A system and method for secure remote control of a machine includes transmitting video data from a camera on the machine to an operator controller located at a remote operation station, and receiving, at a machine controller of the machine, an operator control message from the operator controller. The operator control message is based on an input device actuated in response to the video data. The method further includes confirming validity of the operator control message based, at least in part, on the video data transmitted from the camera to the operator controller, and controlling the machine with the operator control message when validity of the operator control message is confirmed.

A system and method for secure remote control of a machine includes transmitting video data from a camera on the machine to an operator controller located at a remote operation station, and receiving, at a machine controller of the machine, an operator control message from the operator controller. The operator control message is based on an input device actuated in response to the video data. The method further includes confirming validity of the operator control message based, at least in part, on the video data transmitted from the camera to the operator controller, and controlling the machine with the operator control message when validity of the operator control message is confirmed.

A fluid control valve device includes a spool valve, a control valve, a control unit, and storage. The spool valve has an introduction port, a discharge port, and a supply port. The control unit controls the open or closed state of the control valve according to a command value. The storage stores past data on at least one of a control value by which the control unit controls the control valve, a value calculated by the control unit, and a detection value of a sensor. The control unit changes, according to the past data, the open or closed state of the control valve based on the command value.

A fluid control valve device includes a spool valve, a control valve, a control unit, and storage. The spool valve has an introduction port, a discharge port, and a supply port. The control unit controls the open or closed state of the control valve according to a command value. The storage stores past data on at least one of a control value by which the control unit controls the control valve, a value calculated by the control unit, and a detection value of a sensor. The control unit changes, according to the past data, the open or closed state of the control valve based on the command value.

An image sensor comprises: an array (102) of pixels (104) arranged in rows and columns; readout circuitry (110) for reading out image information from pixels (104) in the array (102) of pixels (104); signal lines (112) for providing control signals to the pixels (104) in the array (102) and/or the readout circuitry (110); a programmable sequence controller (114) configured to control the control signals provided on the signal lines (112), said programmable sequence controller (114) comprising: at least one programmable signal controlling state machine (140), which is configured to define a sequence of states and to define control parameters for the states in the sequence, wherein the control parameters include the control signals to be provided on at least one signal line (112) for controlling at least one of a row of pixels (104) or the readout circuitry (110).

An image sensor comprises: an array (102) of pixels (104) arranged in rows and columns; readout circuitry (110) for reading out image information from pixels (104) in the array (102) of pixels (104); signal lines (112) for providing control signals to the pixels (104) in the array (102) and/or the readout circuitry (110); a programmable sequence controller (114) configured to control the control signals provided on the signal lines (112), said programmable sequence controller (114) comprising: at least one programmable signal controlling state machine (140), which is configured to define a sequence of states and to define control parameters for the states in the sequence, wherein the control parameters include the control signals to be provided on at least one signal line (112) for controlling at least one of a row of pixels (104) or the readout circuitry (110).

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for extracting maximal frequency response potential in controllable loads. In one example, a method includes assigning a fitness metric to at least one electrical device coupled to a power grid, assigning a frequency threshold based on the fitness metric, and transmitting the assigned frequency threshold to the at least one electrical device. The fitness metric can be based at least in part on an availability component and a quality component associated with the at least one device and the frequency threshold can cause the at least one electrical device to activate autonomously based on a frequency of the power grid.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for extracting maximal frequency response potential in controllable loads. In one example, a method includes assigning a fitness metric to at least one electrical device coupled to a power grid, assigning a frequency threshold based on the fitness metric, and transmitting the assigned frequency threshold to the at least one electrical device. The fitness metric can be based at least in part on an availability component and a quality component associated with the at least one device and the frequency threshold can cause the at least one electrical device to activate autonomously based on a frequency of the power grid.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for automatically optimizing a reporting architecture of an application. In one implementation, a system for automatically optimizing a reporting architecture of an application may include a memory storing instructions and an automata processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may include identifying one or more state transition elements in the application; determining if two or more state transition elements have disjoint character sets; grouping two or more state transition elements having disjoint character sets into one or more groups; merging state transition elements included in the one or more groups; and outputting a merged report configured for disambiguation on a second processor.

An adaptive process control system and corresponding method for independent steering of plant control systems is provided, wherein a plant associated with the plant control system includes a plurality of interlocked elements of one or more operational unit of the plant. The operation of an operational unit is controlled by the plant control system by means of the elements interlocked to the plant control system, wherein the adaptive, independent process control system is accessible by a plant process engine including a plant controller unit connected via the supervisory control and data acquisition unit with at least one programmable logic controller of the plant control system. The operation of the plant and the operational units is controlled by means of the programmable logic controller and the plurality of interlocked elements.