US 12,242,247 B2
Identifier management method, robot control device, and integrated control device
Toshinari Mohri, Osaka (JP); Hisashi Kataoka, Osaka (JP); Takamichi Komatsu, Osaka (JP); and Ryutaro Monden, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/716,151.
Application 17/716,151 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2020/037361, filed on Sep. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-188158 (JP), filed on Oct. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0229417 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. B23K 9/095 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/4155 (2013.01) [B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45135 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An identifier management method to be executed by a welding system, the identifier management method comprising:
receiving a welding process command to weld a plurality of original workpieces to generate a welded workpiece;
acquiring information on identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces;
randomly selecting one of the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces; and
in response to the welding process command, causing a welding robot to weld the plurality of original workpieces to generate the welded workpiece and assigning the randomly selected one of the identifiers as an identifier of the welded workpiece.