Link information generation device, link information generation method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing link information generation program

A link information generation method executed by one, or two or more computers, the link information generation method comprising:

• an information acquisition step of acquiring information about an execution position and a machining position in a machining program for a machine tool that executes machining on a workpiece by moving a tool and the workpiece relative to each other based on the machining program,
• the information acquisition step comprising at least one of a machining information acquisition step of acquiring machining information about the machining program at the execution position in the machining program having been used for machining, the machining information containing execution position information and machining execution information, and a machine information acquisition step of acquiring machine information about a machining state of the machine tool at the execution position in the machining program;
• a workpiece image acquisition step of acquiring image information about the workpiece;
• an optical feature setting step of setting an image area having an optical feature in the image information about the workpiece acquired in the workpiece image acquisition step, dividing the image information about the workpiece based on designated area division information, and setting an optical feature quantity in an area resulting from the division;
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• a link information generation step of generating link information containing an association between the image area having the optical feature, and at least one of the machining information and the machine information about a workpiece area associated with the image area area, wherein
• the execution position information contains a machining program number and a block number in the machining program, and
• the machining execution information contains at least one of machining path information including a command coordinate value indicated by a block in the machining program, a machining condition, parameter information about a time constant and a tolerance relating to acceleration/deceleration control, tool information, feedback information including position feedback information and speed feedback information, and a state of internal processing in a controller.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a link information generation program for causing one, or two or more computers to execute:

• an information acquisition step of acquiring information about an execution position and a machining position in a machining program for a machine tool that executes machining on a workpiece by moving a tool and the workpiece relative to each other based on the machining program,
• the information acquisition step comprising at least one of a machining information acquisition step of acquiring machining information about the machining program at the execution position in the machining program having been used for machining, the machining information containing execution position information and machining execution information, and a machine information acquisition step of acquiring machine information about a machining state of the machine tool at the execution position in the machining program;
• a workpiece image acquisition step of acquiring image information about the workpiece;
• an optical feature setting step of setting an image area having an optical feature in the image information about the workpiece acquired in the workpiece image acquisition step, dividing the image information about the workpiece based on designated area division information, and setting an optical feature quantity in an area resulting from the division;
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• a link information generation step of generating link information containing an association between the image area having the optical feature, and at least one of the machining information and the machine information about a workpiece area associated with the image area area, wherein
• the execution position information contains a machining program number and a block number in the machining program, and
• the machining execution information contains at least one of machining path information including a command coordinate value indicated by a block in the machining program, a machining condition, parameter information about a time constant and a tolerance relating to acceleration/deceleration control, tool information, feedback information including position feedback information and speed feedback information, and a state of internal processing in a controller.