Control method and industrial production installation with web control system

• US 20030023333A1
• Filed: 09/04/2002
• Published: 01/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kuka Schweissanlagen GmbH
• Original Assignee: Kuka Schweissanlagen GmbH
• Inventors: Birkle, Fritz
• Application Number:
  US10/220,744
• Publication Number:
  US 20030023333A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/96
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4186 by protocol, e.g. MAP, TOP
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31186 TCP-IP internet protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31422 Upload, download programs, parameters from, to station to, from server
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/34038 Web, http, ftp, internet, intranet server
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/34444 Web control system, with intelligent control components each with web server
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

The invention relates to a control method and to an industrial production installation (1), especially for manufacturing parts of unfinished vehicle bodies. The production installation (1) comprises one or more intelligent application components (3), especially multiple-axle robots (4), welding, gluing or chucking installations or comparable treatment installations, and at least one installation control (10). Said installation control (10) controls the intelligent application components (3) by a web control system (2) by means of a Fast Ethernet data network (16). The intelligent application components (3) are provided with a respective web server (13) with at least one individual homepage (17) according to internet standard, web control can also take place within the application components (3), the control elements (25) and the associated device elements (26) of the intelligent application components being interlinked via a web control system (2) and a Fast Ethernet data network (16). The device elements (26) are provided with an intelligence (12) or with an intelligent interface (24) of their own and each with a web server (13) with at least one individual homepage (17).

Claims

1. Process for controlling a said industrial production system (1), especially for manufacturing components of vehicle bodies, comprising one or more said intelligent application components (3), especially said multiaxial robots (4), welding, bonding or clamping means or the like, and at least one said system control (10), which is equipped with a said WEB server (13) with at least one said homepage (17) of its own according to the Internet standard, characterized in that the said system control (10) controls the said intelligent application components (3) by a said WEB control system (2) and a said data network (16), wherein the said intelligent application components (3) are equipped with a said WEB server (13) each with at least one said homepage (17) of its own according to the Internet standard.

2. Process in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the said control parts (25) of the said intelligent application components (3) control the said device parts (26) belonging to them by a said WEB control system (2) and a said data network (16), wherein the said device parts (26) are equipped with a said intelligence (12) of their own or with a said intelligent interface (24) and with a said WEB server (13) each with at least one said homepage (17) of its own according to the Internet standard.

3. Process in accordance with claim 1 or 2, characterized in that all said system control(s) (10) and all said control parts (25) and said device parts (26) of the said intelligent application components (3) of the said industrial production system (1) are connected to one another and communicate with one another by means of a said common WEB control system (2) and said data network (16).

4. Industrial production system, especially for manufacturing components of vehicle bodies, comprising one or more said intelligent application components (3), especially said multiaxial robots (4), welding, bonding or clamping means or the like, and at least one said system control (10), which is equipped with a said WEB server (13) with at least one said homepage (17) of its own according to the Internet standard, characterized in that the said system control (10) and the said intelligent application components (3) are connected in terms of control engineering by a said WEB control system (2) and a said data network (16), wherein the said intelligent application components (3) are equipped with a said WEB server (13) of their own with at least one said homepage (17) of its own according to the Internet standard.

5. Production system in accordance with claim 4, characterized in that the said intelligent application components (3) have a said control part (25) and a said device part (26), which are connected by a said WEB control system (2) and a said data network (16) in terms of control engineering, wherein the said device part (26) is equipped with a said intelligence (12) of its own or with a said intelligent interface (24) and with a said WEB server (13) of its own with at least one said homepage (17) of its own according to the Internet standard.

6. Production system in accordance with claim 4 or 5, characterized in that all said system control(s) (10) and all said control parts (25) and said device parts (26) of the said intelligent application components (3) of the said industrial production system (1) are connected to one another by a said common WEB control system (2) and said data network (16).

7. Production system in accordance with claim 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that the said homepage (17) has one or more said links (18).

8. Production system in accordance with one of the claims 4 through 7, characterized in that one or more said display and operating devices (2) with a browser for displaying and operating the said homepages (17) are connected to the said data network (16).

9. Production system in accordance with one of the claims 4 through 8, characterized in that the said data network (16) is designed as a Fast Ethernet network and the said connected application components (3) and said WEB servers (13) have said interfaces (15) for the TCP/IP protocol.

10. Production system in accordance with one of the claims 4 through 9, characterized in that the said WEB servers (13) have a plurality of said hierarchically structured homepages (17).

11. Production system in accordance with one of the claims 4 through 10, characterized in that the said homepages (17) of a said WEB server (13) are stored partially on other said WEB servers (13).

12. Production system in accordance with one of the claims 4 through 11, characterized in that the said homepages (17) have display and/or control elements for the said corresponding application component (3).

13. Production system in accordance with one of the claims 4 through 12, characterized in that the said control parts (25) and the said corresponding device parts (26) or said tools (11, 27) of the said intelligent application components (3) are connected to one another via Fast Ethernet lines.

14. Production system in accordance with one of the claims 4 through 13, characterized in that the said data network (16) extends beyond the said production system (1) or is connected to another data network of the same type, especially a system network or the World Wide Web, wherein the said display and operating devices (22) connected there and located outside the said production system (1) have access to the said homepages (17) of the said intelligent application components (3) located within the said production system (1).