Abstract: An assistance system comprises a plant topology repository comprising a representation of the components of the plant and relations between the components; a monitoring subsystem configured for monitoring signals from the components and for monitoring a related event, as a key for the monitored signals; an aggregation subsystem configured for storing a plurality of the monitored signals and the related events, wherein at least one of the events is the abnormal situation; an identification subsystem configured for comparing currently monitored signals to stored monitored signals and the related event; and an evaluation subsystem configured for outputting a predefined action, if the currently monitored signals match to the event that is the abnormal situation.

Abstract: A method for generating and/or augmenting an execution protocol for an SOP in an industrial plant includes providing at least one SOP of the plant, which includes a plurality of steps; providing measurement data; for each step of the SOP, determining from the measurement data a subset of the measurement data that is indicative of actions performed for the purpose of executing this particular step of the SOP; and aggregating the subset of the measurement data determined for each step of the SOP into at least one instruction for executing this particular step of the SOP, wherein this instruction is part of the sought protocol.

Abstract: A method for providing a solution strategy for a current event in industrial process automation includes monitoring a process for events and recording manual user action data, upon occurrence of an event, acquiring the recorded data regarding manual user actions before, during, and after the occurrence of the event, learning a procedure for handling the event based on the acquired data, and applying the learnt procedure to a currently occurring event.

Abstract: A method includes acquiring state variables that characterize an operational state of an industrial plant; acquiring interaction events of a plant operator interacting with the distributed control system via a human-machine interface; determining based on the interaction events, and with state variables as input data, whether one or more interaction events are indicative of the plant operator executing a task that is not sufficiently covered by engineering of the distributed control system. When this determination is positive, mapping the input data to an amendment and/or augmentation for the engineering tool that has generated the application code.

Abstract: An edge utility management method includes receiving an application to be deployed on an edge device, wherein the application comprises a plurality of separately-deployable application parts; obtaining application profiles for one or more of the applications parts; obtaining hardware profiles for one or more hardware resources of the edge device; deploying the application parts to selected hardware resources based on the application profiles and the hardware profiles; and facilitating communication between the deployed application parts during execution of the application.

Abstract: A system and method provides an impact list of affecting equipment elements that affect an industrial sub-process. The method comprises the steps of selecting, in a topology model, the sub-process, wherein the sub-process is an equipment element that is a part of an industrial plant or process, and wherein the topology model is a graph, whose nodes represent equipment elements and whose edges represent interconnections between the equipment elements; traversing the nodes of the topology model, wherein the traversing starts from the selected sub-process and uses a traversing strategy; and for each of the at least one equipment elements, if the equipment element affects the industrial sub-process by an affecting degree greater than a first predefined affecting degree, adding the equipment element to the impact list of affecting equipment elements.

Abstract: A method for an automatic generation of industrial process graphics includes: receiving engineering data, device data, and sensor data of an industrial plant having a plurality of field devices, the engineering data, device data, and sensor data being assigned to a single or multiple field devices; extracting field device information for each field device of a plurality of the field devices from the assigned engineering data, device data, and sensor data; and generating a plurality of process graphics for each field device of the plurality of the field devices. The plurality of process graphics for each field device covers a plurality of different abstraction levels of the industrial plant.

Abstract: An industrial plant operator intervention system for use in an industrial plant includes a processing unit configured to monitor and analyze industrial plant operation data to detect an anomaly in the industrial plant operation data that warrants initiating an operator intervention, and in response to detecting the anomaly, automatically determine a user interface configuration of a user interface to be presented to a designated operator who is to perform the operator intervention. The user interface configuration is determined on the basis of technical context data, including industrial plant operation data associated with the anomaly, and on the basis of operator data pertaining to the designated operator, in such a manner that an anomaly-related and operator-specific user interface configuration is obtained.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for retrieving data that relates to at least one industrial asset includes the steps of: receiving, from a requesting entity, a query for data objects from one or more lifecycle phases of the at least one industrial asset; mapping the query to one or more types of data objects that are available from one or more given data sources relating to the at least one industrial asset; obtaining, from the one or more data sources, one or more data objects of the one or more types; producing, from the one or more data objects, a response to the query; and transmitting the response to the requesting entity.

Abstract: A system and method provides an impact list of affecting equipment elements that affect an industrial sub-process. The method comprises the steps of selecting, in a topology model, the sub-process, wherein the sub-process is an equipment element that is a part of an industrial plant or process, and wherein the topology model is a graph, whose nodes represent equipment elements and whose edges represent interconnections between the equipment elements; traversing the nodes of the topology model, wherein the traversing starts from the selected sub-process and uses a traversing strategy; and for each of the at least one equipment elements, if the equipment element affects the industrial sub-process by an affecting degree greater than a first predefined affecting degree, adding the equipment element to the impact list of affecting equipment elements.

Abstract: A decision support system and method for an industrial plant is configured and operates to: obtain a causal graph modeling causal assumptions relating to conditional dependence between variables in the industrial plant; obtain observational data relating to operation of the industrial plant; and perform causal inference using the causal graph and the observational data to estimate at least one causal effect relevant for making decisions when operating the industrial plant.

Abstract: A system for optimal drive configuration using machine learning; the system includes: a data collector configured to collect data and establish correlations among the collected data; a training data set generator configured to compute configuration sets based on the collected data and based on the established correlations, further configured to compute measured success values for the configuration sets, further configured to generate training data sets that include the configuration sets together with corresponding measured success values; a machine learning module, configured to predict predicted success values for calculated configuration sets using the training data sets provided by the training data set generator using machine learning algorithm; and an optimization module, configured to order the calculated configuration sets, including a simulation module, configured to simulate the calculated configuration sets.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of training an artificial intelligence module for selecting at least one component of an industrial drive system and an apparatus that includes a correspondingly trained AI module are described. The method includes providing an initial training data set that includes a set of rules, where each rule is indicative of a selection decision for selecting at least one component of the industrial drive system based on at least one usage requirement for the industrial drive system. Further, a modified training data set is generated based on supplementing the initial training data set with at least one further selection decision for selecting the at least one component of the drive system based on at least one of simulation data, empiric data, and operational data. Further, the AI module is trained based on the modified training data set.

Abstract: A method for auto-layouting graphic objects includes: receiving input data including input image data, library data, and screen parameter data as received input data; and analyzing the received input data and creating output image data based on reshaping of the input image data based on the library data and the screen parameter data, the output image data being optimized for a specific screen defined by the screen parameter data.

Abstract: An operation and observation system of a technical plant and/or a technical process and associated method are provided for operating components and for displaying measurement readings, process variables and/or status messages of the components of the plant and/or process. The system includes at least one large screen for displaying the components of the technical process and/or technical plant, and a plurality of operator workstations. A movement detection and movement control component is installed on the screen and on the operator workstations, which allows an operation and/or polling of the components, the measurement readings, the process variables and/or the status messages of the components of the technical plant or of the technical process by means of a body movement of an operator.

Abstract: A method for an automatic generation of industrial process graphics includes: receiving engineering data, device data, and sensor data of an industrial plant having a plurality of field devices, the engineering data, device data, and sensor data being assigned to a single or multiple field devices; extracting field device information for each field device of a plurality of the field devices from the assigned engineering data, device data, and sensor data; and generating a plurality of process graphics for each field device of the plurality of the field devices. The plurality of process graphics for each field device covers a plurality of different abstraction levels of the industrial plant.

Abstract: A method for auto-layouting graphic objects includes: receiving input data including input image data, library data, and screen parameter data as received input data; and analyzing the received input data and creating output image data based on reshaping of the input image data based on the library data and the screen parameter data, the output image data being optimized for a specific screen defined by the screen parameter data.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and to corresponding systems for visualizing an address space and for organizing automation-related data, wherein according to a first method variant the user interface of a display device of a computer system is divided into a plurality of configurable address space display regions. Each address space display region is divided into a first partial region and into a second partial region, wherein the address space display regions all represent a same address space that can be chosen by a user. In the first partial regions, the node network of the address space is visualized in different display modes. In the second partial regions, details of a node chosen by the user are displayed. When the user navigates in one of the first partial regions and carries out a change to the node network, the structure of the node network and relations between the nodes in all first partial regions are automatically synchronized.

Abstract: An operation and observation system of a technical plant and/or a technical process and associated method are provided for operating components and for displaying measurement readings, process variables and/or status messages of the components of the plant and/or process. The system includes at least one large screen for displaying the components of the technical process and/or technical plant, and a plurality of operator workstations. A movement detection and movement control component is installed on the screen and on the operator workstations, which allows an operation and/or polling of the components, the measurement readings, the process variables and/or the status messages of the components of the technical plant or of the technical process by means of a body movement of an operator.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for preprocessing and providing data and information of an automation system, wherein temporally variable first data or information and temporally invariable second data or information are acquired by using at least one standardized interface. The acquired first data and the acquired second data are read in, processed, via at least one standardized interface, and reproduced for display as a whole, and/or provided for further utilization and for operating a technical installation.