A system for calculating a cost for a wire harness assembly includes a controller. The controller receives a computer generated three-dimensional (3D) model of the wire harness assembly for extracting a number of parameters from the computer generated 3D model, the number of parameters being associated with a material of one or more components of the wire harness assembly, dimensions of the one or more components of the wire harness assembly, and a manufacturing process of the wire harness assembly. The controller also analyzes the number of parameters for determining the cost for the wire harness assembly. The controller further generates a report indicative of the cost for the wire harness assembly. The system also includes a user interface communicably coupled with the controller. The user interface receives and presents the report indicative of the cost for the wire harness assembly.

A computing device includes a memory storing instructions. The computing device also includes one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform operations including obtaining data specifying a wire to be routed; selecting a wire bundle as a candidate for routing the wire; determining bundle parameters; generating a transmission line model to determine an estimated effect of an electromagnetic disturbance on the wire bundle; performing a comparison of the estimated effect of the electromagnetic disturbance to an acceptance criterion; and generating output indicating whether, based on the comparison, a particular routing of the wire satisfies a design specification.

A wire harness electric wire length correcting device, which corrects a design value of an electric wire length of an electric wire included in a wire harness, includes an electric wire identifying means including an identification mark, which is attached to an end portion of the electric wire, and which is to be cut off from the electric wire when the wire harness is installed on an installation target object, so as to use the identification mark to identify which electric wire an end cut off from the electric wire has been cut off from, a measuring means for measuring a length of the cut off end, and a correcting means for, for the electric wire identified by the electric wire identifying means, correcting the design value of the electric wire length of that electric wire, based on the length of the cut off end measured by the measuring means.

Systems and a method for simulating a flexible retraction cable during motion of an object to which the cable is attached. The method includes receiving information inputs, including a numerical model of the object, receiving cable information inputs and retraction system information inputs. A numerical model of the flexible cable is modeled by modelling only a part of the flexible cable located outside a retraction system as a sequence of control points distributed along a length of the part, wherein each of the control points is submitted to a force representing the interaction of the control point with its environment and wherein the number of control points is fixed. The method further includes storing the numerical model of the flexible cable in a memory and simulating a motion of the flexible cable that would occur during a movement of the object.

A method and computing system operable for displaying a first routing diagram on a display. The first routing diagram is a member of a first set of routing diagrams that includes multiple different routing diagrams. Displaying the first routing diagram includes displaying a user-selectable control and a first portion of a particular routable component within the first routing diagram. The user-selectable control indicates that the particular routable component continues on a second routing diagram. An additional function include determining, by one or more processors, a selection of the user-selectable control occurs while the first routing diagram is displayed on the display. A further function includes displaying the second routing diagram on the display in response to determining the selection of the user-selectable control occurs while the first routing diagram is displayed on the display. Displaying the second routing diagram includes displaying a second portion of the particular routable component.

A method and computing system operable for displaying a first routing diagram on a display. The first routing diagram is a member of a first set of routing diagrams that includes multiple different routing diagrams. Displaying the first routing diagram includes displaying a user-selectable control and a first portion of a particular routable component within the first routing diagram. The user-selectable control corresponds to a location of the display where a first terminal connected to the particular routable component or a second terminal connected or connectable to the first terminal is displayed. An additional function include determining, by a processor, a selection of the user-selectable control occurs while the first routing diagram is displayed on the display. A further function includes displaying, on the display in response to determining the selection of the user-selectable control occurs, the second routing diagram with a second portion of the particular routable component highlighted.

A method of computer simulation is for evaluating the immunity characteristics of a device-under-test by use of a transmission line model that models a transmission line connected to the device-under-test. The method includes a characteristic change node at which parameters representing the transmission characteristics of the transmission line change midway.

Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to customizing tangible cable wires with connectors for physical assembly, based on input specifications. More specifically, various aspects of the disclosure relate to validation and automated generation of drawings and three dimensional (3D) models of user configurable cable assemblies. Some aspects may use an automation background application that may efficiently interface the input specifications with a computer aided design application (CAD) that generates the assembly models. The automation background application may filter model parameters, associated with a cable assembly, based on input specifications. The filtered parameters may be used to select parts corresponding to the cable assembly and, based on the selected parts, generate a digital model of the cable assembly in near-real time.

Disclosed herein are preconnectorized cable assemblies and methods of making using a pull string. One embodiment of the disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a distribution cable assembly using a pull string fed through a jacket of a distribution cable. Subunit cables are attached to the pull string through openings in the jacket of the distribution cable, and then pulled, via the pull string, through the jacket until drawn through a distribution end opening of the jacket. Another embodiment relates to a distribution cable assembly including junction shells covering side openings in the jacket. The junction shell includes a first half shell attached to a second half shell by a fastener. The first half shell includes stops proximate ends of a side opening to fix the junction shell along an axis of the jacket.

A method of manufacturing a wiring harness for a work vehicle includes providing a tool board assembly having a tool board base, wire supports extending from the tool board base each having a wire holder on a top end thereof distal from the tool board base, and a plurality of I/O connector holders extending from the tool board base and each having an angularly adjustable connector mount. A wiring harness is provided having a main harness branch and a plurality of breakout harness branches extending off the main harness branch, with each breakout harness branch having an I/O connector at an end thereof. The wiring harness is configured, via arranging thereof on the tool board assembly, to arrange the breakout harness branches at a plurality of breakout angles relative to the main harness branch and at oblique-angle orientations that are non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the tool board base.