An inspection-plan based inspection method includes receiving data characterizing an inspection plan associated with inspection of one or more nodes in an inspection site by an inspection device. A first step of the inspection plan includes a first set of operating parameters of the inspection device associated with the inspection of a first node of the one or more nodes and a first set of constraints associated with one or more inspection criteria at the first node by the inspection device. The method also includes generating a first control signal configured to instruct the inspection device to inspect the first node of the one or more nodes. The first control signal is based on one or more of the first set of operating parameters and a user input. The method further includes receiving data characterizing the inspection measurement of the first node by the inspection device.

A portable shippable automated calibration system for high torque power tools is disclosed. The system includes a self-contained highly durable and shippable container that may comprise a power source, central processor, visual user interface, mechanical interface for coupling with power tools to be calibrated, communications systems for communicating with a power tool being calibrated and/or with on-site or cloud based data systems. The system may be delivered to sites desiring on-site power tool calibration, tools are calibrated and updated calibration factors are automatically uploaded into the calibrated tool and a calibration certificate is published with the particulars of the calibration completion.

An improved commissioning system for production facilities includes a server storing information on all components included for commissioning the facility. Remote computing devices allow technicians to readily locate devices using satellite positioning information. Each component is given an identification tag with a unique identifier. After locating the components, the technician may use the remote devices to read the identification tag and communicate with the server to obtain and/or update information about the component. A commissioning manager may similarly access the server from a computing device to obtain real-time or near real-time information on the status of the commissioning process. With the real-time or near real-time information on the commissioning process, the commissioning manager can better direct the technicians' efforts and determine where bottlenecks in the commissioning process might be occurring.

A movement controller of a machine uses in the context of processing a part program defining a useful processing action a parameter set having a plurality of parameters to determine, based on commands of the part program and actual values of a number of axes of the machine controlled by the movement controller, control commands for drives of the machine which are associated with the axes and to apply the determined control commands to the drives. A checking device checks the respective parameters for compliance with conditions defined by respective physical characteristics. In many cases, the checking device can determine the respective physical characteristics using other parameters of the parameter set.

A computer automatic assembly system is proposed. The computer automatic assembly system includes: a database for storing information of an assembly and mounting area of a part combined to a mainboard, and program information such as information of a BIOS, a driving driver, and an operating system, and periodically updating the corresponding information through a communication part including a wired/wireless communication network; a device digestive module for checking the part through a photographing means, moving the checked part to the assembly and mounting area of the part provided on the mainboard through the photographing means and a robot arm for transfer, assembling, and mounting the part, and then writing a driving program and circuit information of the part; and an administrator terminal for periodically upgrading or updating part information necessary for the device digestive module by a part company server through a communication network including the wired/wireless communication network.

The present disclosure belongs to the field of offshore oil, and in particular relates to a method for assessing the safety integrity level of offshore oil well control equipment. The method for assessing the safety integrity level of the offshore oil well control equipment comprises three major steps: creating a safety instrumented function evaluation module and dividing the related devices for performing the safety instrumented functions into a sensor subsystem; a controller subsystem and an actuator subsystem, establishing a dynamic Bayesian network model for respective subsystems for calculation; and integrating, analyzing and optimizing the safety integrity data of the subsystems.

Transport of physical objects is controlled based on scanning of encoded images. In one approach, an encoded image on a physical object is scanned to obtain parameters. The parameters include specifications for a product to be made by a manufacturing process. One or more rules are generated using the parameters and then stored in a database. The database is queried to determine whether the product conforms to the one or more rules. For example, the query may include data regarding characteristics of the final product and/or the manufacturing process. In response to determining that the product conforms to the rules, the product is transported to a distribution facility.

Manufacturing systems that employ intelligent sensing and methods for processing workpieces using such manufacturing systems, including methods of batch processing workpieces. The manufacturing systems may include a holding device to receive work order documents, where each work order document includes an identification tag, and each work order document corresponds with a specific manufacturing step. A scanner may be proximate to the holding device and associated with a workstation, where the scanner is configured to detect the identification tag of the work order documents held by the holding device. A control system may interpret the detected identification tag, identify the work order document associated with the interpreted identification tag, identify the specific manufacturing step corresponding with the identified work order document, and generate an output that includes an instruction for carrying out the manufacturing step at the workstation.

A method embodiment includes providing a reticle design data that specify a plurality of printable features that are formed on the wafer using the reticle and a plurality of nonprintable features that are not formed on the wafer using such reticle, wherein the reticle design data is usable to fabricate the reticle. A reduced design database is generated from the reticle design data and this reduced design database includes a description or map of the nonprintable features of the reticle, a description or map of a plurality of cell-to-cell regions of the reticle, and a grayscale reticle image that is rasterized from the reticle design data. The reduced design database, along with the reticle, is transferred to a fabrication facility so that the reduced design database is usable to periodically inspect the reticle in the fabrication facility.

A POL-axis driving unit, an EL-axis driving unit, a Cross-EL-axis driving unit and an AZ-axis driving unit of an antenna apparatus drive respective axis drive motors controlled by a control unit of a control apparatus, such that the antenna performs an origin detection operation for each axis. The camera control unit controls a camera so as to capture an image of the antenna at each timing before and after the origin detection for each axis. An image acquisition unit of an antenna inspection acquires image data that indicates the image of the antenna captured by the camera and makes storage unit store the image data. A comparing diagnosis unit compares image data before the origin detection for each axis with image data after the origin detection, and diagnoses whether the antenna is in a normal state.