System and method for use of function-based mechatronic objects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9721042-B2
Application number	US-76025910-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 14, 2010
Priority date	Aug 31, 2009
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

A system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes receiving a selection of a function-based mechatronic object, the function-based mechatronic object including a plurality of linked requirements and functional information. The method includes instantiating the function-based mechatronic object as a product-specific mechatronic object and evaluating a plurality of linked requirements and functional information for the product-specific mechatronic object. The method includes assigning product-specific specifications to the functional information of the product-specific mechatronic object and storing the product-specific mechatronics object, including the linked requirements and functions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for creation of a mechatronics object, comprising:
receiving a selection of a function-based mechatronic object in a data processing system, the function-based mechatronic object including a plurality of linked requirements and functional information;
instantiating the function-based mechatronic object as a product-specific mechatronic object by the data processing system;
evaluating a plurality of linked requirements and functional information for the product-specific mechatronic object by the data processing system;
assigning product-specific specifications to the functional information of the product-specific mechatronic object by the data processing system; and
storing the product-specific mechatronics object, including the linked requirements and functions, in the data processing system.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the product-specific specifications include physics specifications, including at least one of a mechanical interface, an electrical interface, and a pneumatic interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the product-specific specifications include electrical specifications, including actuator and sensor information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the product-specific specifications include automation specifications.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising simulating the structure and operation of the product-specific mechatronics object, including sub assemblies, kinematics, and dynamics.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning product-specific specifications to the functional information of the product-specific mechatronic object is performed via an interaction with at least one user.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising using the product-specific mechatronic object as a reusable product definition in a product lifecycle management system.

8. A data processing system comprising a processor and accessible memory, the data processing system particularly configured to perform the steps of:
receiving a selection of a function-based mechatronic object, the function-based mechatronic object including a plurality of linked requirements and functional information;
instantiating the function-based mechatronic object as a product-specific mechatronic object;
evaluating a plurality of linked requirements and functional information for the product-specific mechatronic object;
assigning product-specific specifications to the functional information of the product-specific mechatronic object; and
storing the product-specific mechatronics object, including the linked requirements and functions.

9. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the product-specific specifications include physics specifications.

10. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the product-specific specifications include electrical specifications.

11. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the product-specific specifications include automation specifications.

12. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system is also configured to perform the step of simulating the structure and operation of the product-specific mechatronics object.

13. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein assigning product-specific specifications to the functional information of the product-specific mechatronic object is performed via an interaction with at least one user.

14. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system is also configured to perform the step of using the product-specific mechatronic object as a reusable product definition in a product lifecycle management system.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a data processing system to perform the steps of:
receiving a selection of a function-based mechatronic object, the function-based mechatronic object including a plurality of linked requirements and functional information;
instantiating the function-based mechatronic object as a product-specific mechatronic object;
evaluating a plurality of linked requirements and functional information for the product-specific mechatronic object;
assigning product-specific specifications to the functional information of the product-specific mechatronic object; and
storing the product-specific mechatronics object, including the linked requirements and functions.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the product-specific specifications include physics specifications.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the product-specific specifications include electrical specifications.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the product-specific specifications include automation specifications.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause the data processing system to perform the step of simulating the structure and operation of the product-specific mechatronics object.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein assigning product-specific specifications to the functional information of the product-specific mechatronic object is performed via an interaction with at least one user.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause the data processing system to perform the step of using the product-specific mechatronic object as a reusable product definition in a product lifecycle management system.

Assignees

• Lenord Matthias
• Kok Raymond
• Shi Xiaoxiang
• Siemens Product Lifecycle Man Software Inc

Inventors

• Lenord Matthias
• Kok Raymond
• Shi Xiaoxiang

Classifications

• G06F2111/02

  CAD in a network environment, e.g. collaborative CAD or distributed simulation · CPC title

• G06Q10/101 Primary

  Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services · CPC title

• G06F30/00

  Computer-aided design [CAD] · CPC title

• G06F30/17 Primary

  Mechanical parametric or variational design · CPC title

• G06F17/50 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic