Mounting Line Display Control for AGV Obstacle Avoidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
In production lines, obstacles such as operators can interrupt the operation of unmanned conveyance vehicles, leading to production line stoppages and decreased operating rates.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system with display sections on each mounting machine that change modes based on the vehicle's position, providing operators with information to avoid interfering with the supply device's operation, and a display control device that acquires operation-relevant information to control the display sections and inform operators about potential obstacles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If an unmanned conveyance vehicle is used to supply members in the production line, then automation and productivity are improved, but the operation may be interrupted by obstacles such as operators, causing production line stoppages
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by providing real-time visual information to operators through display sections mounted on each mounting machine. The display sections show the position and movement state of the unmanned conveyance vehicle, enabling operators to adjust their behavior accordingly. This feedback loop prevents collisions and interruptions while maintaining automated supply operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The display sections act as an intermediary between the unmanned conveyance vehicle and the operators. Instead of directly interacting with the vehicle or stopping operations, the display sections mediate by providing positional information that enables operators to voluntarily adjust their movements, thus preventing conflicts without interrupting the automated supply process.
2Ease of operation
If the supply device moves freely to supply members, then ease of operation and adaptability are improved, but obstacles may interrupt its operation, reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The unmanned conveyance vehicle's position and movement state are continuously fed back to operators through display sections. This allows the vehicle to move freely and adaptably while operators remain informed and can take appropriate actions to avoid obstacles, maintaining both ease of operation and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables operators to self-regulate their movements based on the information displayed. Operators independently determine when to move or pause based on the vehicle's position shown on the display sections, eliminating the need for centralized control or physical barriers while maintaining operational reliability.
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AI summary
A mounting system of the present disclosure includes a mounting line including multiple mounting machines aligned side by side in a predetermined arrangement direction and configured to mount components on a board, a supply device configured to move in the arrangement direction to convey members for use in the mounting machines and supply the members to the mounting machines, and a display section provided on each of the mounting machines and configured to change their display modes in accordance with a movement of the supply device.