A sensor device for process variable determination in an industrial environment, comprising a sensor base and a first expansion module. The sensor base includes circuitry that determines the process variable, a first mechanical interface for mechanically accommodating a first expansion module and a first communication interface to the first expansion module for transmitting measurement and/or control data. In this case, the first expansion module has a second mechanical interface to the sensor base, a third mechanical interface for mechanically accommodating a second expansion module, a second communication interface to the sensor base for transmitting measurement and/or control data, and a third communication interface to the second expansion module for transmitting measurement and/or control data.

A system and method for enabling access to information included in a safety requirement specification (SRS) for a process plant, the process plant controlled by a process control system including displaying, in a user interface, a cause and effect matrix (CEM) having a set of elements including a set of causes and a set of effects, wherein each of the set of causes represents a condition within the process plant and each of the set of effects represents an effect to be performed within the process plant, and wherein at least some of the set of causes and the set of effects are related as cause-effect pairs whereby the corresponding effect activates in response to an occurrence of the corresponding condition. The system and method further including receiving, via the user interface, a selection of an element of the set of elements, and, in response to receiving the selection: (i) accessing, from the SRS, a set of information associated with the element of the set of elements, and (ii) displaying the set of information in the user interface.

In order to provide a method for operating a redundant automation system (100) for controlling a technical process, it is proposed to operate a two-out-of-three system with three subsystems, wherein - a comparison means (V1, V2, V3) is cyclically operated in each subsystem (1, 2, 3) and compares the first, second and third output data (A1, A2, A3) with one another, and the respective comparison means (V1, V2, V3) are operated in such a manner that - during each comparison in which the result is that all output data (A1, A2, A3) are approximately the same, no further action is carried out, and - during a comparison in which deviations between the output data are determined, that subsystem (1, 2, 3) in which the deviations of its own output data (A1, A2, A3) from the other output data (A1, A2, A3) are the greatest is identified as faulty by means of a majority decision (ME).

A robot control system includes a robot controller, a data transmission module, a servo drive module, a safety unit, a demonstrator, and a power module. The servo drive module is connected to the robot controller via the data transmission module and receives a movement instruction to drive a robot to move. The safety unit is connected to the robot controller and the servo drive module via the data transmission module and turns off, upon receiving an abnormal input signal or a failure signal, the servo drive module and transmits the abnormal input signal or the failure signal to the robot controller. The demonstrator receives a terminal video signal and a first control interaction signal from the robot controller, and sends a second control interaction signal to the robot controller to control operation of the robot controller. The power module is electrically connected to the robot controller and the safety unit.

Techniques are described for facilitating automation of a self-lifting forklift. According to one or more embodiments, a system is provided that can be located on or within a forklift. The system can comprise a lifting system that provides for vertically lifting or lowering the forklift, a power supply, a memory that stores computer readable and executable components, and a processor that executes the computer readable and executable components stored in the memory. The processor can be operably couple to: a plurality of sensors that sense conditions associated with the forklift, a context component that determines context of the forklift, an analysis component that analyzes information from the plurality of sensors and the context component, and a control component that controls the forklift based on an output from the analysis component, wherein the control includes automatically lifting or lowering of the forklift.

A control system for an autonomous vehicle or robot comprises a plurality of high level controllers. Each high level controller is able to provide high level movement commands independently of the other high level controllers. A low level controller is arranged to receive the high level movement commands of one of the high level controllers and to convert said received high level movement commands into electrical outputs to a plurality of electrical motors/actuators for driving the vehicle/robot. A decision system, independent of the high level controllers, is configured to decide which one of the high level controllers is to be active. The active high level controller only is used provide the high level movement commands to the low level controller.

A system is described. The system includes at least one power supply, a control system communicatively coupled to the at least one power supply, a communication module, and at least one channel connecting the at least one power supply to the communication module. The at least one channel is also configured to support communication according to a particular communication protocol. The communication module is configured to interface with two or more power supplies of the at least one power supply via the at least one channel, and each power supply of the at least one power supply is configured to transmit diagnostic data associated with the power supply to the communication module via the at least one channel.

An engineering assistant system 1 includes: an engineering server 10 that issues a work list including information related to work necessary for performing the engineering of a process control system 100; and an at least one engineering client 20 that grants work authority for each worker based on the work list issued by the engineering server 10 and makes it possible to perform work on a constituent apparatus that constitutes the process control system 100 within a range of granted work authority.

An article of manufacture for providing a CO.sub.2 monitoring smart facemask assembly according to the present invention includes_a CO.sub.2 sensor component having a CO.sub.2 sensor, a serial data connection, and a power connection, a set of connecting wires, and_a controller unit coupled to the CO.sub.2 sensor component by the set of connecting wires. The controller unit includes a programmable microcontroller, the programmable microcontroller receives a measure of a current CO2 value from the CO.sub.2 sensor component, a battery, one or more visual alarm devices; and_an auditory alarm device and an alarm reset button 207. The microcontroller activates the one or more visual alarm devices and the auditory alarm devices when the current CO.sub.2 value is greater than a pre-defined threshold. This warning will ensure safety of the user and an option to shut the alarm off, thereby after the warning has been acknowledged. The one or more visual alarm devices include one or more LEDs and a display device. The display device shows an alpha-numeric representation of the current CO.sub.2 value measured by the CO.sub.2 sensor component.

A wireless sensor for an associated machine or machine part which includes a communications module that wirelessly transmits data related to the associated machine or machine part. The communications module is mounted on the sensor and the sensor is disposed under the bottom side of the control circuitry. A sensor is configured to measure one or more properties of the associated machine or machine part. The wireless sensor can be used with a smart device app such that information from the wireless sensor can be received and displayed on the smart device.