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Production management apparatus, method, and program

A technology for production management, equipment, and applications in medical equipment, computer-aided medical procedures, catheters, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2019-07-30
ORMON CORP
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Interventions cannot always be adapted to improve and increase productivity in a consistent manner

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[0148] principle

[0149] As expected, factors that may affect the productivity of a production line include the 4M (machine, method, material, and human) factors. In this embodiment, the factor "person" that may affect productivity can be defined as emotion and cognition based on the neural activity of the brain. Emotions are, for example, human motivations and emotions (comfort or discomfort) for operations, and vary during shorter periods of time, such as hours or days. Cognition is a basic human ability. This capability is associated with, for example, human attention to and judgment about the operation, and varies over a longer period of time, such as months or years.

[0150] In this embodiment, information representing human activities related to neural activity of the brain (such as vital signs and movement information) is used as the main index (for example, when regression analysis is used, the index as used here can be represented by an independent variable ; in ...

Embodiment approach 2

[0308] In Embodiment 1, a production management device has been proposed which is adapted to determine interventions to be applied to workers so that productivity can be increased or maintained at a high level. The present embodiment 2 is devoted to a driving assistance apparatus for providing driving assistance of a vehicle in which intervention is provided based on an estimation result of the driver's efficacy while the driver is driving the vehicle. The estimation result of the driver's effectiveness can be as described in Embodiment 1 and for example as in Figure 4 (wherein, in the case of the present embodiment, the productivity estimating unit 113 is replaced by the driving efficiency estimating unit 113; the same sensors or devices SS1 to SS3 may be used when it is convenient to install in view of the driver's position, etc.). Figure 4 The intervention controller 114 is configured according to the present embodiment to provide intervention related to driving the vehic...

Embodiment approach 3

[0310] This embodiment 3 is devoted to an apparatus for healthcare support of a subject, wherein the device is preferably coupled to the subject. By coupled to a subject, it is meant that the device is within the scope of interacting with the subject, for example, capable of taking measurements on the subject and / or providing stimuli to the subject (intervention) and / or receiving input (e.g. commands) from the subject and providing output to the subject (e.g., a response to a command). The healthcare support device includes a controller that provides intervention to a subject based on the estimated efficacy of the subject. Estimated performance refers to the performance of a human performing an operation. Preferably, manipulation includes manipulation of a device performed by a human being; however, manipulation also includes physical or mental exercise of the subject. Thus, an operation refers to an action performed by an agent. The estimated performance may be an estimate...

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Abstract

An appropriate intervention is constantly provided for a worker without relying on the experience or the intuition of a manager for improving and enhancing the productivity. Vital sign measurement data and motion measurement data obtained from workers WK1, WK2, and WK3 during operation are used as primary indicators. The primary indicators and learning data generated separately are used to estimate the emotion and the cognition of the worker. The estimated emotion and cognition are used as secondary indicators. The secondary indicators and relational expressions generated separately are used to estimate the productivity of the worker. The variation of the productivity estimate is compared with a threshold that defines the condition for providing an intervention. When the variation of the productivity estimate is determined to exceed the threshold, the intervention is provided for the worker.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a production management apparatus, method, and program used in a production line involving operations performed by workers. Further, the present invention relates to a driving assistance device, method and program, and a healthcare support device, method and system. Background technique [0002] Early detection of equipment failures in various facilities such as production lines is key to preventing reductions in operational efficiency. Thus, systems have been developed for detecting signs of equipment failure by, for example, obtaining measurement data representing the operating state of the equipment from a plurality of sensors, and comparing the obtained measurement data with pre-generated learning data Comparison (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). [0003] In production lines involving operations performed by workers, factors known to affect productivity (or specifically quality and quantity of production)...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B5/16A61B5/18G06Q10/00
CPCA61B5/0077A61B5/02A61B5/02405A61B5/0531A61B5/11A61B5/1118A61B5/1128A61B5/165A61B5/18A61B5/7275A61B5/7285A61B2503/20A61B5/163G06Q10/00G16H50/20G16H50/30A61B2503/22G06Q10/06398G16H40/63
Inventor 小竹康代中岛宏
Owner ORMON CORP
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