Method and apparatus for saving energy and reducing cycle time by optimal ordering of the industrial robotic path

A data processing system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• an accessible memory, the data processing system particularly configured to:
• receive inputs including a complex operation;
• generate a plurality of task groups of the complex operation based on the inputs;
• calculate a group edge rating for each of a plurality of robotic movement edges between each of the plurality of task groups;
• calculate a candidate rating for each of a plurality of candidate paths, wherein the candidate rating comprises a summation of group edge ratings for a candidate path;
• determine an optimal path comprising the candidate path with an optimal rating, wherein the optimal rating is determined by the lowest candidate rating;
• and
• return an optimal path.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more data processing systems to:

• receive inputs including a complex operation;
• generate a plurality of task groups of the complex operation based on the inputs;
• calculate a group edge rating for each of a plurality of robotic movement edges between each of the plurality of task groups;
• calculate a candidate rating for each of a plurality of candidate paths, wherein the candidate rating comprises a summation of group edge ratings for a candidate path;
• determine an optimal path comprising the candidate path with an optimal rating, wherein the optimal rating is determined by the lowest candidate rating;
• and
• return the optimal path.