To enable accurate measurement of a flow rate of a gas flowing in a non-metallic tube. An ultrasonic flowmeter includes a first wedge member having a first angle, a second wedge member having a second angle, and a flow rate measurement unit that measures a flow rate of a gas based on a propagation time difference of a longitudinal wave excited by a tube. The first angle and the second angle are configured such that the tube excites both a longitudinal wave and a shear wave, and a mixing ratio of the shear wave to the longitudinal wave is 10% or less.
G01F 1/66 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
G01F 15/18 - Supports or connecting means for meters
To enable accurate measurement when a flow rate is measured using an ultrasonic signal. An ultrasonic flowmeter includes a first ultrasonic element and a second ultrasonic element, a damping pipe, a first ultrasonic propagator and a second ultrasonic propagator, which are arranged outside the damping pipe, and a flow rate measurement unit that measures a flow rate based on an ultrasonic signal transmitted and received between the first ultrasonic element and the second ultrasonic element. The first ultrasonic element, the first ultrasonic propagator, the damping pipe, the second ultrasonic element, and the second ultrasonic propagator are accommodated in a housing.
G01F 1/66 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
G01F 1/667 - Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmeters; Circuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters
To suppress an error between measurements when a plurality of workpieces having the same shape are measured. A three-dimensional shape data generation apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores a plurality of measurement files in which each of measurement conditions of a workpiece and each of alignment images are associated with each other; a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a live image of the workpiece and an alignment image associated with one measurement file from among the plurality of measurement files stored in the storage unit; a reception unit that receives a measurement start instruction of the workpiece; and a measurement control unit that controls a structured illumination unit and an imaging unit based on the measurement condition associated with the one measurement file in response to the measurement start instruction.
Display with high visibility without impairing rigidity of a housing is performed. A light curtain includes: a housing in which one element of a pair of elements disposed inside along a longitudinal direction in order to form the plurality of optical axes at intervals, the housing including a metal case and end members connected to both ends of the metal case; a cover that transmits light from a light projecting element, which is the one element, and is attached to the housing so as to cross the optical axe; an indicator lamp that is a light diffusing member disposed outside an outer surface of at least one of the cover and the housing along the longitudinal direction or formed in series with the cover; and an indicator lamp light source that is accommodated in the housing and supplies light for displaying toward the indicator lamp.
To suppress charging of a housing of a static eliminator while avoiding an influence on control of ion balance. In order to suppress the charging of the housing of the static eliminator, the housing is provided with a rear frame that is conductive. The rear frame is insulated from a placement surface of the static eliminator by an insulating member such as an insulating pad, an inner spacer, and an outer spacer, and movement of an electric charge from the rear frame to an earth via the placement surface is prevented. In addition, the rear frame is not connected to the earth, but is connected to a ground, that is, a wire electrically connected to each of a low-response detection circuit, a positive polarity high voltage power supply, and a negative polarity high voltage power supply.
To provide an ion balance sensor and a static elimination system capable of grasping further information regarding an environment of a target space in addition to ion balance in the target space. The ion balance sensor includes a detection plate that is conductive and arranged in a target space. In the ion balance sensor, ion balance in the target space is detected based on a potential of the detection plate. An ion balance signal indicating a detection result is generated. Further, a physical quantity related to an environment of the target space is detected in addition to the ion balance. Another signal indicating information regarding the environment of the target space is generated based on a detection result. The ion balance signal and the other signal are output.
To appropriately control both long-term ion balance and short-term ion balance. A current flowing between an earth and a static eliminator via a ground electrode is detected, and feedback control is executed on a negative polarity high voltage power supply such that the current becomes a target current. Furthermore, a front wire mesh functioning as a detection electrode different from the ground electrode is arranged at a position where positive ions and negative ions generated by an electrode needle and an electrode needle arrive. Then, a current generated by the positive ions and the negative ions arriving at the front wire mesh is detected, and feedback control is executed on the negative polarity high voltage power supply such that the current becomes a target current.
To provide a static eliminator and a static elimination system capable of strictly managing a manufacturing status of a product without increasing a management burden. The static eliminator includes an ion generation unit, an ion control unit, a measurement value acquisition unit, a data generation unit, and a nonvolatile storage unit. The ion generation unit generates ions. The ion control unit controls the ion generation unit. The measurement value acquisition unit acquires a measurement value related to control by the ion control unit and acquires a measurement time at which the measurement value has been acquired. The data generation unit generates history data based on the measurement value and the measurement time. The nonvolatile storage unit stores the history data.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
To mitigate burden on a user regarding counting colonies. A colony counting device stores a count table including a cell to which a count result of each of a plurality of test individuals is input, displays the stored count table on a display device, identifies a target cell to which the count result is input from among a plurality of the cells included in the count table, acquires a test image that is an image of the test individual, acquires the test image according to a counting instruction, counts colonies included in the test individual based on the test image, and reflects the number of the colonies counted on the target cell.
To enable even a less experienced user to easily perform highly reproducible reverse engineering. A reverse engineering system includes a scanner module and a conversion module. The scanner module includes a measurement condition setting unit, a scanner control unit that generates image data according to a measurement condition, a mesh data creation unit that creates mesh data based on measurement data of a workpiece, and a scanner output unit that outputs the mesh data to the conversion module. The conversion module includes a CAD conversion unit that converts the mesh data into CAD data according to a processing parameter calculated based on at least one of the measurement condition or the image data.
G06F 30/12 - Geometric CAD characterised by design entry means specially adapted for CAD, e.g. graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for CAD
G06T 17/20 - Wire-frame description, e.g. polygonalisation or tessellation
CAD data, which can be directly used for a design drawing, can be easily created from geometric element following mesh data. Provided is a reverse engineering support apparatus that converts mesh data obtained by measuring a three-dimensional shape of a workpiece into CAD data and outputs the CAD data. The reverse engineering support apparatus includes: a data acquisition unit that acquires mesh data; an extraction unit that extracts geometric element data from the mesh data; a rounding unit that executes rounding on a characteristic value of the geometric element data extracted by the extraction unit; a conversion unit that converts the geometric element data subjected to the rounding into CAD data; and an output unit that outputs the CAD data.
The close contact between a surface to be attracted and an attracting surface when an openable and closable door is closed is established at a high level to form a state in which the surface to be attracted and the attracting surface overlap each other without a gap. An electromagnetic lock type safety switch includes an actuator including; a member to be magnetized on which a surface to be attracted corresponding to an attracting surface, formed on an electromagnet of a switch body, is formed; an actuator attachment portion for attaching the actuator to a movable portion (openable and closable door); and a movement mechanism supporting the member to be magnetized to be movable relative to the actuator attachment portion.
H01H 27/00 - Switches operated by a removable member, e.g. key, plug or plate; Switches operated by setting members according to a single predetermined combination out of several possible settings
A safety switch that has a lock function using an electromagnet and a member to be magnetized is downsized. The safety switch includes: a detection unit that detects that a movable actuator is within a predetermined range; a safety signal output unit that outputs a safety signal based on a detection result obtained by the detection unit; an electromagnet; a lock input unit that receives a lock instruction for locking movement of the actuator; a drive control unit that drives the electromagnet based on the lock instruction received via the lock input unit; and an attachment portion which is formed on the electromagnet and fixes a switch body to an installation place of the switch body.
H01H 47/22 - Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current for supplying energising current for relay coil
H01H 50/36 - Stationary parts of magnetic circuit, e.g. yoke
A worker is prevented from being hindered. A safety switch includes a switch body including an electromagnet and an actuator attracted to the electromagnet. The switch body includes a drive control unit and a safety control unit which control the safety switch, and the drive control unit and the safety control unit are surrounded by a housing. The housing is arranged on a back surface side of the electromagnet of the switch body, and the housing forms an accommodating portion that accommodates the drive control unit and the safety control unit.
H01H 47/22 - Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current for supplying energising current for relay coil
H01H 50/36 - Stationary parts of magnetic circuit, e.g. yoke
Wiring work without requiring a safety PLC is simplified even when a plurality of safety switches having a lock function are arranged. The plurality of safety switches are cascade-connected to a wiring unit. The wiring unit supplies power received via the power input unit (a VCC terminal or a GND terminal) to the plurality of safety switches. The wiring unit performs through-output of an OSSD input received from the most downstream safety switch to the outside of the wiring unit. The wiring unit outputs upstream-facing communication data COM (a lock input or the like) based on a lock instruction (LOCK). The wiring unit receives downstream-facing communication data COM (such as bundle data of AUX outputs) and outputs the communication data COM as individual AUX outputs.
Counting accuracy of colonies is improved. A colony counting device captures a test individual to generate an image of the test individual, registers the image of the test individual in an initial state as a reference image, identifies a residue included in the reference image and identifies a position of the residue in a test image corresponding to the residue included in the reference image based on a displacement of each of two or more common characteristic portions between the reference image and the test image that is an image of the test individual after culturing, and counts the number of colonies while excluding the residue from a count as a colony based on the position of the residue.
A free curved surface and an analytic curved surface can be generated as intended by a user with a simple operation. A reverse engineering support apparatus includes: a shape attribute setting unit that sets a shape attribute to a polygon included in mesh data; a region specifying unit that specifies a region included in the mesh data based on a shape attribute; a data conversion unit that converts a polygon included in the specified region into surface data based on the shape attribute and converts a polygon not included in the region into surface data of a free curved surface; and an output unit that outputs pieces of the surface data created by the data conversion unit as CAD data.
A reverse engineering support apparatus, includes: a data acquisition unit that acquires the mesh data; a reception unit that receives an input of a designated point on the mesh data; an extraction unit that extracts a plane candidate based on the designated point from the mesh data; a plane determination unit that creates a plane constituting a polyhedron based on the plane candidate; and a polyhedron creation unit that creates the polyhedron including the plane created by the plane determination unit. The reception unit can further receive designation of a constraint condition indicating a position and an attitude with respect to another surface or a position and an attitude in a predetermined coordinate system for each surface of the polyhedron, and the plane determination unit creates the plane constituting the polyhedron based on the plane candidate and the constraint condition.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
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COLONY COUNTING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
[Problem] To increase an accuracy of counting colonies. [Solution] Provided is a colony counting device which uses an imaging unit to image each inspection individual illuminated by sequentially switching an illumination direction of an illumination unit to generate a plurality of pieces of image data having the illumination directions different from one another for the inspection individual, determines a pixel value reduced in gloss on the basis of pixel values of pixels of a plurality of pieces of first image data corresponding to this pixel as a pixel value of each pixel of an inspection image reduced in gloss when the inspection image is to be generated on the basis of the first image data, and counts colonies included in the inspection image.
Provided is a controller capable of cooperating with a smart camera. The controller to which the smart camera is connectable includes a setting unit that receives a setting of one of a first mode in which the smart camera alone executes generation processing of an inspection target image and inspection processing on the inspection target image, and a second mode in which the smart camera executes generation processing of the inspection target image and transfer processing of the inspection target image to the controller, and the controller executes inspection processing on the transferred inspection target image. When the setting of the second mode is received, the inspection unit of the controller executes inspection processing.
A user can easily execute image processing from setting to data utilization without acquiring programming skills. An inspection setting device includes: a screen generation unit that generates a display screen displaying a palette region in which a plurality of tools including an imaging setting tool, a positioning setting tool, an inspection setting tool, and an output tool can be arranged and a work sheet region in which data related to the plurality of tools is referred to and calculated; and an input unit that receives selection of a tool arranged on the palette region and receives a setting related to input, reference, or calculation of data related to the selected tool via the work sheet region.
An industrial camera includes an imaging unit generating a captured image with a number of pixels larger than a number of pixels of the inspection target image, an image generation unit downscaling a first captured image corresponding to an output region which is a region of a field of view range (FOV) of the imaging unit in whole or part at a first scaling magnification to generate an inspection target image with a first number of pixels smaller than a number of pixels of the first captured image, an interface unit receiving a first zoom instruction to change the output region to a relatively small region, and a calculation unit calculating a second scaling magnification. The image generation unit generates an inspection target image with the first number of pixels by downscaling the second captured image at the second scaling magnification.
An image processing device includes an imaging unit generating an inspection target image, a storage unit storing a reference image obtained by capturing an inspection object in advance, and a calculation unit specifying a positional relationship between an inspection object included in the inspection target image generated during operation and the inspection object included in the reference image, and calculates a generation condition of the inspection target image during operation such that the inspection object included in the inspection target image generated during operation and the inspection object included in the reference image are at substantially the same position. The generation condition includes positional information of an output region in which the inspection object is able to be output at substantially the same position as the reference image. The imaging unit generates an inspection target image corresponding to the output region of the positional information during operation.
An industrial camera includes an electric zoom optical system, an imaging unit generating a captured image with a number of pixels larger than a number of pixels of an inspection target image, an image generation unit executing downscaling a captured image corresponding to an output region of the imaging unit, an interface unit receiving designation of a zoom magnification, and a calculation unit calculating an optical magnification of optical zooming and a magnification of the downscaling based on the zoom magnification. When the zoom magnification is smaller than or equal to a predetermined magnification, an inspection target image is generated by downscaling a captured image at a scaling magnification calculated based on the zoom magnification. When the zoom magnification is larger than the predetermined magnification, the zoom optical system is driven at the optical magnification calculated based on the zoom magnification to generate an inspection target image.
Installation of an industrial camera is simplified. An industrial camera includes an imaging unit that captures an inspection object to generate an inspection target image, a distance measurement unit that measures an installation distance that is a distance to the inspection object, a storage unit that stores a camera parameter of the imaging unit, an interface unit that is able to receive an input of a size of a field of view or a pixel resolution as a required specification from a user, and a calculation unit that automatically calculates an optical condition necessary for realizing the required specification based on the installation distance measured by the distance measurement unit, the camera parameter stored in the storage unit, and the input required specification.
A first contact target position, a second contact target position, and a characteristic pattern for specifying a position and a posture of the workpiece are set in association with each other. First and second contact target positions for measurement are specified from a workpiece image newly generated during the execution of measurement such that a driving section is controlled to bring the touch probe into contact with the side surface of the workpiece with the specified first contact target position for measurement as a reference, and the driving section is controlled to bring the touch probe into contact with the upper surface of the workpiece with the specified second contact target position for measurement as a reference. Three-dimensional coordinates of a contact point are measured based on a contact signal output when the touch probe comes into contact with the workpiece.
An image measurement apparatus includes: a setting section which sets a measurement element having a geometric shape; a storage section which stores in advance a correspondence relationship between a shape type or a size of the measurement element settable by the setting section, and positions and the number of contact target positions of the touch probe to be arranged with respect to the measurement element; and a control section which specifies a plurality of contact target positions of the touch probe based on a position of the measurement element on the workpiece image set by the setting section, the shape type or size of the measurement element, and the correspondence relationship stored in advance during the measurement execution by the touch probe, and relatively moves a stage or the touch probe to move the touch probe sequentially to the plurality of specified contact target positions.
To suppress an increase in processing time due to a load of inference processing while improving reading accuracy by the inference processing of machine learning. An optical information reading device includes a processor including: an inference processing part that inputs a code image to a neural network and executes inference processing of generating an ideal image corresponding to the code image; and a decoding processing part that executes first decoding processing of decoding the code image and second decoding processing of decoding the ideal image generated by the inference processing part. The processor executes the inference processing and the first decoding processing in parallel, and executes the second decoding processing after completion of the inference processing.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
An analysis and observation device includes: an electromagnetic wave emitter that emits a primary electromagnetic wave; a reflective object lens having a primary mirror provided with a primary reflection surface reflecting a secondary electromagnetic wave and a secondary mirror provided with a secondary reflection surface receiving and further reflecting the secondary electromagnetic wave; first and second detectors that receive the secondary electromagnetic wave and generate an intensity distribution spectrum; and a controller that performs component analysis of a sample based on the intensity distribution spectrum. A transmissive region through which the primary electromagnetic wave is transmitted is provided at a center of the secondary mirror. The transmissive region transmits the primary electromagnetic wave, which has been emitted from the electromagnetic wave emitter and passed through an opening of the primary mirror, thereby emitting the primary electromagnetic wave along an analysis optical axis of the reflective object lens.
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
Recommended installation position and posture of a stationary code reader can be proposed to a user to facilitate installation work of the code reader by the user. An installation support device for the stationary code reader acquires camera information including a camera parameter of the code reader, code information to be read, and environment information including a conveying speed of a line, determines required field of view and depth of the code reader required to read a code under an environment specified by the environment information, and determines an installation pattern which is recommended installation position and posture of the code reader that can satisfy the required field of view and depth based on the camera information and the code information.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
To improve convenience in use of a laser marking apparatus that performs marking on a workpiece to which an alignment mark is affixed. The laser marking apparatus includes a setting section, a second IF section, a movement amount monitoring section, and a marking control section, and the setting section causes a display section to display a setting-assist image, which visually indicates the alignment mark on the flexible workpiece and a trigger delay, and receives a user input for setting the trigger delay in a state where the setting-assist image is displayed.
B41J 2/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using single radiation source, e.g. lighting beams or shutter arrangements
A ROM unit mounted to a bottle has a plurality of terminal plates on the front end surface of the ROM unit. The ROM unit is movable in a direction orthogonal to a bottle axis Ax, and can be positioned at a retreat position where an interference with a contamination preventing eaves is avoided, and a contact position projected more front than the retreat position. The terminal plates can be electrically contacted with reservoir terminals when positioning at the contact position.
Read data of a plurality of optical information reading devices can be compared on a spatial axis. A setting device includes: a communication part for communicating with each of the optical information reading devices; a display part that displays a list of pieces of read data, conveyor, of any one of a plurality of optical information reading devices; an input part that receives an input for selection of any one piece of read data from the list of pieces of read data displayed on the display part; and a control part that acquires a code image having the read data selected by the input part from another optical information reading device connected to the network, and performs comparison display, on the display part, of a plurality of the code images respectively acquired by different ones of the plurality of optical information reading devices.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
It is possible to quickly present an alternative model without causing deterioration in usability of a user. Learning data is input to a machine learning network to train the machine learning network, and a first inference model configured to perform quality determination of input images is generated. The input images sequentially input to the first inference model and quality determination results of the input images are stored. A process of inputting the plurality of stored input images to the machine learning network to train the machine learning network and generating a second inference model is executed in the background of quality determination processing at the time of inspection. A display screen configured to display quality determination performance of the second inference model is displayed on a display section.
When a machine learning network trained with both a non-defective product image and a defective product image is used, it is possible to stably exhibit high detection capability for the defective product image having an unknown defect while shortening a takt time during the operation time. A processor executes a first learning process of causing a machine learning network to learn a non-defective product image added with a noise, and a second learning process of causing the machine learning network to learn a defective product image, and detects both an unknown defect having a characteristic different from a characteristic of the non-defective product image and a known defect having a characteristic designated as a defective site, by inputting a workpiece image to the machine learning network whose parameter has been adjusted by the first learning process and the second learning process.
Boldface printing having a sufficient line width is more easily implemented as compared with the related art. A laser marking apparatus includes a laser light output section, a laser light scanning section, a storage section, and a marking control section. The marking control section scans UV laser light along an outer scanning line farther from a center line of a line element of a character corresponding to print data for boldface than an inner scanning line prior to the inner scanning line closer to the center line for scanning lines adjacent to each other in a direction in which the line element of the character becomes thick among a plurality of the scanning lines forming the print data for boldface.
To suppress interference between a member for supporting a housing and a workpiece while bringing the housing and the workpiece close to each other. A laser processing apparatus includes: a laser light scanning section that deflects laser light to be emitted toward an irradiation area in accordance with a predetermined processing setting; and a housing that accommodates the laser light scanning section. In the housing, an exit window transmitting the laser light emitted toward the irradiation area via the laser light scanning section, and a top surface arranged to face the exit window and attached to the attachment target position are formed.
To perform appropriate printing on a workpiece moving along a three-dimensional movement path. A laser marking apparatus includes: a laser light output section; a laser light scanning section; a print data generation section; a marking control section; and a print pattern correction section that corrects a print pattern received by an input interface based on movement path information related to a movement path of a workpiece moving with a change in a posture in a three-dimensional space. The print data generation section generates print data based on the print pattern corrected by the print pattern correction section.
B41J 2/47 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using the combination of scanning and modulation of light
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SCENARIO MANAGEMENT DEVICE, SCENARIO MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND A COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING A PROGRAM CAUSING A COMPUTER TO FUNCTION AS THE SCENARIO MANAGEMENT DEVICE
To reduce the amount of code that needs to be written by a user and facilitate creation of an automation program. A method of creating an automation program that automates an operation of performing transcription to a second application, based on data acquired from a first application, the method including: a step of selecting the first application and the second application and creating a schematic procedure; a step of selecting, a range to be desirably acquired from out of data of the first application; a step of holding data in the range in a memory section as table data in a table format; a step of designating the transcription destination of the second application to which data based on the table data is to be transcribed; and a step of generating the automation program based on the schematic procedure, the range, and the transcription destination.
To realize both toughness and size reduction of a safety switch. A safety switch is a safety switch into and from which a bolt of an actuator is inserted and pulled out. The safety switch includes a casing having a shape elongated along a first direction, a metal head having a receiving space for receiving the bolt of the actuator and provided on a first end side of the casing in the first direction, a detector for detecting a first state in which the bolt is received in the receiving space, a lock mechanism, a switching device and a first attachment portion provided in the head and having a first attachment hole into which a first attachment member is inserted.
H01H 9/28 - Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member
F16P 3/08 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body in connection with the locking of doors, covers, guards, or like members giving access to moving machine parts
H01H 9/22 - Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for interlocking between casing, cover, or protective shutter and mechanism for operating contacts
H01H 27/00 - Switches operated by a removable member, e.g. key, plug or plate; Switches operated by setting members according to a single predetermined combination out of several possible settings
Provided is an ultrasonic flow sensor with improved practicality. An ultrasonic wave is transmitted and received by an ultrasonic element. A first flow rate value of a fluid in a pipe is calculated based on a propagation time difference of an ultrasonic signal, a measurement value corresponding to an ultrasonic velocity, and a parameter for identifying an inner diameter of the pipe. A second flow rate value of the fluid in the pipe is calculated based on a frequency shift of the ultrasonic signal and the parameter. The first flow rate value is calculated using a propagation time of the ultrasonic signal as the measurement value in accordance with a correspondence relationship among a distance of a path through which the ultrasonic wave propagates through the fluid in the pipe, a time for which the ultrasonic signal propagates in the path, and the ultrasonic velocity.
G01F 1/663 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters by measuring Doppler frequency shift
G01F 1/667 - Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmeters; Circuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters
Provided are a diffusion plate that diffuses light emitted from a light source, and a prism having a first surface to receive the light transmitted through the diffusion plate, a second surface to reflect the light in contact with a measurement target liquid, and a third surface to extract the reflected light. The light source, the diffusion plate, a light receiving lens, and an imaging element are accommodated in a holder that presses the prism from the inner side to the outer side.
An analysis and observation device includes: a component analysis section that performs component analysis of an analyte; an output section that outputs one component analysis result to an analysis history holding section; the analysis history holding section that holds a plurality of component analysis results as an analysis history; and an identifying section that identifies a component analysis result similar to the component analysis result obtained by the component analysis section from among the plurality of component analysis results held in the analysis history holding section. The analysis history holding section holds the analysis history to which the component analysis result has been newly added according to the output of the component analysis result by the output section, and the identifying section identifies a component analysis result similar to the one component analysis result from among results of the component analysis performed by the component analysis section.
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
G01N 23/2251 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by measuring secondary emission from the material using electron or ion microprobes using incident electron beams, e.g. scanning electron microscopy [SEM]
G01N 27/64 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating electric discharges, e.g. emission of cathode using wave or particle radiation to ionise a gas, e.g. in an ionisation chamber
G06V 10/74 - Image or video pattern matching; Proximity measures in feature spaces
A change in a substance in a depth direction of an analyte is easily estimated. An analysis and observation device includes: a library holding section that holds a substance library in which a substance is associated with a type of an element constituting the substance and a content of the element; and a component analysis section that estimates a type of an element constituting a substance and a content of the element based on a spectrum, and estimates the substance based on estimated characteristics and the substance library. The component analysis section estimates a type of an element constituting a substance, a content of the element, and the substance at each of a plurality of positions having different analysis depths.
G01N 21/71 - Systems in which the material investigated is excited whereby it emits light or causes a change in wavelength of the incident light thermally excited
G01N 21/17 - Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
Provided are a shape inspection device, a processing device, a height image processing method, and a height image processing program capable of accurately inspecting a measurement object. A profile data generation unit sequentially generates a plurality of pieces of profile data as the measurement object relatively moves in a Y-axis direction. A height image generation unit extracts characteristic points for the respective pieces of profile data, and moves the respective pieces of profile data in a plane intersecting with a Y axis such that the extracted characteristic points are aligned in a line in a direction corresponding to the Y axis. Then, the height image generation unit arranges the moved profile data in a direction corresponding to the Y axis to correct a height image.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
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PROBE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE MEASURING SYSTEM, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE MEASURING METHOD
Provided are a probe for a three-dimensional coordinate measuring device that enable calculation of coordinates of a measurement point of a measurement target with high accuracy. The probe is used in the three-dimensional coordinate measuring device that calculates coordinates of a measurement point of a measurement target. In the probe, a plurality of markers whose image is captured by an imaging unit are held by a probe holding unit. A stylus, which is brought into contact with the measurement target to specify the measurement point, is attached to the probe holding unit. The stylus has a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the plurality of measurement markers. The probe holding unit is connected to a probe casing in a freely movable manner. A magnetic sensor that outputs a signal corresponding to a displacement amount of the probe holding unit with respect to the probe casing is provided inside the probe casing.
It is possible to save time and effort required for imaging of an analysis point and to improve usability of an analysis device. An analysis and observation device as a laser-induced breakdown spectroscope includes: a first camera, an electromagnetic wave emitter that emits laser light to a sample; a reflective object lens that collects plasma light generated in the sample; first and second detectors that generate intensity distribution spectra; and a processor. The processor controls the first camera in response to reception of a start trigger signal to generate a pre-irradiation image that is an image before the sample is irradiated with the laser light, and controls the electromagnetic wave emitter after controlling the first camera to emit the laser light to the sample.
G01N 21/71 - Systems in which the material investigated is excited whereby it emits light or causes a change in wavelength of the incident light thermally excited
H04N 5/232 - Devices for controlling television cameras, e.g. remote control
An analysis and observation device includes an analysis unit, a primary storage device that reads a substance library in which types of substances are associated with a plurality of characteristics, and a processor that executes processing based on the substance library. The substance library is configured by storing hierarchical information of superclasses each of which represents a general term of a substance and subclasses each of which represents a type of the substance. A processor includes: a spectrum acquirer that acquires an intensity distribution spectrum; a characteristic extractor that extracts a characteristic of a substance based on the intensity distribution spectrum; a substance estimator that estimates the type of the substance from subclasses based on the extracted characteristic; and a user interface controller that causes a display to display the estimated subclass and the superclass to which the subclass belongs in a hierarchical manner.
G01N 23/2251 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by measuring secondary emission from the material using electron or ion microprobes using incident electron beams, e.g. scanning electron microscopy [SEM]
G01N 23/223 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by measuring secondary emission from the material by irradiating the sample with X-rays or gamma-rays and by measuring X-ray fluorescence
G01N 23/2255 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by measuring secondary emission from the material using electron or ion microprobes using incident ion beams, e.g. proton beams
An analysis and observation device includes: an electromagnetic wave emitter that emits a primary electromagnetic wave; a reflective object lens having a primary mirror provided with a primary reflection surface reflecting a secondary electromagnetic wave and a secondary mirror provided with a secondary reflection surface receiving and further reflecting the secondary electromagnetic wave; first and second detectors that receive the secondary electromagnetic wave and generate an intensity distribution spectrum; and a controller that performs component analysis of a sample based on the intensity distribution spectrum. A transmissive region through which the primary electromagnetic wave is transmitted is provided at a center of the secondary mirror. The transmissive region transmits the primary electromagnetic wave, which has been emitted from the electromagnetic wave emitter and passed through an opening of the primary mirror, thereby emitting the primary electromagnetic wave along an analysis optical axis of the reflective object lens.
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
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IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD
The image inspection apparatus includes an image score calculator and an imaging condition specifier. The image score calculator calculates scores of images, which are produced under different imaging conditions. The imaging condition specifier receives, when two or more thumbnails corresponding to two or more of the images that have a higher score are displayed on the display, selection of one from the two or more thumbnails to specify a set of imaging conditions corresponding to the thumbnail selected. The different imaging conditions include a single-shot set of conditions under which a single-shot image is produced, and a composition series of sets of conditions under which images are captured to produce a composite image from the images. The display shows a reference information display area that indicates reference information representing the single-shot set or composition series of sets in response to the displaying of the two or more thumbnails.
H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
G06V 10/46 - Descriptors for shape, contour or point-related descriptors, e.g. scale invariant feature transform [SIFT] or bags of words [BoW]; Salient regional features
H04N 5/235 - Circuitry for compensating for variation in the brightness of the object
G06T 7/90 - Determination of colour characteristics
G06V 10/56 - Extraction of image or video features relating to colour
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IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD
An image inspection apparatus includes a learned neural network storage storing a neural network that previously learns weighting factors between input, intermediate and output layers, and an inferer determining failure/no-failure of a workpiece and classify the workpiece to classes based on an image of the workpiece. The inferer performs first and second inferences. In the first inference, the inferer determines failure/no-failure of the workpiece based on failure/no-failure feature quantities that are obtained by providing the workpiece image to the neural network and a failure/no-failure determination boundary. In the second inference, the inferer define a classification boundary to be used to classify an inspection workpiece to the classes in a feature quantity space of the neural network based on classification feature quantities that represent the different-type classification workpiece images, and classifies a workpiece to the classes based on classification feature quantities of an image of the workpiece and the classification boundary.
G06V 10/764 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using classification, e.g. of video objects
G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
G06V 10/94 - Hardware or software architectures specially adapted for image or video understanding
G06V 10/70 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning
G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
The present invention aims to efficiently perform analysis from enormous data by utilizing information other than a device and a variable held by a basic unit. In addition, another object thereof is to extract and report important data from an analysis result of the enormous data. An analysis apparatus includes: a storage section that stores PLC information different from a symbol value among pieces of information associated with a programmable logic controller; an execution engine that repeatedly executes a user program; an acquisition section that acquires operation record data including a plurality of time-series symbol values, the operation record data being collected by execution of the user program; and a processing section that outputs an analysis report obtained by analyzing an abnormal symbol that does not satisfy a normal condition regarding the acquired operation record data based on the PLC information stored in the storage section.
To provide a PLC having a data collection function and a data display screen generation function. The PLC includes: a collection section that collects a symbol value stored in a symbol, which is a device or a variable serving as a collection target, according to the application program; a determination section that determines whether or not the symbol value collected by the collection section according to the application program satisfies a normal condition set for the application program to detect a status different from usual regarding the symbol value; and a generation section that generates a display screen including a determination result of the determination section and information indicating the symbol value collected by the collection section according to the application program.
To provide a programming support apparatus including an integrated development environment in which a development environment for developing a user program to be executed by a PLC is integrated with a development environment of a display screen. A programming supporting apparatus includes a providing section that provides an integrated development environment in which a non-web application-based first development environment supporting development of a user program to be transferred to and executed by the programmable logic controller is integrated with a web application-based second development environment supporting development of a display screen by generating the display screen, which displays a symbol value collected from a symbol used in accordance with the user program in the programmable logic controller, as a web page that is described by data describing a structure, data describing a decoration, and a code describing dynamic processing.
A shape measuring apparatus includes a stage, a light projecting portion, a light receiving portion, and a rotation unit. The rotation unit is attached to an end of the stage. The rotation unit rotates the measurement subject about a rotation axis that vertically intersects while holding the measurement subject. In a state where the measurement subject is at a predetermined rotation angular position, the pattern light is emitted from the light projecting portion to the measurement subject a plurality of times while being phase-shifted. At this time, the light receiving portion captures an image of the measurement subject. Three-dimensional shape data is generated on the basis of a plurality of pieces of image data obtained by imaging.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
G06T 7/55 - Depth or shape recovery from multiple images
G06T 7/521 - Depth or shape recovery from the projection of structured light
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Optical displacement measurement system, processing device, and optical displacement meter
A shape generation unit generates three-dimensional data of an adjustment workpiece by synthesizing a plurality of pieces of profile data generated corresponding to each position in a Y1 direction due to relative movement of the adjustment workpiece having a spherical surface in a movement direction A of an imaging head corresponding to the Y1 direction. A sphere information calculation unit calculates a parameter of the spherical surface defined by a plurality of points included in the three-dimensional data. A distortion amount calculation unit calculates a distortion amount of the spherical surface based on the parameter. A correction value calculation unit calculates at least one of a first rotation angle correction value about an X2 axis and a second rotation angle correction value about a Z2 axis in the plurality of pieces of profile data constituting the three-dimensional data so as to reduce the distortion amount.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
To suppress an increase in processing time due to a load of inference processing while improving reading accuracy by the inference processing of machine learning. An optical information reading device includes a processor including: an inference processing part that inputs a code image to a neural network and executes inference processing of generating an ideal image corresponding to the code image; and a decoding processing part that executes first decoding processing of decoding the code image and second decoding processing of decoding the ideal image generated by the inference processing part. The processor executes the inference processing and the first decoding processing in parallel, and executes the second decoding processing after completion of the inference processing.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
A magnified observation apparatus includes an FOV changer, an in-focus degree evaluator, and a focus sequence executor. The in-focus degree evaluator calculates in-focus degree feature quantities, which represent in-focus degrees of image data corresponding to images to be displayed by a display controller on a display. The focus sequence executor executes an FOV-moving focus sequence in which a focusing device adjusts a relative distance between a focus position of the objective lens and an observation object in accordance with in-focus degree feature quantities of image data that are successively calculated by the in-focus degree evaluator corresponding to images of the observation object that are captured during movement of an observation FOV by the FOV changer so that a live image of the observation object is displayed on the display based on image data that is obtained during the movement of an observation FOV by the display controller.
A magnified observation apparatus includes an illuminator, a feature quantity calculator, and an illumination controller. The illumination controller selectively performs first and second sequences. In the first sequence, the illuminator is operated in the first lighting pattern, and a display is operated to display a live image of the observation object that is irradiated with the first lighting pattern by a display controller. In the second sequence, the illuminator is operated in the second lighting pattern as at least one of the different illumination directions that is selected based on the feature quantities of the image data, which are calculated correspondingly to the different illumination directions by the feature quantity calculator, and the display is operated to display by the display controller an image of the observation object that is captured when the observation object is irradiated with the second lighting pattern.
G06V 10/22 - Image preprocessing by selection of a specific region containing or referencing a pattern; Locating or processing of specific regions to guide the detection or recognition
G02B 7/09 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification
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(1) Comparators; optical profilers; 3D scanners; fluorescence microscopes; scientific instruments, namely, electronic analyzers for testing and analyzing chemical and biological substances for the presence, absence, or quantity of contaminants; coordinate measuring machines; laser measuring systems; mobile data terminal; computer software for use in database management; computer programs, recorded, and computer software all for robotic process automation; computer software development tools; medical software for diagnostic and analysing purposes; medical laboratory research instruments for detecting cells. (1) Air conditioning apparatus installation and repair; repair of computer hardware; interference suppression in electrical apparatus; installation of communication network apparatus; repair or maintenance of optical sensors; repair or maintenance of proximity sensors; repair or maintenance of safety sensors; repair or maintenance of pressure sensors; repair or maintenance of flow sensors; repair or maintenance of temperature sensors; repair or maintenance of displacement sensors; repair or maintenance of dimension measuring equipments; repair or maintenance of programmable logic controllers; repair or maintenance of electronic instruments; repair or maintenance of image processor; repair or maintenance of ink jet printers for industrial purposes; repair or maintenance of analog data collection; repair or maintenance of oscilloscopes; repair or maintenance of three dimensional printing machines; repair or maintenance of three dimensional modeling machines; repair or maintenance of bar code readers; repair or maintenance of 2d code readers; repair or maintenance of microscopes; repair or maintenance of air filtering apparatus; repair or maintenance of lighting apparatus; repair or maintenance of motors- electric- other than for land vehicles; installation and maintenance of plastic working machines; repair or maintenance of laser marking equipment [printers by way of laser irradiation], repair or maintenance of static eliminating machines [ionizer].
(2) Development of data processing programs; computer programming; development of computer programs; rental of computer software; maintenance of computer software; advisory and development services of computer software; installation of computer software; design of computer software; computer software consultancy; rental of laboratory apparatus and instruments; rental of digital microscopes; rental of measuring equipment; rental of industrial sensors; computer rental.
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37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
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Comparators; Optical profilers; 3D scanners; Fluorescence Microscopes; Scientific instruments, namely, electronic analyzers for testing and analyzing chemical and biological substances for the presence, absence, or quantity of contaminants; Coordinate measuring machines; Laser measuring systems; Mobile data terminal; Downloadable computer software for use in database management; Computer programs, recorded, and computer software, downloadable, all for robotic process automation; Downloadable computer software development tools; Downloadable medical software for diagnostic and analyzing purposes; Hand-operated medical laboratory research instruments for detecting cells Diagnostic and/or measuring medical apparatus and instruments for live cell imaging and tissue observation; Cell counters, namely, flow cytometers and flow-based analyzers providing cell and particle analysis, detection, or counting for medical, clinical, medical diagnostic, and therapeutic uses; Particle counters for medical purposes, namely, flow cytometers and flow-based analyzers providing cell and particle analysis, detection, or counting for medical, clinical, medical diagnostic, and therapeutic uses Air conditioning apparatus installation and repair; Repair of computer hardware; Interference suppression services for electrical apparatus; Installation of communication network apparatus; Repair or maintenance of optical sensors; Repair or maintenance of proximity sensors; Repair or maintenance of safety sensors; Repair or maintenance of pressure sensors; Repair or maintenance of flow sensors; Repair or maintenance of temperature sensors; Repair or maintenance of displacement sensors; Repair or maintenance of dimension measuring equipments; Repair or maintenance of programmable logic controllers; Repair or maintenance of electronic instruments; Repair or maintenance of image processor; Repair or maintenance of inkjet printers for industrial purposes; Repair or maintenance of analog data collection; Repair or maintenance of oscilloscopes; Repair or maintenance of three-dimensional printing machines; Repair or maintenance of three-dimensional modeling machines; Repair or maintenance of bar code readers; Repair or maintenance of 2d code readers; Repair or maintenance of microscopes; Repair or maintenance of air filtering apparatus; Repair or maintenance of lighting apparatus; Repair or maintenance of electric motors other than for land vehicles; Installation and maintenance of plastic working machines; Repair or maintenance of laser marking equipment printers by way of laser irradiation; Repair or maintenance of static eliminating ionization machines Development of data processing programs by order of third parties; Computer programming; Development of computer programs for data processing; Rental of computer software for use in database management and robotic process automation; Maintenance of computer software; Advisory and development services relating to computer software for data processing; Installation of computer software; Design of computer software; Computer software consultancy; Rental of laboratory apparatus and instruments; Rental of laboratory apparatus and instruments, namely, digital microscopes; Rental of laboratory apparatus and instruments, namely, measuring equipment; Rental of laboratory apparatus and instruments, namely, industrial sensors; Computer rental; Technical advice relating to remote monitoring of the performance and operation of medical apparatus that require high levels of personal knowledge, skill or experience of the operators to meet the required accuracy in operating them Providing medical information; Medical analysis services for diagnostic and treatment purposes provided by medical laboratories; Medical equipment rental; Microscopy services, namely, tissue and material imaging for medical purposes; Health assessment services; Health counseling
To improve reading accuracy by enabling a read image to be restored by machine learning while reducing a calculation load in an optical information reading device. An optical information reading device includes: a storage part that stores a structure and a parameter of a neural network generated in advance by machine learning of a plurality of defective images and a plurality of ideal images; a processor that attempts restoration by inputting a read image to the neural network configured using the structure and parameter stored in the storage part and executes decoding processing on the restored read image; and a housing that accommodates a camera, the storage part, and the processor.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G06V 10/22 - Image preprocessing by selection of a specific region containing or referencing a pattern; Locating or processing of specific regions to guide the detection or recognition
Even if a size of a read image is large, a code search process can be speeded up to enable immediate output of a decoding result. Each time a predetermined number of lines of image data is taken, a pre-processing circuit executes pre-processing on the image data and calculates a characteristic amount indicating the likelihood of the code for each area in the image data. A processor determines a code candidate area based on the acquired characteristic amount and executes a decoding process of the determined area to generate a decoding result.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
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Installation support device and installation support method for stationary code reader
Recommended installation position and posture of a stationary code reader can be proposed to a user to facilitate installation work of the code reader by the user. An installation support device for the stationary code reader acquires camera information including a camera parameter of the code reader, code information to be read, and environment information including a conveying speed of a line, determines required field of view and depth of the code reader required to read a code under an environment specified by the environment information, and determines an installation pattern which is recommended installation position and posture of the code reader that can satisfy the required field of view and depth based on the camera information and the code information.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
An optical measurement apparatus performs an optical axis adjustment with respect to a reference surface and obtains high measurement accuracy. In an outer surface of a box-shaped light receiving housing, reference surfaces which become a reference at the time of placing the light receiving housing. In the light receiving housing, the light receiving side telecentric lens is mounted. An imaging element holder holding a two-dimensional imaging element is provided on an inner surface opposite to an introducing opening of the light receiving housing, and the two-dimensional imaging element is mounted in a manner of being capable of adjusting its position and posture.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
G02B 13/22 - Telecentric objectives or lens systems
An analysis and observation device includes: an observation optical system including an objective lens that has an observation optical axis and collects light from a sample placed on a placement stage, and a second camera that captures an image of the sample based on the light from the sample received through the objective lens; an electromagnetic wave emitter that emits an electromagnetic wave; a reflective object lens that has an analysis optical axis parallel to the observation optical axis and collects an electromagnetic wave and irradiates the sample with the collected electromagnetic wave, and collects light from the sample, and first and second detectors that generate an intensity distribution spectrum based on the electromagnetic wave collected by the reflective object lens; and a horizontal drive mechanism which moves relative positions of the observation optical system and the analysis optical system with respect to the placement stage along a horizontal direction.
A white light interference microscope includes an imaging part taking interference images, a laser light source, a light receiving part receiving reflected light of laser beam from a sample via a confocal optical system and generating a light reception signal corresponding to the light receiving intensity of the reflected light, a focal calculation part calculating a focal position matching a focus of the objective lens with a surface of the sample based on the light reception signal at each height position of the stage or the objective lens, a focus adjustment part adjusting the height position of the stage or the objective lens to match with the focal position, and a first measuring part measuring the surface shape of the sample based on a plurality of interference images taken by the imaging part at a plurality of height positions defined within a height range including the focal position.
A ROM unit mounted to a bottle has a plurality of terminal plates on the front end surface of the ROM unit. The ROM unit is movable in a direction orthogonal to a bottle axis Ax, and can be positioned at a retreat position where an interference with a contamination preventing eaves is avoided, and a contact position projected more front than the retreat position. The terminal plates can be electrically contacted with reservoir terminals when positioning at the contact position.
The present invention allows a user to make trigger settings without editing a robot program and to automatically issue a trigger at optimum timing among the settings. A processor determines, based on timing at which a hand HND moves out of a capture range of a sensor on a path, timing of issuing a trigger that causes the sensor to capture the next image to dynamically change capture timing of the sensor for each cycle of a picking motion.
Convenience is improved by enabling an imaging section to capture an image of a measurement element without adjustment of a rotation angle of a measurement object performed by a user. A control unit identifies a reference rotation angle during measurement, and calculates a measurement angle to measure a measurement element based on a relative rotation angle with respect to the reference rotation angle stored in advance. The control unit controls a rotation unit such that a rotation angle of the rotation unit becomes the measurement angle. The control unit executes a process of measuring a dimension of the measurement element based on a measurement object image captured by an imaging section when the rotation angle of the rotation unit becomes the measurement angle.
An object of the present subject matter is to appropriately acquire and analyze a camera image for monitoring and to constantly monitor a monitoring target with high accuracy. A programmable logic controller (PLC) includes: an image processing section for sequentially acquiring the image data of the camera image from the camera sensor and generating characteristic amount data indicating a characteristic amount of image data in a preset monitoring region; a time-series data acquisition section for sequentially collecting characteristic amount data from the image processing section and acquiring time-series data of a characteristic amount; and a monitoring section for monitoring time-series data of a current characteristic amount acquired by the time-series data acquisition section in accordance with a monitoring timing defined by the device of the device memory.
H04N 5/232 - Devices for controlling television cameras, e.g. remote control
G05B 19/05 - Programmable logic controllers, e.g. simulating logic interconnections of signals according to ladder diagrams or function charts
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
Provided is a displacement sensor having a modular structure that allows further downsizing. A housing of a head is made up of a main housing and a lid member, both of which are precision molded products made of a metal material. A first holder to which a light projector is bonded and a second holder to which a light receiver is bonded are individually positioned on and bonded to the lid member. This work is performed by a mounting device. Optical components such as a light projecting lens are also bonded to the lid member, and the lid member modularized by incorporating such optical components is assembled and welded to the main housing.
G01S 7/48 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
G01S 7/481 - Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements
Provided is an optical displacement sensor that allows a housing serving as a head to be downsized. A relay cable extending from the head is integrated with a body. The head is primarily responsible for projecting and receiving light to and from a to-be-detected object, while the body is made up of a power supply circuit, a display, and an operation part. The head includes a green laser light source and emits the green laser light to form a spot on a surface of the to-be-detected object.
G01B 11/02 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width, or thickness
G01B 11/14 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
G01S 7/481 - Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements
A sufficient decoding processing time for each image acquired by performing high-speed imaging is secured to obtain a stable reading result, thereby enabling immediate output of the obtained reading result. A processing unit has a first core and a plurality of second cores. The first core instructs the second cores, presumed to be capable of immediately executing the decoding process or executing the decoding process next to a decoding process being currently executed, to execute the decoding process. The second cores are configured to be capable of simultaneously executing the decoding process on read images instructed by the first core at different timings.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
Even if a size of a read image is large, a code search process can be speeded up to enable immediate output of a decoding result. Each time a predetermined number of lines of image data is taken, a pre-processing circuit executes pre-processing on the image data and calculates a characteristic amount indicating the likelihood of the code for each area in the image data. A processor determines a code candidate area based on the acquired characteristic amount and executes a decoding process of the determined area to generate a decoding result.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
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Installation support device and installation support method for stationary code reader
Recommended installation position and posture of a stationary code reader can be proposed to a user to facilitate installation work of the code reader by the user. An installation support device for the stationary code reader acquires camera information including a camera parameter of the code reader, code information to be read, and environment information including a conveying speed of a line, determines required field of view and depth of the code reader required to read a code under an environment specified by the environment information, and determines an installation pattern which is recommended installation position and posture of the code reader that can satisfy the required field of view and depth based on the camera information and the code information.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
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Optical information reader, optical information reader system, and error cause analysis method
The optical information reader includes an imaging part configured to capture a plurality of images at predetermined timing until code reading results in success or a reading process times out, and an output part configured to output information on timing at which the optical information reader receives the trigger signal, success or failure information on code reading, and the plurality of images captured by the imaging part, and success or failure information representing whether the reading process performed by a decoder results in success or failure and the plurality of images captured in response to the trigger signal are associated with the trigger signal, and, with a list of reading results corresponding to a plurality of the trigger signals displayed on a display part.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
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Marking system, diagnosis support apparatus, diagnosis support method, and storage medium storing diagnosis support program
A marking system includes: a whole camera that generates a captured image; a pass/fail determination section that determines pass/fail of printing using the captured image; a history storage section that stores a plurality of determination results including an NG determination result, the captured image, and state information of a laser marker in association with each other; a display section that displays at least one of a first display area for displaying the plurality of determination results and a second display area for displaying the captured image; a receiving section that selects either the NG determination result or the captured image; and a control section that displays state information, associated with the NG determination result or the captured image selected via the receiving section, among a plurality of types of the state information on the display section.
An object of the present invention is to efficiently identify an abnormal device by analyzing and classifying characteristics such as periodicity and continuity of data related to each device. A programmable logic controller collects data held by a device as a collection target out of the plurality of devices in accordance with a predetermined collection setting for each scan cycle of the user program, classifies each of the devices into one of a plurality of types on the basis of a characteristic of the collected time-series data of each of the devices, and determines a detection algorithm used in identification of the device as an abnormal device in accordance with the time-series data of the device collected by the collection section and the type of the device classified by the classification section for each of the devices.
G05B 19/05 - Programmable logic controllers, e.g. simulating logic interconnections of signals according to ladder diagrams or function charts
G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
G06K 9/66 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means using simultaneous comparisons or correlations of the image signals with a plurality of references, e.g. resistor matrix references adjustable by an adaptive method, e.g. learning
An optical waveguide of a light detection unit is allowed to pass through a thin space or to be installed in the thin space. A light detection unit includes: optical waveguides that are formed in a sheet shape, which is wide in the horizontal direction, and have cores and claddings, respectively, the cores and the claddings being provided in layers in the vertical direction; and sheet-shaped cover members that cover the claddings of the optical waveguides and are integrally formed with the optical waveguides.
An object is to enhance usability when browsing through a measurement result from a sensor on an external computer. A data relay device includes a first connection part to which one or more sensors are connected, a second connection part to which an industrial network for communication with a control device is connected, a relay memory that temporarily stores first data received from the one or more sensors connected to the first connection part to relay the first data to the control device via the second connection part, a third connection part to which a computer network for communication with an external computer is connected, a creation unit that creates display screen information for use in displaying the first data stored in the relay memory in a predetermined display form, and a provision unit that provides the display screen information to the external computer via the third connection part.
G09G 5/37 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators characterised by the display of individual graphic patterns using a bit-mapped memory - Details of the operation on graphic patterns
To improve toughness of a non-contact type safety door switch. A safety switch includes a metallic casing integrated as a first part of an enclosure, having an opening in a front side, a cover integrated as a front part of the enclosure, covering the opening, the cover having a surface as a front surface of the enclosure, a wireless means, a determination means, an output means, circuit substrates provided inside the metallic casing and the cover, on which the wireless means, the determination means and the output means are mounted, and attachment holes on a side surface of the metallic casing, the side surface being adjacent to the front surface of the enclosure for attaching the casing.
H01H 3/16 - Operating parts, i.e. for operating driving mechanism by a mechanical force external to the switch adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. for a door switch, a limit switch, a floor-lev
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
E05F 15/632 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings
H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
High processing accuracy of a workpiece is maintained even if the workpiece is misaligned. A laser processing apparatus includes: a setting section that sets a pattern area and a distance measurement position on a captured image; a condition setting storage section that stores image information in the pattern area; a position correction section that detects a misalignment of a new workpiece different from a workpiece used to set the pattern area and corrects the distance measurement position on the new workpiece; a distance measurement section that measures a distance based on a light reception position of distance measuring light in a distance measuring light receiving section; and a Z scanner that adjusts a focal position based on a measurement result of the distance measurement section prior to irradiation of the workpiece with laser light.
B23K 26/042 - Automatically aligning the laser beam
B23K 26/03 - Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/046 - Automatically focusing the laser beam
B23K 26/359 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring for surface treatment by providing a line or line pattern, e.g. a dotted break initiation line
G05B 19/402 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control arrangements for positioning, e.g. centring a tool relative to a hole in the workpiece, additional detection means to correct position
A user can easily create a robot program. A measuring device includes a position determination processing part that determines a holding position, held by a robot hand, of a workpiece placed in a work space and determines coordinates of a fixed via point having any single attribute based on a result of measurement made by a measuring part and holding information, the fixed via point being one of an approach position of the robot hand for holding the holding position, the holding position, and a retreat position after holding, and an output part that outputs, to a robot controller, the coordinates of the fixed via point determined by the position determination processing part and attribute information showing the attribute of the fixed via point.
To prevent a printing head not placed on a cleaning placing unit from being cleaned and prevent contamination of an ambient environment by cleaning liquid. An ink jet recording system includes a placement detecting unit configured to detect that a printing head 1 is placed on a cleaning placing unit 200. The placement detecting unit is configured to, when detecting that the printing head 1 is placed, transmit a signal based on placement confirmation for the printing head 1 to a controller connected to the printing head 1 placed on the cleaning placing unit 200.
Recording a history related to an operation of a safety program contributes to a determination of a cause of a false OFF signal. A safety controller acquires, from at least one safety input device or safety sensor, extra information that is not used for obtaining an output signal and records an input signal and an output signal together with the extra information as history information at predetermined recording intervals.
F16P 3/14 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body with means, e.g. feelers, which in case of the presence of a body part of a person in or near the danger zone influence the control or operation of the machine the means being photocells or other devices sensitive without mechanical contact
G01V 8/20 - Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers using multiple transmitters or receivers
The present invention provides a mechanism capable of creating, in a simplified manner, a safety program in accordance with a safety use. A program creation assistance device assists in creation of the safety program to be executed by a safety controller. The program creation assistance device selects a safety use of the safety program to be created in accordance with user input, determines, based on the safety use selected, an input block to which a safety input signal from an input device is assigned and a functional block that implements a safety function suitable for the safety use selected, the input block and the function block making up the safety program, provides an unfinished safety program in a programmable manner, the unfinished safety program including the blocks determined, and supplements the unfinished safety program to create the safety program in accordance with user input.
G05B 19/406 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by monitoring or safety
F16P 3/14 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body with means, e.g. feelers, which in case of the presence of a body part of a person in or near the danger zone influence the control or operation of the machine the means being photocells or other devices sensitive without mechanical contact
The present invention provides a mechanism for adding a disabling function that satisfies a safety standard to a safety program in a simplified procedure. A program creation assistance device that assists in creation of a safety program to be executed by a safety controller creates a safety program including an input block to which a safety input signal from an input device is assigned, a functional block that implements a safety function, and an output block that outputs a safety output signal, and adds, to the safety program created, a plurality blocks and connections between the plurality of blocks in accordance with an instruction from a user, the plurality of blocks and the connections between the plurality of blocks being configured to implement a disabling function that disables the safety input signal when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the safety program.
An imaging head 100 includes a laser projector 110, an LED projector 120, a light receiving lens 132, a light receiver 131, and a processor 200. The laser projector 110 emits measurement light to a workpiece W. The LED projector 120 emits uniform observation light to the workpiece W. The light receiving lens 132 converges reflected light of the measurement light and reflected light of the observation light that are reflected back from the workpiece W. The light receiver 131 has a light receiving surface composed of multiple light receiving elements that are two-dimensionally arranged. The laser projector 110, the light receiver 131, and the light receiving lens 132 are arranged so that a plane containing the light receiving surface and a plane containing the principal plane of the light receiving lens 132 will satisfy the Scheimpflug condition relative to a light projection axis of the laser projector 110.
G01B 11/06 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width, or thickness for measuring thickness
G01B 11/04 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width, or thickness specially adapted for measuring length or width of objects while moving
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
To efficiently collect and transfer monitoring target data in a PLC. The PLC includes a first execution engine, a holding section, and a second execution engine. Further, the PLC collects data stored in a collection target holding section according to predetermined collection setting, accumulates collected time-series data in a first buffer, and transfers the time-series data stored in the first buffer to the second execution engine via a bus. The second execution performs data processing of the transferred time series data, generates display data to be displayed on a dashboard, and provides the display data to an external computer.
To facilitate work for creating a data utilization program for collecting control data held by a PLC and a dashboard for displaying the control data. A setting device receives selection of a dashboard, receives designation of collection target data, creates setting data including a set of a template of the dashboard and a template of a data utilization program, and transfers the setting data to a PLC. A second executing section of the PLC executes, based on the setting data, predetermined data processing on the collection target data to generate display target data. The display target data is linked with a graph display component included in the template of the display data of the dashboard.
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
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Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus and method thereof utilizing point cloud data and top view map imaging
A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes a fixer that fixes an illuminator and a photoreceptor to produce a measurement area to be illuminated with measuring light above a stage and to incline their optical axes with respect to a placement surface of the stage in an orientation in which the illuminator and the photoreceptor face the measurement area obliquely downward; a point cloud data generator that generates point cloud data as a set of points including three-dimensional position information representing a three-dimensional shape of a measurement object placed on the stage based on light-reception signals provided by the photoreceptor; a top view map image generator that generates a top view map image representing a plan view of the measurement object as viewed downward from a position right above the measurement object based on the point cloud data; and a display that displays the top view map image.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
G02B 26/08 - Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
G01N 21/88 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination
G01B 5/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes a photoreceptor that receives measuring light which is reflected by a workpiece illuminated by an illuminator, and provides light-reception signals representing a light reception amount; and a processor that generates a set of shape data representing three-dimensional shape of a part of the workpiece which is included in the field of view at a particular position of the stage based on the signals, repeats movement of the stage by using a movement controller based on the generated data corresponding to the part of the workpiece to obtain a set of data corresponding to other part of the workpiece which is located in proximity to the part of the workpiece and the generation of a set of data of the workpiece at the position where the stage is moved, and generates combined data including the entire shape of the workpiece by combining the repeatedly obtained sets of data.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes a stage that includes a translation stage part having a placement surface on which a measurement object is placed and capable of translating the placement surface; an illuminator that includes independently controllable and two-dimensionally-arranged projection devices, and illuminates the measurement object, which is placed on the stage, with measuring light having a predetermined projection pattern having alternating light-and-dark intervals; a photoreceptor that receives measuring light reflected by the measurement object illuminated by the illuminator, and to generate a projection pattern image; and a movement controller that controls the translational movement of the translation stage part by a moving pitch smaller than the minimum width of the projection pattern which can be projected on the stage by independently controlling the projection devices of the illuminator.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
G02B 26/08 - Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
Reflected light from the measurement object is received by a plurality of pixel columns arranged in an X2 direction in a light receiving unit 121, and a plurality of light receiving amount distributions is output. One or a plurality of peak candidate positions of light receiving amounts in a Z2 direction is detected by a peak detection unit 1 for each pixel column based on the plurality of light receiving amount distributions. A peak position to be adopted to a profile is selected from the peak candidate positions detected for each pixel column based on a relative positional relationship with a peak position of another pixel column adjacent to the pixel column, and profile data indicating the profile is generated by the profile generation unit 3 based on the selected peak position.
To enable inspection setting flows appropriate for a rule-based inspection mode and a learning-based inspection mode to be easily created when these modes are implemented in an image inspection apparatus. The rule-based inspection mode and the learning-based inspection mode are implemented in the image inspection apparatus. In the setting mode in a rule-based inspection, the user can set an imaging condition, select an image processing tool, set the application range of an image processing tool, and adjust the parameters of the image processing tool. In the setting mode in a learning-based inspection, a non-defective product image and a defective product image are input to generate a distinguishing device.
To enable a non-defective product image or a defective product image to be easily additionally learned in both a setting mode and a run mode. Designation as to whether an inspection target image displayed on a run mode screen is additionally learned as a non-defective product image or a defective product image is received. A distinguishing device generating unit additionally learns, as a non-defective product image or a defective product image, the inspection target image designated as the additional learning target and updates a distinguishing device.
