An embodiment provides a method of operating wire harness manufacturing equipment, including: adding, using the manufacturing equipment, an element to a wire to form a combination of the element and the wire; capturing, using an imaging device, an upper image and a lower image of the combination; analyzing, using one or more processors operatively coupled to the imaging device, the upper image and the lower image to detect a defect; and thereafter indicating that the defect has been detected. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

An embodiment provides a method of operating wire harness manufacturing equipment, including: adding, using the manufacturing equipment, an element to a wire to form a combination of the element and the wire; capturing, using an imaging device, an upper image and a lower image of the combination; analyzing, using one or more processors operatively coupled to the imaging device, the upper image and the lower image to detect a defect; and thereafter indicating that the defect has been detected. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Provided herein are systems, methods, and software for improving drive efficiency in an industrial automation system. In one implementation, a system comprises a mechanical load, an electromechanical device attached to the mechanical load, and a drive coupled to the electromechanical device. A processor is programmed to generate and display an acceleration curve, a duplicate acceleration curve, an energy curve and a duplicate energy curve. A user input is received indicating a change to at least a portion of the duplicate acceleration curve, and a change to the duplicate energy curve is calculated and displayed. A modified command signal based on the user input is calculated, and the drive is configured to control the electromechanical device via the modified command signal to mechanically operate the mechanical load perform a task.

A servo motor controller is provided which enables an offset to be set more easily and accurately, in comparison to the conventional technique. A servo motor controller for controlling a servo motor of an industrial machine includes: a position detection unit that detects a position of the servo motor; a magnetic-pole detection unit that detects a magnetic-pole phase of the servo motor; and a phase calculation unit that determines a calculation-based phase based on position data of the servo motor and magnetic-pole gap information of the servo motor. The servo motor controller is configured to acquire an offset relationship between the magnetic-pole phase detected by the magnetic-pole detection unit and the calculation-based phase determined by the phase calculation unit, after a reference position is passed through.

A motor control system includes a mechanical apparatus configured to be driven by a motor, a position detector configured to detect position information of the motor, circuitry configured to control the motor, at least one sensor configured to detect information relating to at least one of the mechanical apparatus and the motor, and an input and output device including input-and-output connectors. The position detector and the input and output device are connected to the circuitry through a same communication path. The at least one sensor is connected to the input-and-output connectors of the input and output device. The position information is configured to be transmitted from the position detector to the circuitry. The information relating to the at least one of the mechanical apparatus and the motor is configured to be transmitted from the at least one sensor to the circuitry through the input and output device.

A motor control system includes a mechanical apparatus configured to be driven by a motor, a position detector configured to detect position information of the motor, circuitry configured to control the motor, at least one sensor configured to detect information relating to at least one of the mechanical apparatus and the motor, and an input and output device including input-and-output connectors. The position detector and the input and output device are connected to the circuitry through a same communication path. The at least one sensor is connected to the input-and-output connectors of the input and output device. The position information is configured to be transmitted from the position detector to the circuitry. The information relating to the at least one of the mechanical apparatus and the motor is configured to be transmitted from the at least one sensor to the circuitry through the input and output device.

A method and system for adapting a CNC machine tool path from a nominal workpiece shape to an actual workpiece shape. The method includes defining a grid of feature points on a nominal workpiece shape, where the feature points encompass an area around the machine tool path but do not necessarily include points on the machine tool path. A probe is used to detect locations of the feature points on an actual workpiece. A space mapping function is computed as a transformation from the nominal feature points to the actual feature points, and the function is applied to the nominal tool path to compute a new tool path. The new tool path is used by the CNC machine to operate on the actual workpiece. The feature points are used to characterize the three dimensional shape of the working surface of the actual workpiece, not just a curve or outline.

A method and system for adapting a CNC machine tool path from a nominal workpiece shape to an actual workpiece shape. The method includes defining a grid of feature points on a nominal workpiece shape, where the feature points encompass an area around the machine tool path but do not necessarily include points on the machine tool path. A probe is used to detect locations of the feature points on an actual workpiece. A space mapping function is computed as a transformation from the nominal feature points to the actual feature points, and the function is applied to the nominal tool path to compute a new tool path. The new tool path is used by the CNC machine to operate on the actual workpiece. The feature points are used to characterize the three dimensional shape of the working surface of the actual workpiece, not just a curve or outline.

An embodiment provides a method of operating wire harness manufacturing equipment, including: adding, using the manufacturing equipment, an element to a wire to form a combination of the element and the wire; capturing, using an imaging device, an upper image and a lower image of the combination; analyzing, using one or more processors operatively coupled to the imaging device, the upper image and the lower image to detect a defect; and thereafter indicating that the defect has been detected. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

An embodiment provides a method of operating wire harness manufacturing equipment, including: adding, using the manufacturing equipment, an element to a wire to form a combination of the element and the wire; capturing, using an imaging device, an upper image and a lower image of the combination; analyzing, using one or more processors operatively coupled to the imaging device, the upper image and the lower image to detect a defect; and thereafter indicating that the defect has been detected. Other embodiments are described and claimed.