Pick-and-Place Machine Control Using Linked Task Parameters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for controlling machines performing pick-and-place or singulation tasks require separate generation of control information for different tasks, leading to significant work and a need for a simplified approach.
Innovation Solution
A method that generates control information based on predefined task parameter types linked via specific criteria, allowing for the selection of task parameter types to control machine operations without manual programming, using a data storage device and output device to present linked task parameter types in a user-friendly interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If separate control information is generated for different tasks, then task-specific control precision is improved, but the complexity of control information generation increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal task parameter type system where a limited set of parameter types can represent multiple different tasks. Instead of creating separate control information structures for each task, the same parameter types serve multiple task purposes through different combinations and configurations, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining task-specific precision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter changes to differentiate tasks. By varying the values and combinations of task parameter types rather than creating separate control information structures, the system achieves task-specific control precision through parameter configuration rather than structural complexity
2Measurement precision
If separate control information is generated for different tasks, then task-specific control accuracy is improved, but the time and effort required for control information generation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-defining task parameter types and their relationships in a standardized framework. This preliminary structuring allows control information to be generated quickly by selecting and configuring pre-established parameter types rather than creating control information from scratch for each task, reducing generation time while maintaining accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by allowing task parameter types to be reused across different tasks. Once a parameter type is defined, it can be copied and adapted for multiple task scenarios, significantly reducing the time and effort required to generate control information for different tasks while maintaining task-specific accuracy through parameter configuration
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AI summary
Method for controlling the operation of at least one machine (1), which is in particular configured to carry out pick-and-place or singulation tasks on objects (2), wherein the machine (1) comprises at least one functional device that comprises at least one functional element for carrying out at least one task, wherein the operation of the machine (1) is controlled on the basis of control information in order to carry out the at least one task, wherein the control information is generated on the basis of a plurality of task parameter types (APT) that relate to the operation of the machine (1) in order to carry out the task, wherein the task parameter types (APT) are stored on at least one data storage device (10) in a linked manner on the basis of predefined links specific to the task parameter types.