Jason B Weber

US Patent:

20090192857, Jul 30, 2009

Filed:

Jan 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/020254

Inventors:

Richard A. Morse - Hudson OH, US
Jason Weber - Wauwatosa WI, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

705 8, 705 7

Abstract:

A method for synchronizing activities during design of an industrial automated system wherein the automated system includes a plurality of different features and the design of the automated system requires at least first and second different information types, the method comprising the steps of using a first software program to specify a first type system definition including a set of first information type instances corresponding to the automated system, after the first type system definition has been specified, using a second software program to specify a second type system definition including a set of second information type instances corresponding to the automated system, after the second type system definition has been specified, comparing the first and second system definitions to identify system features supported by only one of the first and second type system definitions and where only one of the first and second type system definitions supports a system feature, the second software program providing notice to the first software program indicating that the first and second type system definitions are imperfectly correlated.

US Patent:

20130238110, Sep 12, 2013

Filed:

Apr 25, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/870373

Inventors:

Richard A. Morse - Hudson OH, US
Jason Weber - Wauwatosa WI, US

International Classification:

G05B 15/02

US Classification:

700 97

Abstract:

Systems and methods synchronize automation cell definition and control logic definition during design of an industrial automation system. The method includes adding a description of a subassembly to the automation cell definition stored in a first database; the subassembly being a component used in the industrial automation system; adding a description of an object to the control logic definition stored in a second database, the object providing logic to control the subassembly; comparing the automation cell definition and the control logic definition for identifying any inconsistencies between the automation cell definition and the control logic definition; presenting any inconsistencies to a user; accepting instructions from the user that indicate which of the inconsistencies are to be eliminated; and eliminating the indicated inconsistencies by modifying one of the description of the subassembly and the description of the object to synchronize the automation cell definition and the control logic definition.