Robot Teaching with Auto-Captured Position IDs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robot teaching methods require operators to manually input target position data and unique identifiers for each operation instruction, making the process cumbersome and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A robot teaching device and method that automatically acquires current position data, assigns a unique identifier, and stores it as target position data, allowing operation instructions to reference identifiers instead of explicit position data, thereby simplifying the teaching process by reducing the number of steps required for operators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If operators manually input target position data and unique identifiers for each operation instruction, then the robot teaching process is complete and accurate, but the number of operations and time required increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically acquiring the robot's current position data and generating unique identifiers before the operator needs to input them. The teaching device captures position information through sensors or coordinate measurement and pre-generates identifiers, so when the operator inputs operation instructions, the data is already prepared and ready for immediate assignment, eliminating manual data entry time while ensuring accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The robot teaching device serves itself by automatically acquiring its own position data through integrated sensors, encoders, or coordinate measurement systems. The system self-generates unique identifiers for position data and automatically associates them with operation instructions without requiring external manual input, thereby reducing operational time while maintaining data accuracy through self-verification mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If operators manually input all position data and identifiers, then complete control over the teaching process is maintained, but the complexity of operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the complex tasks of position data acquisition, unique identifier generation, and data association from the operator's responsibilities. These functions are separated out and performed automatically by the teaching device's integrated systems, leaving the operator to perform only simple operation instruction input. This extraction reduces operational complexity while maintaining ease of use through automated background processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The teaching device incorporates multiple functions within a single integrated system: it serves as both the robot controller, position measurement instrument, and data management system. By combining these functions, the device eliminates the need for separate manual operations for each task, reducing the overall complexity of the teaching process while maintaining comprehensive control through unified automated management.
3Loss of information
If target position data is stored with each operation instruction, then complete information is retained, but redundant data storage occurs when the same position is visited multiple times
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of storing complete position data repeatedly, the system creates copies of unique position identifiers and stores only the essential reference information. When the same position is visited multiple times, the system stores a reference to the original position data rather than duplicating the full dataset, thereby reducing storage requirements while maintaining information completeness through identifier references that can be resolved to the original data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary organization of position data by establishing a database of unique positions with assigned identifiers before operation instructions are stored. This preliminary structuring allows the system to quickly determine whether a position already exists and to store only necessary reference information, preventing redundant data storage while ensuring complete position information is available through the organized database structure.
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AI summary
A robot teaching device capable of simplifying a work involved in teaching a robot. The robot teaching device includes a position data storing section configured to store target position data for a robot; an operation instruction storing section configured to store an operation instruction for arranging the robot at a target position, the operation instruction not including the target position data; and a position data writing section configured to acquire current position data of the robot when the operation instruction is input, the position data writing section further configured to write, to the position data storing section, the current position data as the target position data together with a unique identifier, in which the identifier of the target position data is automatically given to the operation instruction being input to teach an operation to the robot.