Control device, synchronization system, and machine control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023418265-A1
Application number	US-202018265435-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 18, 2020
Priority date	Dec 18, 2020
Publication date	Dec 28, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A control device is connected to a synchronization device synchronizing operation data obtained by acquiring information about driving of a machine in time series and measurement data obtained by acquiring information about sound or vibration of the machine in time series by using features of data acquired in time series, and includes a user command generation unit generating a user command to drive the machine according to an instruction from a user of the control device, a synchronization command storage unit storing reproduction information capable of reproducing a synchronization command used for the synchronization at predetermined timing, a synchronization command generation unit generating the synchronization command based on the reproduction information, and a synchronization command output unit outputting, at predetermined timing of the user command, the synchronization command to an oscillation device that generates sound or vibration, and adding effect of the synchronization command to the measurement data.

First claim

1 . A control device that is connected to a synchronization device synchronizing operation data obtained by acquiring information about driving of a machine in time series and measurement data obtained by acquiring information about sound or vibration of the machine in time series by using features of data acquired in time series, the control device comprising:
user command generation circuitry to generate a user command that is a command to drive the machine in accordance with an instruction from a user of the control device; synchronization command storage circuitry to store reproduction information capable of reproducing a synchronization command that is a command used for the synchronization at a predetermined timing; synchronization command generation circuitry to generate the synchronization command on a basis of the reproduction information; and synchronization command output circuitry to output, at a predetermined timing of the user command, the synchronization command to an oscillation device that generates sound or vibration, and to add an effect of the synchronization command to the measurement data.

2 . A control device that is connected to a synchronization device synchronizing operation data obtained by acquiring information about driving of a machine in time series and measurement data obtained by acquiring information about sound or vibration of the machine in time series by using features of data acquired in time series, and controls the machine, the control device comprising:
user command generation circuitry to generate a user command that is a command to drive the machine in accordance with an instruction from a user of the control device; synchronization command storage circuitry to store reproduction information capable of reproducing a synchronization command that is a command used for the synchronization at a predetermined timing; synchronization command generation circuitry to generate the synchronization command that is a drive command for driving the machine on a basis of the reproduction information; command combination circuitry to calculates a combined command in which the synchronization command is added at a predetermined timing of the user command; and control circuitry to control the machine on a basis of the combined command, and to cause the machine to generate sound or vibration by driving of the machine by the synchronization command.

3 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein sound or vibration generated by the synchronization command is sound or vibration that continues to be generated at a specific intensity or a specific frequency for a predetermined time.

4 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein sound or vibration generated by the synchronization command is sound or vibration that has a specific intensity or a specific frequency and is generated a plurality of times on a predetermined periodic basis.

5 . The control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
random number generation circuitry to generate a random number and to store a generated random number value in the synchronization command storage circuitry, wherein the synchronization command generation circuitry determines at least one or more of an intensity, a frequency, a generation duration, and a period of sound or vibration generated by the synchronization command on the basis of a random number value obtained by the random number generation circuitry.

6 . A synchronization system comprising:
the control device according to claim 1 ; and the synchronization device.

7 . A machine control method performed by a control device that is connected to a synchronization device synchronizing operation data obtained by acquiring information about driving of a machine in time series and measurement data obtained by acquiring information about sound or vibration of the machine in time series by using features of data acquired in time series, the machine control method comprising:
generating a user command that is a command to drive the machine in accordance with an instruction from a user of the control device; storing reproduction information capable of reproducing a synchronization command that is a command used for the synchronization at a predetermined timing; generating the synchronization command on a basis of the reproduction information; and outputting, at a predetermined timing of the user command, the synchronization command to an oscillation device that generates sound or vibration, and adding an effect of the synchronization command to the measurement data.

8 . (canceled)

9 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein sound or vibration generated by the synchronization command is sound or vibration that continues to be generated at a specific intensity or a specific frequency for a predetermined time.

10 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein sound or vibration generated by the synchronization command is sound or vibration that has a specific intensity or a specific frequency and is generated a plurality of times on a predetermined periodic basis.

11 . The control device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
random number generation circuitry to generate a random number and to store a generated random number value in the synchronization command storage circuitry, wherein the synchronization command generation circuitry determines at least one or more of an intensity, a frequency, a generation duration, and a period of sound or vibration generated by the synchronization command on the basis of a random number value obtained by the random number generation circuitry.

12 . A synchronization system comprising:
the control device according to claim 2 ; and the synchronization device.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Kizu Yuichi
• Kai Takashi
• Sekiguchi Hiroyuki
• Ikeda Hidetoshi

Classifications

• G01H17/00

  Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves, not provided for in the other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• G05B19/406

  characterised by monitoring or safety (G05B19/19 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01D18/00

  Testing or calibrating apparatus or arrangements provided for in groups G01D1/00 - G01D15/00 · CPC title

• G05B19/4155 Primary

  characterised by program execution, i.e. part program or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a program · CPC title

• G06F7/588

  Random number generators, i.e. based on natural stochastic processes · CPC title