Identifier management method, robot control device, and comprehensive control device
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsHisashi Kataoka, Toshinari Mohri, Kazuki Hanada
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Abstract
An identifier management method is executed by a welding system. The identifier management method includes: acquiring information on identifiers of a plurality of original workpieces; selecting, according to a predetermined rule, any one of the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces to be adopted based on completion of execution of a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces by the welding system; and setting the any one of identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces, which has been selected, as an identifier of the welded workpiece generated in the welding process.
Claims9
An identifier management method to be executed by a welding system, the identifier management method comprising:
- acquiring information on identifiers of a plurality of original workpieces;
- selecting, according to a predetermined rule, any one of the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces to be adopted based on completion of execution of a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces by the welding system;
- in response to a welding process command, causing a welding robot to weld the plurality of original workpieces using the welding process to generate a welded workpiece;
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- setting the any one of the identifiers of the original workpieces, which has been selected, as an identifier of the welded workpiece generated in the welding process,
- wherein each of the identifiers comprises a combination of a plurality of character codes, and
- wherein the predetermined rule comprises adopting an identifier having a strong character code based on a comparison of strength among the character codes constituting the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces according to a strength rule defined for each type of character code.
A robot control device constituting a welding system, the robot control device comprising:
- a memory configured to hold information on identifiers of a plurality of original workpieces;
- a processor configured to control a welding robot to allow execution of a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces;
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- a communication unit configured to communicate with a comprehensive control device that performs comprehensive control of the welding system,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- select, according to a predetermined rule, any one of the identifiers of the respective original workpieces to be adopted based on completion of the execution of the welding process by the welding robot;
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- transmit, to the comprehensive control device via the communication unit, a setting request for setting, as an identifier of a welded workpiece generated in the welding process, the any one of the identifiers of the original workpieces which has been selected,
- wherein each of the identifiers comprises a combination of a plurality of character codes, and
- wherein the predetermined rule comprises adopting an identifier having a strong character code based on a comparison of strength among the character codes constituting the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces according to a strength rule defined for each type of character code.
A comprehensive control device constituting a welding system, the comprehensive control device comprising:
- a memory configured to hold information on identifiers of a plurality of original workpieces;
- a communication unit configured to communicate with a robot control device configured to control execution of a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces;
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- a processor configured to select, according to a predetermined rule, any one of the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces to be adopted based on detection of completion of the execution of the welding process by the robot control device,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- set, as an identifier of a welded workpiece generated in the welding process, the any one of the identifiers of the original workpieces which has been selected,
- wherein each of the identifiers comprises a combination of a plurality of character codes, and
- wherein the predetermined rule comprises adopting an identifier having a strong character code based on a comparison of strength among the character codes constituting the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces according to a strength rule defined for each type of character code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.