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US 8,019,583 B1Granted
Selective functional group simulation of automation control and information systems
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDavid T. Sturrock, Genevieve O'Neill Kolt
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Abstract
A simulation model can individually and selectively simulate sub-processes of a full-scale production system. Such a customized simulator can directly simulate all the processes of a system, any combination of processes of a system, or a single process of a system. The remaining processes of the system are left to be executed by an operator or equivalent software program. The model and corresponding information can be used for test, design, evaluation, adjustment, certification, and training purposes.
Claims23
A system that facilitates simulation, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions to implement the system, comprising:
- an external integration component configured to automatically receive data from one or more external applications and provide the received data to a simulation component, the received data describes monitored behavior of a manufacturing production system during execution;
- the simulation component configured to employ the received data to simulates at least one process component of a plurality of process components, the plurality of process components control the manufacturing production system;
- and
- a data share component configured to automatically share data from the simulation component with the one or more external applications to enable to the one or more external application to adjust at least one parameter of one or more of the plurality of process components to implement an improvement to the execution of the manufacturing production system, the shared data comprises at least one result produced from the simulated at least one process component.
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A method that facilitates simulation, comprising the following acts:
- receiving data from one or more external applications, the received data describes monitored behavior of a manufacturing production system during execution;
- simulating at least one process component of a plurality of process components, the plurality of process components control the manufacturing production system, wherein the simulating employs the received data;
- and
- analyzing a result of the simulating;
- identifying data comprising one or more parameters of the plurality of process components that need to be adjusted based on the analyzed results of the simulation;
- and
- sending the data to the one or more external applications wherein a data share component is configured to automatically share data from a simulation component with the one or more external applications to enable the one or more external application to adjust at least one parameter of one or more of the plurality of process components to implement an improvement to the execution of the manufacturing production system, the shared data comprises at least one result produced from the simulating of at least one process component.
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A system that facilitates simulation, comprising:
- means for receiving data from one or more external applications, the received data describes monitored behavior of a manufacturing production system during execution;
- means for simulating at least one process component of a plurality of process components, the plurality of process components control the manufacturing production system, wherein the simulating employs the received data;
- and
- means for evaluating a result of the simulating;
- means for identifying data comprising one or more parameters of the plurality of process components that need to be altered based on the analyzed results of the simulation;
- and
- means for sending the data to the one or more external applications wherein a data share component is configured to automatically share data from a simulation component with the one or more external applications to enable the one or more external application to adjust at least one parameter of one or more of the plurality of process components to implement an improvement to the execution of the manufacturing production system, the shared data comprises at least one result produced from the simulating of at least one process component.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor perform the following acts:
- receiving-data from one or more external applications, the received data describes monitored behavior of a manufacturing production system during execution;
- simulating at least one process component of a plurality of process components, the plurality of process components control the manufacturing production system, wherein the simulating employs the received data;
- analyzing a result of the simulating;
- identifying data comprising one or more parameters of the plurality of process components that need to be adjusted based on the analyzed results of the simulation;
- and
- sending the data to the one or more external applications wherein a data share component is configured to automatically share data from a simulation component with the one or more external applications to enable the one or more external application to adjust at least one parameter of one or more of the plurality of process components to implement an improvement to the execution of the manufacturing production system, the shared data comprises at least one result produced from the simulating of at least one process component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.