Applying real-time control to a production system
    1.
    发明授权
    Applying real-time control to a production system 有权
    将实时控制应用于生产系统

    公开(公告)号:US07558638B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-07

    申请号:US11360014

    申请日:2006-02-22

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: Methods, systems, and computer program products for controlling production systems. Methods include monitoring actual performance of a production system that includes a plurality of machines. The actual performance of the production system is compared to a planned level of performance of the production system. One or more short-term production constraints in the production system are identified in response to the actual performance being more than a threshold value away from the planned level of performance. A corrective action for the production system is determined to mitigate one or more of the short-term production constraints. The corrective action is applied to the production system.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制生产系统的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 方法包括监测包括多个机器的生产系统的实际性能。 将生产系统的实际性能与生产系统的计划性能进行比较。 确定生产系统中的一个或多个短期生产限制,以响应于实际性能超过计划的性能水平的阈值。 确定生产系统的纠正措施是为了减轻一个或多个短期生产限制。 纠正措施适用于生产系统。

    MODEL-BASED REAL-TIME COST ALLOCATION AND COST FLOW
    2.
    发明申请
    MODEL-BASED REAL-TIME COST ALLOCATION AND COST FLOW 审中-公开
    基于模型的实时成本分配和成本流

    公开(公告)号:US20100042455A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-18

    申请号:US12190275

    申请日:2008-08-12

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06 G06Q10/0631

    摘要: A costing process that takes advantage of real-time information about plant floor activities and provides a more accurate and timely financial feedback about the process efficiencies in response to new changes in the process operation. The costing process includes identifying stations that consume resources, consume activities and supply activities. The costing process also identifies a plurality of resources that are provided to one or more of the stations. The costing process also includes identifying resources from the plurality of resources that are used as needed and resources that are supplied in advance of being used. The costing process allocates costs for each resource to each station that the resource supplies, including calculating a cost rate, calculating a cost of used capacity and calculating a cost of unused capacity. The costing process then determines the cost that each station and product uses based on the allocations.

    摘要翻译: 一个成本核算过程,利用有关工厂现场活动的实时信息,并提供更准确和及时的财务反馈,以响应过程操作的新变化,以提高流程效率。 成本核算过程包括识别消耗资源的电站,消费活动和供应活动。 成本核算过程还识别提供给一个或多个站的多个资源。 成本核算过程还包括从需要使用的多个资源中识别资源,以及在被使用之前提供的资源。 成本核算过程将资源分配给每个资源所在的站,包括计算成本率,计算已用容量成本和计算未使用容量的成本。 然后,成本核算过程基于分配来确定每个站和产品使用的成本。

    METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED HYBRID EMULATION OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED HYBRID EMULATION OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 有权
    制造系统分布式混合仿真方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100030357A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-04

    申请号:US12181544

    申请日:2008-07-29

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 G06G7/48

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06

    摘要: Manufacturing facility process optimization includes monitoring communication signals within a facility device network, analyzing work station specific patterns in the communication signals, developing operational dependencies for work stations based upon the work station specific patterns, and predictively evaluating impacts to the work stations of the proposed configuration of the manufacturing facility process based upon the operational dependencies.

    摘要翻译: 制造设备过程优化包括监视设备设备网络内的通信信号,分析通信信号中的工作站特定模式,基于工作站特定模式开发工作站的操作依赖性,以及预测性地评估对所提出的配置对工作站的影响 基于操作依赖性的制造设备过程。

    Method for distributed hybrid emulation of manufacturing systems
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for distributed hybrid emulation of manufacturing systems 有权
    制造系统分布式混合仿真方法

    公开(公告)号:US08170861B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US12181544

    申请日:2008-07-29

    IPC分类号: G06F9/455

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06

    摘要: Manufacturing facility process optimization includes monitoring communication signals within a facility device network, analyzing work station specific patterns in the communication signals, developing operational dependencies for work stations based upon the work station specific patterns, and predictively evaluating impacts to the work stations of the proposed configuration of the manufacturing facility process based upon the operational dependencies.

    摘要翻译: 制造设备过程优化包括监视设备设备网络内的通信信号,分析通信信号中的工作站特定模式,基于工作站特定模式开发工作站的操作依赖性,以及预测性地评估对所提出的配置对工作站的影响 基于操作依赖性的制造设备过程。

    Method and apparatus for managing heat energy in a metal casting plant
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for managing heat energy in a metal casting plant 有权
    用于管理金属铸造设备中的热能的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09272330B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-01

    申请号:US13440000

    申请日:2012-04-05

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 B22D46/00 B22D47/00

    CPC分类号: B22D46/00 B22D47/00

    摘要: A method for managing heat energy in a metal casting plant includes executing a local control optimization model to control mass of solid metal charges to each modular melting furnace. The local control optimization model is configured to achieve a commanded total mass of molten material and coincidentally minimize waste heat for each of the modular melting furnaces. The method for managing heat energy in the metal casting plant further includes executing a system control optimization model to manage operation of a heat energy recovery system. The system control optimization model is configured to manage the operation of the heat energy recovery system including transferring the waste heat from the modular melting furnaces to a plurality of heat demand centers while minimizing total loss of the waste heat in the metal casting plant.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于管理金属铸造设备中的热能的方法包括执行局部控制优化模型以控制每个模块化熔炉的固体金属电荷的质量。 本地控制优化模型被配置为实现指定的熔融材料总质量,并且巧合地使每个模块化熔炉的废热最小化。 用于管理金属铸造设备中的热能的方法还包括执行系统控制优化模型以管理热能回收系统的操作。 系统控制优化模型被配置为管理热能回收系统的操作,包括将来自模块化熔炉的废热转移到多个热需求中心,同时最小化金属铸造设备中的废热的总损失。

    Method and system for testing safety automation logic of a manufacturing cell
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and system for testing safety automation logic of a manufacturing cell 有权
    用于测试制造单元的安全自动化逻辑的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08949480B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-03

    申请号:US12463579

    申请日:2009-05-11

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G05B9/02 G06F11/26

    CPC分类号: G05B9/02 G06F11/261

    摘要: A method for testing the safety automation logic used in a manufacturing cell includes recording control signals of a safety-related component such as an E-Stop, light curtain, gate lock, or a safety mat using a host machine, and then disconnecting the component from the host machine. The recorded test signals are transmitted to an automation controller in accordance with a test scenario from a test scenario generator module (TSGM) to emulate operation of the component. The automation logic may be certified using the playback of the recorded test signals. A system for testing the safety automation logic includes the controller, host machine, and TSGM. The host machine records the control signals and plays back the test signals on the controller to emulate operation of the component. The automation control logic may be certified using the test signals, e.g., by comparing these to the test specification or standard.

    摘要翻译: 用于测试在制造单元中使用的安全自动化逻辑的方法包括使用主机记录诸如E-Stop,光幕,门锁或安全垫的安全相关部件的控制信号,然后断开组件 从主机。 记录的测试信号根据测试场景发生器模块(TSGM)的测试场景传输到自动化控制器,以模拟组件的操作。 可以使用记录的测试信号的重放来认证自动化逻辑。 用于测试安全自动化逻辑的系统包括控制器,主机和TSGM。 主机记录控制信号,并在控制器上回放测试信号,以模拟组件的运行。 可以使用测试信号来认证自动化控制逻辑,例如通过将它们与测试规范或标准进行比较。

    Automated root cause identification of logic controller failure
    7.
    发明申请
    Automated root cause identification of logic controller failure 有权
    自动根本原因识别逻辑控制器故障

    公开(公告)号:US20090031181A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-29

    申请号:US11829321

    申请日:2007-07-27

    IPC分类号: G06F11/26

    CPC分类号: G06F11/25

    摘要: A method, system, and computer program product for automated root cause identification of a failure of a logic controller have been provided. The method includes receiving logic controller failure information, receiving a logic model of logic code for the logic controller, and mapping the logic controller failure information to the logic model to identify a logic failure model state. The method further includes determining a potential trigger of the failure of the logic controller as a root cause via tracing through at least one path in the logic model to reach the logic failure model state. The method also includes identifying the root cause in the logic code via mapping the root cause from the logic model to the logic code, and outputting the logic code with the identified root cause of the failure of the logic controller.

    摘要翻译: 已经提供了用于自动根本原因识别逻辑控制器的故障的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 该方法包括接收逻辑控制器故障信息,接收用于逻辑控制器的逻辑代码的逻辑模型,以及将逻辑控制器故障信息映射到逻辑模型以识别逻辑故障模型状态。 该方法还包括通过经由逻辑模型中的至少一个路径的跟踪来确定逻辑控制器的故障的潜在触发作为根本原因以达到逻辑故障模型状态。 该方法还包括通过将逻辑模型的根本原因映射到逻辑代码来识别逻辑代码中的根本原因,以及逻辑控制器的故障识别的根本原因来输出逻辑代码。

    Methods of integrating real and virtual world using virtual sensor/actuator
    8.
    发明授权
    Methods of integrating real and virtual world using virtual sensor/actuator 有权
    使用虚拟传感器/执行器整合真实世界和虚拟世界的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07996113B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US12237944

    申请日:2008-09-25

    IPC分类号: G05B15/00

    摘要: An integrated real and virtual manufacturing automation system that employs a programmable logic controller that controls part flow between a real machine in the real world part of the system and a virtual machine in the virtual world part of the system using virtually coupled sensors and actuators. A real world sensor senses the position of the real world machine and a real world actuator actuates the real world machine. Likewise, a virtual world sensor senses the position of the virtual world machine and a virtual world actuator actuates the virtual world machine. An interface device transfers signals between the virtual world part of the system and the real world part of the system, and an input/output device processes signals sent to the programmable logic controller and signals sent from the programmable logic controller.

    摘要翻译: 一个集成的真实和虚拟制造自动化系统,其使用可编程逻辑控制器来控制系统的真实世界中的真实机器之间的部分流程,以及使用虚拟耦合的传感器和执行器的虚拟世界中的虚拟机部分。 一个现实世界的传感器感知现实世界的机器的位置,一个现实的执行器致动现实世界的机器。 同样,虚拟世界传感器感测虚拟世界机器的位置,虚拟世界执行器致动虚拟世界机器。 接口设备在系统的虚拟世界部分和系统的真实世界部分之间传送信号,并且输入/输出设备处理发送到可编程逻辑控制器的信号和从可编程逻辑控制器发送的信号。

    Automated root cause identification of logic controller failure
    9.
    发明授权
    Automated root cause identification of logic controller failure 有权
    自动根本原因识别逻辑控制器故障

    公开(公告)号:US07761765B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-20

    申请号:US11829321

    申请日:2007-07-27

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/25

    摘要: A method, system, and computer program product for automated root cause identification of a failure of a logic controller have been provided. The method includes receiving logic controller failure information, receiving a logic model of logic code for the logic controller, and mapping the logic controller failure information to the logic model to identify a logic failure model state. The method further includes determining a potential trigger of the failure of the logic controller as a root cause via tracing through at least one path in the logic model to reach the logic failure model state. The method also includes identifying the root cause in the logic code via mapping the root cause from the logic model to the logic code, and outputting the logic code with the identified root cause of the failure of the logic controller.

    摘要翻译: 已经提供了用于自动根本原因识别逻辑控制器的故障的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 该方法包括接收逻辑控制器故障信息,接收用于逻辑控制器的逻辑代码的逻辑模型,以及将逻辑控制器故障信息映射到逻辑模型以识别逻辑故障模型状态。 该方法还包括通过经由逻辑模型中的至少一个路径的跟踪来确定逻辑控制器的故障的潜在触发作为根本原因以达到逻辑故障模型状态。 该方法还包括通过将逻辑模型的根本原因映射到逻辑代码来识别逻辑代码中的根本原因,以及逻辑控制器的故障识别的根本原因来输出逻辑代码。

    Platform-independent method and system for deploying control logic programming
    10.
    发明授权
    Platform-independent method and system for deploying control logic programming 有权
    用于部署控制逻辑编程的平台无关方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08381173B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-19

    申请号:US12399090

    申请日:2009-03-06

    IPC分类号: G06F9/44

    CPC分类号: G05B19/056 G06F8/35 G06F8/41

    摘要: A system for generating platform-specific control logic implementation code for execution on a programmable logic controller (PLC) platform includes a plurality of processing layers. A first layer models generic control requirements as a unitary mathematical model (UMM). A second layer translates the UMM into generic control code describing a platform-independent set of generic control functions following an open structured language. A third layer automatically transforms the generic control functions into the platform-specific implementation code executable on different PLC platforms. A method of generating the implementation code includes modeling control requirements as a mathematical model, transforming the model into platform-independent control code describing a predetermined set of generic control functions using Extensible Markup Language (XML) schema, and automatically transforming the generic control functions into the implementation code.

    摘要翻译: 用于生成用于在可编程逻辑控制器(PLC)平台上执行的特定于平台的控制逻辑实现代码的系统包括多个处理层。 第一层将通用控制要求模拟为单一数学模型(UMM)。 第二层将UMM转换成描述与开放式结构化语言之后的与平台无关的一般控制功能集合的通用控制代码。 第三层自动将通用控制功能转换为可在不同PLC平台上执行的平台特定的实现代码。 生成实现代码的方法包括将控制需求建模为数学模型,将该模型转换成与平台无关的控制代码,其使用可扩展标记语言(XML)模式描述一组预定的通用控制功能,并将通用控制功能自动转换为 执行代码。