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US 6,477,437 B1Granted
Assembly work support system
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorYo Hirota
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Abstract
An assembly work support system includes a training and simulation mode and a work-support mode, with an operator controlling voice or display output by interactive input. The assembly work support system accepts interactive input from the operator in the form of user-interactive control of his or her review of processes to be learned, and includes a simulation mode that gives feedback messages to the operator, a teaching portion with multimedia instructions and simulation exercises with feedback. A central processor or server gathers work flow data and evaluates the data.
Claims31
An assembly work support system comprising:
- memory storage from which instruction data including direction information describing a manner of processing an assembly of a plurality of discrete parts is readable;
- a converter that, in response to a work start signal, reads said instruction data and converts said instruction data into an output signal that includes at least one of a voice signal and an image signal;
- a terminal that receives the output signal and outputs corresponding assembly messages to an operator;
- an operator input device adapted to receive interactive input data from the operator;
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- a controller that receives said interactive input data from the operator input device, and interprets said interactive input data to provide feedback to the operator by selecting, depending on said interactive input data, which of said instruction data are read and which assembly messages are output.
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An assembly work support system controller connectible to an output terminal, comprising:
- memory storage from which instruction data including direction information describing a manner of processing an assembly of a plurality of discrete parts is readable;
- a converter that, in response to a work start signal, reads said instruction data and converts said instruction data into an output signal that includes at least one of a voice signal and an image signal;
- a network transmission apparatus adapted to transmit the output signals to the terminal and that receives interactive input data from the terminal;
- a terminal that receives the output signal and outputs corresponding assembly messages to an operator;
- an operator input device adapted to receive interactive input data from the operator;
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- a controller that receives said interactive input data, and interprets said interactive input data to provide feedback to the operator by selecting, depending on said interactive input data, which of said instruction data are read and which assembly messages are output.
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A wire harness assembly work support system comprising:
- memory storage from which instruction data including direction information describing a manner of processing a wire harness assembly of a plurality of discrete parts is readable;
- a converter that reads said instruction data and converts said instruction data into an output signal that includes at least one of a voice signal and an image signal;
- a terminal that receives the output signal and outputs corresponding wire harness assembly messages to an operator;
- an operator input device adapted to receive interactive input data from the operator;
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- a controller that receives said interactive input data from the operator input device and interprets said interactive input data to control said output of said wire harness assembly messages according to said interactive input data by selecting, depending on said interactive input data, which of said instruction data are read and which assembly messages are output.
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A wire harness assembly work support system comprising:
- memory storage from which instruction data including direction information describing a manner of processing a wire harness assembly of a plurality of discrete parts is readable;
- a converter that reads said instruction data and converts said instruction data into an output signal that includes at least one of a voice signal and an image signal;
- a terminal that receives the output signal and outputs corresponding wire harness assembly messages to an operator;
- an operator input device adapted to receive interactive input data relating to wire harness assembly from the operator;
- a controller that receives said interactive input data from the operator input device and interprets said interactive input data by generating interactive input interpretation data relating to wire harness assembly;
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- a database that stores the interactive input interpretation data relating to wire harness assembly.
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A wire harness assembly work support method comprising:
- storing instruction data including direction information describing a manner of processing a wire harness assembly of a plurality of discrete parts;
- reading said instruction data;
- converting said instruction data into an output signal that includes at least one of a voice signal and an image signal;
- receiving the output signals and outputting corresponding wire harness assembly messages to an operator;
- receiving interactive input data from an operator;
- evaluating said interactive input data for predetermined characteristics including whether said interactive input data correctly corresponds to said wire harness assembly messages;
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- providing feedback to said operator via a second output signal that includes at least one of a sound signal and an image signal.
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An assembly work support system comprising:
- first memory storage from which training instruction data including direction information describing a manner of processing of an assembly of a plurality of discrete parts is readable;
- a simulation terminal that reads said training instruction data and outputs corresponding assembly training messages that include at least one of voice signals and image signals to an operator;
- an operator input device adapted to receive interactive input data from the operator;
- a training controller that receives said interactive input data, interprets said interactive input data, and controls said output of said assembly training messages according to said interactive input data;
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- a simulation controller that receives said interactive input data, evaluates said interactive input data for predetermined characteristics including whether said interactive input data correctly corresponds to said assembly training messages, and provides feedback to said operator via an output signal that includes at least one of a sound signal and an image signal.
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An assembly work support system comprising:
- memory storage from which instruction data including direction information describing a manner of processing of an assembly of a plurality of discrete parts is readable;
- a converter that reads said instruction data and converts said instruction data into output signals that include at least one of voice signals and image signals;
- a simulation terminal that receives said output signals and outputs corresponding assembly training messages to an operator;
- a first operator input device adapted to receive first interactive input data from the operator;
- a simulation controller that receives said first interactive input data and interprets said first interactive input data to provide training feedback to the operator by selecting, depending on said first interactive input data, which of said instruction data are read and which assembly messages are output;
- a work control terminal that receives said output signals and outputs corresponding assembly messages to an operator;
- a second operator input device adapted to receive second interactive input data from the operator;
- a work control controller that receives said second interactive input data and interprets said second interactive input data by selecting, depending on said second interactive input data, which of said instruction data are read and which assembly messages are output.
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A wire harness assembly simulator comprising:
- data storage including wire harness assembly training instruction data, the wire harness assembly training instruction data including at least one of a motion video that depicts a manner of processing of a wire harness assembly of a plurality of discrete parts and an animation file that depicts a manner of processing of a wire harness assembly of a plurality of discrete parts;
- a simulator terminal that reads said training instruction data and outputs corresponding wire harness assembly training messages that display at least one of said motion video or said animation file to an operator to simulate wire harness assembly of one discrete part to another discrete part;
- an operator input device adapted to receive, from the operator, interactive input data responsive to said wire harness assembly training messages;
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- a controller that receives said interactive input data, interprets said interactive input data by selecting, depending on said interactive input data, which of said wire harness assembly instruction data are read and which wire harness assembly messages are output.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.