Patents by Inventor Teruyuki SHIRAKI

Teruyuki SHIRAKI 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).

  • Patent number: 11945120
    Abstract: A robot control device, abnormality diagnosis method, and non-transitory computer readable medium are provided. The robot control device (300) performs abnormality diagnosis of a robot body (200) including a motor (201) that rotates, from a starting angle position to a target angle position, a rotational shaft (204) for transmitting power to an arm (203) so that the arm performs a predetermined operation. The robot control device includes: a drive control unit (304) driving the motor so that the rotational shaft rotates from the starting angle position to the target angle position within a rotational speed range of the rotational shaft in which it is possible to detect a vibration component caused by an abnormality from among the vibration components generated along with the rotation of the rotational shaft; a vibration detection unit (305) detecting the vibration component; and a diagnosis unit performing abnormality diagnosis based on the detected vibration component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yasumoto Mori, Maki Endo, Teruyuki Shiraki
  • Patent number: 11850739
    Abstract: A deterioration degree of a robot body is precisely evaluated. A robot control device 300 includes: a drive control unit 309 controlling operation of a robot body 200; a detection unit 310 detecting a signal used for analysis of a feature amount quantitatively indicating a deterioration degree of the robot body 200 deteriorated over time as the robot body 200 is operated; a determination unit 304 determining whether a data section of the signal includes a constant speed section equal to or greater than a given section; a normalization unit 305 normalizing a signal in a non-constant speed section when the data section of the signal does not include the constant speed section equal to or greater than the given section; an analysis unit 307 analyzing the feature amount; and an estimation unit 308 estimating a remaining life of the robot body 200 based on the feature amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Teruyuki Shiraki, Maki Endo, Yasumoto Mori
  • Patent number: 11465286
    Abstract: A remaining life of a robot body is precisely estimated. A robot control apparatus 300 includes: a drive control unit 305 that controls drive of a robot body 200; a detection unit 306 that detects a feature amount quantitatively indicating a deterioration degree of the robot body 200 that is deteriorated over time as the robot body 200 is driven; a determination unit 303 that determinates presence/absence of a sign of malfunction of the robot body 200 based on the feature amount; and an estimation unit 304 that estimates a remaining life of the robot body 200 when presence of a sign of malfunction of the robot body 200 is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Maki Endo, Yasumoto Mori, Teruyuki Shiraki
  • Patent number: 11366040
    Abstract: Degradation degree of a bearing mechanism is diagnosed. A diagnosis apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires measurement data relating to vibrations corresponding to a rotation of a bearing mechanism including rolling elements between an outer ring and an inner ring; an extraction unit that extracts a feature amount from a result of performing a frequency analysis on the measurement data; an estimation unit that estimates a size of a scratch generated on the outer ring or the inner ring based on a predetermined relationship between a change of the feature amount and a size of a scratch generated on the outer ring or the inner ring, and based on the feature amount extracted by the extraction unit; and an output unit that outputs an estimation result of the estimation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Maki Endo, Teruyuki Shiraki
  • Publication number: 20210078187
    Abstract: A deterioration degree of a robot body is precisely evaluated. A robot control device 300 includes: a drive control unit 309 controlling operation of a robot body 200; a detection unit 310 detecting a signal used for analysis of a feature amount quantitatively indicating a deterioration degree of the robot body 200 deteriorated over time as the robot body 200 is operated; a determination unit 304 determining whether a data section of the signal includes a constant speed section equal to or greater than a given section; a normalization unit 305 normalizing a signal in a non-constant speed section when the data section of the signal does not include the constant speed section equal to or greater than the given section; an analysis unit 307 analyzing the feature amount; and an estimation unit 308 estimating a remaining life of the robot body 200 based on the feature amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Teruyuki SHIRAKI, Maki ENDO, Yasumoto MORI
  • Publication number: 20210072117
    Abstract: Degradation degree of a bearing mechanism is diagnosed. A diagnosis apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires measurement data relating to vibrations corresponding to a rotation of a bearing mechanism including rolling elements between an outer ring and an inner ring; an extraction unit that extracts a feature amount from a result of performing a frequency analysis on the measurement data; an estimation unit that estimates a size of a scratch generated on the outer ring or the inner ring based on a predetermined relationship between a change of the feature amount and a size of a scratch generated on the outer ring or the inner ring, and based on the feature amount extracted by the extraction unit; and an output unit that outputs an estimation result of the estimation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Maki ENDO, Teruyuki SHIRAKI
  • Publication number: 20210016443
    Abstract: A remaining life of a robot body is precisely estimated. A robot control apparatus 300 includes: a drive control unit 305 that controls drive of a robot body 200; a detection unit 306 that detects a feature amount quantitatively indicating a deterioration degree of the robot body 200 that is deteriorated over time as the robot body 200 is driven; a determination unit 303 that determinates presence/absence of a sign of malfunction of the robot body 200 based on the feature amount; and an estimation unit 304 that estimates a remaining life of the robot body 200 when presence of a sign of malfunction of the robot body 200 is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Maki ENDO, Yasumoto MORI, Teruyuki SHIRAKI
  • Publication number: 20200368908
    Abstract: A robot control device, abnormality diagnosis method, and non-transitory computer readable medium are provided. The robot control device (300) performs abnormality diagnosis of a robot body (200) including a motor (201) that rotates, from a starting angle position to a target angle position, a rotational shaft (204) for transmitting power to an arm (203) so that the arm performs a predetermined operation. The robot control device includes: a drive control unit (304) driving the motor so that the rotational shaft rotates from the starting angle position to the target angle position within a rotational speed range of the rotational shaft in which it is possible to detect a vibration component caused by an abnormality from among the vibration components generated along with the rotation of the rotational shaft; a vibration detection unit (305) detecting the vibration component; and a diagnosis unit performing abnormality diagnosis based on the detected vibration component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yasumoto MORI, Maki ENDO, Teruyuki SHIRAKI