Providing a model as an industrial automation object
Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to solutions for integrating machine learning models into industrial automation environments. More specifically, embodiments of the present technology include systems and methods for implementing machine learning models within industrial control code to improve performance, increase productivity, and add capability to existing control programs. In an embodiment, a system comprises an interface component configured to display a graphical representation of a machine learning asset in an industrial automation environment, wherein the graphical representation includes a visual indicator representative of an output from the machine learning asset. The interface component is further configured to adjust the visual indicator based on the output from the machine learning asset. In addition, a process control component is configured to control an industrial process in the industrial automation environment based at least in part on the output from the machine learning asset.
1. A system comprising:
a memory that stores executable components; and
a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising:
an interface component configured to:
display, on a graphical user interface in an industrial automation environment, a graphical representation of a machine learning asset comprising at least one machine learning model, wherein the graphical representation includes:
an asset visual element representing the machine learning asset,
an output visual indicator representing an output from the at least one machine learning model,
a status visual element depicting an operational status of the machine learning asset, and
one or more selectable elements for controlling a behavior of the machine learning asset; and
adjust the graphical representation based at least in part on the output from the at least one machine learning model; and
a process control component configured to adjust at least one parameter for controlling an industrial device in the industrial automation environment based at least in part on the output from the at least one machine learning model, wherein the industrial device is also visible to an operator viewing the graphical user interface from inside the industrial automation environment.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one machine learning model uses operational data from the industrial device as input.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the executable components further comprise a feedback component configured to provide, to the machine learning asset, the operational data.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one machine learning model uses external data obtained via a network as input.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical representation further includes an option to turn the machine learning asset off, wherein turning the machine learning asset off comprises disconnecting the machine learning asset from the industrial device.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one machine learning model is trained on historical industrial data.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the process control component is further configured to control a second industrial process in the industrial automation environment based at least in part on the output from the at least one machine learning model.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
displaying, on a graphical user interface in an industrial automation environment, a graphical representation of a machine learning asset comprising at least one machine learning model, wherein the graphical representation includes:
an asset visual element representing the machine learning asset,
an output visual indicator representing an output from the at least one machine learning model,
a status visual element depicting an operational status of the machine learning asset, and
one or more selectable elements for controlling a behavior of the machine learning asset;
adjusting the graphical representation based at least in part on the output from the at least one machine learning model; and
adjusting at least one parameter for controlling an industrial device in the industrial automation environment based at least in part on the output from the at least one machine learning model, wherein the industrial device is also visible to an operator viewing the graphical user interface from inside the industrial automation environment.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the at least one machine learning model uses operational data from the industrial device as input.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the operations further comprising providing, to the machine learning asset, the operational data.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the at least one machine learning model uses external data obtained via a network as input.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the graphical representation further includes an option to turn the machine learning asset off, wherein turning the machine learning asset off comprises disconnecting the machine learning asset from the industrial device.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the at least one machine learning model is trained on historical industrial data.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising controlling a second industrial process in the industrial automation environment based at least in part on the output from the at least one machine learning model.
15. A method of integrating machine learning in industrial automation environments, the method comprising:
displaying, by a system comprising a processor, a graphical representation of a machine learning asset comprising at least one machine learning model on a graphical user interface in an industrial automation environment, wherein the graphical representation includes:
an asset visual element representing the machine learning asset
an ouput visual indicator representing an output from the at least one machine learning model,
a status visual element depicting an operational status of the machine learning asset, and
one or more selectable elements for controlling a behavior of the machine learning asset;
adjusting, by the system, the graphical representation based at least in part on the output from the at least one machine learning model; and
adjusting, by the system, at least one parameter for controlling an industrial device in the industrial automation environment based at least in part on the output from the at least one machine learning model, wherein the industrial device is also visible to an operator viewing the graphical user interface from inside the industrial automation environment.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one machine learning model uses operational data from the industrial device as input.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising providing, by the system, to the machine learning asset, the operational data.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one machine learning model uses external data obtained via a network as input.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the graphical representation further includes an option to turn the machine learning asset off, wherein turning the machine learning asset off comprises disconnecting the machine learning asset from the industrial device.
20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising controlling, by the system, a second industrial process in the industrial automation environment based at least in part on the output from the at least one machine learning model.