A cloud-based digital twin modeling and testing system is capable of hosting multiple applications that can be used to simulate and test versions of a control design prior to deployment, including but not limited to control programming applications, controller emulation applications, machine simulation applications, or other such platforms. The digital twin modeling environment renders an interface display that allows a user to easily build a testable digital model of a control system by connecting components of a proposed control project to these applications. The system also allows the user to define inputs and test scenarios to be executed as a simulation. Based on the connections, inputs, and test scenarios defined by the user, the modeling system leverages the hosted applications as needed to execute the defined test scenarios and generate predicted metrics for the proposed control system design.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
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DETECTING WELDED RELAY CONTACTS USING ELECTRICAL PULSE
A system includes a relay system and a controller. The relay system includes a plurality of relays. The controller is configured to transmit a close signal to a first relay of the plurality of relays, and to transmit a pulse signal to a second relay of the plurality of relays. The pulse signal is configured to have a sufficient electrical magnitude and duration to close the second relay when the second relay has an electrical weld, and to have an insufficient electrical magnitude and duration to close the first contact and the second contact of the second relay when the second relay has no electrical weld. The controller is also configured to measure a current flow through the second relay in response to the pulse signal; and based on the current flow through the second relay, determine whether the electrical weld exists in the second relay.
A system includes a relay system and a controller. The relay system includes a plurality of relays, each having a first contact on an input side of the respective relay, the input side coupled to a power source, a second contact on a load side of the respective relay coupled to a load, and a spanner configured to close the first and second contacts of the respective relay when activated by a close signal. The load sides of each of the respective relays are coupled through their respective loads. The controller is configured to measure a voltage between a spanner of a first relay and an input side of a second relay. Based on the voltage between the spanner of the first relay and the input side of the second relay, the controller determines whether an electrical weld of one of the contacts of the first relay exists.
G01R 31/327 - Testing of circuit interrupters, switches or circuit-breakers
H01H 47/00 - Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
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DETECTING WELDED RELAY CONTACTS USING MEASUREMENT AFTER CURRENT BREAK
A system includes a relay system and a controller. The relay system includes a relay having a first contact on an input side of the relay, the input side coupled to a power source, and a second contact on a load side of the relay coupled to a load. The controller is configured to monitor a current flow from the power source through the relay, transmit a close signal to the relay, and to transmit an open signal to the relay. Based on the current flow through the relay following the open signal, determine whether an electrical weld of one of the first contact and the second contact of the relay exists.
H01H 47/00 - Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
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DETECTING WELDED RELAY CONTACTS USING CONTACT CLOSE TIME MEASUREMENT
A system includes a relay system and a controller. The relay system includes a plurality of relays. The controller is configured to transmit a close signal to a first relay and a second relay of the plurality of relays. The close signal is configured to close the first contact and the second contact of each of the first relay and the second relay. The controller is also configured to measure a first close time between the transmission of the close signal to the first relay and a time when the first relay closes, and to measure a second close time between the transmission of the close signal to the second relay and a time when the second relay closes. The controller is further configured to determine whether an electrical weld exists in the first relay or the second relay, based on the first and second close times.
G01R 31/327 - Testing of circuit interrupters, switches or circuit-breakers
H01H 47/00 - Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
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TRANSIENT OVERVOLTAGE ACTIVE CLAMPING FOR SEMICONDUCTOR POWER SWITCHES
A system may include a switch, a gate driver, and a signal conditioner. The switch may couple to a load. The gate driver may generate one or more gating signals to control one or more operations of the switch. The signal conditioner may receive an input signal associated with the switch and generate a modification signal that may modify the one or more gating signals based on the input signal. The modified gating signal may be used to reduce an amplitude of a voltage transient received by the switch to below a voltage threshold.
H03K 17/081 - Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit
H03K 17/16 - Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents
H03K 17/567 - Circuits characterised by the use of more than one type of semiconductor device, e.g. BIMOS, composite devices such as IGBT
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System and Method for Controlling Direction of a Vehicle in an Independent Cart System
A system for selecting one of multiple paths in a linear drive system includes track segments having a first drive member and at least one mover having a second drive member for the linear drive system. A switch track segment includes a first path, a second path, and a third path along which the mover may travel. The switch track segment also includes a first sensor positioned along the first path to detect the mover present on the first path, a second sensor positioned along the second path to detect the mover present on the second path, and a third sensor positioned along the third path to detect the mover present on the third path. The switching device is configured to engage the mover to selectively direct the mover along either the first path, the second path or the third path.
B60L 15/00 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train
B65G 35/06 - Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for comprising a load-carrier moving along a path, e.g. a closed path, and adapted to be engaged by any one of a series of traction elements spaced along the path
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MEASURING DC LINK CAPACITANCE IN POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS
A component includes a power suspension module that suspends providing power from a DC source to a DC link capacitor and from the capacitor to a load. A bleeding resistor is connected in parallel with the capacitor and an auxiliary power supply draws power from the capacitor. The component includes a measurement module that measures a first, second and third capacitor voltage at a first, second, time, and third time in response suspending power between the DC source and the load. The component includes a capacitance module that uses bleeding resistor resistance, the voltages and the times to determine a current capacitance of the capacitor, a capacitance comparison module that compares the current capacitance with an initial capacitance of the capacitor, and an alert module that sends an alert in response to determining that a difference between the current capacitance and the initial capacitance is above a capacitance degradation threshold.
G01R 27/08 - Measuring resistance by measuring both voltage and current
G01R 27/26 - Measuring inductance or capacitance; Measuring quality factor, e.g. by using the resonance method; Measuring loss factor; Measuring dielectric constants
A non-transitory tangible, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including receiving data associated with one or more industrial devices of an industrial system, and retrieving one or more pre-processing files and one or more training datasets files associated with a model from a database, wherein the one or more pre-processing files are configured to transform the data, and wherein the one or more training dataset files are representative of one or more operational characteristics of the one or more industrial devices over time. The instructions cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including receiving one or more inputs to modify one or more parameters of the model via a user interface presented via an electronic display, and generating the model based on the training dataset files and the one or more inputs.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
A non-transitory tangible, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including receiving a set of data associated with industrial devices of an industrial system, and retrieving pre-processing files and training datasets files associated with the industrial devices from a database, wherein the pre-processing files are configured to transform the data for generating a model representative of the industrial devices, and wherein the training dataset files are representative of operational characteristics of the industrial devices over time. The instructions cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including generating a set of prediction data representative of expected operations of the industrial devices based on the set of data and the model, determining commands for adjusting operational settings of the industrial devices based on the set of prediction data, and sending the commands to the industrial devices.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
An industrial controller supports deterministic execution of control programs (e.g., ladder logic, function block diagrams, structured text, or other such control code) and is also capable of executing non-deterministic execution cycles, including mathematical optimization algorithms—in which a systematic search in a solution space is performed to identify a desired solution—or machine learning algorithms, either of which can be used by the controller to dynamically update the deterministic control program or code based on current or predicted states of the automation system being controlled by the controller.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
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DOOR OR WALL PANEL MOUNT AND USB CONNECTION FOR HUMAN INTERFACE MODULE (HIM)
A human interface module includes a body. At least one input device and at least one output device are connected to the body. A mounting protrusion projects outwardly from the body and that is adapted to be received through a mounting aperture defined in a door or other cabinet panel for fixedly securing said body to the panel. The mounting aperture can be punched and include an alignment notch that receives a locator nib of the mounting protrusion. A nut can be advanced on a threaded portion of the mounting protrusion to secure the body to the panel. The body can be a bezel that receives a removable interface module. A USB Type-C or other electrical connector can be connected to the body and is adapted to mate with a corresponding mating connector of a cable. The connector can be accessible through a hollow core of the mounting protrusion.
A non-transitory tangible, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including receiving data associated with industrial equipment, pre-processing the data using pre-processing files associated with a modeling technique to generate pre-processed data, generating training dataset files based on the pre-processed data, and generating a model representative of expected operations of the industrial equipment based on the training dataset files. The instructions cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including storing an association between the training dataset files with the modeling technique, the industrial equipment, or both in a database, receiving a request to generate an additional model representative of additional expected operations of additional industrial equipment, receiving additional data associated with the additional industrial equipment, retrieving the training dataset files based on the additional data, and generating the additional model based on the training dataset files and the additional data.
A multi-tenant, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) manufacturing platform offers a variety of industrial applications to end customers—including but not limited to MES, ERP, quality management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management (CRM)—and implements associated architectural features that address a number of issues relating to data sharing, security, scalability, and other concerns.
A multi-tenant, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) manufacturing platform offers a variety of industrial applications to end customers-including but not limited to MES, ERP, quality management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management (CRM)—and implements associated architectural features that address a number of issues relating to data sharing, security, scalability, and other concerns.
Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Inventor
Zhang, Qiao
Chin, Chia Leong
Shah, Rajesh Ramesh
Abstract
An I/O module includes an I/O base comprising a printed circuit board including I/O circuitry. A removable terminal block is removably connected to and selectively separable from the I/O base. The removable terminal block includes a plurality of field wiring terminals. The I/O module further includes a plurality of contact pairs each including: (i) a first constituent contact connected to the removable terminal block and electrically connected to one of said terminals; (ii) a second constituent contact connected to the I/O base and electrically connected to the I/O circuitry. A first CJC sensor is connected to the I/O base and is operatively connected to the I/O circuitry. The first CJC sensor is thermally associated with and adapted to sense a temperature of at least a first one of said second constituent contacts.
G01K 7/01 - Measuring temperature based on the use of electric or magnetic elements directly sensitive to heat using semiconducting elements having PN junctions
G01K 7/24 - Measuring temperature based on the use of electric or magnetic elements directly sensitive to heat using resistive elements the element being a non-linear resistance, e.g. thermistor in a specially-adapted circuit, e.g. bridge circuit
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TOKENIZED INDUSTRIAL DATA FUNCTION SERVICE THAT INCLUDES SPECIFIED DATA FUNCTION SERVICE
A multi-tenant, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) manufacturing platform offers a variety of industrial applications to end customers—including but not limited to MES, ERP, quality management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management (CRM)—and implements associated architectural features that address a number of issues relating to data sharing, security, scalability, and other concerns.
Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to an automation system that allows for ease of opening and closing, latching or unlatching, or switching on or off components using a spherical bit and corresponding receptacle that allow for a degree of misalignment not previously available. Accordingly, automated maintenance or other tasks may be performed with more speed and efficiency than previously available. Specifically, the spherical bit includes a spherical portion having teeth circumferentially disposed across. A corresponding receptacle includes a spherical void having grooves that correspond to the teeth of the spherical bit. The size and shape of the receptacle and bit as well as the location, size, shape, and number of teeth and corresponding grooves allow for a misalignment of up to 24 degrees in any direction.
A multi-tenant, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) manufacturing platform offers a variety of industrial applications to end customers—including but not limited to MES, ERP, quality management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management (CRM)—and implements associated architectural features that address a number of issues relating to data sharing, security, scalability, and other concerns.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
A multi-tenant, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) manufacturing platform offers a variety of industrial applications to end customers—including but not limited to MES, ERP, quality management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management (CRM)—and implements associated architectural features that address a number of issues relating to data sharing, security, scalability, and other concerns.
G06F 16/27 - Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
A multi-tenant, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) manufacturing platform offers a variety of industrial applications to end customers—including but not limited to MES, ERP, quality management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management (CRM)—and implements associated architectural features that address a number of issues relating to data sharing, security, scalability, and other concerns.
A multi-tenant, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) manufacturing platform offers a variety of industrial applications to end customers—including but not limited to MES, ERP, quality management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management (CRM)—and implements associated architectural features that address a number of issues relating to data sharing, security, scalability, and other concerns.
A multi-tenant, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) manufacturing platform offers a variety of industrial applications to end customers—including but not limited to MES, ERP, quality management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management (CRM)—and implements associated architectural features that address a number of issues relating to data sharing, security, scalability, and other concerns.
A method comprises determining that a batch generated in an industrial process (IP) is anomalous at a sample point k during the batch, the batch is ongoing; determining a process variable (PV) of the IP based on a variable contribution of the PV towards the batch being anomalous at the sample point k; determining a recommended value of the PV based on an anomaly metric corresponding to the sample point k of an assessment batch, the assessment batch is created based on sample(s) of the batch at the sample point k and the recommended value of the PV, the anomaly metric corresponding to the sample point k of the assessment batch is determined based on a T2-statistic metric corresponding to the sample point k and a Q-statistic metric corresponding to the sample point k of the assessment batch; and adjusting the IP based on the recommended value of the PV.
G05B 19/408 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by data handling or data format, e.g. reading, buffering or conversion of data
A multi-tenant, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) manufacturing platform offers a variety of industrial applications to end customers—including but not limited to MES, ERP, quality management, supply chain management, and customer relationship management (CRM)—and implements associated architectural features that address a number of issues relating to data sharing, security, scalability, and other concerns.
G05B 19/406 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by monitoring or safety
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INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM HUMAN INTERFACE MODULE CHAIN COMPUTING
A human interface module (HIM) includes a memory that stores executable components and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the executable components, the executable components including a communications component configured to communicate with an associated intelligent industrial device and an intelligent network of an industrial system, and a chainable compute component that operates as a computation resource for the industrial system by allowing an assigning device of the industrial system to offload one or more computational tasks to be performed by the HIM.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
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GENERATING MODELS FOR MULTIPHYSICS SYSTEMS USING DESIGN INFORMATION
A method includes receiving, via one or more processors, design information indicating an arrangement of a plurality of industrial automation components, wherein the plurality of industrial automation components comprises a motor. The method also includes determining, via the one or more processors, an equation of motion representing a mechanical operation of the plurality of industrial automation components based on the arrangement of the plurality of industrial automation components. Further, the method includes determining, via the one or more processors, a plurality of mechanical parameters representing the mechanical operation of the plurality of industrial automation components based on the equation of motion. Further still, the method includes generating, via the one or more processors, a model of the plurality of industrial automation components based on the plurality of mechanical parameters, wherein model represents one or more operations of a physical arrangement of the plurality of industrial automation components.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS
A system for detecting linear drive system faults includes a track, a calibrated inspection apparatus, and processing circuitry. The track includes track segments defining a path along which movers travel. Drive coils induce travel of the movers along the track. The calibrated inspection apparatus includes (i) a calibrated inspection mover that travels along the track and/or (ii) a calibrated inspection station including one or more of the track segments. The processing circuitry obtains feedback signals from controllers for the track segments. The feedback signals characterize relative motion between the calibrated inspection apparatus and (i) the track segments and/or (ii) the movers. The processing circuitry determines a fault based on the feedback signals and calibrated characteristics of the calibrated inspection apparatus. The fault includes at least one of (i) a track segment fault in the track segments or (ii) a mover fault in the movers.
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60L 15/00 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train
H02P 6/00 - Arrangements for controlling synchronous motors or other dynamo-electric motors using electronic commutation dependent on the rotor position; Electronic commutators therefor
H02P 6/18 - Circuit arrangements for detecting position without separate position detecting elements
A method includes, using a mobile device connected to an industrial network of an industrial system, receiving a chainable compute service assignment from a first intelligent industrial device of the industrial system that assigns a chainable compute service to the mobile device or assignment from a cloud-based device or system connected to the industrial network that assigns the chainable compute service to the mobile device; and using the mobile device, performing the chainable compute service.
A method includes using a mobile device connected to an industrial network of an industrial system, obtaining a first identity object from an intelligent industrial device of the industrial system, bridging through the intelligent industrial device to obtain a second identity object of a related device of the industrial system that is related to the intelligent industrial device, and using the mobile device, presenting a hierarchy context of the intelligent industrial device to a user based on the identity objects.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
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MOBILE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM EMBEDDED CONTENT UNLOCKING AND NEW CONTENT INSTALLATION
A method includes connecting a mobile device to an intelligent industrial device of an industrial system, and using the mobile device, one of: enabling embedded content of the intelligent industrial device; and installing new content in the intelligent industrial device. A non-transitory computer readable medium has computer executable instructions which, when executed by a processor of a mobile device connected to an industrial network of an industrial system, cause the mobile device to enable embedded content of an intelligent industrial device of the industrial system, or install new content in the intelligent industrial device.
A method includes using a mobile device, obtaining first intelligent device information for backup of a first intelligent industrial device of an industrial system, using the mobile device, creating a backup of the first intelligent industrial device including a first device identity and a first device configuration based on the first intelligent device information, and using the mobile device, configuring a second intelligent industrial device as a clone of the first intelligent industrial device based on the backup.
G06F 11/14 - Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operation, e.g. by using different operation sequences leading to the same result
Systems, methods, and media for crowdsourcing engineering designs for industrial control products. The method includes receiving orders for a first industrial control product including a first option pack that is a first variation to a base design and a second industrial control product including a second option pack that is a second variation to the base design, receiving engineering design files for the first option pack and engineering design files for the second option pack, and storing the engineering design files in an industrial design library. The method further includes receiving a third order for a third industrial control product including the first and second option packs, automatically generating engineering design files for the third industrial control product using the engineering design files for the first option pack and the second option pack and providing the engineering design files for the third industrial control product to a manufacturing system.
An illustrative method includes a batch analytic system receiving batch data of a batch generated in an industrial process, wherein the batch data includes a set of samples associated with the batch, the batch is complete and has a first batch length, determining a reference batch based on a plurality of non-anomalous batches generated in the industrial process, wherein each non-anomalous batch has a same second batch length, generating a batch representation of the batch based on the batch data of the batch and the reference batch, wherein the batch representation of the batch aligns with the reference batch and has the second batch length associated with the reference batch, and performing an operation using the batch representation of the batch.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Electronic apparatus, namely, motion control drives for the
control and regulation of electric motors for controlling
the speed and position of industrial machinery, including
electric circuits, namely, inverters and rectifiers,
electronic control circuits and electronic human machine
interface.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATCH SYNCHRONIZATION IN INDUSTRIAL BATCH ANALYTICS
An illustrative method includes a batch analytic system receiving batch data of a batch generated in an industrial process, wherein the batch data includes K samples collected during the batch and each sample includes J values corresponding to J process variables of the industrial process, applying, for each process variable among the J process variables of the industrial process, a first function to K values of the process variable in the K samples of the batch to determine a first feature value of the process variable for the batch, aggregating first feature values corresponding to the J process variables that are determined for the batch using the first function to form a batch representation of the batch, and performing an operation using the batch representation of the batch.
Systems and methods of visual programming for industrial systems. One system includes an electronic processor configured to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for programming an industrial controller. The electronic processor is also configured to receive a selection of a function associated with a set of computer executable instructions. The electronic processor is also configured to generate a graphical representation of the function, the graphical representation including a set of interactive components for receiving one or more parameters specific to configuring the function. The electronic processor is also configured to receive a set of parameters for configuring the function and generate a code file for executing the function based on the set of parameters.
A mover system includes a track, a plurality of movers configured to move along the track, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive a user input indicative of operational parameters for the mover system, determine operating settings for the mover system based on the operational parameters, and cause the plurality of movers to operate in accordance with the operating settings.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANOMALY DETECTION IN INDUSTRIAL BATCH ANALYTICS
An illustrative method includes an anomaly detection system determining, for a batch generated in an industrial process, a T2-statistic metric and a Q-statistic metric of the batch in a principal component analysis (PCA) model associated with the industrial process, determining an anomaly metric of the batch based on the T2-statistic metric and the Q-statistic metric of the batch in the PCA model, determining that the batch is anomalous based on the anomaly metric of the batch, and performing an operation in response to determining that the batch is anomalous.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
40.
Coordinated Motion of a Robot and Vehicle in an Independent Cart System
Motion is coordinated between a robot and a mover in an independent cart system. Positions for a mover along a track for the independent cart system and for each axis of motion of the robot mounted on the mover are received at the motion controller. The axis position corresponds to either an angular position of the motor or a mechanical position of a corresponding axis on which the motor is mounted. The motion controller receives a robot motion command corresponding to a desired operation of the robot and generates a mover motion command for the mover and an axis motion command for each axis of the robot. The mover motion command and the axis motion commands are generated as a function of the robot motion command, the position of the mover along the track, and the position of the motor or of the axis for each axis of the robot.
A method includes using at least one processor to display image data to a user via an electronic device based on a three-dimensional (3D) user coordinate in a 3D coordinate system. Further, the method includes detecting a first gesture associated with an extremity of the user and a first 3D coordinate of the 3D coordinate system, detecting a movement of the extremity in the 3D coordinate system, from the first 3D coordinate to a second 3D coordinate of the 3D coordinate system, and generating a vector based on the movement, a distance between the first 3D coordinate and the second 3D coordinate, and direction of the movement. The method also includes adjusting the 3D user coordinate based on the vector and modifying the image data based on the adjusted 3D user coordinate.
For transformer fault detection, a method generates a transition region that separates a health region and a fault region in a two-dimensional feature space of two feature indicators for a plurality of operation conditions using a fault detection model for a power transformer type. The method determines the feature indicators of a given power transformer of the power transformer type. The method determines whether the feature indicators in the transition region satisfy a fault condition. The method predicts an inter-turn short fault for the given power transformer in response to satisfying the fault condition or the feature indicators being in the fault region.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Integrated electric and electronic devices, namely,
interconnected solid state flat panel displays in the nature
of liquid crystal displays and thin film transistor (TFT)
displays, logic microprocessors and network communication
card for monitoring, regulating and controlling industrial
processes and machinery, and for transmitting and receiving
data related to monitoring, regulating and controlling
industrial processes and machinery via electronic
communications networks.
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CUSTOM TEXTUAL DOMAIN SPECIFIC LANGUAGE DESCRIBING AN HMI APPLICATION
A human-machine interface (HMI) development system supports a custom textual domain-specific language (DSL) for describing and developing HMI applications. The custom DSL comprises user domain elements corresponding to elements used within the context of a graphical HMI editor, and can be used to describe all aspects of an HMI application in terms of these user domains. Since the DSL is a textual syntax, this approach also allows HMI applications to be developed using any text editor. The DSL can be used to define, using text-based programming, such HMI properties as the graphical elements to be included in the HMI application, element layouts in reference to other graphical elements, element behaviors and actions, commands and custom executable code for specific interactions of the graphics.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Electronic apparatus, namely, motion control drives for the control and regulation of electric motors for controlling the speed and position of industrial machinery, including electric circuits, namely, inverters and rectifiers, electronic control circuits and electronic human machine interface.
The present technology relates to multiple mode circuit and load protection devices configured to operate differently in each of the multiple modes. The protection device includes three power inputs and three corresponding power outputs. The protection device can be set to a motor protection mode or a circuit breaker mode. When set to the motor protection mode, the protection device detects a phase imbalance between the three inputs, analyzes electrical values associated with the three inputs and, detects a fault based on detecting a phase imbalance or detecting a failure based on one of the electrical values. When set to the circuit breaker mode, the protection device will disable measurement of or otherwise ignore phase imbalances and only detect a fault based on one of the electrical values. In response to detecting a fault, the protection device can trip, stopping current flow to load(s) coupled to the power outputs.
H02H 7/26 - Sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, e.g. for disconnecting a section on which a short-circuit, earth fault, or arc discharge has occurred
48.
CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSIENT COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
A control method, a control system, and a non-transient computer-readable storage medium are provided. The control method is applicable to a pumping station comprising one or more pumps. The method may include: comparing an inflow rate of the pumping station with a flow rate for optimal energy consumption of the pumping station; determining, based on whether the inflow rate of the pumping station is greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, the flow rate for optimal energy consumption of the pumping station, a corresponding constraint that indicates whether a target outflow rate of the pumping station is to be greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, the flow rate for optimal energy consumption of the pumping station; and setting a target outflow rate that meets the constraint, for constant flow rate control of the pumping station.
Systems and methods for software compatibility prediction and remediation for industrial systems. One system includes an electronic processor configured to receive a software inventory for an industrial system and compatibility data associated with each piece of software included in the software inventory. The electronic processor is also configured to generate, via a compatibility engine, a compatibility mapping based on the software inventory and the compatibility data. The electronic processor is also configured to determine, based on the compatibility mapping, a set of compatibility statuses associated with the industrial system. The electronic processor is also configured to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for display, the GUI including the software inventory, the set of compatibility statuses, and an interactive graphical representation of the compatibility mapping, and, in response to receiving a user interaction with the GUI, dynamically update the GUI based on the user interaction.
Systems and methods for synchronizing motion connection communication to time-aware network for industrial systems. One system includes an electronic processor configured to determine a controller Qbv configuration for an industrial controller included in a TSN. The electronic processor is also configured to determine, based at least in part on the controller Qbv configuration, a first start of a Qbv slot for isochronous traffic for an industrial device included in the TSN. The electronic processor is also configured to adjust, based at least in part on the first start of the Qbv slot for isochronous traffic for the industrial device, network scheduling for the industrial device. The electronic processor is also configured to deploy the adjusted network scheduling to the industrial device.
H04L 47/283 - Flow control; Congestion control in relation to timing considerations in response to processing delays, e.g. caused by jitter or round trip time [RTT]
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
A method includes using at least one processor to detect that a tool coupled to an end effector of a robot having multiple joints is contacting a surface. The robot includes multiple joint motors configured to control multiple motions of the multiple joints. One or more control systems are configured to control each of the joint motors in a joint position mode. The method also includes identifying, via the at least one processor, a first joint of the multiple joints in response to detecting that the tool is contacting the surface. The method also includes sending, via the at least one processor, a command to at least one of the one or more control systems associated with a first joint motor of the multiple joint motors that corresponds to the first joint. The command is configured to cause the at least one of the one or more control systems to operate in a torque mode. The method also includes sending, via the at least one processor, a joint torque value to the at least one of the one or more control systems. The at least one of the one or more control systems is configured to cause the first joint to apply the joint torque value via the first joint motor.
An industrial asset management system leverages augmented reality (AR) technology to discover and register assets within an industrial facility. The system uses the registered asset tracking information in conjunction with AR-based navigational features to guide users to desired assets and to provide information about an asset within the user's field of view. The asset management system also supports AR-assisted asset check in and check out workflows.
The present technology relates to circuit breaker devices having current sense transformers. The current sense transformer includes a core, a secondary winding, and a primary winding coupled to the power input. The secondary winding includes a first wire wrapped around the core a number of secondary winding turns. The primary winding includes a second wire wrapped around the core a number of primary winding turns. The number of primary winding turns includes a first number of primary winding turns in a first direction and a second number of primary winding turns in an opposite direction that magnetically cancel out the second number of primary winding turns in the first direction to generate an effective number of primary winding turns. The effective number of primary winding turns and the number of secondary winding turns make up a desired turns ratio.
H01F 27/42 - Circuits specially adapted for the purpose of modifying, or compensating for, electric characteristics of transformers, reactors or choke coils
H01F 30/12 - Two-phase, three-phase or polyphase transformers
The various embodiments described herein generally relate to systems and methods for operating one or more self-driving vehicles. In some embodiments, the self-driving vehicles may include a vehicle processor being operable to: control the vehicle to navigate an operating environment in an initial vehicle navigation mode; monitor for one or more trigger conditions indicating a possible change for the vehicle navigation mode; detect a trigger condition; determine a prospective vehicle navigation mode associated with the detected trigger condition; determine whether to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode; and in response to determining to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, adjust one or more vehicle attributes corresponding to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, otherwise continue to operate the vehicle in the initial vehicle navigation mode.
B60W 30/09 - Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering
B60W 30/165 - Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle automatically following the path of a preceding lead vehicle, e.g. "electronic tow-bar"
A method includes receiving (1) a request to perform of one or more analytics operations, and (2) data associated with an industrial automation system, wherein the industrial automation system comprises a plurality of devices configured to perform a plurality of automation operations, and wherein each of the plurality of devices comprises a compute surface configured to perform one or more software tasks, determining a plurality of data processing tasks included in the one or more analytics operations, identifying a portion of the plurality of devices to perform the plurality of data processing tasks based on the compute surface available for each of the plurality of devices, deploying one or more containers to each of the portion of the plurality of devices, and providing first instructions to a first container of the one or more containers to perform a first data processing task of the plurality of data processing tasks.
Systems and methods described herein may relate to a system that includes one or more industrial devices that perform one or more operations within an industrial automation system. One or more industrial devices may include a compute surface able to perform one or more software tasks. The system may include a processor that determines a trigger event has occurred. The processor may determine additional data and a target device based on the trigger event, where the processor may be located on a different hierarchical level as compared to the target device. The processor may determine a container to be deployed to the target device based on the container generating the additional data when deployed on the target device. The processor may deploy the container to the target device.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
G06F 9/455 - Emulation; Interpretation; Software simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines
G06F 9/48 - Program initiating; Program switching, e.g. by interrupt
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
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(1) Electrical and electronic controls and systems namely, industrial control and building maintenance systems namely, programmable logic controllers, and input/output devices including analog and digital input/output devices, in the nature of electrical input/output control panels and integrated circuit modules, for use in the field of industrial control and building maintenance; electrical motion controllers; industrial computers and workstations, namely, a computer monitor, keyboard and mouse; computer mouse; operator interface devices, namely, operator computer terminals and operator computer monitors; message displays in the nature of electric display panels for displaying messages; alpha/numeric displays in the nature of electric luminescent display panels for displaying alpha/numeric characters; touch screens, and push button displays in the nature of electronic motor status screens, electronic alarm banner screens and electronic application tag screens; circuit protection devices, namely, disconnects in the nature of electrical plug device enabling disconnection of power; electric over load relays, electric contact switches, and circuit breakers; wiring systems, namely, specialized cable and connectors assemblies comprised of electric cables and electric connectors; push buttons, namely, auto reset buttons and operating mode buttons; touch buttons; relays; electric relays; timers; signaling devices, namely, stackable tower lights and sound modules; electrical terminal blocks; network communication devices, namely, electronic display interfaces, and circuit boards; motor control centers, namely, electronic controls for motors; contactors, in the nature of mechanically operated switches for establishing and interrupting an electrical power circuit; electric over load relays, motor and line protection devices, namely, electric current relays, electric thermistor protection relays, control circuit transformers, electric trip current relays, line voltage and line current monitors, arcing ground fault sensors, electric arcing ground fault relays and control circuit trails formers; emergency stop devices, namely, push buttons in the nature of buttons to control motor status, alarms, reset or operating modes; electric trip switches; light curtains, in the nature of safety light barriers to protect against bodily injury from machine access; touch cable for electrical and optical signal transmission, and electric interlock switches; sensors, namely, photoelectric sensors and inductive, capacitive and ultrasonic proximity sensors; electric limit switches, encoders, speed sensors, pressure sensors, temperature sensors and electric safety switches; computer software for providing human machine interface and visualization, communications over a network and between application programs, information management, logic programming, scheduling, simulation validation, archiving, logic and processed control, computer software for use in the design operation and maintenance of industrial automation processes; safety floor mats, namely, a pressure- sensitive safeguarding mat comprised of electric sensors for detecting the presence of people on the sensing surface.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECURRING INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION PROJECT DESIGN VALIDATION
A non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive an indication of a modification to a particular device of an industrial automation system that includes a compute surface configured to perform software tasks, deploy a container to the compute surface of the particular device, retrieve one or more sets of rules and a project code file for the industrial automation system that includes a portion of code that represents a structure of the industrial automation system and one or more functions of the industrial automation system, determine, via the container, that the modification complies with the one or more sets of rules, update the project code file to reflect the modification to the particular device of the industrial automation system, and store the updated project code file in memory.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
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CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION BASED ON INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT CONTROL ARCHITECTURE
A non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive a request to deploy a container within an industrial automation system to perform a data processing task, wherein the industrial automation system includes a plurality of devices each having a compute surface configured to perform one or more software tasks, retrieve a project code file for the industrial automation system that represents a structure of the industrial automation system, one or more functions of the industrial automation system, and computing resources available within the industrial automation system, identify, based on the data processing task and the project code file, a respective compute surface of a particular device of the plurality of devices to which to deploy the container, and deploy the container to the respective compute surface of the particular device to perform the data processing task.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULED POLICY DEPLOYMENT IN OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS
An OT device includes a processor and a memory, accessible by the processor. The memory stores a first policy that includes a first set of settings associated with operation of the OT device. The memory also stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to enforce the first policy, receive a second policy and an indication of a trigger, wherein the second policy comprises a second set of settings associated with the operation of the OT device, receive an indication that the trigger is enabled, determine that the trigger is true, and, in response to the receiving the indication that the trigger is enabled and the determining that the trigger is true, enforce the second policy.
A motion control system for an independent cart system provides for an improved system for controlling operation of movers in areas of high traffic. A controller monitors operation of the movers to detect heavy traffic. In heavy traffic, the controller may bring a mover to a stop to avoid collisions. Once a mover is stopped, the segment controller will look at the present location of the mover and determine whether it is at the desired position set in the motion command. If the mover is not at the desired position, the stop was a result of heavy traffic. After detecting heavy traffic, the controller commands the mover to resume travel using a modified motion command. The modified motion command will command the first mover to its desired position but will command the move at a reduced rate or using a reduced response in the controller.
B61L 23/00 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains
B61L 23/26 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains for controlling traffic in two directions over the same pair of rails with means for actuating signals from the vehicle or by passage of the vehicle
B61L 23/34 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or vehicle trains for indicating the distance between vehicles or vehicle trains by the transmission of signals therebetween
B61L 25/02 - Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or vehicle trains
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NOTIFICATIONS FROM AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) supports collaborative tools that allow multiple designers and programmers to remotely submit design input to the same automation system project in parallel while maintaining project consistency. The industrial IDE also permits localized development of system projects, and provides an infrastructure for intelligently brokering between conflicting edits submitted to common portions of the system project. To facilitate effective collaboration via efficient communication between developers, the IDE system can be configured to send push notifications to personal client devices in response to relevant events originating within the development environment relating to development of an automation system project.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
G06F 8/71 - Version control ; Configuration management
G06F 9/451 - Execution arrangements for user interfaces
G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING ONE OR MORE SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES
The various embodiments described herein generally relate to systems and methods for operating one or more self-driving vehicles. In some embodiments, the self-driving vehicles may include a vehicle processor being operable to: control the vehicle to navigate an operating environment in an initial vehicle navigation mode; monitor for one or more trigger conditions indicating a possible change for the vehicle navigation mode; detect a trigger condition; determine a prospective vehicle navigation mode associated with the detected trigger condition; determine whether to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode; and in response to determining to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, adjust one or more vehicle attributes corresponding to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, otherwise continue to operate the vehicle in the initial vehicle navigation mode.
B60W 30/09 - Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering
B60W 30/165 - Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle automatically following the path of a preceding lead vehicle, e.g. "electronic tow-bar"
An industrial extract, transform, and load (ETL) system extracts and transfers data from proprietary industrial systems and devices to cloud-level systems or other higher level applications. The industrial ETL system uses application connectors that are designed to interface with various types commonly used or proprietary industrial systems and devices—including but not limited to industrial controllers, open platform communications (OPC) servers, databases, MQ telemetry transport (MQTT) brokers, motor drives, telemetry devices, etc.—and to extract data from those systems in a manner that reduces the impact on those systems' core functionalities relative to conventional ETL approaches. The system's application connectors use the same technology stack to communicate with multiple different devices and systems that are commonly found in industrial software architectures.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
G06F 16/25 - Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
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System and method for inertial compensation in a motor drive
A motor drive receives a position feedback signal from a position sensor operatively connected to a motor. The motor drive receives a command signal defining a desired operation of the motor. A processor in the motor drive generates an acceleration feedforward signal from the command signal and an acceleration reference signal from the command signal and the position feedback signal. The processor also generates an estimated disturbance acceleration from the acceleration reference signal. The acceleration feedforward signal is multiplied by a first gain to obtain a first product, and the estimated disturbance acceleration by a second gain to obtain a second product. The first and second gains are functions of first and second portions of the system inertia. A current reference signal is generated based on the first product and second products, and an output voltage to the motor is generated from the current reference signal.
H02P 23/14 - Estimation or adaptation of motor parameters, e.g. rotor time constant, flux, speed, current or voltage
H02P 23/20 - Controlling the acceleration or deceleration
H02P 27/08 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of supply voltage using variable-frequency supply voltage, e.g. inverter or converter supply voltage using dc to ac converters or inverters with pulse width modulation
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VERSION CHANGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS APPLIED TO INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
Systems and methods described herein may improve configuration file generation and management in an industrial automation system. Indeed, described herein is an integrated development environment (IDE) tool that may be integrated with a version control system (VCS) to improve change control issues that may otherwise arise when multiple IT devices have access to a same project and/or configuration file.
An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) allows project topologies to be defined using an industrial domain-specific language (DSL) script. DSL scripting language can be used to define a control system topology in terms of the devices that make up the control system as well as the data connections between those devices. The IDE system can translate resulting topology to a project tree that serves as the basis for a control system project.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
G06Q 10/0637 - Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
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CONTAINER REGISTRY AND SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
A method may involve receiving, via at least one processor, a request from an industrial component operating in an industrial automation system, such that the request may include an indication of a software function. The method may then involve querying a container registry having a plurality of container images based on the software function, identifying at least one container image of the plurality of container images that corresponds to the software function, sending an indication of the at least one container image to the industrial component, and receiving a selection of the at least one container image from the industrial component. The method may also involve retrieving the at least one container image from the container registry and sending the at least one container image to the industrial component.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
A system and method of monitoring forces exerted at multiple locations on a mover includes multiple sensors, where each sensor is mounted at one of the locations. Each sensor detects an operating condition of the mover at the location on the mover at which it is mounted. The sensors may include accelerometers, strain gauges, or a combination thereof. Each strain gauge is mounted proximate to an area of interest on the mover. Each strain gauge generates a feedback signal corresponding to a deformation of the material measured at the location of the sensor. From the measured deformation of material, a force acting on the mover at the location of the sensor may be determined. The forces exerted at the different locations on the mover may be monitored in real time to determine bearing performance or monitored over a duration of time to observer changes in bearing performance over that duration.
G01L 5/00 - Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes
G01L 5/04 - Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring tension in flexible members, e.g. ropes, cables, wires, threads, belts or bands
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
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Engineering and engineering consulting services in the fields of information technology, automation, manufacturing, enterprise integration, EMI (enterprise manufacturing intelligence), EAI (enterprise application integration), and electronic business, namely, PLC (programmable logic controllers)/DCS (distributed control system) development and replacement; front-end engineering services; engineering project management; technological consulting services in the field of energy optimization, manufacturing plant documentation for operations, engineering, DCS (distributed control system)/HMI (human-machine interface) specification development and configuration; piping and instrumentation diagram development; piping and instrumentation design and development, process control functional description and specification development, detailed electrical instrumentation design, electrical instrument specification; medium-and low-voltage power distribution system design and implementation, hardwired safety interlock design, software safety interlock design, electrical heat trace design, electrical control cabinet construction, control cabinet design and layout, network design and layout, computer networking and system architecture design and implementation; Internet, intranet and extranet website design and development; custom database design and configuration; preparing engineering compliance reports; engineering consulting services, namely, technician calibration, outage services and planning, advanced process control solutions, demand planning, production planning and scheduling, logistics and distribution, manufacturing execution/production management, manufacturing intelligence, quality management, system health checks, product update monitoring, subsystem communication, system simulation; Remote monitoring in the field of industrial process controls systems, namely, PLC (programmable logic controllers), DCS (distributed control systems), and HMI (human machine interface) systems; Technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of industrial process control computer software problems; Maintenance of software used in PLC, DCS and HMI industrial process control systems; Providing engineering and engineering consulting services remotely in the fields of information technology, automation, manufacturing, and enterprise integration; remote computer network technical monitoring, software maintenance services, and data recovery services
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A KNOWLEDGE GRAPH BASED ON INDUSTRIAL DATA
A system includes processing circuitry and a memory, accessible by the processing circuitry, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including receiving industrial data collected from an industrial automation system during performance of an industrial automation process and applying an asset model to the industrial data to contextualize the industrial data. When executed, the instructions also cause the processing circuitry to perform operations including determining event data based on the industrial data, generating a knowledge graph based on the industrial data and the event data, identifying an event based on the event data, and providing for display via a graphical user interface (GUI), one or more remedies for the event based on the knowledge graph.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
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GENERIC DATA PARSING AND ORCHESTRATION SOLUTION FOR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
A digital technology transfer system transforms technology transfer documents to a set of digitized manufacturing procedures and operations documentation. The system can transform a technology transfer document to a hierarchical structured model representing a package, or product to be manufactured, and the process for manufacturing the product. The resulting package model can be integrated into a larger model representing an ecosystem of manufacturing entities and plant facilities by assigning steps of the manufacturing process to one or more selected production lines. To reduce dependency on custom-built parsers for each type of document format, the system integrating both custom and general parsing mechanisms into a scalable parser orchestration engine.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
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Thrust Monitoring in a Linear Drive for Independent Cart System
A level of thrust generated in a linear drive system is monitored by receiving an analog feedback signal at a controller from a position sensor mounted along a track for the linear drive system. The analog feedback signal varies as a function of a position of a mover traveling along the track, and the controller receives the analog feedback signal as the mover travels between a first position and a second position proximate the position sensor. An amplitude of the analog feedback signal corresponds to a value of thrust generated by the linear drive system for the mover. A change in the analog feedback signal from a nominal value of the analog feedback signal for the mover is detected as the mover travels between the first and second positions. Operation of the linear drive system is adapted when the change in the analog feedback signal exceeds a predefined threshold.
G01D 5/14 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage
Systems and methods for providing industrial automation sustainability reporting. One method includes receiving sustainability data for an industrial device included in an industrial system. The method also includes determining, based on the sustainability data, a predicted sustainability score for each of a plurality of remediation actions as a set of predicted sustainability scores. The method also includes generating and transmitting a graphical representation of the set of predicted sustainability scores for display.
G05B 19/406 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by monitoring or safety
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RULE ENCODING FOR GENERIC DATA PARSING OF DATA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DOCUMENTS
A digital technology transfer system transforms technology transfer documents to a set of digitized manufacturing procedures and operations documentation. The system can transform a technology transfer document to a hierarchical structured model representing a package, or product to be manufactured, and the process for manufacturing the product. The resulting package model can be integrated into a larger model representing an ecosystem of manufacturing entities and plant facilities by assigning steps of the manufacturing process to one or more selected production lines. To reduce dependency on custom-built parsers for each type of document format, the system integrating both custom and general parsing mechanisms into a scalable parser orchestration engine.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
An OT device includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores a first policy, a second policy, and program instructions. The first policy includes a first set of settings associated with operation of the OT device. The second policy includes a second set of settings associated with the operation of the OT device. The program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive data associated with an event, identify a first action in response to the event based on the first policy, perform the identified first action, identify a second action in response to the event based on the second policy, and generate, in response to the first action being different from the second action, a record identifying a difference between the first action and the second action.
An OT device includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores a first policy, a second policy, and program instructions. The first policy includes a first set of settings associated with the operation of the OT device. The second policy includes a second set of settings associated with the operation of the OT device. The program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive first data associated with a first event, identify a first action in response to the first event based on the first policy, perform the identified first action, receive a command to enforce the second policy and stop enforcing the first policy, receive second data associated with a second event, identify a second action in response to the second event based on the second policy, and perform the identified second action.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
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(1) Motor controls and components for electrical circuits and motor controls comprising: switches, starters, contactors, relays, rotary switches, speed regulators, push buttons, control station units, control centers and panels, and parts therefor; and Electrical and electronic controls and systems for industrial automation comprising: pressure, temperature and/or time responsive switches, programmable logic controllers, human machine interfaces, and input/output devices including analog and digital input/output devices
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ADAPTING DATA MODELS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION TO EXTERNAL PLATFORMS
An adapter of a common gateway platform associated with an industrial automation system is described for communicating data acquired from various devices using a data model of the common gateway platform with external components using various data models. The computing device may determine a relationship between datasets of the native data model and datasets of an external component based on obtaining an application programming interface (API) and/or software development kit (SDK) of the external component. Accordingly, the adapter may enable the common gateway platform to interact with the external component by providing functionalities of the external component as native functions of the computing device. That is, the adapter may provide functions to connect, create, read, write, update, delete, run commands and queries, and disconnect from the external component using native commands and actions of the common gateway platform.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
G06F 16/22 - Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
G06F 16/28 - Databases characterised by their database models, e.g. relational or object models
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Systems and methods for energy management of operation technology networks by an information technology network
An industrial automation system is described including multiple devices, a master container node, a container node, and a control system. The devices may connect to an external application programming interface (API) of an external device (e.g., an electric power utility company), receive an API call from the external API indicative of a time window for monitoring electrical power consumption of the devices by the external API, and output one or more information technology (IT) commands in response to receiving the API call. The container node may be coupled to the master container node, wherein the container node may map the IT commands to operation technology (OT) commands. The control system may be coupled to the container node and the plurality of devices. The control system may implement the OT commands on the devices to perform one or more operations.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
A system includes one or more movers configured to move along a track of an industrial automation system and a computing device. The computing device receives data associated with the movers as the movers move around the track. The data includes a first amount of time for at least one of the movers to move between two stations disposed along the track, a second amount of time for the at least one mover to settle at a station, a third amount of time for a respective robot at the station to prepare to perform a process, and a fourth amount of time for the respective robot to perform the process. The computing device identifies throughput degradation based on the first amount of time, the second amount of time, the third amount of time, or the fourth amount of time, or any combination thereof.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
A system and method for reducing mechanical oscillations in a multi-axis control system provides a first command for a dynamic notch filter at a first update rate to multiple motor drives. Each motor drive is operatively connected to a motor for an axis in the multi-axis control system. Each motor drive receives a second command for desired operation of the motor at a second update rate. Operation of the dynamic notch filter in each motor drive is changed as a function of the first command at the first update rate, and each motor drive generates a desired output voltage for desired operation of the motor at a third update rate. The third update rate is faster than the second update rate, the second command is passed through the dynamic notch filter to generate a filtered command, and the desired output voltage is generated as a function of the filtered command.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
A method for flying start control of a motor, a computer readable medium, and a power conversion system having an inverter and a controller configured by computer executable instructions in a memory to perform flying start of a rotating motor by field weakening control to control the motor responsive to the motor speed exceeding the rated speed or other non-zero threshold at startup of the power conversion system. The method includes measuring a motor speed of a motor, responsive to startup of a power conversion system, and performing a flying start operation using field weakening control to control the motor responsive to the motor speed exceeding a non-zero threshold at startup of the power conversion system.
H02M 7/5375 - Conversion of dc power input into ac power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only, e.g. single switched pulse inverters with special starting equipment
H02P 21/14 - Estimation or adaptation of machine parameters, e.g. flux, current or voltage
H02P 25/024 - Synchronous motors controlled by supply frequency
H02P 25/092 - Converters specially adapted for controlling reluctance motors
H02P 27/06 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of supply voltage using variable-frequency supply voltage, e.g. inverter or converter supply voltage using dc to ac converters or inverters
84.
Power conversion system with enhanced protection for gaseous corrosive atmospheres
A motor drive or bus supply power conversion system includes a rectifier with at least one rectifier switch module for rectifying AC input power. A DC bus is connected to the rectifier and supplies DC output power. An optional inverter is connected to the DC bus and includes at least one inverter switch module for inverting the DC bus voltage to an AC output power. The at least one rectifier switch module and the at least one inverter switch module each include a base plate and a housing connected to the base plate. The housing defines an interior space that contains at least one semiconductor switch. Anti-corrosion features are provided including a conformal coating on printed circuit board assemblies, removable connector covers, dielectric grease coated connections, nano-coated fiber optic transceivers, and an exterior protective film wrap.
H02M 1/32 - Means for protecting converters other than by automatic disconnection
H01L 23/00 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
H02M 7/217 - Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
H05K 5/00 - Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
85.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING HUMAN-OPERATED MATERIAL-TRANSPORT VEHICLES WITH FLEET-MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
There is provided a driver-support system for use with a human-operated material-transport vehicle, and methods for using the same. The system has at least one sensor, a human-vehicle interface, and a transceiver for communicating with a fleet-management system. The system also has a processor that is configured to provide a mapping application and a localization application based on information received from the sensor. The mapping application and localization application may be provided in a single localization-and-mapping (“SLAM”) application, which may obtain input from the sensor, for example, when the sensor is an optical sensor such as a LiDAR or video camera.
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86.
NETWORK TRAFFIC FLOW CONTROL FOR TIME SENSITIVE NETWORKING
Systems and methods for accurate network traffic flow for time-sensitive networking in industrial systems. One configuration provides a system for controlling network traffic flow for time-sensitive networking in industrial systems. The system includes an electronic processor configured to receive, from an industrial controller of an industrial system, queuing data associated with a first queue of the industrial controller. The electronic processor is also configured to determine, based on the queuing data, a distribution of network traffic within the industrial system. The electronic processor is also configured to generate a network traffic model for display, the network traffic model including the distribution of network traffic within the industrial system.
An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) supports decoupled development of industrial control programs without requiring the programs to be initially bound to a specific industrial controller. The IDE system allows industrial control programs to be defined as smart objects within an industrial control project. These smart objects can be created without an initial binding to an industrial controller, and can subsequently be assigned to selected industrial controllers after development of the control programs is complete, or while program development is in progress. A smart object can be reused and deployed to multiple industrial controllers, providing a simple means to implement common control functionality on multiple different automation systems. To allow for deployment of smart objects to selected controllers, the IDE system supports creation of a control project having a one-to-many relationship with industrial controllers, such that multiple controllers can be defined within a single project.
An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) supports decoupled development of industrial control programs without requiring the programs to be initially bound to a specific industrial controller. The IDE system allows industrial control programs to be defined as smart objects within an industrial control project. These smart objects can be created without an initial binding to an industrial controller, and can subsequently be assigned to selected industrial controllers after development of the control programs is complete, or while program development is in progress. A smart object can be reused and deployed to multiple industrial controllers, providing a simple means to implement common control functionality on multiple different automation systems. To allow for deployment of smart objects to selected controllers, the IDE system supports creation of a control project having a one-to-many relationship with industrial controllers, such that multiple controllers can be defined within a single project.
An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) supports decoupled development of industrial control programs without requiring the programs to be initially bound to a specific industrial controller. The IDE system allows industrial control programs to be defined as smart objects within an industrial control project. These smart objects can be created without an initial binding to an industrial controller, and can subsequently be assigned to selected industrial controllers after development of the control programs is complete, or while program development is in progress. The IDE system can export executable content allocated to a selected controller definition as a project file formatted to be compatible with a configuration application specific to the controller type of the selected controller definition.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
90.
SMART OBJECT CONTROLLER ALLOCATION IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT
An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) supports decoupled development of industrial control programs without requiring the programs to be initially bound to a specific industrial controller. The IDE system allows industrial control programs to be defined as smart objects within an industrial control project. These smart objects can be created without an initial binding to an industrial controller, and can subsequently be assigned to selected industrial controllers after development of the control programs is complete, or while program development is in progress. A smart object can be reused and deployed to multiple industrial controllers, providing a simple means to implement common control functionality on multiple different automation systems. To allow for deployment of smart objects to selected controllers, the IDE system supports creation of a control project having a one-to-many relationship with industrial controllers, such that multiple controllers can be defined within a single project.
G06F 30/12 - Geometric CAD characterised by design entry means specially adapted for CAD, e.g. graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for CAD
91.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FAULT DETECTION FOR INPUT/OUTPUT MODULES OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
Systems and methods for providing fault detection for input/output modules of industrial systems. One system includes a plurality of channel circuits for interfacing with industrial control equipment of an industrial system. The system also includes an electronic processor communicatively coupled to each channel circuit via a dedicated hardware communication channel. The electronic processor is configured to control a current load supply for at least one channel circuit included in the plurality of channel circuits.
A system, including a first power conditioner module (PCM) configured to provide a first power output, wherein the first PCM includes a first plurality of input/output (TO) points configured to electrically couple to a plurality of terminals. The system also includes a second power conditioner module (PCM) configured to provide a second power output, wherein the second PCM includes a second plurality of input/output points configured to electrically couple to the plurality of terminals. The second PCM also includes a control system configured to perform a verification operation on a first set of data received from the first PCM, wherein the first PCM received the first set of data from the first plurality of TO points, and send a second set of data to the first PCM, wherein the second set of data is received via the second plurality of TO points, and wherein the first PCM is configured to perform an additional verification operation on the second set of data.
G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
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93.
Managing firmware and software updates within a secure deployment system
A method may include receiving, via a secure deployment management (SDM) system, a notification indicative of a change in configuration data associated with an industrial device from a secure deployment management (SDM) node associated with the industrial device. The notification is received via a secure communication channel established by the SDM system with the SDM node and one or more security protocols. The method also includes retrieving, via the SDM system, the configuration data associated with the industrial device from a data source in response to receiving the notification and sending, via the SDM system, the configuration data to the SDM node via the secure communication channel. The industrial device may receive the configuration data from the SDM node without performing one or more security operations on the configuration data.
G06F 21/00 - Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
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94.
Coordinating maintenance management operations via a secure deployment system
A method may include receiving, via a secure deployment management (SDM) system, data associated with one or more operations of an industrial device from a secure deployment management (SDM) node associated with the industrial device. The data is received via a secure communication channel established by the SDM system with the SDM node and security protocols. The method also includes sending the data to a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) container component may perform tasks in conjunction with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) process, such that the CMMS container component may communicate with the CMMS process via a first firewall through which the SDM system is incapable of communicating. The SDM system may enable the data associated with the operations to communicate with the SDM node through a second firewall between the SDM system and the SDM node, the second firewall being different from the first firewall.
Industrial data extraction (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a system can comprise: a memory that stores executable components, and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising: a device interface component that matches industrial data, accessible via an industrial asset model and determined not to be represented in the industrial asset model, to an industrial device represented in the industrial asset model, and in response to matching the industrial data to the industrial device, extracts the industrial data into the industrial asset model, and a model update component that updates the industrial asset model, resulting in an updated industrial asset model, wherein updating the industrial asset model comprises associating the industrial data with the industrial device.
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
Industrial data source writeback (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a system can comprise: a memory that stores executable components, and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising: a change component that, using an industrial asset model, determines a change applicable to an industrial device represented in the industrial asset model, a model update component that, based on the change, updates the industrial asset model, resulting in an updated industrial asset model, and a device interface component that, based on the change and using the industrial asset model, applies the change to the industrial device.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
Industrial automation data quality and analysis (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a system can comprise: a memory that stores executable components, and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising: a device interface component that retrieves industrial data from an industrial device represented in an industrial asset model, wherein the industrial data comprises control data applicable to the industrial device and timestamp data generated by the industrial device concurrently with the control data, a quality component that, based on the control data and the timestamp data, determines a quality indicator applicable to the control data, and an output component that, based on the quality indicator, generates an output representative of a quality of the control data.
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
98.
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION RELATIONAL DATA EXTRACTION, CONNECTION, AND MAPPING
Industrial automation relational data extraction, connection, and mapping (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a system can comprise: a memory that stores executable components, and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising: a device interface component that matches industrial relational data, accessible via an industrial asset model, to an industrial device represented in the industrial asset model, and in response to matching the industrial relational data to the industrial device, extracts the industrial relational data into the industrial asset model, and a model update component that updates the industrial asset model, resulting in an updated industrial asset model, wherein updating the industrial asset model comprises associating the industrial relational data with the industrial device.
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99.
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DATA STAGING AND TRANSFORMATION
Industrial automation data staging and transformation (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a system can comprise: a memory that stores executable components, and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising: a model condition component that determines whether a defined data connection condition, applicable to an industrial asset model, has been satisfied, and a device interface component that in response to the defined data connection condition being determined to be satisfied, determines an industrial data source that comprises industrial data associated with the defined data connection condition, sends a request to the industrial data source determined to comprise the industrial data to provide the industrial data in a second data format determined to be compatible with the industrial asset model, and retrieves the industrial data from the industrial data source, wherein the industrial data has been converted by the industrial data source from a first data format to the second data format.
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100.
ANOMALOUS EVENT AGGREGATION FOR ANALYSIS AND SYSTEM RESPONSE
Technology disclosed herein describes a system and method for aggregating event information in an industrial automation system for analysis and response. In an implementation, industrial automation devices perform industrial automation processes in an industrial automation environment. A computing device receives event data relating to events that occurred on an associated industrial automation device of the industrial automation devices. The computing device normalizes the event data to generate normalized event data which describes the events. The computing device supplements the normalized event data with context information relevant to the associated industrial automation device to generate complete event data. The computing device identifies an anomaly for an industrial automation device of the industrial automation devices based on analyzing the complete event data associated with the industrial automation device. In response to identifying an anomaly, the computing device performs an action to mitigate damage from the anomaly.
G06F 21/52 - Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems during program execution, e.g. stack integrity, buffer overflow or preventing unwanted data erasure
