. A data linking part includes: an automatic correspondence table generating part that compares first end point connection data with second end point data and generates a logical connection and geometry data table including correspondence data that links the geometry connection data and the geometry data of which first and second end point connection data are matched each other. A correspondence storage stores the logical connection and geometry data table. An editing part edits the logical connection and geometry data table on the basis of a user command.

Claims

1. A layout-design support system comprising:

a logical designing part including a logical connectivity data storage that stores logical connectivity data indicating a logical connectivity between a plurality of plant equipments and including first end point connection data;

a geometry data designing part including a geometry data storage that stores geometry data that is graphical shape data in a three-dimensional space and includes second end point data; and

a data linking part comprising;

an automatic correspondence table generating part that compares first end point connection data included in the logical connectivity data with second end point data included in the geometry data correspondence and automatically generates a logical connection and logical data table including correspondence data that links the geometry connection data to the geometry data of which first and second end point connection data are matched each other;

a correspondence table storage that stores the logical connection and geometry data correspondence table; and

an editing part that edit the logical connection and geometry data correspondence table on the basis of a user command inputted with an input device.

2. A layout-design support system comprising:

a logical designing part including a logical connectivity data storage that stores logical connectivity data indicating a logical connectivity between pipe component groups and equipment groups and including logical end point connection data;

a geometry data designing part comprising;

a physical path data storage that stores physical path data that is pipe path data that is pipe path data in a three-dimensional space and includes path end point data;

a pipe components model data storage that stores pipe components model data that is geometry data of the pipe components in the three-dimensional space; and

a pipe component model generating part that generates the pipe components model data; and

a data linking part comprising;

an interactive processing part that performs an interactive processing with a user;

a logical connectivity data specifying part that detects the logical connectivity data specified by the user from the logical connectivity data storage on the basis of a user command inputted into the interactive processing part;

a physical path data searching part that searches the physical path data storage for the physical path data including the path end point data that matches the logical end point data included in the logical connectivity data detected by the logical connectivity data specifying part and generates a logical connection and physical path data correspondence table including correspondence data that links the logical connectivity data with the physical path data of which logical end point data and path end data match each other;

a logical connection and physical path correspondence table storage that stores a logical connection and physical correspondence table generated by the physical path data searching part;

a pipe attribute data generating part that generates pipe attribute data using the logical connection and physical path correspondence table; and

a pipe attribute data storage that stores pipe attribute data generated by the pipe attribute data generating part and sends the stored pipe attribute data to the pipe component model generating part.

3. The layout-design support system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the physical path data searching part comprises:

a logical end point connection data extracting part that extracts from the logical connectivity data storage the logical end point data of the logical connectivity data detected by the logical connectivity data specifying part;

a path end point connection data generating part that obtains the physical path data from the physical path data storage and generates path end point connection data that is end point data of the physical path data;

a path end point connection data storage that stores the path end point connection data generated by the path end point connection data generating part;

a matched end point detecting part that compares the logical end point connection data obtained by the logical end point data extracting part with the path end point connection data stored in the path end point connection data storage, detects the physical path data of which path end point connection data matches the logical end point connection data obtained by the logical end point data extracting part, and registers a physical path data ID of the detected physical path data in a candidate ID list as candidate for correspondence to the logical connectivity data detected by the logical connectivity data specifying part; and

a correspondence table updating part that stores correspondence relation between the logical connectivity data and the physical path data on the basis of the candidate ID list in the logical connection and physical path correspondence table.

4. The layout-design support system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the physical path end point connection data generating part perform an interference determination between a path line segment included in the physical path data and an end point of another line segment to estimate a connection relation among the line segments in the physical path data.

5. The layout-design support system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the physical path end point connection data generating part comprises:

a line segment end point connection data detecting part that detects a first record of the physical path data of which line segments connect to an end point of a second record of the physical path data to be a target from Euclid distance between coordinates of the end point of the second record and the line segments to which the end point connects;

a line segment connection data storage that stores the first record of the physical path data detected by the line segment end point connection data detecting part;

an end point connection status detecting part that compares the physical path end point connection data of records of the physical path data each other to detect whether the connection status of each of the records of the physical path data is either of branch-confluence, a butt joint, or an open end.

6. The layout-design support system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the physical path end connection data generating part detects coordinate matching between the physical path data and a nozzle of the equipment on the basis of geometry data of a nozzle point of the equipment connected to the pipe component.

7. The layout-design support system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the correspondence table updating part comprises:

a correspondence duplication detecting part that detects the physical path data that has been linked to the logical connectivity data;

a physical path data candidate selecting part that selects one of records of the physical path data on the basis of a user command inputted with the interactive processing part when there are a plurality of candidate records of the physical path data corresponding to the logical connectivity data; and

a correspondence registering part that registers the correspondence relation between a record of the physical path data selected by the physical path data candidate selecting part and a record of the logical connectivity data in the logical connection and geometry corresponding table.

8. The layout-design support system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the logical connectivity data specifying part displays the logical connectivity data in a list format on a screen of an output device and detects the logical connectivity data on the basis of a user command inputted in an input device of the interactive processing part.

9. The layout-design support system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the correspondence table updating processing part displays on a screen of the output device of the interactive processing part in a list format correspondence data between the physical path data and the logical connectivity data registered in the candidate ID list, and one record of the physical path data is selected from records of the physical path data on the list on the basis of a user command inputted by the input device of the interactive process part.

10. A layout-design support program on a computer readable medium for causing a computer to perform designated tasks comprising:

a layout-design support system comprising;

a logical designing part including a logical connectivity data storage that stores logical connectivity data indicating a logical connectivity between a plurality of plant equipments and including first end point connection data;

a geometry data designing part including a geometry data storage that stores geometry data that is graphical shape data in a three-dimensional space and includes second end point data; and

a data linking part comprising;

an automatic correspondence table generating part that compares first end point connection data included in the logical connectivity data with second end point data included in the geometry data correspondence and automatically generates a logical connection and logical data table including correspondence data that links the geometry connection data to the geometry data of which first and second end point connection data are matched each other;

a correspondence table storage that stores the logical connection and geometry data correspondence table; and

an editing part that edit the logical connection and geometry data correspondence table on the basis of a user command inputted with an input device.

11. A layout-design support program on a computer readable medium for causing a computer to perform designated tasks comprising:

a logical designing part including a logical connectivity data storage that stores logical connectivity data indicating a logical connectivity between pipe component groups and equipment groups and including logical end point connection data;

a geometry data designing part comprising;

a physical path data storage that stores physical path data that is pipe path data that is pipe path data in a three-dimensional space and includes path end point data;

a pipe components model data storage that stores pipe components model data that is geometry data of the pipe components in the three-dimensional space; and

a pipe component model generating part that generates the pipe components model data; and

a data linking part comprising;

an interactive processing part that performs an interactive processing with a user;

a logical connectivity data specifying part that detects the logical connectivity data specified by the user from the logical connectivity data storage on the basis of a user command inputted into the interactive processing part;

a physical path data searching part that searches the physical path data storage for the physical path data including the path end point data that matches the logical end point data included in the logical connectivity data detected by the logical connectivity data specifying part and generates a logical connection and physical path data correspondence table including correspondence data that links the logical connectivity data with the physical path data of which logical end point data and path end data match each other;

a logical connection and physical path correspondence table storage that stores a logical connection and physical correspondence table generated by the physical path data searching part;

a pipe attribute data generating part that generates pipe attribute data using the logical connection and physical path correspondence table; and

a pipe attribute data storage that stores pipe attribute data generated by the pipe attribute data generating part and sends the stored pipe attribute data to the pipe component model generating part.

12. The layout-design support program as claimed in claim 11, wherein the physical path data searching part comprises:

a logical end point connection data extracting part that extracts from the logical connectivity data storage the logical end point data of the logical connectivity data searched by the logical connectivity data specifying part;

a path end point connection data generating part that obtains the physical path data from the physical path data storage and generates path end point connection data that is end point data of the physical path data;

a path end point connection data storage that stores the path end point connection data generated by the path end point connection data generating part;

a matched end point detecting part that compares the logical end point connection data obtained by the logical end point data extracting part with the path end point connection data stored in the end point connection data storage, detects the physical path data of which first and second end point connection data match each other, and registers a physical path data ID of the detected physical path data in a candidate ID list as candidate for correspondence to the logical connectivity data detected by the logical connectivity data specifying part; and

a correspondence table updating part that stores correspondence relation between the logical connectivity data and the physical path data on the basis of the candidate ID list in the logical connection and physical path correspondence table.

13. The layout-design support program as claimed in claim 12, wherein the physical path end point connection data generating part perform an interference determination between a path line segment included in the physical path data and an end point of another line segment to estimate a connection relation among the line segments in the physical path data.

14. The layout-design support program as claimed in claim 12, wherein the physical path end point connection data generating part comprises:

a line segment end point connection data detecting part that detects a first record of the physical path data of which line segments connect to an end point of a second record of the physical path data to be a target from Euclid distance between coordinates of the end point of the second record and the line segments to which the end point connects;

a line segment connection data storage that stores the first record of the physical path data detected by the line segment end point connection data detecting part;

an end point connection status detecting part that compares the physical path end point connection data of records of the physical path data each other to detect whether the connection status of the records of the physical path data is either of branch-confluence, a butt joint, or an open end.

15. The layout-design support program as claimed in claim 13, wherein the physical path end connection data generating part detects coordinate matching between the physical path data and a nozzle of the equipment on the basis of geometry data of a nozzle point of the equipment connected to the pipe component.

16. The layout-design support program as claimed in claim 12, wherein the correspondence table updating part comprises:

a correspondence duplication detecting part that detects the physical path data that has been linked to the logical connectivity data;

a physical path data candidate selecting part that selects one of records of the physical path data on the basis of a user command inputted with the interactive process part when there are a plurality of candidate records of the physical path data corresponding to the logical connectivity data; and

a correspondence registering part that registers the correspondence relation between a record of the physical path data selected by the physical path data candidate selecting part and a record of the logical connectivity data in the logical connection and geometry corresponding table.

17. The layout-design support program as claimed in claim 11, wherein the logical connectivity data specifying part displays the logical connectivity data in a list format on a screen of an output device and detects the logical connectivity data on the basis of a user command inputted in an input device of the interactive processing part.

18. The layout-design support program as claimed in claim 12, wherein the correspondence table updating processing part displays on a screen of the output device of the interactive processing part in a list format correspondence data between the physical path data and the logical connectivity data registered in the candidate ID list, and one record of the physical path data is selected from records of the physical path data on the list on the basis of a user command inputted by the input device of the interactive process part.