Control apparatus and method for processing data inputs in computing devices therefore

1. A control apparatus that processes one or more data inputs in a computing arrangement to provide one or more outputs comprising at least one of control outputs, analysis outputs, or recommendation outputs,

wherein the one or more data inputs include one or more physical measurands of a system, and the one or more outputs provide a technical modification of the system;

wherein the control apparatus includes:

a user interface that interacts with a user of the control apparatus to control operation of the control apparatus; and

a data processing arrangement that, when in operation, receives the one or more data inputs and outputs the one or more outputs,

wherein the computing arrangement, when in operation, executes a software product to implement a method comprising:

generating a multi-dimensional system model, wherein the multi-dimensional system model is operable to describe the system as spanned by state variables on at least one of finite domains or intervals;

generating an addressable solution space to meet runtime requirements, the addressable solution space defining all valid states or combinations satisfying a conjunction of substantially all system constraints on all variables, and storing the addressable solution space in a data memory or data storage medium of the computing arrangement;

representing the addressable solution space in respect of all external stat variables by a plurality of relations sharing only internal link variables;

arranging for any given pair of relations to share no more than one link variable;

generating and storing one or more object functions;

generating and storing one or more values associated with the addressable solution space to make the values addressable from an environment including the state variables; and

using the addressable solution space to process one or more inputs provided to the system when in operation, and to generate corresponding outputs for use in at least one of controlling or advising operation of the system.

2. The control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data processing includes at least one of: embedded constraint resolution, decision support, system control, machine learning.

3. The control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computing arrangement includes at least one of: a computing device, a distributed arrangement including a plurality of computing devices.

4. The control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein any given index of any link variable represents a unique single valid state or combination of a unique subset of the external state variables and associated properties or object functions.

5. The control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the method includes reducing the solution space for memory storage by splitting relations into a plurality of corresponding relations shared by link variables with a minimal possible number of indices.

6. The control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the method includes splitting and minimizing relations sharing groups of external state variables and then executing colligation of each group of variables.

7. The control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the method includes splitting the system model into a plurality of sub-models by splitting a core relation into a plurality of corresponding relations sharing only a core variable with indices of Cartesian arguments of the core relation.

8. The control apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sub-models are distributed over a plurality of computing devices that are mutually coupled together in operation via a data communication network.

9. The control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the method includes generating and storing, in a data memory or data storage medium of the computing arrangement, an addressable solution space defining all valid transitions between all valid states.

10. The control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises one or more of:

(i) industrial production facilities;

(ii) agricultural production facilities;

(iii) healthcare providing facilities;

(iv) drug discovery systems;

(v) smart metering arrangements;

(vi) autonomous and self-drive vehicle driving arrangements;

(vii) intelligent drones for surveillance use;

(viii) airborne radar systems; and

(ix) intelligent apparatuses for assisting one or more of medical surgery or treatment.

11. The control apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the control apparatus is configured to provide control outputs for controlling operation of one or more of (i) to (ix), and to receive sensor signals from one or more of (i) to (ix).