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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015

Filed:

May. 21, 2011
Applicants:

Terrence L. Blevins, Round Rock, TX (US);

Wilhelm K. Wojsznis, Austin, TX (US);

Christopher J. Worek, Austin, TX (US);

Mark Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Terrence L. Blevins, Round Rock, TX (US);

Wilhelm K. Wojsznis, Austin, TX (US);

Christopher J. Worek, Austin, TX (US);

Mark Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);

Assignee:

FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/48 (2006.01); G05B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 17/02 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31265 (2013.01); G05B 2219/32077 (2013.01);
Abstract

A process is modeled by resolving the process into a plurality of process stages, including at least a first process stage and a second process stage, and developing a plurality of models, each model corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of process stages, wherein the model corresponding to each process stage is developed using data from one or more runs of that process stage and output quality data relating to the one or more runs of that process stage and wherein the model corresponding to each process stage is adapted to produce an output quality prediction associated with that process stage, and wherein the output quality prediction produced by the model of a first one of the process stages is used to develop the model of a second one of the process stages.


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