Automation Controller With Internal Database For RFID Data Processing
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Industrial automation systems face challenges in effectively utilizing RFID technology for data-driven automation, as existing solutions lack efficient methods to integrate RFID tag data with automation devices to control operations and mechanisms in manufacturing processes.
Innovation Solution
The integration of RFID tag data with automation devices through a controller having an internal database, allowing for the storage and retrieval of extended and user-defined data to directly or indirectly control automation outputs, such as routing information and process parameters, enabling efficient automation of operations across multiple stations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If RFID tag data is integrated with automation devices through a controller with internal database, then data access and processing efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds an internal database within the controller architecture, creating a nested structure where the database is contained within the controller. This allows RFID tag data to be stored and processed locally within the automation device, improving data access efficiency without requiring external database systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller with internal database acts as an intermediary between RFID readers and automation devices. It receives RFID tag data, processes it through the internal database, and generates control outputs, thereby mediating the data flow and improving overall system efficiency.
2Manufacturing precision
If extended and user-defined data are stored in RFID tags for controlling automation operations, then automation precision is improved, but information storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments RFID tag data into different types: extended data and user-defined data. This segmentation allows the system to store only the specific data elements needed for precise automation control, optimizing storage usage while maintaining control precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The internal database in the controller provides localized data storage and processing capabilities, allowing precise control decisions to be made based on locally available RFID data without requiring extensive external storage resources.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables direct and indirect control of automation devices using RFID tag data, enhancing the efficiency and precision of manufacturing processes by allowing automation devices to execute operations based on data from RFID tags, reducing the need for external information and improving data access and processing.
Implementation Method 1
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), which leverages electronic data and wireless communications for identification purposes. With RFID systems, electronic data typically is stored within an RFID tag... Reading from and/or writing to an RFID tag can be achieved through radio frequency (RF) based wireless communication
Data Source
AI summary
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates utilizing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with an object. An RFID component can receive extended data from the RFID tag that identifies an operation. An automation device can then manipulate the object based at least in part upon the extended data and the identified operation. Moreover, a controller can be utilized to control the automation device, wherein the controller utilizes an internal database and/or data store to provide efficient access to specific information.