Harold A Robbins

US Patent:

20180357358, Dec 13, 2018

Filed:

Jun 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/621916

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Theron Edward Ruff - Huntsville AL, US
Roger Keith Bolton - Madison AL, US
Robert Arthur Hartung - Lacey's Spring AL, US
Harold Albert Robbins - Colorado Springs CO, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method and apparatus for automating design, analysis, and product management synchronization in a model-based systems engineering environment. An analysis template is linked to a system architecture representing a product to be manufactured. A set of properties for an architectural element of the system architecture is extracted based on an analysis instance created from the analysis template. The set of properties is converted into a variable input-output structure. An analysis is run using the variable input-output structure to generate results. The results are linked to the analysis instance such that the analysis instance provides a time-based record of the analysis; to the system architecture to update a set of architectural elements impacted by the results; and to a product management tool, thereby synchronizing the design, the analysis, and the product management of the product to improve an efficiency in the design and manufacturing of the product.

US Patent:

20170031657, Feb 2, 2017

Filed:

Jul 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/811894

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Harold Albert Robbins - Colorado Springs CO, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

Abstract:

A universal modeling language (UML) analysis method may include importing a plurality of tool-specific UML models from a plurality of UML tools. The tool-specific UML models are in different tool-specific formats. The method may also include capturing snapshots, which may include text data and diagrams, of the plurality of tool-specific UML models. The method may also include translating each of the tool-specific UML models into a transformed UML model having a universal UML format. The translating operation may include extracting base data and one or more associated extended elements from the tool-specific UML model. The method may also include storing the transformed UML models within a UML tool database.