Automated industrial process testing via cross-domain object types

US11567486B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Andrew R. Stump · Mentor, US
• Srdjan Josipovic · Beachwood, US
• Matthew R. Ericsson · Lyndhurst, US
• Michael D. Kalan · Mayfield Heights, US
• Anthony Carrara · Strongsville, US
• Christopher W. Como · Chagrin Falls, US
• Sharon M. Billi-Duran · Euclid, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 27, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 31, 2023
• Expiry date: Oct 19, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F11/3684
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods and devices for assisting with testing automated industrial process routines. The addition of a software automation object to a test execution user interface may be received. The software automation object may be added to the test execution user interface from a software object library comprising a plurality of software objects. Each of the software automation objects may include an automated control device layer, a human machine interface layer, and a testing layer. A request to initiate an operational test of the software automation object in the test execution user interface may be received. Upon receiving the request, the operational test may be executed, and test results for the operational test of the automation software object may be displayed on the test execution user interface.