A control apparatus includes: a management unit that updates internal state values for each control period with a state value generated in a subject to be controlled; a feature quantity extraction unit that calculates a feature quantity from a change of a second internal state value for each unit section determined according to a value of a first internal state value; and an abnormality detection unit that generates detection results indicating whether any abnormality has occurred in a subject to be monitored included in the subject to be controlled, on the basis of the feature quantity. The feature quantity extraction unit and the abnormality detection unit output the values of the first internal state value used to determine the unit section, in correspondence with the corresponding unit section.

A system and method for capturing automation data from an automated system uses a multi-array populated by an automation controller with automation data including timing data defined by a controller clock. The multi-array includes at least one member corresponding to a sensor sensing a state of the member and a plurality of member-defined data elements, which may correspond to a start time and end time of the member state. Automation data is captured from the controller multi-array by a computing device in communication with the controller including a first data table corresponding with the controller multi-array for efficient collection of the automation data from the controller memory, and a second data table for associating each data element with its defining member and storing the associated data in a historical database which may be used for analysis of cycle time data of a member, device or operation of the automated system.

Systems and methods for data collection and processing are described, including a plurality of variable groups of industrial sensor inputs operationally coupled to an industrial environment and a multiplexer communicatively coupled to the industrial sensor inputs; and a controller configured to receive and monitor the data and adaptively schedule the data collector.

A computer for a motor vehicle including at least one main control module intended to manage an onboard system such as a power steering system, which uses a plurality of internal variables representative of the successive life situations of the vehicle, the computer including, in addition to the main control module, an integrated monitoring module that includes an extraction and recording unit, placed under the dependency of a trigger unit in order to extract, from a buffer memory, in case of a detection of a predefined alarm event occurring at a triggering time, one or more recordings, that correspond respectively to one or more internal variables, and that each cover a time interval that extends from a start time that precedes the triggering time to an end time that follows the triggering time, and then to store the recording or recordings in a non-volatile memory.

The PLC is provided that outputs assistance information for assisting elimination of a target abnormality by using abnormality history data having written thereto an abnormality log element containing type information, occurrence time, and elimination time of an abnormality and operation history data having written thereto an operation log element containing content information and execution time of an operation. The output unit extracts, from the abnormality history data, an abnormality log element containing the type information showing a type identical to a type of the target abnormality. The output unit extracts, from the operation history data, an operation log element containing the execution time falling within a period from the occurrence time to the elimination time contained in the abnormality log element thus extracted, and generates the assistance information based on the extracted operation log element.

A plurality of real control inputs and real process measurements provided by a real automation system controlling an industrial process are continuously stored continuously storing in a historian database. At the same time, a plurality of forecast control inputs and process measurements provided by a virtual automation system based on a simulation model are continuously stored in a futurian database. Both the past operation of the industrial process up to present time based on data from the historian database and the forecast future operation of the industrial process from the present time onwards based on data from the futurian database are displayed on the operator screen.

Tools and techniques are described to create a controller wiring board. A user, using a user interface associated with a controller, can determine which devices will be attached to a controller. The features of the devices may be already known by the controller. The controller can change wiring terminal types depending on the requirements of the devices wired to the controllers. In some embodiments, a device is wired to a module associated with the controller. The controller can signal to the module to modify its wiring terminal to match the needs of the device to be wired to that location.

A building management system includes building equipment operable to affect a physical state or condition of a building, a system manager, and a cloud-based data platform. The system manager is coupled to the building equipment via a system bus and configured to obtain alarm data from the building equipment and generate a timeseries sample including the alarm data. The cloud-based data platform includes a timeseries service configured to receive the timeseries sample from the system manager, extract the alarm data from the timeseries sample, and store the alarm data as a sample of an alarm timeseries.

The present disclosure relates to a control system (2) for a vehicle. The control system is configured to receive a request to initiate a diagnostic conversation, and attempt to initiate the requested diagnostic conversation while the vehicle is in a sleep state. The control system is further configured to determine one or more target participants that are required for participation in a requested diagnostic conversation, to determine an on-board energy status of the vehicle, and to energise the target participants without energising the entire vehicle and initiate the requested diagnostic conversation in dependence on the on-board energy status of the vehicle being sufficient to conduct the requested diagnostic conversation.

An electromechanical joining system that uses an output force or output torque for performing a joining method and includes an electrical drive connected for driving a screw drive and is configured for generating actual values of force or torque that are provided as input variables to a monitoring device. The system includes a sensor configured for measuring the course of the forces or torques over time during the joining method and for detecting additional measurement values that are supplied to the monitoring device as input variables. Wherein the monitoring device links the supplied actual values with the supplied additional measurement values to detect upcoming wear of a wear-prone component of the electromechanical joining system. A method for analyzing the status of the electromechanical joining system is also disclosed.