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Granted Patent B2
US 9,207,667 · App. 13/863,516 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Automatic generation of robotic processes for symmetric products

Inventors: Gil Chen (Bnai Zion, IL); Marina Brener (Petah Tikva, IL); Ilanit Shavit (Tel Aviv, IL)
Assignee: Siemens Industry Software Ltd.
G05B19/41865G06Q10/063G05B2219/40113
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Patent No.
US 9,207,667
App. No.
13/863,516
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for producing a robot program for a substantially-symmetric product and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a first-side robot program. The first-side robot program is a robot program for processing a first side of the substantially-symmetric product. The method includes identifying one or more resources of the first-side robot program by and producing corresponding mirrored resources in a second-side robot program. The method includes identifying one or more robots for the first-side robot program and producing corresponding mirrored robots in the second-side robot program. The method includes processing machine data files of the first-side robot program and updating logic block signal connections from the first-side robot program to the second-side robot program. The method includes replacing references to objects in the second-side robot program and assigning tool mounts to the second-side robot program. The method includes producing and storing the second-side robot program.

Claims (45)

1. A method for producing a robot program for a substantially-symmetric product, comprising:

receiving a first-side robot program by a data processing system, wherein the first-side robot program is a robot program for processing a first side of the substantially-symmetric product;

identifying one or more resources of the first-side robot program by the data processing system and producing corresponding mirrored resources in a second-side robot program;

identifying one or more robots for the first-side robot program by the data processing system and producing corresponding mirrored robots in the second-side robot program;

processing machine data files of the first-side robot program by the data processing system;

updating logic block signal connections from the first-side robot program to the second-side robot program by the data processing system;

replacing references to objects in the second-side robot program by the data processing system;

assigning tool mounts to the second-side robot program by the data processing system, according to a mount definition and a tool of the first-side robot program;

producing and storing the second-side robot program by the data processing system, wherein the second-side robot program is a complete adapted robot program for processing a second side of the substantially-symmetric product and corresponds to the first-side robot program.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system also checks, for each resource in the first-side robot program, the existence of external axes definitions, and if an external axis is defined, iterates over a plurality of path locations and copies external axis values from the first-side robot program to the second-side robot program.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system also copies a plurality of robot signals from identified robots in the first-side robot program to corresponding mirrored robots of the second-side robot program.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system also renames robot signals and resources of the first-side robot program for use as robot signals of the second-side robot program according to naming rules.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system also maps logic block connections in the first-side robot program to corresponding logic block connections in the second-side robot program.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system replaces references to objects in the second-side robot program by replacing references to resources in the first-side robot program with references to corresponding mirrored resources in the second-side robot program.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system also defines a product symmetry plane corresponding to the substantially-symmetric product.

8. A data processing system comprising:

a processor; and

an accessible memory, the data processing system particularly configured to receive a first-side robot program, wherein the first-side robot program is a robot program for processing a first side of a substantially-symmetric product;

identify one or more resources of the first-side robot program and producing corresponding mirrored resources in a second-side robot program;

identify one or more robots for the first-side robot program and producing corresponding mirrored robots in the second-side robot program;

process machine data files of the first-side robot program;

update logic block signal connections from the first-side robot program to the second-side robot program;

replace references to objects in the second-side robot program;

assign tool mounts to the second-side robot program according to a mount definition and a tool of the first-side robot program;

produce and storing the second-side robot program, wherein the second-side robot program is a complete adapted robot program for processing a second side of the substantially-symmetric product and corresponds to the first-side robot program.

9. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system also checks, for each resource in the first-side robot program, the existence of external axes definitions, and of an external axis is defined, iterates over a plurality of path locations and copies external axis values from the first-side robot program to the second-side robot program.

10. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system also copies a plurality of robot signals from identified robots in the first-side robot program to corresponding mirrored robots of the second-side robot program.

11. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system also renames robot signals and resources of the first-side robot program for use as robot signals of the second-side robot program according to naming rules.

12. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system also maps logic block connections in the first-side robot program to corresponding logic block connections in the second-side robot program.

13. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system replaces references to objects in the second-side robot program by replacing references to resources in the first-side robot program with references to corresponding mirrored resources in the second-side robot program.

14. The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system also defines a product symmetry plane corresponding to the substantially-symmetric product.

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

receive a first-side robot program, wherein the first-side robot program is a robot program for processing a first side of a substantially-symmetric product;

identify one or more resources of the first-side robot program and producing corresponding mirrored resources in a second-side robot program;

identify one or more robots for the first-side robot program and producing corresponding mirrored robots in the second-side robot program;

process machine data files of the first-side robot program;

update logic block signal connections from the first-side robot program to the second-side robot program;

replace references to objects in the second-side robot program;

assign tool mounts to the second-side robot program according to a mount definition and a tool of the first-side robot program;

produce and storing the second-side robot program, wherein the second-side robot program is a complete adapted robot program for processing a second side of the substantially-symmetric product and corresponds to the first-side robot program.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data processing system also checks, for each resource in the first-side robot program, the existence of external axes definitions, and of an external axis is defined, iterates over a plurality of path locations and copies external axis values from the first-side robot program to the second-side robot program.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data processing system also copies a plurality of robot signals from identified robots in the first-side robot program to corresponding mirrored robots of the second-side robot program.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data processing system also renames robot signals and resources of the first-side robot program for use as robot signals of the second-side robot program according to naming rules.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data processing system also maps logic block connections in the first-side robot program to corresponding logic block connections in the second-side robot program.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data processing system replaces references to objects in the second-side robot program by replacing references to resources in the first-side robot program with references to corresponding mirrored resources in the second-side robot program.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2013
From: CHEN, GIL; SHAVIT, ILANIT; BRENER, MARINA
To: SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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