Tool system, tool management method, and program
View Patent ↗A tool system includes a portable tool, an image capturing unit, and a control unit. The tool includes a driving unit to be activated with power supplied from a power source. The image capturing unit is provided for the tool and generates a captured image. The control unit controls the tool based on the captured image. The control unit has a work support capability. The work support capability is the capability of placing a restriction on operation of the tool when a work target identified based on the captured image does not conform to a working instruction defined by a working procedure. The control unit suspends, when finding a lifting condition satisfied while performing work-support-enabled operation, the work-support-enabled operation and thereby lifts the restriction on the operation of the tool.
1. A tool system comprising:
a portable tool including:
a driving unit configured to be activated with power supplied from a power source;
a trigger switch;
a control panel; and
an operation acceptance unit;
an image capturing unit provided for the portable tool and configured to generate a captured image; and
a control unit configured to control the portable tool based on the captured image, wherein:
the control unit comprises a work support capability of placing a restriction on operation of the tool when a work target identified based on the captured image does not conform to a working instruction defined by a working procedure,
the control unit is configured to, when finding a lifting condition satisfied while performing a work-support-enabled operation by the work support capability, suspend the work-support-enabled operation and thereby lift the restriction on the operation of the portable tool,
the trigger switch is configured to generate a first operating signal during a period when a user performs a first particular operation on the trigger switch,
the control panel is configured to generate a second operation signal during a period when the user performs a second particular operation on the control panel, and
the lifting condition includes a condition that the operation acceptance unit receives one of the first operation signal or the second operation signal, while the operation acceptance unit receives another of the first operation signal or the second operation signal.
2. The tool system of claim 1 , wherein
the control unit is configured to return to the work-support-enabled operation when finding a returning condition satisfied while suspending the work-support-enabled operation.
3. The tool system of claim 2 , wherein:
the control unit is configured to sequentially perform a plurality of processes while the work support capability is enabled, and
the control unit is configured to, when returning to the work-support-enabled operation after having suspended the work-support-enabled operation in a suspended process out of the plurality of processes, resume the work-support-enabled operation from the suspended process out of the plurality of processes.
4. The tool system of claim 2 , wherein:
the control unit is configured to sequentially perform a plurality of processes while the work support capability is enabled, and
the control unit is configured to, when returning to the work-support-enabled operation after having suspended the work-support-enabled operation in a suspended process out of the plurality of processes, resume the work-support-enabled operation from a process following the suspended process out of the plurality of processes.
5. The tool system of claim 2 , wherein:
the control unit is configured to sequentially perform a plurality of processes while the work support capability is enabled, and
the control unit is configured to, when returning to the work-support-enabled operation after having suspended the work-support-enabled operation in a suspended process out of the plurality of processes, resume the work-support-enabled operation from a process preceding the suspended process out of the plurality of processes.
6. The tool system of claim 2 , wherein the returning condition includes a condition that the operation acceptance unit accept a user's operating command for returning.
7. The tool system of claim 2 , wherein:
the control unit is configured to sequentially perform a plurality of processes while the work support capability is enabled, and
the control unit is configured to, when returning to the work-support-enabled operation, automatically determine from which of the plurality of processes the control unit resumes the work-support-enabled operation.
8. The tool system of claim 2 , wherein:
the control unit is configured to sequentially perform a plurality of processes while the work support capability is enabled, and
the control unit is configured to, when returning to the work-support-enabled operation, determine, in accordance with a user's operating command accepted by the operation acceptance unit, from which of the plurality of processes the control unit resumes the work-support-enabled operation.
9. The tool system of claim 1 , further comprising a log acquisition unit configured to acquire, as a log, an operation history of the portable tool while the control unit is suspending the work-support-enabled operation.
10. A tool management method comprising:
a first step including acquiring a captured image from an image capturing unit provided for a portable tool, the portable tool including a driving unit, the driving unit being configured to be activated with power supplied from a power source;
a second step including placing a restriction on operation of the portable tool when a work target identified based on the captured image does not conform to a working instruction defined by a working procedure; and
a third step including suspending, when a lifting condition is satisfied during the second step, the second step and thereby lifting the restriction on the operation of the portable tool, wherein:
the lifting condition includes a condition that an operation acceptance unit of the portable tool receives one of a first operation signal or a second operation signal, while the operation acceptance unit receives another of the first operation signal or the second operation signal,
the first operating signal is supplied from a trigger switch of the portable tool during a period when a user performs a first particular operation on the trigger switch, and
the second operation signal is supplied from a control panel of the portable tool during a period when the user performs a second particular operation on the control panel.
11. A non-transitory storage medium storing thereon a program designed to cause one or more processors to perform the tool management method of claim 10 .
12. A tool system comprising:
a portable tool including:
a driving unit configured to be activated with power supplied from a power source;
a trigger switch;
a control panel; and
an operation acceptance unit;
an image capturing unit provided for the portable tool and configured to generate a captured image; and
a control unit configured to control the portable tool based on the captured image, wherein:
the control unit comprises a work support capability of placing a restriction on operation of the tool when a work target identified based on the captured image does not conform to a working instruction defined by a working procedure,
the control unit is configured to, when finding a lifting condition satisfied while performing a work-support-enabled operation by the work support capability, suspend the work-support-enabled operation and thereby lift the restriction on the operation of the portable tool,
the trigger switch is configured to generate a first operating signal when the user performs a first particular operation on the trigger switch,
the control panel is configured to generate a second operation signal when the user performs a second particular operation on the control panel, and
the lifting condition includes a condition that the operation acceptance unit receives the first operating signal and the second operation signal simultaneously.