Heuristic Operation Record Learning for Automated Line Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Automated production lines and unattended devices in industrial settings often lack reasonable optimization, leading to hindered production capacity, energy waste, and a barrier to the transition from automated to intelligent operations due to the lack of experience accumulation and management.

Innovation Solution

A machine heuristic learning method that selects operation data dimensions randomly, generates new data within a safety range, and executes these new data points to enter a heuristic working state for self-learning, optimizing operations while adhering to safety and performance constraints.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated production lines and unattended devices operate for tens of years without optimization, then operational stability is maintained, but production capacity increases are hindered and energy waste occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction capacityVSAvoidenergy waste
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automated devices to perform self-learning and self-optimization by automatically generating heuristic learning tasks, executing them, and accumulating operation experience without human intervention. This self-service mechanism allows devices to continuously improve their own operational efficiency and production capacity while reducing energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback loop where operation behavior records are continuously collected, analyzed, and used to generate optimization tasks. The results of these tasks feed back into the system to further refine operational parameters, creating a continuous improvement cycle that enhances productivity and reduces energy waste over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Extent of automation

If operation behavior records are accumulated from historical data only, then system complexity is minimized, but the system cannot break through historical limitations and evolve to advanced self-operation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveself-operation capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining safety ranges, constraint conditions, and heuristic end conditions before actual optimization begins. This preparation enables the system to safely explore and learn from generated tasks without requiring complex real-time decision-making frameworks, thus advancing automation while controlling complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters by randomly selecting operation data dimensions and generating new values within safety ranges. This parameter exploration approach allows the system to discover optimal operational settings and evolve toward advanced self-operation capabilities without requiring overly complex search algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If random values are generated within safety ranges for optimization, then exploration of new operational parameters is enabled, but constraint conditions such as security standards may be violated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparameter exploration capabilityVSAvoidconstraint condition compliance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies preliminary anti-action by pre-establishing constraint conditions and emergency plans that prevent violations of security standards and other critical constraints. Before random parameter exploration begins, protective measures are in place to automatically counteract any potential harmful effects, thus enabling versatile exploration while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements beforehand cushioning by setting safety ranges and emergency plans in advance. These pre-established protective boundaries cushion against potential violations of constraint conditions, allowing the system to explore new operational parameters freely within safe limits while ensuring compliance with security and national standards.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Data Source

PatentUS20230085089A1Machine heuristic learning method, system and device for operation behavior record management
Publication Date: 2023.03.16 XIAMEN ETOM SOFTWARE TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A machine heuristic learning method, system and device for operation behavior record management: one or more operation data dimensions are selected by means of a random algorithm; a value is randomly generated within a safety interval of the selected operation data dimension to form new operation data of the selected operation data dimension; and the device automatically executes the new operation data, enters a heuristic working state, and then performs self-learning on basic working condition data, the new operation data and evaluation data generated therefrom. The present method solves the problem of an accumulation of operation experience for automated production lines and unattended devices so that, at the same time, the operation behavior record management method, system, and device are enabled to break through the limitations of historical data, and optimize and evolve toward a more advanced self-operation and self-learning direction.