Quality assurance method when operating an industrial machine

US8090557B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• David Koch · Katy, US
• Volker Kreidler · Hechingen, DE
• Wolfgang Mutscheller · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 21, 2005
• Grant date: Jan 3, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B19/4097
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

There is described a method for operating an industrial machine, the latter being e.g. a processing machine, a production machine or a manipulation robot. At least part of the operation of the industrial machine is simulated with the aid of a simulation model and the simulated results and real-time data from the operation of the industrial machine are stored. The simulation can be carried out in the industrial machine and if this is the case a parametric representation of the simulation model can be at least partly produced using a unit for this purpose. To produce the parametric representation, a data-systems connection can be created between the industrial machine and the unit, by means of an Intranet and/or an Internet connection. In addition, the simulation can be carried out in an external simulation unit, the latter having a data-systems connection to the industrial machine by means of an Intranet and/or an Internet connection.