Work vehicle measurement system and work vehicle measurement method

Abstract

To estimate a movement amount of a work vehicle while reducing the influence of reaction forces from a work target.SOLUTION: A measurement unit outputs a value related to a movement amount of a work vehicle on the basis of vehicle body data including at least a value related to the power of a traveling body of the work vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a measurement system for a work vehicle and a measurement method for a work vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a work vehicle that causes the cutting edge of a blade to follow a design surface. According to the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, a control device identifies the position of the work vehicle using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and determines a target height of the blade based on the identified position. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2015 / 083469 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the case of control using GNSS such as the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a possibility that the GNSS radio waves cannot be received depending on the environment of the construction site, and the position of the work vehicle cannot be identified. Therefore, it is considered to identify the position of the work vehicle by autonomous navigation instead of GNSS.

[0005] A work vehicle may travel forward while performing work. The work vehicle travels while receiving a reaction force from the work object. The effect of this reaction force may cause an error between the position of the work vehicle obtained by autonomous navigation and the actual position. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a measurement system for a work vehicle and a measurement method for a work vehicle that are capable of estimating the amount of movement of a work vehicle while suppressing the influence of reaction forces from a work object. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a measurement system for a work vehicle includes a measurement unit that outputs a value related to the amount of movement of the work vehicle based on vehicle body data including at least a value related to the power of the running body of the work vehicle. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the above aspect, the measurement system for the work vehicle can estimate the amount of movement of the work vehicle while suppressing the influence of the reaction force from the work object. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a side view of a work vehicle according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of a driver's cab according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a power system of a work vehicle according to a first embodiment. [Figure 4] 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a measurement system and a control device of a work vehicle according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 5] 4 is a flowchart showing a position output method according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of a measurement system and a control device of a work vehicle according to a fifth embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of a measurement system and a control device of a work vehicle according to a sixth embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] First Embodiment Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a work vehicle according to a first embodiment. The work vehicle 100 according to the first embodiment is, for example, a bulldozer. The work vehicle 100 includes a vehicle body 110, a traveling device 120, a work implement 130, and a driver's cab 140.

[0010] The traveling device 120 is provided under the vehicle body 110. The traveling device 120 includes a pair of crawlers 121 and a sprocket 122. The pair of crawlers 121 are provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle body 110. The crawlers 121 are rotated by being driven by the sprocket 122, causing the work vehicle 100 to travel.

[0011] The work machine 130 is used for excavating and transporting an excavation target such as soil and sand. The work machine 130 includes a lift frame 131, a blade 132, a blade lift cylinder 133, a ripper 134, and a ripper lift cylinder 135. The blade 132 is disposed in front of the vehicle body 110. The ripper 134 is disposed in the rear of the vehicle body 110.

[0012] The base end of the lift frame 131 is attached to the side of the vehicle body 110 via a pin extending in the vehicle width direction. The tip end of the lift frame 131 is attached to the back surface of the blade 132 via a ball joint. This supports the blade 132 so that it can move up and down relative to the vehicle body 110. A cutting edge is provided at the lower end of the blade 132. The blade lift cylinder 133 is a hydraulic cylinder. The base end of the blade lift cylinder 133 is attached to the side of the vehicle body 110. The tip end of the blade lift cylinder 133 is attached to the lift frame 131. The blade lift cylinder 133 expands and contracts due to hydraulic oil, thereby driving the lift frame 131 and the blade 132 in the raising or lowering direction.

[0013] A base end of the ripper lift cylinder 135 is attached to the vehicle body 110. A tip end of the ripper lift cylinder 135 is rotatably attached to the ripper 134. The ripper lift cylinder 135 expands and contracts due to hydraulic oil, thereby driving the ripper 134 in a lifting or lowering direction.

[0014] The operator's cab 140 is a space where an operator rides in and operates the work vehicle 100. The operator's cab 140 is provided on an upper part of the vehicle body 110. 2 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the operator's cab 140 according to the first embodiment. Inside the operator's cab 140, there are provided a seat 141, a console 142, a blade operation lever 143, a ripper operation lever 144, a travel operation lever 145, a brake pedal 146, and a deceleration pedal 147. The brake pedal 146 and the deceleration pedal 147 may be configured as a single pedal.

[0015] An operation panel, instruments, and switches are attached to the console 142. The operator can check the status of the work vehicle 100 by visually checking the console 142. The blade operating lever 143 is operated to set the amount of movement for the raising or lowering operation of the blade 132. The blade operating lever 143 receives a lowering operation by being tilted forward, and receives a raising operation by being tilted backward. The blade operating lever 143 may also receive a tilt operation for rotating the blade 132 about an axis in the front-to-rear direction, and an angle operation for rotating the blade 132 about an axis in the up-down direction. The ripper operating lever 144 is operated to set the amount of movement for the raising or lowering operation of the ripper 134. The ripper operating lever 144 receives a lowering operation when tilted forward, and receives a raising operation when tilted rearward. The travel operation lever 145 is operated to set the traveling direction of the travel device 120. The travel operation lever 145 accepts a forward operation when tilted forward, and a reverse operation when tilted backward. The travel operation lever 145 also accepts a left turn operation when tilted left, and a right turn operation when tilted right. The travel operation lever 145 is also provided with a gear change button for inputting a speed step. The brake pedal 146 is operated to brake the running device 120 . The deceleration pedal 147 is operated to reduce the rotation speed of the running gear 120 .

[0016] 《Power system》 FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the power system of the work vehicle according to the first embodiment. The work vehicle 100 is equipped with an engine 210, a PTO 220 (Power Take Off), a pair of HSTs 230 (Hydro Static Transmissions), a hydraulic pump 250, and a proportional control valve 260.

[0017] The engine 210 is, for example, a diesel engine. The PTO 220 transmits a portion of the driving force of the engine 210 to the hydraulic pump 250. In other words, the PTO 220 distributes the driving force of the engine 210 to the HST 230 and the hydraulic pump 250. The HST 230 changes the speed of the driving force input to the input shaft and outputs it from the output shaft. The HST 230 includes a hydraulic pump that is driven by the rotation of the input shaft, and a hydraulic motor that rotates the output shaft. The HST 230 controls the rotation speed of the output shaft by controlling the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump. The input shaft of the HST 230 is connected to the PTO 220, and the output shaft is connected to the sprocket 122. In other words, the HST 230 transmits the driving force of the engine 210 distributed by the PTO 220 to the sprocket 122. The output shafts of the pair of HSTs 230 are connected to the left sprocket 122 and the right sprocket 122, respectively. The hydraulic pump 250 is driven by the driving force from the engine 210. The hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump 250 is supplied to the blade lift cylinder 133 via a proportional control valve 260. The proportional control valve 260 controls the flow rate of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump 250. In addition to the proportional control valve 260, the hydraulic pump 250 may supply the hydraulic oil to other destinations such as a steering clutch (not shown).

[0018] Measurement system 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a measurement system and a control device of the work vehicle 100 according to the first embodiment. The measurement system of the work vehicle 100 acquires vehicle body data that represents the state of the work vehicle 100. The work vehicle 100 is equipped with a rotation sensor 310, a dynamometer 320, a hydraulic sensor 330, an IMU 340, a blade stroke sensor 350, a ripper stroke sensor 360, and a GNSS sensor 370.

[0019] A rotation sensor 310 is provided on each of the left and right sprockets 122. The rotation sensor 310 calculates the number of rotations of the sprocket 122.

[0020] The dynamometer 320 is provided on the engine 210. The dynamometer 320 measures the power generated by the engine 210.

[0021] An oil pressure sensor 330 is provided in each of the hydraulic motors of the left and right HSTs 230. The oil pressure sensor 330 measures the oil pressure on the outlet side of the hydraulic motor.

[0022] The IMU 340 is provided on the vehicle body 110. The IMU 340 measures the tilt angles of the vehicle body 110 in the roll and pitch directions, and the angular displacement in the yaw direction. The vehicle body coordinate system is, for example, an orthogonal coordinate system whose origin is the center of the traveling device 120 and is represented by an X axis extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, a Y axis extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body, and a Z axis extending in the up-down direction of the vehicle body. The rotation direction of the vehicle body 110 about the X axis is the roll direction, the rotation direction of the vehicle body 110 about the Y axis is the pitch direction, and the rotation direction of the vehicle body 110 about the Z axis is the yaw direction.

[0023] The blade stroke sensor 350 is provided on the blade lift cylinder 133. The blade stroke sensor 350 measures the stroke amount of the blade lift cylinder 133. The stroke amount measured by the blade stroke sensor 350 can be converted into the position of the cutting edge of the blade 132 in the vehicle body coordinate system. Specifically, the rotation angle of the lift frame 131 is calculated based on the stroke amount of the blade lift cylinder 133. Since the shapes of the lift frame 131 and the blade 132 are known, the position of the cutting edge of the blade 132 can be identified from the rotation angle of the lift frame 131. Note that the work vehicle 100 according to other embodiments may detect the rotation angle of the lift frame 131 with other sensors such as an encoder.

[0024] The ripper stroke sensor 360 is provided in the ripper lift cylinder 135. The ripper stroke sensor 360 measures the stroke amount of the ripper lift cylinder 135. The stroke amount measured by the ripper stroke sensor 360 can be converted into the position of the blade tip of the ripper in the vehicle body coordinate system. Note that the work vehicle 100 according to other embodiments may detect the rotation angle of the ripper 134 with another sensor such as an encoder. Note that the work vehicle 100 according to other embodiments may not be equipped with a sensor that detects the state of the ripper 134. In this case, for example, the control device 400 may determine whether the ripper 134 is raised or lowered based on the operation amount of the ripper operation lever 144.

[0025] The GNSS sensor 370 is provided on the vehicle body 110. The GNSS sensor 370 measures the position and orientation of the vehicle body 110 in the global coordinate system based on signals from GNSS satellites. The GNSS sensor 370 may perform RTK (Real Time Kinematic) positioning. In this case, the GNSS sensor 370 communicates with a fixed station provided at the work site and corrects the measurement data. The GNSS sensor 370 outputs, as the measurement data, the position and orientation, as well as accuracy information indicating the positioning accuracy. The accuracy information may indicate, for example, whether correction by the fixed station was successful or not, or the number of satellites that were able to be measured. The accuracy information may also be a numerical value indicating the positioning accuracy. The GNSS sensor 370 is an example of a position estimation unit that estimates the position and attitude of the work vehicle 100 based on the measurement data.

[0026] Control Device The work vehicle 100 is equipped with a control device 400 for controlling the work vehicle 100 . The control device 400 outputs control signals to the fuel injection device of the engine 210, the HST 230, and the proportional control valve 260 according to the amount of operation of each operating device in the cab 140 (the console 142, the blade operating lever 143, the ripper operating lever 144, the travel operating lever 145, the brake pedal 146, and the deceleration pedal 147). The control device 400 also measures the position of the work vehicle 100 based on the measurement data of the measurement system, and displays it on the console 142. The control device 400 may autonomously control the power system based on the position of the work vehicle 100 measured based on the measurement data of the measurement system.

[0027] The control device 400 is a computer that includes a processor 410, a main memory 430, a storage 450, and an interface 470.

[0028] The storage 450 is a non-transient tangible storage medium. Examples of the storage 450 include a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductor memory. The storage 450 may be an internal medium directly connected to the bus of the control device 400, or an external medium connected to the control device 400 via the interface 470 or a communication line. The storage 450 stores a program for controlling the work vehicle 100. The storage 450 also stores a motion state model 451, which is a machine learning model for calculating the speed and angular velocity of the vehicle body 110 that have been learned in advance, as well as the tilt angle. The motion state model 451 will be described later.

[0029] In another embodiment, the control device 400 may include a custom LSI (Large Scale Integrated Circuit) such as a PLD (Programmable Logic Device) in addition to or instead of the above configuration. Examples of PLDs include PAL (Programmable Array Logic), GAL (Generic Array Logic), CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device), and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). In this case, some or all of the functions realized by the processor 410 may be realized by the integrated circuit.

[0030] The processor 410 executes a program to provide an operation amount acquisition unit 411, a measurement data acquisition unit 412, a work implement height calculation unit 413, a movement amount estimation unit 414, a position estimation unit 415, and an output unit 416. Measurement data from the measurement system is input to the processor 410 via an interface 470.

[0031] The operation amount acquisition unit 411 acquires operation amounts from the blade operation lever 143 , the ripper operation lever 144 , the travel operation lever 145 , the brake pedal 146 , and the deceleration pedal 147 .

[0032] The measurement data acquisition unit 412 acquires measurement data from the rotation sensor 310, the dynamometer 320, the hydraulic sensor 330, the IMU 340, the blade stroke sensor 350, the ripper stroke sensor 360, and the GNSS sensor 370. In other words, the measurement data acquisition unit 412 acquires measurement data on the yaw angle of the body 110, the roll angle of the body 110, the pitch angle of the body 110, the rotation speeds of the left and right sprockets 122, the stroke amount of the blade lift cylinder 133, and the stroke amount of the ripper lift cylinder 135.

[0033] The work machine height calculation unit 413 calculates the height of the cutting edge of the blade 132 relative to the vehicle body, based on the measurement data of the stroke amount of the blade lift cylinder 133 acquired by the measurement data acquisition unit 412. In other words, the work machine height calculation unit 413 calculates the height of the cutting edge of the blade 132 in the vehicle body coordinate system from the dimensional information of the vehicle body 110 stored in advance and the measurement data of the stroke amount of the blade lift cylinder 133. The work machine height calculation unit 413 also calculates the height of the cutting edge of the ripper 134 relative to the vehicle body, based on the measurement data of the stroke amount of the ripper lift cylinder 135 acquired by the measurement data acquisition unit 412.

[0034] The movement amount estimation unit 414 estimates the speed, angular velocity, and tilt angle of the work vehicle 100 by inputting the operation amount acquired by the measurement data acquisition unit 412 and the measurement data acquired by the measurement data acquisition unit 412 into the motion state model 451.

[0035] The position estimation unit 415 estimates the current position, orientation, and inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 based on the previous estimation results of the position, orientation, and inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 and the speed, angular velocity, and inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414. The position estimation unit 415 may be realized by, for example, a Bayes filter. In other words, the position estimation unit 415 may be a Bayes filter that estimates the position, orientation, and inclination angle at time t using the estimation results of the position and inclination angle at time t-1 as a "state (posterior belief)", the speed and angular velocity of the work vehicle 100 at time t estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414 as a "control value", and the inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 at time t estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414 as an "observation value".

[0036] The output unit 416 outputs the position, azimuth, and tilt angle estimated by the position estimation unit 415 to the console 142.

[0037] "Motion state model" The motion state model 451 according to the first embodiment receives the operation amount of the travel operation lever 145, the rotation speed of the left and right sprockets 122, the measurement data of the IMU 340, the measurement data of the pressure of the HST 230 (hydraulic motor), the measurement data of the dynamometer 320, the speed stage, the height of the blade 132, and the height of the ripper 134, and outputs the speed in the X-axis direction, the speed in the Y-axis direction, the speed in the Z-axis direction, the angular velocity around the X-axis (roll angular velocity), the angular velocity around the Y-axis (pitch angular velocity), the angular velocity around the Z-axis (turning angular velocity), the roll angle, and the pitch angle of the vehicle body coordinate system. The motion state model 451 is a machine learning model such as a neural network. The motion state model 451 may be configured with a CNN or an RNN. In particular, when the motion state model 451 is configured with a recurrent neural network such as LSTM (Long Short Term Memory) or Transformer, the motion state of the work vehicle 100 can be appropriately estimated according to changes in the state over time. Note that the motion state model 451 according to other embodiments does not necessarily need to use all of the operation amount of the travel operation lever 145, the rotation speeds of the left and right sprockets 122, the measurement data of the IMU 340, the measurement data of the pressure of the HST 230 (hydraulic motor), the measurement data of the dynamometer 320, the speed stage, the height of the blade 132, and the height of the ripper 134 to estimate the motion state. As described below, the motion state model 451 may calculate the movement amount of the work vehicle 100 using at least one of the height of the blade 132, the height of the ripper 134, the operation amount of the travel operation lever 145, the speed stage, the output of the engine 210, and the pressure of the hydraulic motor of the HST 230.

[0038] The motion state model 451 is trained using a learning data set consisting of a combination of the following input samples and output samples. The input samples are the operation amount of the travel operation lever 145, the rotation speeds of the left and right sprockets 122, the measurement data of the IMU 340, the pressure of the HST 230, the power of the engine 210, the speed stage, the height of the blade 132, and the height of the ripper 134. The output samples are the speed in the X-axis direction, the speed in the Y-axis direction, the speed in the Z-axis direction, the angular velocity around the X-axis, the angular velocity around the Y-axis, the angular velocity around the Z-axis, the roll angle, and the pitch angle of the vehicle body coordinate system. The speed of the work vehicle 100 related to the output sample may be a value calculated from the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370. The angular velocity and attitude angle of the work vehicle 100 related to the output sample may be values ​​identified from the measurement data of the IMU 340.

[0039] The number of revolutions of the sprocket 122 has a strong correlation with the amount of movement of the work vehicle 100. In general autonomous navigation, the amount of movement is often calculated from the number of revolutions. However, when slippage occurs in the crawler 121, the amount of movement calculated from the number of revolutions of the sprocket 122 may differ from the actual amount of movement.

[0040] The measurement data of the IMU 340 has a strong correlation with the angular velocity and tilt angle of the work vehicle 100. In general autonomous navigation, the traveling direction of the vehicle body is often calculated from the angular velocity and acceleration of the IMU 340. On the other hand, when the work vehicle 100 is traveling while performing work, the vehicle body 110 vibrates, and therefore, there is a possibility that noise due to the vibrations may be added to the measurement data of the IMU 340.

[0041] The height of the blade 132 and the height of the ripper 134 relate to the reaction force that the work vehicle 100 receives from the work object. The lower the blade 132 and the ripper 134 are, the more likely it is that the blade 132 and the ripper 134 will be in contact with the work object and performing work. When the work vehicle 100 is performing work, the work vehicle 100 will receive a reaction force from the work object. The height of the blade 132 and the height of the ripper 134 are examples of values ​​related to the state of the work implement 130.

[0042] The combination of the amount of operation of the travel operation lever 145 and the rotation speed of the sprocket 122 relates to the reaction force that the work vehicle 100 receives from the work target. In addition, measurement data related to the power of the travel gear 120, such as the output of the engine 210 and the pressure of the hydraulic motor of the HST 230, relates to the reaction force that the work vehicle 100 receives from the work target and the slip caused by this.

[0043] The speed gear is related to slippage caused by a reaction force that the work vehicle 100 receives from a work object. The speed gear determines the maximum speed and torque of the work vehicle 100. Therefore, the lower the speed gear, the less likely slippage occurs, and the higher the speed gear, the more likely slippage occurs.

[0044] When work vehicle 100 receives a strong reaction force from the work object, the rotation speed of sprocket 122 decreases due to the static friction force acting on traveling gear 120. As the rotation speed of sprocket 122 decreases, the rotation speed of the hydraulic motor of HST 230, which rotates sprocket 122, decreases. As the rotation speed of the hydraulic motor of HST 230 decreases, the pressure between the hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor of HST 230 increases. As the pressure of HST 230 increases, the rotation speed of the input shaft of HST 230 decreases, and the rotation speed of engine 210 decreases.

[0045] Thereafter, when slippage occurs due to a reaction force from the work object, the frictional force acting on the traveling device 120 changes from static frictional force to kinetic frictional force, and the rotational speed of the hydraulic motor of the HST 230 and the sprocket 122 increases. When the rotational speed of the hydraulic motor of the HST 230 increases, the pressure between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor of the HST 230 decreases. The decrease in the pressure of the HST 230 increases the rotational speed of the input shaft of the HST 230, and the rotational speed of the engine 210 increases. For this reason, if the movement amount of the work vehicle 100 is calculated directly from the rotational speed of the sprocket 122, the error in the movement amount will be large. On the other hand, the motion state model 451 can calculate the movement amount while suppressing the effect of slippage by calculating the movement amount of the work vehicle 100 using at least one of the height of the blade 132, the height of the ripper 134, the operation amount of the travel operation lever 145, the speed stage, the output of the engine 210, and the pressure of the hydraulic motor of the HST 230.

[0046] In addition, when the work vehicle 100 receives a reaction force from the work target, the traveling gear 120 may float due to the reaction force. For example, when the traveling gear 120 advances while the blade 132 receives a reaction force, the vehicle body 110 may advance while the front of the traveling gear 120 floats. In this case, since the traveling direction of the work vehicle 100 and the tilt angle of the vehicle body 110 measured by the IMU 340 do not match, a deviation occurs in the moving direction in general autonomous navigation. On the other hand, the motion state model 451 can estimate the traveling direction of the work vehicle 100 even if the traveling gear 120 floats by calculating the moving amount of the work vehicle 100 using at least one of the height of the blade 132, the height of the ripper 134, the operation amount of the traveling operation lever 145, the output of the engine 210, and the pressure of the hydraulic motor of the HST 230. Note that the tilt angle output by the motion state model 451 may be the tilt angle of the traveling direction of the work vehicle 100, not the tilt angle of the vehicle body 110.

[0047] 《Position output method》 Next, a position output method for the work vehicle 100 according to the first embodiment will be described. Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing the position output method according to the first embodiment. The control device 400 repeatedly executes the flowchart shown in Fig. 5 while the work vehicle 100 is operating.

[0048] The operation amount acquisition unit 411 acquires the operation amount and the speed gear of the travel operation lever 145 (step S1). The measurement data acquisition unit 412 acquires measurement data from the rotation sensor 310, the dynamometer 320, the oil pressure sensor 330, the IMU 340, the blade stroke sensor 350, the ripper stroke sensor 360, and the GNSS sensor 370 (step S2).

[0049] The output unit 416 reads out accuracy information indicating the accuracy of positioning from the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 acquired by the measurement data acquisition unit 412, and determines whether or not the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 can be used as the position and orientation of the work vehicle 100 (step S3). For example, the output unit 416 determines that the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 cannot be used when the accuracy information indicates that correction by the fixed station has failed or when the number of satellites that could be measured is less than a predetermined number.

[0050] If the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 can be used (step S3: YES), the output unit 416 outputs the position and orientation of the work vehicle 100 indicated by the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 and the tilt angle (roll angle and pitch angle) indicated by the measurement data of the IMU 340 to the console 142 (step S4). The output unit 416 also records the output position, orientation, and tilt angle in the main memory 430 (step S5).

[0051] On the other hand, if the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 cannot be used (step S3: NO), the work machine height calculation unit 413 calculates the height of the cutting edges of the blade 132 and the ripper 134 based on the measurement data of the stroke amount of the blade lift cylinder 133 and the stroke amount of the ripper lift cylinder 135 acquired by the measurement data acquisition unit 412 (step S6).

[0052] The movement amount estimating unit 414 inputs the operation amount and speed stage of the travel operation lever 145 acquired in step S1, the rotation speeds of the left and right sprockets 122 acquired in step S2, the measurement data of the IMU 340, the pressure measurement data of the HST 230, and the measurement data of the dynamometer 320, as well as the height of the blade 132 and the height of the ripper 134 calculated in step S3, to the motion state model 451. As a result, the movement amount estimating unit 414 estimates the speed in the X-axis direction, the speed in the Y-axis direction, the speed in the Z-axis direction, the angular velocity around the X-axis, the angular velocity around the Y-axis, the angular velocity around the Z-axis, and the tilt angle (roll angle and pitch angle) of the work vehicle 100 (step S7).

[0053] The position estimation unit 415 estimates the current position, orientation and inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 based on the previous position, orientation and inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 recorded in the main memory 430 and the speed, angular velocity and inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 estimated in step S4 (step S8).

[0054] The output unit 416 outputs the position, orientation, and tilt angle estimated by the position estimation unit 415 to the console 142 (step S9). The output unit 416 also records the output position, orientation, and tilt angle in the main memory 430 (step S5).

[0055] Actions and Effects In this way, the control device 400 according to the first embodiment outputs a value relating to the movement amount of the work vehicle 100 based on vehicle body data including at least a value relating to the power of the running body of the work vehicle 100. Because the reaction force acting on the work vehicle 100 is reflected in a value relating to the power of the running body of the work vehicle 100, the control device 400 can estimate the movement amount of the work vehicle while suppressing the influence of the reaction force from the work target. Note that the movement amount estimating unit 414 of the control device 400 according to the first embodiment estimates the tilt angle in addition to the movement amount of the work vehicle 100, but the movement amount estimating unit 414 according to other embodiments does not need to estimate the tilt angle.

[0056] Second embodiment The control device 400 of the work vehicle 100 according to the first embodiment determines whether to output the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 as the position and orientation of the work vehicle 100, or to output the calculation results of the motion state model 451 as the position and orientation of the work vehicle 100, depending on the accuracy of the GNSS sensor 370. In contrast, the control device 400 according to the second embodiment inputs the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 to the motion state model 451 to estimate the position and orientation of the work vehicle 100.

[0057] The motion state model 451 of the second embodiment receives as input the amount of operation of the travel operation lever 145, the rotation speeds of the left and right sprockets 122, measurement data from the IMU 340, measurement data of the pressure of the HST 230 (hydraulic motor), measurement data from the dynamometer 320, the speed gear, the height of the blade 132, and the height of the ripper 134, as well as measurement data from the GNSS sensor 370, including the position and orientation of the work vehicle 100, and accuracy information.

[0058] The measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 has a correlation with the movement amount and angular velocity of the work vehicle 100. In particular, when the motion state model 451 is configured with a regression type neural network, the change over time in the measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 represents the movement amount and angular velocity of the work vehicle 100.

[0059] If the GNSS sensor 370 cannot capture a signal from a GNSS satellite, the GNSS sensor 370 cannot measure the position and orientation. In this case, the GNSS sensor 370 outputs accuracy information indicating that the accuracy is significantly low, and therefore the motion state model 451 is trained so that the weights of the position and orientation of the GNSS sensor 370 are determined by the accuracy information, thereby making it possible to prevent the calculation accuracy of the motion state model 451 from decreasing even when the GNSS sensor 370 cannot capture a signal from a GNSS satellite.

[0060] In addition, in another embodiment, the movement amount estimation unit 414 may make an estimation by switching between a model that uses measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 as input and a model that uses measurement data of the GNSS sensor 370 as input, depending on whether the positioning accuracy of the GNSS sensor 370 is higher than a predetermined threshold.

[0061] Third embodiment The position estimation unit 415 of the work vehicle 100 according to the first embodiment is a Bayes filter that estimates the position and inclination angle using the inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414 as an "observation value." In contrast, in the third embodiment, in addition to the inclination angle, the position and orientation measured by the GNSS sensor 370 are used as the observation value.

[0062] In other words, the position estimation unit 415 in the third embodiment may be a Bayes filter that estimates the position, orientation and inclination angle at time t using the estimated results of the position and inclination angle at time t-1 as the "state (posterior belief)", the speed and angular velocity of the work vehicle 100 at time t estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414 as the "control value", and the inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 at time t estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414 and the position and orientation measured by the GNSS sensor 370 as the "observation value".

[0063] Fourth embodiment The control device 400 according to the fourth embodiment outputs the uncertainty of each value in addition to the velocity, angular velocity, and tilt angle as the estimation result of the movement amount estimation unit 414. The movement amount estimation unit 414 outputs the uncertainty as a variance-covariance matrix having a dimension equal to the number of items to be estimated. For example, the movement amount estimation unit 414 can calculate the uncertainty by obtaining the variance of the estimation result from the result of inference by a plurality of motion state models 451. Also, for example, the movement amount estimation unit 414 may output the average value of the velocity, angular velocity, and tilt angle and the standard deviation as the uncertainty by using the motion state model 451 that has been trained to output the average value and standard deviation of a Gaussian distribution as the estimation result.

[0064] The position estimation unit 415 according to the fourth embodiment is a Kalman filter that estimates the position, orientation, and inclination angle at time t using the estimated results of the position and inclination angle at time t-1 as the "state (posterior belief)", the speed and angular velocity of the work vehicle 100 at time t estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414 as the "control value", and the inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 at time t estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414 and the position and orientation measured by the GNSS sensor 370 as the "observation value". The position estimation unit 415 determines a Kalman gain using a variance-covariance matrix indicating the uncertainty output by the movement amount estimation unit 414. The position estimation unit 415 estimates the position, orientation, and inclination angle using the determined Kalman gain.

[0065] The control device 400 according to the fourth embodiment can estimate the position, orientation and inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 more accurately by using the uncertainties of the speed, angular velocity and inclination angle.

[0066] Fifth embodiment 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of a measurement system and a control device of a work vehicle 100 according to the fifth embodiment. The work vehicle 100 according to the fifth embodiment further includes, as a measurement system, an imaging device 380 that captures an image of a work target of the work vehicle 100. Examples of the imaging device 380 include a camera, LiDAR, and a laser scanner. The measurement data of the imaging device 380 is a two-dimensional image or a range image.

[0067] The movement amount estimator 414 according to the fifth embodiment inputs the measurement data of the imaging device 380 to the motion state model 451 to estimate the speed, acceleration, and tilt angle of the work vehicle 100. The motion state model 451 according to the fifth embodiment further inputs the measurement data of the imaging device 380 in addition to the operation amount of the travel operation lever 145, the rotation speeds of the left and right sprockets 122, the measurement data of the IMU 340, the measurement data of the pressure of the HST 230 (hydraulic motor), the measurement data of the dynamometer 320, the speed stage, the height of the blade 132, and the height of the ripper 134. Instead of the measurement data of the imaging device 380 itself, feature amount data extracted from the measurement data may be input to the motion state model 451. The feature amount of the measurement data of the imaging device 380 may be obtained, for example, from the intermediate layer of a convolutional autoencoder.

[0068] The measurement data of the imaging device 380 relates to slippage caused by a reaction force that the work vehicle 100 receives from the work object. For example, the likelihood of the work vehicle 100 slipping varies depending on the work object and the properties of the ground. If the ground is muddy, the work vehicle 100 is likely to slip. Therefore, the image, which is the measurement data of the imaging device 380, and its feature values ​​may reflect the properties of the work object and the ground.

[0069] Furthermore, when the motion state model 451 is configured as a regression type neural network, the measurement data of the imaging device 380 correlates with the movement amount and angular velocity of the work vehicle 100. When the work vehicle 100 travels, the scenery captured in the image, which is the measurement data of the imaging device 380, changes. The magnitude of the change in the scenery over time differs depending on the movement amount and angular velocity of the work vehicle 100. Furthermore, when the imaging device 380 is a LiDAR, the measurement data indicates distance. The change in distance correlates with the movement amount of the work vehicle 100.

[0070] Therefore, the movement amount estimating section 414 according to the fifth embodiment can improve the reliability by estimating the position and orientation of the work vehicle 100 using the measurement data of the imaging device 380.

[0071] Sixth embodiment 7 is a diagram showing the configuration of a measurement system and a control device of a work vehicle 100 according to a sixth embodiment. The work vehicle 100 according to the sixth embodiment is equipped with an imaging device 380 that captures an image of a work target of the work vehicle 100, and performs position estimation processing based on measurement data of the imaging device 380.

[0072] The control device 400 according to the sixth embodiment further includes a SLAM processing unit 417 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment. The SLAM processing unit 417 identifies the position and orientation of the work vehicle by SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) processing based on measurement data from the imaging device 380.

[0073] The position estimation unit 415 according to the sixth embodiment uses the position and orientation identified by the SLAM processing unit 417 as observed values, in addition to the inclination angle. That is, the position estimation unit 415 according to the sixth embodiment may be a Bayes filter that estimates the position, orientation, and inclination angle at time t using the estimated results of the position and inclination angle at time t-1 as a "state (posterior belief)", the speed and angular velocity of the work vehicle 100 at time t estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414 as "control values", and the inclination angle of the work vehicle 100 at time t estimated by the movement amount estimation unit 414 and the position and orientation identified by the SLAM processing unit 417 as "observation values".

[0074] Other Embodiments Although one embodiment has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes are possible. That is, in other embodiments, the order of the above-mentioned processes may be changed as appropriate. Also, some of the processes may be executed in parallel. The control device 400 according to the embodiment described above may be configured by a single computer, or the configuration of the control device 400 may be divided and arranged among multiple computers, and the multiple computers may cooperate with each other to function as the control device 400. In this case, some of the computers constituting the control device 400 may be mounted inside the work vehicle 100, and other computers may be provided outside the work vehicle 100.

[0075] The work vehicle 100 according to the embodiment described above includes the HST 230 as a power transmission device, but is not limited thereto. For example, the power transmission device of the work vehicle 100 according to another embodiment may be an HMT (hydraulic mechanical continuously variable transmission) that performs speed change control by combining the HST 230 and a planetary gear mechanism. The power transmission device of the work vehicle 100 according to another embodiment may be a clutch. Even when the power transmission device is an HMT or a clutch, the output of the engine 210 is related to the reaction force that the work vehicle 100 receives from the work object and the slip caused by this. This is because when the engine 210 and the power transmission device are connected, the influence of the reaction force appears on the engine 210. Therefore, the control device 400 can estimate the movement amount of the work vehicle 100 while suppressing the influence of the reaction force from the work object by inputting the measurement data of the dynamometer 320 into the motion state model 451. Also, for example, the power transmission device of the work vehicle 100 according to another embodiment may be an EMT (Electric Mechanical Transmission) having a generator and an electric motor instead of a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor. In this case, the control device 400 may estimate the movement amount of the work vehicle 100 by inputting measurement data of the electric motor current value to the motion state model 451. The measurement data of the electric motor current value is an example of a value related to the power of the traveling body.

[0076] Furthermore, while the work vehicle 100 according to the embodiment described above is a bulldozer, the work vehicle 100 according to other embodiments is not limited to this. For example, the work vehicle 100 according to other embodiments may be a wheel loader or a motor grader. In other words, the running body of the work vehicle 100 according to other embodiments does not necessarily have to be a crawler, and may be, for example, tires or legs. Furthermore, the work vehicle 100 according to other embodiments may be an electric vehicle equipped with a battery and an electric motor instead of the engine 210.

[0077] Furthermore, the control device 400 according to the embodiment described above displays the estimated position, orientation, and tilt angle of the work vehicle 100 on the console 142, but is not limited to this. For example, the control device 400 according to other embodiments may execute autonomous control that controls the drive system based on the estimated position, orientation, and tilt angle of the work vehicle 100. [Explanation of symbols]

[0078] 100...work vehicle 110...body 120...traveling device 121...crawler 122...sprocket 123...traveling motor 130...working machine 131...lift frame 132...blade 133...blade lift cylinder 134...ripper 135...ripper lift cylinder 140...operator's cab 141...seat 142...console 143...blade operation lever 144...ripper operation lever 145...traveling operation lever 146...brake pedal 147...deceleration pedal 210...engine 220...PTO 230...HST 250...hydraulic pump 260...proportional control valve 310...rotation sensor 320...dynamometer 330...hydraulic sensor 340...IMU 350...blade stroke sensor 360...ripper stroke sensor 370...GNSS sensor 380...imaging device 400...control device 410: Processor 411: Operation amount acquisition unit 412: Measurement data acquisition unit 413: Work machine height calculation unit 414: Movement amount estimation unit 415: Position estimation unit 416: Output unit 417: SLAM processing unit 430: Main memory 450: Storage 451: Motion state model 470: Interface

Claims

1. a measurement unit that outputs a value related to the movement amount of the work vehicle based on vehicle body data including at least a value related to the power of a traveling body of the work vehicle; A measurement system for a work vehicle.

2. The measurement unit outputs a value related to the amount of movement by inputting the vehicle body data to a trained model trained to output a value related to the amount of movement from the vehicle body data. A measurement system for a work vehicle according to claim 1.

3. The measurement unit estimates a speed and an angular velocity of the work vehicle based on the vehicle body data.

3. A measurement system for a work vehicle according to claim 1 or 2.

4. a first position estimation unit that estimates a position of the work vehicle based on a past position of the work vehicle, a value related to the amount of movement, and a tilt angle of the work vehicle; 3. A measurement system for a work vehicle according to claim 1 or 2.

5. The vehicle body data includes at least one of the hydraulic pressure of hydraulic oil supplied to drive the work vehicle, the rotation speed of the traveling body, and a measurement value of an IMU provided in the work vehicle. A measurement system for a work vehicle according to claim 1.

6. The vehicle body data further includes a value related to a state of a work implement of the work vehicle. A measurement system for a work vehicle according to claim 1.

7. The measurement unit further outputs a reliability of a value related to the movement amount of the work vehicle. A measurement system for a work vehicle according to claim 1.

8. The vehicle body data further includes measurement data of an imaging device that images the outside of the work vehicle. A measurement system for a work vehicle according to claim 1.

9. a second position estimation unit that estimates a position and an attitude of the work vehicle based on measurement data; an output unit that outputs one of the position identified by the first position estimation unit and the position identified by the second position estimation unit; The measurement system for a work vehicle according to claim 4 .

10. outputting a value relating to the movement amount of the work vehicle based on vehicle body data including at least a value relating to the power of a traveling body of the work vehicle; A measurement method for a work vehicle comprising the above.

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