Provided is an assistance device which can reduce a work load when executing a simulation. The assistance device is provided with: a detection unit which detects a change in a simulation condition for executing a simulation; a working relationship information storage unit which stores working relationship information indicating an influence of a change in a simulation condition on a working simulation result by an industrial machine; a determination unit which determines, from among a plurality of forms of simulation, a form of simulation in which the change in the simulation condition influences the result of the working simulation, on the basis of the change in the simulation condition and the working relationship information; and a selection unit which selects, on the basis of the determination result from the determination unit, the simulation form in which the change in the simulation condition influences the working simulation result.

A method analyzing a machine having a rotating shaft includes generating an electric measurement signal dependent on mechanical vibrations from the shaft rotation; sampling the measurement signal to generate a digital measurement data signal; performing a decimation of the digital measurement data signal to achieve a digital signal having a reduced sampling frequency, where the decimation includes controlling the reduced sampling frequency such that the number of sample values per revolution of the shaft is kept at a substantially constant value, and receiving the digital signal at an enhancer input performing a correlation in the enhancer so as to produce an output signal sequence where repetitive signals amplitude components are amplified in relation to stochastic signal components, and performing a condition analysis for analyzing the condition of the machine dependent on the digital signal having a reduced sampling frequency.

A method analyzing a machine having a rotating shaft includes generating an electric measurement signal dependent on mechanical vibrations from the shaft rotation; sampling the measurement signal to generate a digital measurement data signal; performing a decimation of the digital measurement data signal to achieve a digital signal having a reduced sampling frequency, where the decimation includes controlling the reduced sampling frequency such that the number of sample values per revolution of the shaft is kept at a substantially constant value, and receiving the digital signal at an enhancer input performing a correlation in the enhancer so as to produce an output signal sequence where repetitive signals amplitude components are amplified in relation to stochastic signal components, and performing a condition analysis for analyzing the condition of the machine dependent on the digital signal having a reduced sampling frequency.

A control system and method for a robotic palletizer. The control system and method include or are implemented by a home screen displaying a plurality of application icons. The applications each provide a quick access to control features and methods. The control system includes methods and components for planning and/or monitoring a product pallet configuration by the palletizer. Animation and/or other virtual depiction of the palletization is displayed through a graphical user interface for the palletizer. The animation and/or other virtual depiction can illustrate the conveyor palletization before or during the palletization and/or provide an augmented confirmation overlaying a video feed of a palletization of a plurality of products.

A control system and method for a robotic palletizer. The control system and method include or are implemented by a home screen displaying a plurality of application icons. The applications each provide a quick access to control features and methods. The control system includes methods and components for planning and/or monitoring a product pallet configuration by the palletizer. Animation and/or other virtual depiction of the palletization is displayed through a graphical user interface for the palletizer. The animation and/or other virtual depiction can illustrate the conveyor palletization before or during the palletization and/or provide an augmented confirmation overlaying a video feed of a palletization of a plurality of products.

A teaching device constructs, in a virtual space, a virtual robot system in which a virtual 3D model of a robot and a virtual 3D model of a peripheral structure of the robot are arranged, and teaches a moving path of the robot. The teaching device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a geometric error between the virtual 3D models, and a correction unit configured to correct the moving path of the robot in accordance with the information acquired by the acquisition unit.

A teaching device constructs, in a virtual space, a virtual robot system in which a virtual 3D model of a robot and a virtual 3D model of a peripheral structure of the robot are arranged, and teaches a moving path of the robot. The teaching device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a geometric error between the virtual 3D models, and a correction unit configured to correct the moving path of the robot in accordance with the information acquired by the acquisition unit.

A simulation device includes circuitry configured to: execute a first simulation of a first control of a first machine, wherein the first control is executed by a first controller; execute a second simulation of a second control of a second machine, wherein the second control is executed by a second controller so that the second machine operates in collaboration with the first machine; and control progress of the first simulation and progress of the second simulation to maintain a simulated ratio of a progress speed of the first simulation and a progress speed of the second simulation to be equal to a ratio of a progress speed of the first control and a progress speed of the second control.

A simulation device includes circuitry configured to: execute a first simulation of a first control of a first machine, wherein the first control is executed by a first controller; execute a second simulation of a second control of a second machine, wherein the second control is executed by a second controller so that the second machine operates in collaboration with the first machine; and control progress of the first simulation and progress of the second simulation to maintain a simulated ratio of a progress speed of the first simulation and a progress speed of the second simulation to be equal to a ratio of a progress speed of the first control and a progress speed of the second control.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an assistance device that can more easily find optimal machining conditions. This assistance device comprises: a program management unit that associates verification results, which are obtained by verifying machining conditions using a plurality of verification functions, with a machining program and stores the verification results in a verification result storage unit; a determination unit that determines whether the verification results meet a target time value for a workpiece; and an advice unit that, if any of the verification results do not meet the target time value for the workpiece, proposes an adjustment to the machining conditions on the basis of the machining condition-associated information that pertains to the machining conditions for the workpiece, the verification results, and the verification functions.