Simulator, simulation method, and simulation program

A simulation method implemented by a computer for estimating a behavior of a system comprising a processing device for processing a target, the method comprising:

• virtually creating the system in a three-dimensional virtual space;
• performing image measurement of an input image comprising at least a part of the target, the input image associated with a first area predefined at a predetermined position in the three-dimensional virtual space, the image measurement comprising searching the input image for a part corresponding to one or more pieces of predetermined reference information;
• executing a control operation for generating a control instruction directed to the processing device based on a measurement result from the image measurement, the measurement result comprising a type of the target and a quality of the target;
• and
• reproducing, in the virtually created system, a behavior of the target based on time-series data for the control instruction, the measurement result, and an orientation of the detected target.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a simulation program for estimating a behavior of a system comprising a processing device for processing a target, the simulation program causing a computer to implement:

• virtually creating the system in a three-dimensional virtual space;
• performing image measurement of an input image comprising at least a part of the target, the input image associated with a first area predefined at a predetermined position in the three-dimensional virtual space, the image measurement comprising searching the input image for a part corresponding to one or more pieces of predetermined reference information;
• executing a control operation for generating a control instruction directed to the processing device based on a measurement result from the image measurement, the measurement result comprising a type of the target and a quality of the target;
• and
• reproducing, in the virtually created system, a behavior of the target based on time-series data for the control instruction, the measurement result, and an orientation of the detected target.