Visual control method for automatic concrete production

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of concrete production, in particular to a visual control method for automatic concrete production. The method comprises the steps that in response to obtained new order information, a production interface of the order information is generated, and the production interface comprises a production base icon, a client base icon and a travel line between the production base icon and the client base icon; according to a production completion progress, representing the stroke line as a progress bar, and filling the stroke line with a predetermined color; and acquiring positioning information of a transport vehicle, and displaying an icon of the transport vehicle on the travel line according to the distance between the positioning information and the production base and the distance between the production base and the client base in a corresponding proportion. According to the invention, automatic production of concrete can be realized, and concrete production and transportation conditions can be visually and rapidly known.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention generally relates to the technical field of concrete production. More specifically, the present invention relates to a visual control method for automated concrete production. Background Art

[0002] Concrete is indispensable in civil engineering, marine development, shipbuilding, geothermal engineering and other fields. Concrete usually uses cement as a cementitious material, sand and stone as aggregates, and then mixes with water and admixtures in a certain proportion and is obtained after mixing. Under normal circumstances, the concrete produced by the mixing station is transported to the construction site by a transport vehicle for unloading. During the distribution and transportation process, it is necessary to maintain continuous distribution to ensure continuous pouring of concrete. If continuous pouring cannot be achieved, product quality accidents are prone to occur, such as cracks in new and old concrete, leading to major quality accidents such as water leakage. Therefore, staff need to pay attention to whether the concrete distribution is continuously distributed according to the unloading schedule, and when the delivery time is required, the production of concrete instructions will be issued manually. During the distribution process, always pay attention to whether there are any abnormalities in the concrete transportation process, and take corresponding remedial measures in time if there are any abnormalities.

[0003] However, currently, the time interval between each truck of concrete production is generally operated manually, which is complex, inefficient, and prone to errors. Therefore, how to automatically avoid errors in manual operation is an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem that manual operation is prone to errors during the production and transportation of concrete, the present invention provides a solution as follows.

[0005] The present invention provides a visual control method for automated concrete production, the method comprising: in response to acquired new order information, generating a production interface of the order information, the production interface comprising a production base icon, a customer base icon, and a travel line between the production base icon and the customer base icon; representing the travel line as a progress bar according to the production completion progress, and filling the travel line with a predetermined color;

[0006] The positioning information of the transport vehicle is obtained, and the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed on the itinerary line in a corresponding proportion according to the distance between the positioning information and the production base, and the distance between the production base and the customer base.

[0007] Furthermore, the method further includes: in response to receiving a pause instruction from a customer, displaying an indicator of the customer's pause status on the production interface.

[0008] Furthermore, both ends of the itinerary line have directional indications, and the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed on the itinerary line according to a corresponding proportion, including: when the driving direction of the transport vehicle is from the production base to the customer base, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed above the itinerary line; when the driving direction of the transport vehicle is from the customer base to the production base, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed below the itinerary line.

[0009] Furthermore, it also includes: in response to the operating status of the transport vehicle, setting the icon of the transport vehicle to a corresponding color, wherein the operating status includes: driving, stopping, unloading, offline and alarm.

[0010] Furthermore, the method further includes: obtaining the vehicle number of the transport vehicle, and displaying the vehicle number in the icon of the transport vehicle.

[0011] Further, filling the stroke line with a predetermined color includes: starting from the stroke line close to the production base icon, filling the stroke line with a first color according to the production completion progress, and the color of the unfilled stroke line portion remains unchanged or is displayed as a second color.

[0012] Furthermore, the method further includes: in response to receiving an instruction to click on the icon of the transport vehicle, entering an electronic map interface displaying the real-time position of the transport vehicle.

[0013] Furthermore, it also includes: when the number of transport vehicles exceeds a preset value, using an icon containing the number to replace the icons of multiple transport vehicles included in the number on the travel line.

[0014] Furthermore, the method further includes: in response to an instruction to click the icon containing the quantity, displaying icons of the plurality of transport vehicles.

[0015] Furthermore, the method further includes: in response to receiving an instruction to click the customer base icon, displaying an automatic production button, a setting button, a pause button and a close button above the customer base icon.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: the present invention can improve the accuracy of production and distribution by visualizing the process of realizing the automated production and transportation of concrete, and avoid the phenomenon of material shortage or vehicle jam in production and distribution. And the production and transportation status of customer orders can be determined intuitively, accurately and comprehensively through the production interface. Among them, by displaying the production completion progress of the order on the itinerary line, the completion status of the customer order is intuitively displayed. By displaying the icon of the transport vehicle on the itinerary line, the approximate location, specific vehicle number, and operation status of the transport vehicle can be intuitively, clearly and quickly determined, so that the progress of the transport vehicle transporting concrete can be determined. In addition, it is possible to choose to manually issue production instructions or automatically issue production instructions. When the production instructions are automatically issued, the issued instructions can be automatically adjusted according to the actual situation. Therefore, through the method of the present invention, the original manual operation is transformed into automated production, and the errors caused by manual operation are reduced, thereby improving the production efficiency of concrete. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] By reading the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the above and other objects, features and advantages of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention will become readily understood. In the accompanying drawings, several embodiments of the present invention are shown in an exemplary and non-limiting manner, and the same or corresponding reference numerals represent the same or corresponding parts, wherein:

[0018] Figure 1 is a flow chart schematically illustrating a visualization control method for automated concrete production according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a production interface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating transportation information in an electronic map according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a production interface displaying a pause mark according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a production interface when icons of multiple transport vehicles overlap according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a setting interface for manual departure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 8It is a schematic diagram of multiple production interface displays according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] The specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0028] Figure 1 FIG. 4 is a flow chart schematically illustrating a visualization control method for automated concrete production according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, the method of the present invention comprises:

[0030] S101. In response to the acquired new order information, a production interface of the order information is generated.

[0031] In one embodiment, the order information corresponding to the customer can be manually input or automatically imported into the concrete production system according to the content of the customer's order, and then the production interface corresponding to the order information is automatically generated according to the input order information. In one embodiment, the order information may include the planned volume (customer demand quantity), production time, strength grade, slump, unloading method, limited volume, departure interval, pumping quantity, etc.

[0032] In addition, the production schedule of the order can be automatically generated based on the order information (which can intuitively display the production time of the order and whether there is any remaining capacity), automatically associate the best concrete production ratio, and automatically issue production instructions to the production line based on the production schedule (the production time can also be manually changed to deal with various emergencies during the delivery process). By automatically controlling the production and transportation of concrete, manual errors are reduced and the efficiency of concrete production is improved.

[0033] In one embodiment, the production interface is as follows Figure 2 As shown. Figure 2 It can be seen that the production interface includes a production base icon, a customer base icon, and a travel line between the production base icon and the customer base icon, and both ends of the travel line have directional indications. It can be understood that the production base is also a mixing station, and the customer base is also a customer's construction site. In addition, the present invention does not limit the styles of icons such as the production base icon, the customer base icon, and the travel line, and the user can customize the settings.

[0034] S102. According to the production completion progress, the travel line is represented as a progress bar, and the travel line is filled with a predetermined color.

[0035] It should be noted that the production is completed when the specified amount of concrete is transported and unloaded to the specified location. It can be understood that the production completion includes the concrete production process and the transportation process. In one embodiment, the production completion progress of the order can be determined based on the amount of concrete unloaded to the customer base. For example, the customer's order requires 16 cubic meters of concrete, and a total of 4 cubic meters of concrete have been transported to the customer base, then the production completion progress of the order is 25%. In other optional embodiments, the production completion progress of the customer's order can also be determined based on the number of transport vehicles that have arrived at the customer base. For example, the customer's order requires a total of 8 transport vehicles for transportation, and 2 transport vehicles have arrived at the customer base, then the production completion progress of the order is 25%.

[0036] Furthermore, according to the production completion progress of the customer's order, the itinerary line in the production interface of the customer is represented as a progress bar, and the itinerary line is filled with a predetermined color, thereby achieving the effect of a progress bar. Specifically, starting from the itinerary line close to the production base icon, according to the production completion progress of the order, the itinerary line is filled with a first color, and the color of the unfilled itinerary line portion remains unchanged or is displayed as a second color. Figure 2 As shown, when the production completion progress is 90%, nine-tenths of the travel line close to the production base icon is displayed in the first color. In one embodiment, the initial color of the travel line is gray, and the first color can be green or blue, etc., and those skilled in the art can choose according to actual needs.

[0037] S103, obtaining the positioning information of the transport vehicle, and displaying the icon of the transport vehicle on the travel line according to the positioning information and a corresponding proportion.

[0038] In one embodiment, the positioning information of the transport vehicle may be obtained based on a vehicle-mounted GPS positioning device installed on the transport vehicle.

[0039] Furthermore, for a transport vehicle, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed on the itinerary line in a corresponding proportion according to the distance between its positioning information and the production base, and the distance between the production base and the customer base.

[0040] Specifically, based on the acquired positioning information of the transport vehicle, the distance between the transport vehicle and the production base is determined. According to the ratio of the distance between the transport vehicle and the production base to the distance between the production base and the customer base, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed at the corresponding position on the itinerary to indicate the distance traveled by the transport vehicle or the progress of the transportation. For example, if the distance between the production base and the customer base is 8 km, and a transport vehicle starts from the production base and travels 4 km, the corresponding ratio should be 50%, and the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed at the midpoint of the itinerary. If the transport vehicle travels 2 km, the icon of the transport vehicle should be displayed at a quarter of the position of the itinerary close to the production base to indicate that the transport vehicle is currently 2 km away from the production base.

[0041] It is understandable that the itinerary lines in each production interface can be used not only to indicate the production completion progress of the customer order, but also to indicate the distance between the production base and the customer base, the distance between the transport vehicle and the production base, and the distance between the transport vehicle and the customer base. For example, if the distance between the production base and the customer base is 8km, the length of the itinerary line is represented as 8km. When the transport vehicle icon appears at one quarter of the itinerary line near the production base icon, it means that the distance between the transport vehicle and the production base is approximately 2km, and the distance between the transport vehicle and the customer base is approximately 6km.

[0042] Furthermore, if the transport vehicle icon is displayed in the customer base icon, it indicates that the transport vehicle has arrived at the customer base (e.g. Figure 2 shown).

[0043] In this embodiment, the icon of the transport vehicle is circular. In other optional embodiments, the icon of the transport vehicle may also be triangular, square, etc. Those skilled in the art may set it according to actual needs.

[0044] By displaying the transport vehicle icon on the itinerary line and the customer base icon, the transport progress of the transport vehicle can be determined intuitively and quickly. In addition, by representing the itinerary line in the form of a progress bar, the production completion progress of the customer order can be determined intuitively and quickly.

[0045] In one embodiment, both ends of the stroke line have directionality, such as Figure 2 As shown in the figure, the upper part of the itinerary line indicates from the production base to the customer base, and the lower part of the itinerary line indicates from the customer base to the production base. Therefore, when the direction of the transport vehicle is from the production base to the customer base, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed above the itinerary line, and when the direction of the transport vehicle is from the customer base to the production base, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed below the itinerary line (such as Figure 2The icon of the transport vehicle below the middle itinerary, which has traveled about one-tenth of the distance from the customer base). It is understandable that the upper part of the itinerary can also be represented as from the customer base to the production base, and the lower part of the itinerary can be represented as from the production base to the customer base, and those skilled in the art can flexibly set it.

[0046] By setting the travel line to be directional, the travel direction of the transport vehicle can be determined more intuitively and quickly.

[0047] In one embodiment, the vehicle number of the transport vehicle is obtained and displayed in the icon of the transport vehicle. For example, if the vehicle number of the transport vehicle is 891, the number 891 is displayed in the icon of the transport vehicle (e.g. Figure 2 By displaying the vehicle number of the transport vehicle, it is possible to quickly determine which vehicle is transporting the goods, and if an emergency occurs, the owner of the vehicle number corresponding to the emergency can be directly contacted for processing, thereby improving the efficiency of handling emergencies and the flexibility of adjusting the transport of goods.

[0048] In one embodiment, in response to the operating status of the transport vehicle, the icon of the transport vehicle is set to a corresponding color. In this embodiment, the operating status includes: driving, stopping, unloading, offline and alarm. Specifically, if the operating status of the transport vehicle is driving, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed in green; if the operating status of the transport vehicle is stopping, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed in red; if the operating status of the transport vehicle is unloading, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed in purple; if the operating status of the transport vehicle is offline, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed in gray; if the operating status of the transport vehicle is alarm, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed in yellow. In other optional embodiments, those skilled in the art can set the corresponding colors and increase the number of operating conditions according to actual needs.

[0049] By displaying the transport vehicle icon in different colors according to the operating status, the operating status of the transport vehicle can be determined intuitively and quickly, so as to facilitate corresponding processing. For example, when the transport vehicle is offline, the owner can be contacted to ask him / her to go online in time to update the location information of the transport vehicle in real time or handle other situations. When the transport vehicle is displayed as an alarm, the owner can be contacted to inquire about the alarm reason and handle it accordingly, thereby improving the efficiency of cargo transportation.

[0050] In one embodiment, an information bar is also provided at the top of the production interface, which includes strength grade, unloading method, etc. (such as Figure 2As shown). Through the information in the information bar, the information associated with the customer order can be directly determined. In addition, in order to make the production interface concise and clear, the information bar can also be displayed in the above manner instead of the above manner, but by clicking the generation base icon, the information in the information bar or other information can be displayed.

[0051] In one embodiment, in response to receiving an instruction to click on the icon of a transport vehicle, an electronic map interface showing the real-time location of the transport vehicle is entered. Figure 3 As shown, on the electronic map, a vehicle icon of the transport vehicle is displayed, and the vehicle icon also includes the vehicle number of the transport vehicle (such as Figure 3 9, 20 and 15), and the geographical location information of the transport vehicle and other nearby transport vehicles can also be displayed. In addition, the color of the vehicle icon of the transport vehicle will be displayed in a corresponding color according to the function of the transport vehicle. Further, in response to receiving an instruction to click on the vehicle icon of the transport vehicle in the electronic map, information such as GPS time, delivery order number, project name, project address, license plate number of the transport vehicle, and a monitoring button, a track button and a positioning button are displayed. In response to receiving an instruction to click on the track button, the driving track of the transport vehicle (such as Figure 4 As shown). It can be understood that Figure 4 You can choose whether to display the complete information based on the actual situation, such as the actual license plate number of the transport vehicle, the complete display of the project name, etc.

[0052] In addition, in other optional embodiments, it can also be set as follows: in response to receiving an instruction to click on the transport vehicle icon, the functions of viewing information, modifying status and viewing location are displayed, wherein in response to receiving an instruction to click on the transport vehicle icon, the vehicle number, order number, owner, customer, project and other information of the transport vehicle are displayed, and in response to receiving an instruction to click on the modification status, the travel information of the transport vehicle can be modified, for example, on the way to the customer base, has arrived at the customer base, on the way back to the production base, has returned to the production base. In response to receiving an instruction to click on the location, an electronic map showing the real-time location of the transport vehicle is entered (the icon of the transport vehicle can also be double-clicked to display the real-time location of the transport vehicle).

[0053] In other optional embodiments, in response to receiving an instruction to click on a customer base icon, an electronic map interface displaying the location of the customer base is entered.

[0054] It should be noted that the electronic map is a world map, and users can zoom in and out on the electronic map. Therefore, by zooming in and out on the electronic map, users can fully understand the locations of all transport vehicles, production bases, customer bases, and the approximate distances between transport vehicles and customer bases.

[0055] In one embodiment, in response to receiving an instruction that the mouse is placed on the production interface, an automatic production button, a setting button, a pause button, and a close button (such as Figure 5 ). Clicking the automatic production button will display a prompt to remind the user whether to confirm the automatic production of the order, as well as a confirmation button and a cancel button; clicking the close button can close the production interface; clicking the pause button can pause the production and transportation of concrete, and a pause mark will be displayed in the production interface; clicking the setting button can set a reminder to release the volume. Specifically, when the production volume is greater than the reminder volume, the system automatically reminds the user whether to continue production and delivery, etc., which improves the accuracy of concrete production and avoids waste.

[0056] In one embodiment, in response to receiving a pause instruction from a customer, a customer pause status indicator is displayed on the production interface (different from the color of the above-mentioned pause indicator, which is green, while the customer pause indicator is red, and when the customer pauses, the text in the indicator is "customer paused"). By displaying the customer pause status indicator, it can be intuitively and quickly determined that the production is suspended due to the customer's own reasons, and by the customer directly controlling the suspension and continuation of concrete production, losses caused by some emergencies are avoided, such as errors in the quantity of the customer's previous order.

[0057] It is understandable that when there are multiple transport vehicles in transportation, an icon of each transport vehicle is displayed on the itinerary. In one embodiment, in response to the number of transport vehicles exceeding a preset value, an icon containing the number is used on the itinerary to replace the icons of the multiple transport vehicles contained in the number. Specifically, on the itinerary, if there are two transport vehicle icons close to or overlap, exceeding a preset value (in this embodiment, the preset value is 1, and in other optional embodiments, it can also be set to 2 or 3, etc.), the icons of the two transport vehicles are replaced by an icon showing "2 vehicles" (such as Figure 6 Further, in response to receiving an instruction to click on the icon containing the quantity, icons of the specific transport vehicles contained are displayed (such as Figure 6 As shown, the icons containing quantity include icons of transport vehicles with vehicle numbers 9 and 17). By replacing icons of multiple transport vehicles close to each other with icons containing quantity, the production interface becomes more concise and clear.

[0058] In one embodiment, an icon with a plus sign is provided between the user base icon and the travel line (eg Figure 2 In response to clicking the plus icon, the setting interface for adding a new delivery (ie, manual dispatch) is entered (as shown in FIG. Figure 7As shown in the figure, by setting the parameters (such as production line, vehicle number, volume, etc.) in it, manual dispatch (manual issuance of production instructions) can be achieved. It should be noted that the plus icon (such as Figure 8 The first and second production interfaces in the first column of the ), indicating that the order was issued by manual production instructions; and no plus icon appears in the production interface (for example Figure 8 The third and fourth production interfaces in the first column of the figure indicate that the order is automatically issued. In addition, users can flexibly choose automatic or manual dispatch according to actual needs. For example, when the customer needs to complete the concrete production in advance, manual dispatch can be performed.

[0059] Furthermore, each customer base is provided with an automatic production button, which responds to receiving an instruction to click the automatic production button, and performs automatic and continuous production according to the time interval of unloading selected by the customer, and can switch between manual / automatic modes for production at any time.

[0060] Furthermore, when more than two transport vehicles in the customer base have not yet unloaded, the automatic concrete production will automatically delay production until the data of the vehicle starting to unload is received, and then the automatic production will be executed. Otherwise, the state of suspending the issuance of production instructions will remain.

[0061] By automatically issuing production instructions, the original manual operation is transformed into automated production, which reduces the errors caused by manual operation and thus improves the production efficiency of concrete. By selecting manual / automatic issuance of production instructions according to actual needs, the flexibility of concrete production and transportation is improved. By monitoring the unloading situation of the transport vehicles in the customer base, the automatic issuance of production instructions is controlled to avoid the waste of subsequent concrete production, and avoid the quality problems caused by the produced concrete waiting for unloading in the transport vehicles for a long time.

[0062] like Figure 8 As shown, there are multiple production interfaces at the dispatch center in the concrete production system, so that the production and transportation status of each customer order can be determined comprehensively, intuitively and quickly. Furthermore, the number of columns for displaying the production interface can be flexibly set. In this embodiment, it is set to 2 columns, and it can also be set to 1 column, 3 columns, 4 columns or 5 columns, etc. In addition, the arrangement of the production interface can also be set, such as ascending or descending order of the estimated volume, ascending or descending order of the production time, ascending or descending order of the order number, etc. By flexibly setting the number of columns displayed in the production interface, when the order volume increases, the number of columns displayed in the production interface is increased, so that the production and transportation status of each order can be understood more comprehensively and intuitively.

[0063] In the description of the present invention, “plurality” means at least two, such as two, three or more, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0064] Although this specification has shown and described a number of embodiments of the present invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that such embodiments are provided by way of example only. Those skilled in the art will conceive of many modifications, changes and alternatives without departing from the ideas and spirit of the present invention. It should be understood that in the practice of the present invention, various alternatives to the embodiments of the present invention described herein may be employed.

Claims

1. A visual control method for automated concrete production, characterized in that: The method comprises: In response to the acquired new order information, a production interface of the order information is generated, the production interface including a production base icon, a customer base icon, and a travel line between the production base icon and the customer base icon; According to the production completion progress, the travel line is represented as a progress bar, and the travel line is filled with a predetermined color; The positioning information of the transport vehicle is obtained, and the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed on the itinerary line in a corresponding proportion according to the distance between the positioning information and the production base, and the distance between the production base and the customer base.

2. The visual control method for automated concrete production according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: In response to receiving a pause instruction from a customer, an indicator of the customer's pause status is displayed on the production interface.

3. The visual control method for automated concrete production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two ends of the travel line have directional indications, and the icons of the transport vehicles are displayed on the travel line according to the corresponding proportions, including: When the travel direction of the transport vehicle is from the production base to the customer base, displaying the icon of the transport vehicle above the travel line; When the travel direction of the transport vehicle is from the customer base to the production base, the icon of the transport vehicle is displayed below the travel line.

4. The visual control method for automated concrete production according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: In response to the operating conditions of the transport vehicle, the icon of the transport vehicle is set to a corresponding color, wherein the operating conditions include: driving, stopping, unloading, offline and alarm.

5. The visual control method for automated concrete production according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: The vehicle number of the transport vehicle is obtained, and the vehicle number is displayed in the icon of the transport vehicle.

6. The visual control method for automated concrete production according to claim 1, characterized in that: Filling the stroke line with a predetermined color includes: starting from the stroke line close to the production base icon, filling the stroke line with a first color according to the production completion progress, and the color of the unfilled stroke line portion remains unchanged or is displayed as a second color.

7. The visual control method for automated concrete production according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: In response to receiving an instruction to click on the icon of the transport vehicle, an electronic map interface displaying the real-time position of the transport vehicle is entered.

8. The visual control method for automated concrete production according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: When the number of transport vehicles exceeds a preset value, an icon containing the number is used on the travel line to replace the icons of multiple transport vehicles included in the number.

9. The visual control method for automated concrete production according to claim 8, characterized in that: Also includes: In response to receiving an instruction to click on the icon containing the quantity, icons of the plurality of transport vehicles are displayed.

10. The visual control method for automated concrete production according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: In response to receiving an instruction to click the customer base icon, an automatic production button, a setting button, a pause button and a close button are displayed above the customer base icon.

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