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US 12,085,919 B2Granted
Conveyance simulation device and conveyance system
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorMasafumi Ooba
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Abstract
The present disclosure is intended to accurately simulate a flow of articles in an environment similar to an actual worksite. A conveyance simulation device includes: a virtual conveyance unit that operates virtually; a first virtual article feeding unit that feeds virtual articles to the virtual conveyance unit under a predetermined condition; and a virtual article management unit that sequentially updates positions of the virtual articles in accordance with a virtual movement of the virtual conveyance unit.
Claims12
A conveyance simulation device comprising:
- a virtual conveyance unit that operates virtually;
- a virtual article feeding unit that feeds virtual articles to the virtual conveyance unit under a predetermined condition;
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- a virtual article management unit that updates positions of the virtual articles in accordance with a virtual movement of the virtual conveyance unit,
- wherein the updated positions of the virtual articles are outputted to a control device,
- wherein the control device causes a physical robot to perform movement for taking out the virtual articles, based on the updated positions of the virtual articles that the control device has received,
- the virtual conveyance unit has a plurality of virtual lanes,
- the plurality of virtual lanes having a respective virtual article generation position for virtually generating the virtual articles, and
- the virtual articles are generated at respective positions on the plurality of virtual lanes, the respective positions being randomly offset in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the virtual articles are conveyed, the random offsets being within a predetermined range with reference to the respective virtual article generation positions that are located on a respective centerline of the plurality of virtual lanes.
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A conveyance system comprising:
- a physical conveyor that is installed in a worksite and conveys articles;
- a movement amount detector that is installed in the worksite and detects an amount of movement of the physical conveyor;
- a virtual article feeding unit that feeds virtual articles to a plurality of virtual lanes at the physical conveyor, under a predetermined condition;
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- a virtual article management unit that updates positions of the virtual articles in accordance with the amount of movement of the physical conveyor,
- wherein the updated positions of the virtual articles are outputted to a control device,
- wherein the control device causes a physical robot to perform movement for taking out the virtual articles, based on the updated positions of the virtual articles that the control device has received,
- the plurality of virtual lanes having a respective virtual article generation position for virtually generating the virtual articles, and
- the virtual articles are generated at respective positions on the plurality of virtual lanes, the respective positions being randomly offset in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the virtual articles are conveyed, the random offsets being within a predetermined range with reference to the respective virtual article generation positions that are located on a respective centerline of the plurality of virtual lanes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.