JPS5988278A - Time division test method by robot - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a time-sharing testing method using a robot that can efficiently perform operation tests on a plurality of devices under test using an automatic robot test and monitor operating conditions. It is something.

(2) Prior Art and Problems Conventionally, automation of operation tests for transaction devices, such as automatic teller machines, has been carried out by performing a continuous run-in operation for each component unit, followed by a comprehensive operation test. Do the following. In this test, a person directly faces the operating section of the device and performs operations similar to those performed when the device is actually used on a single line.

This test requires 8 hours of man-hours per blank screen, for example, 300 transactions. This type of simple work must be done for long hours, including night work, and there is no room for mistakes and the work is expensive.
The requirement for reliability places a heavy burden on workers. Therefore, it may be possible to use a robot to perform comprehensive operation tests on such devices.

However, simply replacing humans with robots and performing automatic tests by moving one device under test four times relative to the robot will help save labor, but it will reduce the test time per blank screen. It is not directly useful for increasing the number of people who have passed away.

(3) Purpose of the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to use a robot to save labor and perform the 14-time operation test of the device under test efficiently, resulting in a reduction in the testing time of 9 times per device. The aim is to provide a robotic time-sharing testing method that increases the number of tests and increases reliability. (4) Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the time-sharing test method using a robot of the present invention involves circulating a plurality of devices under test by one robot at the same time during a series of operation tests. In the test method using a robot that performs a
When there is a waiting time between tests, the procedure of the operation test is divided into a plurality of sections, and the test can be performed in time division for each test section.

(5) Examples of the invention As the device under test, I set up my own MJh money dispensing machine.

As mentioned above, since it takes a very long time to perform a comprehensive operation test of this device by human operation, it is naturally conceivable to have a robot perform this test.

FIG. 1 is a detailed explanatory diagram of the present invention, and is a system block diagram of a testing method using a robot.

In the figure, a robot 1 can freely bend a hardware 1-3 in all directions by means of a rotation axis 1-2 on a robot body 1, which is composed of a plurality of arms attached to the upper end. Then, the keys are pressed and the card is placed in the closet.

In addition to grips, etc., an optical sensor is provided at the tip 1-4, and a status lamp can be detected. The robot 1 is controlled by a control device 3 consisting of a microprocessor.

That is, the test procedure for each unit of the automatic teller machine 2 is stored in advance on the floppy disk 5, a predetermined test program is specified from the keyboard of the CRT display 4, the contents of the floppy disk 5 are sequentially read out, and the operation sequence is set. Operate the robot according to the instructions.

Then, it detects the lamp that indicates the operating status of the device and monitors the time. If it is normal, the test proceeds, and if there is no abnormality, the robot and device are stopped and predetermined measures are taken. The operating status of the robot can be monitored on the CRT display 4, but this is not necessary in the case of automatic operation.

In the robot 1 as described above, in the present invention, a plurality of operating units of self-deposit teller machines are arranged on the circumference at equal distances from the rotation axis. FIG. 2 shows an example in which two devices 28, 2□ are arranged at right angles to the robot 1 with a constant distance from the axis of rotation of the robot 1 to the reference point of the device. FIG. 5 is a plan view in which three devices 21'-23 are similarly arranged at right angles.

By self-layering in this way, after the robot 1 performs a series of operation tests on the device 21, it can perform the same series of operation tests on the next device 23 by simply changing the azimuth angle by 90 degrees. can be performed at high speed using the same procedure.

This is because alignment of the reference points of the device is easy and programming of the procedure is also simplified.

Furthermore, there is a waiting time for internal processing in the middle of a certain transaction, and since the entire transaction is conducted through a series of operational tests, inefficiencies may occur. In this case, the entire system is divided before and after the waiting time, for example into test sections A and B (or C and D) as shown in the example below, and the robot 1 responds to the first test section A (C). , device 2, + 2m e 2s
Tests are carried out in a time-sharing manner in the order of
By the time you return to step 1, the waiting time has been completed, so you can immediately start the next test section B (D). In other words, waiting time can be eliminated. By arranging the apparatus on the same circumference as the robot and performing time-sharing processing in this way, the testing time per robot can be reduced to an M effect.

FIGS. 4(a) and 6(6) are flowcharts showing the procedure of the embodiment of the present invention.

The theory of the frame type used in Figures 4 (b)) and 5 (Cb) of the same figure is "Kingkoku." The frame type ■ is the keystroke by a robot.

The frame ■ is a robot pushing a card, 1st period, etc.

Manual work such as grasping, box shape (■) indicates the state detection of the device by a robot discharge sensor, and box shape (2) indicates time monitoring of changes in the device state by the robot. The frame (row) indicates the processing and check judgment of the device as usual.

FIG. 4(α) shows a series of operating procedures for payout.

In other words, after the payout starts, the robot presses the transaction mode key and the card flicker lights up on the device.
This is what the four-pot optical senna: Yellow knows. For this purpose, a fixed time is set and the robot's time is monitored. At first, the card inserted by a person is inserted into the closet by a robot hand, and then the robot enters the password 4 by typing the key.
Enter the digits, and when OK is detected, enter the amount. After that, by pressing the confirmation button with the robot hand, the receipt and card are returned through the internal processing of the device. As a result, the card number 7 flashes.

This is detected by the robot's optical sensor, and in this case the robot's time is monitored. Next, the robot hand pulls the receipt and card toward you horizontally by about 1 cIn, and only the receipt is placed in all the receipt boxes. Thereafter, the device dispenses cash and the dispensing flicker blinks. The optical sensor of the robot hand detects this, but
In this case robot time monitoring takes place. Next, the robot hand grabs the cash and puts it in the banknote sorting box, and the banknotes are aligned by holding the knob of the banknote sorting box and tilting it 45 degrees. This cash will be used in 1@ of the samurai.

In this series of operation procedures for dispensing, test category A is the period up to the pressing of the confirmation button, test category B is the period from receipt card return to banknote alignment, and both test categories A.

By conducting the operation test B in a time-sharing manner as described above, it is possible to shorten the time required for each test.

FIG. 5 is a 70-nayat showing the procedure of another embodiment of the present invention.

This figure shows a series of operating procedures for insertion. In other words, after starting hard work, when the robot presses the transaction mode key and the passbook flicker lights up on the device,
The robot's optical sensor detects this. For this purpose, a fixed time is set and the robot's time is monitored. At first, a robot hand inserts a passbook that was inserted by a person. Next, grab the 7 banknotes in the banknote sorting box, take them out, and place them in the banknote sorting box.
t1jllJ's payment waiting flicker blinks. This is detected by the robot's optical system, and the robot's time is monitored accordingly. There is a step in which the robot hand inserts the banknote into the slot and checks the actual amount deposited and the amount shown on the display, but this step is omitted with the robot. Then press the confirmation button.

The device t checks the inserted bill, and if it is OK, the optical sensor of the robot detects it, and the robot hand presses the confirmation button. If it is NG, the flicker of the validation machine will blink and some of the banknotes will be returned to the slot or return slot. The robot's optical sensor detects the flicker, and the robot monitors the time.

When returning banknotes, it is not possible to distinguish between the input slot and the return slot. First, take out the banknotes from the return slot and put them into the return paper box. Further, if the validator flicker is lit, the banknotes in the slot are rearranged and inserted again.

After pressing the confirmation button by the robot, the internal Si of the device
! l! According to the control, the banknote storage, bankbook return, and bankbook removal flickers are performed, and the blinking of the bankbook removal flicker is detected by the robot's optical system, but in this case, the robot's time is monitored.

After that, a robot hand pulls out one square.

In the series of operation procedures for depositing, the test section is the period up to when the confirmation button is pressed, and the period from checking the banknote to pulling out the passbook is the test section. It can save time.

In addition, by continuously performing both dispensing tests with the same amount for the dispensing shown in Figure 1c4 and the depositing amount shown in Figure 5, it is possible to simplify the automated operation as it is only necessary to compare the amounts within the device, and it is possible to combine both tests. This makes it possible to perform bulk testing.

(6) As described in detail, according to the present invention, the operation parts of a plurality of devices under test are arranged on the same circumference centered on the robot,
An optical sensor is installed at the tip of the robot hand, and operation tests are conducted while monitoring lamps that indicate the status of the operating sequence. In this case, the same operating procedure can be applied to each device just by changing the angle, making it possible to carry out efficient and varied tests. Further, when the device under test is a transaction device, it is effective to make the payout and deposit amounts the same in order to simplify and improve the efficiency of the test.

Furthermore, if there is a waiting time between a series of operation tests, the waiting time can be eliminated by dividing the test and testing a number of devices cyclically in a time-sharing manner. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a detailed explanatory diagram of the present invention, Figures 2 and 6 are
MX4 diagram (α) is an explanatory diagram of the main part of the embodiment shown in the figure. (6) and FIG. 5 are flowcharts showing the procedure of the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a robot, 1-1 is a robot main body,
1-2 is the azimuth rotation axis, 1-3 is the robot hand, 1-4
Is optical/? , 2 is an automatic teller machine, 5 is a control device d1
4 is a CRT display, 5 is a 70-tube disk, 6
indicates a teaching pendant. Patent applicant Fujitsu Ltd. sub-agent Patent attorney 1) Yoshi Saka 1 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a testing method using a robot in which a plurality of devices under test are cyclically tested using the same operating procedure for each series of operation tests using one robot, if there is a waiting time between the series of operation tests, A time-sharing test method using a robot, characterized in that the operation test procedure is divided into a plurality of sections, and each test section can be tested in time-sharing at 5Kt.