Patent ID: 7337096
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: G06F,H01B

Abstract:
1. A calculation method for packing a plurality of wires constituting a wire harness, in which sectional shapes of the plurality of wires are regarded as a plurality of circles having diameters corresponding to the respective outer shapes of the wires, the calculation method, comprising the steps of: removing a first circle, which is smaller than a predetermined value, from the plurality of circles in accordance with a predetermined reference; forming a primary inclusive circle as small as possible in which a plurality of second circles, which are rest circles removed the first circle from the plurality of circles, are included in the primary inclusive circle so as not to be overlapped with each other; calculating first position information regarding a position of the primary inclusive circle and the second circles included in the primary inclusive circle; forming a final inclusive circle as small as possible in which the first circle is arranged in the primary inclusive circle while the second circles are fixed in the primary inclusive circle in accordance with the first position information such that the first circle and the second circles are not overlapped with each other; calculating second position information regarding a position of the final inclusive circle; and outputting the second position information, wherein: the primary inclusive circle forming step and the final inclusive circle forming step respectively includes the steps of: