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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2020
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Alexander Pfaffinger, Munich, DE;
Christian Royer, Ottobrunn, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for populating circuit boards with a quantity of required component types on at least two assembly lines is provided, wherein fixedly assigned components can be mounted on each assembly line, wherein the method includes the following steps: a) acquiring circuit board types; b) acquiring component types; c) acquiring fixedly assigned component clusters for each assembly line; d) acquiring circuit board types that can be assigned to a fixedly assigned component cluster for each assembly line; e) acquiring circuit board types that can be assigned to a cluster extension for each fixedly assigned component cluster; f) determining an assignment of circuit board types to fixedly assigned component clusters and cluster extensions; and g) optimising the determined assignment until an assignment quality exceeds a predeterminable level.