Robot-Assisted Cutting Tool Measurement for Accurate Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cutting tool measurement processes are inefficient, inaccurate, and prone to human error, requiring multiple operators and manual calibration, leading to potential quality issues due to incorrect tool matching and cumbersome assembly processes.
Innovation Solution
A system for cutting tool test involving a cutting tool management system, a cutting tool test monitoring system, a cutting tool pre-adjustment test system, and an industrial control system, integrated with a robot, automates the measurement process, ensuring accurate and efficient assembly and measurement through robot-assisted operations and RFID/QR code-based identification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual measurement process is used, then operators can perform measurement operations, but measurement time is long and measurement accuracy relies on manual determination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical measurement operations with an automated measurement system that uses a robot to hold and position the cutting tool, and a measurement device to automatically measure the tool. This substitution eliminates manual determination errors and significantly reduces measurement time while improving measurement accuracy through automated data collection and processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The measurement system performs self-verification through automated macro-programmed measurement. The system automatically positions the cutting tool, executes measurement programs, collects measurement data, and verifies results without requiring manual intervention for each measurement step, thereby improving both speed and accuracy.
2Reliability
If manual assembly process is used, then operators can assemble cutting tools, but assembly process is cumbersome and prone to incorrect matching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual assembly operations with an automated system that uses a robot to assemble the cutting tool on the tool holder cart. The system automatically reads identification codes (RFID/QR), retrieves assembly requirements, and executes assembly operations, eliminating manual errors in matching cutting tools with correct holders while reducing process complexity through automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automated feedback mechanisms where the measurement results and assembly information are automatically fed back to update the management system. This closed-loop feedback ensures that assembly accuracy is verified and recorded, improving reliability by preventing incorrect matching through automated verification rather than manual determination.
3Productivity
If automated measurement system is implemented, then measurement efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-functional integrated system where a single automated measurement and assembly system performs multiple operations: reading identification codes, retrieving assembly requirements, assembling cutting tools, positioning tools, executing measurement programs, collecting data, and updating management systems. This universality improves measurement efficiency while managing system complexity by consolidating functions into one coordinated system rather than separate independent systems.
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AI summary
A method for cutting tool test implemented by a system for cutting tool test. The system includes a cutting tool management system, a cutting tool test monitoring system, a cutting tool pre-adjustment test system, an industrial control system, and a robot. The cutting tool management system establishes a cutting tool component assembly task and sends to the cutting tool test monitoring system; the cutting tool test monitoring system establishes a measurement form and sends to the cutting tool pre-adjustment test system; the cutting tool pre-adjustment test system measures according to the measurement form, and feeds back a measurement result to the cutting tool test monitoring system; the cutting tool test monitoring system sends a final updated cutting tool measurement form to the cutting tool management system; the industrial control system receives state information of the robot and send task information of the robot to control the robot for a robot-assisted measurement.