Engineering and Operations Support Systems and Methods
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsNicolai Schoch, Mario Hoernicke
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Abstract
A support system for defining a model representing at least part of an industrial automation system is configured to obtain a user-provided definition of at least part of the model; process the user-provided definition to verify correctness or completeness of the at least part of the model with reference to at least one knowledge base; and in response to determining that the user-provided definition comprises incorrect or incomplete information, provide system output, wherein the system output comprises a prompt to the user to provide correct or complete information for inclusion in the definition of the at least part of the model.
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A support system for defining a model representing at least part of an industrial automation system, wherein the support system is configured to:
- obtain a user-provided definition of at least part of the model;
- process the user-provided definition to verify correctness or completeness of the at least part of the model with reference to at least one knowledge base;
- and
- in response to determining that the user-provided definition comprises incorrect or incomplete information, provide system output, wherein the system output comprises a prompt to the user to provide correct or complete information for inclusion in the definition of the at least part of the model.
A support method for defining a model representing at least part of an industrial automation system, the method comprising:
- obtaining a user-provided definition of at least part of the model;
- processing the user-provided definition to verify correctness or completeness of the at least part of the model with reference to at least one knowledge base;
- and
- in response to determining that the user-provided definition comprises incorrect or incomplete information, providing system output, wherein the system output comprises a prompt to the user to provide correct or complete information for inclusion in the definition of the at least part of the model.
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