Transport System Product Files for Autonomous Production Sequencing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current production systems in technical plants face high server load and network data transmission burdens due to the need for continuous feedback on component acquisition and work step execution status, which increases computing power requirements and operational costs.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a transport system with a digital computer that stores product files and creates temporary sequences for component acquisition and work step execution, allowing for reduced server load and network data transmission by only reporting completion status, and enabling autonomous operation with variable sequences to adapt to unplanned events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If continuous feedback on component acquisition and work step execution status is transmitted over the network to the central server, then the server can track production status, but the server load and network data transmission burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the production status tracking function from the central server and relocates it to the transport system. The transport system now independently documents component acquisitions and work step executions in the product file, eliminating the need for continuous feedback transmission to the server. Only the final completion status is reported to the server, dramatically reducing network data transmission and server load while maintaining complete production status tracking capability.
2Productivity
If the transport system has full autonomy to create temporary sequences and adapt to unplanned events, then productivity increases, but the complexity of the transport system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining a master sequence in the product file that contains all required components and work steps in the correct order. The transport system's digital computer then creates temporary sequences by selecting and ordering operations from this pre-defined master sequence based on real-time conditions. This approach enables adaptive autonomy while keeping the system manageable, as the digital computer only needs to make selection decisions rather than generate complete production plans from scratch.
3Ease of manufacture
If all components and work steps are documented in the product file before production starts, then production planning is improved, but the product file size and data management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the product file into distinct functional sections: a master sequence containing all planned components and work steps, a temporary sequence containing the current execution plan, and a documentation section for recording actual acquisitions and executions. This segmentation allows the system to maintain comprehensive production planning information while efficiently managing data access and reducing the complexity of data management during production execution.
Data Source
AI summary
In a method for producing a product in a technical plant, after receipt of an order for producing the product, components necessary for producing the product are identified, and work steps necessary for producing the product are identified. Identified components and work steps are entered in a product file stored on a transport system. The components entered in the product file are acquired by the transport system, which is documented in the product file, and the work steps entered in the product file are executed, which is documented in the product file. The product file remains on the transport system until the acquisition of each component and the execution of each work step are documented in the product file. A technical plant for producing a product, is adapted to execute the method and includes a transport system having a digital data memory for storing the product file.