JP2009176024A - Production process abnormality-detecting method, production process abnormality-detecting system, program for making computer execute the production process abnormality-detecting method, and computer-readable recording medium to which the program is recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production process abnormality-detecting method which easily detects the occurrence of abnormality, even if the abnormality relates to a plurality of inspection items, and quickly, easily feeds back the result of detection of abnormality when the abnormality is detected, in production processes which include a manufacturing process, which makes processing to products, and an inspecting process which inspects the products which is subjected to the manufacturing process, and sequentially process a plurality of products. <P>SOLUTION: For the first product group and the second product group among a plurality of products which are sequentially processed in production processes, the correlation coefficient between data on the former group and data on the latter group is computed (S403), the former and latter data being obtained through inspections using inspection items, which are different for each data group, in their inspection processes. It is determined whether abnormality occurs in a production process on the basis of a periodical change of the correlation coefficient (S406). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a production process abnormality detection method and a production process abnormality detection system, and more specifically, in a production process including a manufacturing process for processing a product and an inspection process for inspecting the product after the manufacturing process. The present invention relates to a production process abnormality detection method and a production process abnormality detection system for detecting that an abnormality has occurred.

  The present invention also relates to a program for causing a computer to execute the production process abnormality detection method.

  The present invention also relates to a computer-readable recording medium recording such a program.

In a production process that sequentially processes a plurality of products such as semiconductor wafers and liquid crystal displays, a data collection device is installed, and the data collected by this data collection device is analyzed by various analysis means to detect abnormalities in the production process. Detection and long-term trends are monitored. As one effective data monitoring method, there is a monitoring method using trend data in which collected data is arranged in the order of passage of time. For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-212630) discloses a technique for displaying the trend data in a graph and reading the trend graph more finely to improve the accuracy of analysis. . Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-133778) discloses a method for monitoring a plant by monitoring a trend of deviation from a reference value with respect to the transition of the plant state.
JP-A-11-212630 JP-A-5-133778

  When anomaly detection is performed for such a production process, the method of individually monitoring data for each inspection item, such as the monitoring method based on trend data described above, detects an anomaly that occurs individually for each inspection item. Although there is a problem, it is impossible to detect abnormalities that occur in relation to a plurality of inspection items. In order to identify abnormalities that occur in relation to multiple inspection items, comparing data that are arranged in chronological order across multiple products is simply combined and compared, so the procedure is complicated because there are many types of data. . This becomes more serious as the number of processes and inspection items in the production process increases.

  Data analysis methods using statistical methods such as principal component analysis are also known in order to detect abnormalities in production processes. However, in the data analysis method using such a statistical method, the amount of calculation is increased, and furthermore, the analysis result is not directly linked to the inspection item of the data, and the analysis result is reflected in the production process. High skill and experience are required. For this reason, the data analysis method using such a statistical method is highly difficult to operate, and it is difficult to detect the occurrence of abnormality and feed it back to the production process promptly.

  Accordingly, the problem of the present invention is that, in a production process for sequentially processing a plurality of products, even if an abnormality occurs in relation to a plurality of inspection items, it is possible to easily detect that an abnormality has occurred and to generate an abnormality. An object of the present invention is to provide a production process abnormality detection method and a production process abnormality detection system capable of quickly and easily feeding back the detection result to a production process.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a program for causing a computer to execute such a production process abnormality detection method.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium in which such a program is recorded.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor considers that each step included in the production process has a physical relationship with each other and is affected by changes (including occurrence of abnormality). I gave it. For example, as schematically shown in FIG. 1A, it is assumed that a certain production process 101 includes a manufacturing process 102 and an inspection process 103. In the normal state (when no abnormality occurs) shown in FIG. 1A, each detailed process (“assembly A”, “assembly B”, and “assembly C”) included in the manufacturing process 102 is indicated. ) And each inspection item (represented by “inspection D”, “inspection E”, and “inspection F”) in the inspection process 103 have a physical relationship as indicated by an arrow 106, for example. Here, a part of the production process 101 is affected by a disturbance or the like, and the relationship 107 between the assembly A and the inspection D is broken, for example, as in the state b shown in FIG. Assume that a new relationship 108 is established. Thus, when the state of the production process 101 changes, it is considered that an abnormality has occurred in the production process 101. As a result, a defective product occurs in the product that has undergone the production process 101. The present invention was created based on such consideration by the present inventor.

In order to solve the above problems, the production process abnormality detection method of the present invention is:
A production process abnormality detection method for detecting that an abnormality has occurred in a production process including a manufacturing process for processing a product and an inspection process for inspecting a product that has undergone the manufacturing process,
Correlation coefficients between data obtained by different inspection items in the inspection process for the first product group and the second product group among the plurality of products sequentially processed in the production process. It is calculated, and it is determined whether an abnormality has occurred in the production process based on a change in the correlation coefficient with time.

  Here, “abnormal” means a phenomenon in which some change occurs in the production process from the previous state, such as the change from the state a to the state b at the normal time.

  Each “product group” includes not only a plurality of products but also a single product. “Production products” include not only in-process products but also finished products.

  In the production process abnormality detection method of the present invention, the first production product group and the second production product group among the plurality of production products sequentially processed in the production process are respectively different inspection items in the inspection process. A correlation coefficient between the obtained data is calculated, and it is determined whether an abnormality has occurred in the production process based on a temporal change of the correlation coefficient. Since the above correlation coefficient is just a numerical value, it is more computationally intensive than when processing data that is arranged in time series across multiple products, or when using statistical methods such as principal component analysis. The amount is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to easily detect an abnormality that occurs in relation to a plurality of inspection items. Further, since the correlation coefficient is directly linked to the data inspection item as an abnormality occurrence index, when the abnormality occurrence is detected, the detection result can be quickly and easily fed back to the production process.

In the production process abnormality detection method of one embodiment,
The first product group and the second product group are sequentially selected from a plurality of products that are sequentially processed in the production process in units of processing time specified in advance or in units of processing number specified in advance. And
For each selected product group, calculate the correlation coefficient between the data obtained with different inspection items in the inspection process,
Each time the correlation coefficient is calculated for each product group, the difference between the correlation coefficient calculated for the first product group and the correlation coefficient calculated for the second product group is Calculated as the time change between corresponding correlation coefficients, and an abnormality occurs when the absolute value of the difference is greater than or equal to a preset first threshold value between any corresponding correlation coefficients It is characterized by judging that it was done.

  In the production process abnormality detection method according to this embodiment, it is possible to more easily detect an abnormality that occurs in relation to a plurality of inspection items.

In the production process abnormality detection method of one embodiment,
The first product group and the second product group are sequentially selected from a plurality of products that are sequentially processed in the production process in units of processing time specified in advance or in units of processing number specified in advance. And
For each selected product group, calculate the correlation coefficient between the data obtained with different inspection items in the inspection process,
Memorize | store in the predetermined memory | storage part on the basis of the said correlation coefficient about a certain product group,
Each time the correlation coefficient is calculated for each product group, the difference between the correlation coefficient as the reference stored in the storage unit and the correlation coefficient calculated this time is between the corresponding correlation coefficients. It is calculated as the time change, and it is determined that an abnormality has occurred when the absolute value of the difference between any corresponding correlation coefficients is equal to or greater than a preset first threshold value. .

  In the production process abnormality detection method according to this embodiment, it is possible to more easily detect an abnormality that occurs in relation to a plurality of inspection items.

  The production process abnormality detection method according to an embodiment determines whether or not the absolute value of the temporal change in the difference between any one of the corresponding correlation coefficients is equal to or greater than a preset second threshold value. It is characterized in that it is determined that an abnormality has occurred when the absolute value of the time variation of the difference is greater than or equal to the second threshold value.

  In the production process abnormality detection method of this one embodiment, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred when the absolute value of the time variation of the difference is equal to or greater than the second threshold value. Therefore, for example, even if the absolute value of the difference is less than the first threshold, it is possible to detect a state that is likely to be greater than or equal to the first threshold by determining that an abnormality has occurred.

  The production process abnormality detection method according to an embodiment is characterized in that when it is determined that the abnormality has occurred, an inspection item related to the correlation coefficient that is a basis for the determination is displayed on a predetermined display unit.

  In the production process abnormality detection method according to this embodiment, when it is determined that the abnormality has occurred, an inspection item related to the correlation coefficient that is the basis of the determination is displayed on a predetermined display unit. Therefore, when the occurrence of an abnormality is detected, the user (including the worker and the person in charge of maintenance) has become the basis for determining that the abnormality has occurred by viewing the display content displayed on the display unit. Inspection items related to the correlation coefficient can be easily recognized. Therefore, the detection result of occurrence of abnormality can be more easily fed back to the production process.

The production process abnormality detection system of this invention is
A production process abnormality detection system that detects that an abnormality has occurred in a production process including a manufacturing process for processing a product and an inspection process for inspecting a product that has undergone the manufacturing process.
A storage unit for storing data collected in the inspection process;
For the first product group and the second product group among the plurality of products that are sequentially processed in the production process, the data obtained in the inspection process is read from the storage unit, and in each of the inspection processes A determination unit is provided that calculates a correlation coefficient between data obtained from different inspection items and determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the production process based on a temporal change in the correlation coefficient. And

  In the production process abnormality detection system according to the present invention, the determination unit includes a first product group and a second product group among the plurality of products sequentially processed in the production process. A correlation coefficient between data obtained from different inspection items is calculated, and it is determined whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the production process based on a temporal change of the correlation coefficient. Since the above correlation coefficient is just a numerical value, it is more computationally intensive than when processing data that is arranged in time series across multiple products, or when using statistical methods such as principal component analysis. The amount is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to easily detect an abnormality that occurs in relation to a plurality of inspection items. Further, since the correlation coefficient is directly linked to the data inspection item as an abnormality occurrence index, when the abnormality occurrence is detected, the detection result can be quickly and easily fed back to the production process.

  The production process abnormality detection system inputs data acquisition conditions for the determination unit to read data obtained in the inspection process from the storage unit, and calculation conditions for the determination unit to perform calculation processing. It is desirable to provide an input device for the purpose.

  The production process abnormality detection system preferably includes an output device that outputs a result of determination by the determination unit. This output device may serve as a display unit that displays inspection items and the like related to the correlation coefficient, which are the basis for determining that the abnormality has occurred.

  The program of this invention is a program for making a computer perform the said production process abnormality detection method.

  The recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium in which such a program is recorded.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows a production process to which the production process abnormality detection method according to one embodiment of the present invention is to be applied (the whole is denoted by reference numeral 200). The production process 200 is roughly divided into a manufacturing process 201 for performing processing such as assembly and adjustment on a product and an inspection process 204 for inspecting the product after the manufacturing process.

  The manufacturing process 201 includes a plurality of detailed processes (represented by “Assembly A”, “Assembly B”, and “Adjustment C”) that are sequentially executed on the product. Further, in order to increase the processing capability, “Assembly A” is provided with a plurality of assembling apparatuses A1, A2,. Similarly, the “assembly B” includes a plurality of assembly devices B1, B2,..., Bn that can execute the processes of the assembly B, respectively. Further, the “adjustment C” includes a plurality of adjustment devices C1, C2,..., Cn that can execute the process of the adjustment C, respectively. For “Assembly A”, the product is one of a plurality of assembly devices A1, A2,..., An, and for “Assembly B”, one of a plurality of assembly devices B1, B2,. Further, “adjustment C” is processed by any one of the plurality of adjustment devices C1, C2,..., Cn, and the process proceeds to the next inspection step 204.

  In the inspection step 204, inspections of a plurality of inspection items (represented by “inspection D”, “inspection E”, and “inspection F”) are sequentially performed on the product. Furthermore, in order to increase the processing capability, for “inspection D”, a plurality of inspection devices D1, D2,. Similarly, for “inspection E”, a plurality of inspection apparatuses E1, E2,. For “inspection F”, a plurality of inspection apparatuses F1, F2,. For the “inspection D”, the product is one of a plurality of inspection devices D1, D2,..., Dn, and the “inspection E” is any one of a plurality of inspection devices E1, E2,. Further, “inspection F” is inspected by any one of a plurality of inspection apparatuses F1, F2,.

  A permissible range of inspection data is set for each inspection item “inspection D”, “inspection E”, and “inspection F”. For example, a product for which inspection data for “inspection D” is within the allowable range proceeds to the next “inspection E”, while inspection data for “inspection D” deviates from the allowable range is processed as a defective product. . Similarly, a product for which inspection data for “inspection E” is within the allowable range proceeds to the next “inspection F”, while inspection data for “inspection D” deviates from the allowable range is processed as a defective product. Is done. A product whose inspection data for “inspection F” is within the allowable range is handled as an acceptable product, while a product whose inspection data for “inspection F” deviates from the allowable range is processed as a defective product.

  For example, as shown in the front side portion 602 in FIG. 6, each of the inspection items “inspection D”, “inspection E”, and “inspection F” includes a plurality of detailed items. Detailed items of “inspection D” are expressed as “inspection DA”,..., “Inspection DF”. Similarly, the detailed items of “inspection E” are represented as “inspection EA”,..., “Inspection EH”. The detailed items of “inspection F” are represented as “inspection FA”,..., “Inspection FG”.

  FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of a production process abnormality detection system (the whole is denoted by reference numeral 300) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The production process abnormality detection system 300 generally includes a data collection device 302 provided for each inspection device, a storage device 303 as a storage unit, a calculation device 306 as a determination unit, an input device 310, and a display unit. And an output device 311 functioning as

  The data collection devices 302, 302,... Collect inspection data from the respective inspection devices D1, D2,..., Dn; E1, E2,. Each data collection device 302 associates the collected inspection data with a serial number (hereinafter referred to as “production product ID”) that identifies a product and sends it sequentially to the storage device 303.

  The storage device 303 sequentially stores the inspection data 305 sent from each inspection device via the data collection device 302 in association with the product ID. These stored inspection data 305 are read out by the arithmetic unit 305. In this example, the storage device 303 is constituted by a hard disk drive.

  The arithmetic device 305 includes a correlation coefficient calculation unit 307, a trend analysis unit 308, and an abnormality occurrence determination unit 309. The correlation coefficient calculation unit 307 calculates a correlation coefficient between data obtained by different inspection items (in this example, the above-described detailed items) in the inspection step 204 in FIG. The correlation coefficient calculated by the correlation coefficient calculation unit 307 is stored as correlation coefficient data 304 in the storage device 303. The trend analysis unit 308 analyzes the temporal change (trend) of the correlation coefficient calculated by the correlation coefficient calculation unit 307. The abnormality occurrence determination unit 309 determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the production process 200 based on the analysis result by the trend analysis unit 308. The processing by these arithmetic devices 305 will be described in detail later. In this example, the arithmetic device 305 is constituted by a CPU (central processing unit) that executes a predetermined program.

  Specifically, the input device 310 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and is used by a user (including an operator and a maintenance person) to input various condition parameters. For example, the user can obtain, via the input device 310, data acquisition conditions for the arithmetic device 305 to read the data obtained in the inspection process 204 from the storage device 303, arithmetic conditions for the arithmetic device 305 to perform arithmetic processing, and output Conditions relating to output display in the apparatus 311 can be input.

  In this example, the output device 311 includes a liquid crystal display device as a display unit, and displays the result of calculation by the calculation device 305 and the result of determination on the display screen. The user can know that an abnormality has occurred in the production process 200 by looking at the display content of the output device 311.

(First production process abnormality detection method)
FIG. 4 shows a flow of abnormality detection by the production process abnormality detection system 300.

  Before starting the abnormality detection flow, the user calculates in advance two or more inspection items (in this example, the above-described detailed items) whose correlation coefficient is to be calculated and the correlation coefficient via the input device 310. Set the timing.

  All inspection items may be selected as inspection items for which the correlation coefficient is to be calculated. In this example, all the detailed items are selected for each of the inspection items “inspection D”, “inspection E”, and “inspection F”. And the correlation coefficient of the data obtained by the mutually different detailed item shall be calculated. After the correlation coefficient is calculated once, a correlation coefficient data table 601 having a format as shown in FIG. 6 is obtained. On the front side portion 602 and front head portion 603 of the correlation coefficient data table 601, the detailed items “Inspection DA”,..., “Inspection DF”, “Inspection E”, detailed items “Inspection EA”, respectively. ,..., “Inspection EH”, and detailed items “Inspection FA”,. Each cell 604a of the cell unit 604 stores the calculated correlation coefficient value. In addition, since the correlation coefficient is not considered about the data obtained by the same detailed item, a value does not enter in the cell 604d on a diagonal line.

  The timing at which the correlation coefficient should be calculated may be set so that the correlation coefficient is calculated every time inspection data for a certain number of products N such as 100 or 1000 is obtained. . Alternatively, every time a certain period T such as every hour or every day elapses, the correlation coefficient may be calculated for the inspection data inspected within the period T. In any case, the timing for calculating the correlation coefficient is set so that the number of inspection data necessary for calculating the correlation coefficient is accumulated. In this example, it is assumed that the correlation coefficient is calculated at the timing when data has been accumulated after the elapsed time of data acquisition has elapsed for one day.

  When the production process 200 is activated, the inspection data 305 is accumulated in the storage device 301 by the data collection device 302 provided for each inspection device in step S401 of FIG.

  In the next step S402, the arithmetic unit 305 determines whether it is time to calculate the correlation coefficient.

  If it is time to calculate the correlation coefficient, in the next step S403, the correlation coefficient calculation unit 307 of the arithmetic unit 305 uses each of the inspection items “inspection D” and “inspection” using the stored inspection data. Correlation coefficients between data obtained for all the different detailed items for “E” and “Inspection F” are calculated. In this example, the value of the correlation coefficient is stored in each cell of the correlation coefficient data table 601 shown in FIG. 6 (except for the diagonal cell 604d; the same applies hereinafter). The correlation coefficient data table 601 is referred to as “current correlation coefficient data table”. As shown in FIG. 5, the obtained correlation coefficient value of each cell is displayed in the upper half (correlation coefficient display area) 504 of the display screen 500 of the output device 311 in the correlation coefficient data table of FIG. 601 is displayed in a matrix format. On the front side portion 502 and the front head portion 503 of the correlation coefficient display area 504, the detailed items “Inspection DA”,..., “Inspection DF”, and “Inspection E”, detailed items “Inspection EA”, respectively. ,..., “Inspection EH”, and detailed items “Inspection FA”,. In the actual display screen 500, the background color of the cell is classified according to the cell value (in FIG. 5, for the sake of convenience, the cell background type is changed in black and white for display). In this example, the background color of the cell is colored every time the cell value differs by 0.10, such as cells 504a, 504b,..., 504h.

  In step S404 of FIG. 4, the correlation coefficient obtained by the previous calculation (indicating the previous one of the current calculation), that is, the previous correlation coefficient data table is called.

  In the next step S405, the trend analysis unit 308 of the arithmetic unit 305 determines the corresponding cell between the previous correlation coefficient data table and the current correlation coefficient data table in order to know the temporal change of the correlation coefficient. The difference between the correlation coefficients stored in each is calculated.

  In the next step S406, the abnormality occurrence determination unit 309 of the arithmetic device 305 represents the absolute value of the correlation coefficient difference of each cell obtained in step S405 (indicated as “| correlation coefficient difference |” in FIG. 4). )) Is greater than a first threshold value set in advance by the user (this is referred to as “TH1”). If the absolute value of the correlation coefficient difference of a certain cell is larger than the first threshold value TH1 (YES in step S406), the state of the inspection item (detail item) corresponding to that cell has changed, that is, an abnormality has occurred. Judge that it occurred. Then, the process proceeds to step S407 (described later).

  On the other hand, if the absolute value of the difference between the correlation coefficients of each cell is less than the first threshold value TH1 (NO in step S406), in step S408, the trend analysis unit 308 of the computing device 305 determines the phase for each cell. Based on the most recent M difference values of the number of relations, a linear approximation is used to determine the slope of a first-order approximation expression that represents the temporal change of the difference. Subsequently, in step S409, the abnormality occurrence determination unit 309 of the arithmetic device 305 sets a second threshold value (this is referred to as “TH2”) in which the slope value of the first-order approximate expression of each cell is preset by the user. It is judged whether it is larger than each. If the absolute value of the slope of the primary approximate expression of a certain cell is larger than the second threshold value TH2 (YES in step S409), it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the inspection item (detailed item) corresponding to that cell. As a result, even if the absolute value of the difference is less than the first threshold TH1, it is possible to detect a state that is likely to be greater than or equal to the first threshold by determining that an abnormality has occurred. Then, the process proceeds to step S407 (described later). If the absolute value of the slope of the first-order approximate expression of any cell is less than the second threshold value TH2 (NO in step S409), it is determined that no abnormality has occurred, and the processing unit 305 proceeds to step S410. Then, control is performed to display the analysis result, that is, the current correlation coefficient data table on the display screen 500 of the output device 311.

  In step S <b> 407, the arithmetic unit 305 displays the current correlation coefficient data table on the display screen 500 of the output device 311, and displays inspection items (detailed items) related to the correlation coefficient in which an abnormality has occurred in the display screen of the output device 311. Control to be displayed on 500 is performed. In the example in FIG. 5, among the cells, cells 504w, 504x, 504y, and 504z that have a large absolute value of the difference from the previous numerical value are highlighted to display a thicker frame than other cells. ing.

  By viewing this display content, the user can easily recognize that an abnormality has occurred regarding the inspection items (detail items) corresponding to these cells 504w, 504x, 504y, and 504z. Therefore, the user can check the situation with less data without missing important data, and grasp the problem occurring in the production process 200, as compared to checking abnormalities by displaying the trend of normal inspection data. it can. Therefore, the user can quickly and easily feed back the detection result of occurrence of abnormality to the production process.

  In addition, since the correlation coefficient is just a numerical value, it is more computationally efficient than when processing data that is arranged in time series across multiple products, or using statistical methods such as principal component analysis. The processing amount of the calculation of the device 306 is reduced. Therefore, according to this abnormality detection flow, it is possible to easily detect an abnormality that occurs in relation to a plurality of inspection items.

  Note that the processes in steps S401 to S410 in FIG. 4 are repeated sequentially while the production process 200 is operating (S411). In the example in FIG. 5, in the lower half (trend display area) 505 of the display screen 500, regarding the inspection item (detail item) corresponding to the cell having a large absolute value of the difference from the previous numerical value among the cells, The correlation coefficient trend is displayed. In the graph display unit 506 of the trend display area 505, the temporal change of the correlation coefficient for each examination date is displayed in a graph. The legend column 507 displays the inspection items (detail items) displayed in a graph.

  Next, two abnormality detection cases according to the above-described abnormality detection flow will be described.

(Abnormality detection example 1)
For example, as schematically shown in FIG. 7A, a certain production process 701 includes a manufacturing process 702 and an inspection process 703. In the normal state (when no abnormality occurs) shown in FIG. 7A, each detailed process (“assembly A”, “assembly B”, and “assembly C”) included in the manufacturing process 702 is represented. ) And each inspection item (represented by “inspection D”, “inspection E”, and “inspection F”) in the inspection step 703 have a physical relationship as indicated by an arrow 706, for example. A bidirectional arrow 704 indicates that there is a strong correlation between the processes. Here, it is assumed that a part of the production process 701 is affected by disturbance or the like, and the relationship 707 between the inspection D and the inspection E is broken as in a state b shown in FIG. 7B, for example. When the relationship 707 between the inspection D and the inspection E is thus broken, the correlation between the inspection D and the inspection E becomes close to 0 because the correlation between the inspection D and the inspection E is lost. According to the above-described abnormality detection flow, abnormality detection is possible by capturing this change as a change in correlation coefficient.

  When the production process 200 was actually monitored, the distribution of data obtained from the inspection item DD and the inspection item EG was changed from FIG. 8A (immediately before abnormality detection) to FIG. 8B (when abnormality was detected). As shown, the phenomenon changed. According to the above-described abnormality detection flow, the correlation coefficient between the data obtained from the inspection item DD and the inspection item EG changes from -0.5 to -0.08 this time. It was. And since the difference of the correlation coefficient exceeded 0.15 which was set as threshold value TH1 of abnormality detection, it detected as abnormality occurrence.

  When the user investigated the cause of the abnormality in the production process 200 regarding the inspection item DD and the inspection item EG, it was confirmed that an unintended procedure change was made in the adjustment step C. This was the cause of the abnormality. Because of this unintended procedure change, the relationship between the inspection item DD and the inspection item EG that have been correlated to some extent has been affected, and the correlation has been lost. As a result of this cause investigation, the procedure in the adjustment process C was returned to the original, and the abnormality was solved.

(Abnormality detection example 2)
Next, a phenomenon occurred in which the distribution of data obtained from the inspection item EB and the inspection item FD changed as shown in FIG. 9A (immediately before abnormality detection) to FIG. 9B (when abnormality was detected). Reb and Rfd in FIG. 9 indicate allowable ranges in the inspection item EB and the inspection item FD, respectively. In this case, it is difficult to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred based on the data distribution alone. However, according to the above-described abnormality detection flow, the correlation coefficient between the data obtained by the inspection item EB and the inspection item FD is -0.05 in the previous time to -0.24 in this time. It was changing. And since the difference of the correlation coefficient exceeded 0.15 which was set as threshold value TH1 of abnormality detection, it detected as abnormality occurrence.

  When the user investigated the cause of the abnormality in the production process 200 regarding the inspection item EB and the inspection item FD, it was confirmed that there was a device difference between the inspection devices E1, E2,. . This was the cause of the abnormality. This is based on the premise that the inspection apparatus is uniform, so that there is essentially no correlation between the data obtained from the inspection item EB and the inspection item FD, but the apparatus difference becomes large. This changed the distribution of data. As a result of the cause investigation, the inspection devices E1, E2,..., En of inspection E were returned uniformly, and the abnormality was solved.

  In the above two cases, the occurrence of an abnormality in the production process 200 could be detected quickly and easily by the above-described abnormality detection flow. In addition, two inspection items related to the correlation coefficient that caused the occurrence of abnormality were shown. Therefore, the user can quickly and easily confirm the cause of the abnormality using the two inspection items as clues. Therefore, the user can quickly and easily feed back the detection result to the production process.

  For the above two cases, according to the conventional method, the data of FIGS. 8 and 9 are graphed and monitored as needed, or the data of FIGS. 8 and 9 are monitored with a trend graph. However, in that case, since all the measurement data is used, the amount of data to be handled increases, and the load during operation of the person in charge of monitoring the production process is high. On the other hand, according to the above-described abnormality detection flow, the amount of data handled is small because the correlation coefficient is simply a numerical value. Therefore, the calculation processing amount of the arithmetic unit 306 is reduced and the load on the person in charge of monitoring is also reduced.

(Second production process abnormality detection method)
FIG. 10 shows a flow of abnormality detection different from the flow of FIG. 4 by the production process abnormality detection system 300.

  Before starting the abnormality detection flow, the user calculates in advance two or more inspection items (in this example, the above-described detailed items) whose correlation coefficient is to be calculated and the correlation coefficient via the input device 310. Set the timing. In this example, in the same manner as in the first production process abnormality detection method, all the detailed items are selected for each of the inspection items “inspection D”, “inspection E”, and “inspection F”. Assume that the correlation coefficient between the obtained data is calculated. Further, the correlation coefficient is calculated at the timing when the data acquisition elapsed time has elapsed for one day and the data is accumulated.

  Furthermore, in this second production process abnormality detection method, before starting the abnormality detection flow, among the correlation coefficients between the inspection data obtained in the inspection items already accumulated in the production process 200, the production process The correlation coefficient at the time when 200 has been operating stably without causing an abnormality is selected and stored in the storage device 303 as reference correlation coefficient data. In this example, as in the first production process abnormality detection method, the correlation coefficient data is stored in the format of the correlation coefficient data table 601 shown in FIG. 6, and the correlation stored at this point is stored. The number data table is referred to as a “reference correlation coefficient data table”.

  Now, when the production process 200 is activated, steps S1001 to S1003 in FIG. 10 are processed in the same manner as steps S401 to S403 in the first production process abnormality detection method. As a result, the current correlation coefficient data table is obtained.

  In the next step S1004, the arithmetic unit 305 calls the reference correlation coefficient data table from the storage unit 303.

  In the next step S1005, the trend analysis unit 308 of the arithmetic unit 305 determines the corresponding cell between the reference correlation coefficient data table and the current correlation coefficient data table in order to know the temporal change of the correlation coefficient. The difference between the correlation coefficients stored in each is calculated.

  In the next step S1006, the abnormality occurrence determination unit 309 of the arithmetic device 305 represents the absolute value of the correlation coefficient difference of each cell obtained in step S1005 (indicated as “| correlation coefficient difference |” in FIG. 10). )) Is greater than a first threshold value set in advance by the user (this is referred to as “TH1”). If the absolute value of the correlation coefficient difference of a certain cell is larger than the first threshold value TH1 (YES in step S1006), the state of the inspection item (detail item) corresponding to that cell has changed, that is, an abnormality has occurred. Judge that it occurred. Then, the process proceeds to step S1007 (described later). If the absolute value of the correlation coefficient difference of any cell is less than the first threshold value TH1 (NO in step S1006), it is determined that no abnormality has occurred. In step S1008, the arithmetic device 305 performs control to display the analysis result, that is, the current correlation coefficient data table on the display screen 500 of the output device 311.

  In step S <b> 1007, the arithmetic device 305 displays the current correlation coefficient data table on the display screen 500 of the output device 311, and displays inspection items (detailed items) related to the correlation coefficient in which an abnormality has occurred in the display screen of the output device 311. Control to be displayed on 500 is performed.

  By viewing this display content, the user can easily recognize that an abnormality has occurred with respect to those inspection items (detailed items). Therefore, the user can check the situation with less data without missing important data, and grasp the problem occurring in the production process 200, as compared to checking abnormalities by displaying the trend of normal inspection data. it can. Therefore, the user can quickly and easily feed back the detection result of occurrence of abnormality to the production process.

  In addition, since the correlation coefficient is just a numerical value, it is more computationally efficient than when processing data that is arranged in time series across multiple products, or using statistical methods such as principal component analysis. The processing amount of the calculation of the device 306 is reduced. Therefore, according to this abnormality detection flow, it is possible to easily detect an abnormality that occurs in relation to a plurality of inspection items.

  Note that the processing of steps S1001 to S1008 in FIG. 10 is repeated sequentially while the production process 200 is operating (S1009).

  In the above example, the correlation coefficient data obtained from the inspection data at the time of stable operation is used as a criterion for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A correlation coefficient serving as a reference may be set using inspection data at a reference time for the production process 200 to which the present invention is applied, such as when the production process 200 is started up.

  In the above example, each detailed process (“Assembly A”, “Assembly B”, “Adjustment C”) and each inspection item (“Inspection D”, “Inspection E”, “Inspection F”) Although it is assumed that a plurality of apparatuses capable of executing processes and inspection processes are provided, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied even when there is only one apparatus in a certain process.

  In addition, you may build as a program for making a computer perform the above-mentioned production process abnormality detection method.

  Further, such a program may be recorded and distributed on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM. By installing the program in a general-purpose computer, the production process abnormality detection method can be executed by the general-purpose computer.

It is a figure which shows typically the change of the relationship between the processes in a production process. It is a figure which shows typically the production process which should apply the production process abnormality detection method of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the production process abnormality detection system of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the abnormality detection flow by the 1st production process abnormality detection method. It is a figure which shows the abnormality detection result displayed on the display screen of the output device by the said abnormality detection flow. It is a figure which shows the format of the correlation coefficient data table memorize | stored in a memory | storage device by the said abnormality detection flow. It is another figure which shows the change of the relationship between the processes in a production process typically. It is a figure which illustrates distribution of the inspection data obtained immediately before abnormality detection at the time of abnormality detection in a production process. It is a figure which illustrates another distribution of the inspection data obtained immediately before abnormality detection at the time of abnormality detection in a production process. It is a figure which shows the abnormality detection flow by the 2nd production process abnormality detection method.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 200 Production process 201 Manufacturing process 204 Inspection process 302 Data collection apparatus 303 Storage apparatus 306 Operation apparatus 307 Correlation coefficient calculation part 308 Trend analysis part 309 Abnormality generation determination part 310 Input apparatus 311 Output apparatus

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A production process abnormality detection method for detecting that an abnormality has occurred in a production process including a manufacturing process for processing a product and an inspection process for inspecting a product that has undergone the manufacturing process,
Correlation coefficients between data obtained by different inspection items in the inspection process for the first product group and the second product group among the plurality of products sequentially processed in the production process. A production process abnormality detection method comprising: calculating and determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the production process based on a temporal change in the correlation coefficient. In the production process abnormality detection method according to claim 1,
The first product group and the second product group are sequentially selected from a plurality of products that are sequentially processed in the production process in units of processing time specified in advance or in units of processing number specified in advance. And
For each selected product group, calculate the correlation coefficient between the data obtained with different inspection items in the inspection process,
Each time the correlation coefficient is calculated for each product group, the difference between the correlation coefficient calculated for the first product group and the correlation coefficient calculated for the second product group is Calculated as the time change between corresponding correlation coefficients, and an abnormality occurs when the absolute value of the difference is greater than or equal to a preset first threshold value between any corresponding correlation coefficients A production process abnormality detection method characterized by determining that In the production process abnormality detection method according to claim 1,
The first product group and the second product group are sequentially selected from a plurality of products that are sequentially processed in the production process in units of processing time specified in advance or in units of processing number specified in advance. And
For each selected product group, calculate the correlation coefficient between the data obtained with different inspection items in the inspection process,
Memorize | store in the predetermined memory | storage part on the basis of the said correlation coefficient about a certain product group,
Each time the correlation coefficient is calculated for each product group, the difference between the correlation coefficient as the reference stored in the storage unit and the correlation coefficient calculated this time is between the corresponding correlation coefficients. It is calculated as the time change, and it is determined that an abnormality has occurred when the absolute value of the difference between any corresponding correlation coefficients is equal to or greater than a preset first threshold value. Production process abnormality detection method. In the production process abnormality detection method according to claim 2 or 3,
It is determined whether or not the absolute value of the time change of the difference between any one of the corresponding correlation coefficients is equal to or greater than a second threshold value set in advance, and the absolute value of the time change of the difference is the above A production process abnormality detection method, wherein it is determined that an abnormality has occurred when the value is equal to or greater than a second threshold value. In the production process abnormality detection method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When it is determined that the abnormality has occurred, an inspection item relating to the correlation coefficient that is the basis of the determination is displayed on a predetermined display unit. A production process abnormality detection system that detects that an abnormality has occurred in a production process including a manufacturing process for processing a product and an inspection process for inspecting a product that has undergone the manufacturing process.
A storage unit for storing data collected in the inspection process;
For the first product group and the second product group among the plurality of products that are sequentially processed in the production process, the data obtained in the inspection process is read from the storage unit, and in each of the inspection processes A determination unit is provided that calculates a correlation coefficient between data obtained from different inspection items and determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the production process based on a temporal change in the correlation coefficient. Production process abnormality detection system.   A program for causing a computer to execute the production process abnormality detection method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 7 is recorded.

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