Images for robot operation

Abstract

This image is a robot operation image displayed on a portable display device such as a robot controller display device or robot teaching device for robot operation, including robot teaching. More specifically, this image is a robot operation image that allows setting the robot's movements for multiple items. This robot operation image may also be displayed on a computer display device connected to the robot controller by wire or wireless, or on a computer display device for robot simulation or program creation. In this image, the user sets the movements using an input device including a mouse, an input means including a pointer appearing on the display device, a touch panel function on the display device, a touchscreen function on the display device, or other operation functions. The user can select a part of the "item stacking layer" shown in the "reference image diagram showing the names of each part" using the operation functions in the "image diagram". In the "image diagram", the "item stacking layer" selected by the user is indicated by a thick line, etc. In the "image diagram", the color of the line may change to indicate the selected "item stacking layer", and other forms may be used. The user can use the aforementioned operation function to change the position of the selected "item stacking layer" relative to other "item stacking layers" in the "image diagram". For example, the user can move the position of the selected "item stacking layer" to the position shown in the "image diagram showing the changed state" by dragging and dropping or other operations. The user may also perform such movements by other operations using the aforementioned operation function. In the "image diagram" and the "image diagram showing the changed state", the positions of the two selected "item stacking layers" have been moved, but it is also possible that only one "item stacking layer" is selected and moved, or that three or more "item stacking layers" are selected and moved. In each of the multiple "item stacking layers" such as "UL1 Layer01", "UL1 Layer02", and "UL3 Layer01", for example, the horizontal arrangement of multiple items is set, and therefore the "image diagram" and the "image diagram showing the changed state" show that the robot places items on each of the multiple "item stacking layers" as set. The aforementioned operation allows the user to change the vertical position of multiple "item stacking layers".In the "Image Diagram" and the "Image Diagram Showing a Changed State," UL3 is an example of a name for a layer in which multiple items are stacked, and other layers in which other items are stacked may be pre-set with other names such as UL1, UL2, stacking method 1, etc. In this application, "UL" means a pre-set layer in which multiple or single items are stacked. In the "Image Diagram" and the "Image Diagram Showing a Changed State," for example, the user can increase or decrease the number of layers in the "layer in which items are stacked" by operating "Add UL," "Delete," etc. using the aforementioned operation function, as shown in "Reference Image Diagram 1 Showing the Usage State." Also, as shown in "Reference Image Diagram 2 Showing the Usage State" and "Reference Image Diagram 3 Showing the Usage State," the number of layers in the selected "layer in which items are stacked" may differ from that in the "Image Diagram," etc. In this case as well, the user can change the vertical position of the selected "layer in which items are stacked."

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