Patent ID: 11926058
Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. An information providing device used in a work system including a work robot for performing a predetermined work on a workpiece, the information providing device comprising:
a storage section which registers and stores information on a plurality of structures related to the work robot and information on a plurality of processing models related to the structures, the information on the structures including information on a connection portion for connecting with another structure; and
a processor configured to:
cause a display to display a structure input field,
accept user selection of a first structure of the structures via the structure input field,
cause the display to selectively display at least one second structure of the structures that is connectable to the first structure as determined based upon the information on the connection portion, non-connectable structures of the structures, as determined based upon the information on the connection portion, being non-selectable,
accept user selection of one of the at least one second structure via the structure input field,
accept user input of one or more of the processing models corresponding to at least one of the first structure and the one of the at least one second structure,
construct a virtual representation of the work system by combining the first structure, the one of the at least one second structure, and the one or more of the processing models in a virtual space,
cause the virtual representation of the work system to operate in the virtual space to execute an operation of performing a work on a virtual workpiece in the virtual space using the information on the first structure and the one of the at least one second structure and the information on the one or more of the processing models,
determine whether the operation of performing the work has been normally executed,
output an indication of malfunction when the operation of performing the work has not been normally executed, the malfunction including a virtual representation of the work robot dropping the virtual workpiece in the virtual space, the indication eliciting corrective action, and
output a determination result when the operation of performing the work has been normally executed,
wherein the work system executes a series of processes to perform the predetermined work on the workpiece.