Patents by Inventor TAKAMICHI KOMATSU

TAKAMICHI KOMATSU 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: 20220410322
    Abstract: A bead appearance inspection device includes an acquisition unit that acquires input data related to a welding bead, a storage unit that stores a first determination standard and a second determination standard used for an inspection of a defect of the welding bead, a first determination unit that executes a first inspection determination on the welding bead, and k second determination units, where k is an integer of 1 or more, that execute a second inspection determination on the welding bead. An appearance inspection result of the welding bead is created and output by using a determination result indicating whether a first inspection result acquired by the first inspection determination satisfies the first determination standard and a determination result indicating whether a second inspection result satisfies the second determination standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Toshinari MOHRI, Shoriki NARITA, Katsuaki OKUMA, Takamichi KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220410324
    Abstract: A bead appearance inspection device includes an input unit configured to enter input data related to a welding bead of a workpiece produced by welding, a preprocessing unit configured to perform a preprocessing of converting a shape of the welding bead into a predetermined shape on the input data, and k inspection determination units, where k is an integer of 1 or more, that are equipped with k types of artificial intelligence and that are configured to inspect and determine presence or absence of a welding defect of the welding bead based on processings of the k types of artificial intelligence targeting input data on which the preprocessing is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki HANADA, Masashi Yoshida, Takamichi KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220410323
    Abstract: A bead appearance inspection device includes an input unit configured to enter input data related to a welding bead of a workpiece produced by welding, a first determination unit configured to perform a first inspection determination related to a shape of the welding bead based on a comparison between the input data and a master data, k second determination units, where k is an integer of 1 or more, that are equipped with k types of artificial intelligence and that are configured to perform a second inspection determination related to a welding defect of the welding bead based on processings of the k types of artificial intelligence targeting the input data, and a comprehensive determination unit configured to output a result of an appearance inspection of the welding bead to an output device based on determination results of the first determination unit and the k second determination units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki HANADA, Katsuaki OKUMA, Toshinari MOHRI, Takamichi KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220297231
    Abstract: The control unit executes: a first execution step of executing a processing program to set a target value to a value defined by a processing program and performing feedback control on a driving current of a laser oscillator; a detection step of detecting an output fluctuation during execution of the first execution step; a specification step of specifying a physical quantity for which a measured value within a predetermined monitoring time before an occurrence timing of the output fluctuation does not satisfy a predetermined condition as an abnormal physical quantity from a plurality of physical quantities measured during execution of the first execution step; and a program update step of detecting appearance of a predetermined feature in an abnormal physical quantity as a fluctuation factor during execution of a post-update processing program, and updating the processing program to correct the driving current to reduce a difference between the laser output power and the target value compared with when the ou
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Masatoshi NISHIO, Manabu NISHIHARA, Takamichi KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220229417
    Abstract: An identifier management method is executed by a welding system. The identifier management method includes: acquiring information on identifiers of a plurality of original workpieces; randomly selecting any one of the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces to be adopted based on completion of execution of a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces by the welding system; and setting the any one of identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces, which has been selected, as an identifier of the welded workpiece generated in the welding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Toshinari MOHRI, Hisashi KATAOKA, Takamichi KOMATSU, Ryutaro MONDEN
  • Publication number: 20220226923
    Abstract: A welding method is executed by a welding system in which identification signs are arranged on a plurality of original workpieces to be used in a welding process, respectively. On the identification signs, identifiers of the respective original workpieces are readable. The welding method includes executing the welding process such that a part or an entire of the identification signs is hidden in a joint surface on which the plurality of original workpieces are joined in the welding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki HANADA, Takamichi KOMATSU, Hisashi KATAOKA, Kazuyuki NAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220229421
    Abstract: An information presentation method is an information presentation method of an identifier managed by a welding system. The information presentation method includes: selecting, from information on identifiers assigned to a plurality of original workpieces, information on an identifier of a welded workpiece to be produced by a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces; and after the selecting, outputting an alert in a case in which, among identification signs on which information on identifiers arranged in the plurality of original workpieces are readable, an identification sign corresponding to an identifier that has not been selected is read by a reading device, and presenting the information on the identifier that has been selected in a case in which an identification sign corresponding to the identifier that has been selected is read by the reading device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Takamichi KOMATSU, Toshinari MOHRI, Kazuki HANADA, Kazuyuki NAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220120697
    Abstract: A repair welding inspection device includes a memory that stores instructions and a processor that executes the instructions. The instructions cause the processor to perform acquiring a second threshold, which is different from a first threshold which is a determination threshold for inspection of welding performed before performing repair welding, and the second threshold being a determination threshold for inspection of the repair welding, and performing inspection after the repair welding by using the second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki HANADA, Takamichi KOMATSU, Ryutaro MONDEN
  • Publication number: 20220118558
    Abstract: A repair welding system includes an inspection device configured to inspect an appearance of a welded portion of a workpiece, and a robot control device that controls a robot configured to weld the workpiece. The inspection device determines whether there is a defective portion among welded portions of the workpiece based on a predetermined standard, and sets one of a plurality of defect ranks to the defective portion in a case that the defective portion is detected. The robot control device generates a repair welding program corresponding to the defect rank, and instructs the robot to execute, in accordance with the repair welding program, a repair welding on the defective portion to which the defect rank is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Takamichi KOMATSU, Toshinari MOHRI, Ryutaro MONDEN
  • Publication number: 20220118559
    Abstract: A repair welding control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire repair portion information indicating a welded portion where repair welding is performed among welded portions in a workpiece welded by a first welding program, and generate a second welding program by correcting the first welding program based on the repair portion information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Toshinari MOHRI, Takamichi KOMATSU, Kazuki HANADA
  • Publication number: 20220097178
    Abstract: A repair welding control device includes a memory that stores instructions and a processor that executes the instructions. The instructions cause the processor to perform acquiring information indicating a range of a defective portion in main welding of a workpiece, and determining a repair welding start point indicating a start point of repair welding and a repair welding end point indicating an end point of the repair welding such that a repair welding range includes all the range of the defective portion and a range wider than the range of the defective portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Toshinari MOHRI, Takamichi KOMATSU, Katsuaki OKUMA
  • Publication number: 20220097225
    Abstract: The repair welding system includes an inspection device and a welding device. The inspection device determines whether there is a defective portion in a welded portion. In a case that there is the defective portion in the welded portion, the inspection device extracts at least defect type information of the defective portion and inspection coordinate system defective portion position information, converts the inspection coordinate system defective portion position information into position information corresponding to a coordinate system of the welding robot and generates welding coordinate system defective portion position information, and transmits the defect type information and the welding coordinate system defective portion position information to the welding device. The welding device instructs execution of a repair welding on the defective portion based on the defect type information and the welding coordinate system defective portion position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Takamichi KOMATSU, Toshinari MOHRI, Kazuki HANADA
  • Publication number: 20200316703
    Abstract: A plurality of scaly beads is formed and arranged continuously on a base material in welding cycle C that is a sum of arc ON period A during which welding current I flows to a welding wire and arc OFF period B during which welding current I does not flow to the welding wire. This arc welding control method includes: an initial condition setting step of setting initial values of welding conditions for arc-welding the base material; and a scaly bead formation step of forming the plurality of scaly beads in a predetermined welding section of the base material while moving the welding wire at welding speed Vw in the predetermined welding section of the base material. The welding conditions include arc ON period A and arc OFF period B, and further include at least one of welding current I, welding speed Vw, and interval G of the beads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: NORIYUKI MATSUOKA, MASARU KOWA, TAKAMICHI KOMATSU, KIMIYA SATO
  • Publication number: 20200086427
    Abstract: A laser machining system includes: a robot with a laser cutting head having a plurality of degrees of freedom of motion at least in a two-dimensional plane; and a laser oscillation device configured to transmit laser light to the laser cutting head, the laser machining system being configured to cut a target object into a desired cutting shape by moving the laser cutting head, and further includes a controller configured to perform: a step of moving the laser cutting head along an arc-shaped path to cause laser light irradiation to move from an operation start point to a target-path-cutting start point, the operation start point being determined on a coordinate plane that defines the cutting shape, the target-path-cutting start point being located along the cutting shape (S7); a step of moving the laser cutting head to cause laser light irradiation to move from the target-path-cutting start point to a target-path-cutting end point located along the cutting shape (S8); and a step of moving the laser cutting he
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: TAKAMICHI KOMATSU
  • Patent number: 10152034
    Abstract: A robot control method includes a teaching step, first processing step, modifying step, second processing step, and third processing step. In the modifying step, a third teaching point is changed to a second modified point, a fourth teaching point to a third modified point, and a fifth teaching point to a fourth modified point, based on a difference between a second teaching point and a first modified point. A profile modifying control to change the position of a work tool is applied, using a sensor mounted on the processing advancing direction side of the work tool, in the first processing step and the third processing step. An attitude of the work tool is changed during the second processing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamichi Komatsu, Kazumasa Yoshima, Tatsuya Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20180281096
    Abstract: An arc welding method of the present disclosure includes a teaching program creation step, a position detection step, and a welding step. In the position detection step subsequent to the teaching program creation step, a position detection program is executed with use of a welding torch having a servomotor. In the welding step subsequent to the position detection step, a welding program is executed with use of the welding torch. A gain of the servomotor that is used for position detection in the position detection step is higher than a gain of the servomotor that is used for welding in the welding step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: EIJI HONDA, TATSUYA IKEDA, TAKAMICHI KOMATSU, KAZUNORI MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9965599
    Abstract: A method of setting function includes first to fourth steps. The first step connects a recording medium to a first electrical apparatus having an optional function either disabled or temporarily enabled, the recording medium containing license information to enable the optional function. The second step allows first electrical apparatus to authenticate the license information. The third step, subsequent to the second step, enables the optional function of the first electrical apparatus. The fourth step, subsequent to the third step, records the optional function as having been authenticated in the license information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamichi Komatsu, Tatsuya Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9840008
    Abstract: A robot system control method includes a first step through a fifth step. Particularly in the second step, a second transformation matrix that represents the positional relation between a first slave robot and a second slave robot is generated and stored in a master robot. In the fourth step, based on a second command obtained using a first transformation matrix and the second transformation matrix, the master robot instructs the second slave robot to operate. In the fifth step, the first slave robot and the second slave robot perform a cooperative operation with the master robot. Thus, in the state where a working robot that can perform TCP matching with only part of the other robots is set to a master robot, all of the robots can perform a cooperative operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamichi Komatsu, Tatsuya Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20170090431
    Abstract: A robot control method includes a teaching step, first processing step, modifying step, second processing step, and third processing step. In the modifying step, a third teaching point is changed to a second modified point, a fourth teaching point to a third modified point, and a fifth teaching point to a fourth modified point, based on a difference between a second teaching point and a first modified point. A profile modifying control to change the position of a work tool is applied, using a sensor mounted on the processing advancing direction side of the work tool, in the first processing step and the third processing step. An attitude of the work tool is changed during the second processing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: TAKAMICHI KOMATSU, KAZUMASA YOSHIMA, TATSUYA IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20160162667
    Abstract: A method of setting function includes first to fourth steps. The first step connects a recording medium to a first electrical apparatus having an optional function either disabled or temporarily enabled, the recording medium containing license information to enable the optional function. The second step allows first electrical apparatus to authenticate the license information. The third step, subsequent to the second step, enables the optional function of the first electrical apparatus. The fourth step, subsequent to the third step, records the optional function as having been authenticated in the license information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: TAKAMICHI KOMATSU, TATSUYA IKEDA