Industrial automation information contextualization method and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11144042-B2
Application number	US-201816030257-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2018
Priority date	Jul 9, 2018
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

An industrial data presentation system leverages structured data types defined on industrial devices to generate and deliver meaningful presentations of industrial data. Industrial devices are configured to support structured data types referred to as basic information data types (BIDTs) comprising a finite set of structured information data types, including a rate data type, a state data type, an odometer data type, and an event data type. The BIDTs can be referenced by both automation models of an industrial asset and non-automation models of the asset, allowing data points of both types of models to be easily linked using a common data source nomenclature.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a memory that stores executable components; and
a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising:
a model configuration component configured to
define, based on first model configuration input data, an asset model that defines an industrial asset in terms of hierarchical elements, wherein the asset model references data tags defined on an industrial device that respectively conform to one of a set of basic information data types, the set of basic information data types comprising at least
a state data type that represents a set of available states associated with the industrial asset,
a rate data type that represents a rate associated with the industrial asset,
an odometer data type that represents a cumulative quantity associated with the industrial asset, and
an event data type that represents an instantaneous event or a persistent event associated with the industrial asset, and

define, based on second model configuration input data, a mechanical model that defines mechanical properties of the industrial asset, wherein the mechanical model references the data tags defined on the industrial device; and

a presentation component configured to
retrieve industrial data and metadata associated with the data tags from a data storage device, the metadata comprising at least
first metadata associated with the state data type that defines names of the available states and identities of one or more data tags that determine a current state of the available states,
second metadata associated with the rate data type that defines at least one of a maximum value of the rate, a minimum value of the rate, identities of one or more data tags that determine a value of the rate, or a unit of measure for the rate,
third metadata associated with the odometer data type that defines at least one of identities of one or more data tags that determine the cumulative quantity, a roll-over value of the cumulative quantity, a definition of a time interval over which the cumulative quantity is tracked, or a unit of measure for the cumulative quantity, and
fourth metadata associated with the event data type that defines at least one of one or more event names or identities of one or more data tags that determine the instantaneous event or the persistent event,

generate mechanical information for the industrial asset based on application of the mechanical model to the industrial data, and
generate a graphical presentation of the industrial data and the mechanical information that is formatted in accordance with the asset model and the metadata.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mechanical model defines at least one of a type of an actuator used in the industrial asset, a size of the actuator, a gear ratio of a gear box used in the industrial asset, a gear diameter of a gear used in the industrial asset, a coefficient of friction of a component of the industrial asset, an inertia of the component, relative locations of mechanical components of the industrial asset, a diameter of a roller used in the industrial asset, or a mechanical formula describing a mechanical transformation performed by a component of the industrial asset.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mechanical information comprises at least one of a force that acts on a product conveyed by the industrial asset, a force on a mechanical component of the industrial asset, a displacement of the product over a time range, or positions of the product at respective points in time.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical presentation renders a time-series subset of the industrial data and the mechanical information corresponding to a specified time range as an animated representation of past operation of the industrial asset over the specified time range.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the presentation component is configured to generate the animated representation as a virtual reality presentation rendered on a wearable appliance.

6. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a predictive analysis component configured to predict future values of the industrial data and the mechanical information based on an analysis of the industrial data and the mechanical information,
wherein the graphical presentation renders the future values of the industrial data and the mechanical information as an animated representation of future operation of the industrial asset.

7. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a device interface component configured to generate and send a control output to a control device of the industrial asset in response to a determination that at least one of the future values satisfies a defined criterion.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a simulation component configured to generate a simulation of the industrial asset based on the asset model and the mechanical model and to exchange simulated input signals and output signals between the simulation and an industrial control program executed by a controller emulation component, wherein the simulation component is configured to generate simulated asset response data representing expected behavior of the industrial asset in response to the simulated input signals; and
a user interface component configured to render the simulated asset response data on a client device.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein
the asset model defines multiple hierarchical levels specified by the first model configuration input data, and the hierarchical elements of the asset model represent at least one of a plant facility, a production area, a production line, a production cell, a production station, a machine, an industrial asset, a unit of equipment, or an industrial device; and
the asset model assigns groups of the data tags to respective hierarchical elements of the hierarchical elements.

10. A method, comprising:
defining, on a system comprising a processor based on first configuration input data, an asset model that defines an industrial asset in terms of hierarchical elements, wherein the first configuration input data defines first references to data tags defined on an industrial device that respectively conform to a basic information data type of a set of basic information data types, the set of basic information data types comprising at least
a state data type that represents a set of available states associated with the industrial asset,
a rate data type that represents a rate associated with the industrial asset,
an odometer data type that represents a cumulative quantity associated with the industrial asset, and
an event data type that represents an instantaneous event or a persistent event associated with the industrial asset;

defining, on the system based on second configuration input data, a mechanical model that defines mechanical properties of the industrial asset, wherein the second configuration input data defines second references to the data tags defined on the industrial device;
retrieving, by the system, industrial data and metadata associated with the data tags from a data storage device based on the first references or the second references, wherein the retrieving comprises retrieving, as the metadata:
first metadata associated with the state data type that defines names of the available states and identities of one or more data tags that determine a current state of the available states,
second metadata associated with the rate data type that defines at least one of a maximum value of the rate, a minimum value of the rate, identities of one or more data tags that determine a value of the rate, or a unit of measure for the rate,
third met

Assignees

• Rockwell Automation Tech Inc

Inventors

• Thomsen Joachim
• Briant Steven C
• Henderson Noel
• Fast Brian

Classifications

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F30/20

  Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30) · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• G05B19/41885 Primary

  characterised by modeling, simulation of the manufacturing system · CPC title

• G05B2219/42155

  Model · CPC title