Performance Predictor^TM / Virtual Sensor
The Performance Predictor is an on-line Intellect process that provides quick and accurate predictions of product and process performance metrics as well as probabilities of product or machine failures and problems.  Performance Predictors take only seconds to deploy and can predict on millisecond intervals with high availability.  Two versions are available, tracking and non-tracking.  Tracking predictors monitor their accuracy and automatically adapt themselves to maintain performance.  Excellent for compensating for sensor drift, unmeasured feed stock changes and unknown process disturbances.

Predictors send predictions to Interpreters for further action and tracking information to Tracking Optimizers.

Tester / Sensor Assurance^TM
The Sensor Assurance Intellect process is an on-line sensor monitor that compares predicted values of the sensor to actual.  The Sensor Assurance process links with an Interpreter to detect any significant deviations and issue alerts via email/text paging, write flags to a data destination or start other Intellect processes.  Taking only moments to deploy, the Sensor Assurance processes can check your sensors every few milliseconds and let you know if there are problems.  Customers use Sensor Assurance processes to keep an eye on critical measures of process operations and environmental conformance.

Testers send model/sensor quality measures to Interpreters for further action.
 

Interpreter
Interpreters receive predictions or values from a data source and compares to HighHigh, High, Low and LowLow thresholds and evokes other components to take action.  Results typically are linked with an email server to issue alerts or to an optimizer to take or recommend corrective action.

Interpreters receive predictions for further action and send messages to Optimizers, Event Flaggers and Email Alerters.

Optimizer
The Optimizer Intellect process deploys iImprove optimization schemes by smartly inverting predictive models of product performance or faults.  Optimizers can run either in "open-loop" advisory mode or "closed-loop" to autonomously take action.  Customers use Optimizer processes to maintain product performance on target or find operating conditions to avoid anticipated problems.

Optimizers receive tracking information from Predictors and events from Interpreters and send optimization solution quality messages to Interpreters for further action.

Event Flagger
The Event Flagger sends events to a data destination based on signals from interpreters.

Event Flaggers receive event information from Interpreters.
 

Emailer / Alerter
The Email is an Intellect process that routes email and email-based text pager alerts on a regular basis.

Email Alerters receive event information from Interpreters.
 

Heartbeat
The Heartbeat process sends regular signals to distributed control system to let them know the system is alive and well.
 

Live Optimizer^TM
The Live Optimizer is a model-less optimizer that uses either genetic algorithm or gradient "hill-climbing" to directly to seek control setpoints that maximize, minimize or target Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
 

Custom Processes
New processes can be created easily with our API, either by you or our developers.  They can be put into service without any downtime.

BioComp Anomaly^TM
Monitor your major capital equipment and your process operations and be aware of failures, out-of-envelope operations, shut-downs and other upsets, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.