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USOO6220743B1

(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 6,220,743 B1 Campestre et al. (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 24, 2001

(54) PROCESSES AND MATERIALSSELECTION 3,626,377 * 12/1971 Markely et al. .................. 340/172.5 KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEM 3,628,004 12/1971 Claxton et al. ...................... 235/193

4,807,108 2/1989 Ben-Arich et al. .................. 364/148 (75) Inventors: Jean R. Campestre, Vacaville, CA 4,827,423 * 5/1989 Beasley et al. ...................... 364/468

(US); Alex N. Kalos, Lake Jackson, TX 5,241,465 8/1993 Oba et al. ............................ 364/101 (US); Robert E. Cramer; John F. 5.249,120 * 9/1993 Foley ................................... 364/401

5,260,882 11/1993 Blanco et al. ....................... 364/499 Braley, both of Midland, MI (US); 5,424,954 6/1995 Makishima ........................... 364/473 Nathan M. Lacoff, Sugar Land, TX 5.463.564 * 10 2 - - -2 /1995 Agrafiotios et al. ................. 364/496 (US); Ranganath K.Shastri, Midland, 5,542,024 7/1996 Balint et al. ......................... 395/161 MI (US); James H. Barron, Brazoria, 5,586,039 * 12/1996 Hirsh et al... ... 364/468.01 TX (US) 5,600,779 * 2/1997 Palmer et al. ....................... 395/340

5,701,400 12/1997 Amado ................................... 395/76 (73) Assignee: The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI

(US) OTHER PUBLICATIONS

*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 66 (*) patent is extended or adjusted under 35 ESR-Alarge Knowledge-Based Project od European U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days Generation Industry”, Expert System With Applications,

a -- vol. 5, pp. 465,477 (1993), Jovanovic et al., Sep. 1993.* 21) Appl. No.: 08/826,651 (21) Appl. No 1826, * cited by examiner (22) Filed: Apr. 4, 1997

Related U.S. Application Data Primary Examiner Paul P. Gordon (60) Provisional application No. 60/014.941, filed on Apr. 5, ASSistant Examiner Ramesh Patel

1996. (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm J. M. Mark Gilbreth (51) Int. Cl. .............................. G06F 19/00; G06G 7/66 (57) ABSTRACT (52) U.S. Cl. ................................ 364/468.03; 364/468.04;

364/468.02; 364/468.05; 707/3; 707/10 A computer implemented knowledge-based System for the (58) Field of Search ......................... 364/468.07, 468.02, selection of materials and/or fabrication processes for a

364/468.03, 468.04, 468.05, 513; 707/3, durable goods application. The System consists of a graphi 10, 106, 500, 501; 395/50, 76, 650, 54, cal user interface, an expert System shell and a models and

68, 52 data base program. The System provides rapid, consistent and accurate techno-economic comparisons of processes

(56) References Cited and materials to Select the best materials and fabrication processes for the durable goods application.

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

3,560,725 2/1971 Claxton et al. ...................... 235/184 19 Claims, 103 Drawing Sheets

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SIESTAMENT TOUGHNESS BET ---SUGGEST CREEPRESISTANCE MATCH MATERAS FUNCIONAL WALUES-> EXPLAN WITH APPLICATION REOU/REMENTS AND

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U.S. Patent Apr. 24, 2001 Sheet 15 0f 103 US 6,220,743 B1

SUGGESTDELECTRIC AMBIENT TOUGHNESS -----------SUGGESTAMBIENT TOUGHNESS - AND AND

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SUGGEST COLOR SURFACEFINISH ----SUGGESTSURFACEFINISH AND AND MATCH PROCESSES CHARACTERISTICS -> EXPLAN WITH APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND

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SUGGESTRADATIONSTERILIZABILITY WEATHERABILITY ----SUGGEST AND AND WEATHERABILITY MATCH MATERIALS FUNCTION WALUES -> EXPLAIN WITH APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND

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SIGEST PRESSURE SUGGEST DIRECT COMPETITION

SIGEST BARGANINGLEVERAGE SUGGEST PRICE SENSI/VITY

EWALUATE TOP3 CUSIOMERAND FAUAE COST TOSWITCH RESIN EWALUATEABILITY TO BACKWARD INTEGRATE AND AAIF ALTERNATIVESUPPLIERS EWALUATEDIFFERENTIATION POSITION

5% AIE PROFITABILITY EWALUATE RESIN COST AND EWALUATE RESIN SOLDAT DISCOUNT AND EWALUATE REAL PRICE GROWTH

5% AIE CAPACITY UTILIZATION

Apr. 24, 2001 Sheet 18 of 103 US 6,220,743 B1

AEATRACTENS -> EAN MARKETATTRACTIVE

CONCLUDEABOUTMARKETATTRACTIVENESS BASED ON PRESSURE AND DIRECT COMPETITION

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A UAE SELLING/MKGT COST 5% AIE PRICE WARIATION EWALUATEABILITY TO BRAND

EWALUATE TOP2 SHARE OF MARKET AND SUGGEST TOP5 SHARE OF MARKET

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SUGGEST PROBABILITY TECHNICAL CAPABILITY....... SUGGESTECHNICAL TECHNICAL SUCCESS FEASIBILITY CAPABILITY FEASIBILITY AND -> AND SUGGESTECHNICAL FEASIBILITY EXPLAINTECHNICAL SUCCESS DOWAND CUSIOMER AND

CONCLUDETECHNICAL CAPABILITY FEASIBILITY

EVALUATEAPPLICATION TYPE - PROBABILITYTECHNICAL SUGGEST PROBABILITY AND SUCCESS -- - - - - - - - TECHNICAL SUCCESS EWALUATE MAVERALS IN AND EXISTING PRODUCT EXPLAIN PROBABILITY AND TECHNICAL SUCCESS EWALUATE MAERAL IN MEWSOLUTION SUGGESTMATERAL TECHNICAL TECHNICAL FEASIBILITYDOW SUGGESTTECHNICAL FEASIBILITY is Uy -> AN CUSIOMER ----- DOWAND CUSIOMER SUGGEST PROCESSAND EXPLAINTECHNICAL FEASIBILITY DESIGNTECHNICAL FEASIBILITY By AND CUSIOMER

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DESIGNTECHNICAL FEASIBILITY AND CONCLUDE PROCESSAMD DESIGNTECHNICAL FEASIBILITY

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FIG. 24


EVALUATEACTIVITIES - > DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ... SUGGESIDEVELOPMENI PROJECT AND AND EWALUATE PERSON-TIME EXPLAIN DEVELOPMENT FORECAST PROJECT AND AND 5%uAIE RESOURCES CONCLUDE PROJECT EVALUATE TIME FRAME

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5%uAIE Ib OF RESIN/YEAR E9 REVENUE POTENTIAL SUGGESTDOW REVENUE - POTENTIAL - EWALUATE EXPANSION -> EXPLAINDOW REVENUE POTENTIAL POTENTIAL AND AND EWALUATE MAXIMIZE REVENUE CONCLUDE DOW REVENUE

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EWALUATE COMPETITIVE ASSETS AND STRATEGIES, SUGGESIASSETS AND ADWANTAGE AND STRATEGIES AND - > EXPLAINASSETS AND EVALUATE PROJECT FIT STRATEGIES WITH STRATEGIES AND

CONCLUDE ASSETS AND STRATEGIES

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SUGGESTDOW COST --> DOW COMPETITIVE SUGGESTDOW POSITION WS. COMPETITION ADVANIAGE ... COMPETITIVE AND AND ADWANTAGE SUGGESTDOW DIFFERENTIATION EXPLAINDOW COMPETITIVE WS. COMPETITION APNA GE

CONCLUDE DOW COMPETITIVE

SUGGEST MANUFACTURING DOW COST POSITION SUGGESTDOW COST COSTS WS. COMPETITION ... POSIONWS AND -> AND COMPETITION SUGGEST PRODUCTION EXPLAIN DOW COST ABILITY ESTION WS. COMPETITION EVALUATE COST OF CAPITAL CONCLUDE DOW COST REOUIREMENTS POSITION WS. COMPETITION

EVALUATE CONVERSIONS MANUFACTURING COSTS SUGGEST COSTS AND ----- MANUFACTURING AND EXPLAIN MANUFACTURING COSIS EWALUATE RAWMATERIALS SR5IS

CONCLUDEMANAUFACTURING

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RESENCE AuAIE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 5%uAIE UNIQUEDELIVERYOPTION EVALUATE UNIQUE PRODUCT PREFORMANCE

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U.S. Patent


1) OPENINGS NEED TO BE COWERED YE

2) INSIDE OBJECTS NEED TO BE ATACHED LOCATED SEPARATED NONE OF THE ABOVE

3) OUTSIDE OBJECTS NEED TO BEATTACHED TO THE PART HANDLE OR MANIPULATE THE PART NEED TO BE LOCATED ON THE PART NEED TO BESEPARATED BY THE PART NONE OF THE ABOVE

INSIDESURFACE MUST BESMOOTH OUISIDESURFACE MUST BESMOOTH PROVIDESA GAP WITHA SUPPORTING SURFACE REOUIRES DIVIDINGSECTIONS

FIG. 77

GUI DYNAMICS 1 3 OBJECTS=NONE DISABLE"OVERALL SHAPE" QUESTIONS 2, 3, 5,

DiSABLE ADDITIONS GUESiiONSi2 GUI DYNAMICS2 BASICSHAPE OF THE PART DOES NOT HAVE SYMMETRY OFREVOLUTION

DISABLE"OVERALL SHAPE" OUESTIONS 10C

GUI DYNAMICS 3 OVERALL SHAPE IS FOLDED DISABLE"OVERALL SHAPE"QUESTIONS 10B, PLATE 10C

GUI DYNAMICS 4 HASA CLOSED-SHAPE DISABLE"OVERALL SHAPE"QUESTIONS 10E CROSS-SECTION


1) OVERALL SHAPE CLASS

2) ATTACHMENTS REQUIRED

3) POSSIBLE SHAPEDECOMPOSITION

FIG. 79

LEGEND

MULTI-LINE TEXT

SINGLE OR MULTIPLE FIRST BOX

HELP BOX

FIG. 80


1) EXISTENCE OF OBJECTS TOTALTY ENCLOSED (ORSEPARATE COMPONENTS) PARTIALLY ENCLOSED

GOINIOUT THE PART NONE

2) ACCESS OF OBJECTS INSIDE YES Hi PART NECESSARY DURING NO

3) ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OF LARGEST OPENING COMPARED TO THE ORDER OF E5EGEEEEEEEE|39AFM OF THE OF THE PARTIS (INA DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE OPENING)

4) RELATION WITH A SOLIDSUPPORTING NO CONTACT SURFACE PART SHAPE PROVIDES ORIENTATION

PART SHAPE DOES NOT PROVIDE ORIENTATION ORIENTATION IS REQUIRED ORIENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED

5) RELATION WITH OTHER OBJECT PART SHAPE PROVIDES ORIENTATION PART SHAPE DOES NOT PROVIDE ORIENTATION

6) AESTHETICS NOT IMPORTANT A FACTOR VERY IMPORTANT

7) LOAD MAGNITUDE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL

FIG. 81


APPLICATIONS VA CHOOSE LEVEL 35APPLICATION DOMAIN (DOUBLE CLICK TO EXPTO LEVEL 45)

AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT APPLIANCES s :33:8:

BUILDIN COMPUTER & BUSINESSEQUIPMENT CONSUMERELECTRONICS FURNITURE HEALTHCARE HOSE TUBBING & PIPE HOUSEWARES INDUSTRIAL/MISC LAWN & GARDEN MARINE PERSONAL CARE RECREATION & LESURE TELECOMMUNICATION & DATA STORSGE TOYS

FIG. 82

PARTSPECIFICATIONS: SURFACE VA

SURFACE FINISH CLASSA NOT NECESSARY X 2.

COLOR PAINT EX 2

TEXTURE FINE X

TRANSPARENCY < > X 2.

FIG. 83


P PARTSPECIFICATIONS: SURFACE VA 4.

EXTERIORADDITIONS EXTERIOR PROJECTIONS EXTERIORRIBS

INTERIOR PROJECTIONS INTERIORRIBS

P PARTSPECIFICATIONS: MISCELLANEOUS VA

FEATURES

NONE

SHAPE CLASSES 3-D OPENED X 2.

DRAFT (DEGREE)> = <= D > X 2

INSIDE TOLERANCE IMPORIANT X 2. CONTROL

DELECTRIC 3-D OPENED X 2. PROPERTIES

PRODUCTION 100000 X VOLUME

FIG. 85


= PARTSPECIFICATIONS MECHANICAL VA

AMBENT MEDIUM TOUGHNESS

CREEPRESISTANCE Low I X 2.

FATIGUE MEDIUM IX 2 RESISTANCE

PART TOUGHNESS MEDIUM X 2.

PART STIFFNESS HIGH X 2.

WEAR-ABRASION LOW X 2 RESISTANCE

FIG. 86

p PARTSPECIFICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL & LEGAL VA

EMISSIONS WARNING X 2.

ENVIRONMENTAL INO WARNING X 2. IMPACT

LEGAL WARNING TX

RECYCLABILITY WERNING

FIG. 87


p PARTSPECIFICATIONS ENVIRONMENT VA

CHEMICAL EXPOSURE

CHEMICAL-TYPES AMINES AROMATIC BASES CONCENTRATED BASES DILUTED

HYDROLYTIC STABILITY

190

HDT (t) { D > X 2.

COLD TEMPERATURE MEDIUM X TOUGHNESS


Lady>>'; |<<EMOWEJ SITTISH H SNO|10373S


SITTISH H N0||10373S


MESSAGE IV ATIENTION >>>>....THERE IS NO COMPATIBLE PROCESSES LEFT FORABS

ABS WILL NOT BE INCLUDED INFURTHER AWALYSES {SYS4 ANDECONOMICS) UNLESS SOME OF THE COMPATIBLE PROCESSES ARE RE-SELECTED, THE COMPATIBLE PROCESSESARE:

(EXTRUSION-BLOW-MOLDING-PROFILE-EXTRUSION ROTATIONAL-MOLDING THERMOPLASTIC-INJECTION-MOLDING DRAPE-FORMING MATCHED-MOLD-FORMING TWIN-SHEET-FORMING THERMOFORMING COMPRESSION-MOLDING)

FIG.91

MESSAGE IV THERE IS NO PROCESS COMPATIBLE WITH EPOXY RESINS FLUORINATED GRAPHITE FILLED IN THE ACTUAL LIST OF CANDIDATE PROCESSES.

NHERE IS NO PROCESS COMPATIBLE WITH EPOXY RESINS GLASS FILLED IN THE ACTUAL LIST OF CANDIDATE PROCESSES. fHERE IS NO PROCESS COMPATIBLE WITH EPOXY RESINS CROSSLINKABLE GRAPHITE FILLED IN THE ACTUAL LIST OF CANDIDATE PROCESSES.

FIG. 92


ECONOMICS VA

PRODUCTION VOLUME (PARIS/YR) 100000 2

PART PROJECTED AREA (N12) 1 ?

PARTSURFACE AREA (N12) 2

PART THICKNESS (IN) 0.1 2 O

PART VOLUME(IN 3) f 2

PRODUCT LIFE (YEARS)

FIG. 95


PROCESSES AND MATERIAL FAMILES VA

PROCESSES FAMILIES

GASSED-ASSISTED-INJECTED-MOLDING REACTION-INNECTION-MOLDING

nPPO STRUCTFOAM E.

8

s

PC BLOWMOLD sg,

FIG. 96


PROCESSES AND MATERIAL FAMILES VA

PROCESSES FAMILIES

GASSED-ASSISTED-INJECTED-MOLDING LCP INUMOLD REACTION- TION-MOLDI is: mPPO EXTRUSION

mPPO INUMOLD mPPO STRUCTFOAM NYLON AMORPHOUS PC ABS PC ABS 10%GF PC ABS 20%GF PC ABS IR PC BLOWMOLD PC INIMOLD PC IR PC OPTICAL PC PBT PC PBT PC PBT 10%GF PC PBT 30%GF PC PET PC PET 10%GF PC PET 20%GF PC SHEET PC STRUCTFOAM POLYUREA PP COPOLYMERS 20%GF PP COPOLYMERS 30%GF PP COPOLYMERS 40%GF

&

fiftSifficitotitive

FIG. 97


p PROCESSES AND MATERAL FAMILIES VA s

PROCESSES FAMILIES

GASSED-ASSISTED-INECTED-MOLDING REACIONNECIONMOLDING SS

top existow M

rispyists

FIG. 98


STRUCTURAL REACTION INFECTIONMOLDING PROCESS SPECIFIC INFORMATION

LENGTH OF THE PART IN.

WDTH OF THE PART IN.

STRUCTURAL REACTION INJECTION MOLDING MATERIAL MODEL

PLEASE ENTERFILLER INFORMATION FORSRIRA POLYURETHANE 38% GF GRADE OF MATERIAL

FILLER 1 %FILLER 1 PLIES FILLER 1 GLASS MAT 1 OZ 0

FILLER2 %FILLER2 PLIES FILLER2 GLASS MATCSM M8605 0

FILLER3 %FILLER3 PLIES FILLER3 NO FILLER 0 0

OK OK

FIG 100


ANALYSES RESULIS v A

PROCESSES FAMILIES DEMINSIONCN) WEIGHT(b) COSTPART(8) SIRUCTURE REACTIONNECTIONMOLDING SIRM-POZYUREIHAME-30%GF O. O.09 83.64 SIRUCTURE REACTIONNECTIONMOLDING SIRM-POZYUREIHAME-60%GF 0 003 $140 THEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING ABS-8%GF 0 1 003 8038 THEROPASIC-NECTIONMOLDING ABS-20%GF O. O.09 8040 THEROPASIC-IVECTIONMOLDING ABS-30%GF O. O. SO43 THEROPASIC-MECTIONMOLDING ABS-40%GF O. O. SO44 IHEROPASIC-IVECTIONMOLDING ABS-HIHEAT 0 003 $432 IHEROPASTICIMIECTIONMOLDING ABS-IN MOD 0 003 $4.38 THEROPASIC-NECTIONMOLDING ABS-IP 0 009 $434 THEROPASIC-IVECTIONMOLDING ABS-PLAYING 0 003 NIDO THEROPASIC-IVECTIONMOLDING IOSPAS-701-GF40 Of 0.11 S856 THEROPASIC-NECTIONMOLDING IOSPAS-701-GR60 Of O2 S862 IHEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING IOSPAS 202-LGFAO O. O. 11 88.65 THEROPASIC-NECTIONMOLDING IOSPAS 202-LGF60 Of Of2 S862 IHEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING ICP-MARGOD O. O. NIDO THEROPIASIC-IVECTIONMOLDING IIPPOMARIGOD O. O.09 $429 IHEROPIASIC-INVECTIONMOLDING MOM-AMORPHOUS O. O.08 NIDO IHEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PCABS O. O.08 S830 IHEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PCABS-10%GF O. O.09 S834 IHEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PCABS-20%GF 0 009 $837 IHEROPASIC-MECTIONMOLDING PCABS-6 O. O.08 S835 IHEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PCIRPHOIDE O. O.03 S835 IHEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PC-06 O. O.09 S835 IHEROPIASIC-MECONMOLDING PC-SPECIAL O. O.09 S835 IHEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PC-BPS O. O.03 NIDO IHEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PCPB.0%GF O. O.03 MIDO HEROPIASIC-MECTIONMOLDING PCPB-20%GF O. O.3 NIDO THEROPASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PCPEI O. O.09 NIDO THEROPIASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PCPE.10%GF 0 009 MIDO IHEROPASIC-IVECTIONMOLDING PCPEP20%GF O. Of NIDO THEROPASIC-INVECTIONMOLDING PPCOPOLYMERS-20%GF Of 007 SO.19 IHEROPASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PPCOPOLYMERS-80%GF Of THEROPASIC-NECTIONMOLDING PPCOPOLYMERS-40%GF 0.

FIG. 101


a MICROSOFTEXCEL-Ecosys95.XLW VA PFILE EDT FORMULA FORMAI DATA OPTIONS MACRO

WINDOW HELP

de BIA A

WORKBOOK CONTENTS

EEE INJECTIONMOLDING-------------------------------------------------------------. EE DECASTING -------------------------------------------------------------. EEE PROFILE EXTRUSION-------------------------------------------------------------- EEE EXTRUSION BLOWMOLDING ---------------------------------------------------- EEE EXTRUSIONTHERMOFORMING...................................................

EEE TABLE XLS------------------------------------------------------------------------ de SPECIFICXLM--------------------------------------------------------- de MACR01------------------------------------------------------------------------- EEE ENGINEERING--------------------------------------------------------------------- p EEE FILLERDAIA ----------------------------------------------------------------------

ADD REMOVE

FIG. 102


p MICROSOFTEXCELECOSYS95.XIWS VA FILE SELECTION DESIGN ECONOMICS HELP

SELECT ONE FAMILY SELECT ONE OR SEVERAL FAMILIES

ABS-18%GF ABS-18%GF ABS-38%GF ABS-28%GF ABS-45%GF ABS-33%GF ABS-34%GF ABS-46%GF ABS-HIHED ABS-HIHED ABS-TNUMOLD ABS-INUMOLD ABS-IR ABS-IR ABS-PIPE ABS-PIPE ABS-PLATING ABS-PLATING ABS-SHEET ABS-SHEET ABS-STRUCTFOAM ABS-STRUCTFOAM ABS-TPU ABS-IPU ACID-COPOLYMER ACRLICS-COPOLYMER ACID-HOMOPOLYMERS ACRLICS-HOMOPOLYMER ACRYLICS ALUMINUM-355/356 ALUMINUM-355/356 ALUMINUM-368 ALUMINUM-368 ALUMINUM-388/384 ALUMINUM-388/384 ALLUMINUM-SHEET ALUMINUM-SHEET ASA ASA ARDEL ARDEL BM-38%GRAPH BM-38%GRAPH BM-56%GRAPH BM-655GRAPH EPOXY RESINS-38%GF EPOXY-RESINS-38%GF EPOXYRESINS-35%GRAPH EPOXY RESINS-35%GRAPH

FIG. 103


(N)SNOISNEWIQ ? SHITIWWA

I?HSTWINIWTTW 803 (N) SSHNXOIHI JHI HEINE JSVETd


E MODELS AND FAMILES IVA

MODELS FAMILIES

CIRCULAR PLATE-FXED ABS-HIHEAT CIRCULAR PLATE-SIMPLYSUPPORTED ABS-MMOLD EQUAL-LEGGED-ANGLE EQUILATERAL-TRIANGLE-PLATE HOLLOW-CIRCULAR HOLLOW-RECTANGULAR HOLLOW-SQUARE-ROIATED-45 |PROFILE LPROFILE

SOLID-RECTANGULAR SOLID-SOUARE SOLID-SOUARE-ROIATED-45 ALUMINUM-SHEET SYMMETRIC-HAT ASA TEE AZDEL IHIN-AMWULAR BM-30%GRAPH U-PROFILE-CHANNEL BM-65%GRAPH

EPOXYRESINS-30%GF EPOXYRESINS-35%GRAPH EPOXYRESINS-65%GRAPH EYRESINS-70%GF

FIG. 105


p RECTANGULAR PLATEEDGESIMPLY SUPPORTED VA s

CONSTRAINTS

LOAD (Ibf): 10

DEFLECTION (M) 00031207

LENGTH (IN) 10

DIMENSIONS (IN) 0.86794.1963

MODEL VALIDITY TES

FIG. 106


MICROSOFTEXCEL-ECOSYS95.xls IVA FFLE EDT FORMULA FORMAT DAIA OPTIONS MACRO WINDOW HELP

NORMAL SBIAA RECIPLAEFXB 4

A B C D E F G H II A PMSSYS944094-MECHANICALANAYSES (STANDARDSHAPES)

(QCOPYRIGHT THEDOWCHEMICAL COMPANY

6 COLORISED FORDEAP DOWCWFIDEVA

8 COLORFORDEMPIOIPI 9 COLORISEFORDECIPI

HYPOTHESES MODESASEACOMSAVIATICKESS BEINGMODE AVERALENGINEERINGPROPERIES

YOVGMODIS 4SE-04 (PS) f 15 PARGENERCDIMESOS

SPAN E.ON OVERALSIFFESCCATIONS

MOMENT OFWERIS 366-07 N° 4 20ERAILSIFFNESS 167E-4 (NAS)

CONSTRAWSANDBEAMEONATION LOAD IOE-03

2MAXIMUMDEFECTION 3MAXWBONDINGNOMEW fif 4AXIMSTRESS 3.84E+10 BFFY2 5 DISTANCEFROM THE CENIROIDIOTHE EXIREMEFIBER IISE-00 IV

MODEADIY BEAMAXIMUMSOPE OOSSHOULDBE (927 RADAS

2RATRAREAD SOIOSSAPPLICABLE OSION FORTHEECONOMICODES

AVERAGENATHICKESS O767SR22 2SRACEARE SIA: 3 PROJECTEDAREA s 2 40AE All-SE

REGINGAPAIEDGESIPISA SOLDREGIANGIEHOLOWRECIAGE ECHWE CHOOSEHESANDARDSHAPE AODE- E. CRGIARPAIESPYSPO CHOOSETHEAXIS SOVER NXPTEST

OFDMDASION SOVERTEST I HASCOWERGED TOCURRENTSOLUTION XPCHOICE

2 CAMOT IMPROVE THE GIRRENSOLICY 3HASTEMAXIMIMEORKERATIONLI 4 REACHEDAPOWWHERETHEVALUESDO NOTCHANGE SCIDMOTFWDAFEASBESOLION 7 FOUND THAT THELINEARY CONDITIONSWOTSAISHED 8ECOWEREDAWERRORIAE 9 DOES NOTAEEOIGHEORYAAIBE OSISEDEYANOTHERSESON OFMCROSOFTECE. |:

D


114

ENTERPART 112 Si:SES 116 118 CHOOSE p EMEY ENTERREQUIRED ENTERKNOWN

APPLICATION -MEgypal PARTFEATURES SHAPE CLESS - SURFACE

- MISCELLANEOUS 113 117

SHAPE DEFAULT SELECTION REQUIREMENTS RESULTS

110

PROCESS AND

MATERAL SELECTION RESULTS

120

STRUCTURAL. 125 130 AWALYSIS FOREACH

MATERIAL OPTION - PLATES

REQUIRED PART ECONOMIC THICKNESS FOR MODELS FOR EACH MATERIAL EACH PROCESS

- SHELLS OPTION OPTION - BEAMS

- EOUWALENT THICKNESS

135 PART COST FOREACH MATERIAL/ PROCESS OPTION

FIG 110

U.S. Patent Apr. 24, 2001 Sheet 96 of 103

FIG. 111A

FIG. 111B

FIG. 111D

FIG. 111E

FIG. 111F | FIG. 111G

FIG. 111C

FIG. 111

US 6,220,743 B1

U.S. Patent Apr. 24, 2001 Sheet 97 of 103

START 200

LOAD KNOWLEDGE 202

BASES

205 LOADDAIA BASES

207 INTIALIZE

DEFAULT VALUES

209 STARTUSER INTERFACE

THIS ALSO GET 211 FEEDS THE

APPLICATION "PROCESS FILTER" REQUIREMENTS

THIS ALSO PRESENTA 213 FEEDS THE VARITY OF

PREDEFINED APPLICATIONS

TO USER

His: USERSELECTSA PARTICULAR 25"PROCESS FILTER APPLICATION

(e. gigs NG THIS FEEDS

CAMCORDER") THE "DESIRED MATERAL PROFILE"

SYSTEM LOADS 218 DEFAULTS VALUES

FOR GIVEN APPLICATIONS

USERREFINES/ 220 MODIFIES WALUES ACCORDINGLY

F.G. 111A

247

230 "MECHANICAL MODELS"

227

st

US 6,220,743 B1

243 THIS FEEDS THE "DESIRED MATERAL PROFILE"

242

THIS FEEDS THE MECHANICAL MODELS

241

USER REFINES/ MODIFIES WALUES ACCORDINGLY

240

SYSTEM LOADS DEFAULTWALUES

FOR GIVEN SHAPE

238

USERSELECTSA PARTICULAR

SHAPE

236 PRESENTA COLLECTION

OF PREDEFINED . SHAPES TO

USER

233

GET SHAPE SPECIFICATION

31

SHAPE SELECTION


(A) 249 251 253

DERVE DERIVE USE

E. ERR, APPLICATION

USE SHAPE SPECIFICATION

258 265 263

260 PATTERN-MATCH

USESSA | | A.S.E PRE-SELECT SPECIFIED BY FUNCTIONAL CC) MATERIALS THE DESIRED WALUES STORED

MATERAL IN THE MATERALS DATA BASE

280 275 278 PATTERN-MATCH THE

IDENTIFYTHOSE PER-SELECTED MATERIALS PRE-SELECTION PROCESSES THAT AGAINST THE MATERIALS FABRICATION CAN FABRICATE A999ESES-CD PROCESSES EACH OF THE CAPABLE OFFABRICATING

PRE-SELECTED LOOK UPDATA STORED MATERALS IN THE PROCESSES

DATA BASE

FIG. 111B

U.S. Patent Apr. 24, 2001

255

"TRANSLATE" OR MAPAPPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SHAPE INFORMATION

TO PREDEFINED FUNCTION WALUES

SELECT THOSE MATERALS IN

DATA BASE WHOSE FUNCTIONAL WALUES CLOSELYMATCH THE DESIRED MATERIAL

PROFILE

288

EACH PRE-SELECTED MATERAL MAYBE

ACCOMMODATED BY MORE THAN ONE

FABRICATION PROCESSES

Sheet 99 of 103

287

SOME PRE-SELECTED MATERIAL MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED BY MORE THAN ONE

FABRICATION PROCESSES

293 THERE MAYBE KNOWN

FABRICATION PROCESSES THAT ARE NOT"CALLED FOR" BYANY OF THE

PRE-SELECTED MATERALS

FIG. 111C

268 GENERATE

RATIONALE FOR PRE-SELECTING

CERTAIN MATERALS

GENERATE RATIONALE FOR REJECTING CERTAIN

MATERALS

283

GENERATEFURTHER RATIONAL FOR PRE-SELECTING

CERTAIN PROCESSES

292

GENERATEFURTHER RATIONALE FOR

REJECTING CERTAIN PRE-SELECTED MATERALS

298

GENERATE RATIONALE FOR

REJECTING CERTAIN PROCESSES

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