Operation Management System for Automated Measurement Macro Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current operation management systems require manual effort to set up correspondence between workpiece types and measurement result variables, leading to inefficiencies and potential mistakes in collecting measurement data from numerical controllers.
Innovation Solution
An operation management system that analyzes measurement macros to identify measurement result variables and automatically sets the correspondence between workpiece types and measurement result variables, reducing manual intervention and increasing data collection accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual setting of correspondence between workpiece type and measurement result variable is performed, then the operation management system can be configured to read measurement data, but the process requires significant man-hours and may result in mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The operation management system automatically analyzes the measurement macro program to extract variable names and settings, eliminating the need for manual configuration. The system reads the measurement macro, identifies measurement result variables through pattern recognition, and automatically establishes the correspondence between workpiece types and variables, making the system self-configuring.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of analyzing measurement macros and setting correspondences is replaced by an automated information processing system. The operation management system uses text analysis and pattern recognition to automatically extract variable names from measurement macro programs, substituting human operators with automated software analysis.
2Measurement precision
If separate measurement macros are created for each workpiece type, then measurement accuracy can be maintained, but the operation management system must read different measurement result variables for each type increasing system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The operation management system implements a universal configuration approach where a single system setup can handle multiple workpiece types. By automatically analyzing measurement macros and extracting variable names, the system creates a unified correspondence table that works across different workpiece types, eliminating the need for separate manual configurations for each type.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts to different workpiece types by changing the parameter of variable name extraction based on the specific measurement macro being analyzed. Rather than requiring fixed manual configuration, the system automatically adjusts the correspondence settings based on the parameters found in each measurement macro program.
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AI summary
An operation management system configured to acquire measured values of a workpiece from a numerical controller which controls a machine tool to measure the workpiece is provided with a measurement macro receiving unit configured to read a measurement macro for controlling the measurement from the numerical controller, a measurement macro analysis unit configured to analyze the measurement macro to identify the name of a measurement result variable loaded with the measured values, and a measurement result read-out unit configured to read out the value of the measurement result variable from the numerical controller. The operation management system easily acquires the result of the workpiece measurement from the numerical controller.