Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Masashi Yokomori

Keiji Hanada

Hiroaki Fujiwara

Kouichi Kanematsu

Takuya Harada

Noriyuki Suzuki

Masaki Okamoto

Teaching data setting apparatus and a method for image processing are provided to enable setting optimum teaching data to achieve reduction in errors and error detection in the image processing. A subject teaching data generating sectionuses databases of subject attributes and recognition operation conditions for a plurality of pieces of teaching data representing all possible combinations of the subject attributes and the recognition operation conditions. A teaching data candidate selecting sectionselects, from the generated plurality of pieces of teaching data, teaching data candidates related to a subject to be mounted and a mounting machine for use. A subject image input sectionis supplied with a simple subject image representing only the subject. An evaluation image generating sectiongenerates predetermined evaluation images by using the simple subject image. A teaching data determining sectionis supplied with the teaching data candidates and the evaluation images to compare and study both of them, and then determines a piece of teaching data as the optimum teaching data for the subject for output.

Apparatus and method for setting teaching data, teaching data providing system over network

A production system including a production line having a series of pieces of production equipment each of which has a parts supply unit. The production system includes: an NC management apparatus that is connected with each piece of the production equipment via a local-area network and acquires therefrom NC data used for operating each piece of the production equipment; and a scheduling apparatus that generates a production schedule and transmits the generated production schedule to the NC management apparatus via the local-area network. Here, the NC management apparatus generates, for each piece of the production equipment, data that is required to perform production according to the production schedule, obtains, for each piece of the production equipment, values that represent differences between current NC data that has been most recently acciuired and the generated data, and outputs the values.

NC data management apparatus and method

A production system including a production line having a series of pieces of production equipment, each of which has a parts supply unit. The production system includes an NC management apparatus that is connected with each piece of the production equipment via a local-area network and acquires therefrom NC data used for operating each piece of the production equipment, and a scheduling apparatus that generates a production schedule and transmits the generated production schedule to the NC management apparatus via the local-area network. The NC management apparatus generates, for each piece of the production equipment, data that is required to perform production according to the production schedule, obtains, for each piece of the production equipment, values that represent differences between current NC data that has been most recently acquired and the generated data, and outputs the values.

A component/board retriever retrieves component/board data from CAD data supplied to a CAD data input unit . A circuit board information storage stores various board information and outputs board information based on board design data. A component information storage stores various component information and outputs component information based on component design data. A mount scheme (process) requirement storage stores requirements for mounting processes. A mounting device requirements storage stores requirements for mounting devices. A design analyzer analyzes whether the designed circuit board is achievable or not under requirements supplied by an applied mount requirement input unit and outputs the analysis results through a check result output unit to a designer. Thus, changes in the mounting process requirement and/or the mounting device requirement can be easily reflected on a design check. Therefore, the number of quality checks onto the actual prototype can be reduced, and the circuit board that satisfies the target quality can be designed in the early stage of designing.

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Hirakata, Japan

Masashi Yokomori