Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program

Abstract

To provide an information processing device allowing a user to intuitively grasp an outline of a facility update plan, an information processing method, and a program.SOLUTION: An information processing device (10) for supporting creation of an update plan of a plurality of facilities included in a plant comprises: acquisition means (14) for acquiring facility state information of the plurality of facilities; image generation means (15) for generating an image visually showing pieces of facility state information for the plurality of facilities so that they can be compared; and output means (19) for outputting the image to a display unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

Background Art

[0002] For example, a technique for maintaining and managing a plurality of facilities included in a plant such as a water supply and sewerage facility is known. As one of the techniques for maintaining and managing facilities, a system for supporting the formulation of an equipment renewal plan has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system that can display risk information of equipment in units of plants. Further, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a system that avoids a state in which equipment maintenance costs are concentrated in a specific year.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Here, when changing conditions such as the investment amount in formulating an equipment renewal plan and wanting to immediately know the overall impact. However, the technique of Patent Document 1 only displays equipment with a high risk of failure and does not show an easy-to-understand outline of the equipment renewal plan. Further, the technique of Patent Document 2 also includes an information display means for displaying the content of the management operation performed by the system to the manager of the water supply and sewerage facility or the like, but does not show an easy-to-understand outline of the equipment renewal plan.

[0005] In view of such circumstances, an object of the present disclosure is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable a user to intuitively grasp the outline of an equipment renewal plan.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0006] An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is an information processing apparatus that supports the creation of update plans for a plurality of facilities included in a plant, acquisition means for acquiring facility status information of the plurality of facilities, image generation means for generating an image that visually shows the facility status information so as to be comparable for the plurality of facilities, and output means for outputting the image to a display unit.

[0007] An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is an information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus that supports the creation of update plans for a plurality of facilities included in a plant, a step of acquiring facility status information of the plurality of facilities, a step of generating an image that visually shows the facility status information so as to be comparable for the plurality of facilities, and a step of outputting the image to a display unit.

[0008] A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is for causing an information processing apparatus that supports the creation of update plans for a plurality of facilities included in a plant to function as acquisition means for acquiring facility status information of the plurality of facilities, image generation means for generating an image that visually shows the facility status information so as to be comparable for the plurality of facilities, and output means for outputting the image to a display unit.

Advantages of the Invention

[0009] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable a user to intuitively grasp the outline of an update plan for a facility.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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[0011] Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0012] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. The information processing apparatus 10 is an apparatus that executes information processing for assisting in creating an update plan for a plurality of facilities included in a plant. In the present embodiment, the plant is a water supply and sewerage facility, but is not limited thereto, and may be, for example, a manufacturing factory for industrial products. The facilities included in the plant may be, for example, pumps, valves, diffusers for reaction tanks, flow meters, etc., but are not limited to these. Further, the facilities included in the plant are not limited to mechanical equipment or electrical equipment, and include civil engineering, architecture, building equipment, etc. The information processing apparatus 10 is, as a hardware configuration, for example, a personal computer. Here, the information processing apparatus 10 may be configured by a plurality of hardware and may be referred to as an information processing system.

[0013] First, the equipment status information used in the update plan assisted by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. The equipment status information is information related to the deterioration state of the equipment. The equipment status information may include information on the aging deterioration state of the equipment itself, or information on the influence on the plant according to the deterioration state of the equipment. The equipment status information is calculated by the equipment status information calculation means 30 (see FIG. 1) and is managed so as to correspond one-to-one to each of a plurality of pieces of equipment. The equipment status information is managed, for example, as a table corresponding one-to-one to each of a plurality of pieces of equipment, stored in the storage unit 12 (see FIG. 1), and read by the control unit 13 (see FIG. 1). The table may be in, for example, CSV (Comma-Separated Values) format.

[0014] In the present embodiment, the equipment status information includes a deterioration degree indicating the degree of deterioration of each piece of equipment. The deterioration degree is an evaluation value quantified according to at least one of the state of the equipment or the number of years elapsed since installation, and may be, for example, a soundness or an evaluation score. The deterioration degree decreases as the value becomes smaller according to a predetermined calculation formula or according to the degree of decrease set by the user as time passes. The degree of decrease in the deterioration degree may vary depending on the type of equipment. The equipment status information calculation means 30 calculates the secular change in the deterioration degree and manages it as a table corresponding one-to-one to each of a plurality of pieces of equipment.

[0015] As an example of the deterioration degree, for example, it may be a soundness indicating the soundness of a plurality of pieces of equipment. In the present embodiment, the soundness is indicated by "1" to "5". "5" of the soundness indicates a state where the equipment is in a sound state and there is no problem. "4" of the soundness indicates a state where deterioration has just appeared. "3" of the soundness indicates a state where the deterioration is progressing. "2" of the soundness indicates a state where equipment update is necessary because a function stop may occur. "1" of the soundness indicates a state of function stop. The soundness returns to "5" when the equipment is updated.

[0016] As another example of the degree of deterioration, the degree of deterioration may be an evaluation score. The evaluation score is an index mainly used in water supply asset management. It comprehensively evaluates physical evaluation, functional evaluation, economic evaluation, social evaluation, seismic resistance evaluation, and service life evaluation, and is a value quantitatively evaluated on a scale of 0 to 100 points. The lower the score, the more the deterioration has progressed. Thus, the degree of deterioration can be an evaluation score. However, in the following, an embodiment will be described assuming that the degree of deterioration is the soundness.

[0017] In addition, the facility status information may include information regarding risks of a plurality of facilities. The information regarding risks is, for example, a risk matrix value. The risk matrix value is an evaluation value of the risk of a facility, and indicates that the higher the value, the higher the risk of damage to the plant when the facility fails. The risk matrix value may be calculated from the degree of influence of the facility and the service life excess rate representing the occurrence probability of failures or abnormalities of the facility, etc. The degree of influence varies depending on the type of the facility, etc., and is determined according to the magnitude of the influence of the failure of the facility on the entire plant.

[0018] The information processing apparatus 10 has the following hardware configuration. The information processing apparatus 10 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, a control unit 13, an input unit 20, and a display unit 21.

[0019] The communication unit 11 includes a communication interface that communicates with the input unit 20 and the display unit 21. The communication interface that communicates with the input unit 20 and the display unit 21 may be, for example, USB and HDMI (registered trademark), etc.

[0020] The storage unit 12 is one or more memories. The memory is, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, or an optical memory, etc., but is not limited thereto and can be any memory. The storage unit 12 is, for example, built in the information processing apparatus 10, but a configuration in which it is externally connected to the information processing apparatus 10 via an arbitrary interface is also possible.

[0021] The control unit 13 is one or more processors. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor specialized for specific processing, but is not limited thereto and can be any processor. The control unit 13 controls the overall operation of the information processing apparatus 10.

[0022] The information processing apparatus 10 has the following software configuration. One or more programs used for controlling the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 are stored in the storage unit 12. When the program stored in the storage unit 12 is read by the control unit 13, the control unit 13 functions as an acquisition means 14, an image generation means 15, an output means 19, and a facility state information calculation means 30. In the present embodiment, the image generation means 15 includes a time-based soundness generation means 16, a facility map generation means 17, and a calculation information generation means 18. The program stored in the storage unit 12 may be read by the control unit 13 when the user instructs the control unit 13 to start processing using the input unit 20.

[0023] The outlines of the respective means are as follows. The acquisition means 14 is a means for acquiring the facility state information that the facility state information calculation means 30 manages and stores in the storage unit 12. Further, the acquisition means 14 acquires the investment amount, time range, etc. set by the user based on operations of the input unit 20 by the user, etc. The image generation means 15 generates an image visually showing the facility state information so as to be comparable for a plurality of facilities. Here, "so as to be comparable for a plurality of facilities" means a state in which the facility state information of a plurality of facilities is displayed in a form where it is compared without the user selecting one facility, rather than displaying the facility state information for one facility selected by the user. In the present embodiment, the image generated by the image generation means 15 includes an image of the soundness by time, an image of the facility map, and an image of the calculation information. The soundness-by-time generation means 16 generates an image of the soundness by time showing the soundness of a plurality of facilities in combination with time and the plurality of facilities. Further, the soundness-by-time generation means 16 updates the image of the soundness by time when at least one of the investment amount and the time range is changed. The facility map generation means 17 generates an image of a facility map showing the soundness of a plurality of facilities at a specific time to be described later together with the positions of the plurality of facilities in the plant. Here, the facility map generation means 17 can generate an image of the facility map based on the overall map information of the plant stored in the storage unit 12 and the position information of the plurality of facilities in the plant. The facility map generation means 17 may generate an image of the facility map, for example, by superimposing (overlaying) the soundness of a certain facility on the position of the coordinates of that facility. Further, the calculation information generation means 18 generates an image of the calculation information showing the calculation information obtained by performing calculation processing on the facility state information. The output means 19 outputs these images to the display unit 21. The facility state information calculation means 30 manages information such as the names, types, and positions of a plurality of facilities included in the plant, and calculates and manages the facility state information of the plurality of facilities. Further, the facility state information calculation means 30 also manages the cost required for updating each facility and the information of the above risk matrix value. In addition to the above table of the secular change of the soundness, the facility state information calculation means 30 may manage, as a table corresponding to each of the plurality of facilities, information such as the type, position, and update cost of the facility, and store it in the storage unit 12.Details of the detailed processing of each means, the image of the soundness by time, the image of the facility map, and the image of the calculation information will be described later.

[0024] The input unit 20 is an interface that receives a user operation on the information processing apparatus 10. The input unit 20 may be, for example, a keyboard and a mouse as a hardware configuration.

[0025] The display unit 21 is an interface for displaying information to the user from the information processing apparatus 10. The display unit 21 may be a display such as a liquid crystal display or an OEL (Organic Electro-luminescence) display as a hardware configuration.

[0026] The information processing apparatus 10 is used to assist in creating an update plan for a plurality of facilities included in a plant, and an investment amount is set in creating this update plan. The investment amount is used for updating the facilities every year, and within the range of this investment amount, facilities with low soundness are updated. Also, a time range targeted by the plan is set in creating the update plan.

[0027] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a display image displayed on the display unit 21. The display image includes an image 114 of the investment amount and an image 115 of the time range. In formulating an update plan for facilities using the information processing apparatus 10, the user inputs the investment amount. The investment amount input by the user is displayed in the image 114 of the investment amount. Also, the user can move the cursor to the image 114 of the investment amount using a mouse or the like and click, and input or change the investment amount using a keyboard or the like. The investment amount may be a fixed amount every year, or may increase or decrease by amount each year. When it can increase or decrease, the default amount for each year is displayed, and a predetermined amount may increase or decrease when the user presses buttons (for example, "+" and "-" buttons). As another example, the input of the investment amount may be performed using a separate screen or a separately prepared table.

[0028] Also, in formulating the equipment update plan performed using the information processing apparatus 10, the user inputs a time range. In the present embodiment, the year, which is the accounting year-end, is used as the time unit. For example, the user may input a 50-year time range starting from 2021. The time range may be set longer or shorter. The time range input by the user is displayed in the time range image 115. Also, the user can move the cursor to the time range image 115 using a mouse or the like and click, and input or change the time range using a keyboard or the like.

[0029] The display image includes the time-based soundness image 116, the equipment map image 117, and the calculation information image 118. Although details will be described later, these images are updated (regenerated) according to changes in conditions such as the investment amount and the time range. Therefore, the user can visually grasp the outline of the update plan. Also, as shown in FIG. 2, by aggregating and displaying the investment amount, the time range, the time-based soundness, the equipment map, and the calculation information on one screen, it becomes easier for the user to formulate the equipment update plan. Here, the configuration of the display image is arbitrary, and it is not necessary to include all of the time-based soundness image 116, the equipment map image 117, and the calculation information image 118. For example, only the time-based soundness image 116 may be included.

[0030] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the time-based soundness image 116. In the time-based soundness image 116, the soundness of a plurality of pieces of equipment is shown in combination with time and the plurality of pieces of equipment. The time-based soundness image 116 shows time on the first axis (the horizontal axis in the example of FIG. 3) and a plurality of pieces of equipment on the second axis orthogonal to the first axis (the vertical axis in the example of FIG. 3). The display items on the vertical and horizontal axes may be reversed. That is, the time-based soundness image 116 may show time on the vertical axis and a plurality of pieces of equipment on the horizontal axis. The time (year) shown in the time display portion 116A corresponds to the time range input by the user. Also, the names of the plurality of pieces of equipment shown in the plurality of equipment display portions 116B (A-1, A-2, B-1, etc. in the example of FIG. 3) are set based on the information managed by the equipment state information calculation means 30 and stored in the storage unit 12.

[0031] In addition, the soundness of each of the plurality of facilities for each time (by year) is displayed in different colors according to the value. In this embodiment, "5" of the soundness is displayed in white, "1" is displayed in black, and "4" to "2" are displayed in gray whose color becomes darker as the value decreases. As another example, "5" of the soundness may be displayed in green, "4" in light green, "3" in yellow, "2" in orange, and "1" in red. Here, the display color is not particularly limited. Also, the number that is the value of the soundness does not have to be displayed, but it may be displayed as shown in FIG. 3.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 3, the image 116 of the soundness by time enables the user to intuitively grasp the soundness by year calculated by the facility state information calculating means 30. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, from 2023 to 2025, there are many colors close to white overall. Therefore, the user can intuitively understand that the soundness of the facility is generally high during this period. On the other hand, from 2031 to 2033, it is generally blackish. Therefore, the user can intuitively understand that the deterioration of the facility is progressing and the soundness is decreasing during this period.

[0033] The soundness-by-time generation means 16 generates the image 116 of the soundness by time by, for example, the following processing (soundness-by-time generation processing). The soundness-by-time generation means 16 acquires, via the acquisition means 14, from the storage unit 12 a table of the secular change of the soundness configured to correspond one-to-one with each of the plurality of facilities. The soundness-by-time generation means 16 extracts information on the plurality of facilities from the table of the secular change of the soundness and assigns it to the second axis of the image 116 of the soundness by time. Also, the soundness-by-time generation means 16 extracts the soundness in the set time range from the table of the secular change of the soundness and assigns a color corresponding to each value. The soundness-by-time generation means 16 assigns the secular change of the soundness of each of the plurality of facilities to the first axis of the image 116 of the soundness by time using the assigned color. By such processing, the soundness-by-time generation means 16 can generate the image 116 of the soundness by time shown in FIG. 3.

[0034] Here, when at least one of the investment amount and the time range is changed, the time-dependent soundness generation means 16 updates the image 116 of the time-dependent soundness. For example, the user can input twice the investment amount to eliminate the decline in soundness from 2031 to 2033. The change in the investment amount may increase the amount annually or only increase the amount for specific years. In such a case, the time-dependent soundness generation means 16 outputs information on the change in the investment amount (the details of the change in the investment amount from 2031 to 2033 in the above example) to the equipment state information calculation means 30. The equipment state information calculation means 30 recalculates the annual change in soundness using the information on the change in the investment amount, reflects the result of the recalculation in the table of the annual change in soundness, stores it in the storage unit 12, and outputs a signal indicating the completion of the recalculation to the time-dependent soundness generation means 16. In the above example, from 2031 to 2033, as the investment amount increases, the number of updated equipment increases. The time-dependent soundness generation means 16 that has received the signal indicating the completion of the recalculation acquires the table of the annual change in soundness after the recalculation from the storage unit 12, executes the above time-dependent soundness generation process, and generates a new image 116 of the time-dependent soundness. If the user can visually confirm that the display color during the period when the investment amount was changed has changed to white, the user can intuitively understand that the soundness can be improved by increasing the set investment amount. Also, if there is no color change, the user may further increase the investment amount and check the change in the image 116 of the time-dependent soundness.

[0035] Also, the user may set the time range to be even longer to grasp the long-term impact. The time-dependent soundness generation means 16 updates the image 116 of the time-dependent soundness according to the newly set time range. The process when the time range is changed is the same as the process when the investment amount is changed. That is, the time-dependent soundness generation means 16 outputs information on the change in the time range to the equipment state information calculation means 30, the equipment state information calculation means 30 recalculates the annual change in soundness using the information on the change in the time range, and the time-dependent soundness generation means 16 executes the time-dependent soundness generation process using the table of the annual change in soundness after the recalculation.

[0036] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an image 117 of an equipment map. In the image 117 of the equipment map, the soundness of a plurality of facilities at a specific time is shown together with the positions of the plurality of facilities in the plant. In the example of FIG. 4, the soundness is indicated by circles with different colors depending on the value. The display colors are the same as those in the case of FIG. 3. By the map display, the user can know the soundness corresponding to the actual positions of the facilities. Also, by showing the soundness on the map, the user can intuitively judge the necessity of countermeasures (for example, an increase in the investment amount) from the allowable degree of renewal extension based on the location or nature of the facilities. For example, for facilities with high dual-failure tolerance, the user may judge that the allowable degree of renewal extension is high.

[0037] In the present embodiment, the specific time is selected by the user from the times shown on the first axis of the image 116 of the soundness by time. That is, when the user clicks the cursor with a mouse or the like to match one of the times (year) shown in the time display portion 116A, the specific time is selected. When the user selects a specific time, the acquisition means 14 acquires the specific time. The equipment map generation means 17 generates or updates the image 117 of the equipment map based on the specific time obtained via the acquisition means 14, the soundness by year calculated by the equipment state information calculation means 30, the information on the positions of the facilities, and the like. In the example of FIG. 4, the specific time is the year 2037, and the soundness of the facilities in the year 2037 is displayed on the map.

[0038] The equipment map generation means 17 generates an image 117 of the equipment map by means of, for example, the following processing (equipment map generation processing). When the image 117 of the equipment map acquires the specific time selected by the user via the acquisition means 14, it acquires from the storage unit 12 a table of the secular change in soundness, a table (hereinafter referred to as the position information table) in which the information on the positions of the equipment in the plant is associated with each of the plurality of pieces of equipment, and the overall map information of the plant. The equipment map generation means 17 extracts the position information of the plurality of pieces of equipment from the position information table, maps it on the overall map of the plant, and places a circle at that position. The equipment map generation means 17 extracts the soundness at the specific time from the table of the secular change in soundness and assigns a color corresponding to each value. The equipment map generation means 17 colors the circles arranged on the map corresponding to each of the plurality of pieces of equipment with the assigned colors. By such processing, the equipment map generation means 17 can generate the image 117 of the equipment map shown in FIG. 4.

[0039] Further, when the user clicks the cursor with a mouse or the like so as to match one piece of equipment shown in the display portion 116B of the plurality of pieces of equipment, the soundness of that piece of equipment may be highlighted in the image 117 of the equipment map. In the process of placing circles corresponding to the plurality of pieces of equipment in the above-described equipment map generation processing, the equipment map generation means 17 highlights the circle corresponding to the specific piece of equipment selected by the user. The equipment map generation means 17 can acquire the specific piece of equipment selected by the user via the acquisition means 14 in the same manner as the specific time.

[0040] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an image 118 of calculation information. In the present embodiment, the calculation information generation means 18 that generates the image 118 of the calculation information calculates, as the default calculation process, the average value of the soundness (soundness average) in a plurality of pieces of equipment within the time range set by the user. As shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 5, the image 118 of the calculation information may be a graph of the soundness average. The user can verify the change in soundness grasped from the change in the color of the image 116 of the soundness by time as a numerical value by means of the image 118 of the calculation information.

[0041] The operation information generation means 18 generates an image 118 of operation information of the average value of the soundness level, for example, by the following process. When the operation information generation means 18 executes the soundness level generation process by time, it calculates the average value of the soundness levels of all facilities in each year within the time range set by the user, using the table of the secular change of the soundness levels obtained in the soundness level generation process by time. The operation information generation means 18 assigns the time range set by the user to the horizontal axis of the image 118 of the operation information. The operation information generation means 18 assigns the average value of the soundness levels of all facilities in each year to the vertical axis of the image 118 of the operation information. By such a process, the operation information generation means 18 can generate the image 118 of the operation information of the average value of the soundness level shown in the upper figure of FIG. 5.

[0042] As another operation process, the operation information generation means 18 may calculate the sum of the risk matrix values of a plurality of facilities when the investment amount is changed for a specific time. As shown in the lower figure of FIG. 5, the image 118 of the operation information may be a graph of the sum of the risk matrix values. The user can know an appropriate investment amount from the image 118 of the operation information. In the example of FIG. 5, when the investment amount exceeds from 60 million yen to 80 million yen, the sum of the risk matrix values does not decrease but becomes horizontal. Therefore, the user can intuitively grasp that the appropriate investment amount is from 60 million yen to 80 million yen.

[0043] The image 118 of the operation information may be switched based on an instruction from the user. The instruction from the user may be, for example, moving the cursor onto the image 118 of the operation information with a mouse or the like and clicking. At this time, when the operation information generation means 18 receives a signal indicating that the user has clicked on the image 118 of the operation information via the acquisition means 14, it determines that there is an instruction for switching, and may perform switching, for example, between the image 118 of the operation information of the average value of the soundness level and the image 118 of the operation information of the sum of the risk matrix values.

[0044] The calculation information generation means 18 generates an image 118 of the calculation information of the total risk matrix value by, for example, the following processing. When the calculation information generation means 18 receives a signal indicating that the user has clicked on the image 118 of the calculation information, it outputs a signal to the equipment state information calculation means 30 to request it to simulate the change in the risk matrix value of a plurality of equipment with respect to the investment amount. When the equipment state information calculation means 30 receives the simulation request signal, it reads out the table of the secular change of the soundness from the storage unit 12 and calculates the secular change of the soundness while changing the investment amount. The equipment state information calculation means 30 calculates the rate of exceeding the service life based on the soundness obtained according to each investment amount, and simulates the change in the risk matrix value from the rate of exceeding the service life and the influence degree of the equipment. The equipment state information calculation means 30 stores the simulation result in the storage unit 12 and outputs a signal indicating the completion of the simulation to the calculation information generation means 18. The calculation information generation means 18 acquires the simulation result from the storage unit 12 and calculates the total of the risk matrix values of all equipment within the set time range for each investment amount. The calculation information generation means 18 assigns the investment amount to the horizontal axis of the image 118 of the calculation information. The calculation information generation means 18 assigns the total of the risk matrix values for each investment amount to the vertical axis of the image 118 of the calculation information. By such processing, the calculation information generation means 18 can generate the image 118 of the calculation information of the total risk matrix value shown in the lower figure of FIG. 5.

[0045] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing of the information processing method executed by the information processing apparatus 10. The information processing apparatus 10 may start the following processing, for example, upon receiving an instruction to start by the user using the input unit 20. Here, after a default image is displayed on the display unit 21 so that the user can input the investment amount and the time range and select a specific time, the following processing is started. The default image may be an image for a predetermined number of years from the predetermined current year or the image at the end of the previous processing.

[0046] The acquisition means 14 acquires the facility status information calculated by the facility status information calculation means 30 (step S1). Further, the acquisition means 14 acquires information such as the name, type, and location of the facility stored in the storage unit 12.

[0047] The acquisition means 14 acquires the investment amount and time range set by the user (step S2).

[0048] The time-based soundness generation means 16 generates an image 116 of the time-based soundness based on, for example, the investment amount, time range, facility status information, information on the name of the facility, etc. (step S3).

[0049] The calculation information generation means 18 generates an image 118 of the calculation information based on, for example, the calculation result of the time-based soundness generation means 16 (step S4). The image 118 of the calculation information may be a graph of the soundness average.

[0050] The output means 19 outputs the images generated by the time-based soundness generation means 16 and the calculation information generation means 18 to the display unit 21 (step S5). The user can select a specific time using the displayed image.

[0051] The acquisition means 14 acquires the specific time selected by the user (step S6).

[0052] The facility map generation means 17 generates an image 117 of the facility map based on the specific time, facility status information, information on the location of the facility, etc. (step S7).

[0053] The acquisition means 14 acquires the investment amount and time range by detecting a certain timing or a change by the user. When at least one of the investment amount and time range is changed (Yes in step S8), the time-based soundness generation means 16 and the calculation information generation means 18 update the image 116 of the time-based soundness and the image 118 of the calculation information (step S9).

[0054] Here, if neither the investment amount nor the time range is changed (No in step S8), the process of step S10 is executed.

[0055] The acquisition means 14 acquires a specific time by detecting at a certain timing or a selection change by the user. When the specific time is changed (Yes in step S10), the equipment map generation means 17 updates the image 117 of the equipment map (step S11).

[0056] Here, if the specific time is not changed (No in step S10), the process of step S12 is executed.

[0057] When the calculation information generation means 18 detects a mouse operation or the like by the user and determines that there is an instruction for another calculation (Yes in step S12), it generates an image 118 of another calculation information (step S13). The image 118 of another calculation information may be a graph of the sum of risk matrix values.

[0058] When the calculation information generation means 18 determines that there is no instruction for another calculation (No in step S12), the process of step S14 is executed.

[0059] The output means 19 outputs the image to the display unit 21 and ends the process (step S14). Here, in order to further accept changes in various conditions by the user, for example, the process may return to step S8 and continue.

[0060] As described above, the information processing apparatus 10, the information processing method, and the program according to the present embodiment can intuitively make the user grasp the outline of the equipment update plan with the above configuration.

[0061] Although the present disclosure has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications and corrections based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and corrections are included in the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically contradictory, and a plurality of means or steps, etc. can be combined into one or divided.

[0062] For example, in another example, the degree of degradation may use an evaluation point. In this case, the "5", "4", "3", "2", "1" of the soundness in the above embodiment may correspond to, for example, "80 points or more and 100 points or less", "60 points or more and less than 80 points", "40 points or more and less than 60 points", "20 points or more and less than 40 points", "0 points or more and less than 20 points" of the evaluation point, respectively. Further, the time-based soundness generation means 16 may be a time-based evaluation point generation means that generates an image of the time-based evaluation point instead of the image 116 of the time-based soundness. The process executed by the time-based evaluation point generation means is the same as the process of the above-described time-based soundness generation means 16. The same applies when a degree of degradation other than the soundness and the evaluation point is used. Further, the time-based soundness generation means 16 and the time-based evaluation point generation means, etc. can be collectively referred to as a time-based degradation degree generation means. The time-based degradation degree generation means generates an image of the time-based degradation degree. Further, the degree of degradation does not necessarily have to be calculated for a plurality of facilities. That is, the degree of degradation may be calculated for at least one of the plurality of facilities.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0063] 10 Information processing apparatus 11 Communication unit 12 Storage unit 13 Control unit 14 Acquisition means 15 Image generation means 16 Time-based soundness generation means 17 Facility map generation means 18 Calculation information generation means 19 Output means 20 Input unit 21 Display unit 30 Equipment status information calculation means 114 Image of investment amount 115 Image of time range 116 Image of soundness over time 116A Display part of time 116B Display part of multiple pieces of equipment 117 Image of equipment map 118 Image of calculation information

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus for assisting in creating an update plan for a plurality of facilities included in a plant, comprising: an acquisition means for acquiring facility status information of the plurality of facilities; an image generation means for generating an image visually showing the facility status information so as to be comparable for the plurality of facilities; an output means for outputting the image to a display unit, wherein the facility status information includes a deterioration degree indicating the degree of deterioration of the facility, the acquisition means acquires an investment amount set by a user, and the image generation means updates the deterioration degree shown in the image based on the update of the facility according to the investment amount when the investment amount is changed. An information processing apparatus.

2. The image generation means includes a time-dependent deterioration degree generation means for generating an image of the time-dependent deterioration degree showing the deterioration degree in combination with time and at least one of the plurality of facilities, wherein the image of the time-dependent deterioration degree shows time on a first axis and the plurality of facilities on a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

3. The acquisition means acquires a time range set by a user, and when at least one of the investment amount and the time range is changed, the time-dependent deterioration degree generation means updates the deterioration degree shown in the image of the time-dependent deterioration degree based on the update of the facility according to the investment amount. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2.

4. The acquisition means acquires a specific time selected by the user from the time shown on the first axis of the image of the time-dependent deterioration degree, and the image generation means includes a facility map generation means for generating an image of a facility map showing the deterioration degree of the plurality of facilities at the specific time together with the positions of the plurality of facilities in the plant. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3.

5. An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus for assisting in creating an update plan for a plurality of facilities included in a plant, comprising: a step of acquiring facility status information of the plurality of facilities and an investment amount set by a user; a step of generating an image visually showing the facility status information so as to be comparable for the plurality of facilities; a step of outputting the image to a display unit, wherein the facility status information includes a deterioration degree indicating the degree of deterioration of the facility, and in the generating step, when the investment amount is changed, the deterioration degree shown in the image is updated based on the update of the facility according to the investment amount. An information processing method.

6. An information processing apparatus for assisting in creating an update plan for a plurality of facilities included in a plant, an acquisition means for acquiring facility status information of the plurality of facilities, an image generation means for generating an image that visually shows the facility status information in a comparable manner for the plurality of facilities, and an output means for outputting the image to a display unit, functioning as the facility status information includes a deterioration degree indicating the degree of deterioration of the facility, the acquisition means acquires an investment amount set by a user, the image generation means updates the deterioration degree shown in the image based on the update of the facility according to the investment amount when the investment amount is changed. A program.

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