公开(公告)号：US07640291B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-29

申请号：US10808680

申请日：2004-03-25

申请人： Francisco P. Maturana ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Raymond J. Staron ,  Petr Slechta ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Pavel Tichy ,  Pavel Vrba

发明人： Francisco P. Maturana ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Raymond J. Staron ,  Petr Slechta ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Pavel Tichy ,  Pavel Vrba

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G05B15/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/4148 ,  G05B2219/33055 ,  G05B2219/33063 ,  G05B2219/33072 ,  G05B2219/33073 ,  G06Q10/04

摘要： A controller capable of being employed in a distributed control system, where the distributed control system controls operations of a plurality of devices that operate together to perform a process, and a method of communicating information between a first program portion and a second program portion of such a controller, are disclosed. The controller includes at least one processing component configured to perform a first plurality of program portions that operate in relation with one another as a first agent. The plurality of program portions includes a first program portion that controls agent-type behavior of the controller, and a second program portion that at least one of controls and monitors at least one of the devices. The controller further includes at least one memory component that stores a data table that is accessed by each of the first and second program portions to allow communication between those program portions.

摘要翻译： 一种能够用于分布式控制系统的控制器，其中所述分布式控制系统控制一起操作以执行处理的多个设备的操作，以及在所述第一程序部分和所述第二程序部分之间传递信息的方法 一个控制器。 所述控制器包括至少一个处理部件，其被配置为执行作为第一代理相对于彼此操作的第一多个程序部分。 多个程序部分包括控制控制器的代理类型行为的第一程序部分和至少一个控制和监视至少一个设备的第二程序部分。 控制器还包括至少一个存储器组件，其存储由第一和第二程序部分中的每一个访问的数据表，以允许这些程序部分之间的通信。

公开(公告)号：US07991602B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-02

申请号：US11044233

申请日：2005-01-27

申请人： Francisco P. Maturana ,  Pavel Vrba ,  Raymond J. Staron ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Petr Slechta ,  Pavel Tichy

发明人： Francisco P. Maturana ,  Pavel Vrba ,  Raymond J. Staron ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Petr Slechta ,  Pavel Tichy

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06N5/00 ,  G06G7/62 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G05B21/00 ,  G05B13/00 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G01M1/38 ,  G05D23/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/41885 ,  G05B17/02 ,  G05B2219/23451 ,  G05B2219/32352 ,  Y02P90/26

摘要： The subject invention relates to integrating agents, control logic, and simulations in order to simulate and validate a control strategy for a physical system. The systems and methods integrate agents and control logic with simulations, and utilize the integrated agents, control logic, and simulations to generate a proxy. The proxy can be employed to couple one or more controllers executing the agents and control logic with the simulations. Visualization is utilized to visualize the simulation, including the agents and the control logic. In addition, the systems and methods utilize a synchronization algorithm to synchronize the execution times of the controllers and the simulations. The foregoing mitigates validation through building and testing physical system and/or test beds. Upon validating control strategies, associated agents and logic can be loaded in one or more industrial controllers controlling the physical system, and the simulation can be utilized to represent the physical system.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及集成代理，控制逻辑和模拟，以便模拟和验证物理系统的控制策略。 系统和方法将代理和控制逻辑与仿真集成，并利用集成代理，控制逻辑和模拟来生成代理。 可以使用代理来将执行代理和控制逻辑的一个或多个控制器与仿真耦合。 可视化被用于可视化仿真，包括代理和控制逻辑。 此外，系统和方法利用同步算法来同步控制器的执行时间和模拟。 以上通过建立和测试物理系统和/或测试台来减轻验证。 在验证控制策略时，相关联的代理和逻辑可以被加载到控制物理系统的一个或多个工业控制器中，并且可以利用该仿真来表示物理系统。

公开(公告)号：US07146232B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-05

申请号：US10808999

申请日：2004-03-25

申请人： Raymond J. Staron ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Francisco P. Maturana ,  Pavel Tichy ,  Petr Slechta

发明人： Raymond J. Staron ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Francisco P. Maturana ,  Pavel Tichy ,  Petr Slechta

IPC分类号： G05B15/00 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/04 ,  B63J2/12 ,  G05B2219/25069

摘要： A system and method for programming a plurality of agents onto a distributed control system are disclosed. The system includes a terminal that displays a graphical user interface having a plurality of images. The plurality of images includes a first image showing a plurality of selectable templates and at least a first mechanism by which first user input signals can be received concerning the templates, where the templates include agent-type programming, and a second image showing a representation of controllable devices and at least a second mechanism by which second user input signals can be received concerning associations between the templates and the representation. The system further includes a processing device that generates executable programming to be performed by the distributed control system based upon the templates and the associations, where the executable programming at least partly governs agent-type behavior of the distributed control system.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将多个代理程序编程到分布式控制系统上的系统和方法。 该系统包括显示具有多个图像的图形用户界面的终端。 多个图像包括示出多个可选模板的第一图像和至少第一机制，通过该第一机制可以接收关于模板的第一用户输入信号，其中模板包括代理类型编程，以及第二图像， 可控设备和至少第二机制，通过该机制可以接收关于模板和表示之间的关联的第二用户输入信号。 该系统进一步包括一个处理设备，该处理设备生成可由分布式控制系统基于模板和关联执行的可执行程序，其中可执行程序至少部分地控制分布式控制系统的代理类型行为。

公开(公告)号：US07305272B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-04

申请号：US10808772

申请日：2004-03-25

申请人： Francisco P. Maturana ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Raymond J. Staron ,  Petr Slechta ,  Pavel Tichy ,  Sivaram Balasubramanian

发明人： Francisco P. Maturana ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Raymond J. Staron ,  Petr Slechta ,  Pavel Tichy ,  Sivaram Balasubramanian

IPC分类号： G05B15/00 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G05B19/4148 ,  G05B2219/33055 ,  G05B2219/33063 ,  G05B2219/33072 ,  G05B2219/33073 ,  G06Q10/04

摘要： A controller configured to operate as at least one agent, a method of configuring a controller for operation as part of a multi-agent distributed control system, and a configuration device for so configuring a controller, are disclosed. The controller includes at least one processing device and at least one storage medium that is in communication with the at least one processing device. The at least one storage medium stores a plurality of program portions that are executed by the at least one processing device, and the plurality of program portions includes first, second and third program portions. The first program portion is capable of generating first signals that are commands to be provided to a controlled device, the second program portion is capable of governing standard agent-type functionality, and the third program portion is capable of governing application-specific agent-type functionality.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种控制器，其被配置为作为至少一个代理进行操作，将控制器配置为作为多代理分布式控制系统的一部分进行操作的方法以及用于配置控制器的配置设备。 所述控制器包括至少一个处理设备和与所述至少一个处理设备通信的至少一个存储介质。 所述至少一个存储介质存储由所述至少一个处理装置执行的多个程序部分，并且所述多个程序部分包括第一，第二和第三程序部分。 第一程序部分能够产生作为要提供给受控设备的命令的第一信号，第二程序部分能够管理标准代理类型功能，并且第三程序部分能够控制特定于应用程序的代理程序类型 功能。

公开(公告)号：US07551081B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-23

申请号：US10985173

申请日：2004-11-10

申请人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

发明人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G05B19/4183 ,  G05B2219/25196 ,  G05B2219/33055 ,  Y02P90/10 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： The subject invention relates to systems and methods that distribute electronic data, such as Electronic Product Code (EPC) data, obtained from RFID tags by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and/or servers to agents within an agent-based control system. The systems and methods employ a component that collects, filters, processes, and stores electronic product data. The component collects electronic product data through corresponding reader and/or server interfaces. This data can be filtered to accept particular electronic product data, processed to a format suitable to the agents, and stored. Such storage can include delineating the electronic product data across rows of a table by electronic product code and across columns of the table by various types of data. Upon receiving a subscription and/or request from an agent for electronic product data, the component can obtain and convey the information to the agent.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及通过射频识别（RFID）读取器和/或服务器将从RFID标签获得的电子数据（例如电子产品代码（EPC））数据分发到基于代理的控制系统内的代理的系统和方法。 系统和方法采用收集，过滤，处理和存储电子产品数据的组件。 该组件通过相应的读取器和/或服务器接口收集电子产品数据。 该数据可以被过滤以接受特定的电子产品数据，被处理成适合于代理的格式并被存储。 这种存储可以包括通过电子产品代码和通过各种类型的数据跨越表的列来划分桌子的行的电子产品数据。 在接收到代理商的电子产品数据的订阅和/或请求时，组件可以获得并将信息传达给代理。

公开(公告)号：US08384544B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-26

申请号：US12481961

申请日：2009-06-10

申请人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

发明人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G05B19/4183 ,  G05B2219/25196 ,  G05B2219/33055 ,  Y02P90/10 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： The subject invention relates to systems and methods that distribute electronic data, such as Electronic Product Code (EPC) data, obtained from RFID tags by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and/or servers to agents within an agent-based control system. The systems and methods employ a component that collects, filters, processes, and stores electronic product data. The component collects electronic product data through corresponding reader and/or server interfaces. This data can be filtered to accept particular electronic product data, processed to a format suitable to the agents, and stored. Such storage can include delineating the electronic product data across rows of a table by electronic product code and across columns of the table by various types of data. Upon receiving a subscription and/or request from an agent for electronic product data, the component can obtain and convey the information to the agent.

公开(公告)号：US20090243808A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-01

申请号：US12481965

申请日：2009-06-10

申请人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

发明人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

IPC分类号： H04Q5/22

CPC分类号： G05B19/4183 ,  G05B2219/25196 ,  G05B2219/33055 ,  Y02P90/10 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： The subject invention relates to systems and methods that distribute electronic data, such as Electronic Product Code (EPC) data, obtained from RFID tags by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and/or servers to agents within an agent-based control system. The systems and methods employ a component that collects, filters, processes, and stores electronic product data. The component collects electronic product data through corresponding reader and/or server interfaces. This data can be filtered to accept particular electronic product data, processed to a format suitable to the agents, and stored. Such storage can include delineating the electronic product data across rows of a table by electronic product code and across columns of the table by various types of data. Upon receiving a subscription and/or request from an agent for electronic product data, the component can obtain and convey the information to the agent.

公开(公告)号：US20090254199A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-08

申请号：US12481961

申请日：2009-06-10

申请人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

发明人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

IPC分类号： G05B19/042 ,  H04Q5/22 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G05B19/4183 ,  G05B2219/25196 ,  G05B2219/33055 ,  Y02P90/10 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： The subject invention relates to systems and methods that distribute electronic data, such as Electronic Product Code (EPC) data, obtained from RFID tags by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and/or servers to agents within an agent-based control system. The systems and methods employ a component that collects, filters, processes, and stores electronic product data. The component collects electronic product data through corresponding reader and/or server interfaces. This data can be filtered to accept particular electronic product data, processed to a format suitable to the agents, and stored. Such storage can include delineating the electronic product data across rows of a table by electronic product code and across columns of the table by various types of data. Upon receiving a subscription and/or request from an agent for electronic product data, the component can obtain and convey the information to the agent.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及通过射频识别（RFID）读取器和/或服务器将从RFID标签获得的电子数据（例如电子产品代码（EPC））数据分发到基于代理的控制系统内的代理的系统和方法。 系统和方法采用收集，过滤，处理和存储电子产品数据的组件。 该组件通过相应的读取器和/或服务器接口收集电子产品数据。 该数据可以被过滤以接受特定的电子产品数据，被处理成适合于代理的格式并被存储。 这种存储可以包括通过电子产品代码和通过各种类型的数据跨越表的列来划分桌子的行的电子产品数据。 在接收到代理商的电子产品数据的订阅和/或请求时，组件可以获得并将信息传达给代理。

公开(公告)号：US07994919B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-09

申请号：US12481965

申请日：2009-06-10

申请人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

发明人： Pavel Vrba ,  Filip Macurek ,  Vladimir Marik ,  Kenwood H. Hall ,  Pavel Tichy

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G05B19/4183 ,  G05B2219/25196 ,  G05B2219/33055 ,  Y02P90/10 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： The subject invention relates to systems and methods that distribute electronic data, such as Electronic Product Code (EPC) data, obtained from RFID tags by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and/or servers to agents within an agent-based control system. The systems and methods employ a component that collects, filters, processes, and stores electronic product data. The component collects electronic product data through corresponding reader and/or server interfaces. This data can be filtered to accept particular electronic product data, processed to a format suitable to the agents, and stored. Such storage can include delineating the electronic product data across rows of a table by electronic product code and across columns of the table by various types of data. Upon receiving a subscription and/or request from an agent for electronic product data, the component can obtain and convey the information to the agent.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及通过射频识别（RFID）读取器和/或服务器将从RFID标签获得的电子数据（例如电子产品代码（EPC））数据分发到基于代理的控制系统内的代理的系统和方法。 系统和方法采用收集，过滤，处理和存储电子产品数据的组件。 该组件通过相应的读取器和/或服务器接口收集电子产品数据。 该数据可以被过滤以接受特定的电子产品数据，被处理成适合于代理的格式并被存储。 这种存储可以包括通过电子产品代码和通过各种类型的数据跨越表的列来划分桌子的行的电子产品数据。 在接收到代理商的电子产品数据的订阅和/或请求时，组件可以获得并将信息传达给代理。

公开(公告)号：US20120232869A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-13

申请号：US13269191

申请日：2011-10-07

申请人： Francisco P. Maturana ,  Raymond J. Staron ,  Danny L. Carnahan ,  Kenwood H. Hall

发明人： Francisco P. Maturana ,  Raymond J. Staron ,  Danny L. Carnahan ,  Kenwood H. Hall

IPC分类号： G06G7/66

CPC分类号： G06G7/66 ,  G05B17/02 ,  G05B19/0423 ,  G05B2219/13174

摘要： A simulation environment for running a process simulation used to validate an industrial control program. The simulation environment exposes the I/O module configurations defined in the control program and retrieves module configuration information therefrom. This I/O module configuration information is combined with generic, module-specific I/O module profiles to create a pool of available controller I/O points, which can be selectively associated with I/O points in the simulation to create an I/O point mapping. During control program validation, simulated I/O data is exchanged between the process simulation and the I/O module instances in the controller in accordance with the I/O point mapping.

摘要翻译： 用于运行用于验证工业控制程序的过程模拟的仿真环境。 仿真环境暴露了控制程序中定义的I / O模块配置，并从中检索模块配置信息。 该I / O模块配置信息与通用的模块特定I / O模块配置文件组合，以创建可用控制器I / O点池，可以与模拟中的I / O点选择性关联，以创建I / O点映射。 在控制程序验证期间，模拟I / O数据根据I / O点映射在控制器中的过程仿真和I / O模块实例之间交换。