Application-based control of a valve disk

An electropneumatic system comprising:

• at least two controllers,
• wherein a first controller is configured as an electronic valve controller of a valve island and a second controller is configured as a microcontroller of a valve disk,
• wherein an application is received on the first electronic valve controller and is transferred to the microcontroller,
• wherein the application is selected for the pneumatic movement task from a set of different applications for the open-loop control and the closed-loop control of a pneumatic movement task generated during a code generation phase prior to an execution phase,
• wherein each of the set of different applications represents a different movement task,
• wherein the application is generated by a self-learning system which generates different versions or parametrizations of the application for each different movement task based upon closed-loop control variables such that the pneumatic valve assembly can be controlled in an open-loop manner by the different versions or parametrizations of the application, and
• wherein the electronic valve controller controls the valve disk in at least one of an open-loop control or a closed-loop control to execute the pneumatic movement task on a piston-cylinder assembly.

An electronic valve controller for at least one of an open-loop control or a closed loop control of a pneumatic valve assembly for a pneumatic movement task, the electronic valve controller comprising:

• a memory;
• an input interface;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory and the input interface, the processor being configured to:
• load an application into the memory, the application being selected for the pneumatic movement task from a set of different applications for the open-loop control and the closed-loop control of the pneumatic movement task generated during a code generation phase prior to an execution phase, and each of the set of different applications representing a different movement task, wherein the application is generated by a self-learning system which generates different versions or parametrizations of the application for each different movement task based upon closed-loop control variables such that the pneumatic valve assembly can be controlled in an open-loop manner by the different versions or parametrizations of the application, and,
• execute the application for the at least one of the open-loop control or the closed-loop control of the valve assembly to perform the pneumatic movement task.

A method for at least one of an open-loop control or a closed-loop control of a pneumatic valve assembly for executing a pneumatic movement task, the method comprising:

• recording the pneumatic movement task;
• automatically generating an executable program code for the at least one of the open-loop control or the closed-loop control of the pneumatic valve assembly based on the recorded pneumatic movement task with access to a library of application objects;
• and
• loading the executable program code as an application in real time on controllers of the valve assembly, wherein the application is automatically generated as a part of a set of different applications for the open-loop control and the closed-loop control of the pneumatic movement task generated during a code generation phase prior to an execution phase, wherein each of the set of different applications represents a different movement task, and wherein the application is generated by a self-learning system which generates different versions or parametrizations of the application for each different movement task based upon closed-loop control variables such that the pneumatic valve assembly can be controlled in an open-loop manner by the different versions or parametrizations of the application.

A pneumatic movement control system for at least one of an open-loop control or a closed-loop control of a pneumatic valve assembly for executing a pneumatic movement task, the pneumatic movement control system comprising:

• an editor configured as a user interface for recording the pneumatic movement task;
• a processor configured to generate, based on the recorded pneumatic movement task, an executable program code, which is provided as an application, wherein the application is generated as a part of a set of different applications for an open-loop control and a closed-loop control of the pneumatic movement task generated during a code generation phase prior to an execution phase, wherein each of the set of different applications represents a different movement task, and wherein the application is generated by a self-learning system which generates different versions or parametrizations of the application for each different movement task based upon closed-loop control variables such that the pneumatic valve assembly can be controlled in an open-loop manner by the different versions or parametrizations of the application;
• and
• at least one electronic controller of the valve assembly which in each case is configured to read-in the application and execute the application to control the valve assembly in at least one of the open-loop control according to the movement task or the closed-loop control based on internal closed-loop control variables and external process signals.