Robot Arm Teach Data Synchronization With Peripheral Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of synchronizing the operations of a robot arm with its peripheral apparatuses in a manufacturing system, such as a factory, requires significant teaching work, which is time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that allows for the registration and association of teach data for both the robot arm and its peripheral apparatuses, enabling simultaneous simulation and control of their operations, thereby simplifying the teaching process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If teach data for robot arm and peripheral apparatuses are registered separately, then individual control is simplified, but system synchronization becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges separate teach data registration processes for the robot arm and peripheral apparatuses into a unified system. The management device collects teach data from both the robot arm control device and peripheral apparatus control devices, associates them through timing information, and enables simultaneous simulation. This combining approach maintains individual control simplicity while dramatically reducing system synchronization time by processing all teach data together in a coordinated manner.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary association of teach data between the robot arm and peripheral apparatuses before actual system operation. By collecting and timing-stamping teach data in advance, and creating associations between robot arm operations and peripheral apparatus states beforehand, the system eliminates the need for time-consuming synchronization during production, thus reducing overall teaching time while maintaining operational simplicity.
2Reliability
If teach data for robot arm and peripheral apparatuses are registered collectively, then system synchronization is improved, but individual data management becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a management device as an intermediary between the robot arm control device and peripheral apparatus control devices. This intermediary collects teach data from all sources, adds timing information, associates the data through timing stamps, and distributes synchronized data to relevant systems. This mediator approach ensures reliable system synchronization while keeping individual data management simple, as each component only needs to interact with the management device rather than directly managing complex associations with all other components.
3Ease of manufacture
If separate simulation of robot arm and peripheral apparatuses is performed, then individual verification is easier, but overall system verification time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines individual simulations of the robot arm and peripheral apparatuses into a single integrated simulation process. The management device collects teach data from all components, associates them through timing information, and enables simultaneous simulation of the entire system. This merging maintains the ability to verify individual components while dramatically improving overall system verification efficiency by processing all simulations together rather than sequentially.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes an information processing portion. The information processing portion is configured to accept registration of first teach data and second teach data such that the first teach data and the second teach data are associated with each other. The first teach data is related to a robot arm. The second teach data is related to a peripheral apparatus disposed around the robot arm.