Yarn Spindle Movement Control Through MES-Mediated Controller Feedback
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems struggle to ensure efficient and accurate transit of yarn spindle products between workstations in an assembly line, leading to inefficiencies and potential operational disruptions.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize a first controller to manage communication with multiple second controllers, ensuring only valid business data is transmitted to a manufacturing execution system, which then provides transit indications for accurate control operations, using a heartbeat mechanism to verify link integrity and reduce data processing burdens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the first controller receives and processes business data from multiple second controllers, then the manufacturing execution system can obtain accurate transit indications for yarn spindle products, but the communication complexity and data processing burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the control architecture into a first controller that coordinates multiple second controllers, each responsible for specific workstations. This segmentation allows distributed data collection while maintaining centralized coordination, reducing communication complexity through modular organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The first controller acts as an intermediary between second controllers and the manufacturing execution system. It receives business data from multiple second controllers, validates communication links, and forwards processed data to the MES, thereby simplifying the overall communication structure and reducing direct connection requirements.
2Reliability
If the system validates communication links before receiving business data, then data transmission reliability improves, but the time required for data acquisition increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary validation of communication links between the first controller and second controllers before business data transmission. This preliminary action ensures that only valid communication channels are used, preventing data transmission errors while maintaining efficient operation through pre-established valid links.
Solution Approach 2:
The first controller receives feedback from second controllers regarding communication link status and uses this information to determine whether to accept business data. This feedback mechanism enables dynamic adjustment of data reception based on actual communication conditions, balancing reliability and efficiency.
Data Source
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
AI summary
A method, an apparatus and a non-transitory computer storage medium for controlling movement of a yarn spindle are provided. The method includes: taking a second controller as a target controller, and receiving target data sent by the target controller when determining that a communication link from the target controller to a first controller is in a normal state; sending the target data to a manufacturing execution system, where the manufacturing execution system is configured to obtain a target indication based on the target data, and send the target indication to the first controller; receiving the target indication sent by the manufacturing execution system; and sending the target indication to the target controller; where the target controller is configured to carry on the movement control operation for the yarn spindle product.