Abstract: A coating control system includes selection circuitry configured to select based on a user input a control target apparatus among a plurality of coating apparatuses which include different devices, parameter setting circuitry configured to determine a setting parameter according to the control target apparatus and set a value of the setting parameter based on a user input, and operation control circuitry configured to control the control target apparatus based on the value of the setting parameter.

Abstract: A coating control apparatus includes operation control circuitry configured to control a coating device whose position and orientation are controlled by a robot in accordance with a command from robot control circuitry, robot information acquisition circuitry configured to acquire, from the robot control circuitry, robot data indicating an operation state of the robot, and a data processor configured to relate coating data which indicates an operation state of the coating device to the robot data.

Abstract: A control system including a discharge control circuit configured to control an application device such that a coating is discharged from a discharge circuit; a robot control circuit configured to cause an articulated robot to change a position and an orientation of the discharge circuit such that the coating is applied to a workpiece; an application abnormality detection circuit configured to detect an abnormality in an application state of the coating on the basis of at least one of a state of the device or of the robot; an application position calculation circuit configured to calculate an application position of the coating; and an abnormality notification circuit configured to send a notification of a site of an abnormality in the application state on the workpiece on the basis of a detection result of the abnormality in the application state and a calculation result of the application position.

Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, a moving body, a determination circuit, a calculation circuit, and a control circuit. The robot includes a mount and a first arm. The determination circuit is configured to determine a lastly moved part of the robot which is lastly moved to make the robot take an operation posture. The calculation circuit is configured to calculate, based on the lastly moved part, an angle between a travel direction of the moving body and an orientation axis of the first arm when the robot in the operation posture is viewed along a height axis of the robot. The control circuit is configured to control the robot to work on a workpiece keeping the robot in the operation posture with the calculated angle while controlling the moving body to move in the travel direction.

Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, a moving body, a determination circuit, a calculation circuit, and a control circuit. The robot includes a mount and a first arm. The determination circuit is configured to determine a lastly moved part of the robot which is lastly moved to make the robot take an operation posture. The calculation circuit is configured to calculate, based on the lastly moved part, an angle between a travel direction of the moving body and an orientation axis of the first arm when the robot in the operation posture is viewed along a height axis of the robot. The control circuit is configured to control the robot to work on a workpiece keeping the robot in the operation posture with the calculated angle while controlling the moving body to move in the travel direction.

Abstract: Polymeric resin matrix phase (thermoplastic, thermosetting or biomass) is reinforced with fiber filament or fine particles to enhance the mechanical properties (particularly, bending strength and bending stiffness), impact strength while keeping its original transparency. Plastic brackets (either previously reinforced as mentioned above or un-reinforced) can be surface-treated by plasma coating with thin film or simply ultra violet radiation to enhance the surface mechanical properties as well as anti-frictional force against the archwire's movement while again maintaining its transparency. Accordingly, the present invention can provide orthodontic brackets made of plastics with high mechanical strengths and clearness, so that aesthetic appearance is improved.

Abstract: A wavelength plate including an organic thin film adhered to a glass substrate through an adhesive is built in an optical head optical system used in a predetermined using temperature range. The adhesive has a glass transition temperature higher than the predetermined using temperature range, and the linear expansion coefficient (K1) of the adhesive, the linear expansion coefficient (K2) of the organic thin film, and the linear expansion coefficient (K3) of the glass substrate have the relation of K3?K1 and K1?K2 under the predetermined using temperature range.

Abstract: Members such as a laser diode (10) that is a light source, a diffraction grating (11), a polarizing beam splitter (12) and a collimator lens are arranged in a casing (20). An optical head device having such a casing (20) is improved, so that a film wavelength plate (14) is directly attached to the casing (20) in a form free from a support substrate. The film wavelength plate (14) consists of only one film and has a thickness of 0.2 to 1.0 mm. Particularly, the film wavelength plate is preferably constituted by fusing polycarbonate films in a three-layer structure.