Resource Mapping Software for Industrial Automation Event Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current industrial automation systems lack effective methods to inform about and analyze the generation of particular events and affinities between resources during operation, which can lead to unplanned events and faulty operations such as high energy consumption.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for automatically generating resource maps based on custom affinities of resources in a service-oriented industrial automation system, using a resource mapping software component embedded in hosting controllers to detect and log relevant information, track relationships between resources, and visualize affinities and events, enabling the detection of faulty operations and their origins.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If resource maps are generated to track affinities and events between resources, then the ability to detect faulty operations and analyze event propagation is improved, but the complexity of the monitoring system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The resource mapping software component serves multiple functions: it automatically generates resource maps, detects events, tracks affinities between resources, logs relevant information, and visualizes relationships. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate monitoring tools into a single integrated component, improving reliability while managing complexity through functional consolidation
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-configuration by automatically generating resource maps based on observed affinities and events between resources. The resource mapping software component autonomously detects relationships, logs data, and updates visualizations without requiring manual configuration, reducing the operational complexity while maintaining high detection capability
2Loss of information
If detailed logging of affinities and events is implemented, then the analysis capability of system behavior is improved, but the amount of data to be processed and stored increases
Solution Approach 1:
The resource mapping software component extracts and logs only the most relevant information about affinities and events between resources, rather than recording all possible data. It focuses on capturing meaningful relationships and event generation patterns, filtering out redundant information to maintain analysis capability while managing data volume
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary processing and filtering of events and affinities before logging, identifying and retaining only the most significant relationships and events. This preliminary action reduces the volume of data that needs to be stored and processed while preserving the essential information needed for fault detection and analysis
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for generating a graphical representation of resources (RES1 ... RESn) of a service-based industrial automation system (IAS) such as an industrial automation system with an Enterprise Architecture like ISA'95, whereby each resource (RES 1 ... RESn) has a unique identifier within the industrial automation system (IAS). TO improve the information about the generation of particular events in the system as well as affinities between them it is proposed to define of at least one affinity (AF1 ...AFn) between at least two of the resources (RES1 ... RESn) or at least one of the resources (RES1 ... RESn) itself, whereby the at least one affinity (AF1 ... AFn) is described by at least one property and at least one timestamp.