Method and system for securely managing operations of a field device in an industrial environment

A cloud computing system for securely managing operations of a field device in an industrial environment, the cloud computing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory comprising an operational safety management module stored in the form of machine-readable instructions executable by the one or more processors to securely manage operations of a field device in an industrial environment, the machine-readable instructions comprising:
• receiving, by the one or more processors, a request to operate the field device from one or more data sources;
• generating, by the one or more processors, one or more control signals to operate the field device based on the received request;
• validating, by the one or more processors, the generated one or more control signals based on information related to the field device and proximity of one or more objects with respect to a location of the field device, the validating comprising:
• determining a location of one or more objects in proximity to the location of the field device;
• validating whether the determined location of at least one object of the one or more objects is in proximity to the location of the field device;
• and
• generating a validation failure message when the location of the at least one object is in proximity to the location of the field device;
• and
• outputting, by the one or more processors, the generated one or more control signals to the field device via a network based on successful validation of the one or more control signals,
• wherein determining the location of the one or more objects in proximity to the location of the field device comprises:
• receiving real-time location information associated with each object of the one or more objects present in a technical installation at a given time;
• generating a geographical map of the technical installation, the geographical map comprising locations of one or more field devices;
• superimposing received location information associated with each object of the one or more objects present in the technical installation at the given time onto the generated geographical map of the technical installation;
• mapping locations of each object of the one or more objects to corresponding locations of the one or more field devices based on vicinity;
• and
• determining locations of the one or more objects in proximity to the location of the field device of the one or more field devices based on the mapping.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores machine-readable instructions executable by one or more processors to securely manage operations of a field device in an industrial environment, the machine-readable instructions comprising:

• receiving, by the one or more processors, a request to operate the field device from one or more data sources;
• generating, by the one or more processors, one or more control signals to operate the field device based on the received request;
• validating, by the one or more processors, the generated one or more control signals based on information related to the field device and proximity of one or more objects with respect to a location of the field device, the validating comprising:
• determining a location of one or more objects in proximity to the location of the field device;
• validating whether the determined location of at least one object of the one or more objects is in proximity to the location of the field device;
• and
• generating a validation failure message when the location of the at least one object is in proximity to the location of the field device;
• and
• outputting, by the one or more processors, the generated one or more control signals to the field device via a network based on successful validation of the one or more control signals,
• wherein determining the location of the one or more objects in proximity to the location of the field device comprises:
• receiving real-time location information associated with each object of the one or more objects present in a technical installation at a given time;
• generating a geographical map of the technical installation, the geographical map comprising locations of one or more field devices;
• superimposing received location information associated with each object of the one or more objects present in the technical installation at the given time onto the generated geographical map of the technical installation;
• mapping locations of each object of the one or more objects to corresponding locations of the one or more field devices based on vicinity;
• and
• determining locations of the one or more objects in proximity to the location of the field device of the one or more field devices based on the mapping.