HMI software and its technological implications in machine learning
Credit to Author: Atin Chhabra| Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 11:29:10 +0000
Human-machine interface (HMI) software serves as a communication bridge between machine operators and the system to manage and control operations. Some versions of HMI software also translate data from industrial control systems into human-readable visual representations of the systems.
The advanced HMI softwares gives the leverage of seeing the schematics of the systems. It can also be used as an access control system to turn switches and pumps on or off. For instance, the machine operated controls can be brought into use to raise or lower temperatures of the air conditioning system connected through a cloud computing system. HMIs are usually deployed on Windows-based machines, communicating with programmable logic controllers and other industrial controllers.
Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence that follows an iterative learning mechanism. Machine learning is vital because, as the system is exposed to a new set of data, for the same query, they are able to adapt the behaviour of the operator. The system then learns from previous computations to generate reliable, repeatable decisions and results that are acceptable in robust computation and operation of the connected devices.
As the system grasps the expected operations, the machine is able to make predictions based on massive amounts of data. This operation is highly driven by artificial intelligence, and its branch of that deals in pattern recognition. The system has the ability to draw knowledge from experience independently. For this reason, this technology has successfully drawn importance in industrial processes.
The HMI software when integrated with this technology helps efficient and error-free functioning in normal conditions. The set-up can not only be used to predict the required behavior and also to forecast the system defects. This means that breakdowns can be forecasted and preventive measures can be taken before any major breakdown in the machinery happens. Thus, solves the purpose of additional predictive maintenance mechanism to be plugged into the system.
One of the many purposes it serves is increasing the throughput and reducing manual efforts. This happens because the machine operations are accurate and timely. Also, self-operated machine actions reduce the human efforts that can be deployed in other tasks.
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