Automation Control Code Integration With Rule-Based Edit Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Industrial automation system design and maintenance are hindered by the lack of efficient tools for ensuring compatibility and best practices, leading to time-consuming troubleshooting and manual updates, which often result in human errors and require specialized expertise, making it difficult for customers to modify or maintain these systems.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of AI and machine learning algorithms that apply industrial automation system design rules, suggest compatible components, and automatically update naming conventions, while providing a light engineering client environment for operators to make minor adjustments, thereby reducing the need for specialized designers and minimizing errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a designer manually writes and updates code for each component in an industrial automation system, then the system can be customized to meet specific requirements, but the design process becomes time-consuming and prone to human errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating component names according to naming conventions before the designer needs to use them. When components are added, removed, or relocated, the system proactively updates all related code references, ensuring naming convention compliance is established in advance rather than requiring manual intervention later.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically managing code generation and updates without requiring designer intervention. The automated naming convention enforcement system monitors component changes and independently updates all necessary code references, freeing the designer from tedious manual code maintenance while preserving system customization capabilities.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a designer manually updates component names to maintain naming conventions, then naming consistency is preserved, but the process is tedious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors component changes and independently updates all code references to maintain naming convention consistency. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for designers to manually update names, preserving naming stability while eliminating the time-consuming manual update process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring component additions, removals, and relocations, then automatically responding with appropriate code updates. This closed-loop approach ensures naming consistency is maintained through real-time detection and correction without requiring manual designer intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system allows designers to use incompatible objects or form invalid connections without warnings, then design flexibility is maintained, but the system may become inoperable
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary anti-action by proactively detecting and preventing incompatible object combinations and invalid connections before they can render the system inoperable. The automated validation system checks component compatibility and connection validity in advance, blocking problematic configurations before they affect system reliability while still allowing valid design flexibility.
4Reliability
If specialized designers are required to maintain industrial automation systems, then system expertise is ensured, but the reliance on external expertise increases downtime and costs
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables operators to perform maintenance and troubleshooting tasks independently through automated code generation and update capabilities. This self-service approach empowers non-specialized personnel to maintain the system, reducing reliance on external designers and minimizing downtime while maintaining system reliability through automated quality assurance.
Data Source
AI summary
A (GUI) for designing an industrial automation system includes a design window and a first accessory window. The GUI presents a library visualization representative of a plurality of objects within the first accessory window, each object is represented by an icon and corresponds to a respective industrial automation device. The GUI receives inputs indicative of a selection of one or more objects of the plurality of objects from the library, presents the one or more objects in the design window, determines that the one or more inputs do not comply with a set of industrial automation system rules comprising one or more relationships between a plurality of industrial automation devices, and displays a warning message that the one or more inputs do not comply with the set of industrial automation system rules.