Measurement control device, packaging device and measurement control method

A measurement control device used for controlling a packaging device, in which a sensor unit in which a detection axis of a sensor is disposed at least in a horizontal direction orthogonal to a traveling direction in which an article to be packaged is conveyed, and a pressing member detection unit which detects an article conveyance pressing member which is provided in the packaging device are connected to a measurement control device main body, the measurement control device comprising:

• a signal acquisition stopping unit configured to stop acquisition of a signal from the sensor unit according to detection of the pressing member by the pressing member detection unit;
• a signal acquisition restarting unit configured to restart the acquisition of the signal from the sensor unit according to non-detection of the pressing member by the pressing member detection unit;
• a width calculation unit provided on a side of the measurement control device main body to calculate a distance between the sensor unit and the article to be packaged based on information from the sensor unit and to calculate a width of the article to be packaged from the distance;
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• a shape calculation unit configured to calculate a shape of the article to be packaged;
• wherein the shape of the article comprises the width and a length of the article and the width and the length are calculated from a width information of the article which is based on the information signal of the sensor unit during acquisition,
• a control command creation unit, configured to determine a control amount with respect to a drive unit based on the shape information of the article to be packaged, and create a control command based on the control amount;
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• a drive control unit configured to control a drive unit including a motor based on the control command.