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Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2018
Applicant:

Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;

Inventor:

Yuuki Kimoto, Yamanashi, JP;

Assignee:

FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/163 (2013.01); B25J 9/1607 (2013.01); B25J 9/1669 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40006 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40067 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40324 (2013.01);
Abstract

A calculation device for calculating an appropriate stowage pattern of articles, and a robot controller including the calculation device. The calculation device has: a model generating section configured to generate first physical models of the articles based on dimensions of respective types of the articles, and generate a second physical model of a containing region in which the articles are stacked, based on a dimension of the containing region; a locating section configured to locate the first models in the second model, in descending order of priority predetermined with respect to the types of the articles; and a physical calculating section configured to add vibration or a shock to the second model each time when the first models is located in the second model, and calculate a change in a position and/or orientation of the first model in the second model due to the vibration or the shock.


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