Plant control system using voice as a control mechanism

摘要

A system for controlling equipment involving a tangible material at a plant (100). A control computer (140) is coupled to a terminal computer (130). The control computer includes a storage device that stores voice data (340) for each of several authorized operators at the plant and a voice recognition and authenticated voice-activated control (VR/VAC) program (310). The control computer is programmed to implement the VR/VAC program. The control computer, responsive to receiving a voice-derived input (325), analyzes (408) the voice-derived input to determine if the voice-derived input matches the voice data for any of the authorized operators. Provided the voice input matches the voice data, the control computer determines (410) at least one command (350) from the voice-derived input. The control computer executes (424) the command to control the equipment.