Mounting Control for Loader-Safe Feeder Slot Instructions
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the mounting system, the feeder may not be attached to or detached from certain slots by the loader due to operator instructions or slot conditions, leading to potential unintentional stoppage of the moving work device.
Innovation Solution
A management device is introduced that creates an instruction list based on prohibition information, excluding attachment and detachment instructions for slots where the feeder is not attachable or detachable, thereby preventing the loader from operating on these slots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If an instruction list including all attachment and detachment instructions is created, then the loader can operate automatically, but the loader may stop unintentionally when encountering prohibited slots
Solution Approach 1:
The management device extracts prohibited attachment sections from the complete instruction list and creates a filtered instruction list that excludes these prohibited sections. This allows the loader to operate automatically without encountering stoppage conditions at prohibited slots.
Solution Approach 2:
The management device acts as an intermediary between the complete instruction list and the loader, filtering out prohibited attachment sections before executing instructions. This mediator prevents the loader from attempting operations on prohibited slots while maintaining automatic operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the instruction list includes instructions for all slots, then complete coverage is achieved, but the loader cannot execute instructions for slots where attachment is prohibited
Solution Approach 1:
The management device extracts and removes instructions for prohibited attachment sections from the instruction list, creating a refined list that only includes executable instructions. This maintains adaptability for valid slots while ensuring ease of operation by eliminating non-executable instructions.
Solution Approach 2:
The management device performs preliminary filtering of the instruction list before execution, identifying and removing prohibited attachment sections in advance. This preliminary action ensures that the loader only receives executable instructions, preventing operational failures.
3Productivity
If the loader attempts to attach or detach feeders from prohibited slots, then instruction execution is maximized, but system reliability decreases due to stoppage
Solution Approach 1:
The management device extracts prohibited attachment sections from the instruction list before execution, ensuring that only valid instructions are sent to the loader. This maintains high productivity by executing all possible valid instructions while preventing system stoppage by excluding prohibited operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The management device performs preliminary identification and removal of prohibited attachment sections, creating a clean instruction list that maximizes executable instructions while ensuring system continuity by preventing attempts at prohibited operations.
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AI summary
A management device used in a mounting system including multiple mounting-related devices in which a member is attached to one or more attachment sections, and a moving work device that moves between the multiple mounting-related devices to automatically attach and detach the member to and from the attachment sections, the management device including, when acquiring prohibition information including information on the attachment sections to and from which the member is not attachable and detachable by the moving work device from the mounting-related device, a management control section that creates an instruction list based on the prohibition information, in which an attachment and detachment instruction of the member for the attachment sections other than the attachment sections to and from which the member is not attachable and detachable is registered, and causes the moving work device to execute attachment and detachment processing of the member based on the instruction list.