US 12,085,486 B2
Systems and methods for container-based data collection and analysis in an operational technology network
Nathaniel S. Sandler, Chagrin Falls, OH (US); Rob A. Entzminger, Shawnee, KS (US); Chris Softley, Midlothian (GB); Patrick E. Ozimek, Mequon, WI (US); and Michael J. Anthony, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed by Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/955,095.
Prior Publication US 2024/0102890 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G01M 99/00 (2011.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 99/005 (2013.01) [G05B 23/0243 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of devices configured to perform one or more operations within an industrial automation system, wherein each device of the plurality of devices comprises a compute surface configured to perform one or more software tasks; and
a processor configured to:
receive an alert associated with the one or more operations;
identify a portion of the plurality of devices, wherein each respective device of the portion of the plurality of devices comprises a respective data source configured to acquire a respective dataset related to the alert;
determine that a characteristic of a particular dataset of the plurality of datasets related to the alert exceeds a threshold value, wherein the characteristic comprises a frequency of one or more data points, a sampling rate, a time constant of a feedback loop, or any combination thereof; and
send a data acquisition container to each device of the portion of the plurality of devices, wherein each data acquisition container is configured to acquire the respective dataset from the respective data source of the respective device in the respective portion of the plurality of devices, wherein the data acquisition container configured to acquire the particular dataset runs on the respective compute surface of a particular device of the plurality of devices, wherein the particular device is within a threshold network distance of the data source.