A remote wireless hydraulic frame preferably includes a frame member, a frame transceiver, a frame bridge controller and an electro-hydraulic conversion valve. The frame bridge controller receives signals from a cab bridge controller through a cab transceiver and the frame transceiver. The frame member preferably includes a frame support, an engine, a hydraulic pump, at least one electrical component and a plurality of hydraulicly operated components. The electro-hydraulic conversion valve preferably includes a valve block and a plurality of proportioning valves. The plurality of proportioning valves receive a hydraulic electrical signal from a hydraulic control device located in a remote wireless hydraulic cab through the cab bridge controller. Hydraulic fluid is sent from the valve block to a plurality of hydraulic operated components on the frame support. Control electrical signals are also received from the cab bridge controller to operate at least one electrical component on the frame support.

A system includes a first sensor having a fixed location relative to a workspace, a second sensor, at least one robotic manipulator coupled to a manipulation tool, and a control system in communication with the at least one robotic manipulator. The control system is configured to determine a location of a workpiece in the workspace based on first sensor data from the first sensor and a three-dimensional (3D) model corresponding to the workpiece. The control system is configured to map a set of 2D coordinates from a second 2D image from the second sensor to a set of 3D coordinates based on the location, and to generate one or more control signals for the at least one robotic manipulator based on the set of 3D coordinates.

A system includes a first sensor having a fixed location relative to a workspace, a second sensor, at least one robotic manipulator coupled to a manipulation tool, and a control system in communication with the at least one robotic manipulator. The control system is configured to determine a location of a workpiece in the workspace based on first sensor data from the first sensor and a three-dimensional (3D) model corresponding to the workpiece. The control system is configured to map a set of 2D coordinates from a second 2D image from the second sensor to a set of 3D coordinates based on the location, and to generate one or more control signals for the at least one robotic manipulator based on the set of 3D coordinates.

A valve assembly with at least two valve modules is described, wherein the valve modules are arranged one beside the other in a line-up direction. The valve assembly also comprises an indicating device for displaying a state of the valve modules and/or of the valve assembly and/or of a component connected to the valve assembly. In the line-up direction the indicating device continuously extends over all valve modules.

There is described a valve island base module (12, 14) with at least one valve module receptacle (25a-25h), which comprises means for the attachment of a plurality of valve modules (18a-18h) each including at least one electrically actuatable valve on the valve island base module (12, 14). In addition, the valve island base module (12, 14) has a fluidic and an electrical valve module connection (36a-36h) for the power supply of the valve modules (18a-18h) with electric current. A power supply line (30) is electrically connected with the electrical valve module connections (36a-36h). By means of a safety interface (26, 28) accessible from outside, the power supply of at least one electrical valve module connection (36a-36h) can selectively be interrupted. In addition, there is described a valve island (10) with at least one valve island base module (12, 14) and at least one valve module (18a-18h).

A method for commissioning a pneumatic actuator device, which includes a pneumatic drive cylinder and a pneumatic control module mounted on the pneumatic drive cylinder, wherein a plurality of commissioning steps to be carried out for commissioning are displayed by means of a graphical display device separate from the control module, the graphical display device in particular being a tablet computer or a mobile telephone, and wherein a control module state is being transmitted from the control module to the display device via a communication link between the control module and the display device, and the commissioning steps are being displayed taking into account the transmitted control module state.

A field bus solenoid valve assembly has a sensor for detecting the commencement of an actuation cycle for moving a piston in a cylinder and piston assembly. A position sensor detects an end position of a piston in a cylinder and piston assembly at the end of the actuation cycle. A timer times the elapsed time between the initiation of the actuation cycle of the piston and when the position sensor for detecting an end position detects the piston in its end position at the end of the actuation cycle. A comparator operably connected to a storage device and the sensors for comparing elapsed time from the sensors to a normalized time or profile and a predetermined tolerance boundary in the storage device. An alarm device is actuated if the elapsed time is outside of the set tolerance boundary.

A valve controller for electrically actuating at least one valve drive, with a control circuit, which is designed to influence an electric energy flow between an electric source and the valve drive and which includes a bus interface for communication with a superordinate control arrangement (2) as well as a sensor means, which is designed to determine physical variable of the energy flow changeable by electrically actuating the valve drive as well as for providing a sensor signal dependent upon the determined physical variable to the control circuit wherein the control circuit is designed to determine a status value for the valve drive based on the sensor signal and at least one characteristic value of a physical variable from the group: energy flow duration, energy flow voltage, energy flow current, fluid pressure and is designed to provide the status value to the bus interface.

A field bus solenoid valve assembly has a sensor for detecting the commencement of an actuation cycle for moving a piston in a cylinder and piston assembly. A position sensor detects an end position of a piston in a cylinder and piston assembly at the end of the actuation cycle. A timer times the elapsed time between the initiation of the actuation cycle of the piston and when the position sensor for detecting an end position detects the piston in its end position at the end of the actuation cycle. A comparator operably connected to a storage device and the sensors for comparing elapsed time from the sensors to a normalized time or profile and a predetermined tolerance boundary in the storage device. An alarm device is actuated if the elapsed time is outside of the set tolerance boundary.

A hydraulic control valve can be one type of a variable characteristic (e.g., coil voltage). A visual identification system is provided to permit the visual identification of the specific type of the variable characteristic that the control valve is to assist in the assembly of systems utilizing such control valves. The visual identification system includes first and second indicator bearing first and second indicia, respectively, configured to indicate a first value and a different second value of a variable characteristic, respectively. The first and second indicator members are configured to be separately removably mounted to the control valve via a mechanical connection substantially without adhesive such that the appropriate indicator member can be selected and mounted to the valve depending upon what type of valve it is.