发明名称 |
AUTOMATED HIERARCHICAL CONFIGURATION OF CUSTOM PRODUCTS WITH COMPLEX GEOMETRIES: METHOD AND APPARATUS |
摘要 |
The invention is a method and apparatus for automatically generating an optimal configuration of a product, using logic implemented on a digital computer processing system. A general configuration will be broken down into a hierarchy of subdesigns by a designer of an artifact type. A particular instance of the type must satisfy user-specified external parametric constraints. Constraints may take the form of a range of values for some performance characteristic or to satisfy laws or business requirements. Hierarchical decomposition facilitates solution of complex problems. Criteria for a best solution may be specified for a given subdesign, a collection of subdesigns, or globally. Tentative selection of a particular subdesign may impose internally generated constraints upon a subsequent subdesign. If no acceptable solution is found for a subdesign, the candidate overall configuration rolls back to the most complete viable partial collection of subdesigns. The method transforms constraints into a concrete design.
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申请公布号 |
US2012221136(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.08.30 |
申请号 |
US201213462065 |
申请日期 |
2012.05.02 |
申请人 |
YUECEL SERMET;HEADRICK WILLIAM D.;MARTIN SAMUEL E.;PATERLINI M. GERMANA;CERTUSOFT, INC. |
发明人 |
YUECEL SERMET;HEADRICK WILLIAM D.;MARTIN SAMUEL E.;PATERLINI M. GERMANA |
分类号 |
G06F19/00 |
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G06F19/00 |
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