Remote Robot Teaching via Wireless Control and Program Backup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robot teaching systems are hindered by wired connections, requiring manual management and leading to delayed failure responses when robot equipment abnormalities occur, especially in scenarios where a robot teaching expert is not on site.
Innovation Solution
A smart robot teaching system that enables wireless and remote robot teaching using a mobile terminal, incorporating a robot control panel, a virtual network server, and a robot teaching program operation server for efficient program creation, modification, and backup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a wired teaching pendant is connected to each individual robot, then the robot can be controlled and taught, but the equipment management becomes complex and failure response is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wireless communication system as an intermediary between the teaching pendant and the robot control panel. The teaching pendant communicates wirelessly with the robot control panel through a wireless communication unit, eliminating the need for physical wired connections while maintaining control functionality. This reduces equipment management complexity and enables faster failure response.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical wired connection system with a wireless communication system. The teaching pendant uses wireless communication units to transmit control signals and teaching data to the robot control panel without physical cables, thereby simplifying equipment management and improving response time when experts need to intervene.
2Productivity
If a robot teaching expert is not on site, then the robot can operate autonomously, but failure response is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the robot control panel can wirelessly transmit operation status and error information to the teaching pendant. When a failure occurs, the system automatically notifies the expert through the wireless communication system, enabling rapid response even when the expert is not on site, thus reducing failure response time while maintaining autonomous operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless communication system serves as an intermediary that bridges the gap between the autonomously operating robot and the remote expert. It enables real-time data exchange and notification, allowing the expert to respond to failures remotely without being physically present, thereby reducing loss of time while preserving autonomous operation.
3Ease of operation
If wireless remote teaching is implemented, then time and space constraints are resolved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the teaching pendant with multi-functional capabilities, integrating both wired and wireless communication units. This universal design allows the same device to operate in multiple modes (wired and wireless), enabling remote teaching functionality without requiring separate specialized equipment, thus improving ease of operation while controlling system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic communication system that can adaptively switch between wired and wireless modes based on operational requirements. The teaching pendant and control panel dynamically establish connections as needed, providing flexible remote teaching capability while maintaining system simplicity through on-demand activation of wireless functionality.
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AI summary
A smart robot teaching system, and a method thereof, can include a robot control panel connected to a robot, a mobile terminal installed with a robot teaching program creation application based on a robot teaching program for teaching the robot, a virtual network server wirelessly connecting the mobile terminal and the robot control panel, and a robot teaching program operation server configured to operate and manage the robot teaching program.