Robot Assembly Animation With Joint-Surface Guide Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is difficult for users to understand how concavities and convexities on robot blocks fit together during the assembly of robots based solely on descriptions and images, leading to challenges in user-friendliness of assembly processes.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that includes a control unit for displaying separate robot parts, lines connecting joint surfaces, and animation showing the assembly of parts in order, enhancing the user's understanding of the assembly process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If only description and images of assembled robot are provided, then the assembly guide is simple, but it is difficult to understand how concavities and convexities fit together
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical robot blocks in the display screen, allowing users to visually examine the concavities and convexities of each block face before assembly. This virtual representation provides detailed information about block geometry without requiring physical manipulation, resolving the contradiction between providing sufficient assembly information and maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual dimension to the assembly guide by displaying blocks and their faces on a screen, enabling users to view concavities and convexities from multiple angles and perspectives. This dimensional transformation from physical to visual space allows comprehensive understanding of block geometry without increasing physical complexity.
2Ease of operation
If detailed assembly instructions with multiple visual aids are provided, then assembly understanding is improved, but the interface becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically displays the current assembly step and block information without requiring users to search through multiple menus or settings. The interface self-updates to show relevant concavity-convexity information based on the assembly progression, making detailed guidance accessible without increasing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-calculates and displays the required assembly sequence and block orientations before the user begins assembly. By preparing the visual guide in advance with all necessary information about concavities and convexities, the system eliminates the need for complex real-time adjustments or additional interface elements during assembly.
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AI summary
There is provided an apparatus which can improve user-friendliness of a description screen for assembly of parts in creation of a robot. The apparatus performs display control to separately display a plurality of parts for creation of a robot, display a line connecting joint surfaces of the respective parts, and display animation in which the respective parts are jointed in accordance with the line connecting the joint surfaces in assembly order.