Conveyance Carriage Position Tracking for Substrate-Working Machine Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
The frequent movement and exchange of component devices in substrate-working machines make it difficult to accurately manage the location of conveyance carriages and component devices, leading to inefficiencies in setup operations.
Innovation Solution
A device management system that includes a conveyance carriage with a position detection section to track its current position, an information acquisition section to identify component devices, and a management control section to manage both the carriage and devices based on detection results, improving manageability and setup efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the frequency of movement by the conveyance carriage or the exchange of the component device is increased, then the productivity is improved, but it becomes difficult to always grasp the location of the conveyance carriage or the component device
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously detecting the position of the conveyance carriage and the identification information of component devices, then providing this information back to the management control section and operator. The management control section displays current position information and accommodation status, enabling real-time awareness of device locations despite frequent movements during setup operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The management control section acts as an intermediary between the conveyance carriage/component devices and the operator. It collects position and identification data from the conveyance carriage and component devices, processes this information, and presents it in a user-friendly format, thereby mediating the information flow and eliminating the need for the operator to manually track device locations.
2Ease of operation
If such a regulation is provided, then the manageability is improved, but there is a concern that the movement distance of the conveyance carriage may be extended
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting and recording the current position of the conveyance carriage and the accommodation status of component devices before setup operations begin. This advance information acquisition allows the operator to plan movements more efficiently and reduces the need for extensive searching or unnecessary movements during setup, thereby improving manageability without significantly increasing movement distance.
3Ease of operation
If such a regulation is provided, then the manageability is improved, but the operation for unloading the component device from the conveyance carriage may be increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback information about the current position of component devices and the status of the conveyance carriage, enabling the operator to quickly identify which devices need to be unloaded and where they are located. This real-time information reduces the time required for unloading operations by eliminating the need for manual searching or tracking during the unloading process.
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AI summary
A device management system includes a conveyance carriage configured to be movable within a movement range including a storage that stores the component device and the substrate-working machine, a position detection section configured to detect a current position of the conveyance carriage in the movement range, an information acquisition section configured to be provided on the conveyance carriage and acquiring identification information of the component device accommodated in the conveyance carriage, and a management control section configured to manage the conveyance carriage and the component device based on the detection result by the position detection section and the identification information by the information acquisition section.