Press Machine Operation Procedure Selection From Recorded User History
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing press machine operation support methods fail to provide efficient and user-specific operation procedures, as they either rely on predetermined patterns or prioritize operation time without considering other critical factors like stability and simplicity.
Innovation Solution
A press machine equipped with an operation content recording unit, database generation unit, and operation procedure acquisition unit that records and analyzes user-specific operation data to generate a database of efficient operation procedures, allowing users to select and output procedures based on desired criteria such as time, order, frequency, stability, or simplicity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a predetermined automatic operation procedure is used, then operation consistency is improved, but operational efficiency and adaptability to user needs deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system records actual operation procedures and times through the operation content recording unit, then feeds this information back to the database generation unit which creates optimized procedures based on real usage patterns rather than predetermined patterns, resolving the contradiction between consistency and efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The operation procedure changes from static predetermined patterns to dynamic user-specific procedures that are generated and updated based on recorded operational data, allowing the system to adapt and improve efficiency while maintaining consistency through data-driven optimization
2Ease of operation
If operation procedure is indicated by one pattern determined by an operator, then simplicity of operation is improved, but adaptability to different user needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The database generation unit creates multiple operation procedures for different users based on their individual recorded operations, making the system universally adaptable to various user needs while maintaining simple guided operation for each user through their personalized procedure
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary recording of operation content and time during actual use, then generates personalized procedures in advance for each user, enabling both simplicity through pre-prepared guidance and adaptability through user-specific customization
3Productivity
If only operation time is used as the determination criterion, then productivity is improved, but reliability of operation procedure selection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The determination criterion changes from the single parameter of operation time to multiple parameters including operation time, frequency of execution, and user-specific patterns, allowing the system to reliably select optimal procedures that balance speed with other important factors
Solution Approach 2:
The operation content recording unit continuously records operational data that feeds back to refine the determination criteria, enabling the system to identify not just fastest procedures but also most reliable and appropriate procedures based on comprehensive operational patterns
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AI summary
A press machine includes: an operation content recording unit that records history data including operation content and an operation time of an operation performed on the press machine; a database generation unit that extracts, from the recorded history data, data corresponding to a series of operations including an operation to serve as a start point and an operation to serve as an end point of an operation procedure to be an operation support target, and generates a database of the operation procedure; an operation procedure acquisition unit that acquires, from the database, the operation procedure that satisfies a determination criterion designated by a user; and an operation procedure output unit that outputs the acquired operation procedure.