Multiple model supervisor control system and method of operation
First Claim
1. A multiple model supervisor control system for use in a manufacturing environment including a plurality of model based statistical process control units associated with equipment, the multiple model supervisor control system comprising:
- a database which stores model coefficient shift data received from a plurality of model based statistical process control units, the coefficient shift data representing statistically significant drifts in output measurables that are associated with the model based statistical process control units;
a supervisor control unit coupled to the database, the supervisor control unit operable to access the coefficient shift data stored in the database;
a multiple model map of coefficient shift history generated by the supervisor control unit, the multiple model map showing a history of the coefficient shift data for the equipment against a common domain; and
a user interface coupled to the supervisor control unit, the user interface operable to provide user access to the multiple model map of coefficient shift history to allow identification of problems caused by equipment drift and problems caused by environmental change.
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Abstract
A multiple model supervisor control system (24) for use in a manufacturing environment (10) including a plurality of model based statistical process control units (141 -14N) associated with equipment (#1-#N) is provided. The multiple model supervisor control system (24) includes a database (16) storing model coefficient shift data representing statistically significant drifts in output measurables that are associated with the model based statistical process control units (141 -14N). A supervisor control unit (26) is coupled to the database (16) and is operable to access the coefficient shift data stored in the database (16). A multiple model map (30) of coefficient shift history is generated by the supervisor control unit (26) and shows the coefficient shift data against a common domain. A user interface (28) is coupled to the supervisor control unit (26) to provide user access to the multiple model map (30) to allow identification of problems caused by equipment drift and problems caused by environmental change.
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1. A multiple model supervisor control system for use in a manufacturing environment including a plurality of model based statistical process control units associated with equipment, the multiple model supervisor control system comprising:
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a database which stores model coefficient shift data received from a plurality of model based statistical process control units, the coefficient shift data representing statistically significant drifts in output measurables that are associated with the model based statistical process control units; a supervisor control unit coupled to the database, the supervisor control unit operable to access the coefficient shift data stored in the database; a multiple model map of coefficient shift history generated by the supervisor control unit, the multiple model map showing a history of the coefficient shift data for the equipment against a common domain; and a user interface coupled to the supervisor control unit, the user interface operable to provide user access to the multiple model map of coefficient shift history to allow identification of problems caused by equipment drift and problems caused by environmental change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A manufacturing environment, comprising:
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a plurality of pieces of equipment each operable to produce a product and to provide equipment control settings data; a plurality of model based statistical process control units, each model based statistical process control unit associated with one of the plurality of pieces of equipment, the model based statistical process control units operable to receive the equipment control settings data and to receive material measurements data and the model based statistical process control units operable to provide control data for associated equipment and to provide coefficient shift data representing statistically significant drifts in associated output measurables; a database storing model coefficient shift data received from the plurality of model based statistical process control units; a supervisor control unit coupled to the database, the supervisor control unit operable to access the coefficient shift data stored in the database and to receive domain information; a multiple model map of coefficient shift history generated by the supervisor control unit, the multiple model map showing a history of the coefficient shift data for each of the plurality of models against a common domain; and a user interface coupled to the supervisor control unit, the user interface operable to provide user access to the multiple model map of coefficient shift history to allow identification of problems caused by machine drift and problems caused by environmental change. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a computer system to provide a multiple model supervisor control system for use in a manufacturing environment including a plurality of model based statistical process control units associated with equipment, the method comprising:
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creating a database storing model coefficient shift data received from a plurality of model based statistical process control units, the coefficient shift data representing statistically significant drifts in operation parameters of equipment associated with the model based statistical process control units; generating a multiple model map of coefficient shift history by showing a history of the coefficient shift data for the equipment against a common domain; and analyzing the multiple model map of coefficient shift history to identify problems caused by machine drift and problems caused by environmental change. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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