摘要:
The method is for applying sensor information. A sensor unit (12) has a set (15). The sensor unit is in communication with a sensor application-programming interface (40) that is in communication with an application unit (42). A plurality of sensors (16a, 18a) is associated to the set (15) according to a universal mapping standard wherein the sensors (16a, 18a) are based on a first platform. The interface recognizes and classifies the sensors (16a, 18a). The sensors (16a, 18a) are replaced with sensors (16b, 18b) that are based on a second platform that is different from the first platform. The interface (40) recognizes and classifies the sensors (16b, 18b) without requiring a replacement of the application unit (42).
摘要:
The invention is concerned with an interface conformity ensuring device for a process control system and a method and a computer program product for ensuring interface conformity of a process control module to be provided for controlling a process control system section. The method is performed by the device and comprises obtaining (200), from a user, information of process functions required in a process control module, adding (210) parameters required by the functions, obtaining (220), from the user, a selection of process structure elements to be visualized by the module during control of the process control section, receiving (225), from the user, a selection of a target system, creating (260), based on the target system selection, control blocks for the equipment in the process structure and generating (235) at least one interfacing object aimed at the target system comprising a number of communication interfaces corresponding to the function parameters and control blocks.
摘要:
An orthotic vending machine may comprise a measuring apparatus and an orthotic fabricating apparatus. The measuring apparatus may comprises a plurality of probes capable of sensing pressure at various pixels on the underside surfaces of the person's feet at various configurations (e.g., flat plane, shoe contour, or prescriptive optimal) and determining the heights at the various pixels for the various configurations. The fabricating apparatus may lay down a plurality of discs on a base layer having different hardnesses based on the measured pressure and heights by the measuring apparatus to fabricate customized orthotics. Alternatively, the fabricating apparatus may form the customized orthotic via solidifying a polymerizeable material in a honeycomb structure based on the measured pressure and heights by the measuring apparatus. As a further alternative, the fabricating apparatus may form the customized orthotic via milling orthotic blanks based on the measured pressure and heights by the measuring apparatus. The orthotic vending machine may be placed in shoe retail shops such that shoe purchasers may purchase a shoe and a customized orthotic during one visit to the shoe store.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a control system for controlling operation of a numerically controlled machine tool (100), the system comprising a back-end control device (300) and a front-end control device (200) communicably connected to the back-end control device (300). The back-end control device (300) comprises a numerical controller (310), a programmable logic controller (320), a first communication interface (330) being communicably connected to the numerical controller (310) and the programmable logic controller (320), and an interface server module (410) of a second communication interface (400) being communicably connected to the first communication interface (330). The front-end control device (200) comprises an interface client module (420a) of the second communication interface (400) being adapted to communicably connect to the interface server module (410), second processing means (210) for executing a second operating system (213), a basic module application (211), and a plurality of control applications (212a-212g), the basic module application (211) being for accessing data in the numerical controller (310) and the programmable logic controller (320) via the one or more interface client modules (420a), the interface server module (410) and the first communication interface (330), a display unit (230) for displaying one or more control screens to a user, an input unit (240) for receiving control input operations from the user, and a first human-machine interface (250) being communicably connected to the display unit (230) and the input unit (240), and including a first graphical user interface (251) for controlling the one or more control screens displayed on the display unit (230) and for processing control input operations of the user.
摘要:
A system and method for debugging and tuning a process control network having distributed control functions implemented by a set of field devices communicatively linked over a bus include an operational scheduler that schedules the execution of each of a number of process control functions and communication functions performed by the field devices to define a process control scheme and an indicator that indicates one or more process control scheme locations at which the process control scheme is to be automatically or conditionally interrupted to thereby enable debugging and/or tuning of the process control network. A controller interrupts execution of the process control scheme at the indicated flow locations, communicates process data to a user to display the current or a past state of the process to a user and waits for user input before continuing with operation of the process control scheme. In a tuning mode, the controller delivers data pertaining to a process parameter to a tuning device or to a user which determines a new tuning parameter, such as a gain, to be used within the process control scheme based on the process parameter data.