A managing apparatus includes: a data collecting unit that collects at least quality information on a workpiece having been machined by a first machine tool and operational information on other machine, an analyzing unit that performs an analysis for determining correlation between the quality information on a workpiece having been machined by the first machine tool and the operational information on the other machine, an operation plan making unit that makes an operation plan, based on the correlation determined by the analyzing unit, for imposing a restriction on an operation of the other machine to reduce vibrations to be transmitted to the first machine tool during high-precision machining performed by the first machine tool, and an operation instruction providing unit that provides an operation instruction to the other machine based on the operation plan made by the operation plan making unit.

Positions of both end edges of a weld bead in a bead width direction are measured over the entire circumference of a liner in a circumferential direction of the liner. Based on information on the position of the end edge, bead profile information being information on a shape of the end edge of the weld bead over the entire circumference of the liner in the circumferential direction is created. Based on this bead profile information, machining information of the liner per rotation of the liner being position information of a cutting tool in the bead width direction per phase in the circumferential direction of the liner is created so that a moving locus of the cutting tool relative to the liner along the circumferential direction of the liner approximates the shape of the end edge of the weld bead over the entire circumference of the liner in the circumferential direction.

Positions of both end edges of a weld bead in a bead width direction are measured over the entire circumference of a liner in a circumferential direction of the liner. Based on information on the position of the end edge, bead profile information being information on a shape of the end edge of the weld bead over the entire circumference of the liner in the circumferential direction is created. Based on this bead profile information, machining information of the liner per rotation of the liner being position information of a cutting tool in the bead width direction per phase in the circumferential direction of the liner is created so that a moving locus of the cutting tool relative to the liner along the circumferential direction of the liner approximates the shape of the end edge of the weld bead over the entire circumference of the liner in the circumferential direction.

An error identification method for identifying an error includes: securing a calibrator having three or more spheres on the table; measuring an initial position of the calibrator with a position measurement sensor tool; calculating a reference angle of each of the rotation axes for positioning the calibrator to a predetermined reference position using a measured value in the measuring; indexing each of the rotation axes individually to a plurality of indexed angles with respect to the reference angle and measuring a center position of a sphere of the calibrator secured on the table at each of the indexed angles with the position measurement sensor tool; and identifying a positioning error and a straightness error of the linear axis, a squareness error between the respective linear axes, and a position error and an inclination error of each of the rotation axes based on a measured value in the indexing.

An error identification method includes: installing a calibrator including a sphere row A and a sphere row B in which a plurality of spheres are linearly aligned in a direction perpendicular to the sphere row A on a table such that the sphere row A and the sphere row B are approximately parallel to respective two of the translational axes and measuring positions of a plurality of spheres of the sphere row A and the sphere row B using a position measurement sensor tool; rotating the calibrator to a plurality of angles around a normal direction on the upper surface of the table to install on the table and measuring each position of the plurality of spheres of the sphere row A and the sphere row B; and identifying an error of the translational axis based on measured values in the installing and the rotating.

Methods of performing a plurality of operations within a region of a part utilizing an end effector of a robot and robots that perform the methods are disclosed herein. The methods include collecting a spatial representation of the part and aligning a predetermined raster scan pattern for movement of the end effector relative to the part with the spatial representation of the part. The methods also include defining a plurality of normality vectors for the part at a plurality of predetermined operation locations for operation of the end effector. The methods further include moving the end effector relative to the part and along the predetermined raster scan pattern. The methods also include orienting the end effector such that an operation device of the end effector faces toward each operation location along a corresponding normality vector and executing a corresponding operation of the plurality of operations with the operation device.

A mounting state informing apparatus includes a database, an acquisition unit, a first specifying unit, a comparison unit and an output unit. The database stores information upon a mounting position and a direction of each of multiple components belonging to a processing apparatus. The acquisition unit acquires first appearance data, which is obtained by a 3D scanner, indicating a state of an appearance of the processing apparatus. The first specifying unit identifies the multiple components based on the first appearance data and specifies a mounting position and a direction of each of the identified components. The comparison unit compares the specified mounting position and the specified direction of each of the identified components with the information upon the mounting position and the direction stored in the database. The output unit is configured to output a comparison result obtained by the comparison unit.

A position sensing tool for enabling topographical measurements of a working surface is provided. The tool includes sensors for mapping the tool environment and for positioning of the tool within the environment. The tool enables tracking of tool activity within the environment. The tool enables design and fabrication collaboration with other computer systems. The tool enables user and tool environment safety using tool positional, user position and tool environment awareness. Certain embodiments of the tool permit automated guidance of tasks in the tool environment.

A position sensing tool for enabling topographical measurements of a working surface is provided. The tool includes sensors for mapping the tool environment and for positioning of the tool within the environment. The tool enables tracking of tool activity within the environment. The tool enables design and fabrication collaboration with other computer systems. The tool enables user and tool environment safety using tool positional, user position and tool environment awareness. Certain embodiments of the tool permit automated guidance of tasks in the tool environment.

Processing data during polygon processing is stored in the processing data storage unit 17. The position detection unit 18 detects a cut-start position A and a cut-end position B of a workpiece based on a change in the processing data. The position detection unit 18 detects a processing surface based on the cut-start position A and the cut-end position B.