G05B2219/25062

Systems and methods for identifying sensor location
10913409 · 2021-02-09 · ·

Systems and apparatuses include a passive device coupled to a mounting boss arranged on a vehicle system, and a sensor structured to engage the mounting boss. The sensor includes a probe structured to sense a characteristic of the vehicle system, and a reader structured to send a query signal to the passive device and receive location data from the passive device associated with the mounting boss.

Systems and methods for collecting, displaying, analyzing, recording, and transmitting fluid hydrocarbon production monitoring and control data

Systems and methods for enabling an augmented reality device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The augmented reality device preferentially presents and records available data streams from the various instruments on the hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids in an augmented reality user interface. The augmented reality user interface preferentially presents such data streams as readings from the various instruments in an easy-to-read, color-coded display, wherein the color coding relates to various in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance ranges related to each of the various instruments.

BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND POSITIONING METHOD IN BUILDING

The present invention relates to a building management system based on identifiable marks that are arranged on terminal devices of a building and have a one-to-one correspondence with the terminal devices' own codes, the building management system comprising a user terminal, and the user terminal storing a database comprising codes of the terminal devices and comprising a scanning device for identifying and determining the identifiable marks, wherein an actual or relative location of the user terminal in the building can be determined by identifying and determining at least two identifiable marks. Moreover, the present invention further relates to an implementation method for the building management system based on identifiable marks. The building management system based on identifiable marks according to the present invention favors building management and the design, installation, debugging, management, and maintenance of terminal devices.

Method and system for automatically generating interactive wiring diagram in an industrial automation environment
10895871 · 2021-01-19 · ·

A method and system for automatically generating interactive wiring diagram in an industrial automation environment are disclosed. The method includes acquiring real-time data associated with devices commissioned in a plant from one or more sensing units disposed at the respective devices. The method also includes determining connections between the devices in the plant based on the acquired real-time data using a lookup table. The method includes generating a wiring diagram of the plant based on the determined connections between the devices. The wiring diagram represents the devices located in the plant and physical connections between the devices. The method includes dynamically generating interactive wiring diagrams by superimposing the wiring diagram with the device connectivity status information associated with respective connections between the devices.

ACOUSTIC LOCATIONING FOR SMART ENVIRONMENTS

Systems and methods for performing operations based on acoustic locationing are described. An example device includes one or more microphones configured to sense sound waves propagating in an environment. The example device also includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more memories store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to recover sound wave information from the sensed sound waves, detect a presence of one or more persons in the environment based on the received sound wave information, determine an operation to be performed by one or more smart devices based on the detected presence of one or more persons, and instruct the one or more smart devices to perform the operation.

Vehicle-based geo-fencing system

Methods and systems for controlling an automation system. Entrance of an authorized person within a geo-fence for an automation system is detected. A determination is made as to whether the authorized person has entered the geo-fence in a registered vehicle. The automation system is controlled to perform at least one operation from a first set of operations in response to a determination that the authorized person has entered the geo-fence in a registered vehicle. The automation system is controlled to perform at least one operation from a second set of operations in response to a determination that the authorized person has not entered the geo-fence in a registered vehicle.

Systems and Methods for Collecting, Displaying, Analyzing, Recording, and Transmitting Fluid Hydrocarbon Production Monitoring and Control Data

Systems and methods for enabling an augmented reality device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The augmented reality device preferentially presents and records available data streams from the various instruments on the hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids in an augmented reality user interface. The augmented reality user interface preferentially presents such data streams as readings from the various instruments in an easy-to-read, color-coded display, wherein the color coding relates to various in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance ranges related to each of the various instruments.

SMART HVAC MANIFOLD SYSTEM

The smart HVAC manifold system for servicing air conditioning systems is designed to dynamically manage the data acquisition process and to measure and calculate the performance indicators and output as the load conditions and or equipment operation change taking into account variables in the installation that can impact performance. Both visually and by a very specific data set the performance of the equipment and the installation can quickly be assessed and specific problems identified along with suggestions of typical faults or problems that may need addressed by the technician.

The smart HVAC manifold system provides a means of quickly and electronically handling the manual data acquisition process which would include component and or system model and serial numbers, equipment location (GPS tagging), customer name, environmental conditions that effect performance and performance measurement (weather data and elevation), and supports photo, voice and text documentation. These features streamline data acquisition, allow remote support, and minimizing transcription errors and preventing data-gaming when servicing equipment, commissioning or retro commissioning the system.

SMARTWATCH AND METHOD FOR THE MAINTENANCE OPERATING AN AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITY
20200264592 · 2020-08-20 ·

The invention relates to a smartwatch having a transmitter/receiver unit and a display unit, wherein the smartwatch is configured for receiving diagnosis notifications of a plurality of automation technology field devices by means of the transmitter/receiver unit, for analysing the received diagnosis notifications and classifying same in predefined device statuses, in particular in device statuses according to the NAMUR recommendation, as well as for displaying the classified device statuses of the field devices by means of the display unit. The invention also relates to a method for maintaining an automation technology system, in which a plurality of field devices are integrated, by means of a smartwatch according to the invention.

Environment arrangement robot and control program thereof

An environment arrangement robot includes a map creation unit that divides the target space into a plurality of cell spaces and provides an evaluation value to each of the cell spaces, in which the evaluation value indicates a probability of whether or not there is an object in the corresponding cell space, and an environment change unit that changes, among the plurality of cell spaces, a specific cell space having the evaluation value within a range evaluated that the probability of whether or not there is an object in the specific cell is low in such a way that the probability that the object is present will become greater or change a surrounding cell space in such a way that the specific cell space will be excluded from the measurement by the distance sensor.