Bradley T Muscott

US Patent:

6985793, Jan 10, 2006

Filed:

Jan 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/355662

Inventors:

Diane M. Landers - Frankenmouth MI, US
Bradley T. Muscott - Saginaw MI, US
Pravin Khurana - Rochester MI, US

Assignee:

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

US Classification:

700182, 700 97, 700104, 700118, 703 1

Abstract:

A method of horizontally structured CAD/CAM manufacturing with horizontal coordinate systems including selecting a blank for machining into an actual part, establishing a coordinate system; and establishing an other coordinate system. The other coordinate system exhibits an associative relationship with the coordinate system. The method also includes creating a master process model including a virtual blank corresponding to the blank, a manufacturing feature, virtual machining of the manufacturing feature into the virtual blank, the manufacturing feature exhibiting another associative relationship with at least one of the coordinate system and the other coordinate system, and generating manufacturing instructions to create the actual part by machining the manufacturing feature into the blank.

US Patent:

7245984, Jul 17, 2007

Filed:

Jan 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/355355

Inventors:

Diane M. Landers - Frankenmouth MI, US
Pravin Khurana - Rochester MI, US
Bradley T. Muscott - Saginaw MI, US

Assignee:

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700182, 703 1

Abstract:

A method of horizontally structured manufacturing process modeling for large process models comprising: selecting a blank for machining into an actual part; and establishing a coordinate system. The method also includes: creating a master process model in a first file comprising: a virtual blank corresponding to said blank and a manufacturing feature; virtual machining of the manufacturing feature into the virtual blank, the manufacturing feature exhibiting an associative relationship with the coordinate system; and generating a group reference link of selected manufacturing features of the master process model. The method also includes generating an in-process model in a separate file from the first file employing the group reference link, the in-process model exhibiting another associative relationship with the master process model. The method also includes generating manufacturing instructions to create the actual part by machining the manufacturing feature into the blank.

US Patent:

20020133267, Sep 19, 2002

Filed:

Oct 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/033163

Inventors:

Diane Landers - Frankenmuth MI, US
Pravin Khurana - Rochester MI, US
Bradley Muscott - Saginaw MI, US

International Classification:

G06F019/00

US Classification:

700/182000

Abstract:

Disclosed is a method of horizontally structured CAD/CAM manufacturing, comprising establishing a coordinate system and a master process model. Virtual machining of a virtual blank is modeled to facilitate establishing machining instructions to create an actual part. The actual manufactured part is created by a method of horizontally structured CAD/CAM manufacturing including a blank into which one or more manufacturing features may be machined in accordance with a machining instruction. The manufacturing feature(s) exhibits an associative relationship with a coordinate system.

US Patent:

20040153202, Aug 5, 2004

Filed:

Jan 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/355763

Inventors:

Diane Landers - Frankenmuth MI, US
Pravin Khurana - Rochester MI, US
Bradley Muscott - Saginaw MI, US

International Classification:

G06F019/00

US Classification:

700/182000

Abstract:

A method of manipulating manufacturing features in horizontally structured manufacturing process models for large parts, comprising: selecting a manufacturing feature from a plurality of manufacturing features; wherein said horizontally structured manufacturing process model includes a first master process model in a first file with an established coordinate system with an existing sequence of virtual machining each manufacturing feature of the plurality of manufacturing features into a virtual blank, and each manufacturing feature exhibiting an associative relationship with the coordinate system and the virtual blank. The method also includes relocating the selected manufacturing feature of another master process model; and re-sequencing the master process model to establish a new sequence for virtual machining each manufacturing feature of the plurality of manufacturing features into the virtual blank indicative of the relocating.

US Patent:

20040153296, Aug 5, 2004

Filed:

Jan 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/355749

Inventors:

Diane Landers - Frankenmuth MI, US
Bradley Muscott - Saginaw MI, US
Ronnie Andrews - Saginaw MI, US

International Classification:

G06F007/60

US Classification:

703/002000

Abstract:

A method of horizontally structured CAD/CAM modeling, comprising: establishing a coordinate system; establishing another coordinate system or a coordinate reference; adding a base feature; adding a form feature; wherein the another coordinate system exhibits an associative relationship with the coordinate system. The form feature exhibits another associative relationship with at least one of the coordinate system and another coordinate system. A horizontally structured CAD/CAM model is also disclosed. The model comprising: a coordinate system; another coordinate system; a base feature; and a form feature. The another coordinate system exhibits an associative relationship with the coordinate system; and the form feature exhibits another associative relationship with at least one of the coordinate system and the another coordinate system.