TWM469514U - Numerical control system with monitoring function - Google Patents

Description

Numerical control system with monitoring function

This creation is about a numerical control system, especially a numerical control system with monitoring functions.

In the industry, when the workpiece is processed, in order to improve the processing quality, the camera will be set up for processing, and the external computer will be connected to the camera. The computer screen will be used to observe whether the processing is correct. In addition, the transmission interface (RS232 or Ethernet) is used as the numerical control. The medium for data transfer between the device and the computer. When the user needs to edit the image file or the functional components of the processing machine (for example, functional components that can detect functions such as lines, patterns, and circles), they must be edited or set in the computer before being transmitted via the communication protocol. To the numerical controller, if it cannot be executed smoothly on the numerical controller or the operation is not as expected, it must be returned to the computer for modification. As a result, the user needs to constantly modify the numerical controller and the computer back and forth, which is cumbersome. The development process not only reduces work efficiency, but also increases development costs.

In order to solve the problems described in the prior art, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a numerical control system with a monitoring function, wherein the image processing module is integrated with the numerical controller, and the numerical controller cooperates with the visual system to make use. The processing image can be directly monitored and executed in the user interface of the numerical controller, without having to perform the visual system and the numerical controller separately, thereby achieving the purpose of improving work efficiency, reducing development cost, and simplifying the numerical control system.

According to the above object, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a numerical control system with a monitoring function, comprising: a processing machine on which a machining workpiece is placed and a machining process is performed on the workpiece; an image capturing unit is electrically connected. In the processing machine, one of the processed workpieces is processed to convert the image into an image signal; a vision system having a data transceiver module, a computing module and a data temporary storage module, and one of the data transceiver modules The receiving end is connected to the image capturing unit to receive the image signal, and one of the data transmitting and receiving modules sends the image signal to the computing module, and the image signal generates an image data through the operation of the computing module, and the image data is temporarily stored in the data. In the temporary storage module; and a numerical controller electrically connected to the vision system and the processing machine, having a user interface and a core processing unit, the core processing unit has an image processing module, and the image processing module receives the data from the temporary The image data of the memory module is output to the user interface, and the user interface displays the processing machine. State information.

The present invention further describes a numerical control system with a monitoring function. The user mask has a parameter setting option for a user to adjust the setting of the relevant parameters of the image capturing unit through the parameter setting option and output an execution operation command, the image processing mode. The group transmits the data to the data temporary storage module according to the execution operation command, and the data temporary storage module transmits the operation command to the operation module for calculation and analysis to generate a corrected image signal, and the receiving end of the data transceiver module receives the corrected image signal. The transmitting end of one of the data transceiver modules sends a control signal to the image capturing unit according to the corrected image signal.

It can be seen from the above that the numerical control system with the monitoring function of the present invention allows the user to directly monitor and execute the processed image in the user interface of the numerical controller, and the processing efficiency can be improved without separately performing the visual system and the numerical controller. Reduce development costs and simplify the purpose of numerical control systems.

1‧‧‧Numerical control system with monitoring function
11‧‧‧Processing machine
12‧‧‧Image capture unit
13‧‧‧Vision System
131‧‧‧ Data Transceiver Module
132‧‧‧ Computing Module
133‧‧‧data temporary storage module
14‧‧‧ Numerical controller
141‧‧‧User interface
1411‧‧‧ parameter setting options
1412‧‧‧File Management Options
1413‧‧‧Functional component options
142‧‧‧ core processing unit
1421‧‧‧Image Processing Module

The first picture is a schematic diagram of the numerical control system with the monitoring function of the creation.
The second figure is a schematic diagram of the internal composition of the numerical control system with the monitoring function of the creation.

Since the present invention discloses a numerical control (NC) system with a monitoring function, the image processing technology utilized therein has been known to those of ordinary skill in the related art, and therefore, the description below will not be completed. description. At the same time, the drawings in the following texts express the structure and function diagrams related to the creative features, and do not need to be completely drawn according to the actual size, which is first described.

The present invention relates to a numerical control system having a monitoring function, and more particularly to a numerical control system including a numerical controller, a visual system, an image capturing unit, and a processing machine having a monitoring function.

First of all, please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of the numerical control system with monitoring function.

As shown in Fig. 1, the numerical control system 1 having the monitoring function of the present invention includes a processing machine 11 on which a workpiece (not shown) is placed and a processing procedure is performed on the workpiece; The unit 12 is electrically connected to the processing machine 11, and the processing image of the processing machine 11 is processed and the processed image is converted into an image signal. A vision system 13 receives the image output by the image capturing unit 12. After the signal, the operation of the image signal generates an image data; and a numerical controller 14 is electrically connected to the processing machine 11 and the vision system 13, which receives the image data output by the vision system 13, and the user can directly access the numerical controller. 14 viewing the processing image of the processing machine 11 and also providing the user with the parameter adjustment of the processed image in the numerical controller 14; the numerical control system 1 with the monitoring function of the present creation is not limited to using only one numerical controller. And an image capturing unit, and can be applied to any numerical control machine tool, such as a lathe, a milling machine, a forging machine, etc., or can be applied to each The mechanical arm is, for example, a robotic arm that has functions of pick and place, welding, gluing, deburring, polishing, and sand blasting.

Please continue to refer to Figure 2, the internal composition of the numerical control system with monitoring function of this creation.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the numerical control system 1 having the monitoring function of the present invention includes a processing machine 11, an image capturing unit 12, a vision system 13, and a numerical controller 14. The processing machine 11 is configured to process the workpiece and process the processed workpiece; the image capturing unit 12 is, for example, selected from a camera, a camera, an infrared ranging imager, a laser ranging imager, and a thermal imaging imager. The imaging device is configured to capture the processed image by the processing machine 11 during the processing process, and convert the captured processed image into an image signal output to the vision system 13; the visual system 13 includes a data transmission and reception The module 131, a computing module 132, and a data temporary storage module 133, wherein the receiving end of the data transceiver module 131 is connected to the image capturing unit 12, and receives the image signal sent by the image capturing unit 12, And the transmitting end of the data transceiver module 131 sends the image signal to the computing module 132 for arithmetic operation to be converted into image data and output to the data temporary storage module 133. The data temporary storage module 133 receives and temporarily stores the image. Data, wherein the image data is in the form of, for example, a code string; the numerical controller 14 includes a user interface 141 and a core processing unit 142, wherein The interface 141 further includes a parameter setting option 1411, at least one file management option 1412, and at least one function component option 1413. The core processing unit 142 further includes an image processing module 1421, and the image processing module 1421 is, for example, a set of software. The data storage module 133 transmits the temporarily stored image data to the image processing module 1421 through a wired or wireless communication protocol, and the image processing is performed on the completed program module, the program chip, and the software firmware system. The module 1421 then outputs the image data to the user interface 141. The user interface 141 displays the processing status information and image data of the processing machine 11.

Next, please continue to refer to Figure 2. When the user thinks that the shooting angle, image sharpness, and shooting position of the processed image are not ideal, the user can also adjust the parameter setting of the image capturing unit 12 through the parameter setting option 1411 on the user interface 141. And outputting an execution operation command, the image processing module 1421 transmits the execution operation command to the data temporary storage module 133, and the data temporary storage module 133 transmits the execution operation command to the operation module 132 for algorithm operation and analysis to generate a Correcting the image signal, the receiving end of the data transceiver module 131 receives the corrected image signal, and the transmitting end of the data transmitting and receiving module 131 sends a control signal to the image capturing unit 12 according to the corrected image signal, and the image capturing unit 12 performs the control signal according to the control signal. Corresponding adjustments; in addition, the parameter setting option 1411 can also provide parameters for the user to set the data temporary storage module 133.

In addition, the user interface 141 further includes an operation function module such as a plurality of file management options 1412 and a plurality of function elements 1413. If the user needs to perform file management on the work files in the vision system 13, for example, adding, Deleting, copying, etc., or setting, adding, deleting, and sequentially switching a function component in the work file can directly operate directly on the user interface 141 to output an execution operation command to the image processing mode. The group 1421 is parsed into a correction data, and the correction data is transmitted to the data temporary storage module 133. The data temporary storage module 133 inputs the correction data to the operation module 132 for performing an arithmetic operation to generate a correction signal, and the data transceiver module After receiving the correction signal by the receiving end of 131, the vision system 13 can perform the corresponding operation of the working file or the functional component according to the modified signal.

Finally, please continue to refer to FIG. 2, after the visual system 13 completes the above-mentioned work file management and the function component operation in the work file, the data transceiver module 131 will send a feedback message to the operation module 132 for performing an arithmetic operation. The data is sent back to the data temporary storage module 133. The data temporary storage module 133 receives and temporarily stores the feedback data. The form of the feedback data is, for example, a code string, and the data temporary storage module 133 is temporarily stored. The feedback data is transmitted to the image processing module 1421 through the wired and wireless communication protocol described above, and the image processing module 1421 subsequently processes the feedback data for data processing, and the image processing module 1421 transmits the information processed by the data processing to use. The interface 141 is whether the execution operation command issued by the user directly on the user interface 141 is correct.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention; the above description should be understood and implemented by those skilled in the relevant art, so that the other disclosures are not disclosed. Equivalent changes or modifications made under the spirit shall be included in the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧Numerical control system with monitoring function

11‧‧‧Processing machine

12‧‧‧Image capture unit

13‧‧‧Vision System

131‧‧‧ Data Transceiver Module

132‧‧‧ Computing Module

133‧‧‧data temporary storage module

14‧‧‧ Numerical controller

141‧‧‧User interface

1411‧‧‧ parameter setting options

1412‧‧‧File Management Options

1413‧‧‧Functional component options

142‧‧‧ core processing unit

1421‧‧‧Image Processing Module

Claims (6)

A numerical control system with monitoring functions, including:
a processing machine on which a workpiece is placed and a processing procedure is performed on the workpiece;
An image capturing unit electrically connected to the processing machine, which takes one of the processing machines to perform processing of the image and converts it into an image signal;
a visual system having a data transceiver module, a computing module and a data temporary storage module, wherein a receiving end of the data transceiver module is connected to the image capturing unit to receive the image signal, and the data transmitting and receiving module One of the group sends the image signal to the computing module, and the image signal generates an image data through the operation of the computing module, the image data is temporarily stored in the data temporary storage module; and a numerical controller Electrically connecting the vision system and the processing machine, having a user interface and a core processing unit, the core processing unit having an image processing module, the image processing module receiving the image from the data temporary storage module And outputting the image data to the user interface, the user interface displays processing status information of the processing machine and displaying the image data; wherein the user mask has a parameter setting option for a user to pass through The parameter setting option adjusts the setting of the relevant parameter of the image capturing unit and outputs an execution operation command, and the image processing module performs the operation The operation command is transmitted to the data temporary storage module, and the data temporary storage module transmits the execution operation command to the operation module for calculation and analysis to generate a corrected image signal, and the receiving end of the data transceiver module receives the operation command Correcting the image signal, the transmitting end of the data transmitting and receiving module sends a control signal to the image capturing unit according to the corrected image signal. The numerical control system with a monitoring function according to claim 1, wherein the image processing module and the vision system transmit the image data through a communication protocol. According to the numerical control system with monitoring function described in claim 2, wherein the transmission mode of the image data is one of a wireless transmission mode and a wired transmission mode. The numerical control system with monitoring function according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing unit is one of a camera, a camera, an infrared ranging imager, a laser ranging imager, and a thermal imaging imager. The numerical control system with monitoring function according to claim 1, wherein the user interface further has a plurality of file management options and setting options of a plurality of functional components. The numerical control system with monitoring function according to claim 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the parameter setting option includes parameter setting of the data temporary storage module.