Systems and methods for diagnosing manufacturing systems
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for observing a manufacturing line, wherein the manufacturing line includes at least one robotic element for moving at least one part, the method comprising receiving, at a processor separate from the manufacturing line, sensor data about the at least one robotic element, and when the sensor data exceeds a boundary condition, triggering a feed-back collection event. The feed-back collection event includes identifying a stream of sensor data, capturing feed-back data at a data collection device associated with the at least one robotic element, tagging the feed-back data to reflect the at least one part associated with the boundary condition, identifying, within the feed-back data, when the boundary condition is exceeded by the at least one part in real time, and storing the feed-back data relating to the boundary condition in association with the sensor data and the boundary condition.
1 . A method of observing a manufacturing line, wherein the manufacturing line includes at least one robotic element for moving at least one part, the method comprising:
receiving, at a processor separate from the manufacturing line, sensor data about the at least one robotic element; and
when the sensor data exceeds a boundary condition, triggering a feed-back collection event that includes:
identifying a stream of sensor data;
capturing feed-back data at a data collection device associated with the at least one robotic element;
tagging the feed-back data to reflect at least one of the at least one part or the at least one robotic element associated with the boundary condition;
identifying, within the feed-back data, when the boundary condition is exceeded by the at least one part or the at least one robotic element in real time; and
storing the feed-back data relating to the boundary condition in association with the sensor data and the boundary condition.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, for the feed-back data, a time-frame related to the boundary condition comprising a particular amount of time before and after the boundary condition is exceeded.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, after identifying when the boundary condition is exceeded, outputting the feed-back data relating to the boundary condition.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, when the boundary condition is exceeded, indicating that a boundary condition has been exceeded.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the feed-back data relating to the boundary condition is extracted from the sensor data and stored separately from the sensor data.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the feed-back data is of a multi-media format.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the boundary condition is predetermined by a user.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the time-frame related to the boundary condition is predetermined by a user.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the manufacturing line is observed by an observation system, the observation system comprising a data collection device.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the feed-back data relating to the trigger condition is transferred from the processor separate from the manufacturing line to the observation system for storage.
11 . An apparatus for diagnosing a manufacturing line having at least one robotic element, the apparatus comprising:
a data collection device for capturing sensor data associated with the at least one robotic element; and
a processor, separate from the manufacturing line, for receiving the captured sensor data from the data collection device, the processor configured to identify sensor data exceeding a boundary condition;
wherein the processor is configured to trigger a feed-back collection event when the sensor data exceeds a boundary condition, the feed-back collection event including tagging feed-back data to reflect at least one of the at least one robotic element or a part associated with the boundary condition.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the feed-back collection event further comprises:
identifying a stream of sensor data;
capturing feed-back data at a data collection device associated with the at least one robotic element;
tagging the feed-back data to reflect at least one of the at least one part or the at least one robotic element associated with the boundary condition;
identifying, within the feed-back data, when the boundary condition is exceeded by the at least one part or the at least one robotic element in real time; and
storing the feed-back data relating to the boundary condition in association with the sensor data and the boundary condition.
13 . The apparatus of either claim 12 , the feed-back collection event further comprises determining, for the feed-back data, a time-frame related to the boundary condition comprising a particular amount of time before and after the boundary condition is exceeded.
14 . The apparatus of claim 12 , the feed-back collection event further comprises, after identifying when the boundary condition is exceeded, outputting the feed-back data relating to the boundary condition.
15 . The apparatus of claim 12 , the feed-back collection event further comprises, when the boundary condition is exceeded, indicating that a boundary condition has been exceeded.
16 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the feed-back data relating to the boundary condition is extracted from the sensor data and stored separately from the sensor data.
17 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the feed-back data is of a multi-media format.
18 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the manufacturing line is observed by an observation system, the observation system comprising a data collection device.