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Teaching program automatic generation apparatus
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-01-23
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Granted: 1999-07-27
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Expires: 2016-01-23
Abstract
Abstract A program formation block extracts an operation factor which must be performed and the target work of the operation factor for each car type from a car-type classified operation registration file on the basis of a car-type number input from a car-type No. input block. The program formation block selects a manipulator capable of the extracted operation factor from an operation factor manipulator table, and extracts, from a manipulator individual program module, a program which the selected manipulator requires to perform the operation factor. Such processes are performed to all operation factors extracted from the car-type classified operation registration file to form a series of programs. Interlock information between manipulators is added to the series of programs to automatically generate teaching data.
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Noumaru
- 👤 Tatsuo Echizenya
- 👤 Sinichi Watanabe
- 👤 Mitsuhiko Uchida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:23
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/418; G05B19/41815; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/31; G05B2219/31351; G05B2219/32; G05B2219/32102; G05B2219/32129; G05B2219/36; G05B2219/36522; G05B2219/36523; G05B2219/45; G05B2219/45064; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
A teaching program automatic generation apparatus for a plurality of facilities comprising: a car-type classified operation registration file for storing, for each car-type, sequential operation contents performed and works each corresponding to each of the sequential operation contents; an operation content facility table for identifying all the facilities for every operation content necessary to be executed for any one of the car-types wherein at least two facilities are identifiable as being capable for performing at least one of the operation contents; an operation content-work table for identifying all the operation contents for each of all the works: a facility individual program module connected to both the operation content-facility table and the operation content-work table for, after selecting one facility out of at least the two facilities, storing, for respective facilities, a program module for each operation contents with respect to each of the corresponding works; a car-type specifying unit for specifying a car-type serving as an operation target; and a facility program formation unit for, on the basis of information of the car-type specified by said car-type specifying means, loading the sequential operation contents and the corresponding works required for the specified car-type from said car-type classified operation registration file, and extracting, for each of the respective facilities, program modules for executing the loaded sequential operation contents from said facility individual program module to form series of programs for each of the facilities.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
A teaching program automatic generation apparatus for a plurality of facilities comprising: a car-type classified operation registration file for storing, for each car-type, sequential operation contents performed and works each corresponding to each of the sequential operation contents; an operation content facility table for identifying all the facilities for every operation content necessary to be executed for any one of the car-types wherein at least two facilities are identifiable as being capable for performing at least one of the operation contents; an operation content-work table for identifying all the operation contents for each of all the works: a facility individual program module connected to both the operation content-facility table and the operation content-work table for, after selecting one facility out of at least the two facilities, storing, for respective facilities, a program module for each operation contents with respect to each of the corresponding works; a car-type specifying unit for specifying a car-type serving as an operation target; and a facility program formation unit for, on the basis of information of the car-type specified by said car-type specifying means, loading the sequential operation contents and the corresponding works required for the specified car-type from said car-type classified operation registration file, and extracting, for each of the respective facilities, program modules for executing the loaded sequential operation contents from said facility individual program module to form series of programs for each of the facilities.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The teaching program automatic generation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a program automatic generation means for adding interlock information between facilities to the series of programs for each of the facilities formed by said facility program formation means to automatically generate teaching programs for each of the facilities.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
The teaching program automatic generation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: CAD teaching means for forming teaching data for said at least one facility capable of executing each of the plurality of operation contents stored in said operation content facility table to store the teaching data in said facility individual program module as programs set for said at least one facility.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The teaching program automatic generation apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection of one facility is made in such a way that the same facility operates on a plurality of operation contents associated with the same work.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
155 words
An automatic teaching program generation apparatus to generate programs for control of a plurality of facilities operable for a car assembly site, said generation apparatus comprising: an operation registration file for storing sequential operation contents required to perform an assembly process; an operation content-facility table for identifying all of the facilities for each of all the operation contents, wherein at least two facilities are capable for performing at least one of the operation contents; an operation content-work table for identifying operation contents for each of all the target works; a facility individual program module for after selecting one facility out of at least the two facilities specifying for respective facilities a program module for each operation content with respect to each of the corresponding works; and a facility program formation unit connected to both the operation content-facility table and the operation content-work table to load the specified program module to each of the selected facilities.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
155 words
An automatic teaching program generation apparatus to generate programs for control of a plurality of facilities operable for a car assembly site, said generation apparatus comprising: an operation registration file for storing sequential operation contents required to perform an assembly process; an operation content-facility table for identifying all of the facilities for each of all the operation contents, wherein at least two facilities are capable for performing at least one of the operation contents; an operation content-work table for identifying operation contents for each of all the target works; a facility individual program module for after selecting one facility out of at least the two facilities specifying for respective facilities a program module for each operation content with respect to each of the corresponding works; and a facility program formation unit connected to both the operation content-facility table and the operation content-work table to load the specified program module to each of the selected facilities.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
The automatic teaching program generation apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a predetermined number of car-types are assembled, the operation registration file further stores the operation contents for each of the car-types, and a car-type specifying unit specifies a car-type and subsequently generates a signal indicative thereof to the facility program formation unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
220 words
A teaching program automatic generation apparatus, for a plurality of facilities comprising: a car-type classified operation registration file for storing, for each car-type, sequential operation contents performed and target works each corresponding to each of the sequential operation contents; an operation content-facility table for identifying a facility for each of all of the operation contents necessary to be executed for all of the car-types wherein at least two facilities are capable for performing at least one of the operation contents; an operation content-work table for identifying operation contents for each of all the target works; a facility individual program module for, after selecting one facility out of at least the two facilities, storing, for respective facilities, a program module for each operation content with respect to each of the corresponding works; a car-type specifying unit for specifying a car-type serving as an operation target; and a facility program formation unit for, on the basis of information of the car-type specified by said car-type specifying means, loading the sequential operation contents and the corresponding target works required for the specified car-type from said car-type classified operation registration file, and extracting, for each of the respective facilities, program modules for executing the loaded sequential operation contents from said facility individual program module to form series of programs for each of the facilities.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
220 words
A teaching program automatic generation apparatus, for a plurality of facilities comprising: a car-type classified operation registration file for storing, for each car-type, sequential operation contents performed and target works each corresponding to each of the sequential operation contents; an operation content-facility table for identifying a facility for each of all of the operation contents necessary to be executed for all of the car-types wherein at least two facilities are capable for performing at least one of the operation contents; an operation content-work table for identifying operation contents for each of all the target works; a facility individual program module for, after selecting one facility out of at least the two facilities, storing, for respective facilities, a program module for each operation content with respect to each of the corresponding works; a car-type specifying unit for specifying a car-type serving as an operation target; and a facility program formation unit for, on the basis of information of the car-type specified by said car-type specifying means, loading the sequential operation contents and the corresponding target works required for the specified car-type from said car-type classified operation registration file, and extracting, for each of the respective facilities, program modules for executing the loaded sequential operation contents from said facility individual program module to form series of programs for each of the facilities.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The teaching program automatic generation apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the selection of one facility is made in such a way that the same facility operates on a plurality of operation contents associated with the same work.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The teaching program automatic generation apparatus as claimed in claim 8, said operation content-work table is a two dimensional table for identifying at least one operation content with respect to each of works associated with said operation.
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