Systems and methods for automated tube design

{
  "publication_number": "US5768149A",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A",
  "title": "Systems and methods for automated tube design",
  "abstract": "A design system for designing a tube for a gas turbine engine is described. The system including, in one embodiment, a computer workstation having a plurality of executable modules stored therein. The modules include a tube design module for routing a tube between tube fittings, a tube editing module for editing tube assembly geometry, and a tube detailing module for preparing detail drawings.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A design system for designing a tube for a gas turbine engine, said design system comprising a computer workstation having a plurality of executable modules stored therein, said modules comprising: a tube design module for routing a tube for the engine said tube design module comprising a fitting selection and placement routine; a tube editing module for editing tube assembly geometry; and a tube detailing module for preparing detail drawings.",
    "2. A design system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said system is implemented as a user function sub-system to a computer aided design system.",
    "3. A design system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said design system is implemented on a UNIX workstation.",
    "4. A design system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said tube design module comprises a tube parameter setting routine, a tube definition routine, a tube control point creation routine, a tube control point naming routine, an inspection coordinate system definition routine, a data file generation routine, a display symbols routine, and a validation routine.",
    "5. A design system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said tube editing module comprises an edit fitting section and an edit segment section.",
    "6. A design module in accordance wtih claim 5 wherein said edit fitting section comprises a delete fitting routine and a transforming fitting routine.",
    "7. A design module in accordance with claim 5 wherein said edit segment section comprises an edit tube parameters routine, a move fitting routine, an edit bend radius routine, a delete segment routine, a move vertex routine, a delete vertex routine, a connect tube to fitting routine, a disconnect tube routine, a split segment routine and a concatentating segements routine.",
    "8. A design module in accordance with claim 1 wherein said tube detailing module for preparing detail drawings comprises a drawing format and annotation routine, a charts generation and placement routine, a tube view placement routine, a fitting view placement routine, a notes generation and placement routine, an item ballooning routine, a tube control point label placement routine, and a template drawing routine.",
    "9. A computer for designing tubes for a gas turbine engine, said computer programmed to enable: routing a tube along the engine; selecting and placing fittings on the engine; editing tube assembly geometry; and preparing detail drawings of the tube.",
    "10. A computer in accordance with claim 9 wherein said computer is programmed to selectably execute a tube parameter setting routine, a tube definition routine, a fitting selection and placement routine, a tube control point creation routine, a tube control point naming routine, an inspection coordinate system definition routine, a data file generation routine, a display symbols routine, and a validation routine.",
    "11. A computer in accordance with claim 9 wherein for editing tube assembly geometry, said computer is programmed to selectably execute an edit fitting section and an edit segment section.",
    "12. A computer with claim 11 wherein said edit fitting section comprises a delete fitting routine and a transforming fitting routine.",
    "13. A computer in accordance with claim 11 wherein said edit segment section comprises an edit tube parameters routine, a move fitting routine, an edit bend radius routine, a delete segment routine, a move vertex routine, a delete vertex routine, a connect tube to fitting routine, a disconnect tube routine, a split segment routine and a concatentating segements routine.",
    "14. A computer in accordance with claim 9 wherein for preparing detail drawings of the tube, said comptuer is programmed to selectably execute a drawing format and annotation routine, a charts generation and placement routine, a tube view placement routine, a fitting view placement routine, a notes generation and placement routine, an item ballooning routine, a tube control point label placement routine, and a template drawing routine."
  ],
  "cpc": [
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    "G06F 30/00",
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  ],
  "assignees": [
    "GEN ELECTRIC"
  ],
  "filing_date": "1995-12-20",
  "publication_date": "1998-06-16",
  "grant_date": "1998-06-16",
  "priority_date": "1995-12-20",
  "application_number": "US-57592395-A",
  "family_id": "24302249",
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