Product type intelligent screening method and automation equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to an intelligent product type screening method and automation equipment, the intelligent product type screening method is used for a control unit of the automation equipment, the control unit comprises a software program, and the automation equipment screens at least three functional accessories through the control unit. The product type intelligent screening method comprises the steps that the functional accessories are placed in a carrying table area of the automation equipment; identifying the carrying table area through an intelligent scanning unit of the automation equipment; the identification result is judged through a software program, and a judgment result is obtained; and distinguishing at most three types of functional accessories according to a judgment result. According to the scheme, under the condition that a large number of functional accessories are different in function, color and machine type, the types of the functional accessories can be rapidly recognized, the automation efficiency is remarkably improved, the project period is shortened, and the delivery efficiency to customers is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of automation control, and in particular to a product type intelligent screening method and automation equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of Industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing, downstream customers have an increasing demand for non-standard automation. Non-standard automation companies in the industry, with their personalized, modular and intelligent characteristics, meet the needs of the manufacturing industry to improve production efficiency, reduce labor costs and achieve lean production; among them, the identification and screening of functional accessories of automation equipment is a key link in achieving efficient production processes.

[0003] However, in the prior art, the recognition and screening of functional accessories by automated equipment mainly relies on manual operation or primary automatic recognition systems. Once faced with large quantities of functional accessories of various types, low efficiency is prone to occur, affecting the delivery efficiency to customers. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is: how to design a technical solution for intelligent screening of product types, which can avoid the problem of inefficiency when faced with large quantities of functional accessories of different types and improve the delivery efficiency to customers.

[0005] Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the embodiments of the present invention propose a product type intelligent screening method and automation equipment, which can quickly identify the types of functional accessories in large quantities when the functions, colors, and models are different, significantly improve the automation efficiency, thereby shortening the project cycle and improving the delivery efficiency to customers.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present invention proposes a method for intelligently screening product types, wherein the method is used for a control unit of an automated device, wherein the control unit includes a software program, and the automated device screens at least three functional accessories through the control unit. The method for intelligently screening product types includes: S101, placing the functional accessories into a carrier area of ​​the automated device; S102, identifying the carrier area through an intelligent scanning unit of the automated device; S103, judging the identification result through a software program to obtain a judgment result; S104, distinguishing at most three types of functional accessories based on the judgment result.

[0007] Its further technical solution is that the product type intelligent screening method also includes: while controlling the functional accessories through the subroutine, the intelligent scanning unit continues to identify the digital coding areas of other functional accessories, obtains other digital recognition results, and realizes the assembly of functional accessories of different types of factors in multiple carrier areas, and the different types of factors include different functions, different colors or different models.

[0008] A further technical solution is that, S101, placing the functional accessory into the carrier area of ​​the automation equipment, includes: controlling the robotic arm unit of the automation equipment, grabbing the functional accessory, and placing the functional accessory into the carrier area of ​​the automation equipment.

[0009] A further technical solution is that, in S102, the carrier area is identified by the intelligent scanning unit of the automation equipment, including: the one-dimensional code or two-dimensional code of the digital coding area of ​​the functional accessory is identified by the intelligent scanning unit of the automation equipment to obtain a digital identification result.

[0010] Its further technical solution is that the control unit also includes a subroutine connected to the software program; the S103, judging the recognition result through the software program to obtain the judgment result, includes: judging the digital recognition result through the software program, obtaining the judgment result based on the mapping relationship between the digital recognition result and the type requirement in the software program, and switching to the subroutine corresponding to the judgment result.

[0011] A further technical solution is that the number of the functional accessories is at least six; the S104, based on the judgment result, distinguishes at most three types of functional accessories, including: based on the judgment result, distinguishes three types of functional accessories from at least six functional accessories.

[0012] Its further technical solution is that, according to the judgment result, three types of functional accessories are distinguished from at least six functional accessories, including: if the judgment result is that the digital recognition result meets the first type of requirements, the functional accessories corresponding to the digital coding area that meets the first type of requirements are subjected to the first type of preparatory process of the next step through the subroutine to obtain at least one functional accessory of the first type; if the judgment result is that the digital recognition result does not meet the first type of requirements, the functional accessories corresponding to the digital coding area that does not meet the first type of requirements are subjected to the preparation work of the next step of continued screening process through the subroutine, and at least two functional accessories that are not of the first type are obtained; according to the second type of requirements, the at least two functional accessories that are not of the first type are subjected to the next step of continued screening process to screen out at least one functional accessory of the second type, and at least one functional accessory of other types.

[0013] In a second aspect, the present invention provides an automated device, which is used to implement the product type intelligent screening method as described in the first aspect. The product type intelligent screening method and automated device proposed by the present invention can quickly identify the type of functional accessories in the case of large quantities of functional accessories with different functions, colors, and models, significantly improve automation efficiency, thereby shortening the project cycle and improving delivery efficiency to customers.

[0014] In the prior art, the identification and screening of functional accessories by automated equipment mainly relies on manual operation or primary automatic identification systems. Once faced with large quantities of functional accessories of different types, low efficiency is likely to occur, affecting the delivery efficiency to customers. In response to the above technical scenarios, the present invention proposes a product type intelligent screening method and automated equipment, which can quickly identify the types of functional accessories when there are large quantities of functional accessories with different functions, colors, and models, thereby significantly improving automation efficiency, thereby shortening the project cycle and improving delivery efficiency to customers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the main process of the product type intelligent screening method provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 Another schematic diagram of the process of intelligently screening product types provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 Another flowchart of the method for intelligent screening of product types provided by an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0021] It should be understood that when used in this specification and the appended claims, the terms "include" and "comprises" indicate the presence of described features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0022] It should also be understood that the terms used in the present specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. As used in the present specification and the appended claims, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include plural forms.

[0023] It should be further understood that the term "and / or" used in the present specification and the appended claims refers to one or any combination and all possible combinations of the associated listed items, and includes these combinations.

[0024] As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term "if" may be interpreted as "when" or "upon" or "in response to determining" or "in response to detecting," depending on the context. Similarly, the phrases "if it is determined" or "if [described condition or event] is detected" may be interpreted as meaning "upon determination" or "in response to determining" or "upon detection of [described condition or event]" or "in response to detecting [described condition or event]," depending on the context.

[0025] Example

[0026] See also Figures 1 to 3 , among which Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the main process of a method for intelligently screening product types provided by an embodiment of the present invention. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for intelligently screening product types, the method for intelligently screening product types is used in a control unit of an automation device, the control unit includes a software program, the automation device screens at least three functional accessories through the control unit, and the method for intelligently screening product types includes:

[0027] S101, placing the functional accessories into the carrier area of ​​the automation equipment.

[0028] S102, identifying the stage area through the intelligent scanning unit of the automation equipment.

[0029] S103, judging the recognition result through a software program to obtain a judgment result.

[0030] S104: Distinguish at most three types of functional accessories according to the judgment result.

[0031] After the above-mentioned step S104, the product type intelligent screening method also includes: while controlling the functional accessories through the subroutine, the intelligent scanning unit continues to identify the digital coding areas of other functional accessories, obtains other digital recognition results, and realizes the assembly of functional accessories of different types of factors in multiple carrier areas, wherein the different types of factors include different functions, different colors or different models.

[0032] In one embodiment, see Figure 2 The product type intelligent screening method further comprises the following steps:

[0033] S201, controlling the robot arm unit of the automation equipment to grab the functional accessory and place the functional accessory into the carrier area of ​​the automation equipment.

[0034] S202, identifying the one-dimensional code or two-dimensional code of the digital coding area of ​​the functional accessory through the intelligent scanning unit of the automation equipment to obtain a digital recognition result.

[0035] S203, judging the digital recognition result through a software program, obtaining a judgment result based on a mapping relationship between the digital recognition result and the type requirement in the software program, and switching to a subroutine corresponding to the judgment result.

[0036] S204: Distinguish three types of functional accessories from at least six functional accessories according to the judgment result.

[0037] The embodiment of the present invention further provides an automated device, which is used to implement the product type intelligent screening method as described in any of the above embodiments. Figure 3 The product type intelligent screening method further comprises the following steps:

[0038] S301, controlling the robot arm unit of the automation equipment to grab the functional accessory and place the functional accessory into the carrier area of ​​the automation equipment.

[0039] S302, identifying the one-dimensional code or two-dimensional code of the digital coding area of ​​the functional accessory through the intelligent scanning unit of the automation equipment to obtain a digital recognition result.

[0040] S303, judging the digital recognition result through a software program, obtaining a judgment result based on a mapping relationship between the digital recognition result and the type requirement in the software program, and switching to a subroutine corresponding to the judgment result.

[0041] S304, if the judgment result is that the digital recognition result meets the first type requirement, the subroutine performs the first type of preparation process of the next step on the functional accessories corresponding to the digital coding area that meets the first type requirement to obtain at least one first type functional accessory.

[0042] S305, if the judgment result is that the digital recognition result does not meet the first type requirements, the subroutine is used to prepare for the next step of the continued screening process for the functional accessories corresponding to the digital coding area that does not meet the first type requirements, and at least two functional accessories that are not of the first type are obtained.

[0043] S306, according to the second type requirement, performing the next step of the screening process on at least two functional accessories that are not of the first type, and screening out at least one functional accessory of the second type and at least one functional accessory of another type.

[0044] To sum up, with the rapid development of Industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing, the business demand of downstream customers for non-standard automation is growing day by day; the non-standard automation enterprises in the industry, with their personalized, modular and intelligent characteristics, meet the needs of the manufacturing industry to improve production efficiency, reduce labor costs and achieve lean production; among them, the identification and screening of functional accessories of automation equipment is the key link to achieve efficient production process; however, in the prior art, the identification and screening of functional accessories by automation equipment mainly rely on manual operation or primary automatic identification system. Once faced with large quantities of functional accessories of different types, it is easy to have low efficiency, affecting the delivery efficiency to customers; in view of the above technical scenarios, the present invention proposes a product type intelligent screening method and automation equipment, which can quickly identify the type of functional accessories in the case of large quantities of functional accessories with different functions, colors and models, significantly improve automation efficiency, thereby shortening the project cycle and improving the delivery efficiency to customers.

[0045] Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of the two. In order to clearly illustrate the interchangeability of hardware and software, the composition and steps of each example have been generally described in the above description according to function. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present invention.

[0046] In the several embodiments provided by the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of each unit is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation. For example, units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed.

[0047] The steps in the method of the embodiment of the present invention can be adjusted in order, combined and deleted according to actual needs. The units in the device of the embodiment of the present invention can be combined, divided and deleted according to actual needs. In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present invention can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit.

[0048] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, terminal, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present invention.

[0049] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0050] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

[0051] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, and these modifications or replacements should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for intelligent screening of product types, characterized in that: The product type intelligent screening method is used for a control unit of an automation device, the control unit includes a software program, and the automation device screens at least three functional accessories through the control unit. The product type intelligent screening method includes: S101, placing the functional accessory into the stage area of ​​the automation equipment; S102, identifying the stage area by an intelligent scanning unit of the automation equipment; S103, judging the recognition result through a software program to obtain a judgment result; S104: Distinguish at most three types of functional accessories according to the judgment result.

2. The product type intelligent screening method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The product type intelligent screening method also includes: While controlling the functional accessories through the subroutine, the intelligent scanning unit continues to identify the digital coding areas of other functional accessories to obtain other digital recognition results, thereby realizing the assembly of functional accessories of different types of factors in multiple carrier areas, wherein the different types of factors include different functions, different colors or different models.

3. The product type intelligent screening method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step S101, placing the functional accessory into the stage area of ​​the automation equipment, comprises: The robot arm unit of the automation equipment is controlled to grab the functional accessories and place the functional accessories into the carrier area of ​​the automation equipment.

4. The product type intelligent screening method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The step S102, identifying the stage area by the intelligent scanning unit of the automation device, includes: The one-dimensional code or two-dimensional code of the digital coding area of ​​the functional accessory is identified by the intelligent scanning unit of the automation equipment to obtain a digital identification result.

5. The product type intelligent screening method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The control unit further includes a subroutine connected to the software program; the step S103, judging the recognition result through the software program to obtain the judgment result, includes: The digital recognition result is judged by a software program, a judgment result is obtained based on a mapping relationship between the digital recognition result and the type requirement in the software program, and a switch is made to a subroutine corresponding to the judgment result.

6. The product type intelligent screening method according to claim 5, characterized in that: The number of the functional accessories is at least six; in S104, according to the judgment result, distinguishing at most three types of functional accessories, including: According to the judgment result, three types of functional accessories are distinguished from at least six functional accessories.

7. The method for intelligent screening of product types according to claim 6, characterized in that: According to the judgment result, three types of functional accessories are distinguished from the at least six functional accessories, including: If the judgment result is that the digital recognition result meets the first type requirement, the subroutine performs the first type of preparatory process of the next step on the functional accessories corresponding to the digital coding area that meets the first type requirement to obtain at least one first type functional accessory; If the judgment result is that the digital recognition result does not meet the first type requirement, the subroutine performs preparation work for the next step of the continued screening process for the functional accessories corresponding to the digital coding area that does not meet the first type requirement, and obtains at least two functional accessories that are not of the first type; According to the second type requirement, at least two functional accessories that are not of the first type are subjected to the next step of continued screening process to screen out at least one functional accessory of the second type and at least one functional accessory of another type.

8. An automated device, characterized in that: The automated equipment is used to implement the product type intelligent screening method as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

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