Robot Teaching Interface With Viewpoint-Synced Operation Signs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing teaching apparatuses for robots face difficulties in aligning the direction of operation buttons with the desired posture changes of simulation models, making it challenging for operators to effectively teach robot motions due to mismatched viewpoints and button directions.
Innovation Solution
A teaching apparatus with a display unit that includes a simulation area for a virtual robot and an operation area with movable operation signs, where the display control unit synchronizes the direction of operation signs in the operation area with changes in the viewpoint of the virtual robot in the simulation area, ensuring alignment and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the viewpoint for the virtual robot is changed in the simulation area, then the operator can view the robot from different angles, but the direction of operation signs in the operation area does not match the desired posture change direction
Solution Approach 1:
The operation signs are made dynamic by automatically rotating their display direction based on the current viewpoint of the virtual robot. The display control unit detects the viewpoint angle and rotates the operation signs to interlock with the viewpoint, ensuring that the direction indicators always align with the desired posture change direction regardless of the viewing angle.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring the viewpoint angle of the virtual robot and using this information to adjust the rotation angle of the operation signs. This closed-loop control ensures that the operation signs always display directions that match the current viewpoint, resolving the mismatch between viewpoint changes and operation directions.
2Device complexity
If fixed operation buttons are used, then the device structure is simple, but teaching becomes difficult when viewpoint and button direction mismatch
Solution Approach 1:
The operation signs transition from a static fixed configuration to a dynamic rotating display. The display control unit rotates the operation signs based on the viewpoint angle, allowing the interface to adapt to different viewing angles while maintaining the same underlying button structure, thus improving teaching efficiency without significantly increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the display parameter (rotation angle) of the operation signs based on the viewpoint angle. By modifying the angular parameter of the operation signs to match the viewpoint, the system maintains operational simplicity while resolving the direction mismatch problem that hinders teaching efficiency.
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AI summary
A teaching apparatus includes a display unit having a simulation area in which a viewpoint for a virtual robot as a simulation model of a robot is changeably displayed and an operation area in which a plurality of operation signs for moving a control point of the virtual robot by changing a posture of the virtual robot are displayed, and a display control unit that controls actuation of the display unit, wherein the display control unit changes directions of the respective operation signs in the operation area to interlock with a change of the viewpoint for the virtual robot in the simulation area.