Industrial Machine Parameter Filtering for Wireless Editing

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

In industrial machine systems, parameter editing can be inefficient due to the large number of parameters, leading to long search times and potential omission of desired parameters, especially when different control modes require different sets of parameters, and existing systems lack effective filtering and communication optimization.

Innovation Solution

The industrial machine system includes circuitry that sorts and filters parameters based on the set control mode, allowing only changeable parameters to be transmitted wirelessly to a terminal device for editing, reducing the number of parameters displayed and improving communication efficiency, while the terminal device controls the display of these sorted parameters.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If all parameters are transmitted and displayed to the terminal device, then the user can access any parameter, but the number of parameters to search through increases leading to longer search times and potential omission of desired parameters

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveparameter accessibilityVSAvoidsearch time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complete parameter set into multiple control mode groups (e.g., first control mode parameters, second control mode parameters). The terminal device receives and displays only the parameters corresponding to the currently selected control mode, dividing the overwhelming full parameter list into manageable, context-relevant subsets. This segmentation reduces search time while maintaining access to all parameters when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The industrial machine performs preliminary sorting of parameters according to control modes before transmission to the terminal device. By pre-organizing parameters into mode-specific groups and transmitting only the relevant subset for the current control mode, the system eliminates the need for users to search through all parameters, significantly reducing search time while maintaining full parameter accessibility when required.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If all parameters are transmitted wirelessly to the terminal device, then complete parameter information is available, but communication traffic increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveparameter information completenessVSAvoidcommunication traffic

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and transmits only the necessary subset of parameters (those corresponding to the currently selected control mode) from the complete parameter set to the terminal device via wireless communication. This extraction approach maintains complete parameter information availability in the industrial machine while significantly reducing wireless communication traffic and energy consumption compared to transmitting all parameters.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Productivity

If parameters are filtered and sorted by control mode, then the number of displayed parameters decreases improving efficiency, but the device complexity increases due to sorting requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveparameter editing efficiencyVSAvoidsorting mechanism complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of having the terminal device sort and filter parameters from a complete set (which would increase terminal complexity), the patent inverts the approach by having the industrial machine perform the sorting operation before transmission. The industrial machine's controller sorts parameters according to control modes and transmits only the relevant subset, reducing terminal device complexity while improving parameter editing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Data Source

PatentUS10222765B2Industrial machine system, industrial machine, terminal device, server and parameter editing method of industrial machine

Publication Date: 2019.03.05 YASKAWA DENKI KK

AI summary

An industrial machine system includes an industrial machine including circuitry which controls operation of a control target machine based on multiple parameters and a set control mode among multiple control modes, and a terminal device including circuitry which changes at least part of the parameters in the industrial machine through wireless communication. The circuitry of the industrial machine sorts out, based on the set control mode, changeable parameters changeable by the terminal device among the parameters, and the circuitry of the terminal device controls display of the changeable parameter sorted by the circuitry of the industrial machine on a display.