Control System Image Data Storage Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current control systems face challenges in effectively managing and analyzing image data alongside text-based information, particularly in production environments where multiple stages of fabrication and inspection need to be monitored and analyzed efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A control system is configured with a control device and an image processing device that work independently or collaboratively to send attribute values, results information, and designation information to a database, allowing for the storage and mapping of image data acquired during the production process, enabling effective analysis and fault detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If image data is stored in a database configured for text-based information, then image data can be retained, but the database handling becomes complex and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates image data storage from text-based database storage by introducing a dedicated data storage area for image data, while the database retains its optimized text-based structure. This segmentation allows each storage component to handle its designated data type efficiently without the complexity of managing both types within a single database system.
2Productivity
If multiple production stages are managed in entirety, then comprehensive production monitoring is achieved, but the complexity of mapping information across stages increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control device serves as an intermediary that collects information from multiple production stages, processes it, and manages the mapping between different stage data. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing the mapping logic in a dedicated control component rather than requiring direct complex interconnections between all production stages.
3Loss of information
If image data is acquired and stored for every object, then analysis capability is improved, but the data management burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts image data management from the general database management framework and places it in a dedicated data storage area. This extraction allows image data to be stored and retrieved independently, reducing the management burden on the text-based database system while preserving full image data availability for analysis purposes.
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AI summary
Provided is control system configured to use a database and a data storage area. The control system includes a control device for controlling a process executed on an object; and an image processing device arranged in association with the control device for taking an image of the object and processing image data acquired from taking the image of the object. The image data acquired by the image processing device may be configured for storage in a data storage area. The control device and the image processing device may work independently or collaboratively to send the database at least one of an attribute value or results information, and designation information in association with each other for the same object, the attribute value managed by the control device and corresponding to any attribute defined in the database, the results information representing a process result from the image processing device, and the designation information specifying a storage destination in the data storage area for the image data acquired from taking an image of the object.