Association-based product design
US10026050B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B19/0092
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for designing a new product includes automatically identifying a plurality of components of stored products, wherein the plurality of components is associated with an existing component included in a design of the new product, automatically selecting a new component from among the plurality of components, wherein a relationship between the existing component and the new component optimizes a design objective for the new product, automatically adding the new component to the design for the new product, and iteratively repeating the identifying, the selecting, and the adding until a stopping criterion is met, wherein the design for the new product is complete when the stopping criterion is met.
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