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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Hiroyuki Terada, Nishio, JP;
Hajime Ohta, Anjo, JP;
Tomoyuki Hirota, Okazaki, JP;
Kazuhisa Fukaya, Anjo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Ueyama, Chiryu, JP;
Yutaka Inoue, Kariya, JP;
Takashi Sato, Nagoya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A mobile robot placed on an automatic production line is provided. The mobile robot collects information on operating conditions of other mobile robots placed around it and flow of workpieces on the production line and determines action to be taken next based on the formation. A production system using such a mobile robot and a system inputting an operation program corresponding to a workstation into a mobile robot automatically are also provided. This enables measures to be taken quickly against a change in production, thereby providing a system which achieves high efficiency production.