Collaborative Wire Harness Design in PLM Environment: Krishna Nadimetla UGS

Collaborative
Wire Harness Design in PLM
Environment
Krishna Nadimetla
UGS
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© UGS Corp. 2007. All rights reserved.
Agenda
„ Mechatronics overview
„ Wire Harness Design Challenges
„ Collaborative Framework
„ Use cases
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Mechatronics Definition
„A mechatronics system is the synergistic integration of
mechanical, electrical, electronics and embedded
software technologies into electromechanical products.
Mechanical Electronics
Mechatronics
Embedded
Electrical
Software
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Some Facts…
„ Rapidly Increasing Functionality
„ Increased package and PCB density
„ 8090% of new functions are electronics based 1
„ Rapidly changing technology
„ Increased onboard diagnostics
„ Softwarebased functionality
„ Growing Networks
„ Hundreds of kilometers of wires in an aircraft
„ Complex interconnections
„ Tighter Physical Constraints
„ Smaller enclosures
„ Increased number of components
Sources:
„ Electromagnetic interference 1 Steiner & Schmidt
2 Hoffman & Turner
„ Nonplanar, flexible circuitry 3 Romeo & Marelli
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Mechatronics Design Environment
Mechanical
Engineer
Marketing Design Data Layout Designer Component Supplier
Wire Harness
Design Data
Specs Engineer Design Data Design Data
Manufacturing and
Architecture Demand Data
Architecture and Specs Design Data
System Design Data PCB Engineer Parts

Architecture
Architect Distributor
Design Data
Manufacturing Data Manufacturing and
Demand Data
Design Data
Design Data Software
Engineer
Design Data Manufacturing Data
PCB Analysis ASIC Contract

RTOS Engineer Engineer Assembler
Supplier
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Challenges
„Synchronization of mechanical and
electrical design representations
„Lack of system design
„Understanding and fullfilling
requirements
„Disciplines use different data
management
„Disciplines use different design
processes
„Lack of or no smooth flow of data
across all phases
Significant Challenge Significant Value
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Objective
„ Wire Harness Design Challenges
„ Framework
„ Use cases
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Wire Harness design focus…
Mechanical
Engineer
Marketing Design Data Layout Designer Component Supplier
Wire Harness
Design Data
Specs Engineer Design Data Design Data
Manufacturing and
Architecture Demand Data
Architecture and Specs Design Data
System Design Data PCB Engineer Parts

Architecture
Architect Distributor
Design Data
Manufacturing Data Manufacturing and
Demand Data
Design Data
Design Data Software
Engineer
Design Data Manufacturing Data
PCB Analysis ASIC Contract

RTOS Engineer Engineer Assembler
Supplier
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Challenges associated with Wire
Harness Design Process…
„ Developers designed and located each subassembly in the
system with little consideration of the physical and electrical
constraints of cabling
„ Determine precise routing and length of cable through trial and
error
„ Synchronization of mechanical and electrical design data
„ Lack of Interoperability between tools
„ Disciplines use different data management
„ Disciplines use different design processes
„ Lack of or no smooth flow of data across all phases
„ Lack of Change control
„ Lack of support for Option and Variant management of Max
complexity wire harness 9
Evolution of Wire Harness Design
„ Some of the challenges are addressed by integrating ECAD
system with Mechanical 3D modeling system
File based: NX4,
„ Precise Routing
PLM XML RouteList / „ Exact length of Cable &
NX4 Bundle data
Mechatronics PLM „ Interference checks
XML / NX4+
„ Design Rule Validation
„ Lack of integrated workflow resulting
„ Duplication of design data
„ Modification of data is error prone and time consuming.
„ Lack of change control
„ Point to point integration between multiple design tools
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Vision of Harness Design
Teamcenter
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Teamcenter PLM
„Core Capabilities
„Security
„Change Management
„Configuration Management
„Data Distribution
„Workflow
„Collaboration
„Wire Harness Design
„AP212/KBL data model
„PLM XML support
„ITK, AIWS API support
„Integration framework
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Objective
„ Wire Harness challenges
„ Collaborative Framework
„ Use cases
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UGS Mechatronics Framework
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Mecha Source ESM Wire
Mecha PCB Mecha. Elc. Service &
Sys. Code Binary Harness
Req. Lifecycle Simulation Mfg. Diag.
Eng. Lifecycle Lifecycle Lifecycle
Supported Standards
STEP AP 214
STEP AP 210
STEP AP 212 Mechatronics Data Model
STEP AP 233
PLM XML
JT
Core Capabilities
Security
Change Management
Configuration Management Teamcenter Platform
Data Distribution
Workflow
Collaboration
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Wire Harness Data Model
„Data model based on Industry
standard STEP model – AP212
„Provide objects to support entire
design process –
„ Functions, Connections, Signals,
Ports, Routing, Topology etc for
Logical Design
„ Items, Devices for Physical Design
„Allocations to associate components
across different phases of
development
„Optionally, support KBL specific data
elements general_wire,
general_terminal, cavity_plug,
cavity_seal
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Wire Harness Data Model
contd…
„Goal is to integrate the design
environment so data can be
shared seamlessly between
different application
environments
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Integration Architecture
Logical, Routing & Logical & System
Mechanical Design Data
Design Data
NX Manager: PLM XML / AIWS: PLM XML /
Tc2005 – NX4+ Tc2005
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Objective
„ Wire Harness challenges
„ Framework
„ Use cases
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Electrical Design
Project Authored in ECAD Export Teamcenter Asynchronous Web
ECAD Tools Publish to Service Client Exports or
2 Asynchronous 4 Imports TCe BOMView Data
Teamcenter
Webservice Client Capital Bridges Teamcenter Application
Interface Web Service Client
3 Create AI Object
Create Synch Request
8 Electrical Design and
Import Export
ECAD TCe Bridges Import Transfer Transfer Harness Component
Updates wire and
Mode Mode 5 Level BOMView
Component Properties from (connectivity)
Enterprise Integration populated by ECAD
AI Web Service
ECAD Applications
Teamcenter
Product
Resource
Data Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Backbone Data
Enterprise Design and Manufacturing Data Context
Data
Publish Harness
Model to
Teamcenter Teamcenter
NX / MCAD / Enterprise Applications
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NX4/MCAD creates Update Harness Model
UGS NX4+ Routes 3D Wiring Electrical BOM view in
3D harness models Teamcenter as Populated by NX4+
and Exports Mechanical BOM
Structure to TCe Updating Includes Harness
Electrical View eg Wire Physical Topology Data
Attributes (lengths etc)
Use Case – Wiring Design and Release
Summary
„ Better Integration between 2D schematic and 3D
Mechanical systems
„ Integration provides the ability to design in context
„ Unique master data in Teamcenter shared across all
stages of design
„ Ability to manage workflow and change control
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Thank you
www.ugs.com
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