Ceramic Glaze Mixer Control

Abstract

In one example, a solver engine may execute a reverse calculation to determine a recipe ingredient set based on a goal descriptor describing a ceramic glaze. A descriptor interface of the solver engine may receive a goal descriptor describing a ceramic glaze. A model applicator of the solver engine may apply a glaze process model to the goal descriptor. The model applicator may automatically reverse calculate a glaze recipe describing a recipe ingredient set to produce the ceramic glaze described by the goal descriptor. A glaze mixing machine interface may direct a glaze mixing machine to mix the recipe ingredient set to produce the ceramic glaze.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A solver engine for a glazing system, comprising:
 a descriptor interface configured to receive a goal descriptor describing a ceramic glaze;   a model applicator configured to apply a glaze process model to the goal descriptor and to automatically reverse calculate a glaze recipe describing a recipe ingredient set to produce the ceramic glaze described by the goal descriptor; and   a glaze mixing machine interface configured to direct a glaze mixing machine to mix the recipe ingredient set to produce the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         2 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an assay device interface configured to receive from an assay device a scan of a glaze sample to determine a goal chemical composition to act as the goal descriptor for the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         3 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a user input configured to receive a goal chemical composition to act as the goal descriptor for the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         4 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a user input configured to receive a goal property description to act as the goal descriptor for the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         5 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , wherein the model applicator is further configured to determine a goal chemical composition for the ceramic glaze based on a goal property description. 
     
     
         6 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , wherein the model applicator is further configured to apply a goal property weight to a goal property description of the ceramic glaze. 
     
     
         7 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a model generator configured to set a goal property range for a goal property description of the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         8 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a user input configured to receive an ingredient property description for a recipe ingredient of the recipe ingredient set.   
     
     
         9 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , wherein the model applicator is further configured to apply an ingredient property weight to a recipe ingredient of the recipe ingredient set. 
     
     
         10 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a user input configured to receive an ingredient range for a recipe ingredient of the recipe ingredient set.   
     
     
         11 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a user input configured to receive a chemical component adjustment to a chemical component of the goal chemical composition of the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         12 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , wherein the model applicator is further configured to adjust a complementary chemical component of a goal chemical composition of the ceramic glaze in response to a chemical component adjustment of a chemical component of the goal chemical composition of the ceramic glaze. 
     
     
         13 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an assay device interface configured to receive from an assay device a scan of a resulting ceramic glaze of the glaze recipe.   
     
     
         14 . The solver engine of  claim 1 , wherein a model applicator is further configured to adjust the glaze recipe in response to a scan of a resulting ceramic glaze of the glaze recipe. 
     
     
         15 . A computing device, having a memory to store a series of instructions that are executed by at least one processor to implement a solver engine, the computing device configured to
 receive a goal property description for the ceramic glaze;   automatically reverse calculate a glaze recipe describing a recipe ingredient set to produce the ceramic glaze having the goal property description; and   present the glaze recipe describing the recipe ingredient set to produce the ceramic glaze to a ceramic technician.   
     
     
         16 . The computing device of  claim 15 , wherein the computing device is further configured to
 apply a glaze process model to a goal chemical composition for the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         17 . The computing device of  claim 15 , wherein the computing device is further configured to
 calculate an error value for a resulting chemical composition set in comparison to a goal chemical composition for the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         18 . The computing device of  claim 15 , wherein the computing device is further configured to
 adjust a complementary chemical component of the goal chemical composition of the ceramic glaze in response to a chemical component adjustment of a chemical component of the goal chemical composition of the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         19 . A machine-implemented method, comprising:
 applying a glaze process model to a goal chemical composition for a ceramic glaze to determine a resulting chemical composition from a subset of a recipe ingredient store;   automatically reverse calculating a glaze recipe describing a recipe ingredient set to produce the ceramic glaze having a goal chemical composition;   calculating an error value for the resulting chemical composition in comparison to the goal chemical composition;   minimizing the error value by adjusting the glaze recipe; and   directing a glaze mixing machine to mix the recipe ingredient set according to the glaze recipe to produce the ceramic glaze.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 scanning a glaze sample to determine the goal chemical composition for the ceramic glaze.