Template framework for automated process routing
US8914141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/32304
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and corresponding system is provided for determining an optimum manufacturing process routing. The method comprises electronically constructing a plurality of manufacturing process routings for a component to be manufactured. The electronically constructing for each manufacturing process routing of the plurality of manufacturing process routings comprises defining a recursive process routing tree for each manufacturing process routing, the recursive process routing tree comprising a plurality of nodes, each node of the plurality of nodes corresponding to a manufacturing process and comprising a branch node when the manufacturing process for a given node may be decomposed into a plurality of sub-processes for the given node. The method further comprises electronically determining an optimum process routing by evaluating each recursive process routing tree with reference to a cost for manufacturing the component to be optimized and determining the optimum process routing that minimizes the cost for manufacturing the component.
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