Abstract: A method for measurement of misregistration in the manufacture of semiconductor device wafers, the method including measuring misregistration between layers of a semiconductor device wafer at a first instance and providing a first misregistration indication, measuring misregistration between layers of a semiconductor device wafer at a second instance and providing a second misregistration indication, providing a misregistration measurement difference output in response to a difference between the first misregistration indication and the second misregistration indication, providing a baseline difference output and ameliorating the difference between the misregistration measurement difference output and the baseline difference output.

Abstract: An HVAC actuator (1) comprises an electric motor (11); an energy buffer (13) configured to store electrical energy from a power supply (2), and to provide the electrical energy to the motor (11); and a power limiting circuit (12) configured to limit input power from the power supply (2) to the energy buffer (13) to a threshold lower than motor power drawn by the motor (11) from the energy buffer (13).

Abstract: A distribution network risk identification system and method and a computer storage medium include: multi-source information data for risk identification is acquired; the multi-source information data is analyzed and processed to obtain a risk characteristic; a risk identification index is calculated on the basis of the risk characteristic, and a state of a power grid is determined according to the risk identification index; a temporal and spatial variation rule and variation trend of the risk characteristic are analyzed; a location and cause of occurrence of a risk are determined according to the temporal and spatial variation rule and variation trend of the risk characteristic; a severity of the risk is analyzed by adopting an analogue simulation manner; and the severity of the risk is assessed, and risk early warning information is issued on the basis of an assessment result.

Abstract: There are provided a system and a method of use thereof for executing a manufacturing process. For example, a method can include executing, by a system configured to drive the manufacturing process, a set of manufacturing functions based on a digital model of a first part. The method can include fetching, by the system, from an in-field scoring system, performance data relating to a second part. The method can further include constructing the digital model based on the performance data relating to the second part. The method can further include generating, based on the digital model, a forecast representative of a performance of the first part and generating the set of manufacturing functions based on the digital model and the forecast. The method further includes manufacturing the first part according to the set of manufacturing functions.

Abstract: A production planning system (6) for a raw materials industry plant (ANL), which determines the production planning data (Pi) thereof and specifies said data to the automation system (1) of the plant (ANL). A state monitoring system (7) determines previous and future anticipated states (Z1) of components of the plant (ANL). A quality determination system (8) determines states (Z2) of output products (Ai) produced and still to be produced by the plant (ANL) and/or past and future states (Z3) of the plant (ANL) as a whole. A maintenance planning system (9) and/or the production planning system (6) receive, from the state monitoring system (7), the states (Z1) of the components of the plant (ANL), determined by the state monitoring system (7) and, from the quality determination system (8), the states (Z2 and Z3) of the output products (Ai) and/or of the plant (ANL) as a whole, determined by the quality determination system (8).

Abstract: An electronic device includes a base seat, a rotary seat rotatably coupled to the base seat, a drive mechanism for driving the rotary seat to rotate relative to the base seat, a power consumption unit disposed on and co-rotatable with the rotary seat, and a power supply unit. The power supply unit includes a solar panel disposed in the rotary seat and electrically connected to the power consumption unit, and a light emitting module operable to emit light toward the solar panel so that the solar panel transforms light energy into electric energy, which is supplied to the power consumption unit.

Abstract: A method of altering a rate of executing a motion plan by a computer-numerically-controlled machine can include: receiving, at a control unit of a computer-numerically-controlled machine and from a general purpose computer that is housed separately from the computer-numerically-controlled machine, a motion plan defining operations for causing movement of a moveable component of the computer-numerically-controlled machine; and altering, in response to a command received at the computer-numerically-controlled machine, a first execution rate of the operations to a second execution rate of the operations to change a rate of movement of the movable component. Systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object data generation apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains three-dimensional object data which represents, with plural voxels, a three-dimensional object including a shape obtained by repeating a unit shape and in which an attribute value is set for each of the plural voxels, a setting unit that sets a three-dimensional threshold matrix in which thresholds are arranged in a three-dimensional space in accordance with a predetermined basic shape, a correction unit that corrects a coordinate value of each of the plural voxels in a certain direction of the three-dimensional object such that the unit shape is formed from a first reference position in the certain direction, and a calculation unit that calculates, on a basis of the attribute value of each of the plural voxels whose coordinate values have been corrected and the three-dimensional threshold matrix, whether to form the voxel.

Abstract: An example technique for creating a voxel representation of a three dimensional (3-D) object can include obtaining a shape specification of a 3-D object and a number of 3-D objectives. The example technique for creating a voxel representation of the 3-D object can also include creating a voxel representation of the 3-D object by assigning a material type from a number of material types to each voxel of the voxel representation that defines the 3-D object. The example technique creating a voxel representation of a 3-D object can also include evaluating the voxel representation to determine whether the number of objectives are met.

Abstract: One implementation of the present disclosure is a method of providing multi-dimensional load data to a user. The method includes generating, by a processing circuit, a user interface that enables a user to configure one or more components in one or more dimensions; receiving, by the processing circuit, a user input requesting load data in a first dimension; generating, by the processing circuit, first dimensional load data for each component in the first dimension; and presenting, by the processing circuit, the first dimensional load data to the user.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically manufacturing custom parts for use in a prefabricated construction site includes scanning a room under construction. The method also includes determining, based on the scan of the room, an image of an installation location in the room. The method also includes calculating, based on the image of the installation location, alteration dimensions for a prefab part. The alteration dimensions comprise alterations to the prefab part to match spatial dimensions of the installation location in the room. The method additionally includes transmitting, via a network, the alteration dimensions to a factory. The factory fabricates a custom prefab part according to the alteration dimensions.

Abstract: Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object, whereby a process gas stream streams across the build plane (BP), whereby the process gas stream is adapted to transport respective fume particles from a layer of build material (3) which are generated during selective irradiation and consolidation of the respective layer of build material (3); wherein it is determined that the process gas stream fulfils a pre-definable or pre-defined scheduling criterion; wherein the start time for starting irradiating and consolidating of a first area (A1) and/or the start time for starting irradiating and consolidating the at least one further area (A2, An) is determined on the basis of the determination that the process gas stream has fulfilled the pre-definable or pre-defined scheduling criterion.

Abstract: A base software application and an operation software application are installed in a machine control computer. The base software application includes a first communication unit being a program portion, a second communication unit being a program portion, and an information conversion unit being a program portion. The information conversion unit enables a CPU of the computer to convert first machine information specific to a machine into second machine information specific to the operation software application, based on a data model or the like corresponding to a category of the machine or the like.

Abstract: A movement controller of a machine uses in the context of processing a part program defining a useful processing action a parameter set having a plurality of parameters to determine, based on commands of the part program and actual values of a number of axes of the machine controlled by the movement controller, control commands for drives of the machine which are associated with the axes and to apply the determined control commands to the drives. A checking device checks the respective parameters for compliance with conditions defined by respective physical characteristics. In many cases, the checking device can determine the respective physical characteristics using other parameters of the parameter set.

Abstract: Systems and methods manage electrical loads in a grid by applying Robust principal component analysis (R-PCA) to decompose annual load profiles into low-rank components and sparse components; extracting one or more predetermined features; constructing a similarity graph; selecting submodular cluster centers through the constructed similarity graph; determining a cluster assignment based on selected centers; and applying the clustering assignment for load analysis.

Abstract: A machining path generation device which generates a cutting path upon rough cutting a workpiece by a turning process, and a numerical control device equipped therewith, are provided to shorten the path during rough cutting, and thus reliably shorten the cycle time. The device includes a storage unit which stores information of a cutting start point and a cutting end point of rough cutting; a finishing allowance permitted range setting unit which sets a finishing allowance permitted range for a finishing step; and a cutting path generation unit which generates a cutting path connecting the cutting start point and the cutting end point in a cross-sectional view in a direction along a rotation axis line of the workpiece, the cutting path arranged within the finishing allowance permitted range, and shorter than a path following along a shape line of a product form.

Abstract: A method is described in which a 3MF (3D Manufacturing Format) file is adapted for use with a three-dimensional (3D) printing system. The 3MF file includes at least one 3D model having polygonal slices. The method comprises parsing the 3MF file, generating an intermediate file for the 3D model included in the 3MF file, and performing a polygon cleanup for the polygonal slices of the 3D model of the intermediate file. The polygon cleanup is performed using an implementation of a polygon clipping algorithm. Further, the method comprises generating a resulting file for the intermediate file comprising the polygonal slices for which the polygon cleanup has been performed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a series of generators configured to provide power to a motor or motors. Generators generally operate at different efficiency levels depending on the operating capacity. A computation component can analyze the current efficiency of the generators and determine if there is an alternative power distribution among the existing generators that would result in a more efficient operation of the system.

Abstract: A method may include generating, by a camera having a view of an interior portion of a computer-numerically-controlled machine, an image comprising a pattern. The image can be transformed into a set of machine instructions for controlling the computer-numerically-controlled machine to effect a change in a material. The change can correspond to at least a portion of the pattern. At least one machine instruction from the set of machine instructions can be executed to control the computer-numerically-controlled machine to effect at least a portion of the change. The execution can include operating, in accordance with the at least one machine instruction, a tool coupled with the computer-numerically-controlled machine. The tool can configured to effect the change on the material. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.

Abstract: A control system includes an encoder and a control device that controls a target object by using information transmitted from the encoder by serial communication. The encoder includes a position information generating unit that generates position information made of a predetermined amount of data and including absolute position data of an object to be detected; a configuration information generating unit that generates configuration information representing a ratio of the absolute position data in the amount of data during serial communication; and a transmission unit that transmits, to the control device, the position information and the configuration information as a series of serial data. The control device includes a reception unit that receives the position information and the configuration information transmitted from the encoder; and a control unit that processes the position information received by the reception unit on the basis of the configuration information received by the reception unit.