JP4652072B2 - Design support apparatus and method with simulation function, and operation support apparatus and method with simulation function - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a process equipment and a control system for controlling the process equipment, and the design of the process equipment and / or the control circuit of the process equipment and / or control circuit is simulated by inputting the configuration of the process equipment and / or the control circuit of the control system with a CAD system. The present invention relates to a support device and method, and a driving support device and method with a simulation function.

  Conventionally, as for process equipment, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, a design drawing is input by CAD, a flow direction is determined, and a definition formula is constructed. As for the control system, for example, as shown in Patent Document 2, the illustrated information is extracted from the CAD drawing, the process signal is simulated, and the simulation is executed.

  As an example of a conventional driving support device, in a power system switching operation device, as described in Patent Document 5, a recovery operation after an accident is input and stored in advance in an existing power system switching device as an operation procedure creation problem. In the event of an accident, the existing power system switching operation device acquires the answer of a series of switch operation procedures from this state to the recovery state by making full use of the learning knowledge function that compares the existing operation procedure creation problem, The method relates to a method for creating an operation procedure manual that is actually applied based on this answer. On the other hand, as described in Patent Document 6, a recovery operation procedure at the time of an accident is also stored in a storage device for each accident pattern. , The accident information collected by the existing power system switching operation device is compared with the existing accident pattern to obtain a recovery operation procedure. Manipulate describes how to achieve by utilizing the learning knowledge and pattern recognition operation procedure of carrying out the actual power system opening and closing device.

  In the above prior art, there is a difference between the logic analysis method and the logic operation method of the process equipment and the control system, and the simulation verification process of the process equipment and the control system is executed using separate CAD systems. . On the other hand, in Patent Document 3, simulation processing means is selected and switched for simulation. Although this method is one CAD system, a simulation processing means for performing a simulation operation, that is, a simulation engine is prepared for each application.

  In Patent Document 4, it is possible to input a logic circuit to be designed to be integrated into an integrated circuit, and the operation of the logic circuit is verified before the design of actual placement and routing relating to the logic circuit in the integrated circuit is completed. In an integrated circuit design CAD apparatus capable of performing virtual wiring simulation, the input circuit information indicating the logic circuit in a form that can be distinguished for each hierarchical block is input / completed for each hierarchical block. The logic circuit information storage means for storing the input status information including at least the information to be indicated, and the input of the hierarchy block after receiving the declaration of the hierarchy block to be input in advance, and the input in a form that can be distinguished as the hierarchy block The written circuit information is written into the logic circuit information storage means, and when the input of the logic circuit of the hierarchical block is completed Declaration input of this completion, logic circuit input means for writing the input status information of the hierarchical block based on the declaration input of completion to the logic circuit information storage means, and declaration input completion of input has already been made Temporary placement and routing means for performing temporary placement and routing of the hierarchical block and outputting the result as temporary placement and routing information; and wiring capacitance for obtaining a wiring capacity of the wiring in the logic circuit using the temporary placement and routing information And a virtual wiring simulation means for performing the virtual wiring simulation using the wiring capacity obtained by the wiring capacity calculating means, wherein at least a part of the logic circuit input processing means and the temporary placement wiring means And at least a part of the processing by the temporary placement and routing means is performed by the logic circuit input processing means. It describes a integrated circuit design CAD apparatus that performs as a background process on processing.

JP 2001-243259 A JP-A-5-266120 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-203092 JP-A-7-175732 JP-A-5-22863 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-199585

  In the prior art described in Patent Documents 1 to 4, since the simulation engine for performing the simulation calculation varies depending on the application, it is necessary to use a different simulation system or switch the simulation engine to perform the simulation, and the process For the equipment, it was necessary to define the flow direction and construct the definition formula in accordance with this rule each time. Patent Documents 5 and 6 are technologies based on the premise of professional equipment that can be operated remotely or automatically. In a process system composed of process equipment that can be operated only on site, such as on-site operation type manual valves, When the frequency of start / stop operations is low, there is a problem that it is difficult to maintain and improve the driving skills of operators, and as a solution to this problem, the application of training equipment that makes full use of simulation equipment has been attempted in the past. When the simulation is performed by changing the operating state of the type of process equipment in time series, the user considers the operation procedure, realizes a sequential logic circuit model with another simulation device, interfaces with the process equipment model, It was necessary to combine or create an operation sequence with another program.

  In order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention can create an operation procedure table of devices by sequentially indicating the process devices of the display unit, and by executing the existing procedure table, Without creating a sequential logic circuit, the process equipment is operated in accordance with the operation procedure set in advance in the procedure table, and the same simulation is executed including both and / or one of the operation process equipment / control system. It is an object of the present invention to provide a design support apparatus and method with a simulation function or an operation support apparatus and method with a simulation function that can be simulated and verified by a unit.

  The design support apparatus with a simulation function according to the present invention uses a simulation engine including an input-output relational expression using an element in which an output expression is given by a function of an input, an output, and an internal state. An element function that extracts the graphical information input on the diagram screen, analyzes the circuit logic information of the graphical information, and then performs arithmetic processing on the numerical characteristics corresponding to the connection relationship of the elements with respect to the connection lines between the elements of the circuit Is generated as a virtual circuit together with a corresponding virtual terminal, and new circuit connection logic information is generated by replacing the virtual circuit information with the extracted connection logic information of the original circuit. The process equipment that configures the piping and other process systems in the display unit is specified according to a predetermined operation procedure. The operation name linked to the process device is selected from the operation name data file, and the operation name of the selected process device is registered in the procedure row of the procedure table in this order. In addition, the user can arbitrarily select the procedure table and the initial state of the process from the initial state control unit for the generated operation procedure manual and operation procedure data file. The operation procedure generation / execution unit extracts the operation procedure and the initial value data linked to it from the operation procedure manual data file and the initial value file that have been created, Process machine that configures the piping and other process systems of the display unit based on the operation attribute value of the attribute value data file and the selected initial value data In which it made it possible to operate according to predetermined operating procedure described in the operating instructions of.

The present invention includes an input unit for inputting the illustrated information circuit having an element having an input and an output terminal, a CAD input unit that processes using the graphics processing profile grams illustrated information input, is input A graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the circuit, an extraction information analysis unit that analyzes the information extracted by the graphical information extraction unit, a simulation execution unit that executes logic simulation of the circuit, and a simulation result In a design support device with a simulation function including a simulation result display unit for displaying, a simulation is performed based on a connection relationship determination unit for determining a connection relationship between elements and terminal connection information in which the input or output of the element is defined. The circuit logic information, which is the target simulation formula, is configured internally, and there are virtual terminals that output physical characteristics. , A virtual circuit master file has previously as a group of virtual circuits for connecting, based on the result of the determination of the connection relationship, and the virtual circuit selecting unit for selecting a virtual circuit from said virtual circuit master file, the selected virtual circuit The circuit logic information storage unit and the element terminal information storage for generating and storing the circuit logic information and the element terminal information of the virtual circuit connected by the virtual terminal that connects the elements with each other and outputs physical characteristics and a section, the simulation executing unit provides simulation capabilities with design support apparatus to execute the simulation based on the circuit logic information and the device terminal information.

Further, the present invention includes an input unit for inputting the illustrated information circuit having an element having an input and an output terminal, a CAD input unit that processes using the graphics processing profile grams illustrated information input, the input Graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphic information of the extracted circuit, an extraction information analysis unit that analyzes the information extracted by the graphic information extraction unit, and a device management information file and a device that respectively store analysis results For determining the connection relationship between elements in a design support apparatus with a simulation function, comprising: a connection information file of: a simulation execution unit that executes a logic simulation of a circuit; and a simulation result display unit that displays a simulation result relation determining unit and the input or stain connection information to be simulated on the basis of the output is defined terminal element And a circuit logic information is configuration arithmetic expression therein, has a virtual terminal physical properties are output in advance a virtual circuit master file has, the connection as a group of virtual circuits for connecting Based on the result of the relationship determination , a virtual circuit selection unit that selects a virtual circuit from the virtual circuit master file is connected to a virtual terminal that connects elements with the selected virtual circuit and outputs physical characteristics. Circuit logic information storage unit and element terminal information for generating the circuit logic information and element terminal information of the generated virtual circuit and storing each of the information together with the information of the element management information file and the element connection information file and a storage unit, the simulation executing unit executes simulation based on the circuit logic information and the device terminal information simulation To provide a Deployment function with design support apparatus.

Further, the present invention includes an input unit for inputting the illustrated information circuit having an element having an input and an output terminal, a CAD input unit that processes using the graphics processing profile grams illustrated information input, the input Graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphic information of the extracted circuit, an extraction information analysis unit that analyzes the information extracted by the graphic information extraction unit, and a device management information file and a device that respectively store analysis results Connection information file, a simulation execution unit that executes a logic simulation of a circuit, a simulation result display unit that displays a simulation result, a display unit that displays a process device that is an operation target, and a process device that is a display unit The operation target designation part in the circuit logic simulation device to be pointed to and the designated process equipment is detected by detecting the designation. According to the result specified by the procedure input operation unit, the procedure input interface unit that extracts necessary attribute information and displays the procedure input screen unit, the procedure input operation unit that selects and inputs the operation name described in the operation procedure manual An operation procedure generation execution section for creating an operation procedure manual, an operation procedure manual in a table format corresponding to a plurality of operation patterns created by the operation procedure generation execution section, a circuit logic information file, an attribute value information file, and an initial value A procedure input operation unit and a process for inputting a driving procedure manual of a driving procedure generation and execution unit in a driving support device with a simulation function provided with a circuit logic simulation device including a simulation execution unit configured to execute a simulation based on a file By the procedure input operation in the initial state control unit and the procedure operation input unit that set the initial state of and set the read instruction The operation name is selected from the transfer name data file, and the operation attribute value corresponding to the operation name is selected from the operation attribute value data file to create the operation procedure manual and the operation procedure creation execution unit that simultaneously creates the operation procedure data. The operation procedure creation / execution device is configured, and the operation procedure creation / execution device specifies the operation procedure generation execution unit by the user in the order of operating the process equipment on the piping or other process system of the display unit. A function to generate and maintain an operation procedure manual in which the operation name, the corresponding operation attribute value and the device identification number are input in the procedure line in the order of operating the process equipment in the operation procedure data file of A driving support device with a simulation function is provided.

Further, the present invention includes an input unit for inputting the illustrated information circuit having an element having an input and an output terminal, a CAD input unit that processes using the graphics processing profile grams illustrated information input, the input Graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphic information of the extracted circuit, an extraction information analysis unit that analyzes the information extracted by the graphic information extraction unit, and a device management information file and a device that respectively store analysis results Connection information file, a simulation execution unit that executes a logic simulation of a circuit, a simulation result display unit that displays a simulation result, a display unit that displays a process device that is a target of a driving operation, and an existing operation procedure data file An operation procedure generation execution unit that extracts an arbitrary operation procedure manual and further extracts an operation attribute value of a process device corresponding to the operation procedure. The procedure execution interface unit that receives the operation attribute value from here and gives the operation attribute value and the attribute value setting command to the specified process device on the display unit, and receives the operation attribute value from here and is specified in the attribute value information file In the design support device with a simulation function and the operation support device, the circuit logic simulation device including a simulation effective unit configured to change the attribute value and execute the simulation based on the circuit logic information file and the initial value file. When the user arbitrarily selects the procedure table and the initial state of the process from the initial state control unit and executes this, the operation procedure generation execution unit selects the operation procedure linked to this from the plurality of already-run operation procedures and the initial procedure. Value data is extracted from the operation procedure data file and the initial value file, and the operation attribute value data file The operation support method with a simulation function capable of operating the process equipment constituting the piping other process system of the display unit according to the predetermined operation procedure described in the operation procedure based on the transfer attribute value and the selected initial value data I will provide a.

Furthermore, the present invention includes an input unit for inputting the illustrated information circuit having an element having an input and an output terminal, a CAD input unit that processes using the graphics processing profile grams illustrated information input, the input Graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphic information of the extracted circuit, an extraction information analysis unit that analyzes the information extracted by the graphic information extraction unit, and a device management information file and a device that respectively store analysis results Connection information file, a simulation execution unit that executes a logic simulation of a circuit, a simulation result display unit that displays a simulation result, a display unit that displays a process device that is an operation target, and a process device that is a display unit The operation target designation unit in the circuit logic simulation device to be pointed to, and the designated process device that detects designation by this The necessary attribute information is extracted and the procedure input interface unit that displays the procedure input screen unit, the procedure input operation unit that selects and inputs the operation name described in the operation procedure manual, and the result specified by the procedure input operation unit In accordance with the operation procedure generation execution unit that creates the operation procedure manual and the table format corresponding to the plurality of operation patterns created by the operation procedure generation execution unit, and each procedure line has an attribute of the procedure line execution order control number A driving support apparatus with a simulation function, comprising: an operating procedure manual provided; and a circuit logic simulation apparatus including a simulation execution unit that executes a simulation based on a circuit logic information file, an attribute value information file, and an initial value file In the operation method by the user, the user starts the operation procedure manual, and the operation procedure documentation is executed by the procedure manual execution unit of the operation procedure generation execution unit. Decode the listed procedure lines, and give these three types of values to the attribute value information file and the process equipment to execute the operation / stop simulation. By having two types of driving support methods, the method of executing the driving procedure and the method of executing in the order of the procedure execution order control number set by the user for each procedure line of the driving procedure manual, the procedure execution order is arbitrary Provided is a driving support method with a simulation function, characterized in that a controllable function is provided.

  According to the present invention, by providing a virtual circuit that performs arithmetic processing on the physical variable values corresponding to the connection relation between the elements of the circuit and the connection lines thereof, both the process equipment and the simulation verification process of the control system are performed. There is an effect that can be executed in the same system.

  In addition, due to the design of the virtual circuit, simulators that have conventionally used individual simulation engines, such as piping circuits, electrical circuits, electronic circuits, block circuits, etc., can be operated in the same system, and piping circuit and electrical circuit process equipment The operation procedure is created by the procedure creation execution device by pointing to the process equipment on the process system, and when operating the process equipment, the operation procedure created by this procedure creation execution device without simulating the sequential control circuit By executing the manual, sequential operation can be performed sequentially according to the operation sequence described in the operation procedure manual. Easy to operate because there is no need to set manually, and comprehensive start of the entire process There is an effect that construction of the stop simulation model can be in a very short period of time. Furthermore, in a process system composed of process equipment that can be operated only on site, such as on-site manual valves, this operation procedure is prepared in advance for the problem that it is difficult to maintain and improve the operating skills of the operator. By executing repetitive simulations, it is possible to perform repetitive training / education and achieve an effect. In addition, by providing two types of driving support methods for driving support based on the driving procedure manual, it is necessary to change the driving procedure and group the operated process equipment groups and control the order of driving for each group. Even in some cases, it is possible to supply a highly flexible and easy-to-operate operation procedure document by changing the existing procedure line execution order control number arbitrarily without changing the operation procedure document once created by the user. it can.

  The design support apparatus with a simulation function according to the present embodiment includes graphical information of a circuit including an element having input and output terminals for process equipment, and input and output terminals for a control system that controls the process equipment. An input unit for inputting graphic information of a circuit having an element having a CAD, a CAD input unit for processing the input graphic information using a graphic processing program, and a memory for storing the input information and / or the processed data A device, a graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit, an extraction information extraction unit that analyzes the information extracted by the graphical information extraction unit, and a simulation execution that executes a logic simulation of the circuit Design support with a simulation function, and a simulation result display unit for displaying simulation results. The device determines the connection relationship between elements, and inputs or outputs virtual terminals and connections representing the internal states of the input or output terminals of the elements as virtual circuits in a virtual circuit master file. A virtual circuit is selected based on the result of the determination, and a circuit creation unit that represents each internal state of the element based on the selected virtual circuit is included. Circuit logic information and element terminal information consisting of the respective internal information about the elements of the device are output to the simulation execution unit, and the simulation execution unit includes circuit logic information and elements consisting of the respective internal information for both the process equipment and the control system. The simulation is executed based on the information.

  The design with simulation function and the driving support device of the present embodiment is a display information of a circuit having an element having input and output terminals for process equipment, and input and output of a control system for controlling the process equipment. An input unit for inputting graphic information of a circuit having an element having a terminal, a CAD input unit for processing the input graphic information using a graphic processing program, and storing the input information and / or the processed data A storage device, a graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit, an extraction information extraction unit that analyzes the information extracted by the graphical information extraction unit, and an operation procedure simulation of the process equipment A simulation execution unit to be executed, a simulation result display unit for displaying a simulation result, and a process of the display unit. An operation pattern display screen operation unit for inputting an operation procedure by pointing to the device, an operation order input interface unit for interfacing this with a process device in the display unit in the design and operation support device, and an operation pattern display screen operation unit An operation procedure generation execution unit that generates an operation procedure manual according to the setting from and executes the generated operation procedure manual, and a device attribute value setting unit and an initial value file of a process device in the circuit logic simulator The operation sequence execution interface unit that interfaces, and the function to extract and set the initial value data of the entire process system from the initial value file when executing the operation procedure, and to save the initial value in any simulation result An operation support apparatus with a simulation function, including an initial state control unit, The virtual circuit master file has virtual terminals and connections of input or output representing the internal states with respect to the input or output terminals of the element as virtual circuits, and based on the result of the determination A circuit creation unit that selects a circuit and represents each internal state of the element based on the selected virtual circuit, and the virtual circuit creation unit is a circuit that includes respective internal information about the element for the process device; The logic information and the element terminal information are output to the simulation execution unit, and the operation procedure manual generated by the operation pattern display screen operation unit and the operation procedure generation execution unit is executed by the operation procedure generation execution unit at the start of the simulation. Change the operation attribute value of the process equipment as appropriate via the execution interface part and the equipment attribute value setting part, and set this operation attribute value. Corresponding to the change, the simulation execution unit executes the simulation in time series according to the operation procedure manual based on the circuit logic information and element information composed of the respective internal information for both the process equipment and the control system. .

  Hereinafter, the design / simulation of a pressure fluid circuit will be described with reference to the drawings as an embodiment of the design support apparatus with a simulation function of the present invention. First, an outline of the flow of circuit design and simulation verification work using the design support apparatus with a simulation function of the present invention is shown.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a design support apparatus 100 with a simulation function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Similar to Patent Document 2, the design support apparatus 100 with a simulation function is a circuit logic simulation that simulates logic information of a circuit based on the design support input apparatus 10 that inputs / corrects a circuit in a drawing by CAD and the inputted drawing information. It consists of device 20.

  The design support input device 10 includes a CAD input / correction function unit (CAD input unit) 14 for CAD input / correction (input) of a circuit such as a design specification, and an input unit 12 such as a mouse or a keyboard for CAD input / correction. And a display unit 11 such as a display for displaying CAD input data, and a storage device 13 for storing and storing the illustrated information. The above configuration is the same as that of general CAD software.

  The circuit logic simulator 20 extracts the circuit information specified by the user from the circuit information stored in the storage device 13 by the above process, and outputs the extracted information file 30a. 30, an extraction information analysis unit 40 that analyzes and edits the logic information of the circuit stored in the extraction information file 30 a and outputs connection information from the element management information file 40 a and the element connection information file 40 b, and Based on the information stored in the element management information file 40a and the element connection information file 40b obtained by the above processing, the connection relation determination unit 51 that determines the connection relation of the elements, and virtually on the circuit A virtual circuit is selected from the virtual circuit master file 50a having virtual circuit group information that defines the elements to be added and the connection relationship between the elements, and a temporary circuit is selected between the elements. A virtual circuit selection unit 52 that forms a typical circuit, a circuit logic information storage unit 53 that generates logic information of the circuit after the virtual circuit is expanded, and outputs it to the circuit logic information file 50b, and a virtual circuit of each element A virtual circuit creation unit 50 including an element terminal information storage unit 54 that generates terminal characteristic information of an element including virtual terminal information corresponding to, and outputs a terminal characteristic information file 50c, and a circuit from the circuit logic information file 50b. Simulation based on the logic information and the terminal characteristic information from the terminal characteristic information file 50c of the element, and a simulation execution unit 60 for outputting the result to the simulation result information file 60a, and a simulation for displaying the simulation result information file 60a on the display unit 11 Each element included in the result display unit 70 and the terminal characteristic information file 50c of the element Using information of virtual terminals, simulation results made by the element terminal information display unit 80 for displaying information file 60a.

  The operation of the design support apparatus with a simulation function of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

  In the design support input device 10, similarly to a general CAD input device, the user can input a CAD input / correction function unit (CAD input unit) on the design drawing input screen displayed on the display unit 11 via the input unit 12. ) 14 to create a circuit to be designed. For example, using a group of element icons representing the shapes of various logic elements provided on the display unit 11, the user arranges the elements on the design screen by dragging and dropping the element icons using the input unit 12. The drawing is input by an operation such as. In addition, the user selects a connection line connecting each element on the arranged design screen using the connection line icon, and drags in a manner to draw a line segment between the elements on the arranged design screen. Arrange the lines connecting. In addition to these processes, the user inputs parameters (attributes) that need to be specified in design. The illustrated information created by the above process is stored in the storage device 13.

  Next, the illustrated information extraction unit 30 and the extracted information analysis unit 40 operate in the same manner as in FIG.

  FIG. 2 shows a piping system diagram as an example of a circuit not having an input-output relationship. The Y1 terminal, the X1 terminal, and the virtual circuit 200 need not be illustrated, but are illustrated for easy explanation.

  In FIG. 2, the Y1 terminal of the valve 202 and the X1 terminals of the valves 203 and 204 are connected by piping. Now, the Y1 terminal and the X1 terminal are terminals for connecting pipes. The simulation cannot be executed only by the information on the connection relationship between the Y1 terminal and the X1 terminal. In order to simulate this piping system, for example, information representing an internal state that is a physical variable such as pressure, flow rate, temperature, and enthalpy is required, and an arithmetic expression for calculating each of the information representing the internal state is necessary. Further, as described above, the final simulation execution unit 60 is a simulation engine that calculates in the form of output = f (function). Therefore, the simulation result also requires a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs representing the internal state for one piping terminal. Of these, the output terminals need to exist separately from the piping terminals or divided into a plurality of outputs in order to display the simulation result, as will be described later.

  For this reason, an arithmetic circuit, which is a virtual circuit indicating a virtual input / output relationship representing the internal state, is generated from the pipe connection information for connecting the Y1 terminal of the valve 202 and the X1 terminal of the valves 203, 204, and Generate virtual terminals and connections for the element.

  The above functions are realized by the virtual circuit creation unit 50 of FIG. The connection relation determination unit 51 uses the circuit element management information stored in the element management information file 40a and the circuit connection information stored in the element connection information file 40b, based on the circuit connection information. The connection relation of the elements is determined. The virtual circuit selection unit 52 selects a virtual circuit from the virtual circuit group defined by the connection relation between circuit elements included in the virtual circuit master file 50a, and expands the logical information thereof. The virtual circuit selection condition is determined based on the result of determination by the connection relationship determination unit 51 using the element types at both ends of the connection line, the virtual circuit type number assigned to the terminal, and the like. The circuit logic information storage unit 53 generates logic information of the developed virtual circuit, stores the logic information in the circuit logic information file 50b together with the management information of the element management information file 40a, and the element terminal information storage unit 54 Virtual terminal characteristic information of each element of the circuit is generated, and the virtual terminal characteristic information is stored in the element terminal characteristic information file 50c together with the connection information of the element connection information file 40b. The virtual circuit master file 50a has a group of virtual terminals and connections representing a plurality of physical characteristics as internal information for one terminal of the element. Speaking of the piping system diagram, one terminal of the element in the drawing has only one piping line on the connection, but the terminal representing the physical values such as pressure, flow rate, and temperature, and the calculation output (calculation) Or an arithmetic circuit which is a virtual circuit to be input. Taking one line (single wire connection diagram) of an electric circuit as an example, only one connection line is connected to the terminal of the element on the display design screen, but voltage, current, etc. Therefore, the plurality of characteristic information is developed in the virtual circuit 200 having the respective virtual terminals and the virtual connection 201.

  FIG. 3 shows a virtual circuit 200 including a virtual terminal and a virtual connection 201 after the processing of the virtual circuit creation unit 50 described above. This figure shows a virtual circuit generated when simulating pressure and flow rate among the physical variables such as pressure, flow rate, temperature, and enthalpy described above. In contrast to the piping represented by the connection between one terminal as shown in FIG. 2, one piping terminal is divided into terminals representing a plurality of pieces of physical variable information such as flow rate and pressure. In this figure, IN and OUT indicate an input virtual terminal and an output virtual terminal, respectively. The valve 202 has a flow rate (F, analog value) at Y1-1 as an output terminal, a pressure presence / absence (pressure high, binary value) terminal at Y1-3, and a pressure (P, analog value) at Y1-2 as an input terminal. Create a terminal. Also, as a virtual connection, the flow rate flowing out from the flow rate flowing in using the adder 302 and the subtractor 303 is subtracted (Note; here, the flow rate from the Y terminal is + (plus) and the flow rate from the X terminal is-( The hypothetical circuit was determined on the assumption that the flow rate is negative, and it can be calculated correctly regardless of whether the actual flow rate is positive or negative.) This {(inflow)-(outflow)} flow rate Is integrated by an integrator 304 to obtain the pressure of the pipe. The pressure calculated by the virtual circuit 200 described above becomes an input to the virtual terminal of each valve element, and is used for calculation of the flow rate output.

  Here, looking at the generated virtual circuit and the virtual terminal (input / output of the element), all are shown in an input-output relationship of {output = f (input, output, internal state value)}.

In addition, the process of the simulation execution unit 60 is performed for input / output of an element as shown in FIG.
Output = f (input, output, internal state value) [where f is a function]
To write data to the data table.

The function is, for example,
Y = X1 AND X2 (logical product)
Y = X1 * X2 (product)
The input and output of the element correspond to the terminal of the element on a one-to-one basis.

  Since the control system is represented by an input-output relationship of {output = f (input, output, internal state value)}, the simulation of the plant equipment, for example, the piping also uses the input-output relationship simulation as described above. Can be calculated.

  This is because of the simulation of a drawing in which the connection line is an input-output related element (such as the aforementioned logical product or product) as shown in the control logic diagram, and the piping system not related to the input-output. It means that drawings like the figure can be simulated simultaneously.

  In addition, in the drawing composed only of elements representing the input / output relational expressions as in FIG. 6 of Patent Document 2, it is not necessary to add a virtual circuit. Even when the virtual circuit is not added on the circuit by the virtual circuit creation unit 50, it is possible to perform simulation using the apparatus.

  Next, the simulation execution unit 60 in FIG. 1 executes a simulation based on the circuit logic information stored in the circuit logic information file 50b, and stores the result in the simulation result information file 60a.

  The simulation result display unit 70 displays the simulation result of the logic circuit stored in the simulation result information file 60a by the above processing, the color change of the signal line on the circuit design screen already displayed on the display unit 11, the trend It is displayed by means generally used by simulation software, such as a graph and a list of output numerical values.

  The element terminal information display unit 80 displays the simulation result of the virtual terminal on the element terminal. FIG. 4 shows a display example of the simulation result of the pressure fluid circuit of FIG. Assume that the user inputs “pressure: 550.0” to the X1 terminal of the valve 202 and performs a simulation. The apparatus indicates the presence / absence of pressure, flow rate, and pressure calculated by the valve 202, valve 203, valve 204 and virtual circuit, for example, as in an information display box, that is, the simulation result 42 of the Y1 terminal of the valve 202 and the X1 terminal of the valve 201. The simulation result 403, the simulation result 404 of the Y1 terminal of the valve 203, the simulation result 405 of the X1 terminal of the valve 204, and the simulation result of the Y1 terminal of the valve 204 are displayed on the terminal portion of each valve. For example, on the Y1 terminal of the valve 202, “pressure: 50.5”, “flow rate: 38.2”, “pressure presence / absence: 1” is displayed.

  As described above, the connection relationship determination unit that determines the connection relationship between elements, and the input or output virtual terminal and the connection representing the internal state with respect to the input or output terminal of the element are virtually A virtual circuit master file as a circuit, a virtual circuit selection unit for selecting a virtual circuit from the virtual circuit master file based on the result of the determination, and circuit logic information and element terminal information based on the selected virtual circuit A circuit logic information storage unit and an element terminal information storage unit that store each of these pieces of information together with the information of the element management information file and the element connection information file, and the simulation execution unit includes: Design with simulation function to execute simulation based on circuit logic information and element terminal information representing each internal state Assistance device is formed.

  In addition, a virtual circuit has a connection relationship determination unit that determines a connection relationship between elements, and an input or output virtual terminal that represents each internal state with respect to an input or output terminal of the element or a connection. A virtual circuit master file, a virtual circuit selection unit that selects a virtual circuit from the virtual circuit master file based on the determination result, and a circuit diagram representing an element having input and output terminals. In addition, a design support apparatus with a simulation function having an element terminal information display unit shown in the figure is configured.

  According to the present embodiment, there is an effect that the user does not need to consider the direction of the flow of process signals such as pressure, flow rate, and current when drawing.

  As another embodiment of the design support apparatus with a simulation function of the present invention, design / simulation of an electric circuit using the design support apparatus with a simulation function of the present invention will be described. Since the flow of the electric circuit design / simulation verification work and the schematic configuration of the apparatus are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. What is different is a circuit that is input by a user through CAD input, and a virtual circuit portion that is developed on the circuit to which the apparatus is input, and this portion will be described.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the electric circuit created. The electric circuit of FIG. 5 shows an electric system diagram in which voltages V1, V2, V3, and V4 are applied to the bus 502 from the circuit breaker 503, the circuit breaker 504, the circuit breaker 505, and the circuit breaker 506. The broken line of the virtual circuit 500 including the virtual connection 501 surrounded by the broken line is not input on the drawing.

  FIG. 6 shows a virtual circuit of the electric circuit of FIG. On the display screen, the connection of the electric circuit using this device is represented by the connection between one terminal as in the example of the electric circuit created in FIG. 5, and this one terminal is voltage, current, current It is divided into terminals representing a plurality of physical variables such as the presence or absence of. In this embodiment, virtual circuits are generated only for voltages. A virtual circuit 500 that selects the highest voltage among the applied voltages for the bus 502 between the connecting elements and returns it to the circuit breaker 503, circuit breaker 504, circuit breaker 505, and circuit breaker 506 as the bus voltage Vbus Generate. Thereby, it is possible to perform the simulation verification of the electric circuit without setting the arithmetic expression for the simulation for the wiring separately from the electric circuit design drawing as in the conventional simulation verification apparatus.

  Another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the drawing generator with virtual circuit of the third embodiment. The virtual circuit-attached drawing generation function 95 (dashed thick frame portion in the figure) shows the processing of this embodiment, and the other parts are the same functions as in FIG.

  Based on the circuit logic information file 50b, the terminal characteristic information file 50c of the element, and the basic element information file 90b, the virtual circuit generates a drawing information file 90a with virtual circuit in the drawing generation unit 90 with virtual circuit. The generated drawings are as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. This drawing can be displayed on the display unit 11 together with the simulation result using the simulation result display unit 70 and the element terminal information display unit 80. According to the present embodiment, since the generated virtual circuit and virtual terminal can be visually seen, errors in the virtual circuit master file 50a can be easily extracted. In addition, since the simulation can be performed by looking at the physical calculation block and the intermediate calculation value, the physical phenomenon can be easily analyzed.

  Hereinafter, the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The fourth embodiment shows a driving support apparatus with simulation function 100A or a method for performing driving support using the design support apparatus with simulation function 100 or the method described in the first to third embodiments. Accordingly, since the matters described with respect to the design support apparatus with simulation function 100 or the method described in the first to third embodiments can be employed as they are in the fourth embodiment, the same components are given the same numbers, and in principle the configurations of the same numbers. Will not be described repeatedly, and the description of Examples 1 to 3 is incorporated.

  FIG. 8 shows a driving support apparatus 100A with a simulation function. The driving support apparatus 100A with a simulation function includes the above-described design support apparatus 100 with a simulation function inside, and further includes an interface device (means) 22 and an operation procedure manual. The interface device (means) 22 including the execution device (means) 26 includes an operation order input interface unit 23 and an operation procedure execution interface unit 25. The operation procedure manual creation execution device (means or unit) 26 includes an operation pattern display screen operation unit 27, an operation procedure generation execution unit 28, and an initial state control unit 29.

  FIG. 9 shows the details of the driving support apparatus 100A with a simulation function, and includes the design support apparatus 100 with a simulation function, the interface device 22, and the operation procedure creation / execution device 26 as described above. The design support device with a simulation function includes a circuit logic simulation device 20 and a design support input device 10.

  In order to solve the problems of the prior art, it is possible to create a device operation procedure table by sequentially pointing to the process devices on the display unit, and by executing the existing procedure table, a sequential logic circuit can be created. The process equipment is operated in accordance with the operation procedure set in advance in the procedure table without creating the process equipment, and simulation verification is performed by the same simulation execution unit including both or one of the operation process equipment / control system. It is necessary to configure a driving support apparatus and method with a simulation function that can be performed.

  The circuit logic simulation device 20 includes an attribute value information file 21a and an initial file 21b for an operation procedure in addition to the circuit logic information file 50b and the terminal characteristic information file 50c of the element. The value, the initial attribute value, and the integral operation result numerical value are held as information (or data). Since the initial value file 21b includes the attribute value of the attribute value information file 21a, it may be considered as being integral with the attribute value information file 21a.

  Circuit logic information, element terminal characteristic information, and attribute value information are used by the simulation execution unit 60 to execute a simulation for driving support.

  The circuit logic simulation device 20 further includes an operation target specifying unit 21d and a device (that is, element) attribute value setting unit 21.

  As described above, the driving support apparatus with simulation 100A including the simulation execution unit 60 for executing the driving procedure simulation displays the display information of the circuit including the display unit 11 and the element having the input and output terminals on the display unit 11. An input unit 12 for input, a CAD input unit (CAD input / correction function unit) 14 for processing the input graphic information using a graphic processing program, and graphic information for extracting logical information from the graphic information of the input circuit An extraction unit 30, an extraction information analysis unit 40 that analyzes information extracted by the illustrated information extraction unit 30, a simulation execution unit 60 that executes a driving procedure simulation, and a simulation result display unit 70 that displays a simulation result are provided. Based on the analyzed information, a virtual circuit having circuit logic information and device terminal characteristic information is obtained. An attribute value information file 21a having element attribute value information and an operation target designating unit 21d for designating an element displayed on the display unit 11 as an operation target, comprising circuit logic information, terminal characteristic information, and elements Circuit logic simulation means 20 for executing the operation procedure simulation using the attribute value information.

  On the display unit 11 of the design support input device 10, circuits such as systems and control circuits composed of various devices are displayed as 11a to 11d. In the case of this example, 11a as a process equipment is a field operation type pump, 11b is a field operation type manual valve, 11c is a field operation type manual valve, and 11d is a tank, and these constitute a process system inputted with CAD.

  The operation order of individual process devices constituting the process system displayed on the display unit 11 can be specified from the operation target specifying unit 21d, and the operation order can be changed. A plurality of corresponding operation patterns can be input, that is, specified. The identified driving pattern is made up of a set of driving names given to each driving order and the order, and is sent to the designated operation detection / information extracting unit 23a of the driving order input interface unit 23 provided in the interface device 22, and at the time of designation. The operation name, operation attribute value, and device number (device number) used in the operation pattern are extracted.

  These extracted extraction information is sent to the operation pattern display screen operation unit 27 of the operation procedure manual creation execution device 26 via the input screen display command unit 23b, and the operation sequence (operation pattern) is displayed on the screen according to the operation pattern of the device. ) Is displayed.

  The operation procedure manual creation and execution device 26 is a device that creates an operation procedure manual according to the operation pattern, and includes the operation pattern display screen operation unit 27, the operation procedure generation execution unit 28, and the initial state control unit 29 as described above. The operation pattern display screen operation unit 27 includes an operation order input display screen unit 27a and a procedure table creation processing unit 27b.

  The driving procedure generation execution unit 28 includes a driving attribute value data file 28a, a driving name data file 28b, a procedure manual form creation unit 28c, a driving procedure manual data file 28d, and a procedure manual execution unit 28f, which are stored in these data files. By using the prepared data by the procedure manual form creation unit 28c, the operation procedure manual 28e according to the procedure 1 or procedure 2 is created according to the format according to the predetermined procedure format. It is stored in the execution unit 28f, and a procedure execution instruction is made.

  The initial state control unit 29 includes an initial state setting unit 29a and an initial state reading unit 29b.

  The operation attribute value data file 28a includes an operation attribute value that can be represented by 1, 0, such as opening / closing and starting / stopping for operating each process device in a state corresponding to the operation name, and an opening degree of 50%. Driving attribute values that can be expressed in 0 to 100 are stored as information. The operation name data file 28b corresponds to the operation pattern and stores the operation names constituting the operation pattern.

  The procedure table creation processing unit 27b creates a procedure table using the operation name stored in the operation name data file 28b according to the procedure for setting the operation sequence displayed on the operation sequence input display screen unit 27a.

  Based on the created procedure table and using the operation name of the operation name data file 28b, and the operation attribute value stored in the operation attribute value file 28a is extracted and set, the procedure form creation unit 28, the operation procedure manual 28e shown in the procedure 1 or procedure 2 is created.

  FIG. 10 shows Example 1 of the operation procedure manual 28e, and FIG. 11 shows Example 2 of the operation procedure documentation 28e. As shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11, the operation procedure manual 28e is composed of a consistent number 28h, a device identification number 28i, an operation name 28j, an operation attribute value 28k, and an execution order control number 28l for the operation described later.

  As shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11, the operation procedure manual 28e has a vertical axis of the table, that is, a consistent number 28h, a device identification number 28i, an operation name 28j, an operation attribute value 28k, and an execution order control number 28l for each column. The items are defined, the horizontal axis for each row organized for each item, that is, the procedure of the rows is set, and these procedures are assembled into an operation procedure manual 28e corresponding to the operation pattern. The operation procedure manual execution result 28m in which the operation order is specified by the operation procedure manual 28e is generated.

  The example shown in FIG. 10 is an example in which no number is set in the operation execution order control number 28l. The procedure line of the operation procedure manual is a process device designated by an operator (for example, a user) by the operation target designating unit 21d. Next, this is executed by the procedure manual execution unit 28f, whereby 28m shown in the operation procedure manual execution result 1 of the same operation sequence as the consistent number 28h is obtained.

  On the other hand, FIG. 11 shows an example in which a number is arbitrarily set as the execution order control number, and the procedure line of the operation procedure manual is input in accordance with the operation sequence of the consistent number 28h. As shown in the figure, the procedure line is determined by the operation execution order setting means 28g. That is, the determination start unit 28o of the operation execution order setting means 28g is activated, the operation execution order control number setting presence / absence determination unit 28p determines whether or not the operation execution order control number is set, and if there is no setting, the consistent number operation mode 28r. If there is a setting, the operation execution control number operation mode 28q is selected. A procedure execution rule for executing a procedure line according to the operation execution control number 28l selected in this way is provided. As a result, the procedure manual execution unit 28f gives priority to the operation execution control number 28l, not the consistent number 28h, and 28m shown in the operation procedure manual execution result 2 is obtained. The generated operation procedure manual is accumulated and stored in the operation procedure manual data file 28d.

  In this way, it is possible to create a device operation procedure table by sequentially indicating the process devices on the display unit 11, and by executing the existing procedure table, a process can be performed without creating a sequential logic circuit. An operation procedure manual that can operate the process equipment according to the operation procedure set in advance in the procedure table, and can perform simulation verification by the same simulation execution unit including both or one of the operation process equipment / control system. Is generated.

  The driving procedure manual executed as described above is transmitted to the driving attribute value transmission unit 25a of the interface device 22 together with the set driving attribute value.

  At the initial stage of the simulated operation, the operation attribute value of the device in the initial state is selected from the initial value file 21b by the initial state setting unit 29a through the procedure execution unit 28 and the initial value setting / reading command unit 25c. The initial state is read by the initial state reading unit 29b, and the operation attribute value of the device in the initial state is transmitted to the simulation executing unit 60.

  The interface device 22 includes an operation procedure execution interface unit 25 in addition to the operation order input interface unit 23 described above. The driving procedure execution interface unit 25 includes a driving attribute value transmission unit 25a, an attribute value setting command unit 25b, and an initial value setting / reading command unit 25c. Initial value information read from the initial value file 21b is adopted at the initial stage of the simulated operation, and an operation simulation is executed. The driving name and driving attribute value device number set in the driving procedure manual are transmitted to the driving attribute value transmitting unit 25a, and the driving name, driving attribute value, which is extracted information extracted by the designated operation detecting / information extracting unit 23a, Compared with the device number, the process device in the process system is recognized, and the attribute value setting command unit 25b changes the operation attribute value of the corresponding process device in the attribute value information file 21a via the device attribute value setting unit 21c. , Do to set.

  The simulation execution unit 60 reads the initial value data selected through the menu operation of the initial state reading unit 29b from the initial value file 21b holding the initial state of a plurality of process devices in the process system, and uses the initial value data. Then, the initial driving simulation is executed. Along with this, the operation state of the process equipment of the display unit 11, for example, the on-site operation type pump 11a changes. The operation procedure obtained with this operation is stored in the initial value file 21b as an example of new initial value data.

  Thereafter, the simulation execution unit 60 reads operation attribute values of a plurality of process devices in the process system from the attribute value information file 21a, and executes an operation simulation using the attribute value data. Along with this, the operation state of the process equipment of the display unit 11, for example, the on-site operation type pump 11a changes. The operation result obtained with this operation is stored in the initial value file 21b as an example of new initial value data.

  As described above, the operation support apparatus 100A with the simulation function allows the user to specify the process devices constituting the process system in the display unit 11 from the operation target specifying unit 21d according to a predetermined operation procedure, for example, by a mouse click operation or the like. The operation pattern display screen operation unit 27 displays the operation order display screen unit 27a on the display unit 11, and displays the operation name corresponding to the designated process device and the operation attribute value paired therewith in the procedure table creation processing unit 27b. The attribute value information file 21a inside the circuit logic simulation device is extracted from the operation name data file 28b and the operation attribute value data file 28a arbitrarily through the process name, and the identification number of the designated process equipment is also passed through the designated process equipment. These three types of values are extracted from the operation of the process equipment specified by clicking the mouse. Has a function of operating procedures and operating procedure manual data file in tabular manner can be generated by inputting the line by line the procedures row procedure table from the operation order display screen section 27a on according to the order.

  In the driving support apparatus 100A with a simulation function, the user activates the driving procedure manual 28e, the procedure manual execution unit 28f of the driving procedure generation execution unit 28 decodes the procedure line described in the driving procedure manual, and the driving name And the operation attribute value and the identification number of the designated process equipment are read, and these three kinds of values are given to the attribute value information file 21a of the circuit logic simulator 20 and the process equipment of the process system of the display unit 11. When executing the operation / stop simulation, the method of executing the operation procedure for each line in the order described in the procedure line of the operation procedure manual and the procedure execution order set by the user for each procedure line of the operation procedure manual By having two types of driving support methods, the method of performing in the order of the control numbers, it has a function that can arbitrarily control the procedure execution order.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the procedure is created, the operation procedure manual creation execution device 26 clicks the field operation type pump 11a, which is an example of the process equipment, with the mouse by the operation target designating unit 21d. The designated operation detection / information extraction unit 23a of the unit 23 detects this operation, extracts information for specifying the on-site operation type pump from the attribute value information file 21a of the circuit logic simulator 20, and displays the input screen display command unit 23b. The operation sequence input screen display unit 27a in the operation pattern display screen operation unit 27 of the operation procedure generation / execution device 26 is called, and the procedure table creation processing unit 27b is started from this screen. The operation name and operation corresponding to the on-site operation type pump 11a from the operation name data file 28b and the operation attribute value data file via the creation unit 28c. Using the property value, it is displayed on the operation order input display screen group 27a, and when the user permits the setting, the procedure table creation processing unit 27b performs the on-site operation on the operation procedure manual 28e to the procedure manual style creation unit 28c. A process for creating a series of operation procedure manuals can be performed by instructing execution of a procedure manual editing process for writing information necessary for operation of the mold pump 11a and holding the operation procedure manual 28e in the operation procedure manual data file 28d. .

  On the other hand, when the procedure is executed, if the user arbitrarily selects the operation procedure manual 28e from the operation procedure manual data file 28d of the operation procedure generation and execution unit 28 and gives an execution command, the procedure manual execution unit 28f starts from the operation procedure manual. By giving an operation name, an operation attribute value, and a device number to the operation attribute value transmission unit 25a of the procedure execution interface unit 25 for each process device corresponding to the operation state of each process device, the operation attribute value transmission unit 25a performs the operation attribute. By comparing the operation name extracted by the designated operation detection / information extraction unit 23a with the information of the operation attribute value and the equipment number, the operation name for each given process equipment is determined as to which process equipment in the existing piping other process system. If the attribute value setting command unit 25b recognizes the information, the attribute value setting command unit 25b enters the attribute value information file 21a via the device attribute value setting unit 21c. The operation execution value of the on-site operation type pump 11a is changed, and the simulation execution unit 60 performs menu operation of the initial state reading unit 29b by the user from the initial value file 21b holding a plurality of initial states of the piping and other process systems. The initial value data selected via the initial value is read, and a simulation is executed from the initial value, thereby changing the operating state of the field operation type pump 11a of the display unit 11.

  According to the present embodiment, by providing a virtual circuit that performs arithmetic processing of physical variable values corresponding to the connection relation of the elements to the elements of the circuit and the connection lines thereof, both the process device and the simulation verification process of the control system are performed. Can be executed on the same system.

  In addition, due to the design of the virtual circuit, simulators that have conventionally used individual simulation engines, such as piping circuits, electrical circuits, electronic circuits, block circuits, etc., can be operated in the same system, and piping circuit and electrical circuit process equipment The operation procedure is created by the operation procedure manual creation and execution device 26 by pointing to the process equipment on the process system. When operating the process equipment, the operation procedure documentation creation and execution device 26 is not simulated without simulating the sequential control circuit. By executing the operation procedure document created in step 1, the sequential operation can be performed according to the operation sequence described in the operation procedure document. Therefore, when starting and stopping the process equipment during simulation, the operation attribute value is set each time. Since there is no need to set manually, the operability is good and the overall process is comprehensive. Construction of the dynamic stop simulation model can be in a very short period of time. Furthermore, in a process system composed of process equipment that can be operated only on site, such as on-site manual valves, this operation procedure is prepared in advance for the problem that it is difficult to maintain and improve the operating skills of the operator. By executing repetitive simulations, it is possible to perform repetitive training / education and achieve an effect. In addition, by providing two types of driving support methods for driving support based on the driving procedure manual, it is necessary to change the driving procedure and group the operated process equipment groups and control the order of driving for each group. Even in some cases, it is possible to supply a highly flexible and easy-to-operate operation procedure document by changing the existing procedure line execution order control number arbitrarily without changing the operation procedure document once created by the user. it can.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the display unit 11, the input unit 12 for inputting the graphic information of the circuit including the element having the input and output terminals on the display unit 11, and the input graphic information are displayed. CAD input unit 14 for processing using a graphic processing program, graphical information extracting unit 30 for extracting logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit, and extracted information analysis for analyzing information extracted by graphical information extracting unit 30 Circuit logic information based on the analyzed information in the driving support device with simulation function 100A including the unit 40, the simulation execution unit 60 for executing the driving procedure simulation, and the simulation result display unit 70 for displaying the simulation result. And an attribute value information file 21a having element attribute value information and the display And a circuit logic simulator 20 for performing an operation procedure simulation using circuit logic information, terminal characteristic information, and element attribute value information. The operation procedure manual is generated by extracting the operation attribute value from the operation attribute value data file 28a and the operation name from the operation name data file 28b for the element specified by the operation target specifying unit 21d according to the operation order. A generation execution device 28 is provided. The operation attribute value extracted by the operation procedure manual generation execution device 28 is set as element attribute information in the attribute value information file 21a, and a logic simulation is executed according to the generated operation procedure manual. The driving support device 100A with the simulation function is configured.

  The operation procedure manual generation execution device 26 has an operation order display screen unit 27a and a procedure table creation processing unit 27b for displaying the operation order, and the operation procedure generated by the procedure table creation processing unit 27b is a procedure document format creation. The driving support device 100A with a simulation function that is created as a driving procedure manual in a predetermined format by the unit 28c is configured.

  Further, the driving procedure manual generation and execution device 26 has a driving execution order setting, and sets the other driving execution order in place of the driving execution order set in the generated driving procedure manual. Is configured.

  The circuit logic simulation device 20 has an initial value file 21b having initial attribute value information, and the simulation execution unit 60 has a simulation function-equipped driving support device in which the initial attribute value information is used at the initial stage of the simulation. 100A is configured.

Also, a display unit 11, an input unit 12 for inputting graphic information of a circuit having an element having input and output terminals on the display unit 11, and a CAD for processing the input graphic information using a graphic processing program Executes an input procedure 14, a graphical information extraction unit 30 that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit, an extraction information analysis unit 40 that analyzes information extracted by the graphical information extraction unit 30, and a driving procedure simulation A simulation execution unit 60 that performs simulation and a simulation result display unit 70 that displays a simulation result. Based on the analyzed information, a virtual circuit having circuit logic information and element terminal characteristic information is configured, and element attribute values An attribute value information file 21a having information and an operation target designating unit 21d for designating an element displayed on the display unit as an operation target. The circuit logic simulation device 20 that executes the operation procedure simulation using the information, the terminal characteristic information, and the element attribute value information is provided, and the operation attribute value data file 28a for the element specified according to the operation order by the operation target specifying unit 21d. In the driving support method using the driving support device with simulation function 100A provided with the driving procedure manual generation execution device 26 in which the driving attribute value is extracted from the driving name data file 28b and the driving name is extracted from the driving name data file 28b. ,
The operation attribute value extracted by the operation procedure manual generation and execution device 26 is set as attribute information of the element in the attribute value information file 21a, and the operation simulation is performed according to the generated operation procedure manual. A support method is configured.

The block diagram of the Example of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the pressure flow circuit created in Example 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the virtual circuit and virtual terminal added to the pressure flow circuit of FIG. The figure which shows the example of a display of the simulation result of the pressure flow circuit of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the electric circuit created in Example 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the virtual circuit and virtual terminal added to the electric circuit of FIG. The block diagram of the drawing production | generation part with a virtual circuit of Example 3 of this invention. The block diagram of the other Example of this invention. FIG. 9 is a detailed view of FIG. 8. The figure which shows procedure Example 1 of a present Example. The figure which shows procedure Example 2 of a present Example. The figure which shows the procedure selection determination Example of a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Design support input device, 11 ... Display part, 11a ... Field operation type pump, 11b, 11c ... Field operation type manual valve, 11d ... Tank, 12 ... Input part, 13 ... Memory | storage device, 14 ... CAD input correction function part , 20 ... Circuit logic simulation device (means), 21a ... attribute value information file, 21b ... initial value file, 21c ... device attribute value setting unit, 21d ... operation target specifying unit, 22 ... interface device, 23 ... operation order input interface , 23a ... designated operation detection / information extraction unit, 25 ... operation procedure execution interface unit, 25a ... operation attribute value transmission unit, 25b ... attribute value setting command unit, 25c ... initial value setting / reading command unit, 26 ... operation procedure Document creation execution device (means), 27... Operation pattern screen operation unit, 27 a... Operation sequence screen unit, 27 b .procedure table creation processing unit, 28. 8a ... Operation attribute value data file, 28b ... Operation name data file, 28c ... Procedure document format creation unit, 28d ... Operation procedure document data file, 28e ... Operation procedure document, 28f ... Procedure document execution unit, 28h ... Constant number, 28i ... device recognition number, 28j ... driving name, 28k ... driving attribute value, 28l ... execution sequence control number for driving, 28m ... driving procedure manual execution result, 29 ... initial state control unit, 29a ... initial state setting unit, 29b ... initial state reading unit, 30 ... illustrated information extracting unit, 30a ... extracted information file, 40 ... extracted information analyzing unit, 40a ... element management information file, 40b ... element connection information file, 50 ... virtual circuit creating unit, 50a ... virtual circuit master file, 50b ... circuit logic information file, 50c ... element terminal characteristic information file, 60 ... simulation execution unit, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 0a ... Simulation result information file, 70 ... Simulation result display part, 80 ... Element terminal information display part, 90 ... Drawing generation part with virtual circuit, 90a ... Drawing information file with virtual circuit, 90b ... Basic element information file, 95 ... Virtual Drawing support function with circuit, 100 ... Design support device with simulation function, 100A ... Driving support device with simulation function, 200 ... Virtual circuit, 201 ... Virtual connection, 202, 203, 204 ... Valve, 302 ... Adder, 303 ... Subtraction 304 ... integrator, 401 ... input value of the X1 terminal of the valve 202, 402 ... simulation result of the Y1 terminal of the valve 202, 403 ... simulation result of the X1 terminal of the valve 203, 404 ... simulation result of the Y1 terminal of the valve 203 405: X1 terminal of valve 204 Simulation result, 406 ... Simulation result of Y1 terminal of valve 204, 500 ... Virtual circuit, 501 ... Virtual connection, 502 ... Bus, 503, 504, 505, 506 ... Breaker.

Claims (11)

An input unit for inputting graphic information of a circuit including an element having input and output terminals;
And CAD input unit that processes using the graphics processing profile grams inputted illustrated information,
A graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit;
An extraction information analysis unit for analyzing the information extracted by the illustrated information extraction unit;
A virtual circuit creation unit ;
A simulation execution unit for performing a logic simulation of the circuit;
A simulation result display section for displaying a simulation result;
In a design support device with a simulation function equipped with
The virtual circuit creation unit
A connection relationship determination unit that determines a connection relationship between the element to be simulated and the element;
Based on the connection information of the terminals where the input or output of the element is defined, the circuit logic information, which is the simulation operation expression to be simulated, is configured internally, and it has virtual terminals that output physical characteristics, and is connected A virtual circuit master file that has in advance as a group of virtual circuits,
A virtual circuit selection unit that selects a virtual circuit from the virtual circuit master file based on the determination result of the connection relationship ;
A circuit logic information storage unit for generating and storing the circuit logic information and the element terminal information of the virtual circuit connected by a virtual terminal that connects the elements in the selected virtual circuit and outputs physical characteristics; and An element terminal information storage unit, and
The simulation executing unit, the circuit logic information and design support device with a simulation function and executes a simulation based on the device terminal information. An input unit for inputting graphic information of a circuit including an element having input and output terminals;
And CAD input unit that processes using the graphics processing profile grams inputted illustrated information,
A graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit;
An extraction information analysis unit for analyzing the information extracted by the illustrated information extraction unit;
Element management information file and element connection information file for filed analysis results respectively,
A virtual circuit creation unit ;
A simulation execution unit for performing a logic simulation of the circuit;
In a design support apparatus with a simulation function comprising a simulation result display unit for displaying a simulation result,
The virtual circuit creation unit
A connection relationship determination unit that determines a connection relationship between the element to be simulated and the element;
Based on the connection information of the terminals where the input or output of the element is defined, the circuit logic information, which is the simulation operation expression to be simulated, is configured internally, and it has virtual terminals that output physical characteristics, and is connected A virtual circuit master file that has in advance as a group of virtual circuits,
A virtual circuit selection unit that selects a virtual circuit from the virtual circuit master file based on the determination result of the connection relationship ;
The elements are connected with each other in the selected virtual circuit , and the circuit logic information and the element terminal information of the virtual circuit connected with a virtual terminal that outputs physical characteristics are generated, and each of these pieces of information is stored in the element. A circuit logic information storage unit and an element terminal information storage unit that store the management information file and the device connection information file together with the respective information;
The simulation executing unit, the circuit logic information and design support device with a simulation function and executes a simulation based on the device terminal information. Graphic information of a circuit having an element having input and output terminals for the process equipment and graphic information of a circuit having an element having input and output terminals for a control system for controlling the process equipment are input. An input section;
A CAD input unit for processing the input graphical information using a graphic processing program;
A storage device for storing the input information and / or the processed data;
A graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit;
An extraction information extraction unit that analyzes the information extracted by the illustrated information extraction unit;
A virtual circuit creation unit ;
A simulation execution unit for performing a logic simulation of the circuit;
In a design support apparatus with a simulation function comprising a simulation result display unit for displaying a simulation result,
The virtual circuit creation unit
A connection relationship determination unit that determines a connection relationship between the element to be simulated and the element;
Based on the connection information of the terminals where the input or output of the element is defined, the circuit logic information, which is the simulation operation expression to be simulated, is configured internally, and it has virtual terminals that output physical characteristics, and is connected A virtual circuit master file that has in advance as a group of virtual circuits,
A virtual circuit selection unit that selects a virtual circuit from the virtual circuit master file based on the determination result of the connection relationship ;
A circuit logic information storage unit for generating and storing the circuit logic information and the element terminal information of the virtual circuit connected by a virtual terminal that connects the elements in the selected virtual circuit and outputs physical characteristics; and Device terminal information storage
Have
Outputs the circuit logic information and the device terminal information to the simulation executing unit, the simulation execution unit and said performing a simulation based on both the control system and the process equipment in the circuit logic information and the device information Design support device with simulation function. An input unit for inputting graphic information of a circuit including an element having input and output terminals;
And CAD input unit that processes using the graphics processing profile grams inputted illustrated information,
A graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit;
An extraction information analysis unit for analyzing the information extracted by the illustrated information extraction unit;
A simulation execution unit for performing a logic simulation of the circuit;
In a design support apparatus with a simulation function comprising a simulation result display unit for displaying a simulation result,
A connection relationship determination unit that determines a connection relationship between the element to be simulated and the element;
Based on the connection information of the terminals where the input or output of the element is defined, the circuit logic information, which is the simulation operation expression to be simulated, is configured internally, and it has virtual terminals that output physical characteristics, and is connected A virtual circuit master file that has in advance as a group of virtual circuits,
A virtual circuit selection unit that selects a virtual circuit from the virtual circuit master file based on the determination result of the connection relationship ;
A virtual circuit creation unit having
Figure circuits representing the element having an input and output terminal, with simulation function design support apparatus characterized by having an element terminal information display unit shown by adding the virtual. An input unit for inputting graphic information of a circuit including an element having input and output terminals;
And CAD input unit that processes using the graphics processing profile grams inputted illustrated information,
A storage device for storing the input information and / or the processed data;
A graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit;
An extraction information analysis unit for analyzing the information extracted by the illustrated information extraction unit;
A virtual circuit creation unit ;
A simulation execution unit for performing a logic simulation of the circuit;
In a design support method by a design support device with a simulation function, comprising a simulation result display unit for displaying a simulation result,
By the virtual circuit creation unit,
Determine the connection relationship between the simulation target element and the element,
Based on the connection information of the terminals where the input or output of the element is defined, the circuit logic information, which is the simulation operation expression to be simulated, is configured internally, and it has virtual terminals that output physical characteristics, and is connected Select a virtual circuit based on the result of the determination of the connection relationship from a virtual circuit master file that has in advance as a group of virtual circuits,
Connect the elements with the selected virtual circuit , generate the circuit logic information and element terminal information of the virtual circuit connected with the virtual terminal that outputs the physical characteristics , hold these information , A design support method with a simulation function, characterized in that a simulation is executed based on the circuit logic information and the element information by outputting to a simulation execution unit. A display unit;
An input unit for inputting graphic information of a circuit including an element having input and output terminals on the display unit;
A CAD input unit for processing the input graphical information using a graphic processing program;
A graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit;
An extraction information analysis unit for analyzing the information extracted by the illustrated information extraction unit;
A simulation execution unit for executing an operation procedure simulation;
In a driving support device with a simulation function comprising a simulation result display unit for displaying a simulation result,
Based on the analyzed information, a virtual circuit having terminal characteristic information for outputting circuit logic information and physical characteristics is configured, and displayed on the display unit and an attribute value information file having element attribute value information an operation target designation unit for designating a device as the operation target, the circuit logic information, provided with a circuit logic simulation means for performing the operation procedure simulation using the attribute value information of the terminal characteristic information and the device,
Driving procedure manual generation executing means for generating a driving procedure manual by extracting a driving attribute value from the driving attribute value data file and a driving name from the driving name data file for the element specified by the operation target specifying unit according to the driving order. With
The driving attribute value extracted by the driving procedure manual generation execution means is set as element attribute information in the attribute value information file, and the driving procedure simulation is executed according to the generated driving procedure manual. Driving support device with simulation function.   In Claim 6, the said operation procedure manual production | generation means has an operation order input display screen part which displays an operation order, and a procedure table preparation process part, and the operation procedure produced | generated by this procedure table preparation process part is a procedure manual. A driving support apparatus with a simulation function, which is created as a driving procedure manual in a predetermined style by a style creation unit.   8. The operation procedure generation / execution means according to claim 7, wherein the operation procedure generation / execution means has an operation execution sequence setting, and sets another operation execution sequence instead of the operation execution sequence set in the generated operation procedure manual. A driving support device with a simulation function.   9. The circuit logic simulating means according to claim 6, wherein the circuit logic simulating means has an initial value file having initial attribute value information and an integration operation result numerical value, and the simulation execution unit executes the initial attribute at the initial stage of the simulation. A driving support device with a simulation function, wherein value information and an integration calculation result device are used. In any one of Claim 1 to 5, It has an operation target designation | designated part which designates the element displayed on the display part as an operation target,
Driving procedure manual generation executing means for generating a driving procedure manual by extracting a driving attribute value from the driving attribute value data file and a driving name from the driving name data file for the element specified by the operation target specifying unit according to the driving order. The driving attribute value extracted by the driving procedure manual generation execution means is set as element attribute information in the attribute value information file, and the driving procedure simulation is executed according to the generated driving procedure manual. A driving support device with a simulation function. A display unit;
An input unit for inputting graphic information of a circuit including an element having input and output terminals on the display unit;
A CAD input unit for processing the input graphical information using a graphic processing program;
A graphical information extraction unit that extracts logical information from the graphical information of the input circuit;
An extraction information analysis unit for analyzing the information extracted by the illustrated information extraction unit;
A simulation execution unit for executing an operation procedure simulation;
A simulation result display section for displaying the simulation result, and
Based on the analyzed information, a virtual circuit having terminal characteristic information for outputting circuit logic information and physical characteristics is configured, and displayed on the display unit and an attribute value information file having element attribute value information an operation target designation unit for designating a device as the operation target, the circuit logic information, provided with a circuit logic simulation means for performing the operation procedure simulation using the attribute value information of the terminal characteristic information and the device, the An operation procedure manual generation execution means for generating an operation procedure manual by extracting an operation attribute value from the operation attribute value data file and an operation name from the operation name data file for the element specified by the operation target specifying unit according to the operation order. In the driving support method using the driving support device with a simulation function provided,
The driving attribute value extracted by the driving procedure manual generating and executing means is set as element attribute information in the attribute value information file, and the driving procedure simulation is executed according to the generated driving procedure manual. Driving support method with simulation function.

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