# US 2014/0156242 A1 · Method and system for automated machine design > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0156242 A1 - Document ID: US20140156242A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/691,009 - Filed: 2012-11-30 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Solar Turbines Incorporated - Applicants: Solar Turbines Incorporated - Inventors: Paul R. BULLARA; Doru Catalin DOSIANU; Jonathan P. WINDT - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156242A1 ## CPC - G06F 30/17: Mechanical parametric or variational design - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A system for automated machine design is disclosed. The system may have at least one of a part database and a relationship database, a display device, and an input device. The system may also have one or more processors in communication with the at least one of a part database and a relationship database, the display device, and the input device. The processors may be configured to cause a listing of components selectable by a customer for inclusion within a machine to be shown on the display device, and to receive a selection of the components from the listing by the customer via the input device. The processors may also be configured to retrieve data regarding selected components from the at least one of the part database and the relationship database, and to generate a design for at least one new support component in the machine based on the selected components and the data. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An automated machine design system, comprising: at least one of a part database and a relationship database; a display device; an input device; and one or more processors in communication with the at least one of a part database and a relationship database, the display device, and the input device, the one or more processors being configured to: cause a listing of components selectable by a customer for inclusion within a machine to be shown on the display device; receive a selection of the components from the listing by the customer via the input device; retrieve data regarding selected components from the at least one of the part database and the relationship database; and generate a design for at least one new support component in the machine based on the selected components and the data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The automated machine design system of claim 1, wherein the listing of components includes a first listing of available input components and a second listing of available output components. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The automated machine design system of claim 2, wherein: the available input components include different gas turbine engines; and the available output components include different compressors connectable to be driven by the gas turbine engines. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The automated machine design system of claim 3, wherein the at least one new support component includes at least one of a platform beam, a pedestal, a grating group, and fluid circuitry. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The automated machine design system of claim 1, wherein the data regarding selected components includes a listing of critical dimensions that vary between different components of the listing of components selectable by the customer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The automated machine design system of claim 5, wherein the data regarding selected components further includes relationship information regarding how the at least one new support component should change based on the listing of critical dimensions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The automated machine design system of claim 6, wherein the data regarding selected components further includes computer aided drafting data associated with at least one of a coordinate frame location and orientation, a required number and placement of reference datum planes and axis, and directional information for the at least one of the selected components and the at least one new support component. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The automated machine design system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is further configured to render the design for the at least one new support component within a computer aided drafting environment. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The automated machine design system of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors is further configured to: disassociate the design for the at least one new support component from a generic template used to generate the design; assign a unique identifier to the design; and save the design within the at least one of the part database and the relationship database. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The automated machine design system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors is further configured to assemble the selected component and the at least one new support component within the computer aided drafting environment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The automated machine design system of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors is further configured to generate at least one of a drawing and an analysis of the at least one new support component after the design is complete. ### Claim 12 A method for automatically designing a machine, comprising: displaying a listing of components selectable by a customer for inclusion within a machine; receiving a selection of the components from the listing by the customer; retrieving data regarding selected components from at least one of a part database and a relationship database; and automatically generating a design for at least one new support component in the machine based on the selected components and the data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the listing of components includes a first listing of available input components and a second listing of available output components. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein: the available input components include different gas turbine engines; and the available output components include different compressors connectable to be driven by the gas turbine engines. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one new support component includes at least one of a platform beam, a pedestal, a grating group, and fluid circuitry. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the data regarding selected components includes a listing of critical dimensions that vary between different components of the listing of components selectable by the customer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the data regarding selected components further includes relationship information regarding how the at least one new support component should change based on the listing of critical dimensions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the data regarding selected components further includes computer aided drafting data associated with at least one of a coordinate frame location and orientation, a required number and placement of reference datum planes and axis, and directional information for the at least one of the selected components and the at least one new support component. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further including rendering the design for the at least one new support component within a computer aided drafting environment. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further including: disassociating the design for the at least one new support component from a generic template used to generate the design; assigning a unique identifier to the design; and saving the design within the at least one of the part database and the relationship database. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further including assembling the selected component and the at least one new support component within the computer aided drafting environment. ### Claim 22 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, further including generating at least one of a drawing and an analysis of the at least one new support component after the design is complete. ### Claim 23 (depends on 12) The new support component having a design automatically generated using the method of claim 12. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The machine automatically designed using the method of claim 23, the machine being an assembly including the new support component. ### Claim 25 A non-transitory computer readable medium for use on at least one computer system containing computer-executable programming instructions for performing a method of automated machine design, the method comprising: displaying a listing of components selectable by a customer for inclusion within a machine; receiving a selection of the components from the listing by the customer; retrieving a listing of critical dimensions that vary between different components of the listing of components selectable by the customer; retrieving relationship information regarding how the at least one new support component should change based on the listing of critical dimensions; automatically generating a design for at least one new support component in the machine based on the selected components, the critical dimensions, and the relationship information; disassociating the design for the at least one new support component from a generic template used to generate the design; assigning a unique identifier to the design; saving the design; and rendering the design for the at least one new support component within a computer aided drafting environment. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein: the listing of components includes a first listing of available gas turbine engines and a second listing of available compressors connectable to be driven by the gas turbine engines; and the at least one new support component includes at least one of a platform beam, a pedestal, a grating group, and fluid circuitry. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, further including retrieving computer aided drafting data associated with at least one of a coordinate frame location and orientation, a required number and placement of reference datum planes and axis, and directional information for the at least one of the selected components and the at least one new support component.