公开(公告)号：US20210141870A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US16679503

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  David Dawkins ,  Adam Davidson

IPC: G06F17/50

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：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：US20220100917A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17034688

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  Adam Davidson ,  David Dawkins

IPC: G06F30/12 ,  G06T13/20

Abstract: A design and testing simulation scales an industrial simulation across multiple different processing nodes, and generates a unified view of the distributed industrial simulation based on simulation and graphics data collected from the multiple processing nodes. The system can allow the user to designate different portions of the a digital model of an automation system to be executed on respective different distributed processing nodes, such that each portion of the model is executed on its designated node and the nodes exchange data as necessary to simulate the aggregate automation system as a whole. In order to visualize this aggregated simulation, the design and testing system unifies the distributed portions of the model into a unified three-dimensional presentation at a single node, and this unified view is animated based on data received from the nodes on which the distributed simulation is executed.

公开(公告)号：US20210255611A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US16791107

申请日：2020-02-14

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  Adam Davidson ,  David Dawkins

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06T13/20 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T19/00

Abstract: An industrial virtual reality (VR) system includes visualization processing capabilities that allow an augmented reality (AR) human-machine interface (HMI) application to be tested within a virtual representation of the plant environment. This approach can yield an interactable AR HMI that simulates, within the VR environment, what a wearer of an AR appliance will see while traversing the physical plant. In this way, proper operation of the AR HMI can be verified prior to commissioning of the physical system. This can include ensuring that graphics are tied to the correct data points, confirming correct and non-obtrusive locations of graphics within the user's field of view.

公开(公告)号：US20230128582A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US18145359

申请日：2022-12-22

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  David Dawkins ,  Adam Davidson

IPC: G06F30/28 ,  G06F30/12 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04845

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, including simulation of fluid dynamics throughout the system. The features allow the user to label selected elements of a mechanical CAD drawing with “aspects” within the CAD environment, and to add fluid models representing fluids that travel through or are processed by the system. Based on these aspect labels and fluid models, the CAD platform transforms the mechanical CAD model into a dynamic digital twin that can be exported to a simulation and testing platform to facilitate simulation of both machine operation and fluid dynamics.

公开(公告)号：US11568110B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US17015524

申请日：2020-09-09

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  David Dawkins ,  Adam Davidson

IPC: G06F30/28 ,  G06F30/12 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F113/08 ,  G06F111/20

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, including simulation of fluid dynamics throughout the system. The features allow the user to label selected elements of a mechanical CAD drawing with “aspects” within the CAD environment, and to add fluid models representing fluids that travel through or are processed by the system. Based on these aspect labels and fluid models, the CAD platform transforms the mechanical CAD model into a dynamic digital twin that can be exported to a simulation and testing platform to facilitate simulation of both machine operation and fluid dynamics.

公开(公告)号：US20220100181A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17034579

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  Adam Davidson ,  David Dawkins ,  Andrew Deeble

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06F30/18

Abstract: An industrial control design and testing system supports emulation of a 2D representation of control system wiring between an industrial controller and field hardware. The design and testing system can simulate wiring diagrams to virtually confirm connectivity between the controller and the I/O devices in the field. This approach can also confirm wiring connections that do not pass through the controller, including emergency stop pushbuttons or other electrical connections that do not feed back into the controller.

公开(公告)号：US11947884B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US18145359

申请日：2022-12-22

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  David Dawkins ,  Adam Davidson

IPC: G06F30/28 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F30/12 ,  G06F111/20 ,  G06F113/08

CPC classification number: G06F30/28 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F30/12 ,  G06F2111/20 ,  G06F2113/08

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, including simulation of fluid dynamics throughout the system. The features allow the user to label selected elements of a mechanical CAD drawing with “aspects” within the CAD environment, and to add fluid models representing fluids that travel through or are processed by the system. Based on these aspect labels and fluid models, the CAD platform transforms the mechanical CAD model into a dynamic digital twin that can be exported to a simulation and testing platform to facilitate simulation of both machine operation and fluid dynamics.

公开(公告)号：US11675936B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17034688

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  Adam Davidson ,  David Dawkins

IPC: G06G7/48 ,  G06F30/12 ,  G06T13/20 ,  G06F111/02 ,  G06F111/20

CPC classification number: G06F30/12 ,  G06T13/20 ,  G06F2111/02 ,  G06F2111/20

Abstract: A design and testing simulation scales an industrial simulation across multiple different processing nodes, and generates a unified view of the distributed industrial simulation based on simulation and graphics data collected from the multiple processing nodes. The system can allow the user to designate different portions of the a digital model of an automation system to be executed on respective different distributed processing nodes, such that each portion of the model is executed on its designated node and the nodes exchange data as necessary to simulate the aggregate automation system as a whole. In order to visualize this aggregated simulation, the design and testing system unifies the distributed portions of the model into a unified three-dimensional presentation at a single node, and this unified view is animated based on data received from the nodes on which the distributed simulation is executed.

公开(公告)号：US20220075918A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17015524

申请日：2020-09-09

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ian McGregor ,  David Dawkins ,  Adam Davidson

IPC: G06F30/28 ,  G06F30/12 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484

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, including simulation of fluid dynamics throughout the system. The features allow the user to label selected elements of a mechanical CAD drawing with “aspects” within the CAD environment, and to add fluid models representing fluids that travel through or are processed by the system. Based on these aspect labels and fluid models, the CAD platform transforms the mechanical CAD model into a dynamic digital twin that can be exported to a simulation and testing platform to facilitate simulation of both machine operation and fluid dynamics