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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Takashi Mizutani, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Muraai, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Isobe, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsuhiro Makino, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiro Ito, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
It is provided an automatic MDF control system comprising: a plurality of matrix boards provided with openings in locations where a plurality of first wires and second wires cross without electrical connections; a robot which inserts electrically conductive connecting pins into the openings and connects the first wires with the second wires where the pins are inserted; a path data conversion unit converting connection requests from an operating terminal into path data having a plurality of addresses of the openings; a robot command conversion unit receiving the path data and converting the path data into robot commands for controlling activity of the robot as a distance moved by the robot moving between the plurality of addresses being reduced by a selected sequence of the converted path data; and a robot control unit controlling the activity of the robot based on the robot commands. In this way, when path data is converted into robot commands, the addresses of the openings of the matrix boards contained in the path data are re-listed as the distance moved by the robot is, for example, as short as possible and therefore wasteful movement by the robot is avoided.