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Apparatus and method for model based process control
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1996-11-25
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Granted: 1998-11-17
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Expires: 2016-11-25
Abstract
Abstract The present invention configures a control strategy and a process model to calculate a setting of a machine. The present invention adjusts the process model in accordance with an analysis of the setting to control the machine.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Francis Sullivan
- 👤 Judith Susan Hirsch
- 👤 Stephanie Watts Butler
- 👤 Nicholas John Tovell
- 👤 Jerry Alan Stefani
- 👤 Purnendu K. Mozumder
- 👤 Ulrich H. Wild
- 👤 Chun-Jen Jason Wang
- 👤 Robert A. Hartzell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:08
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/70; G03F7/70483; G03F7/70491; G03F7/70516; G03F7/70525; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/4093; G05B19/40937; G05B19/418; G05B19/4188; G05B19/41885; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/50; G05B2219/50123; G05B2219/50129; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory, comprising: circuitry for configuring a plurality of control strategies for said factory; circuitry for selecting a process model from a plurality of process models and for selecting a control strategy from said plurality of control strategies; circuitry for performing a process for a machine of the factory from said process model and said control strategy; circuitry for analyzing said process to determine if said process is within predetermined limits; and circuitry for tuning said process model in accordance with said analysis.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory, comprising: circuitry for configuring a plurality of control strategies for said factory; circuitry for selecting a process model from a plurality of process models and for selecting a control strategy from said plurality of control strategies; circuitry for performing a process for a machine of the factory from said process model and said control strategy; circuitry for analyzing said process to determine if said process is within predetermined limits; and circuitry for tuning said process model in accordance with said analysis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory as in claim 1, wherein said circuitry for configuring said control strategies include circuitry for configuring measurements from said machine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory as in claim 1, wherein said circuitry for configuring said plurality of control strategies includes circuitry for configuring strategy outputs to define how to apply measurements to said process.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory as in claim 1, wherein said circuitry for configuring said plurality of control strategies further comprises circuitry for defining a combination of predictions or observations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory as in claim 1, wherein circuitry for configuring said plurality of control strategies further comprises circuitry for configuring an optimization strategy to solve said process model.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory as in claim 2, wherein said circuitry for configuring measurements comprises circuitry to obtain said measurements.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory as in claim 3, wherein said circuit for configuring strategies comprises circuitry for applying said measurements to said process.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method for controlling a factory as in claim 1, wherein the method step of configuring said plurality of control strategies includes the step of configuring strategy outputs to define how to apply measurements to said process.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for controlling a factory comprising the steps of: configuring a plurality of control strategies; selecting a process model from a plurality of process models and selecting a control strategy from said control strategies; performing a process for a machine of the factory from said process model and said control strategy; analyzing said process to determine if said process is within predetermined limits; and tuning said process model in accordance with result of said analyzing steps.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for controlling a factory comprising the steps of: configuring a plurality of control strategies; selecting a process model from a plurality of process models and selecting a control strategy from said control strategies; performing a process for a machine of the factory from said process model and said control strategy; analyzing said process to determine if said process is within predetermined limits; and tuning said process model in accordance with result of said analyzing steps.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory as in claim 9, wherein the step of configuring the plurality of control strategies further includes the step of configuring measurements from the machine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method for controlling a factory as in claim 9, wherein the method step of configuring said plurality of control strategies includes the method step of defining a combination of predictions or observations.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for controlling a factory as in claim 9, wherein the method step of configuring said plurality of control strategies includes the method step of configuring a model tuner to tune said process.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for controlling a factory as in claim 10, wherein the method step of configuring measurements includes the step of obtaining said measurements from said machine.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for controlling a factory as in claim 8, wherein the method step of configuring the strategy outputs includes the step of applying said measurements to said process.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method for controlling a factory as in claim 12, wherein the method step of configuring the model tuner includes the step of tuning the process model in accordance with said model tuner.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
91 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory, comprising; circuitry for configuring a plurality of process models; circuitry for selecting a process model from said process models and for selecting a control strategy from a plurality of control strategies; circuitry for calculating settings for a machine of the factory from said process model and said control strategy; circuitry for performing a process in accordance with said settings; circuitry for analyzing said process to determine if said process is within predetermined limits; and circuitry for tuning said process model in accordance with said analysis.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
91 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory, comprising; circuitry for configuring a plurality of process models; circuitry for selecting a process model from said process models and for selecting a control strategy from a plurality of control strategies; circuitry for calculating settings for a machine of the factory from said process model and said control strategy; circuitry for performing a process in accordance with said settings; circuitry for analyzing said process to determine if said process is within predetermined limits; and circuitry for tuning said process model in accordance with said analysis.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory as in claim 16, wherein circuitry for configuring said plurality of control strategies further comprises circuitry for configuring a model tuner to tune said process model.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus for controlling a factory as in claim 17, wherein said circuitry for configuring a model tuner comprises circuitry for tuning said process model in accordance with said model tuner.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for controlling a factory comprising the steps of: configuring a plurality of process models; selecting a process model from said process models and selecting a control strategy form a plurality of control strategies; calculating settings for a machine of the factory from said process model and said control strategy; performing a process in accordance with the said settings; analyzing and process to determine if said process is within predetermined limits; and tuning said process model in accordance with result of said analyzing steps.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for controlling a factory comprising the steps of: configuring a plurality of process models; selecting a process model from said process models and selecting a control strategy form a plurality of control strategies; calculating settings for a machine of the factory from said process model and said control strategy; performing a process in accordance with the said settings; analyzing and process to determine if said process is within predetermined limits; and tuning said process model in accordance with result of said analyzing steps.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for controlling a factory as in claim 19, wherein the step of configuring a control strategy includes the step of configuring an optimization strategy to solve said process model.
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