Patent ID: 11880175
Assignee: BECKHOFF AUTOMATION GMBH
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for controlling an automation process in real time based on at least one change profile of at least one process variable, wherein a change profile describes a course of the process variable with respect to an argument of the process variable, the method comprising the method steps:
determining a first change profile by a real-time-capable recognition method based on a non-linear optimization process, taking into consideration at least one boundary condition of the process variable;
wherein the real-time-capable recognition method based on a non-linear optimization process is implemented by an artificial neural network, and wherein a non-linear optimization process is carried out in a learning process of the artificial neural network;
determining a second change profile by a numerical algorithm based on the first change profile, comprising:
adapting a selected profile function to the first change profile by a numerical adaptation process; and
identifying the adapted profile function as a second change profile;

checking whether the second change profile satisfies at least one secondary condition of the process variable;
controlling the automation process based on the second change profile if the second change profile satisfies the at least one secondary condition; and
controlling the automation process based on a predetermined fallback profile if the second change profile does not satisfy the at least one secondary condition.