A computer implemented method of operating a diagnostic instrument such that maintenance processes do not conflict with operator activity is presented. A maintenance process conflicts with operator activity if the probability of use of the diagnostic instrument is above a usage probability threshold. The probability of use of the diagnostic instrument is determined based on detected presence and/or movement of an operator in the proximity of the diagnostic instrument and/or operation of the diagnostic instrument.

Systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for planning and re-planning robot motions. The techniques can include obtaining a schedule that defines an execution order for a plurality of plans, each plan defining a sequence of tasks; providing instructions to the robotic system to execute plans from the plurality of plans according to the schedule; obtaining measurements for one or more parameters that represent a state of the robotic system or its environment that results from execution of at least one plan from the plurality of plans; determining, based on the measurements, that a particular plan from the plurality of plans, which has not completed execution, is to be revised; generating, using the measurements, a revised version of the particular plan; and adjusting the schedule so as to resolve a conflict between the revised version of the particular plan and at least one other plan in the plurality of plans.

A process control system for a facility that has a station arrangement including at least one at least partially automated working station and a vehicle arrangement including at least one at least partially automated transport vehicle for transporting material to be conveyed to, in and/or from the station arrangement. The process control system includes a process means for planning, implementing and/or observing, particularly monitoring processes of the station arrangement, a fleet means for planning, implementing and/or observing, particularly monitoring movements of the vehicle arrangement, and a working means arrangement with at least one working means for controlling and/or monitoring at least one working station of the station arrangement. The process and fleet means and/or the process means and the working means arrangement and/or the fleet means and the working means arrangement are configured to communicate with each other.

A building management system (BMS) interface system. The BMS interface system includes a user interface and a BMS controller in communication with the user interface. The BMS controller includes a processor. The processor is configured to display a graphical scheduling interface on the user interface and receive a scheduling input from the user interface. The processor is further configured to extract one or more scheduling elements from the received scheduling input and convert the scheduling elements into one or more BMS data objects. The processor is further configured to update the graphical scheduling interface displayed on the user interface. The processor is also configured to execute one or more scheduling instructions based on the received scheduling input, wherein the scheduling instructions are associated with the operation of one or more BMS devices.

To provide a numerical control method and a processing device capable of generating a plurality of machine-specific machining programs, from one machining program to a single workpiece. A numerical control method is to be executed by a computer. The numerical control method includes a generating step of dividing, into a plurality of paths, a machining path of an original NC program for a machine configured to machine a single workpiece, corresponding to contents of machining to the workpiece in the original NC program, and of generating, on the basis of the respective divided machining paths, individual NC programs for machines corresponding to the respective machining paths.

A production line automatically allocating device includes a processor and a storage, wherein the processor is electrically connected to the storage. The storage stores a plurality of first fabrication process data, a plurality of machine function data and a plurality of machine status feedback data. The processor establishes a plurality of machine function group data according to the plurality of machine function data, determines first production line allocation data according to the plurality of machine function group data and the plurality of first fabrication process data, and updates the first production line allocation data according to the plurality of machine status feedback data in real time.

A building management system (BMS) interface system. The BMS interface system includes a user interface and a BMS controller in communication with the user interface. The BMS controller includes a processor. The processor is configured to display a graphical scheduling interface on the user interface and receive a scheduling input from the user interface. The processor is further configured to extract one or more scheduling elements from the received scheduling input and convert the scheduling elements into one or more BMS data objects. The processor is further configured to update the graphical scheduling interface displayed on the user interface. The processor is also configured to execute one or more scheduling instructions based on the received scheduling input, wherein the scheduling instructions are associated with the operation of one or more BMS devices.

A computer implemented method of operating a diagnostic instrument such that maintenance processes do not conflict with operator activity is presented. A maintenance process conflicts with operator activity if the probability of use of the diagnostic instrument is above a usage probability threshold. The probability of use of the diagnostic instrument is determined based on detected presence and/or movement of an operator in the proximity of the diagnostic instrument and/or operation of the diagnostic instrument.

A process control device includes a deadlock determination part that determines whether or not a deadlock occurrence situation occurs when a work process that is being executed and a work process scheduled to be executed next are executed simultaneously by referring to process constraint information in which a plurality of work processes and each work state of a plurality of process execution elements of a manufacturing device are associated with each other, and a process execution control part that delays an execution timing of the work process scheduled to be executed next when the deadlock determination part has determined that the deadlock occurrence situation occurs.

The present invention disclose a parallel machine batch scheduling method and system based on an improved artificial bee colony algorithm in a deterioration situation. With this method, a near-optimal solution for the parallel machine batch scheduling problem with deteriorating jobs and maintenance consideration can be obtained. The model of the present invention is derived from an actual production process with considerations of machine maintenance and batching as well as additional processing and maintenance time for jobs and machines over time in actual production. According to the present invention, the settlement of this problem is conducive to providing reliable decision support for the production and maintenance of an enterprise in complex real production conditions, thus reducing enterprise operation costs, increasing enterprise productivity, and promoting building of a modern smart factory of the enterprise.