Composite design direction
US9633165B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2111/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing data in a data processing system to identify candidate modifications to physical features of a mechanical device. One of the methods includes converting a representation of the mechanical device into a representation of surface elements. The method includes that based on the representation of the surface elements, computing an effect to evaluation criteria of each of a design variable. The method includes converting the design variables and the computed effect into component vectors. The method includes computing a composite design vector for the evaluation criteria using the component vectors, with the composite design vector comprising a combination of design variable settings to improve the evaluation criteria, and specifying a vector in a design variable space. The method also includes generating a physical modification specification for the mechanical device based on the composite design vector.
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