A machining step monitoring apparatus includes a data segmentation unit, a data length adjuster, and a determination processor. The data segmentation unit defines machining start time and machining end time of each single cycle, and segments, from a first physical quantity that temporally changes during the cycle machining in the machining machine, first measurement data indicating the first physical quantity from the machining start time to the machining end time for each single cycle. The data length adjuster generates the second measurement data by adjusting the data length of the first measurement data to match with the data length of the determination reference data indicating, as a reference, a change in the first physical quantity during the single cycle when the machining machine is normally operating. The determination processor compares the second measurement data with the determination reference data to determine whether the machining machine is normally operating.

The invention relates to an industrial process controller comprising at least three field devices coupled to one another by means of a data link, with the field devices controlling and/or monitoring an industrial process, wherein the field devices are configured to store a block chain, wherein the block chain comprises a plurality of blocks, and wherein the blocks store use data. The process controller is characterized in that the field devices are configured to delete one or more blocks from the block chain and to adapt the block chain to the change caused by the deletion.

A data collection setting device of an industrial machine includes: a display unit that displays augmented reality; an industrial machine identifying unit that identifies the industrial machine in the real world displayed on the display unit; a data display control unit that displays, on the display unit, a virtual object relating to the data which are collectable in the identified industrial machine; a data collecting device display control unit that displays, on the display unit, an object indicating the data collecting device; an operation determining unit that determines operation of an operator with respect to the virtual object relating to the data and the object indicating the data collecting device displayed on the display unit, and identifies the data and the data collecting device; and a data collection setting generating unit that generates a setting for collecting the identified data of the industrial machine (10) in the identified data collecting device.

A data collection setting device of an industrial machine includes: a display unit that displays augmented reality; an industrial machine identifying unit that identifies the industrial machine in the real world displayed on the display unit; a data display control unit that displays, on the display unit, a virtual object relating to the data which are collectable in the identified industrial machine; a data collecting device display control unit that displays, on the display unit, an object indicating the data collecting device; an operation determining unit that determines operation of an operator with respect to the virtual object relating to the data and the object indicating the data collecting device displayed on the display unit, and identifies the data and the data collecting device; and a data collection setting generating unit that generates a setting for collecting the identified data of the industrial machine (10) in the identified data collecting device.

Automatic system management is provided by controlling/managing part or all of the system operation through the predefined properties embedded in the components of the management system itself. The creation of Quanta with properties allow the programming of the rules for the system management in a way that any user, client, provider or any other type of participant can interact with the system without the need of an intermediary or approver.

Automatic system management is provided by controlling/managing part or all of the system operation through the predefined properties embedded in the components of the management system itself. The creation of Quanta with properties allow the programming of the rules for the system management in a way that any user, client, provider or any other type of participant can interact with the system without the need of an intermediary or approver.

A robot system includes a robot controller and an object robot including a first storage part storing a hardware identifier, individual discrimination data, and device specific data including an individual difference parameter. The same hardware identifier is assigned to the object robot having the same mechanism. The robot controller includes a second storage part storing common configuration information corresponding to the hardware identifier and the individual discrimination data and the individual difference parameter of the object robot, and a control part configured, in a case that the hardware identifier corresponding to the common configuration information stored in the second storage part and the hardware identifier assigned to the object robot are collated and matched with each other, to create hardware definition information of the object robot based on the common configuration information stored in the second storage part and the individual difference parameter read from the first storage part.

Systems and methods for human-machine interaction. An adaptive behavioral control system of a human-machine interaction system controls an interaction sub-system to perform a plurality of actions for a first action type in accordance with a computer-behavioral policy, each action being a different alternative action for the action type. The adaptive behavioral control system detects a human reaction of an interaction participant to the performance of each action of the first action type from data received from a human reaction detection sub-system. The adaptive behavioral control system stores information indicating each detected human reaction in association with information identifying the associated action. In a case where stored information indicating detected human reactions for the first action type satisfy an update condition, the adaptive behavioral control system updates the computer-behavioral policy for the first action type.

A machining step monitoring apparatus includes a data segmentation unit, a data length adjuster, and a determination processor. The data segmentation unit defines machining start time and machining end time of each single cycle, and segments, from a first physical quantity that temporally changes during the cycle machining in the machining machine, first measurement data indicating the first physical quantity from the machining start time to the machining end time for each single cycle. The data length adjuster generates the second measurement data by adjusting the data length of the first measurement data to match with the data length of the determination reference data indicating, as a reference, a change in the first physical quantity during the single cycle when the machining machine is normally operating. The determination processor compares the second measurement data with the determination reference data to determine whether the machining machine is normally operating.

A machining step monitoring apparatus includes a data segmentation unit, a data length adjuster, and a determination processor. The data segmentation unit defines machining start time and machining end time of each single cycle, and segments, from a first physical quantity that temporally changes during the cycle machining in the machining machine, first measurement data indicating the first physical quantity from the machining start time to the machining end time for each single cycle. The data length adjuster generates the second measurement data by adjusting the data length of the first measurement data to match with the data length of the determination reference data indicating, as a reference, a change in the first physical quantity during the single cycle when the machining machine is normally operating. The determination processor compares the second measurement data with the determination reference data to determine whether the machining machine is normally operating.