Skill matching for control of an industrial production machine

US11747793B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Andras Varro · Lawrenceville, US
• Gustavo Arturo Quiros Araya · Princeton, US
• Patrick Eisen · Princeton, US
• Frank Roelofs · Lautenbächle, DE
• Peter Kob · Heroldsberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 9, 2018
• Grant date: Sep 5, 2023
• Expiry date: Oct 10, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P90/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Automated skill matching is provided in industrial control. The interfaces (12, 17) and/or the production processes (13, 18) of the controller (16) and machine (11) are matched. The matching of the interfaces (12, 17) links parameters except for optional parameters to check for incompatibility. The matching of the production processes (13, 18) uses a cross-product of the process (13) of the machine (11) with the process (18) of the controller (16) to check for incompatibility. The skill checking guides manual confirmation of compatibility, reducing downtime and reducing engineering or programming time. The machine (11) is more likely to operate correctly with the controller (16) due to the automated skill matching.