Robot Teaching Point Review Using Stored Operation Windows
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robot teaching systems lack the ability to store and review criteria for setting teaching points, making it difficult to determine the appropriateness of these settings.
Innovation Solution
A computer program and system that display an operation window for setting the position and attitude of a robot arm's control point, store these settings as teaching points, and associate the operation window with the teaching points for later review.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If teaching point setting is simplified without storing operation window information, then ease of operation is improved, but the ability to review and determine appropriateness of teaching points deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The operation window is captured and stored at the moment of teaching point setting, preserving the setting criteria before the teaching process continues. This preliminary action ensures that review information is available without interfering with the efficiency of the teaching operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of storing complex operational data or modifying the teaching system architecture, the patent creates a visual copy (screenshot) of the operation window. This copy serves as sufficient review material without adding complexity to the teaching process itself.
2Reliability
If operation window information is stored and associated with teaching points, then the ability to review teaching point appropriateness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses simple screenshot copying functionality to capture operation window information, avoiding complex data structures or additional hardware. This approach maintains system simplicity while achieving reliable review capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces potential mechanical or complex electronic storage systems with a software-based screenshot capture and storage mechanism. This substitution simplifies the overall system architecture while achieving the review function.
3Measurement precision
If detailed operation window data is stored for each teaching point, then measurement precision of teaching point settings is improved, but loss of time for data processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The screenshot copying process captures all necessary visual information instantaneously, preserving precise teaching point setting details without requiring time-consuming data extraction or processing. The visual copy contains all needed information in a single capture action.
Solution Approach 2:
By capturing the operation window at the exact moment of teaching point setting, the system preserves precise setting information before any changes occur. This preliminary capture eliminates the need for subsequent data reconstruction or processing.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that controls a processor to execute (a) processing of displaying an operation window for operation of a position and an attitude of a control point for a robot arm, (b) processing of storing the position and the attitude of the control point as a teaching point according to an instruction of a user, and (c) processing of associating and storing the operation window when the instruction is received in the processing (b) with the teaching point.