Abstract: Provided is a programmable logic controller comprising: a CPU module; and an input module that generates internal data corresponding to an input signal input from the outside, wherein the input module includes a first control unit and a second control unit, the second control unit generates the second control data by encoding second input data into data that cannot be decoded by the first control unit, the first control unit outputs the first control data including first input data and the second control data, the input module generates the internal data based on the first control data and transmit the internal data to the CPU module and the CPU module extracts the first input data and the second input data to determine whether the input data is correct.

Abstract: A control system for controlling a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, uses a thermal comfort model (TCM), an airflow dynamics model (ADM) and an HVAC model connecting thermal states at air vents with states of actuators of the HVAC system, for determining a target thermal state at the air vents connecting the HVAC system to an environment, such that the target thermal state at the air vents results in a thermal state at the location of an occupant according to the ADM connecting uneven distribution of thermal states at different locations in the environment. Further, the control system determines and submits control commands to one or multiple actuators of the HVAC system producing the target thermal state at the air vents.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that facilitate the sale and exchange of plant growth systems to consumer plant growers. Particularly, a script offering system may act as an intermediary medium that allows merchants to advertise plant growth scripts to consumer plant growers via an electronic marketplace. In some examples, the script offering system may allow merchants to advertise plant growth scripts to consumer plant growers that have expressed an interest or need for a particular plant growth script. In other examples, the script offering system may allow a consumer plant grower to solicit merchant bids for the sale of plant growth script. A consumer plant grower may solicit bids for plant growth scripts that address specific needs identified via key word inputs or sensor data attributable to an existing plant growth operation that exhibits less than optimal plant growth.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that facilitate the sale and exchange of plant growth systems to consumer plant growers. Particularly, a script offering system may act as an intermediary medium that allows merchants to advertise plant growth scripts to consumer plant growers via an electronic marketplace. In some examples, the script offering system may allow merchants to advertise plant growth scripts to consumer plant growers that have expressed an interest or need for a particular plant growth script. In other examples, the script offering system may allow a consumer plant grower to solicit merchant bids for the sale of plant growth script. A consumer plant grower may solicit bids for plant growth scripts that address specific needs identified via key word inputs or sensor data attributable to an existing plant growth operation that exhibits less than optimal plant growth.

Abstract: A state determination device that determines an operation state of an injection molding machine stores respective specification data of a reference injection molding machine and an injection molding machine that is different from the reference injection molding machine, and acquires data related to the injection molding machine. Then, the state determination device converts the acquired data into yardstick data by a conversion formula set for every type of data, by using the stored specification data of the reference injection molding machine and the stored specification data of the injection molding machine and performs machine learning using the yardstick data obtained through the conversion so as to generate a learning model.

Abstract: A method for registering an HVAC device in a distributed building management system (BMS). The method includes requesting a token. The token is configured to authorize a registration of the HVAC device. The method further includes receiving the token at a registration service, and receiving a unique ID associated with the HVAC device at the registration service. The method also includes registering the device into a document database of the registration service and generating a device shadow associated with the HVAC device. The method also includes storing the device shadow in the distributed BMS.

Abstract: A method, performed by at least one processor, comprising generating a first set of images representative of configuration data associated with an industrial automation system. An electronic display may display at least one image of the first set of images. The processor may detect a change in the configuration data and retrieve updated configuration data from the industrial automation system. The processor may encode the updated configuration data into a second set of images and display at least one additional image of the second set of images on the electronic display.

Abstract: In an embodiment an electro-thermal device includes a heater, a readout circuit, a digital controller having a first input coupled to a first output of the readout circuit and a digital sigma-delta modulator having a first input coupled to an output of the digital controller and an output coupled to the heater.

Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires state information indicating an operational state of a motor for driving a shaft of a machine tool; a sensor that measures a physical quantity indicating an environment of the machine tool; a storage unit which stores a normal range of the state information corresponding to a value of the physical quantity; and a judging unit that, when the state information acquired by the acquiring unit is not within the normal range of the state information corresponding to the value of the physical quantity measured by the sensor, judges that the machine tool has an abnormality.

Abstract: A method may include projecting, onto a surface within a computer numerically controlled machine, a structured light having a known property. One or more sensors may generate an image of the structured light projected on the surface within the computer numerically controlled machine. One or more characteristics of the surface may be determined by comparing a property of the structured light shown in the image to the known property of the structured light. Examples of characteristics include a size, a distance to the surface, a height, a thickness, an angle of the surface, edges, surface properties, jigs, fiducial alignment markers, patterns encoding data, and visual designs on the surface of the material that are intended for reproductions. A surface map indicating the characteristics of the surface at various locations may be generated to enable, for example, a calibration, alignment, and/or optimization of the computer numerically controlled machine.

Abstract: A state determination device acquires data on an industrial machine, extracts data used for processing related to machine learning from the acquired data, out of the acquired data, according to an extraction condition for extracting the data, and executes the processing related to the machine learning using the extracted data.

Abstract: A method and a corresponding system and computer program are provided. A model of an object to be manufactured via subtractive manufacturing is obtained. Geometric features to be machined as part of manufacturing the object are identified based on the model. The identified geometric features include a composite geometric feature including a plurality of geometric subfeatures. A database including strategies for machining different geometric features is accessed. The database includes a composite strategy for machining the composite geometric feature and separate strategies for machining the respective geometric subfeatures. Strategies for machining the respective geometric features are selected from the strategies included in the database. Instructions for causing one or more machine tools to manufacture the object in accordance with the selected strategies are provided.

Abstract: A system for remotely controlling and documenting valve lubrication. The system includes an operator unit programmed to communicate with a remote controller unit that actuates the transfer of lubricant to user-selected valves.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the two-position control of an actuator (1) on the basis of a binary sensor signal (y) of a sensor unit (2), which senses a process variable (P), which can be influenced by the actuator (1), in such a way that the sensor unit outputs a first sensor signal value (y1) when a first switching value (Sw1) is exceeded and a second sensor signal value (y0) when a second switching value (Sw1, Sw2) is fallen below, wherein: the actuator (1) is controlled with a manipulated variable (u), which assumes either a first control value (u1) or a second control value (u2); the first control value (u1) and the second control value (u2) are dynamically adapted during the operation of the actuator (1), in dependence on a fall time (t_fall) corresponding to the duration of the first sensor signal value (y1) and a rise time (t_rise) corresponding to the duration of the second sensor signal value (y0), in such a way that the first and second control values converge.

Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing system, including: a plurality of substrate processing apparatuses; a first control part installed in each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses and configured to transmit a first apparatus data from each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses; a second control part configured to receive the first apparatus data from each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses, generate a priority data of each of the plurality of substrate processing apparatuses based on the first apparatus data, and transmit the priority data to the first control part; and a display part configured to display the priority data thereon.

Abstract: An industrial control programming development platform simplifies generation of an industrial control program and associated tag definitions by generating at least a portion of the control program and tag definitions based on analysis of digital engineering drawings of an automation system to be monitored and controlled. This drawing-based program generation includes creation and configuration of smart data tags that model and contextualize controller data at the device level for processing by higher level analytic systems. This device-level contextualization can be based in part on inferences drawn from the digital engineering drawings.

Abstract: Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.

Abstract: A machining route display device includes a display section for displaying a machining route based on coordinate values of a laser machining head calculated by a laser machining head coordinate calculator and display formats set by a first display format setting section and a second display format setting section. At least one of a display color of first data and a shade of the display color of the first data is changed in accordance with the first data acquired by a first data acquiring section, and at least one of a display color of second data and a shade the display color of the second data is changed in accordance with second data acquired by a second data acquiring section.

Abstract: A thermal state of a plurality of zones of the building is updated according to a building thermal model and information received from temperature sensors of the building. Predicted occupant counts for an upcoming plurality of time slots for each of the plurality of zones are updated using actual occupancy counts for each of the plurality of zones. A misprediction type distribution for the upcoming plurality of time slots for each of the plurality of zones is updated, the misprediction type distribution indicating misprediction for true negatives, false positives, false negatives, and true positives. A total misprediction cost expectation is updated according to the predicted occupant counts and the misprediction type distribution. HVAC power for each of the plurality of zones is determined to optimize occupant thermal comfort weighted according to the predicted occupant counts while minimizing the total misprediction cost expectation. HVAC operation is controlled per the HVAC power.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented method (600) for optimization of a bioprocessing system (100) formed by interconnected or interconnectable bioprocessing units and configured to provide a desired system functionality, the method comprising obtaining (610) requirement data of a bioprocess, the requirement data being at least indicative of the desired system functionality, and indicative of a desired substance resulting from the operation of the bioprocess system, obtaining (620) unit data indicative of characteristics of a plurality of bioprocessing units, generating (630) at least one optimized or suitable bioprocessing system configuration capable to provide the desired system functionality, the bioprocessing system configuration comprising a selection of bioprocessing units from the plurality of bioprocessing units selected using the requirement data, the unit data and an objective function dependent on the requirement data and the unit data.