公开(公告)号：US12079624B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17930789

申请日：2022-09-09

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Petr Pitrinec ,  Roman Vitek ,  Martin Paulicek ,  Michal Hanzeli ,  David E Preischel ,  Zachary S Cruz ,  Kevin R Sargent ,  Karol Szczupakowski ,  Pawel Krzyzowski

IPC: G06F8/71 ,  G06F8/20 ,  G06F8/77

CPC classification number: G06F8/71 ,  G06F8/20 ,  G06F8/77

Abstract: An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) is designed to execute on a cloud-platform or a web-based platform. The IDE includes a library of device profiles that render graphical device configuration interfaces for reading and writing values of device parameters. To ensure correct binding of an instance of a device profile invoked on a client device and the corresponding physical device on the plant floor during runtime, the IDE system assigns a unique session identifier to each communication channel between a client-side profile instance and the corresponding physical device.

公开(公告)号：US12078989B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18296279

申请日：2023-04-05

Applicant: Clearpath Robotics Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  H04N5/272 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0231 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  H04N5/272 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: A system for remote viewing and control of self-driving vehicles includes: an execution subsystem for deployment at an execution location containing a self-driving vehicle. The execution subsystem includes: a capture assembly to capture multimedia data depicting the execution location, and a server to receive the multimedia data and transmit the multimedia data for presentation at an operator location remote from the execution location. The server relays operational commands and operational status data between the self-driving vehicle and the operator location. The system includes an operator subsystem for deployment at the operator location, including: a display assembly, and a computing device to: (a) establish a connection with the server; (b) receive the multimedia data from the server and control the display assembly to present the multimedia data; and (c) receive control commands and transmit the control commands to the server for execution by the self-driving vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20240286657A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18659504

申请日：2024-05-09

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Yuhong Huang

IPC: B61L23/34 ,  B61L23/26 ,  B61L25/02

CPC classification number: B61L23/34 ,  B61L23/26 ,  B61L25/021

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US12066837B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US18316724

申请日：2023-05-12

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.

Inventor： Ryan Christopher Gariepy ,  Andrew Dobson ,  Nir Rikovitch ,  William John Alexander Torrens ,  Roydyn Clayton

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05D1/225 ,  G05D1/229

CPC classification number: G05D1/0291 ,  G05B19/41895 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D1/225 ,  G05D1/229 ,  G05B2219/50393 ,  Y02P90/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for flexible conveyance in an assembly-line or manufacturing process are disclosed. A fleet of self-driving vehicles and a fleet-management system can be used to convey workpieces through a sequence of workstations at which operations are performed in order to produce a finished assembly. An assembly can be transported to a first workstation using a self-driving vehicle, where an operation is performed on the assembly. Subsequently, the assembly can be transported to a second workstation using the self-driving vehicle. The operation can be performed on the assembly while it is being conveyed by the self-driving vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US12061845B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US16679503

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  David Dawkins ,  Adam Davidson

IPC: G06F30/17 ,  G06F111/20

CPC classification number: G06F30/17 ,  G06F2111/20

Abstract: An industrial CAD system is supplemented with features that allow a developer to easily convert a mechanical CAD model of an automation system to a dynamic digital twin capable of simulation within a simulation platform. The features allow the user to label selected elements of a mechanical CAD drawing with “aspects” within the CAD environment. These aspect markups label the selected mechanical elements as being specific types of industrial assets or control elements. Based on these markups, the CAD platform associates mechatronic metadata with the selected elements based on the type of aspect with which each element is labeled. This mechatronic metadata defines the behavior (e.g., movements, speeds, forces, etc.) of the selected element within the context of a virtual simulation, transforming the mechanical CAD model into a dynamic digital twin that can be exported to a simulation and testing platform.

公开(公告)号：US12055917B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17955105

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan D. Hoffman

IPC: G05B19/414 ,  G05B19/40

CPC classification number: G05B19/4141 ,  G05B19/40

Abstract: A system for distributed multi-axis motion control includes a controller having a memory configured to store a control program and a processor configured to execute the control program. A desired motion trajectory is determined for a multi-axis system having multiple axes, and an axis command is generated for each of the axes as a function of the desired motion trajectory. The system also includes multiple motors and multiple motor drives. Each of the motors corresponds to one axis for the multi-axis system, and each of the motor drives controls at least one of the motors responsive to receiving the axis command for the corresponding motor. Each of the motor drives also determines a motion state for a link driven by the motor as a function of the axis command and transmits at least a portion of the motion state to another motor drive controlling another axis.

公开(公告)号：US20240255929A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18614105

申请日：2024-03-22

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Mazur ,  Rob A. Entzminger ,  Ryan Coon ,  Bruce T. McCleave, JR. ,  James M. Teal

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G05B19/4188 ,  G06T7/0004

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US12045035B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US18299142

申请日：2023-04-12

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Achim Thomsen ,  Cyril Perducat ,  Manuel Sukerman ,  Arvind Vijayanagar Rao ,  Chirayu Shah ,  Stephen C. Briant ,  Bijan SayyarRodsari

IPC: G05B19/4155

CPC classification number: G05B19/4155 ,  G05B2219/31449

Abstract: An industrial gateway device supports interactive feature engineering tools that guide a user through an intuitive process for configuring data analytics for key performance indicators (KPIs) of interest. A feature engineering interface renders an interactive model view that displays available data points such that the data points are organized hierarchically according to plant, machine, machine property, or other elements. The user can select, from this model view, data points having an impact on the KPI of interest. The interface also allows the user to define an executable script that defines a mathematical relationship between the selected data points and the KPI. This configuration yields an output model that defines a reduced set of data points to be collected and analyzed, as well as an executable script for assessing a state of the KPI as a function of the reduced data point values.

公开(公告)号：US12038728B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17483335

申请日：2021-09-23

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Bijan Sayyarodsari ,  Hanyu Shi

IPC: G05B13/04

CPC classification number: G05B13/042

Abstract: A method may include receiving data representative of one or more commands generated by a model-less controller to control operations of devices within a system and output parameters associated with the devices of the system. The method may also include determining whether the data is indicative of a change in operational characteristics of the system and generating a model representative of the operational characteristics of the system as a function of the data based on a Bayesian optimization algorithm in response to the data being indicative of the change. The method may also involve transmitting an excitation input to the devices in response to the data not being indicative of the change, receiving updated output parameters associated with the devices of the system after the excitation input is transmitted, and generating the model based on the updated output parameters and the excitation input.

公开(公告)号：US20240231342A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18049345

申请日：2022-10-25

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Francisco P. Maturana ,  Meiling He ,  Raja Sekhar Katuri ,  Dennis J. Luo ,  Brian Taylor ,  Sachin Misra ,  Jay W. Schiele

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41885 ,  G05B19/4185 ,  G05B19/41865 ,  G05B19/4188

Abstract: 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.