Method and control system for monitoring automation system

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for monitoring an automated system comprising a plurality of components, comprising: rendering, by a processor, an image from a three-dimensional scene representing at least part of an automated system based on position data and viewing direction data; and displaying on a display unit image. The method makes it possible to monitor an automation system on a relatively small display device, displaying all relevant information simultaneously. To this end, the components are distributed on the base plates of the automation system, and the components are respectively arranged in a three-dimensional scene on one of the base plates, and input elements associated with the base plates are provided, wherein the vertical distance between two adjacent base plates in the three-dimensional scene The distance depends on the input changes at the input elements, and the material paths between the components of the automation system are represented as lines in the scene, where at least one line represents the material path between adjacent base plates, and where when two in the three-dimensional scene As the vertical distance between adjacent base plates changes, the length of the line changes accordingly.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for monitoring an automation system having a plurality of components, comprising: rendering, by a processor, an image from a three-dimensional scene representing at least a part of the automation system based on position data and viewing direction data; and displaying on a display unit the image. The invention also relates to a computer program product and a control system. Background technique [0002] Automated systems are industrial equipment in which production and processing steps are fully or partially automated. Depending on the type of product being manufactured or processed, automation systems can be highly individually designed. Usually, however, an automated system consists of processing stations to which the products to be processed or their primary tables are transported in a certain sequence by means of a conveyor system and where they are processed. The conveying system comprises various well-known co...

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Problems solved by technology

However, in the area of ​​the control stations of automation systems, the problem arises that the information density to be displayed is extremely high, but on the other hand the display size of the images is limited, especially when using mobile display units

Especially in larger installations it is difficult on the one hand to present all information to the user and on the other hand it is difficult not to burden the user with potentially useless information for the purpose at hand

Proportionally correct three-dimensional representations also pose a problem: the view of the currently relevant component to the user can be confused with other components

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