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A manufacture work machine for preforming a manufacture work, including: work-element performing apparatuses each configured to perform one of work elements of the manufacture work, and a central control device to control the apparatuses in a centralized manner, such that motion commands for one mot

A manufacture work machine for preforming a manufacture work, including: work-element performing apparatuses each configured to perform one of work elements of the manufacture work, and a central control device to control the apparatuses in a centralized manner, such that motion commands for one motion to be performed by one of the apparatuses are sequentially transmitted, wherein each apparatus has an individual control device to control an operation of said each apparatus and at least one operating device for performing a work element corresponding to said each apparatus, and wherein the individual control device is configured to recognize a matter of the motion command transmitted from the central control device and is configured to control an operation of each of the at least one operating device so as to permit one of the apparatuses to which the individual control device belongs to perform one motion corresponding to the motion command.

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1. A manufacture work machine for performing a manufacture work, comprising: a plurality of work-element performing apparatuses each configured to perform one of a plurality of work elements that constitute the manufacture work, anda central control device configured to control the plurality of work

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A manufacture work machine for performing a manufacture work, comprising: a plurality of work-element performing apparatuses each configured to perform one of a plurality of work elements that constitute the manufacture work, anda central control device configured to control the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses in a centralized manner, such that a plurality of motion commands are sequentially transmitted, each of the plurality of motion commands being a command for one motion to be performed by one of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, whereineach of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses has (i) an individual control device configured to control an operation of a respective apparatus of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, and (ii) at least one operating device for performing a work element corresponding to said each of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses,the individual control devices are configured to (1) recognize a matter of the motion command transmitted from the central control device for the respective work-element performing apparatus to be operated by the motion command, and (2) to control an operation of the at least one operating device of the respective work-element performing apparatus so as to permit the respective work-element performing apparatus to which the individual control device belongs to perform one motion corresponding to the motion command,at least one of the individual control devices cannot use the motion command to control operation of the at least one operating device of the respective work-element performing apparatus to be operated by the motion command, but is configured to translate the motion command to a modified motion command that is used to control operation of the at least one operating device of the respective work-element performing apparatus,the manufacture work machine is an assembling work machine configured to assemble a plurality of components into an assembled article,the motion command designates the one of the work-element performing apparatuses to be operated by the motion command,each of the plurality of motion commands is transmitted to each of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses without specifying a destination apparatus of the respective motion command,each of the work-element performing apparatuses possesses, in a storage of the individual control device, identification information for identification of the respective work-element performing apparatus, and the individual control device is configured to transmit the identification information to the central control device,the central control device judges, on the basis of the identification information transmitted from the individual control device of each of the work-element performing apparatuses, whether a motion command can be transmitted to each of the work-element performing apparatusesthe plurality of work-element performing apparatuses include different types of apparatuses, including: a conveyor configured to perform conveyance of at least one of a first component which is one of a plurality of components and the assembled article, as one of the plurality of work elements,a component supplier configured to perform supply of a second component which is the other one of the plurality of components, as another one of the plurality of work elements, anda work head configured to perform a motion necessary for assembling the second component to the first component, as still another one of the plurality of work elements,the central control device is configured, based on a judgment by the central control device that the motion command can be transmitted, to transmit to the conveyor, the component supplier, and the work head, the motion command in a format designated for the respective apparatus,the central control device includes: a source-data storage section configured to store source data in which is encoded a matter of each of the plurality of work elements to be performed by each of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses to perform the manufacture work,a motion-command generating section configured to generate the plurality of motion commands on the basis of the source data,a command-transmission processing section configured to perform transmission processing to transmit the plurality of motion commands generated by the motion-command generating section to the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, anda source-data-input accepting section configured to accept input of the source data to be stored in the source-data storage section, from an exterior, andeach of the work-element performing apparatuses is replaceable by another work-element performing apparatus of a different type based on rewritten source data in accordance with a change of the manufacture work. 2. The manufacture work machine according to claim 1, wherein the central control device is configured to transmit a motion command in a specific programming language, andwherein the individual control device of at least one of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses includes a command converting section configured to convert the motion command transmitted from the central control device into a motion command in a programming language by which the individual control device can recognize a matter of the motion command. 3. The manufacture work machine according to claim 1, wherein the central control device includes a central interface section for transmitting, according to one protocol, a motion command to each of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, andwherein the individual control device includes an individual interface section for receiving, according to the one protocol, the motion command transmitted from the central control device. 4. The manufacture work machine according to claim 1, wherein the individual control device is configured to transmit, to the central control device, a reply as to termination of one motion that is being performed by one of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses that is controlled by the individual control device on the basis of one motion command. 5. The manufacture work machine according to claim 4, wherein the central control device is configured to transmit a motion command that is to be transmitted subsequent to the one motion command, after having received the reply as to termination of the one motion. 6. The manufacture work machine according to claim 1, wherein the central control device includes a motion-command-transmission suspending section configured to suspend transmission of the motion command to the individual control device of one of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses where the one of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses does not operate normally. 7. The manufacture work machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the motion commands includes, as an associated command, a motion parameter for one motion to be performed by the respective work-element performing apparatus to be operated by the motion command. 8. A manufacture work machine for performing a manufacture work, comprising: a plurality of work-element performing apparatuses each configured to perform one of a plurality of work elements that constitute the manufacture work, anda central control device configured to control the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses in a centralized manner, such that a plurality of motion commands are sequentially transmitted, each of the plurality of motion commands being a command for one motion to be performed by one of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, whereineach of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses has (i) an individual control device configured to control an operation of a respective apparatus of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, and (ii) at least one operating device for performing a work element corresponding to said each of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses,the individual control devices are configured to (1) recognize a matter of the motion command transmitted from the central control device for the respective work-element performing apparatus to be operated by the motion command, and (2) to control an operation of the at least one operating device of the respective work-element performing apparatus so as to permit the respective work-element performing apparatus to which the individual control device belongs to perform one motion corresponding to the motion command,the manufacture work machine is an assembling work machine configured to assemble a plurality of components into an assembled article,the central control device is configured, based on a judgment by the central control device that the motion command can be transmitted, to transmit to the conveyor, the component supplier, and the work head, the motion command in a format designated for the respective apparatus,the motion command designates the one of the work-element performing apparatuses to be operated by the motion command,each of the plurality of motion commands is transmitted to each of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses without specifying a destination apparatus of the respective motion command,each of the work-element performing apparatuses possesses, in a storage of the individual control device, identification information for identification of the respective work-element performing apparatus, and the individual control device is configured to transmit the identification information to the central control device,the central control device judges, on the basis of the identification information transmitted from the individual control device of each of the work-element performing apparatuses, whether a motion command can be transmitted to each of the work-element performing apparatuses,the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses include different types of apparatuses, including: a conveyor configured to perform conveyance of at least one of a first component which is one of a plurality of components and the assembled article, as one of the plurality of work elements,a component supplier configured to perform supply of a second component which is the other one of the plurality of components, as another one of the plurality of work elements, anda work head configured to perform a motion necessary for assembling the second component to the first component, as still another one of the plurality of work elements,the central control device is configured to transmit, to the conveyor, the component supplier, and the work head, the motion command in a format common to the conveyor, the component supplier, and the work head,the central control device includes: a source-data storage section configured to store source data in which is encoded a matter of each of the plurality of work elements to be performed by each of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses to perform the manufacture work,a motion-command generating section configured to generate the plurality of motion commands on the basis of the source data,a command-transmission processing section configured to perform transmission processing to transmit the plurality of motion commands generated by the motion-command generating section to the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, anda source-data-input accepting section configured to accept input of the source data to be stored in the source-data storage section, from an exterior, andeach of the work-element performing apparatuses is replaceable by another work-element performing apparatus of a different type based on rewritten source data in accordance with a change of the manufacture work. 9. The manufacture work machine according to claim 8, wherein each of the motion commands includes, as an associated command, a motion parameter for one motion to be performed by the respective work-element performing apparatus to be operated by the motion command. 10. A manufacture work machine for performing a manufacture work, comprising: a plurality of work-element performing apparatuses each configured to perform one of a plurality of work elements that constitute the manufacture work, anda central control device configured to control the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses in a centralized manner, such that a plurality of motion commands are sequentially transmitted, each of the plurality of motion commands being a command for one motion to be performed by one of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, whereineach of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses has (i) an individual control device configured to control an operation of a respective apparatus of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, and (ii) at least one operating device for performing a work element corresponding to said each of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses,the individual control devices are configured to (1) recognize a matter of the motion command transmitted from the central control device for the respective work-element performing apparatus to be operated by the motion command, and (2) to control an operation of the at least one operating device of the respective work-element performing apparatus so as to permit the respective work-element performing apparatus to which the individual control device belongs to perform one motion corresponding to the motion command,at least one of the individual control devices cannot use the motion command to control operation of the at least one operating device of the respective work-element performing apparatus to be operated by the motion command, but is configured to translate the motion command to a modified motion command that is used to control operation of the at least one operating device of the respective work-element performing apparatus,the manufacture work machine is an assembling work machine configured to assemble a plurality of components into an assembled article,the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses include different types of apparatuses, including: a conveyor configured to perform conveyance of at least one of a first component which is one of a plurality of components and the assembled article, as one of the plurality of work elements,a component supplier configured to perform supply of a second component which is the other one of the plurality of components, as another one of the plurality of work elements, anda work head configured to perform a motion necessary for assembling the second component to the first component, as still another one of the plurality of work elements,the central control device is configured, based on a judgment by the central control device that the motion command can be transmitted, to transmit to the conveyor, the component supplier, and the work head, the motion command in a format designated for the respective apparatus,the central control device includes: a source-data storage section configured to store source data in which is encoded a matter of each of the plurality of work elements to be performed by each of the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses to perform the manufacture work,a motion-command generating section configured to generate the plurality of motion commands on the basis of the source data,a command-transmission processing section configured to perform transmission processing to transmit the plurality of motion commands generated by the motion-command generating section to the plurality of work-element performing apparatuses, anda source-data-input accepting section configured to accept input of the source data to be stored in the source-data storage section, from an exterior, andeach of the work-element performing apparatuses is replaceable by another work-element performing apparatus of a different type based on rewritten source data in accordance with a change of the manufacture work.