KR20180064957A - System for improving manufacturing integrated process management - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for improving integrated management of manufacturing processes. The system comprises: a manufacturing process management device for building factory state information, obtained by measuring a state of a worker and at least one manufacturing device located in a factory by using an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor, in a database and analyzing the factory state information to generate manufacturing process information for a corresponding factory; a manufacturing process design and verification device for authoring 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing process information according to an author input signal on the basis of the manufacturing process information, generated in the manufacturing process management device, and preset design element image data, and comparing the 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing process information with pre-stored target manufacturing process information to generate 3D and virtual reality-based process control information; and a manufacturing process control device for controlling a manufacturing device in a factory by using the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information generated from the manufacturing process design and verification device. According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the efficiency of manufacturing processes by making process control information based on 3D and virtual reality in consideration of the relationship between the manufacturing device and the worker, and by controlling the manufacturing processes by using the process control information, thereby efficiently managing the manufacturing processes.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a manufacturing system,

The present invention relates to a manufacturing process integrated management improvement system, and more particularly, to a manufacturing process integrated management system that collectively manages the entire manufacturing process by collecting and analyzing various information in a manufacturing process.

Companies that operate a large-scale manufacturing industry need to reduce the manufacturing cost, lower the defect rate to improve the product quality, compile the quantity of the produced product in real time, and manage the progress of the production process. (ERP), a manufacturing execution management system (MES).

Since there is no means for automatically inputting the data on the manufacturing process in the manufacturing process management, the ERP has manually input data for all the manufacturing processes once a day and manages them. In order to solve the above problems, MES, which receives all the data for automatic processing and manages the necessary manufacturing processes, is developed and linked with the ERP to monitor the quantity of products produced in real time, the current production process and the quantity of defective products have.

However, the conventional manufacturing process management system has a difficulty in achieving efficient process by using a manufacturing process that does not take into consideration work characteristics between a manufacturing apparatus and a worker.

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It is an object of the present invention to provide a manufacturing process integrated management improvement system capable of reflecting the state or operation characteristics of manufacturing apparatuses and workers according to factories to management of manufacturing processes.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for improving integrated management of a manufacturing process, the integrated management improvement system comprising at least one manufacturing apparatus located in a factory using an IoT (Internet of Things) A manufacturing process management device for converting factory state information measuring a state of an operator into a database and analyzing the factory state information to generate manufacturing process information for the factory; Based manufacturing process information on the basis of the author input signal based on the manufacturing process information generated by the manufacturing process management apparatus and pre-set design element image data, and the 3D and virtual reality- A manufacturing process designing and verifying device for generating 3D and virtual reality-based process control information in comparison with pre-stored target manufacturing process information and the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information generated from the manufacturing process designing and verifying device, And a manufacturing process control device for controlling the manufacturing device.

In addition, the manufacturing process management apparatus may be configured such that the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker is formed by using the relation model based on the factory state information, and the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker is defined as a topic map And visualizing the image.

In addition, the manufacturing process management apparatus forms relationships between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker based on the factory state information, generates a manufacturing process schedule based on the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker, To the corresponding manufacturing apparatus.

Further, the manufacturing process designing and verifying apparatus may form a relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker by using the manufacturing process information and the design element image data using a relation model based on a predetermined manufacturing process, And constructing the relationship of the worker with a topic map and visualizing the relationship.

In addition, the manufacturing process designing and verifying apparatus may be configured to form a relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker based on the manufacturing process information and the design element image data, and to determine, based on the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker, And authoring the 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing process information.

In addition, the manufacturing process control apparatus forms the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker by using the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information based on a predetermined manufacturing process-based relationship model, Construct a topic map, and visualize it.

In addition, the manufacturing process control apparatus forms the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker by using the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information based on a predetermined manufacturing process-based relationship model, And processing the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information to control the manufacturing apparatus in the factory.

The factory state information may include at least one of manufacturing state information, worker state information, and product state information.

Also, the process control information includes at least one control information among additional inputs of the operator, additional training of the operator, inspection of the apparatus, reduction of the worker personnel, expansion of the product production amount, adjustment of the position of the consumables, .

In addition, the manufacturing apparatus status information includes a moving speed of the manufacturing apparatus, an operation time, a consumption amount of consumables, an inventory amount of consumables, and a device inspection period. Time and proficiency, and the product state information includes a defective rate of the product, a production quantity, an estimated production quantity, and a manufacturing difficulty level.

In addition, the process control information includes at least one of control information of additional input of the operator, additional training of the operator, inspection of the apparatus, reduction of the worker personnel, expansion of the product production amount, adjustment of the position of the consumables, .

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to control the manufacturing process by controlling the manufacturing process by using 3D and virtual reality-based process control information, thereby controlling the manufacturing process according to the relationship between the manufacturing equipment and the worker, Integrated management is possible.

In addition, the present invention can monitor the state of a manufacturing apparatus and an operator in a manufacturing process, and can easily grasp information on a problem, thereby shortening the response time.

1 is a block diagram of a manufacturing process integrated management enhancement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing factory state information of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an embodiment showing the manufacturing process information and the process control information according to the present invention as a list of topic maps.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a manufacturing process integrated management improvement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, a repeated description, a known function that may obscure the gist of the present invention, and a detailed description of the configuration will be omitted. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Thus, the shape and size of the elements in the figures may be exaggerated for clarity.

1 is a block diagram of a manufacturing process integrated management enhancement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 according to the present embodiment may include a manufacturing process management apparatus 100, a manufacturing process design and verification apparatus 200, and a manufacturing process control apparatus 300 . The manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 can be interlocked with the manufacturing apparatus 400 installed in the factory.

The manufacturing process management apparatus 100 measures status of at least one manufacturing apparatus 400 and an operator located in the factory through the IoT sensor to analyze the factory status information based on the database of the factory status information, And generates manufacturing process information for the factory based on the factory state information.

IoT is an abbreviation of 'Internet of Things', which connects all objects to the Internet to intelligence the characteristics of objects. IoT sensors refer to the sensors used. The IoT sensor used in the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system (1) is a sensor that uses infrared rays, machine vision, camera, weight, acceleration, timer, etc. applied to a conveyor belt, a compressor, a molding machine, a raw material, a worker, . The IoT sensor used in the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 includes the manufacturing apparatus 400 status information such as the operation speed of the manufacturing apparatus 400, the operation time, the consumption amount of the consumables, the amount of the consumables, The worker state information on the worker's inputting person, position, action, work time, training time (proficiency), and the product status information such as the defect rate of the product, the production quantity, the estimated quantity of manufacture, and the manufacturing difficulty are measured and transmitted.

The IoT sensor measures the state of at least one manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker located in the factory, obtains factory state information using the measured state of the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker, Together with the factory identification information, to the manufacturing process management apparatus 100. [

The manufacturing process management apparatus 100 can transfer and exchange data between a plurality of IoT sensors installed in a factory using an IoT sensor and measure environmental information such as temperature or humidity in the factory or use the manufacturing apparatus 400 ) Of the manufacturing apparatus 400 and can grasp the operation status of the manufacturing apparatus 400 or can grasp the status of the operator such as the position and the behavior of the operator so as to obtain the factory status information in the form of information.

The factory state information obtained by the IoT sensor can be digitized according to the type of information as shown in FIG. 2, and can be set to be expressed in words or sentences as necessary.

Further, the factory state information may include at least one of the manufacturing apparatus state information, the worker state information, and the product state information.

The manufacturing apparatus status information in the factory status information includes manufacturing apparatus-related information such as operation speed of the manufacturing apparatus, operation time, consumption amount of consumables, inventory amount of consumables, and device inspection period. And information related to the operator such as behavior, working time, training time and proficiency, and the product status information can be configured to include information related to the product such as the product defect rate, the production quantity, the estimated quantity of manufacture, and the manufacturing difficulty.

Referring to FIG. 2, the factory state information can be divided into respective categories. For example, the factory state information can be classified into respective pieces of information such as the manufacturing apparatuses a, b, and c. Such a classification may be changed according to a manufacturing process or a situation, and the classification is not limited to the one shown in the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the manufacturing apparatus a, for example, the operating speed a1, the operating time a2, the consumption amount a3 of the consumables, the inventory amount a4 of the consumables, It is possible to generate factory state information which is divided into subcategories relating to the same manufacturing apparatus a and provides information for each subcategorization in the form of a numerical value, a word or a sentence for each.

Therefore, the factory status information includes manufacturing apparatus status information such as operation speed of the manufacturing apparatus, operation time, consumption amount of consumables, inventory amount of consumables, inspection period of the apparatus, ), And at least one item of the defect rate of the product, the production quantity, the estimated quantity of manufacture, and the manufacturing difficulty level.

In addition, the manufacturing process management apparatus 100 analyzes the state of the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker by receiving database state information on the factory, and analyzes the state of the worker based on the analyzed manufacturing apparatus 400 and the state of the worker. Manufacturing process information can be generated.

The generated manufacturing process information is compared with the resultant value or expected value of the existing manufacturing process and the preset manufacturing process, and information about the manufacturing process such as the progress speed of the manufacturing process, progress efficiency, product reliability, .

Also, since the manufacturing process information is generated by analyzing the state of the manufacturing apparatus and the operator, each information can be organized into numerical values, words or sentences (FIG. 3, manufacturing process information list).

In addition, the manufacturing process management apparatus 100 forms the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker using the manufacturing process-based relational model set in advance using the manufacturing process information about the generated factory, The relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker can be constructed and visualized by Topic Maps.

Topic Map is a knowledge representation methodology of Semantic Web, which is recognized as a solution for next generation web environment (Web 3.0).

Topic map is an excellent technology that can be used to classify information and search for semantic relations by associating and organizing information according to correlations and expressing the knowledge structure as a kind of map. GPS can be called.

Topic maps are a kind of solution for efficiently integrating, searching and navigating unstructured and distributed information by classifying and structuring large amounts of information and establishing semantic relations.

The topic map consists of a dual structure of knowledge and information layers. Knowledge layer consists of Topic that represents a specific topic and Association that shows the relationship between Topic and Topic.

The information layer represents the information resource, and the knowledge layer and the information layer are interconnected through the Occurrence to represent the location information of the knowledge and the resource corresponding to the location information. Therefore, it is possible to quickly and accurately guide the route to the desired information by using the association information between the topics without changing the existing homepage or data.

The manufacturing process management apparatus 100 analyzes the state of the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker using a preliminarily set manufacturing process based relational model using database state information of the factory, The relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker is structured as a topic map so that the operator can select the state of the worker as the manufacturing process information with high relevance among the list of the manufacturing process information, And finally generates the manufacturing process information.

Meanwhile, the manufacturing process management apparatus 100 forms a relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker using the manufacturing process information about the generated factory, generates a schedule for the manufacturing process based on the formed relationship, And transmit the schedule for the generated manufacturing process to the manufacturing apparatus 400.

In addition, the manufacturing process control apparatus 100 establishes the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the operator, gives priority to the execution of the manufacturing process based on the relationship established, and selects a process to be executed first, A process schedule may be generated by analyzing the progress of the manufacturing process and transmitted to the manufacturing device 400 so as to be reflected in the manufacturing process.

Based on the manufacturing process information generated in the manufacturing process control apparatus 100 and the design element image data set in advance, the manufacturing process design and verification apparatus 200 writes 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing process information in accordance with the author input signal Then, the 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing process information is compared with previously stored target manufacturing process information, and the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information is generated according to the comparison result.

The manufacturing process design and verification apparatus 200 is based on the manufacturing process information generated by the manufacturing process management apparatus 100. Since the manufacturing process information is generated by analyzing the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the state of the worker, Words, or sentences. ≪ / RTI >

Therefore, it is possible to display the manufacturing process information for each element of the design element image data by constituting the manufacturing process information so arranged as to overlap with the previously set design element image data. In this process, the input signal of the author, 3D and virtual reality based manufacturing process information can be authored based on 3D and virtual reality to represent information and problems.

3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing process information is implemented based on 3D and virtual reality such as 3D (3-Dimension), Virtual Reality (VR) or Augmented Reality (AR) Can more easily confirm the state, information, or problem on the manufacturing process.

Accordingly, the 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing process information can be confirmed through a monitor or a smart phone or can be provided to a user using a dedicated terminal.

In addition, the factory control information can be generated as information capable of controlling the manufacturing process corresponding to the 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing process information (Fig. 3, factory control information list).

The process control information may include control information of at least one of additional input of the operator, additional training of the operator, inspection of the apparatus, reduction of the worker personnel, expansion of the product output, adjustment of the position of the consumable, , 3D and virtual reality based manufacturing process information with the preset target manufacturing process information.

The target manufacturing process information is a numerical value of the expected value of the result of the process that the user ultimately wants to achieve and is used as a criterion for judging the achievement of over or under compared with the present manufacturing process situation.

Factory control information generated through comparison between manufacturing process information and target manufacturing process information is used to determine the increase / decrease of the manufacturing process speed, increase / decrease of the number of worker input, worker skill, And information that can be transmitted to and controlled by the manufacturing apparatus 400 such as whether or not additional orders are required through comparison with the inventory quantity, checking of the apparatus, expansion of the product production amount, adjustment of the position of the consumable item, , And can be represented by an associated indicator or result value so that it can be confirmed by the operator.

The factory control information can be embodied in 3D and virtual reality to facilitate providing information to the user as implemented in the manufacturing process information.

Also, the manufacturing process designing and verifying apparatus 200 determines the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker based on the pre-set design element image data and the data on the collected manufacturing apparatus 400 and the state of the worker And author 3D and virtual reality based manufacturing processes according to the author input signal based on the relationship of the formed manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker.

The manufacturing process designing and verifying apparatus 200 forms the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker, authoring the process control information such that the manufacturing process is efficiently managed by receiving the input signal of the author based on the formed relationship, It can be configured to be easy to identify by being authored based on 3D and virtual reality.

Also, the manufacturing process designing and verifying apparatus 200 forms the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker using the preset design element image data and the manufacturing process information based on the manufacturing process based on the manufacturing process information And the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker is formed into a topic map and visualized.

The manufacturing process designing and verifying apparatus 200 includes design element image data for which a part to be checked for each process element is set in advance according to the manufacturing process, manufacturing process information generated by analyzing the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the state of the worker, The relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the operator in the process can be summarized.

That is, the task of selecting between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker having high relevancy by using the relationship model by using the design element image data and the manufacturing process information is referred to as relationship formation, The relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker can be constructed as a topic map.

Meanwhile, the manufacturing process designing and verifying apparatus 200 forms the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker, assists the formed input signals in the relationship of the author, and writes the information of the manufacturing process into the 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing processes .

In addition, the manufacturing process control apparatus 300 controls the operation of the manufacturing apparatus 400 by receiving the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information generated from the manufacturing process design and verification apparatus 200.

The manufacturing process control apparatus 300 controls the operation status of the manufacturing apparatus 400 using the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information generated by the manufacturing process design and verification apparatus 200, and manages consumable items, Or send information directly to the manufacturing apparatus 400 to control the apparatus.

The manufacturing process control apparatus 300 transmits information directly to the IoT sensor mounted on a part of the manufacturing apparatus 400 or transmits the information to the manufacturing process management apparatus 100 to control the manufacturing apparatus 400 to control the manufacturing apparatus 400 ), And to provide measures such as information on consumables or device inspection through a terminal that can be checked by an operator.

In addition, the manufacturing process control apparatus 300 forms the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker using the relational model based on the 3D process and the virtual reality based process control information set in advance, The relationship between the worker 400 and the worker is formed into a topic map and visualized.

In addition, the manufacturing process control apparatus 300 forms the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker using the predefined manufacturing process-based relational model using 3D and virtual reality-based process control information, Relationships can be constructed and visualized as topic maps.

The 3D and virtual reality-based process control information visualized by the visualized topic map is reflected in the manufacturing apparatus 400 and can provide the operator with information for selecting the control priority when the manufacturing apparatus 400 is controlled.

On the other hand, the manufacturing process control apparatus 300 uses 3D and virtual reality-based process control information generated by the manufacturing process design and verification apparatus 200, And processes the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information so as to include the formed relationship, and then transmits the 3D and virtual reality process control information to the manufacturing apparatus 400 to more effectively control the manufacturing process in the factory.

Hereinafter, the operation of the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system according to the present embodiment.

First, the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 uses at least one manufacturing apparatus 400 located in the factory by the IoT sensor and the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the state of the worker through the IoT sensor for measuring the state of the worker And transmits the factory identification information to the manufacturing process management apparatus 100 together with the factory status information for each factory, and stores the transferred factory status information and the factory identification information in a database (S110).

When transferring factory status information and factory identification information to a database, factory status information can be classified into each factory using database identification information. Here, the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 receives plant identification information together with factory status information transmitted from the IoT sensor, divides the factory environment into a plurality of areas by each factory, And the status of the operator.

Next, the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 analyzes the state of the manufacturing apparatus 400 and the worker by receiving the database state information of the factory, and then, based on the analyzed manufacturing apparatus 400 and the state of the worker, Manufacturing process information for the factory is generated (S120).

Next, the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 receives the manufacturing process information of the corresponding factory analyzed in step S120, and based on the pre-set design element image data, generates 3D and virtual reality based manufacturing The process information is authored (S130). The manufacturing process integrated management improvement system (1) receives the manufacturing process information for the relevant factory through this step, and based on the previously set design element image data, the manufacturing process information composed of numerical values, words or sentences related to the manufacturing process It is possible to author the user as an image and visual information based on 3D and virtual reality so that the user can recognize and utilize it more easily.

Next, the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 compares 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing processes authored in operation S130 with optimal stored manufacturing process information, and outputs 3D and virtual reality-based process control information according to the comparison result And the control process design and verification apparatus 200 may be configured to perform this step up to step S140.

Finally, the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 receives the process control information generated in step S140, controls the manufacturing apparatus 400 based on the received process control information, and performs this step in the manufacturing process control apparatus 300 (S150).

As described above, the manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 according to the present embodiment monitors the factory state and the worker's state by each factory, manages the manufacturing process by database, Optimized manufacturing process management is possible.

The manufacturing process integrated management improvement system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the configuration and the method of the embodiments described above and all or a part of the embodiments may be selectively combined according to the needs of the user .

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

1: Manufacturing process integrated management improvement device
100: Manufacturing process control device
200: Manufacturing process design and verification device
300: Manufacturing process control device
400: Manufacturing apparatus

Claims (10)

A database of plant status information measuring at least one manufacturing apparatus and a worker located in a factory using an IoT (Internet of Things) sensor is converted into a database, and the plant status information is analyzed to generate manufacturing process information A manufacturing process control device for controlling the manufacturing process;
Based on manufacturing process information of the manufacturing process control apparatus and design element image data set in advance, authoring 3D and virtual reality-based manufacturing process information in accordance with an author input signal, and storing the 3D and virtual reality- A manufacturing process designing and verifying device for generating 3D and virtual reality based process control information by comparing with stored target manufacturing process information; And
And a manufacturing process control device that controls the in-plant manufacturing device with the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information of the manufacturing process design and verification device. The method according to claim 1,
The manufacturing process management apparatus forms a relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker using the relationship model based on the manufacturing process set in advance for the factory state information and constructs a relationship map between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker as a topic map Wherein the visualization is performed on the basis of the visualization result. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the manufacturing process management apparatus forms a relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker based on the factory state information and generates a manufacturing process schedule based on the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker, Device to the device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the manufacturing process designing and verifying apparatus forms the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker using the manufacturing process information and the design element image data using a relationship model based on a predetermined manufacturing process, And constructing the relationship as a topic map for visualization. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the manufacturing process designing and verifying apparatus forms a relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and a worker based on the manufacturing process information and the design element image data, And authoring 3D and virtual reality based manufacturing process information. The method according to claim 1,
The manufacturing process control apparatus forms relationships between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker using the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information based on a predetermined manufacturing process-based relationship model, and displays the relationship between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker in a topic map And visualizing the integrated management system. The method according to claim 1,
The manufacturing process control apparatus forms relationships between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker using the 3D and virtual reality-based process control information based on a predetermined manufacturing process-based relationship model, and includes relationships between the manufacturing apparatus and the worker 3D and virtual reality based process control information to control the manufacturing equipment in the factory. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the factory state information includes at least one of manufacturing state information, worker state information, and product state information. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the manufacturing apparatus status information includes a moving speed of the manufacturing apparatus, a running time, a consumption amount of consumables, an inventory amount of consumables,
The worker state information includes an inputting number of a worker, a location, an action, a work time, an education time, and a proficiency level,
Wherein the product state information includes a defect rate of a product, a production quantity, an expected quantity of manufacture, and a manufacturing difficulty level. The method according to claim 1,
The process control information includes at least one of control information of additional input of the operator, additional training of the operator, inspection of the apparatus, reduction of the worker personnel, expansion of the product production amount, adjustment of the position of the consumables, Characterized by a manufacturing process integrated management enhancement system.

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