JP6520029B2 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PRODUCTION LINE MODEL GENERATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to the technology of automatic design, and more particularly to the technology of generating a production line model.

  Various related techniques for production line design are known.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for generating a user-friendly assembly path by analyzing a disassembly path of a product.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an example of a manufacturing line design method. The manufacturing line design method has the following steps.

  In the first step, each information is exchanged via a product / manufacturing database among the process design, layout design and production capacity design, and the process flow is based on at least the product shape and product component configuration information. create. The second step lays out and arranges the manufacturing resources based on the process flow, the manufacturing resource information, and the constraints of the place where the product is manufactured, and the manufacturing line based on the layout design result and the manufacturing resource information. Generate a virtual model. Here, the manufacturing resource information is information consisting of at least equipment and workers for manufacturing a product. The third step reproduces the movement of the production line using this production line virtual model to determine the production capacity of the production line.

  Patent Document 2 has the above-described steps, and is designed to design a highly productive manufacturing line in a short period of time by unifying information handled between each process of the manufacturing line.

  Patent Document 3 discloses an example of a production line management device. The management device recognizes a change in the production line based on a graphical user interface (GUI) input or a network address of each device constituting the production line. Next, in response to the change of the production line, the management device executes setting change of each device, change of information related to each device, and the like.

  Patent Document 4 describes each worker of the production line based on the work distribution conditions in the production line, the standard time for performing the element work, the specification of the assembly parts, and the possible combination of various parts. Disclose technology for allocating element work to each other.

  Patent Document 5 discloses an example of a production line examination system. The examination system is a system for examining in advance the presence or absence of interference between a production facility and a product, the workability of an operator, and the like when constructing a production line. To that end, the examination system has means for generating a virtual three-dimensional image based on the three-dimensional shape database, and means for aligning and displaying the virtual three-dimensional image and the image of a real object. .

JP 10-312208 A Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-044115 JP 2005-276116 A JP 2007-115135 A JP, 2012-113418, A

  The production line is required to be able to efficiently produce the product.

  One of the factors affecting the efficiency is the movement amount of the product in the production process of the product, the movement amount of parts necessary for the production of the product, and the movement amount of the worker who performs the work of the production. In principle, the less the movement of the product, the part thereof and the worker thereof, the higher the working efficiency in the production, and the more the movement thereof, the worse the working efficiency.

  That is, in the design of a production line, it is required to design a production line model with a smaller amount of movement.

  However, in the technique described in the above-mentioned prior art documents, there is a problem that the movement amount can not be optimized.

  The reason is that in the technology described in the above-mentioned prior art documents, no consideration is given to the deployment position of the supply items such as trays, boxes, and reels for supplying the parts. In other words, there is a problem that the moving amount of the part and the moving amount of the worker when obtaining the part are not considered.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system, a production line model generation method, and a program therefor, which solve the above-mentioned problems.

  The information processing system according to one aspect of the present invention corresponds to a supply form which is a form for supplying parts necessary for the production at the time of production of a product, an order of assembling the product from the parts, and the supply form. A production line model including at least the supply object for loading the part and the deployment position of the supply object based on the three-dimensional part model indicating the three-dimensional shape of the supply object for loading the part; It includes generation means for generating and output means for outputting the production line model.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of producing a production line model, a supply form being a form for supplying a part necessary for the production at the time of production of a product, and an order of assembling the product from the part. According to the three-dimensional part model indicating the three-dimensional shape of the supply material for loading the parts corresponding to the supply form, at least the supply material for loading the parts and the deployment position of the supply material A production line model including the above is generated, and the production line model is output.

  The program according to one aspect of the present invention corresponds to a supply form which is a form for supplying a part necessary for the production at the time of production of a product, an order of assembling the product from the part, and the supply form. Based on the three-dimensional part model indicating the three-dimensional shape of the feeder material for loading the parts, a production line model including at least the feeder material for loading the parts and the deployment position of the feeder material is generated And causing the computer to execute the process of outputting the production line model.

  The present invention is effective in that it is possible to improve the working efficiency in the production line.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a production line model generation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of component attribute information in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of resource information in the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a computer for realizing the production line model generation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another production line model generation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the production line model generation system in the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system of a modification of the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a production line model generation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another production line model generation system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the operation of the production line model generation system in the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system of a modification of the second embodiment.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the respective embodiments described in the drawings and the specification, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted.

<<< First Embodiment >>>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a production line model generation system (also referred to as an information processing system) 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the production line model generation system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a generation unit 140 and an output unit 150. Each component shown in FIG. 1 may be a circuit in hardware units, a module included in a microchip, or a component divided into functional units of a computer device. Here, the components shown in FIG. 1 will be described as components divided into functional units of the computer apparatus.

  Also, the production line model generation system 100 shown in FIG. 1 may be implemented on a certain server and may be made available via a network, or each component shown in FIG. 1 may be distributed and installed on the network It may be enabled.

  The production line model generation system 100 is a system that generates and outputs a production line model 880 based on the design information 800 and the resource information 830. Here, the production line model 880 is, for example, layout information of parts and work places in an actual production line. In addition, the production line model 880 is information such as text, images, sounds, and the like indicating the production process of the product, the products, parts, and the movements of the workers in the production line.

  Design information 800 includes component attribute information 810 as shown in FIG. 2 including component shape data indicating the three-dimensional shape of each of the components required for the production of the product at the time of production of the product and each attribute of the component. And. The technique for indicating the three-dimensional shape of the part is a known technique such as three-dimensional CAD (3 Dimension-Computer Aided Design), and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the component attribute information 810. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the part attribute information 810 includes a record 811 including a part name, a package identifier indicating a package (also referred to as a supply format), a size and an assembly order.

  Here, the packing style identifier is information identifying the packing equipment. The packing material is, for example, a tray for loading parts, a box, a reel or the like. Also, the package may be stacked, in the form of a box, or any other means for supplying parts. The assembly order is information indicating an order for assembling the product from the parts.

  The component attribute information 810 is not limited to the above-described example, and may include any information related to those components.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the resource information 830. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the resource information 830 includes a package name and a 3D part model (also called a 3D part model) data indicating a three-dimensional shape of the package specified by the package name. Contains a record 831 containing Furthermore, the resource information 830 includes a record 832 including a platform name and a 3D part model indicating the three-dimensional shape of the platform specified by the platform name. In addition, since the technique regarding the 3D parts model is a well-known technique, description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, FIG. 3 does not show specific 3D parts model data.

=== Generation unit 140 ===
Based on the design information 800 and the resource information 830, the generation unit 140 generates a production line model 880 including at least specification of a package (also referred to as a supply container) and a deployment position of the package.

  For example, the generation unit 140 determines the packaging of the part based on the packing identifier and the resource information 830 indicated in the part attribute information 810. Next, the generation unit 140 determines the deployment position of the package according to a predetermined method based on the assembly order of the component shown in the component attribute information 810 and the determined package. The predetermined method is, for example, a method of determining the deployment position so as to correspond to the work position corresponding to the assembly order of the parts and to be suitable for the package. As the predetermined method, any method may be used regardless of the above-mentioned example.

  In addition, based on the direction information indicating the direction of movement of the work position in production, the generation unit 140 sums the movement amount of the product, the movement amount of the part, and the movement amount of the worker who performs the work of production. The deployment position may be determined to be optimized.

  The optimization method is, for example, the following method. First, the deployment position pattern in which the movement amount of the worker in the direction opposite to the direction indicated by the direction information is equal to or less than a predetermined value is selected. Here, the deployment position pattern includes a plurality of deployment positions. Second, from the selected deployment position pattern, a first predetermined number of deployment position patterns are selected in ascending order of the amount of movement of the worker. Third, the second predetermined number of deployment position patterns are selected from the first predetermined number of deployment position patterns in the ascending order of the amount of movement of the part. Fourth, among the second predetermined number of deployment position patterns, the deployment position forming the deployment position pattern in which the movement amount of the product is the smallest is set as the optimized deployment position.

  The optimization may use any algorithm (method) regardless of the above-mentioned example.

  In addition, the generation unit 140 may determine the packing material based further on 3D part model data of a workbench that carries out work in production. Specifically, the generation unit 140 determines a packing material of a size suitable for the size of the workbench.

  In addition, the generation unit 140 may further determine, based on the required number of parts in the operation, the packing equipment on which the parts are loaded and the deployment position of the packing equipment. Specifically, the generation unit 140 determines the deployment position of the package object closer to the work position as the required number of parts is larger.

=== Output unit 150 ===
The output unit 150 outputs a production line model 880.

  For example, the output unit 150 displays the production line model 880 in a three-dimensional animation format on a display (not shown). Specifically, based on the part shape data included in the design information 800 and the 3D parts model data included in the resource information 830, the output unit 150 includes a production line including a three-dimensional image of the packing appearance of the part and the work table. Generate model 880. The part shape data and the 3D parts model data may be included in the production line model 880 by the generation unit 140. In addition, when the output unit 150 outputs the production line model 880, the part shape data and the 3D parts model data may directly refer to the design information 800 and the resource information 830 by the output unit 150. The three-dimensional animation may optionally include motion of parts, motion of products and motion of workers. The output unit 150 may also display a layout diagram of the production line on a display (not shown).

  The above is the description of each component of the functional unit of the production line model generation system 100.

  Next, components of the hardware unit of the production line model generation system 100 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a computer 700 that implements the production line model generation system 100 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the computer 700 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 701, a storage unit 702, a storage device 703, an input unit 704, an output unit 705, and a communication unit 706. Furthermore, the computer 700 includes a recording medium (or storage medium) 707 supplied from the outside. For example, the recording medium 707 is a non-volatile recording medium (non-temporary recording medium) which stores information non-temporarily. The recording medium 707 may be a temporary recording medium that holds information as a signal.

  The CPU 701 operates an operating system (not shown) to control the overall operation of the computer 700. For example, the CPU 701 reads the program or data from the recording medium 707 mounted on the storage device 703, and writes the read program or data to the storage unit 702. Here, the program is, for example, a program for causing the computer 700 to execute the operation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 described later.

  Then, the CPU 701 executes various processes as the generation unit 140 and the output unit 150 shown in FIG. 1 according to the read program and based on the read data.

  The CPU 701 may download the program and data thereof to the storage unit 702 from an external computer (not shown) connected to a communication network (not shown).

  The storage unit 702 stores the program and the data. The storage unit 702 may store design information 800, resource information 830, and a production line model 880. The storage unit 702 may be included as part of the generation unit 140 and the output unit 150.

  The storage device 703 is, for example, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a magnetic optical disk, an external hard disk semiconductor memory, or the like, and includes a recording medium 707. The storage device 703 (recording medium 707) stores the program in a computer readable manner. The storage device 703 may also store the data. The storage device 703 may store design information 800, resource information 830, and a production line model 880. The storage device 703 may be included as part of the generation unit 140 and the output unit 150.

  The input unit 704 receives an input of an operation by an operator and an input of information from the outside. The devices used for the input operation are, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, built-in key buttons, a touch panel, and the like. The input unit 704 may be included as part of the generation unit 140 and the output unit 150.

  The output unit 705 is realized by, for example, a display. The output unit 705 is used, for example, for an input request to an operator by a graphical user interface (GUI), an output presentation to the operator, and the like. The output unit 705 may be included as part of the generation unit 140 and the output unit 150.

  The communication unit 706 implements an interface with the outside. The communication unit 706 may be included as part of the generation unit 140 and the output unit 150.

  As described above, each component of the functional unit of the production line model generation system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is realized by the computer 700 having the hardware configuration shown in FIG. However, the means for realizing the components included in the computer 700 is not limited to the above. That is, the computer 700 may be realized by one physically connected device, or may be realized by a plurality of physically separated devices connecting two or more devices by wire or wirelessly. .

  When the recording medium 707 in which the code of the above program is recorded is supplied to the computer 700, the CPU 701 may read and execute the code of the program stored in the recording medium 707. Alternatively, the CPU 701 may store the code of the program stored in the storage medium 707 in the storage unit 702, the storage device 703, or both. That is, this embodiment includes an embodiment of a recording medium 707 which temporarily or non-temporarily stores the program (software) executed by the computer 700 (CPU 701). A storage medium which stores information non-temporarily is also called a non-volatile storage medium.

  The above is the description of each component of the hardware unit of the computer 700 for realizing the production line model generation system 100 in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another production line model generation system 101 of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the production line model generation system 101 includes a production line model generation system 100, a design data storage device 110, and a resource information storage device 130.

=== Design data storage 110 ===
The design data storage device 110 stores design information 800.

=== Resource Information Storage Device 130 ===
The resource information storage unit 130 stores resource information 830.

  The production line model generation system 101 may be realized by the computer 700 shown in FIG. In this case, the storage device 703 shown in FIG. 4 may be included as part of the design data storage device 110 and the resource information storage device 130.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment. The processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on the program control by the CPU 701 described above. In addition, step names of processing are described by symbols as in S601.

  The production line model generation system 100 starts the operation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 when receiving an instruction from the operator via the input unit 704 shown in FIG. The production line model generation system 100 may start the operation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 when receiving a request from the outside via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG.

  The generation unit 140 acquires the design information 800 (step S601).

  For example, the design information 800 may be stored in advance in the storage unit 702 or the storage device 703 illustrated in FIG. 4. In addition, the generation unit 140 may acquire the design information 800 input by the operator via the input unit 704 illustrated in FIG. 4. Further, the generation unit 140 may receive the design information 800 from a device (not shown) via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG. Further, the generation unit 140 may obtain the design information 800 recorded on the recording medium 707 through the storage device 703 shown in FIG. 4.

  Next, the generation unit 140 arbitrarily acquires related information (step S602). Here, the related information is direction information indicating the direction of movement of the work position in production, designation of a basic work table (work table name), and a floor layout diagram of a factory where the production is performed.

  For example, any relevant information may be stored in advance in the storage unit 702 or the storage device 703 shown in FIG. In addition, the generation unit 140 may acquire arbitrary related information input by the operator via the input unit 704 illustrated in FIG. 4. In addition, the generation unit 140 may receive any related information from an apparatus (not shown) via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG. 4. In addition, the generation unit 140 may obtain arbitrary related information recorded in the recording medium 707 via the storage device 703 illustrated in FIG. 4.

  The generation unit 140 executes the process of step S603 and step S604 described below for all the records 811 included in the component attribute information 810.

  Next, the generation unit 140 determines a package item based on the part attribute information 810, the resource information 830, and any relevant information thereof (step S603).

  Next, the generation unit 140 determines the deployment position of the package according to the component attribute information 810, the resource information 830, any relevant information thereof, and the package determined in step S604 (step S604).

  Next, the generation unit 140 generates a production line model 880 that includes the package determined in step S603 and the deployment position of the package determined in step S604 (step S605).

  Next, the output unit 150 outputs the production line model 880 generated in step S605 (step S606).

  For example, the output unit 150 outputs the production line model 880 via the output unit 705 shown in FIG. Further, the output unit 150 may transmit the production line model 880 to a device (not shown) via the communication unit 706 shown in FIG. 4. In addition, the output unit 150 may record the production line model 880 on the recording medium 707 through the storage device 703 illustrated in FIG. 4.

  The first effect of the above-described embodiment is that it is possible to improve the working efficiency in the production line.

  The reason is that, based on the design information 800 and the resource information 830, the generation unit 140 generates a production line model 880 including at least a packaging equipment for loading components and a deployment position of the packaging equipment, and an output unit. This is because 150 outputs the production line model 880.

  Furthermore, the reason is that the generation unit 140 optimizes the sum of the movement amount of the product, the movement amount of the part, and the movement amount of the worker who performs the work of production based on the direction information. , Because the deployment position is determined.

  Furthermore, the reason is that the generation unit 140 determines the packing material based further on the 3D parts model data of the work platform that carries out the work in production.

  Furthermore, the reason is that the generation unit 140 determines the deployment position of the package according to the required number of the parts in the operation.

  The second effect in the above-described embodiment is that it is possible to output the production line model 880 in a format that can be easily understood by a person.

  The reason is that the output unit 150 displays the production line model 880 on the display in a three-dimensional animation format, which optionally includes the movement of parts, the movement of products, and the movement of workers.

  As described above, according to the production line model generation system 100 of the present embodiment, the production line can be automatically created at the product design stage, and the examination and correction of the production line in advance, and the information for manufacturing personnel Transmission is easily possible. And, in actual operation, production line creation and start-up are performed smoothly. Also, if a product design problem on the production line is identified, the cycle of reflecting on design improvement can be made early.

<<< Modification of First Embodiment >>>
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an information processing system 102 which is a modification of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the information processing system 102 includes a production line model generation system 100, a design data storage device 110 and a resource information storage device 130 of the production line model generation system 101 shown in FIG. including. The production line model generation system 100, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, and the three-dimensional design system 108 are connected via the network 109.

  Note that any combination of the production line model generation system 100, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, and the three-dimensional design system 108 is a single computer 700 as shown in FIG. Good. Also, any one of the production line model generation system 100, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, and the three-dimensional design system 108 may be directly connected without via a network. That is, the production line model generation system 100, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, and the three-dimensional design system 108 may be optionally connected via the network 109.

  In addition, the design data storage device 110 may be included in the three-dimensional design system 108 instead of the production line model generation system 101.

=== 3D design system 108 ==
The three-dimensional design system 108 is, for example, a system in which a three-dimensional computer design support tool (hereinafter referred to as 3D-CAD) operates.

  At the design stage of a product in 3D-CAD, a designer specifies a packing style identifier indicating a supply method (packing style) of each part. In addition, the size of the part is automatically determined from the part shape on 3D-CAD. Also, the assembly order of parts is set by the designer. The assembly order of parts may be automatically generated using the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  The three-dimensional design system 108 generates the part attribute information 810 as a record 811 of the packing style identifier, the size thereof and the assembling order thereof. Next, the three-dimensional design system 108 stores the generated part attribute information 810 in the design data storage device 110 together with the part shape data.

  The effect of the modification in the above-described embodiment is that the construction of the information processing system 102 or the production line model generation system 101 can be realized flexibly.

  The reason is that the production line model generation system 100, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, and the three-dimensional design system 108 are arbitrarily connected via the network 109.

<<< Second Embodiment>>>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, in the range in which the description of the present embodiment is not unclear, the description overlapping with the above description will be omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a production line model generation system 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the production line model generation system 200 according to the present embodiment differs from the production line model generation system 100 according to the first embodiment in that the system further includes a difference detection unit 260. Moreover, the operation of the output unit 150 of this embodiment is different from that of the output unit 150 of the first embodiment.

=== Difference detection unit 260 ===
The difference detection unit 260 stores the production line model 880, and adds difference information indicating a difference from another production line model 880 to a certain production line model 880.

=== Output unit 150 ===
The output unit 150 of this embodiment outputs a production line model 880 to which the difference information is added.

  For example, when displaying the production line model 880 on the display, the output unit 150 changes and highlights the color such as the change point on the layout indicated by the difference information. As a result, for example, it is possible to visually examine and grasp in advance the change in the case of changing the production line from the previous product to the current product, and it becomes easy to change the actual production line. Moreover, such a display is effective also in prior verification in the case of producing several kinds of products by changing the production line as needed.

=== Generation unit 140 ===
The generation unit 140 of the present embodiment uses the difference detection unit 260, and the difference between the newly generated production line model 880 and the specific existing production line model 880 stored in the difference detection unit 260 is greater. The production line model 880 may be generated to be smaller. That is, the generation unit 140 can generate the production line model 880 so as to reduce the number of change operations when switching between the two production line models 880.

  The production line model generation system 200 may be realized by the computer 700 shown in FIG. 4, similarly to the production line model generation system 100.

  In this case, the CPU 701 executes various processes as the difference detection unit 260 shown in FIG. 8 according to the read program and based on the read data. Here, the program is, for example, a program for causing the computer 700 to execute the operation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 described later.

  The storage unit 702 may further store a plurality of production line models 880 as a history (as a production line model 880 stored by the difference detection unit 260). That is, the storage unit 702 may be further included as a part of the difference detection unit 260.

  The storage device 703 may further store a plurality of production line models 880 as a history (as a production line model 880 stored by the difference detection unit 260). That is, the storage device 703 may be further included as part of the difference detection unit 260.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment. The processing according to this flowchart may be executed based on the program control by the CPU 701 described above. In addition, step names of processing are described by symbols as in S601.

  Steps S601 to S605 shown in FIG. 10 are the same as steps S601 to S605 shown in FIG.

  Next, the difference detection unit 260 adds the difference from the production line model 880 stored in the difference detection unit 260 to the production line model 880 newly generated by the generation unit 140 (step S617).

  Next, the output unit 150 outputs the production line model 880 to which the difference is added (step S618).

  The effect of the present embodiment described above is that, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, it is possible to more easily carry out the verification of the change of the production line and the change operation of the production line.

  The reason is that the difference detection unit 260 adds difference information indicating a difference from another production line model 880 to a production line model 880, and the output unit 150 adds the difference information to the production line model 880. It is because it outputs.

  Furthermore, the reason is that the generation unit 140 uses the difference detection unit 260 to make the difference between the newly generated production line model 880 and a specific existing production line model 880 smaller. Is generated.

<<< Modification of Second Embodiment >>>
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an information processing system 202 which is a modification of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, the information processing system 202 includes a production line model generation system 200, a design data storage unit 110, a resource information storage unit 130, and a production line model storage unit 280 of the production line model generation system 201 shown in FIG. , 3D design system 108.

  The production line model generation system 200, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, the production line model storage device 280, and the three-dimensional design system 108 are connected via the network 109.

  Note that any combination of the production line model generation system 200, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, the production line model storage device 280, and the three-dimensional design system 108 is shown in FIG. It may be a computer 700 as shown.

  In addition, any one of the production line model generation system 200, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, the production line model storage device 280, and the three-dimensional design system 108 may be via a network. Alternatively, they may be connected directly. That is, the production line model generation system 200, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, the production line model storage device 280, and the three-dimensional design system 108 are arbitrarily connected via the network 109. You may

  The effect of the modification in the above-described embodiment is that the construction of the information processing system 202 or the production line model generation system 201 can be realized flexibly.

  The reason is that the production line model generation system 200, the design data storage device 110, the resource information storage device 130, the production line model storage device 280, and the three-dimensional design system 108 are optionally via the network 109. It is because it connects.

  Each component described in each of the above embodiments does not have to be an independent entity. For example, a plurality of arbitrary components thereof may be realized as one module. Also, any one of the components may be realized by a plurality of modules. Also, any one of the components may be any other one of the components. Also, any one of the components may overlap with any other one of the components.

  The components of the above-described embodiments and the modules that implement the components may be realized as hardware if possible. Also, each component and a module that implements each component may be implemented by a computer and a program. Also, each component and a module that implements each component may be implemented by a mixture of hardware modules, a computer, and a program.

  The program is recorded in a non-transitory recording medium readable by a computer, such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory, and provided to the computer. Then, the program is read by the computer from a non-temporary recording medium, for example, when the computer is started. The read program causes the computer to function as a component in the above-described embodiments by controlling the operation of the computer.

  Moreover, in each embodiment described above, although a plurality of operations are described in the form of a flowchart in order, the order of the description does not limit the order of executing the plurality of operations. For this reason, when implementing each embodiment, the order of the some operation | movement can be changed in the range which does not have a trouble in content.

  Furthermore, in each of the embodiments described above, the plurality of operations are not limited to being performed at individually different timings. For example, one operation may occur while another operation is being performed. Also, execution timings of one operation and another may partially or entirely overlap.

  Furthermore, in each of the embodiments described above, although one operation is described as triggering another operation, the description does not limit the relationship between one operation and another operation. For this reason, when implementing each embodiment, the relationship of the some operation | movement can be changed in the range which does not have a trouble in content. Further, the specific description of each operation of each component does not limit each operation of each component. For this reason, each concrete operation of each component may be changed in the range which does not affect functional, performance, and other characteristics in implementing each embodiment.

  Some or all of the above embodiments may be described as in the following appendices, but are not limited to the following.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated with reference to each embodiment, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

100 production line model generation system 101 production line model generation system 102 information processing system 108 three-dimensional design system 109 network 110 design data storage device 130 resource information storage device 140 generation unit 150 output unit 200 production line model generation system 201 production line model generation System 202 information processing system 260 difference detection unit 280 production line model storage device 700 computer 701 CPU
702 storage unit 703 storage device 704 input unit 705 output unit 706 communication unit 707 recording medium 800 design information 810 parts attribute information 811 records 830 resource information 831 records 832 records 880 production line model

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An identifier for indicating a supply form which is a form for supplying parts necessary for the production of a product, an order of assembling the product from the parts, and a supply container for loading the parts corresponding to the supply form Generation means for generating a production line model for determining at least the supply material for loading the parts and the deployment position of the supply material loaded with the parts based on a three-dimensional part model;
An information processing system including output means for outputting the production line model. The generation means optimizes the sum of the movement amount of the product, the movement amount of the part, and the movement amount of the worker performing the production based on direction information indicating the direction of movement of the work position in the production. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the deployment position of the supply object is determined, and the production line model including the determined deployment position is generated. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit determines the supply container based further on a three-dimensional parts model of a work platform that implements the production . The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the generation means further determines the deployed position based on the required number of the parts in the production . The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the generation means further determines the supply item based on the required number of the parts in the production . The output unit displays the production line model on a display in a three-dimensional animation format, which optionally includes the movement of the product, the movement of the part, and the movement of the worker. The information processing system described in. The system further includes a difference adding unit that stores the production line model and adds difference information indicating a difference from the other production line model to the production line model.
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the output means outputs the production line model to which the difference information is added. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a three-dimensional design system that outputs information indicating at least the supply form of each part and an order of assembling the product from the part. The computer is
An identifier for indicating a supply form which is a form for supplying parts necessary for the production of a product, an order of assembling the product from the parts, and a supply container for loading the parts corresponding to the supply form Based on the three-dimensional parts model, a production line model is generated which at least determines the supply equipment for loading the parts and the deployment position of the supply equipment.
A production line model generation method for outputting the production line model. An identifier for indicating a supply form which is a form for supplying parts necessary for the production of a product, an order of assembling the product from the parts, and a supply container for loading the parts corresponding to the supply form Based on the three-dimensional parts model, a production line model is generated which at least determines the supply equipment for loading the parts and the deployment position of the supply equipment.
A program that causes a computer to execute the process of outputting the production line model.

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