Patents by Inventor Nobuaki Aizawa

Nobuaki Aizawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250093842
    Abstract: An information generation device includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an image indicating the state of an industrial machine; a dictionary storage unit that stores a dictionary in which state information indicating the control state of a control device for controlling the industrial machine is associated with drawing information for visually rendering the control state; a display mode storage unit that stores, for each type of state information, the display mode of the drawing information associated with the state information; a state information acquisition unit that acquires state information; a generation unit that generates display information for displaying the drawing information associated with the state information, in the display mode associated with the type of the state information; an association unit that associates the display information with the image acquired by the image acquisition unit; and an output unit that outputs the associated display information and the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuki SUGITA, Nobuaki AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20250095367
    Abstract: This video discrimination device: stores a machine state dictionary linking identification information for data pertaining to the state of a machine, which is a numerical control device and/or a machining tool, and the contents of the data; acquires video of the machine; acquires data to be used in detecting a change in the state of the machine; determines whether the state of the machine has changed, on the basis of the data; and links the contents of the data and video when the state of the machine has changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Yuuki SUGITA, Nobuaki AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240272604
    Abstract: An evaluation program creation device according to the present disclosure comprises a parameter acquisition unit that acquires a parameter relating to machining by an industrial machine, a shape selection unit that selects a machining shape necessary for evaluating the parameter on the basis of the acquired parameter, a dimension calculation unit that calculates the dimension of each part of the machining shape necessary for evaluating the parameter on the basis of the acquired parameter and the machining shape necessary for evaluation, a program creation unit that creates an evaluation program on the basis of the machining shape selected by the shape selection unit and the dimension of each part calculated by the dimension calculation unit, and a program output unit that outputs the evaluation program created by the program creation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Shunsuke AOKI, Nobuaki AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240241497
    Abstract: This imaging environment adjusting device comprises: a trigger detection unit which detects at least one type of trigger; a setting table which stores at least one environment setting item for defining an imaging environment for a processing machine; a determination result acquisition unit which acquires a determination result regarding whether to adjust the imaging environment so as to be in a control state specified by the at least one environment setting item; and an imaging environment adjusting unit which adjusts the imaging environment so as to be in the control state specified by the at least one environment setting item when the trigger detection unit detects at least one type of trigger and the determination result acquired by the determination result acquisition unit indicates to adjust the imaging environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yuuki SUGITA, Nobuaki AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240219887
    Abstract: This video analysis device acquires a video of machining by a numerical control device, acquires a machining program for the numerical control device, and detects a characteristic frame from among the frames included in the video of the machining. The video analysis device detects, from among the blocks included in the machining program, a block that commands a machine tool to perform a characteristic operation. The video analysis device associates the characteristic frame with the block that commands the machine tool to perform the characteristic operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yuuki SUGITA, Nobuaki AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240201650
    Abstract: This operational status display device comprises: an event setting table for storing event designation information that designates an event occurring in a machining machine, operational data identity information for identifying operational data on the machining machine, and extraction conditions for extracting feature data indicating the occurrence of an event from the operational data in association with each other; a first acquisition unit which acquires the operational data identity information and the extraction conditions, associated with the event designation information from the event setting table, on the basis of the event designation information; a second acquisition unit that acquires feature data from the operational data, on the basis of the operational data identity information and the extraction conditions acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a display unit which displays, on a display screen, the feature data acquired by the second acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Yuuki SUGITA, Nobuaki AIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240176309
    Abstract: A machine learning device that estimates parameters that relate to the control of the movement amount in each control cycle and include Nth-order time differential elements of each axis of a machine tool that machines workpieces, the machine learning device comprising: a state observation unit that observes data indicating the movement state of the machine tool; a determination condition acquisition unit that acquires, as determination data, target values relating to the data observed by the state observation unit; a reward calculation unit that calculates, on the basis of the state data and the determination data, rewards associated with machining based on the parameters; a value function update unit that updates value functions on the basis of the rewards; and a decision-making unit that estimates, on the basis of the value functions, combinations of set values of the parameters that are more suitable for the machining, and outputs said combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Shunsuke AOKI, Nobuaki AIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11966209
    Abstract: To make it possible to evaluate quantitatively whether there is a problem on a machining surface. A simulator includes a memory unit that stores machining position data to be used when a machine tool machines a machining-target object, a machining surface simulation unit that uses the machining position data that is stored to perform a simulation of a machining surface, a surface texture calculation unit that calculates a surface texture of the machining surface that is simulated through the simulation of the machining surface, and a machining surface evaluation unit that evaluates the surface texture on the basis of an evaluation condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Aizawa, Wei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230266739
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide a numerical control device that can easily suppress the occurrence of burrs. The numerical control device comprises: an analysis unit that analyses a processing program for processing a workpiece in a machine tool; and a corner specifying unit that specifies the corner that causes burrs on the workpiece based on the analyzed processing program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki FUJIMOTO, Nobuaki AIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11402816
    Abstract: A numerical control device according to an aspect of the present disclosure controls a machine tool that machines a workpiece by way of a tool in accordance with a machining program, and includes: an offset setting unit which decides an offset direction and an offset amount with an orientation of the tool as a reference, for every tool; a test-running path calculation unit which calculates a test-running movement path of the tool obtained by offsetting by the offset amount in the offset direction from a machining movement path of the tool designated by the machining program; and an operating mode selection unit which selects either one of a machining operation mode of causing the tool to move following the machining movement path, and a test-run mode of causing the tool to move following the test-running movement path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Nobuaki Aizawa
  • Patent number: 11300943
    Abstract: To provide easy determination of a causative factor of a machining problem in a machining target or easy checking of the effectiveness of an adjustment of, e.g., a machining program, a control command such as a position command, a servo control, or machine operation. This invention includes: storage units storing pieces of machining position data obtained from machining performed based on at least two of a machining program, a control command for performing servo control on a servo motor for driving a machine tool, and pieces of feedback information related to the servo control and machine operation, the machining being performed on a machining target by the machine tool; a machined surface simulation unit performing machined surface simulations based on the stored machining position data; and a display unit displaying images of machined surfaces resulting from the machined surface simulations in a juxtaposed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Aizawa, Wei Zhao
  • Patent number: 11207755
    Abstract: A detection device includes an idling feed threshold acquiring unit configured to acquire, as an idling feed threshold, a threshold of an acceptable load in an idling feed operation; an expected load acquiring unit configured to acquire, as an expected load, an expected increase in load due to execution of an actual machining operation; a calculating unit configured to calculate, based on the idling feed threshold and the expected load, an actual machining threshold which is a threshold of an acceptable load in the actual machining operation; an actual machining load acquiring unit configured to acquire, as an actual machining load, an actual load during an actual machining operation; and a detecting unit configured to detect, based on the operating mode, an excess of the actual machining load relative to the idling feed threshold or the actual machining threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Aizawa, Hiroyuki Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 11150625
    Abstract: An evaluation work piece includes at least one of a part (B) or (G), and at least one of a part (A), (C), (D), (E), or (F). (A) is a vertical level difference part. (B) is a direction reversing part at which a direction of movement of a tool in a height direction is reversed when the tool is used for machining of a three-dimensional object including a curved surface. (C) is a corner part at which a direction of movement of the tool changes. (D) is a flat surface part. (E) is a boundary part between a flat surface and a curved surface with a changing curvature. (F) is a curved surface part having a curved surface with a changing curvature. (G) is a curved surface part at which command points are aligned regularly between adjacent tool paths on a curved surface. At least one of the part (B) or (G) is included in a cut spherical body part. A reference surface for a three-dimensional measuring machine is arranged around the cut spherical body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Aizawa, Wei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210200179
    Abstract: To make it possible to evaluate quantitatively whether there is a problem on a machining surface. A simulator includes a memory unit that stores machining position data to be used when a machine tool machines a machining-target object, a machining surface simulation unit that uses the machining position data that is stored to perform a simulation of a machining surface, a surface texture calculation unit that calculates a surface texture of the machining surface that is simulated through the simulation of the machining surface, and a machining surface evaluation unit that evaluates the surface texture on the basis of an evaluation condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuaki AIZAWA, Wei ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210132581
    Abstract: To provide easy determination of a causative factor of a machining problem in a machining target or easy checking of the effectiveness of an adjustment of, e.g., a machining program, a control command such as a position command, a servo control, or machine operation. This invention includes: storage units storing pieces of machining position data obtained from machining performed based on at least two of a machining program, a control command for performing servo control on a servo motor for driving a machine tool, and pieces of feedback information related to the servo control and machine operation, the machining being performed on a machining target by the machine tool; a machined surface simulation unit performing machined surface simulations based on the stored machining position data; and a display unit displaying images of machined surfaces resulting from the machined surface simulations in a juxtaposed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuaki AIZAWA, Wei ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210107108
    Abstract: A detection device includes an idling feed threshold acquiring unit configured to acquire, as an idling feed threshold, a threshold of an acceptable load in an idling feed operation; an expected load acquiring unit configured to acquire, as an expected load, an expected increase in load due to execution of an actual machining operation; a calculating unit configured to calculate, based on the idling feed threshold and the expected load, an actual machining threshold which is a threshold of an acceptable load in the actual machining operation; an actual machining load acquiring unit configured to acquire, as an actual machining load, an actual load during an actual machining operation; and a detecting unit configured to detect, based on the operating mode, an excess of the actual machining load relative to the idling feed threshold or the actual machining threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki AIZAWA, Hiroyuki FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210063993
    Abstract: A numerical control device according to an aspect of the present disclosure controls a machine tool that machines a workpiece by way of a tool in accordance with a machining program, and includes: an offset setting unit which decides an offset direction and an offset amount with an orientation of the tool as a reference, for every tool; a test-running path calculation unit which calculates a test-running movement path of the tool obtained by offsetting by the offset amount in the offset direction from a machining movement path of the tool designated by the machining program; and an operating mode selection unit which selects either one of a machining operation mode of causing the tool to move following the machining movement path, and a test-run mode of causing the tool to move following the test-running movement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki FUJIMOTO, Nobuaki AIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10915087
    Abstract: To provide a numerical control device capable of directly determining whether or not a cutting fluid is applied to a cutting point. A numerical control device includes a determination unit configured to make, on a basis of image data acquired when a vision sensor photographs a cutting fluid jetted from an injection nozzle toward a cutting point, determination of whether or not the cutting fluid is applied to the cutting point, and an instruction unit configured to issue an instruction to a nozzle control device configured to control a position and an attitude of the injection nozzle on a basis of a result of the determination of the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Aizawa, Shouki Tani
  • Patent number: D901562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Zhao, Nobuaki Aizawa
  • Patent number: D968486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Wei Zhao, Nobuaki Aizawa