3D Vision Inspector Simulation for Battery Defect Response Training

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Solution Overview

Problem

The rapid growth of secondary battery production plants is hindered by a shortage of skilled workers due to busy production schedules and high worker turnover, making it difficult to train new workers effectively and respond to factory defects.

Innovation Solution

A simulation apparatus and method for secondary battery production, including a 3D vision inspector, defect checking, and detection adjustment units, which allows users to train on a virtual environment to improve defect recognition and response skills.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If workers are trained in a general method of operating a factory, then basic operational skills are acquired, but the ability to respond to various defect situations is not improved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebasic operational skillVSAvoiddefect response capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The simulation training system performs preliminary action by training workers in advance on various defect situations and emergency scenarios before they encounter them in actual production. The system pre-loads multiple defect types, equipment failure modes, and abnormal conditions into the virtual environment, allowing workers to practice responses to all potential problems beforehand, not just routine operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The training system applies dynamics by transitioning from static, fixed training content to dynamic, adaptive scenarios. The simulation randomly generates different defect situations, equipment states, and production conditions that change during training sessions. This allows workers to encounter varied and evolving problems rather than repeating the same static scenarios, improving their ability to respond to unpredictable real-world situations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If the production schedule is maintained at high speed, then productivity is improved, but the time available for training new workers is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction speedVSAvoidtraining time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a virtual copy of the actual production environment, equipment, and processes. This digital replica allows training to occur in the virtual space without occupying physical production capacity or disrupting actual manufacturing schedules. Workers train on the copied system while the real production line operates at full speed, eliminating the time conflict between production and training.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The training moves from the physical dimension to the virtual/digital dimension. By implementing the simulation training system in a separate virtual environment rather than using physical equipment, the company can conduct extensive training without consuming physical production time or resources. This dimensional shift allows simultaneous high-speed production and comprehensive training to occur without interference.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Reliability

If more skilled workers are hired to handle defect situations, then defect response capability is improved, but the cost of labor increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedefect response capabilityVSAvoidlabor cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The simulation training system enables workers to self-train and self-improve without requiring additional skilled personnel or external trainers. The system automatically presents scenarios, provides feedback, and tracks progress, allowing workers to develop defect response capabilities independently. This eliminates the need to hire more expensive skilled workers to mentor or train newcomers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

By performing preliminary training on defect handling and emergency responses before workers are deployed to actual production lines, the system ensures that even entry-level workers possess basic defect response capabilities. This preliminary preparation reduces the need to hire additional highly-skilled workers at higher cost, as the simulation equips all workers with fundamental troubleshooting and response skills in advance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4276449B1Vision inspector simulation device and method for secondary battery production
Publication Date: 2025.12.10 LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD
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AI summary

Systems and methods for executing a vision inspector simulation for secondary battery production by one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include executing an apparatus operating unit comprising a 3D vision inspector and surface quality information of a material inspected by the 3D vision inspector, executing a defect checking unit and a detection adjustment unit for determining an operation of the 3D vision inspector, obtaining at least one of first user action information obtained through the apparatus operating unit, first user condition information obtained through the detection adjustment unit, or first model recipe setting information obtained through the quality checking unit, determining the operation of the 3D vision inspector based on at least one of the first user action information, the first user condition information, or the first model recipe setting information, and executing an operation of inspecting a surface of the material based on the operation.