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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2007
Anthony J. Grichnik, Peoria, IL (US);
Andrea Brazzale-anderson, Oswego, IL (US);
Amar Patel, Dunlap, IL (US);
Michael Seskin, Cardiff, CA (US);
Stephan D. Roozenboom, Washington, IL (US);
David M. Milam, Dunlap, IL (US);
Anthony J. Grichnik, Peoria, IL (US);
Andrea Brazzale-Anderson, Oswego, IL (US);
Amar Patel, Dunlap, IL (US);
Michael Seskin, Cardiff, CA (US);
Stephan D. Roozenboom, Washington, IL (US);
David M. Milam, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for developing a product. The method includes obtaining data records from a plurality of stages of development of the product; identifying respective objectives of the plurality of stages and corresponding objective factors of the objectives; and determining common variables associated with the objectives based on the objective factors. The method includes selecting one or more input parameters based on the common variables and one or more output parameters based on the objectives; and updating the data records to generate desired data records indicative characteristics of the one or more input parameters and the one or more output parameters. The method includes generating a computational model indicative of interrelationships between the one or more input parameters and the one or more output parameters based on the data records; and providing a set of constraints to the computational model representative of a design of the product.