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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Lingyun Wang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Arquimedes Martinez Canedo, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A system and a method provide an Artificial Intelligence (AI) companion for each Function Block in a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) program to integrate AI in automation systems. Multiple function blocks and system function blocks are grouped into a logic group. A control problem is broken down from a top level into logical partitions as several functions that are programmed as Function Blocks in a PLC program. Each Function Block and the entire PLC program are integrated with an associated AI Companion. A runtime system for the AI Companion provides new runtime capabilities. An approach to implementing the AT Companions is provided. A method of controlling an automation process is also provided.