Industrial IoT Production Line Adaptation for Multi-Product Compatibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current industrial automation systems integrated with Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) in intelligent manufacturing are often developed for single production items and lack compatibility, leading to high system development costs and low adaptability, hindering the widespread adoption of IoT technology across various manufacturing fields.

Innovation Solution

A production line adaptation system and method based on Industrial IoT, which includes an instruction generation module, a production adaptation module, a feedback module, and a process configuration module, to generate adaptation instructions, schemes, and perform process configurations on target production lines, enabling the adaptation of multiple production lines to meet the requirements of a specific production item, thereby improving compatibility and reducing costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If independent IoT systems are developed for each production item, then the production line can meet specific production requirements, but system development cost increases and compatibility decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction line adaptabilityVSAvoidsystem development cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal IoT system platform that can serve multiple production items through adaptation rather than requiring separate systems. The platform includes reusable components such as device management modules, data processing modules, and adaptation management modules that can be configured for different production scenarios, achieving multi-functionality while reducing overall system complexity and development costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system is divided into modular components including device management modules, adaptation management modules, data processing modules, and production line management modules. These segmented modules can be independently developed, tested, and reused across different production items, reducing the complexity of developing complete independent systems for each production scenario.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If independent IoT systems are developed for each production item, then production requirements are met, but system compatibility decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction line adaptabilityVSAvoidsystem compatibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The universal IoT platform provides consistent device management, data processing, and adaptation management capabilities across different production items. By using the same core platform with configurable adaptation modules, the system maintains compatibility and reliability while still meeting specific production requirements through the adaptation mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The adaptation management module acts as an intermediary between the universal IoT platform and specific production line requirements. It translates general platform capabilities into production-specific configurations, ensuring compatibility is maintained while adapting to different production scenarios without requiring separate independent systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of manufacture

If multiple production lines are adapted to meet specific production requirements, then production costs are reduced through reuse, but adaptation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction costVSAvoidadaptation process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system includes automatic adaptation generation and verification capabilities that reduce manual intervention. The adaptation management module can automatically generate adaptation schemes based on production requirements and verify their correctness, reducing the complexity of the adaptation process while enabling cost-effective reuse of existing production lines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary adaptation analysis and scheme generation before actual production line modification. By pre-configuring adaptation modules and verifying adaptation schemes in advance, the system simplifies the actual adaptation process and reduces on-site complexity while enabling cost-effective reuse of existing production lines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11774951B2Production line adaptation methods based on industrial internet of things, systems and storage mediums thereof
Publication Date: 2023.10.03 CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

This present disclosure provides a production line adaptation method, system and medium based on the Industrial Internet of Things. The method comprises: an instruction generation module configured to generate an adaptation instruction based on production item data of a production line required by a production item input by a user; a production adaptation module configured to generate a target adaptation scheme based on the adaptation instruction; and obtain an adaptation result by adapting the plurality of target production lines based on the target adaptation scheme; a feedback module configured to determine feedback results according to the adaptation results; and a process configuration module configured to perform process configuration on the plurality of target production lines to obtain the production line required by the production item in response to the feedback results indicating that the adaptation is successful.