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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2025
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kento Iwahori, Nagoya, JP;
Daiki Yokoyama, Miyoshi, JP;
Jyunya Katou, Toyota, JP;
Kosei Minami, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus comprises an acquisition unit that acquires defect information regarding a defect of a moving object that moves on a production line by remote control; a parts identification unit that, in response to acquisition of the defect information, identifies a part that is assembled to a defective moving object from among a plurality of parts flowing on a parts line that merges with the production line at an assembly area where a part included in the plurality of the parts is assembled to the moving object; and an instruction unit that executes a moving object retraction instruction to remove the defective moving object from the production line and a part retraction instruction to remove the identified part from the parts line.