公开(公告)号：US11320806B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US17007630

申请日：2020-08-31

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew R. Stump ,  Srdjan Josipovic ,  Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Michael D. Kalan ,  Anthony Carrara ,  Christopher W. Como ,  Sharon M. Billi-Duran

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/04 ,  G05B19/05

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods and devices for facilitating object-based industrial automation control. An automation control library comprised of a plurality of objects may be maintained in association with one or more industrial automation applications. Code defining the execution of an industrial automation process may be received. A plurality of objects in the object library for implementing the industrial automation control process may be identified. The plurality of identified objects may be matched to one or more hardware components based on one or more operational requirements included in the code, and available hardware resources for performing the automation control process.

公开(公告)号：US20210349435A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17385345

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Christopher E. Stanek ,  Douglas J. Reichard ,  Benjamin Henderson ,  Christopher W. Como

IPC: G05B19/042

Abstract: Techniques to facilitate programming industrial control systems to operate machinery in an industrial automation environment are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a user interface is displayed for a control program comprising programming logic associated with at least one machine system. Operational data associated with operating the at least one machine system controlled by an industrial controller executing the programming logic is received. The programming logic and the operational data are processed to determine contextual associations between the programming logic and the operational data. In the user interface for the control program, the operational data is displayed in context with the programming logic associated therewith based on the contextual associations.

公开(公告)号：US11119463B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16144105

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew R. Stump ,  Srdjan Josipovic ,  Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Michael D. Kalan ,  Anthony Carrara ,  Christopher W. Como ,  Sharon M. Billi-Duran

IPC: G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/042

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods and devices for facilitating object-based cross-domain industrial automation control. An object library comprising a plurality of objects may be maintained. One or more of the objects may represent physical counterparts for use in an industrial automation process. Each object of the plurality of objects in the object library may have at least one property that an automated control device operation can be programmed to act on. Each object of the plurality of objects may also have at least one property that a human machine interface component can utilize in generating display elements corresponding to the objects for display on the human machine interface. When modifications to objects in the object library are received, those modifications may be automatically deployed and incorporated in controller logic and HMI graphics and control.

公开(公告)号：US20210232124A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US17195108

申请日：2021-03-08

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Jimi R. Michalscheck ,  Kelly A. Michalscheck ,  Jessica L. Korpela ,  Kyle K. Reissner ,  David A. Vasko ,  Matthew W. Fordenwalt ,  John J. Jauquet ,  Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Andrew Wilber

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G07C3/00 ,  G07C9/28 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G07C9/00 ,  F16K31/00 ,  F16K35/00 ,  F16K37/00 ,  H02J4/00 ,  G06F17/18

Abstract: In one embodiment, a multi-purpose sensor may couple to a machine operating in an industrial environment and include numerous sensors disposed within the multi-purpose sensor to acquire sets of data associated with the machine or an environment surrounding the machine. A first portion of the sets of data may include historical sensor measurements over time for each of the sensors, and a second portion of the sets of data may include sensor measurements subsequent to when the first portion is acquired for each of the sensors. A processor of the multi-purpose sensor may determine a baseline collective signature based on the first portion, determine a subsequent collective signature based on the second portion, determine whether the collective signatures vary, and generate signals when a variance exists. The signals may cause a computing device, a cloud-based computing system, and/or a control/monitoring device to perform various actions.

公开(公告)号：US20210096852A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US16586346

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew R. Stump ,  Anthony Carrara ,  Christopher W. Como ,  Sharon Billi-Duran ,  Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Srdjan Josipovic ,  Eashwer Srinivasan ,  Michael D. Kalan

IPC: G06F8/75 ,  G06N20/00

Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory accessible by the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive an industrial automation project code file, wherein the industrial automation project code file defines one or more operations of an industrial automation system during performance of an industrial automation process, retrieve a set of industrial automation rules associated with a set of best practices for project code files, analyze the industrial automation project code file based on the set of industrial automation rules, including identifying one or more instances of inefficient tag usage, and identifying one or more sets of parallel overlapping tasks, and generate a report based the analysis of the industrial automation project code file based on the set of industrial automation rules.

公开(公告)号：US20210096542A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US16586208

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew R. Stump ,  Anthony Carrara ,  Christopher W. Como ,  Sharon Billi-Duran ,  Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Srdjan Josipovic ,  Eashwer Srinivasan ,  Michael D. Kalan

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05B23/02

Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) for designing and monitoring an industrial automation system presents an alert based on a condition of an object corresponding to a respective industrial automation device displayed on the GUI. The GUI generates one or more suggestions for resolving the alert, including referencing a historical data set, parsing the historical data set to identify one or more previous instances in which the condition of the object occurred and was successfully resolved, and identifying one or more respective remedial actions taken in each of the one or more identified previous instances to resolve the condition. The GUI presents the one or more remedial actions as the one or more suggestions for resolving the alert, receives an input selecting one of the one or more remedial actions, and implements the selected remedial action.

公开(公告)号：US20210096526A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US16585779

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Andrew R. Stump ,  Anthony Carrara ,  Eashwer Srinivasan ,  Christopher W. Como ,  Sharon M. Billi-Duran

IPC: G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/042

Abstract: An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) comprises a development interface that affords a user a great deal of control over the editing tools, workspace canvases, and project information rendered at a given time. The industrial IDE system automatically filters the tools, panels, and information available for selection based on a current project development task, such that a focused subset of editing tools relevant to a current development task or context are made available for selection while other tools are hidden. The development interface also allows the user to selectively render or hide selected tools or information from among the relevant, filtered set of tools. This can reduce or eliminate unnecessary clutter and aid in quickly and easily locating and selecting a desired editing function. The IDE's development interface can also conform to a structured organization of workspace canvases and panels that facilitates intuitive workflow.

公开(公告)号：US10809681B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US16043044

申请日：2018-07-23

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Ashish Anand ,  Joseph A. Harkulich ,  Kurt A. Helfrich

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  G09B19/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: Techniques to facilitate assistance to a user of an industrial application associated with an industrial automation environment are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with the industrial application is displayed on a display system of a computing system. The computing system collect contextual information comprising data associated with the industrial application. A help session is initiated with an assisting entity from within the industrial application, and the contextual information is transferred for delivery to the assisting entity.

公开(公告)号：US10540051B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-21

申请号：US14656961

申请日：2015-03-13

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Abigail Plumb-Larrick ,  Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Timothy A. Weber

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0485

Abstract: Techniques to facilitate obtaining feedback for an application associated with an industrial automation environment are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a graphical user interface (GUI) is displayed on a display system of a computing system, wherein the GUI includes primary content and a user feedback prompt, and the primary content is displayed on a majority of the display system. Responsive to a user selection of the user feedback prompt, the GUI is expanded to reveal a feedback area on the display system that provides a mechanism to receive user feedback. User input comprising the user feedback is then received. Responsive to receiving the user feedback, the GUI is contracted to conceal the feedback area on the display system.

公开(公告)号：US10025300B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US15798063

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jimi R. Michalscheck ,  Kelly A. Michalscheck ,  Jessica L. Korpela ,  Kyle K. Reissner ,  David A. Vasko ,  John J. Jauquet ,  Matthew R. Ericsson ,  Andrew Wilber

IPC: G05B19/41 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G07C3/00 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H02J4/00 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G06F17/18 ,  F16K37/00 ,  F16K35/00 ,  F16K31/00

Abstract: In one embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable medium may include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, may receive a first set of data associated with a user, receive a second set of data associated with one or more lockout procedures performed by the user, receive a request to actuate a locking mechanism of an electronic lock configured to prevent a machine in an industrial automation application from being operational, and send a signal to the electronic lock to actuate the locking mechanism when the second set of data indicates that the lockout procedures have been performed by the user and the data corresponds to an authorized user.