IP Library Granted Patent US 10,852,715
Granted Patent B2
US 10,852,715 · App. 16/301,941 · Granted Dec 1, 2020

System and method for visualizing and validating process events

Inventors: Josef Alois Birchbauer (Seiersberg, AT); Michael Hornacek (Vienna, AT); Daniel Schall (Vienna, AT); Dietmar Schmidt (Vienna, AT); Paul Schneeweiss (Vienna, AT)
Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
G05B19/41875G05B19/41895G05B23/0216G05B2219/32404Y02P90/285Y02P90/60
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,852,715
App. No.
16/301,941
Filed
Nov 15, 2018
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2119
USPC
700/109
Abstract

A method for visualizing and validating process events in process monitoring systems, wherein a permanently installed sensor system reports states to a process monitoring system, if predefined limit values are exceeded, then the process monitoring system initiates, plans and performs local data acquisition using a mobile sensor, where the result of this data acquisition is analyzed and visualized in the process monitoring system and is integrated in the state information relating to the process or the installation.

Claims (13)

1. A method for visualizing and validating process events in process monitoring systems, the method comprising:

reporting, by a sensor system permanently installed at an installation, operational states of one of (i) process events and (ii) the installation to a process monitoring system;

initiating, planning and performing, by the process monitoring system, local data acquisition utilizing a mobile sensor when predefined limit values are exceeded; and

analyzing a result of said data acquisition visualizing said result in the process monitoring system and integrating said result into state information relating to one of (i) the process events and (ii) the installation.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile sensor is attached to an airborne platform.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the airborne platform comprises one of (i) a drone, (ii) a helicopter and (iii) an airplane.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile sensors comprise one of (i) cameras, (ii) Near Infrared (NIR) cameras and (iii) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems.

5. A system for controlling and monitoring technical processes and installations, comprising:

means for acquiring, storing and evaluating process-relevant and installation-relevant data;

means for process events;

a controller;

means for initiating alarms when limit values of predefined process parameters or installation parameters are exceeded or not reached; and

a task server component which, after initiation of local data acquisition utilizes a mobile sensor, plans and controls a sequence of data acquisition and analyzes a result of the data acquisition.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2021
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 056501/0020 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2018
From: BIRCHBAUER, JOSEF ALOIS; HORNACEK, MICHAEL; SCHALL, DANIEL; SCHMIDT, DIETMAR; SCHNEEWEISS, PAUL
To: SIEMENS AG OESTERREICH
Reel/Frame 047516/0426 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2018
From: SIEMENS AG OESTERREICH
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 047516/0456 →
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