Patent ID: 11906944
Assignee: FANUC AMERICA CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 16:
17. A method for change analysis of an automated production line including a plurality of robots, the method comprising:
(a) monitoring, using one or more computing devices having a processor and memory, a plurality of operating parameters associated with the automated production line including the plurality of robots, the plurality of operating parameters including a plurality of data blocks associated with a plurality of controllers, each of the controllers controlling a respective robot;
(b) recording, using the one or more computing devices, at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters, wherein the at least one change has a change type which is a member selected from a group consisting of a change received by the automated production line and a change reported by the automated production line, where any change reported by the automated production line includes a change to one of the data blocks associated with one of the controllers, the change including a member selected from the group consisting of: an environmental change, a malfunction, identification of a service interval, a wear indicator, an operational conflict, a power failure, and combinations thereof;
(c) providing, using the one or more computing devices, a notification identifying the at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters, wherein the notification includes a former value associated with the operating parameter prior to the change and a new value associated with the operating parameter after the change, and the notification includes mapping the at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters onto a graphical representation of the automated production line, the mapping identifying a portion of the automated production line affected by the at least one change; and
(d) performing an analysis of the at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters, using a cloud-based computing device, to identify changes which affect a motion trajectory of one or more of the robots.