Abstract: A method automatically controls stores for a processing line for containers pre-dosed with fluid products. The identifying code for each container is determined and then checked whether the container is necessary for production orders received. The container is introduced into a first store and the quantity and identifying codes of the containers in the first store are recorded. Production orders are checked for products yet to be started. The containers are picked up and sent towards a first manipulation station and at least one production order of a product is processed and the containers are sent towards different stations. Quality control inspection is conducted and if the product is compliant, introduced into a second store. Containers with non-compliant product are introduced into a control line. The quantity of containers in the second store is recorded and the containers are sent towards a packaging station to fulfill production orders.

Abstract: The example embodiments are directed to a system and method for forecasting load flexibility of a power grid. In one example, the method includes receiving temperature values associated with temperature set points of a plurality of loads that are included on a power grid, forecasting a flexibility of the plurality of loads using a polynomial-time mixed-integer non-linear programming (MINLP) optimization based on the received temperature values for the plurality of loads, and outputting information about the forecasted flexibility for display to a display device. The MINLP optimization performs the forecasting of the load flexibility on a fine-grained basis in comparison to conventional methods and is still fast enough that it can be computed in real-time.

Abstract: A load control system may include control-target devices, control-source devices, and a system controller. The control-target devices may enter an association mode to associate with control-source devices. The control-target device may receive an identifier from the control-source device and store the identifier in memory when the control-target device to associate the control-target device and the control-source device. The system controller may retrieve the association information from the control-target device after integration into the load control system. The system controller may receive association information that is defined using other association procedures, such as an association procedure performed on a network device and uploaded to the system controller. The system controller may maintain the association information defined using the different association procedures after the system controller is integrated into the load control system.

Abstract: Described is a system for monitoring deflection of turbine blades of a wind turbine comprising a tower. The system comprises a position detecting apparatus mounted to the wind turbine, the position detection apparatus comprising position detection components each detecting a presence or absence of a corresponding one of the segments of the turbine blades; and a deflection controller configured to receive the presence or absence detection and to use the presence or absence detection to determine a distance of each of the segments of the turbine blades relative to the tower, whereby the distance of each of the segments of the turbine blades relative to the tower is representative of the deflection of the turbine blades.

Abstract: This method for acquiring weld pass information pertaining to execution conditions for a weld pass for welding two workpieces, which are to be welded by the welding robot, includes: a step in which a weld pass for welding the two workpieces is extracted from 3D CAD data; a step in which a wall determination model having a predetermined 3D shape is prepared; a step in which the wall determination model is positioned in the direction extending towards the outside of the weld pass, the end of welding which is the starting point or ending point of the weld pass serving as a reference; and a step in which, for the positioned wall determination model, a determination is made as to whether there is interference from a wall surface demarcated by another member different from the two workpieces.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable storage mediums for performing sensor health monitoring are described. The method includes verifying data quality and suppressing alert generation using machine learning techniques to identify whether two anomalies generated by an asset monitoring system are related. The method can include receiving data characterizing measurement data acquired by a sensor coupled to an industrial asset. An anomalous data sample within the received data can be identified and removed from the anomalous data sample. A new sample of the removed data sample can be estimated using interpolation and the new sample can be assessed. Maintenance analysis can be performed based on the assessed, estimated new sample.

Abstract: A method for ensuring safety critical functionality for a laser engraver includes obtaining a command from a laser motor controller; obtaining sensor data from a plurality of sensors, the sensor data corresponding to an operating status of various components of the laser engraver; determining a functioning status for each component; and as a result of determining the functioning status for all of the components, enabling supply of power to a laser, where the method is performed by a safety controller that is embodied in hardware completely separate from hardware in which the laser motor controller is embodied. One example required functioning status is that a power button has been selected twice in quick succession.

Abstract: A method to be performed in a production support system configured to process a raw material and to produce a product. And the method includes: acquiring a plurality of element values relating to production elements of the product; determining whether the element values are within allowable ranges in which a quality of the product meets a predetermined allowed quality; resetting the allowable ranges of one or a plurality of other element values to the allowable ranges in which the quality of the product meets the predetermined allowed quality, upon determining that at least one element value exceeds the allowable range; and outputting information about the reset allowable ranges.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for optimizing a control process. The method and system comprise using a sensor to generate a feedback signal that represents a measured performance index for an extremum seeking control (ESC) method and sending the feedback signal to an ESC conditioning circuit that applies a logarithmic transformation to the feedback signal to obtain a modified feedback signal. An ESC controller applies the modified feedback signal to the ESC method to generate an output value that is used to control an actuator to maximize the performance of a machine or process.

Abstract: A command-value generation apparatus includes: a segmentation unit to segment a machining program into execution units to generate segment machining programs; a parallel computation unit, including a plurality of arithmetic units, to execute the segment machining programs on a per execution unit basis in parallel and generate a segment command for each of the execution units, the segment command being a group of interpolation points on the tool path; and a command-value generation unit to generate a tool travel command from the segment command for each of the execution units. The segment machining programs are separate from one another by at least one segmentation point. The segment machining programs includes a forward segment machining program located forward of the segmentation point, and a rearward segment machining program located rearward of the segmentation point.

Abstract: A machine tool for performing a cutting process on a workpiece with a cutting tool, includes: a pre-machining shape acquisition unit configured to acquire the shape of the workpiece before cutting, as a pre-machining shape; a target shape acquisition unit configured to acquire a target shape of the workpiece after cutting; a differential shape acquisition unit configured to acquire a differential shape between the pre-machining shape and the target shape; and a machining path setting unit configured to set machining paths so as to perform the cutting process on the differential shape only.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an actuator (4) comprising a mobile element (60), the method comprising steps of receiving a set-point signal and two position-measurement signals (A, B) of the mobile element (60) acquired by different position sensors (7), calculating a deviation between the two position-measurement signals (A, B), generating (102) a control signal (S) for controlling a movement of the mobile element (60) on the basis of the set-point signal (E) and at least one of the position-measurement signals (A, B), the method being characterised in that when the deviation between the position-measurement signals (A, B) crosses (201) a predetermined threshold, said method comprises the following steps: setting (202) the control signal (S) to a constant value so as to immobilise the mobile element (60), for each of the two measurement signals (A, B), calculating an interval of positions associated with the measurement signal (A), and detecting an output of the value of a measure

Abstract: An industrial asset item definition data store may contain at least one electronic record defining the industrial asset item. An automated support structure creation platform may include a support structure optimization computer processor. The automated support structure optimization computer processor may be adapted to automatically create support structure geometry data associated with an additive printing process for the industrial asset item. The creation may be performed via an iterative loop between a build process simulation engine and a topology optimization engine.

Abstract: Updating performance of a display screen in a terminal device that displays a screen for remotely monitoring an object to be controlled by a control device is appropriately maintained. An information device for factory automation connected to the control device that controls an object communicates with a terminal device having a display capable of displaying a screen for remotely monitoring the control device. The screen includes one or more components. The screen data for displaying the screen includes attributes of the respective components relating to the display, and a logic executed by the programmable indicator to determine the attribute values. When the terminal device displays a screen, the programmable indicator transmits the attributes and attribute values of the respective components in the screen data to the terminal device.

Abstract: A method and system for set point tracking control of an nth order integer control system. A first feedback compensated input signal is generated from an input signal, r(t), and a first negative feedback signal. A fractional order controller generates a set point modified signal from the first feedback compensated input signal. A second feedback compensated input signal is generated from the set point modified signal and a second negative feedback signal. A process variable is generated from the second feedback compensated input signal and applied to a non-linear plant which is affected by a disturbance which carries over into an output signal, y(t). An extended state observer receives the process variable and the output signal and generates the first second negative feedback and the second negative feedback signal to cancel the disturbance.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a system including: at least one temperature-regulation element in fluidic communication with a fluid repository; and a processor in electronic communication with the at least one temperature-regulation element. The processor can: determine a temperature threshold value for a volume of fluid contained by the fluid repository; calculate an amount of solar radiation to which the volume of fluid is exposed; calculate, from the amount of solar radiation and a set of temperature-regulation factors, a time period for reaching the temperature threshold value for the volume of fluid; identify a desired use time for the volume of fluid; and activate the at least one temperature-regulation element according to the time period and the desired use time. The set of temperature-regulation factors includes at least a current temperature of the fluid volume and an energy-transfer rate for the temperature-regulation element.

Abstract: A module for a process engineering system having process engineering hardware for carrying out a process engineering sub-process, a control system for local control of the process engineering hardware, the control system being set up to control the process engineering hardware independently and bring it to a number of specific defined states, and an external interface of the control system, the external interface being able to receive a number of defined commands which correspond to the specific defined states of the process engineering hardware. In addition, a method is claimed for controlling a process engineering system which is made up of a plurality of modules.

Abstract: Fluid stream management systems and methods relating thereto are described. The fluid management system includes a neural network, which comprises: (i) an input layer that is communicatively coupled to one or more fluid facility sensors and/or one or more pre-processing flow sensors such that one or more of the flow condition attribute values are received the neural network; (ii) one or more intermediate layers, which are configured to constrain one or more of the flow condition attribute values to arrive at modified flow condition attribute values; (iii) an output layer, which transmits, one or more modified flow condition attribute values to a downstream control device. This control device and other computation devices perform certain calculations that ultimately inform a flow controller, which in turn, instructs a flow-directing device regarding management of fluid streams.

Abstract: A data capture device includes a housing supporting a window at a scan opening, a data capture module with a scanner field of view directed through the scan window, a heater controllable to heat the window, a non-contact temperature sensor with a sensor field of view directed at the scan window, an auxiliary temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive (i) a window temperature from the non-contact temperature sensor, (ii) an external ambient temperature from the auxiliary temperature sensor, and (iii) an external ambient humidity from the humidity sensor. The controller then determines a dew point according to the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity, and selects a power level for the heater based on a comparison of the window temperature and the dew point.

Abstract: A building management system (BMS) for filtering a fluid within a building is shown. The system includes one or more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of a first fluid within an air duct of the BMS and measure one or more characteristics of a second fluid after the second fluid has been filtered. The system further includes a pollutant management system configured to receive data from the one or more sensors and control a filtration process. The filtration process selects a filter of a plurality of filters based on a level of the one or more characteristics of the first fluid and the one or more characteristics of the second fluid.