Abstract: A tool wear monitoring and predicting method is provided, and uses a hybrid dynamic neural network (HDNN) to build a tool wear prediction model. The tool wear prediction model adopts actual machining (cutting) conductions, sensing data detected at the current tool run of operation and the predicted tool wear value at the previous tool run of operation to predict a predicted tool wear value at the current tool run. A cyber physical agent (CPA) is adopted for simultaneously monitoring and predicting tool wear values of plural machines of the same machine type.

Abstract: A method for use with a managed pressure drilling (MPD) system, the system including a drill string having a drill bit, an annulus defined outside of the drill string, a mud pump for pumping mud down through the drill string and back up through the annulus, a control choke in an extraction path coupled to the annulus, a back pressure pump also coupled to the extraction path, and a programmable logic controller (PLC) for controlling the control choke, the method including: a) performing measurements to determine a dataset including, for each of a plurality of time steps k: a value of fluid flow rate through the drill bit qbit[k], a value of fluid flow rate through the control choke qc[k], a value of fluid flow rate from the back pressure pump qbpp[k] and a value of fluid pressure at the control choke pc[k]; b) executing an inversion algorithm on the PLC to obtain a value for the bulk modulus of a fluid within the annulus, the inversion algorithm taking the dataset as an input, wherein the inversion algorithm a

Abstract: A machining technique management system of an integrated system in which a CAD; a CAM; and a CNC machine tool are connected to a shared database, the machining technique management system including: a machining state recorder that, in a case of the CNC machine tool executing the machining, records request information indicating a request demanded in the machining, and state information indicating the machining execution state to be associated as machining execution information in the shared database; and a machining information manager that compares each set of the machining execution information in which at least part of the request information matches, and defines machining execution information which was determined as satisfying a request in the request information better than other machining execution information based on a comparison result, as a candidate for machining technique information to be used for creation of the machining command at the CAM.

Abstract: A compensational control method includes the steps of: controlling a plurality of indoor air conditioning apparatuses to be in operation according to a target temperature; receiving continuously an operating parameter and an environmental datum from each of the indoor air conditioning apparatus; determining whether there is a specific indoor air conditioning apparatus that needs support; acquiring an adjacent indoor air conditioning apparatus which is influential for the specific indoor air conditioning apparatus according to an influence form which is previously built; establishing a supportive strategy according to a supportable operation capability of the adjacent indoor air conditioning apparatus; and adjusting the operating parameter of the adjacent indoor air conditioning apparatus according to the supportive strategy. Therefore, the adjacent indoor air conditioning apparatus is provided to improve an ambient temperature of an area where the specific indoor air conditioning apparatus is installed.

Abstract: A controller for use in an additive manufacturing system including a consolidation device configured to consolidate material is provided. The controller is configured to receive a build file for a component including a plurality of build layers, wherein each build layer includes a component outer perimeter, at least one build layer generating function, at least one generating function variable, and at least one generating function constant. The controller is configured to generate at least one control signal to control a power output throughout at least one scan path of the consolidation device across the material for each build layer of the plurality of build layers, the at least one scan path generated based at least partially on the component outer perimeter, the at least one generating function, the at least one generating function variable, and the at least one generating function constant for each build layer.

Abstract: A programmable controller capable of checking accessible signal addresses for each of ladder programs is provided. The programmable controller includes signal address setting extraction means for extracting an available address setting table from each of the ladder programs; a signal address overlap determination section for determining whether there is an overlap between the respective ranges of signal addresses used as signal write destinations by the ladder programs, based on the available address setting tables extracted by the signal address setting extraction means; and a ladder program execution section for executing the plurality of ladder programs if the signal address overlap determination section determines that there is no overlap between the respective ranges of signal addresses used as signal write destinations by the ladder programs.

Abstract: In the present invention, a household appliance is controlled in accordance with a state of a user. An agent server (1) in accordance with the present invention includes a setting management section (21) which identifies a mode corresponding to a state of the user and a process executing section (22) which executes a process in accordance with the mode identified by the setting management section (21).

Abstract: A numerical control apparatus includes: a drive unit controlling a main shaft rotating a workpiece, a first drive shaft feeding a cutting tool relatively to the workpiece along a perpendicular direction to a lead direction of a thread, and a second drive shaft feeding the cutting tool relatively to the workpiece along the lead direction; and a vibration unit superimposing, on movement of the first drive shaft, vibration having a period having a predetermined ratio with a rotation period of the main shaft, and forms a thread on the workpiece by moving the cutting tool and the workpiece relative to each other and performing cut processes on the workpiece. The numerical control apparatus includes a thread-cutting vibration adjustment unit controlling the drive unit to shift phase of the vibration with respect to phase of the main shaft by a predetermined vibration phase shift amount every time in the cut processes.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software products estimate cost of fulfilling an order for non-existing steel parts. A web site interacts with a customer to receive a request for quote containing a single MTO file defining the non-existing steel parts. The single MTO file is processed to generate at least one layout based upon stock information of a raw steel product. The layout defines (a) nesting of the non-existing steel parts on the raw steel product, (b) a cost of cutting the parts from the raw steel product, (c) a used portion of the raw steel product, (d) a waste portion of the raw steel product, and (e) a remaining usable portion of the raw steel product. A quote estimating the cost of fulfilling the order is generated based upon the at least one layout, and the quote is sent to the customer.

Abstract: A system for optimal aggregation of small-scale energy storage capacity includes a processor operatively coupled to memory. The processor is configured to implement the steps of: generating predicted energy consumption data based on a model of expected energy usage within a given electrical network; generating predicted energy generation data based on a model of expected energy generation for the given electrical network; generating dispatchable energy storage capacity for one or more energy storing devices having a small-scale energy storage capacity for the given electrical network; determining a set of energy storage devices that need to be dispatched for the given electrical network; comparing the predicted energy consumption data with the predicted energy generation data; and dispatching the set of energy storage devices for the given electrical network.

Abstract: Apparatus for enabling remote control of one or more devices, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to: receive position data for a sensed position of an operator within a first volume; control a display located in a second volume, different to the first volume, to display a representation of at least a portion of the operator within a representation of at least a portion of the first volume, using the received position data; receive user input data from a user input device located in the second volume; and control a first device located at the first volume, using the received user input data to perform a first action.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a power converter (14) connected to a power plant (12) for generating power from renewable energy and having a proportional-control type power adjusting function that outputs the power generated by the power plant (12) after converting a direct current into an alternating current, and that adjusts the outputted power proportionally to a manipulation level; an instantaneous power detector (3) that detects an instantaneous power of the power outputted from the power converter (14); a comparison unit (4) that compares the instantaneous power detected by the instantaneous power detector (3) and a target value set by a generated power setting unit (5) and outputs a comparison signal; a control unit (6) that adjusts the comparison signal outputted by the comparison unit (4); and an output signal unit (7) that outputs the comparison signal adjusted by the control unit (6) to the power converter (14) as the manipulation level.

Abstract: Implementations described herein generally relate method for detecting excursions in time-series traces received from sensors of manufacturing tools. A server extracts one or more time series traces and metrology data collected from one or more sensors associated with one or more manufacturing tools configured to produce a silicon substrate. The server identifies one or more candidate excursions of the one or more time series traces by comparing the one or more time series traces to one or more traces associated with a working reference sensor. The server verifies that a candidate excursion of the one or more candidate excursions is a true excursion based on correlating the one or more time series traces to the metrology data. The server instructs a manufacturing system to take corrective action to remove the selected true excursion.

Abstract: Laundry appliances use machine learning models and/or personalization to provide better treatments. As one example, a laundry appliance has a chamber in which laundry items are placed for treatment. Sensor(s) are positioned to sense contents of the chamber or to sense the laundry items as they are loaded into the chamber. The machine learning model uses data from these sensors to determine various attributes of the laundry items and/or the treatment, such as the type of fabric and/or how dirty the items are, and the treatment process is controlled accordingly. Personalized data, such as an individual's preferences for laundry treatments or his sensitivities and allergies, may also be used to personalize the treatment process.

Abstract: A controller controlling a synchronized operation of spindle and feed axes. The controller is configured to make a spindle axis perform an accelerated rotation at maximum capacity from a starting position aiming at a maximum rotation speed; detect a maximum acceleration of the spindle axis; detect a residual rotation amount of the spindle axis; detect a current speed of the spindle axis; and execute a position control for making the spindle axis perform a decelerated rotation so as to reach a target position, after the accelerated rotation at maximum capacity. The controller is further configured to make the spindle axis perform the decelerated rotation at a positioning deceleration higher than a deceleration corresponding to the maximum acceleration and equal to or lower than a maximum deceleration capable of compensating for a mechanical loss in a drive source during the decelerated rotation of the spindle axis.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for controlling a distributed cloud for three-dimensional (3D) printers, the apparatus including a user matcher configured to transmit and receive data to/from a user terminal, a 3D model receiver configured to receive a 3D model selected by the user terminal from a 3D model distribution platform server, a 3D printer manager configured to manage a plurality of 3D printers connected to a distributed cloud for 3D printers, a 3D part model generator configured to divide the 3D model into 3D part models, each of which is producible by a single 3D printer, on the basis of property information of the 3D model and specification information of the 3D printers collected by the 3D printer manager, and a 3D part model transmitter configured to transmit the 3D part models to the plurality of 3D printers on the basis of the property information of the 3D model and the specification information of the 3D printers collected by the 3D printer manager.

Abstract: A control method of a laundry treatment apparatus that a first treatment device that has a first load unit and a second treatment device that has a second load unit includes the action of performing a first cycle in the first treatment device by supplying electric power to the first load unit. The actions further include performing a second cycle in the second treatment device by supplying electric power to the second load unit. The actions further include reducing power consumption by terminating the second cycle in the second treatment device and performing a third cycle in the second treatment device, the third cycle being different than the second cycle. The actions further include terminating the first cycle in the first treatment device. The actions further include terminating the third cycle in the second treatment device and repeating the second cycle in the second treatment device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer readable storage medium are provided. An information processing apparatus (200) for generating a safety program for causing output devices to operate such that safety is maintained if a predetermined condition is satisfied includes: an acquisition unit acquiring an input/output setting (230) that correlates respective input devices with output devices that respond to changes in values of input signals from the input devices from a first input value that is an initial value to a second input value; and a generation unit generating, in a case in which a value of an input signal from any of the input devices defined in the input/output setting (230) has changed from the first input value to the second input value, a safety program for shifting an operation state of an output device correlated with the input device to a safety state.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include methods of controlling an encoder principle axis speed synchronization for controlling a motor, which may be executed by a microprocessor. In some embodiments, the microprocessor includes latching a count value to a specific memory at an input time of an encoder pulse signal when a control period is commenced and the encoder pulse signal is received, generating an output pulse using the count value latched to the specific memory, and mapping the output pulse to an output during a next control period. In some embodiments, an interval between encoder pulse signals is calculated using a count value at an input time of the encoder pulse signal and an encoder input speed is measured according to the interval therebetween so that an encoder speed may be exactly measured.

Abstract: An electrical power system includes a plurality of generator sets (gensets) having different response capabilities which are connected to a common bus that is coupled to an electrical load. The gensets may be operatively associated with one or more electronic controllers. Each genset has an operational range applied to it and a power target set for it. In the event of a change in the power demand by the electrical load, the operational ranges and the power target setting are changed according to the response capabilities of the individual gensets. To facilitate the change, the faster responding genset can operate intermittently according to various methods to generate additional power to compensate for the power deficiency of the slower responding genset as it adjusts to its changed settings.