Virtual Robot-Camera Teaching Points for Coordinated Operation Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robot systems lack the ability to efficiently design the operation of robots and image pickup apparatuses when changes in image pickup settings occur during operation, necessitating improved integration of robot and imaging operations.
Innovation Solution
A virtual simulation system that interlocks the movement of a virtual robot and image pickup apparatus, allowing for the association of setting information with teaching points to efficiently design the operation of both components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If robot and image pickup apparatus operations are designed separately, then individual component design is simple, but integration efficiency and coordination during operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the robot operation design and image pickup apparatus operation design into a unified integrated design process. The teaching point management system allows simultaneous definition of robot positions and camera parameters (focal length, aperture, shutter speed) at each teaching point, enabling coordinated optimization of both components' operations while maintaining systematic organization through the integrated environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated design system serves multiple functions: it manages robot teaching points, controls image pickup parameters, performs simulation of combined operations, and generates coordinated control programs. This multi-functional platform eliminates the need for separate design tools for robot and camera operations, improving overall design efficiency while providing unified management.
2Adaptability or versatility
If image pickup settings are changed during robot operation, then imaging adaptability improves, but operation stability and coordination deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables dynamic adjustment of image pickup parameters (focal length, aperture, shutter speed) at different teaching points during robot operation. The integrated design allows these parameters to be flexibly changed according to different imaging requirements while maintaining coordinated control through the unified teaching point management system, ensuring reliable operation despite parameter variations.
Solution Approach 2:
The simulation function provides feedback on the coordinated operation of robot and image pickup apparatus before actual execution. By simulating the combined operations with different parameter settings, users can verify coordination reliability and adjust settings accordingly, ensuring stable and reliable integrated operation when image pickup settings are changed during robot operation.
3Measurement precision
If teaching data is generated without integrated simulation, then data generation speed is fast, but accuracy of coordinated operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary integrated simulation of robot and image pickup apparatus operations before generating final teaching data. This preliminary simulation allows users to verify the accuracy and coordination of teaching data in a virtual environment, identifying and correcting issues before actual execution, thereby ensuring high accuracy of coordinated operation while managing simulation time efficiently.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to simulate a virtual robot and a virtual image pickup apparatus moving in an interlocked manner with each other in a virtual space. The processor is configured to associate setting information of the virtual image pickup apparatus with a teaching point of the virtual robot.