Intelligent computerized control system

Claim 2

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, wherein the process simulation model is optimized by an evolutionary process including an optimization process, the optimization process being selected according to the set of conditions, and wherein the optimization process is selected as a function of at least one of a number of variables to be optimized and expected minimums.

Claim 3

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, wherein the process simulation model is optimized by an evolutionary process including an optimization process, the optimization process being selected according to the set of conditions, and wherein the optimization process includes at least one of a genetic algorithm, a Hooke-Jeeves method and a simulated annealing method.

Claim 4

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, wherein the process simulation model is optimized by an evolutionary process including an optimization process, the optimization process being selected according to the set of conditions, and wherein the optimization process includes at least one of a genetic algorithm, a Hooke-Jeeves method and a simulated annealing method.

Claim 5

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, and wherein starting values for the optimization are determined as a function of suboptimum operating data archived in a process data memory.

Claim 6

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, and wherein starting values for the optimization are determined as a function of suboptimum operating data archived in a process data memory.

Claim 7

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, comprising a basic function system for converting the instructions into process control, wherein the basic function system includes a basic automation system allowing the process components to carry out the process, and wherein the basic automation system includes an autonomous subsystem ensuring a safe condition of at the process, the basic automation system falling back on safe operating values stored in a data memory.

Claim 8

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, comprising a basic function system for converting the instructions into process control, wherein the basic function system includes a basic automation system allowing the process components to carry out the process, and wherein the basic automation system includes an autonomous subsystem ensuring a safe condition of at the process, the basic automation system falling back on safe operating values stored in a data memory.

Claim 9

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, comprising a basic function system for converting the instructions into process control, and wherein the basic function system performs start-up routines and ramp-up routines, the basic function system further performing suboptimal normal operating routines in which individual instructions are replaceable by constant input values.

Claim 10

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, comprising a basic function system for converting the instructions into process control, and wherein the basic function system performs start-up routines and ramp-up routines, the basic function system further performing suboptimal normal operating routines in which individual instructions are replaceable by constant input values.

Claim 11

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, comprising a basic function system for converting the instructions into process control, and wherein the basic function system includes a time controller for transferring predetermined setpoint values.

Claim 12

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, and wherein at least one of the processes and the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model for at least one of an adaptation and an optimization, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters, comprising a basic function system for converting the instructions into process control, and wherein the basic function system includes a time controller for transferring predetermined setpoint values.

Claim 13

The intelligent computerized control system according to claim 6, wherein control commands for the basic function system can be generated from data stored in a process database and wherein an interpolation is performed between stored safe operating data.

Claim 14

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, at least one of the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters.

Claim 15

An intelligent computerized control system for controlling a facility carrying out a process, the system comprising: a storage arrangement storing previously input knowledge data; a determining arrangement determining a status of the process from results of the process by building on the previously input knowledge data; and a generating arrangement generating instructions for controlling the process so as to achieve goals appropriate for a set of conditions, wherein the process includes individual subprocesses, at least one of the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated as a function of a process simulation model, the process simulation model being structurally modular and being descriptive of a behavior between process input parameters and process output parameters.

Claim 16

The intelligent computerized control system according to claim 8, wherein the individual subprocesses is continuously simulated for at least one of an adaption and an optimization.