Claims:We claim:
1. A system (100) for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in an industrial process, wherein the system (100) comprises:
a. a user-interface device (101) for communicating with one or more users, wherein the user-interface device (101) analyses one or more design model to provide one or more accurate outputs;
b. a graphic rendering platform (102) for designing one or more industrial models, wherein the graphic rendering platform (102) comprises:
i. an extracting module (103) to:
extract one or more textual data from a pre-defined design model;
extract one or more vector data from the pre-defined design model;
ii. an integrating module (104) to merge a plurality of extracted data transmitted from the extracting module (103);
iii. a memory unit (105) to store a plurality of design models and design data generated from the integrating module (104);
iv. a diagnostic module (106) to alter the design model by one or more users, wherein the diagnostic module (106) captures the design model from the memory unit (105) and alters the design model pertaining to the standards of industrial process;
v. an optimization module (107) to enable one or more users to populate one or more relevant data into the designed model for an enhanced output;
c. a display unit (108) to display one or more design models and design outputs in the system (100).

2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the graphic rendering platform (102) incorporates one or more design data into the design model.

3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the memory unit (105) stores one or more textual data and vector data obtained from the design model.

4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the graphic rendering platform (102) comprises a pipe and instrumentation design tool for enumerating one or more design models in compliance with the piping and the instrumentation equipments of the industrial process.

5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diagnostic module (106) enables users to alter dimensions, symbols and parameters of the design model stored in the memory unit (105).

6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optimization module (107) synchronizes one or more design model from the memory unit (105) to present a definite output.

7. A method (200) for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in the industrial process, wherein the method (200) comprises the steps of:
a. incorporating one or more design model and design data by one or more users through the user interface device (101);
b. selecting one or more design model in the graphic rendering platform (102) for enhancing the pre-defined design model, which adheres the pre-defined compliance of the industrial process;
c. extracting one or more textual data and vector data from the pre-defined design module;
d. merging a plurality of textual data and vector data of the pre-defined design module;
e. storing a plurality design models and design data in the memory unit (105);
f. retrieving one or more design model in the graphic rendering platform (102) from the memory unit (105), wherein the design model retrieved in the graphic rendering platform (102) is migrated to the diagnostic module (106);
g. altering the design model in the diagnostic module (106) by manually inserting relevant data through the user interface device (101);
h. importing the resultant design model from the diagnostic module (106) to the optimization module (107).

8. The method (200) as claimed in claim7, wherein the memory unit (105) classifies a plurality of extracted design data corresponding to the pre-defined attributes.
, Description:PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION
[001] The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed:
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Technical field of the invention
[002] The present invention relates to a system for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in an industrial process and method thereof. Furthermore, the present invention particularly relates to a system for generating a resultant output in a single platform which adheres to a pre-defined compliance of the industrial process.
Background of the invention
[003] The diverse designing tools which have flourished in recent years has transformed a profusion of industries in aspects of developing a product or process. The design tool integrates science and arts to upgrade the aesthetics, functionality and ergonomics of a process or a prototype in a plurality of industries. The designing tools assists industries prodigiously by improving the rate of production or process in optimum time and further optimizes the function and appearance of a product by using fewer tools in accomplishing the aim.
[004] Previously, the designers and engineers marked a depiction of a process or product manually in a sheet of paper which required to adhere to a pre-defined specification such as different shapes and sizes by employing a mini-drafter, pencil, protractor and so on. The traditional method employed to design a product or process in the industry was time consuming, tedious and inaccurate, hence an automated solution was developed for designing in different industries such as mechanical and chemical industries. The ability of the automated solutions such as computer aided design and piping and instrumentation design to design a product or process accurately in optimum time resulted in a widespread utilization of technology across the globe.
[005] However, the conventional, automated method to design a product or process requires considerable human intervention to analyze and interpret the design data in order to attain a consistent output. Further, the method employed to design a product is limited since the features and functionality of a design tool is inadequate and the output provided is entangled by the confined features of the design tool, thereby producing vague results. For example, in piping and instrumentation diagram the designers or engineers design a product or process by using more than one design tool, since the conventional design platform comprises a pre-defined set of inaccurate features and rules which fails to provide a comprehensive output that complies the industry standards.
[006] The Japanese Patent Application No. JP2004185241A relates to a Computer Aided Design (CAD) information conversion system that can analyze, computerize and output characters, numerals, figures, forms and the like drawn on a drawing, about CAD drawings created with various kinds of CAD software. The CAD information conversion system comprises a CAD drawing reading part for reading out a CAD drawing to be information-converted, a member list analysis part for analyzing material types, sizes and the like of members on member lists shown on the CAD drawing, a member master information creation part for computerizing the material types, sizes and the like and outputting them to a first database, a member figure selection part for specifying and selecting codes of arbitrary member figures from CAD figures shown on the CAD drawing, a member figure analysis part for analyzing positions of the selected member figures, and a position data information creation part for computerizing the positions and outputting them to a second database.
[007] The US Patent Application No. US20100036866A1 discloses a method for creating a pipe circuit, a diagram is displayed on a display screen. The diagram includes representations of multiple pipes to be included in the pipe circuit, and a line number corresponding to each of the pipes. Selection input indicative of each of the pipes is received in sequence, and the pipe circuit is assigned a pipe circuit number. A described computer system includes a display screen, a memory, and one or more processors. The memory contains instructions for: displaying the diagram on the display screen, parsing the line numbers to capture engineering data for the pipe circuit, changing a display color of each of the representations of the pipes to a selected color, and exporting information about each of the pipes in the pipe circuit to a database. The processor(s) fetch the instructions from the memory and execute the instructions.
[008] Hence, there is a need for a system that can design a comprehensive output of a product or process in a single platform with minimal manual intervention thereby providing an output which is accurate, consistent, reliable and complies the industry standards.
Summary of the invention
[009] The present invention relates to a system and method for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in an industrial process. The system comprises a user-interface device for communicating with one or more users, wherein the user interface device enables users to incorporate one or more design model and design data. The system comprises a graphic rendering platform for designing one or more industrial models, wherein the graphic rendering platform enables user to select one or more design model through the user-interface device to enhance the pre-defined design model within the pre-defined compliance of the industrial process.
[0010] The graphic rendering platform comprises an extracting module to extract one or more textual data and one or more vector data from the pre-defined design model. Further, the system comprises an integrating module to merge a plurality of extracted data transmitted from the extracting module to develop a design model. The design model and design data are stored in the memory unit of the system which is migrated to a diagnostic module. Further, the diagnostic module alters the design model by manually inserting data pertaining to the industrial process through the user interface device.
[0011] Further, the system comprises an optimization module which synchronizes one or more design model from the memory unit to present a definite output. The resultant design model developed in the diagnostic module is imported to the optimization module, wherein the optimization module enables users to populate one or more relevant data into the designed model for an enhanced output which adheres to the pre-defined compliance of the industrial process. The sequence of the design method and the resultant design model are displayed in the system through the display unit.
[0012] Further, the present invention enhances the value and quality of the design model which complies with the company standard and engineering rules. The present invention employs an automated system to develop design models which eliminates the need for a recurrent manual intervention, thereby eliminating any human error and any iteration performed in the system. Further, the system provides an eclectic illustration of a desired model in optimum time which is reusable, since the process requires minimal human intervention. Thus, the present invention provides utility in industrial plant such as chemical industries, mechanical industries, oil-refineries and water plants to provide useful documentation of the plant process or products which develops an accurate replica of the process or products that compiles (complies with) industry standards.
Brief description of drawings
[0013] FIG 1 illustrates a system for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in an industrial process.
[0014] FIG 2 illustrates a block diagram of the graphic rendering platform for designing one or more models in an industrial process.
[0015] FIG 3 illustrates a method for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in an industrial process.
Detailed description of the invention
[0016] Reference will now be made in detail to the description of the present subject matter, one or more examples of which are shown in figures. Each example is provided to explain the subject matter and not a limitation. Various changes and modifications obvious to one skilled in the art to which the invention pertains are deemed to be within the spirit, scope and contemplation of the invention.
[0017] The present invention relates to a system and method for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in an industrial process. The system comprises a user interface device for incorporating one or more design model and design data by one or more users. The system comprises a graphic rendering platform for designing one or more industrial models, wherein the graphic rendering platform comprises an extracting module to extract one or more textual data and vector data from the pre-defined design model. The extracted data is merged in an integrating module thereby storing the data in a memory unit. The merged data is retrieved and migrated to a diagnostic module which is further imported to an optimization module for providing an enhanced output.
[0018] Figure 1 illustrates a system (100) for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in an industrial process. The system (100) comprises a user interface device (101) for communicating with one or more users, wherein the user interface device (101) analyses one or more design model to provide one or more accurate outputs. In one embodiment of the present invention, the user interface device (101) may comprise a processing unit to execute a set of instructions provided by one or more users pertaining to the industrial process. Further, the system (100) comprises a graphic rendering platform (102) for designing one or more industrial models, wherein the graphic rendering platform (102) incorporates one or more design data provided by one or more users into the design model. In one embodiment, the processing unit may modulate the instructions entered by the user and process the modulated instructions to the graphic rendering platform (102) for designing one or more industrial models.
[0019] Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the graphic rendering platform (102) for designing one or more models in an industrial process, wherein the graphic rendering platform (102) enables the user to select one or more pre-defined design modules fed to the system (100) for enhancing the selected design model. In one embodiment of the present invention, the graphic rendering platform (102) comprises a pipe and instrumentation design tool for enumerating one or more design models in compliance with the piping and the instrumentation equipments of the industrial process.
[0020] Further, the graphic rendering platform (102) comprises an extracting module (103) to extract one or more textual data from a pre-defined design model, wherein the extracting module (103) may calculate aspect ratio from the design model which provides a proportional relationship between a plurality of dimensions of texts, symbols and co-ordinates of the lines from the design module thereby identifying the region of the text. Further, the extracting module (103) identifies the area and extracts texts, symbols and co-ordinates of lines from the pre-defined design model by employing the optical character recognition technique. Further, the extracting module (103) extracts one or more vector data such as lines and polygons from the pre-defined design model, wherein the extracting module (103) may employ a computer aided design module or a sliding window method for extracting one or more vector data from the design model.
[0021] The system (100) comprises an integrating module (104) to merge a plurality of extracted data which is transmitted from the extraction module thereby associating the extracted data with the pre-defined standard data present in the graphic rendering platform (102). Further, the system (100) comprises a memory unit (105) to store a plurality of design models and design data generated from the integrating module (104) in the system (100). The memory unit (105) may be a database which stores one or more textual data and vector data obtained from the design model.
[0022] The system (100) comprises a diagnostic module (106) to alter the design model by one or more users through the user interface device (101), wherein the diagnostic module (106) captures the design model from the memory unit (105) and alters the design model pertaining to the standards of industrial process. In embodiment, the diagnostic module (106) comprises a plant three dimensional tool to alter the dimensions, symbols and parameters of the design model stored in the memory unit (105) thereby creating a three dimensional model as desired by one or more users which adheres to the standards of industrial process.
[0023] Further, the system (100) comprises an optimization module (107) to enable one or more users to populate one or more relevant data corresponding to the industrial process into the designed model to provide an enhanced output. The optimization module (107) may comprise a smart plant piping and instrumentation design for synchronizing one or more design model which is migrated from the diagnostic module (106) to present a definite output design which complies with the standards of industrial process. The system (100) comprises a display unit (108) to display one or more design models and resultant outputs which is generated in the diagnostic module (106) and optimization module (107). Further, the display unit (108) displays the design data and design model transmitted to the system (100) thereby enabling the user to alter the dimensions and parameters of the design model.
[0024] Figure 3 illustrates a method (200) for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in the industrial process, wherein the method (200) comprises the steps of incorporating one or more design model and design data by one or more users through the user interface device (101), in step (201). In one embodiment, the design model may be a scanned drawing, free-hand drawings such as depicted sketch and smart drawings such as computer aided drawings or aveva drawings of a pipe and instrumentation design of an industrial process. The pre-defined design models may be in the form of an image or a sketch which is converted into a computer format and transmitted to the system (100) through the user-interface device (101). In step (202), the user selects one or more design model in the graphic rendering platform for enhancing the pre-defined design model which adheres to the pre-defined compliance of the industrial process. In one embodiment, the design model may accommodate symbols, lines and text which comprises valves, instruments, nozzles and pipes forming a pipe and instrumentation design.
[0025] The graphic rendering platform (102) identifies symbols, text, lines and co-ordinates from the pre-defined design platform. In step (203), the graphic rendering platform (102) extracts one or more textual data and vector data from the pre-defined design module. In one embodiment, the graphic rendering platform (102) recognizes symbols, lines and texts thereby extracting the text data and vector by undergoing a plurality of methods such optical character recognition, aspect ratio calculation, sliding window method and rotational method. The graphic rendering platform (102) monitors the extraction process to refine the accuracy of extracting the textual data and vector data from the pre-defined design model.
[0026] In step (204), the graphic rendering platform (102) merges a plurality of textual data and vector data which is extracted the pre-defined design module. In one embodiment, the graphic rendering platform (102) merges a plurality of textual data and vector data to form an intelligent piping and instrumentation design. In step (205), a plurality of design model and design data are stored in the memory unit (105), wherein the memory unit (105) classifies a plurality of extracted design data corresponding to the pre-defined attributes which is in compliance with the industrial standard. In one embodiment of the present invention, the design data such as texts, lines and symbols which are stored in the database are ordered and merged to form a piping and instrumentation design in the graphic rendering platform (102) which may be stored in the database subsequent to the designing of piping and instrumentation, thereby enabling the user to employ the deign model as required.
[0027] In step (206), one or more design model is retrieved in the graphic rendering platform (102) from the memory unit (105), wherein the design model retrieved in the graphic rendering platform (102) is migrated to the diagnostic module (106) for enhancing the design model. The design model in the diagnostic module (106) is altered by manually inserting relevant data through the user interface device (101), in step (207). In one embodiment of the present invention, the diagnostic module (106) comprises the plant three-dimensional piping and instrumentation tool which enables user to create isometric and orthogonal three dimensional schematic drawings of piping and instrumentation which comprises piping equipments, support structures, valves and nozzles that adheres industry standards.
[0028] In step (208), the resultant design model is imported from the diagnostic module (106) to the optimization module (107), wherein the design model is synchronized with the relevant design model from the database. The optimization module (107) validates the design model and design data, thereby developing an enhanced, accurate design model which adheres pre-defined standards of the industrial process. In one embodiment of the present invention, the optimization module (107) may comprise a smart plant piping and instrumental design tool which populates one or more relevant data from the memory unit (105) to provide an enhanced output. The data from the memory unit (105) comprises lines, text and symbols which are converted into elements of smart plant pipe and instrumentation design to develop an accurate piping and instrumentation diagrams which replicates the as built industrial plant.
[0029] Thus, the present invention relates to the system (100) and method (200) for providing an enhanced illustration of a model in an industrial process which maintains the design accuracy, quality and consistency. The system (100) employs the graphic rendering platform (102) for converting legacy diagrams into digital formats which adheres to the pre-defined compliance of the industrial process. The method (200) of developing an enhanced design model is reusable and flexible which assists the user to develop a plurality of accurate design models which adheres to the industrial standards. The present invention provides an automatic validation during the course of developing a design model at a plurality of stages thereby identifying one or more error generated in the process to provide an optimized design model.
[0030] Further, the present invention enhances the value and quality of the design model which complies with the industry standards and engineering rules. The present invention employs an automated system (100) to develop design models which eliminates the need for a recurrent manual intervention, thereby eliminating any human error and iteration performed in the system (100). Further, the system (100) provides an eclectic illustration of a desired model in optimum time, since the process requires minimal human intervention. Thus, the present invention provides utility in industrial plant such as chemical industries, mechanical industry, oil refineries and water plants to provide useful documentation of the plants which develops an accurate replica of the process or products that compiles with industry standards.
[0031] The features and advantages of the invention are apparent from the detailed specification, and thus, it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such features and advantages of the invention which fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and variations will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation illustrated and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
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Components Reference Numbers
User Interface Device 101
Graphic Rendering Platform 102
Extracting Module 103
Integrating Module 104
Memory Unit 105
Diagnostic Module 106
Optimization Module 107
Display Unit 108