Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Aktienegesellschaft

Raimund Kram

Johannes Birzer

Tino Heber

Martin Kiesel

Wolfgang Horn

Regina Schmitt

Uwe Ladra

Armin Amrhein

Richard Schneider

Thomas Hennefelder

Markus Fister

Holger Hüfner

Andre Heydenreich

Guido Hartmann

Elmar Schäfers

Jens Hamann

Peter Wagner

Bernd Quaschner

Rolf-Dieter Pavlik

Hartmut Linke

Elmar Schaefers

Jochen Schlinkert

Joerg Stelzer

Kay Grammatke

Hakan Koc

Kai Gäbel

Andreas Schwarz

Andreas Uhl

Haiko Schmidt

Manfred Popp

Rainer Möhring

Klaus Hermes

Martin Brux

Volker Wolff

Günter Weber

Holger H&uuml;fner

Gunter Jost

A method for determining an adapted master value of a master axis, wherein a setpoint slave value for a slave axis is derivable from the adapted master value via a synchronism function and a drive on the slave axis is operated in synchronism with the master axis based on the setpoint slave value, where the adapted master value is determined based on a base master value of the master axis and a time difference of operative times of determinable events on the master axis and slave axis.

Control component and method for determining an adapted master value of a master axis

A method for operating a technical system, an apparatus and method for determining a movement profile, control apparatus and the actual technical system that includes at least one drive to move at least one axis, wherein at least one optimized movement profile of the axis is calculated with the aid of an optimization method that calculates an optimized movement profile with reference to preset points of a movement profile and/or preset regions of the movement profile, where for simplified and particularly understandable use, the optimization method includes physical boundary conditions from the start of the optimization method, where the use and initialization of the technical system by the user is made more understandable, for example, and where the optimized movement profile is used to control the at least one drive of the technical system.

Method for operating a technical system, control apparatus, computer program product and the technical system

A control method for a complex consisting of a plurality of multiaxial handling devices arranged in succession and/or side by side, is provided. A complex consisting of a plurality of multiaxial handling devices, arranged in succession and/or side by side, for the execution of multidimensional working and/or handling movements and consisting of at least one conveyor facility for transporting objects is controlled. The handling devices are provided for picking up, processing and setting down the objects being transported along. The guide value for the multidimensional movement sequence of handling devices is modeled on one or more objects transported along by a conveyor facility as a guide value in a distributed multiaxial system with synchronous operation, such as for example in the case of a printing machine, a paper mill or rolling mill or the like.

Control method for a complex consisting of a plurality of multiaxial handling devices arranged in succession and/or side by side, and also data storage medium, control system and complex

A project navigator for displaying technological objects hierarchically on a display device, in particular on a computer, is provided. The technological objects are mutually interconnected and model a machine with cascaded synchronous control. The technological objects are selected by a user input facility. For a selected technological object, an associated input and/or output side connection tree for the technological object is then displayed together with further technological objects.

Project navigator for a hierarchical display of technological objects, storage medium and engineering system

A method for communication between function modules in drive engineering is described, wherein a first function module has a first sensor interface, wherein a second function module has a second sensor interface, wherein the first sensor interface is functionally assigned to the second sensor interface, wherein the first function module is assigned to a first automation component, wherein the second function module is assigned to a second automation component, wherein an address, in particular a logical address, for the transfer of sensor data is automatically specified.

Sensor interface engineering

A method of synchronizing a pickup of a handling device, a computer readable medium and a control device are disclosed. During movement, a pickup of a multi-axis handling device is synchronized with an object to be picked up which is carried along by a conveyor device. Furthermore, the pickup is synchronized with a moving conveyor device in order to put the object down onto the conveyor device. The pickup is synchronized along a computationally-determined polynomial path of at least the 3order between a starting point and a destination point.

Method of synchronizing a pickup of a handling device, a computer readable medium and a control device

A drive device for an electric motor is provided. The drive device decides based on signals it receives from outside whether it is monitoring an actual value of the electric motor with respect to the adherence to an actual value condition (monitoring operation). During monitoring operation, the drive device causes the motor to be disconnected from a power supply if the actual value does not adhere to the actual value condition. Via a communication connection, the drive device provides a drive control unit with first information, which reveals whether the drive device is in the monitoring operating mode. The drive device provides the drive control unit with second information, which reveals what the actual value condition is. Based on the first information, the drive control unit examines whether the drive device is in the monitoring operating mode. If this is the case, the drive control unit, based on the second information, determines what the actual value condition is.

Drive device for at least one electric motor and drive control unit interacting with the drive device

In order to improve movement control in an automation system for movement control, profiles for movement control are freely defined via functions. Polynomial interpolations or spline interpolations are used for the defined functions, the interpolations being of a higher degree. The profile for movement control has a command variable and a secondary variable, at least one of which is time-based or position-related.

Automation system and method for movement control of at least one moveable machine element

The invention relates to a module for reproducing a transmitter signal (x). A control device () is coupled to a driving device () for controlling a machine while being coupled to the module () via a data bus () for exchanging data. A reproduced transmitter signal (x) is determined from a reference value (x) that is predefined by the control device with the aid of the module (). The module () is logically coupled to the control device () via the data bus () in such a way that the module () is projected in the same way as the driving device () from the perspective of the control device (). The inventive module () for reproducing a transmitter signal (x) thus makes it possible to project, start, and adjust the dynamics of the machine in a simple manner.

Module for reproducing a transmitter signal

A system for guiding movement of a movable machine element of a machine, such as a machine tool, production machine and robot, receives user input data relating to a travel movement of machine element and an optimization criterion selected from a robust travel movement, where a smallest number of natural frequencies of the movable machine element is excited, and a time-optimized travel movement, where from the natural frequencies of the movable machine element only those natural frequencies are excited that do not include a main natural frequency. The system then determines from the movement profile coefficients of polynomial functions and a position setpoint variable based on the coefficients. The travel movement of the machine element is executed in response to the determined position setpoint variable.

Method and control device for guiding the movement of a movable machine element of a machine

A method and system for controlling an industrial controller based on technology objects are disclosed. Technology object types may be loaded and instantiated into the run time system of a controller, thereby increasing the functionality and providing technological scaling of the controller. Technology object types may be loaded in the form of technology packages and a user may use the functionality of the invention directly in a user program.

Industrial controller based on distributable technology objects

There is described a method and a device for positioning an element of a machine. A setpoint position variable is generated, said setpoint position variable is reduced by means of a limiting variable and a modified setpoint position variable which is forwarded as a setpoint variable to a controller for positioning the element is formed in this manner. An expected setpoint position variable is determined from the modified setpoint position variable, the braking distance of the element is determined from the expected setpoint position variable, and a braking process of the element is initiated if the braking distance matches a target position which is reduced by the expected setpoint position variable. An element of a machine can so be positioned with accuracy.

Method and facility for positioning an element of a machine

An aim of a system and method for configuring and parametrizing a machine used in automation technology is to simplify configuration of an automation process. Said aim is achieved by graphically representing the different technological components as model components. The respective mechatronic signal flow between the technological objects can be defined on a graphic level by means of connections to which the inputs and the outputs of the technological objects can e joined. Such a graphic mechatronic model substantially facilitates projection of an automation process.

System and method for configuring and parametrizing a machine used in automation technology

Industrial controller based on distributed technology objects

The invention relates to an automation system, wherein error reaction is improved. This is achieved by providing a method for the treatment of errors in a real time automation system, wherein at least one error reaction function is triggered by at least one processing error and/or access error. The improvement is achieved by providing a method for the treatment of errors using the error reaction function, and by providing a method for the treatment of errors in an automation system which has at least two levels of execution, wherein at least one error reaction function is triggered by at least one processing error and/or one access error on at least one of the other levels of execution.

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Erlangen, Germany

Raimund Kram