A software defined (SD) process control system (SDCS) implements controller and other process control-related business logic as logical abstractions (e.g., application layer services executing in containers, VMs, etc.) decoupled from hardware and software computing platform resources. An SD networking layer of the SDCS utilizes process control-specific operating system support services to manage the usage of the computing platform resources and the creation, deletion, modifications, and networking of application layer services with devices disposed in the field environment and with other services, responsive to the requirements and needs of the business logic and dynamically changing conditions of SDCS hardware and/or software assets during run-time of the process plant (such as performance, faults, addition/deletion of hardware and/or software assets, etc.). A visualization system of the SDCS provides a user with a view as to the state of the SDCS as currently configured/running on the computing platform to enable a user to view currently configured interrelationships between logical elements of the control system and other logical and/or physical elements of the control system. The visualization system also provides performance metrics of the system as currently configured to enable a user to understand the operational health of the control system as currently configured.

A control device includes a first statistical processing unit a second statistical processing unit and a movement control unit. The first statistical processing unit acquires relative positions of the object calculated by the visual sensor and performs statistical processing on the acquired relative positions of the object. The second statistical processing unit acquires from the position sensor relative positions of the holding device corresponding to each of the relative positions of the object calculated by the visual sensor, and performs statistical processing on the acquired relative positions of the holding device. The movement control unit performs feedback control of the moving device based on the relative positions of the object and the relative positions of the holding, device and performs alignment of the object with the target position while moving the object closer to the target position.

A control device includes a first statistical processing unit a second statistical processing unit and a movement control unit. The first statistical processing unit acquires relative positions of the object calculated by the visual sensor and performs statistical processing on the acquired relative positions of the object. The second statistical processing unit acquires from the position sensor relative positions of the holding device corresponding to each of the relative positions of the object calculated by the visual sensor, and performs statistical processing on the acquired relative positions of the holding device. The movement control unit performs feedback control of the moving device based on the relative positions of the object and the relative positions of the holding, device and performs alignment of the object with the target position while moving the object closer to the target position.

A control device for a machine tool that moves a tool relative to a workpiece and/or vice versa and machines said workpiece. Said control device is provided with a display unit that displays information related to the machine tool, a first-layer generation unit that generates a first layer that contains machining information related to the machining being performed on the workpiece, and a second-layer generation unit that generates a second layer that contains an image or handwritten note related to the machining information in the first layer. The display unit displays an image consisting of the second layer superimposed onto the first layer.

A control device for a machine tool that moves a tool relative to a workpiece and/or vice versa and machines said workpiece. Said control device is provided with a display unit that displays information related to the machine tool, a first-layer generation unit that generates a first layer that contains machining information related to the machining being performed on the workpiece, and a second-layer generation unit that generates a second layer that contains an image or handwritten note related to the machining information in the first layer. The display unit displays an image consisting of the second layer superimposed onto the first layer.