State determination method and apparatus for excavator, excavator and storage medium

Abstract

A state determination method and apparatus for an excavator, an excavator and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring the number of actions of a first working element in an excavator, the actions of the first working element being used for representing completion of loading; screening the number of actions of the first working element to determine a target number of actions; and, on the basis of the size relationship between the target number of actions and a preset number, determining the current working condition of the excavator, the working state of the excavator comprising the current working condition. Thus, by using the number of actions of the original first working element in the excavator as a calculation basis for calculating the number of loadings of the excavator, only the number of actions of the first working element needs to be counted, thus reducing the calculation amount. Meanwhile, the number of actions of the first working element is screened, thus improving the accuracy of the target number of actions determined on the basis of the number of actions of the first working element, and further improving the accuracy of the determined current working condition without the need of adding additional elements.

Description

Excavator state determination method, device, excavator and storage medium

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on January 16, 2024, with application number 2024100634481 and invention name “Method, device, excavator and storage medium for determining the state of an excavator”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the technical field of excavators, and in particular to a method and device for determining the state of an excavator, an excavator, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0003] Currently, the method of adding auxiliary components or configuring dedicated mining trucks is usually adopted to calculate the number of loading and operation cycles of the excavator to further determine the working status of the excavator. This method requires the cooperation of other auxiliary components or the addition of additional components to the excavator, and the amount of calculation is large.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, the present application provides a method and device for determining the state of an excavator, an excavator, and a storage medium to solve the problem that additional components need to be added to the excavator to calculate the working state of the excavator, and the amount of calculation is large.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for determining the state of an excavator, the method comprising:

[0007] Obtaining the number of times a first working element in the excavator moves; the movement of the first working element is used to indicate that loading is complete;

[0008] Screening the number of actions of the first working element to determine a target number of actions;

[0009] Based on the magnitude relationship between the target number of actions and the preset number of actions, the current working condition of the excavator is determined; the working state of the excavator includes the current working condition.

[0010] The number of actions of the original first working component in the excavator is used as the basis for calculating the number of loading vehicles of the excavator. It is only necessary to count the number of actions of the first working component, which reduces the amount of calculation. At the same time, the number of actions of the first working component is screened to eliminate abnormal data to improve the accuracy of the target number of actions determined by the number of actions of the first working component, thereby improving the accuracy of the current working condition of the excavator determined based on the target number of actions, and no additional components are required.

[0011] In an optional embodiment, screening the number of actions of the first working element to determine the target number of actions includes:

[0012] Obtain the number of times the second working element operates during each loading process;

[0013] determining an actual number of working cycles of the second working element during each loading process based on the number of operations of the second working element;

[0014] The number of actions of the first working element is screened based on the actual number of working cycles to determine a target number of actions.

[0015] The number of actions of the first working element is screened according to the actual number of working cycles in each loading process, so that the number of actions of the first working element can be screened according to the working state of the excavator itself, thereby improving the accuracy of the target number of actions.

[0016] In an optional embodiment, determining the actual number of working cycles corresponding to the second working element during each loading process based on the number of operations of the second working element includes:

[0017] screening the operating times of the second working element to determine a target operating times of the second working element;

[0018] The target number of operations of the second working element between two adjacent actions of the first working element is determined as the actual number of working cycles in each loading process.

[0019] The operation times of the second working element are screened and abnormal data are removed to improve the accuracy of the actual working cycle number.

[0020] In an optional embodiment, screening the number of operations of the second working element to determine a target number of operations of the second working element includes:

[0021] Obtaining a first time interval between two adjacent actions of the second working element;

[0022] If the first time interval is outside the preset time range, the number of two adjacent actions corresponding to the second working element is excluded from the operation number of the second working element to determine the target operation number.

[0023] The operation times of the second working element are screened by the time interval between two adjacent actions of the second working element, thereby improving the accuracy of the target operation times.

[0024] In an optional embodiment, the first operating element includes a whistle, and screening the number of actions of the first operating element to determine the target number of actions includes:

[0025] Obtain the second time interval between two adjacent actions of the whistle;

[0026] If the second time interval is less than the preset time interval, the number of two adjacent actions corresponding to the whistle is excluded from the number of actions of the first working element to determine the target number of actions.

[0027] The number of actions of the first working element is screened according to the time interval between two adjacent actions of the first working element to avoid mis-touch of the first working element or triggering of other functions from being counted in the target number of actions, thereby improving the accuracy of the target number of actions.

[0028] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0029] The actual number of working cycles during each loading process within a preset time period is subjected to mathematical statistical analysis to obtain the target number of working cycles of the excavator within the preset time period.

[0030] By performing statistical analysis on the actual number of working cycles during each loading process, a mathematically representative number of working cycles is obtained, which can fully characterize the working cycle of an excavator loading process within a preset time period.

[0031] In an optional embodiment, the working status of the excavator further includes energy consumption efficiency and bucket fill rate; and the method further includes:

[0032] Get the resource consumption and preset working cycle number of the excavator;

[0033] Determine energy efficiency based on the ratio of resource consumption to target number of actions;

[0034] The full bucket rate is determined based on the ratio of the preset number of working cycles to the target number of working cycles.

[0035] By determining the target number of actions and the target number of working cycles, as well as the obtained resource consumption and the preset number of working cycles, the energy efficiency and full bucket rate of the excavator are determined, thereby determining the working status of the excavator from multiple aspects.

[0036] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0037] Obtaining the current working status and historical working status of the first excavator;

[0038] The current working state is compared and analyzed with the historical working state to determine the working state of the working element of the first excavator.

[0039] By comparing and analyzing the historical working status and the current working status of the first excavator, the change of the working status of the first excavator is determined, and the working status of the working elements of the first excavator is further determined according to the change of the working status, so that the operating status of the excavator can be understood in real time.

[0040] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0041] Acquire a first working state of the first excavator and a second working state of the second excavator;

[0042] The first working state and the second working state are compared and analyzed to determine a comparative analysis result between the first excavator and the second excavator.

[0043] By comparing and analyzing the first working state and the second working state, suitable excavators can be selected for different working environments.

[0044] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0045] acquiring a third working state of a target working element of the first excavator before replacement and a fourth working state of the target working element after replacement;

[0046] The third working state and the fourth working state are compared and analyzed to determine the comparative analysis results before and after the target working element is replaced.

[0047] By comparing and analyzing the third working state and the fourth working state, the change in the working state of the target working element before and after replacement is obtained, so that a suitable target working element is selected for the first excavator based on the working states of different target working elements.

[0048] In a second aspect, the present application further provides a device for determining the state of an excavator, the device comprising:

[0049] An action number acquisition module is used to acquire the action number of the first working element in the excavator; the action of the first working element is used to indicate that loading is completed;

[0050] An action number screening module, used for screening the action number of the first working element to determine a target action number;

[0051] The current working condition determination module is used to determine the current working condition of the excavator based on the size relationship between the target number of actions and the preset number of actions; the working state of the excavator includes the current working condition.

[0052] In a third aspect, the present application further provides an excavator, comprising: a memory, a processor, a communication interface, and a communication bus, wherein the processor, the memory, and the communication interface communicate with each other via the communication bus;

[0053] The memory is used to store at least one executable instruction, and the executable instruction enables the processor to execute the operation of any of the above-mentioned methods for determining the state of an excavator.

[0054] In a fourth aspect, the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores at least one executable instruction. When the executable instruction runs on an excavator / excavator state determination device, the excavator / excavator state determination device performs the operation of any of the excavator state determination methods described above.

[0055] The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the embodiments of the present application, they can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0056] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0057] FIG1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for determining the state of an excavator provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of determining a target number of actions in a method for determining a state of an excavator provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of determining a target number of actions in a method for determining a state of an excavator provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a device for determining a state of an excavator provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an excavator provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0062] The exemplary embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although exemplary embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

[0063] Currently, the common method of calculating the excavator's load count and operating cycles by adding auxiliary components or configuring dedicated mining trucks is to further determine the excavator's operating status. This method requires additional components and is computationally intensive. Even when testing using simulated operating conditions, the significant difference between the simulated conditions and the real, variable, and complex operating conditions can lead to significant deviations in the simulated test results, resulting in low reliability. Furthermore, due to the influence of numerous factors such as operating conditions, working device configuration, and system operating characteristics, existing evaluation methods often focus on one aspect, limiting their credibility.

[0064] Based on this, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining the state of an excavator, the method comprising: obtaining the number of movements of a first working element in the excavator; the movement of the first working element is used to indicate the completion of loading; screening the number of movements of the first working element to determine a target number of movements; determining the current working condition of the excavator based on the relationship between the target number of movements and the preset number of movements; the working state of the excavator includes the current working condition. Thus, the number of movements of the original first working element in the excavator is used as the basis for calculating the number of vehicles loaded by the excavator, and only the number of movements of the first working element needs to be counted, which reduces the amount of calculation; at the same time, the number of movements of the first working element is screened to remove abnormal data, so as to improve the accuracy of the target number of movements determined by the number of movements of the first working element, thereby improving the accuracy of the current working condition of the excavator determined based on the target number of movements, and no additional components are required.

[0065] The method for determining the state of an excavator provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied not only to excavators, but also to other mechanical equipment used for loading operations, especially earth stripping or mining material loading, without specific limitation here.

[0066] The following introduces a specific embodiment of a method for determining the state of an excavator in the present application. Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for determining the state of an excavator provided by an embodiment of the present application. This specification provides method operation steps such as the embodiment or flow chart, but based on conventional or non-creative labor, more or fewer operation steps may be included. The order of steps listed in the embodiment is only one way of executing the order of many steps and does not represent the only execution order. When the actual system or server product is executed, it can be executed in sequence or in parallel according to the method shown in the embodiment or the accompanying drawings (for example, a parallel processor or a multi-threaded processing environment). Specifically, as shown in Figure 1, the method may include:

[0067] Step 110: Obtain the number of actions of the first working element in the excavator.

[0068] In the embodiment of the present application, the action of the first working element is used to indicate that loading is complete, and the number of actions of the first working element is also the number of times loading is completed. The first working element can be any element in the excavator that only takes action when loading is completed, and is not specifically limited here. For example, the first working element can be the whistle of the excavator. After completing a loading operation, the operator of the excavator, that is, the driver, will press the whistle to indicate that a loading operation is completed. Therefore, the whistle blowing action can be used as an action to indicate that loading is complete, that is, the whistle is used as the first working element. Therefore, without adding additional components to the excavator, the number of loadings of the excavator can be obtained by only counting the number of actions of the first working element, which reduces the amount of calculation.

[0069] Step 120: Screening the number of actions of the first working element to determine a target number of actions.

[0070] In the embodiment of the present application, in order to ensure the accuracy of the number of work counts of the first working element, the number of actions of the first working element is screened, and the actions that do not represent the completion of loading are removed to obtain the target number of actions, which is the number of loadings of the excavator.

[0071] Taking the whistle as the first working element as an example, the excavator driver will press the whistle not only when loading is completed, but also to remind others to avoid or issue a warning. At the same time, there are also cases where the whistle is accidentally triggered. At this time, it is necessary to remove these whistle actions that are not indicative of loading completion and only keep the whistle action that indicates loading is completed to ensure the accuracy of the target number of actions.

[0072] Step 130: Determine the current working condition of the excavator based on the relationship between the target number of actions and the preset number of actions.

[0073] In the embodiments of the present application, the working state of the excavator includes the current working condition. The working condition of the excavator is divided according to the number of loadings of the excavator, and is divided into multiple working condition levels based on the number of loadings. These working condition levels represent different working capabilities of the excavator. The preset number of loadings corresponds to the range of loadings of different working condition levels. The preset number of loadings can be divided according to the historical loading number of the excavator, that is, the historical target number of operations, or according to the management personnel's assessment requirements of the excavator's working capacity.

[0074] For example, the working conditions of an excavator can be divided into three working condition levels, including difficult working conditions, relatively hard working conditions, and loose working conditions. The number of loadings corresponding to difficult working conditions is less than the number of loadings corresponding to relatively hard working conditions, and the number of loadings corresponding to relatively hard working conditions is less than the number of loadings corresponding to loose working conditions. In other words, for the same excavator, difficult working conditions indicate that the working environment is not convenient for the excavator to carry out loading work, while loose working conditions indicate that the working environment is convenient for the excavator to carry out loading work. The above example is only one possible implementation method of the working condition division, and other division methods can also be used to divide the working conditions of the excavator. This application does not impose specific restrictions on this.

[0075] The method for determining the state of an excavator provided in an embodiment of the present application uses the number of actions of the original first working component in the excavator as the basis for calculating the number of loading vehicles of the excavator. It is only necessary to count the number of actions of the first working component, which reduces the amount of calculation; at the same time, the number of actions of the first working component is screened to eliminate abnormal data, so as to improve the accuracy of the target number of actions determined by the number of actions of the first working component, thereby improving the accuracy of the current working condition of the excavator determined based on the target number of actions, and no additional components are required.

[0076] In an optional embodiment, as described above, since there may be some action times of the first working element that do not represent the completion of loading, it is necessary to find and remove these action times that do not represent the completion of loading. Based on this, the action times of the first working element can be screened in the following ways: First, it can be screened according to the actual number of working cycles corresponding to each loading. Since for the same excavator, under the same operating environment, the actual number of working cycles corresponding to each loading should be consistent, the actual number of working cycles corresponding to loading can be used as the screening criterion; Second, it can be screened according to the time interval between two adjacent actions of the first working element. Since for the same excavator, under the same operating environment, the actual number of working cycles corresponding to each loading should be consistent, the time interval between two adjacent actions of the first working element should also be consistent. Therefore, the time interval between two adjacent actions of the first working element can be used as the screening criterion. It can also be determined based on the time interval between two adjacent actions of the first working element in combination with whether the excavator has completed a loading cycle.

[0077] In an optional embodiment, corresponding to the above-mentioned method of screening based on the actual number of working cycles corresponding to each loading, FIG2 is a flow chart of determining a target number of actions in a method for determining the state of an excavator provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG2 , the above-mentioned step 120 of screening the number of actions of the first working element to determine the target number of actions may include the following steps:

[0078] Step 210: Obtain the number of times the second working element operates during each loading process.

[0079] In the embodiment of the present application, the second working element is used by the excavator when performing loading operations, and the operation count of the second working element is the number of operating actions of the second working element. The operating action of the second working element refers to the action performed by the second working element corresponding to the loading operation. In other words, if the second working element performs an action other than loading, even if the second working element has performed an action, this action will not be recorded in the operation count of the second working element.

[0080] In an optional embodiment, the excavator may include multiple second working elements. The actual number of working cycles may be determined by the number of operations of one of the second working elements, or by comprehensively considering the number of operations of multiple second working elements.

[0081] Taking an excavator as an example, its secondary working elements include the arm, boom, and slewing mechanism. For the arm, the loading operation consists of a single excavation motion lasting at least five seconds; for the boom, a single arm-raising motion lasting at least five seconds; and for the slewing mechanism, two rotations lasting at least five seconds, in opposite directions: one to the left and one to the right. When determining the actual number of working cycles of an excavator, one or more of the arm, boom, and slewing mechanism can be selected as the secondary working element, and the actual number of working cycles can be determined based on the number of times each element operates.

[0082] Step 220: Based on the number of operations of the second working element, determine the actual number of working cycles corresponding to the second working element in each loading process.

[0083] Specifically, step 220 may include the following steps:

[0084] Step a1: screening the operation times of the second operating element to determine the target operation times of the second operating element.

[0085] In step a1, in order to avoid recording the action that satisfies the loading operation judgment but does not actually represent the loading operation in the operation count of the second working element, for example, the second working element should only perform one loading operation in one loading process, but the driver performs the loading operation of the second working element twice in one loading process, then the operation count of the second working element will be recorded twice, but in fact only one should be recorded here. Therefore, the operation count of the second working element is screened to determine the target operation count of the second working element.

[0086] In an optional embodiment, the number of operations of the second working element can be filtered as follows: a first time interval between two adjacent actions of the second working element is obtained; if the first time interval is outside a preset time range, the number of the corresponding two adjacent actions of the second working element is excluded from the second working element operation count to determine the target number of operations. The preset time range is the time range corresponding to a preset working cycle, which can be determined based on the time of a single working cycle in the excavator's historical records and the time of a single working cycle obtained through theoretical calculations. Thus, the number of two adjacent actions of the second working element outside the time range corresponding to a single working cycle is excluded from the second working element operation count, improving the accuracy of the target number of operations. Alternatively, the recorded number of operations of the second working element can be filtered in chronological order. Since the preceding second working element action has already been filtered and confirmed to be a loading operation, when two adjacent actions with a first time interval outside the preset time range are found, only the subsequent second working element action is removed from the second working element operation count.

[0087] Step a2: The target number of operations of the second working element between two adjacent actions of the first working element is determined as the actual number of working cycles in each loading process.

[0088] In step a2, the actual number of working cycles is the number of working cycles during each loading process of the excavator during actual operation. The completion of a loading process is represented by the movement of the first working element. Therefore, the period between two consecutive movements of the first working element represents a complete loading process. The target number of operations of the second working element between two consecutive movements of the first working element is the actual number of working cycles during a loading process. Therefore, the number of operations of the second working element is filtered to eliminate abnormal data, thereby improving the accuracy of the actual number of working cycles.

[0089] In an optional embodiment, a mathematical statistical analysis can be performed on the actual number of working cycles during each loading process within a preset time period to obtain a target number of working cycles for the excavator within the preset time period. Methods such as mean, median, and mode can be used as mathematical statistical analysis methods to obtain a mathematically representative number of working cycles, so that the target number of working cycles obtained can fully represent the working cycle of the excavator during a loading process within the preset time period.

[0090] Step 230: Screening the number of actions of the first working element based on the actual number of working cycles to determine a target number of actions.

[0091] In an embodiment of the present application, the actual number of working cycles between the actions of two adjacent first working elements is compared with the target number of working cycles. If the actual number of working cycles is inconsistent with the target number of working cycles, the action is removed from the number of actions of the first working element, thereby obtaining the target number of actions. Optionally, considering that the number of working cycles in each loading process may fluctuate, the actual number of working cycles is considered to be consistent with the target number of working cycles when the actual number of working cycles is within the numerical range corresponding to the target number of working cycles, and conversely, the actual number of working cycles is considered to be inconsistent with the target number of working cycles when the actual number of working cycles is not within the numerical range corresponding to the target number of working cycles; wherein the numerical range can be a range that conforms to the distribution of the actual number of working cycles, obtained by performing mathematical statistical analysis on the actual number of working cycles that have been screened and obtained.

[0092] In an optional embodiment, the actual number of working cycles between two adjacent first working element movements can be compared with a preset number of working cycles. If the actual number of working cycles is inconsistent with the preset number of working cycles, the movement is removed from the number of first working element movements to obtain the target number of movements. Accordingly, if the actual number of working cycles is within the numerical range corresponding to the preset number of working cycles, the actual number of working cycles is considered consistent with the preset number of working cycles. Conversely, if the actual number of working cycles is not within the numerical range corresponding to the preset number of working cycles, the actual number of working cycles is considered inconsistent with the preset number of working cycles. The preset number of working cycles can be a theoretical number of working cycles for a single loading process, determined based on relevant loading parameters of the excavator.

[0093] By using the above method, the number of actions of the first working element is screened according to the actual number of working cycles in each loading process, thereby being able to screen the number of actions of the first working element according to the excavator's own working state, thereby improving the accuracy of the target number of actions.

[0094] In an optional embodiment, corresponding to the above-mentioned method of screening based on the time interval between two adjacent actions of the first working element, FIG3 is a flow chart of determining a target number of actions in a method for determining the state of an excavator provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG3 , the above-mentioned step 120 of screening the number of actions of the first working element to determine the target number of actions may include the following steps:

[0095] Step 310: Obtain a second time interval between two adjacent whistle actions.

[0096] In the embodiment of the present application, the second time interval between two adjacent actions of the whistle should be consistent with the time corresponding to a loading process, so the number of actions of the first working element can be screened by obtaining the second time interval.

[0097] Step 320: If the second time interval is less than the preset time interval, the number of times of two adjacent actions corresponding to the whistle is excluded from the number of actions of the first working element to determine the target number of actions.

[0098] In the embodiment of the present application, the preset time interval is the time of a loading process corresponding to a preset number of working cycles. To prevent the whistle from being accidentally triggered or the whistle sounding action that does not indicate the completion of loading from being counted in the number of actions of the first working element, the second time interval is compared with the preset time interval. If the second time interval is less than the preset time interval, the number of the two adjacent whistle actions corresponding to the whistle is excluded from the number of actions of the first working element, thereby determining the target number of actions. Optionally, the recorded number of actions of the first working element can be filtered according to the chronological order. In this case, since the previous action of the first working element must have been filtered and confirmed to be the action of completing the loading, when two adjacent actions with a second time interval less than the preset time interval are found, only the subsequent action of the first working element is removed from the number of actions of the first working element.

[0099] In an optional embodiment, taking into account the certain range of fluctuations in the time interval between two adjacent whistle actions, a time range can be set based on the preset time interval. If the second time interval is within the time range, the action is retained; if the second time interval is not within the time range, the action is removed.

[0100] Through the above method, the number of actions of the first working element is screened according to the time interval between two adjacent actions of the first working element, so as to avoid mis-touch of the first working element or triggering of other functions from being counted in the target number of actions, thereby improving the accuracy of the target number of actions.

[0101] In an optional embodiment, the excavator's operating status includes not only the excavator's current operating condition but also its energy efficiency and bucket fill rate. The energy efficiency characterizes the amount of resources consumed by the excavator to complete a loading operation, while the bucket fill rate characterizes the loading efficiency of the excavator's bucket during the loading process. Accordingly, the method further includes the steps of determining the energy efficiency and bucket fill rate, specifically as follows: obtaining the excavator's resource consumption and a preset number of working cycles; determining the energy efficiency based on the ratio of the resource consumption to a target number of motions; and determining the bucket fill rate based on the ratio of the preset number of working cycles to a target number of working cycles. Thus, the excavator's energy efficiency and bucket fill rate are determined based on the determined target number of motions and target number of working cycles, as well as the obtained resource consumption and preset number of working cycles, thereby determining the excavator's operating status from multiple perspectives.

[0102] In an optional embodiment, the method can further analyze the working state of the excavator to determine the excavator's applicable working environment, adapted working components, etc., that is, further guide the excavator's component configuration and work arrangement based on the analysis results. For example, it can guide excavator users to improve their awareness and arrange excavators with different configurations according to different working conditions to achieve optimal production efficiency; it can provide direct data support for new R&D concepts to developers to develop more competitive excavator products; and it can enable the selection of the most reasonable excavator machine and configuration based on data support. Specifically, it can be divided into the following situations:

[0103] In the first case, the operating status of the excavator and the working status of the working components are analyzed based on the changes in the working status of the same excavator before and after. Specifically, the current working status and historical working status of the first excavator are obtained; the current working status is compared and analyzed with the historical working status to determine the working status of the working components of the first excavator. The historical working status refers to the working status of the first excavator during a period of past working time, such as the working status of the past few days or months; the current working status refers to the working status of the first excavator during the current period of working time. By comparing and analyzing the current working status with the historical working status, the working status of the working components in the first excavator can be obtained compared with the past period of working time. For example, if the target number of working cycles in the current working status is larger than the target number of working cycles in the historical working status, it means that the working efficiency of the second working component used for loading operations in the first excavator has decreased, and it is necessary to further determine whether the relevant working components are damaged, etc.

[0104] In the second scenario, based on a comparison of the working states of two excavators under the same working environment or working conditions, an analysis is performed to determine which working environment or working conditions are more suitable for different excavators. Specifically, a first working state of the first excavator and a second working state of the second excavator are obtained; the first working state and the second working state are compared and analyzed to determine the comparative analysis results of the first excavator and the second excavator. This scenario is further illustrated below with reference to Table 1. As shown in Table 1, as the number of loading vehicles decreases, the energy efficiency of the first excavator increases significantly, indicating that the first excavator is more suitable for working in loose conditions than in difficult conditions. This also shows that different working conditions, that is, different working environments, have a significant impact on the loading efficiency and resource consumption of an excavator. When selecting an excavator, it is necessary to make the choice based on the specific working environment and working conditions. Furthermore, a comparison of the first excavator and the second excavator shows that the loading efficiency of the first excavator and the second excavator is comparable, but in loose conditions, that is, when the number of loading vehicles is between 300 and 350, the energy efficiency of the second excavator is lower than that of the first excavator, indicating that the second excavator consumes less resources.

[0105] Table 1

[0106] In the third case, based on the comparison of the working states of the same excavator before and after the replacement of the components, the working components that are more suitable for the excavator are analyzed and determined. For example, an excavator can be equipped with buckets of different sizes. Whether it is reasonable for the user is a difficult decision. The above problem will be simplified by choosing the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Different machines or configurations can be selected under different working conditions. If the working condition is single, a specific size of bucket can be selected. On the contrary, if it is a comprehensive working condition, a specific machine or configuration recommendation will be given based on the data. Specifically, the third working state of the target working component of the first excavator before replacement and the fourth working state after replacement are obtained; the third working state and the fourth working state are compared and analyzed to determine the comparative analysis results before and after the replacement of the target working component. This situation is further illustrated below with reference to Table 2. As shown in Table 2, for this excavator, under loose working conditions (i.e., when loading more vehicles), a 7.2-cubic-meter bucket has lower energy efficiency, higher work efficiency, and lower resource consumption. Under harder working conditions, the energy efficiency and fill rate of the 7.2-cubic-meter bucket and the 6.5-cubic-meter bucket are similar. Under difficult working conditions, the 7.2-cubic-meter bucket has higher energy efficiency, while the 6.5-cubic-meter bucket has lower energy efficiency, higher work efficiency, and lower resource consumption. This comparison allows you to select a more appropriate bucket capacity for the specific working environment and working conditions, thereby improving resource utilization and work efficiency.

[0107] Table 2

[0108] The present application also provides a device for determining the state of an excavator. FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the device for determining the state of an excavator provided in the present application. As shown in FIG4 , the device includes:

[0109] The action number acquisition module 410 is used to acquire the action number of the first working element in the excavator; the action of the first working element is used to indicate that loading is completed;

[0110] An action number screening module 420 is used to screen the action number of the first working element and determine a target action number;

[0111] The current working condition determination module 430 is used to determine the current working condition of the excavator based on the magnitude relationship between the target number of actions and the preset number of actions; the working state of the excavator includes the current working condition.

[0112] In an optional embodiment, the action number acquisition module 410 includes:

[0113] An operation number obtaining unit, used for obtaining the operation number of the second working element during each loading process;

[0114] an actual working cycle number determining unit, configured to determine an actual working cycle number corresponding to the second working element during each loading process based on the number of operations of the second working element;

[0115] The target action number determination unit is used to screen the action number of the first working element based on the actual working cycle number to determine the target action number.

[0116] In an optional embodiment, the actual working cycle number determining unit includes:

[0117] a target operation number determination unit, configured to screen the operation number of the second operating element and determine a target operation number of the second operating element;

[0118] The actual working cycle number determining unit is used to determine the target operating number of the second working element between two adjacent actions of the first working element as the actual working cycle number in each loading process.

[0119] In an optional embodiment, the target operation number determination unit includes:

[0120] A first time interval obtaining subunit is configured to obtain a first time interval between two adjacent actions of the second working element;

[0121] The operation number exclusion subunit is used to exclude the number of two adjacent actions corresponding to the second working element from the operation number of the second working element if the first time interval is outside the preset time range, so as to determine the target operation number.

[0122] In an optional embodiment, the first operating element includes a whistle, and the action number screening module 420 includes:

[0123] A second time interval obtaining unit, configured to obtain a second time interval between two adjacent whistle actions;

[0124] The action number exclusion unit is used to exclude the number of two adjacent actions corresponding to the whistle from the action number of the first working element if the second time interval is less than the preset time interval, so as to determine the target action number.

[0125] In an optional embodiment, the device further comprises:

[0126] The target working cycle number determination module is used to perform mathematical statistical analysis on the actual working cycle number of each loading process within a preset time period to obtain the target working cycle number of the excavator within the preset time period.

[0127] In an optional embodiment, the working status of the excavator further includes energy consumption efficiency and bucket fill rate; the device further includes:

[0128] A data acquisition module, used to obtain resource consumption and preset working cycle number of the excavator;

[0129] An energy efficiency determination module, configured to determine energy efficiency based on a ratio of resource consumption to a target number of actions;

[0130] The full bucket rate determination module is used to determine the full bucket rate based on the ratio of the preset working cycle number to the target working cycle number.

[0131] In an optional embodiment, the device further comprises:

[0132] A working status acquisition module, used to acquire the current working status and historical working status of the first excavator;

[0133] The working element state determination module is used to compare and analyze the current working state with the historical working state to determine the working state of the working element of the first excavator.

[0134] In an optional embodiment, the device further comprises:

[0135] The working status acquisition module is further used to acquire a first working status of the first excavator and a second working status of the second excavator;

[0136] The comparison and analysis module is used to compare and analyze the first working state and the second working state, and determine the comparison and analysis results of the first excavator and the second excavator.

[0137] In an optional embodiment, the device further comprises:

[0138] The working state acquisition module is further used to acquire a third working state of the target working element of the first excavator before replacement and a fourth working state after replacement;

[0139] The comparison and analysis module is further used to compare and analyze the third working state with the fourth working state to determine the comparison and analysis results before and after the target working element is replaced.

[0140] The device and method embodiments in the embodiments of this application are based on the same application concept.

[0141] FIG5 shows a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an excavator provided in an embodiment of the present application. The specific embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific implementation of the excavator.

[0142] As shown in FIG. 5 , the excavator may include a processor 502 , a communications interface 504 , a memory 506 , and a communication bus 508 .

[0143] Processor 502, communication interface 504, and memory 506 communicate with each other via communication bus 508. Communication interface 504 is used to communicate with other devices, such as client devices or other server network elements. Processor 502 is used to execute program 510, which may specifically perform the steps described in the above-mentioned embodiment of the method for determining the state of an excavator.

[0144] Specifically, the program 510 may include program code including computer-executable instructions.

[0145] Processor 502 may be a central processing unit (CPU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the embodiments of the present application. The one or more processors included in the excavator may be of the same type, such as one or more CPUs, or may be of different types, such as one or more CPUs and one or more ASICs.

[0146] The memory 506 is used to store the program 510. The memory 506 may include a high-speed RAM memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory (non-volatile memory), such as at least one disk memory.

[0147] The program 510 may be specifically called by the processor 502 to enable the excavator to execute the relevant steps in the above embodiment of the method for determining the state of the excavator.

[0148] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the structure shown in FIG5 is merely illustrative and does not limit the structure of the above-described apparatus. For example, the excavator may include more or fewer components than shown in FIG5 , or may have a configuration different from that shown in FIG5 .

[0149] An embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one executable instruction. When the executable instruction is executed on an excavator / excavator state determination device, the excavator / excavator state determination device executes the excavator state determination method in any of the above-mentioned method embodiments.

[0150] The algorithms or displays provided herein are not inherently related to any particular computer, virtual system, or other device. In addition, the embodiments of the present application are not directed to any particular programming language.

[0151] In the description provided herein, a large number of specific details are described. However, it is understood that the embodiments of the present application can be practiced without these specific details. Similarly, in order to streamline the application and help understand one or more of the various inventive aspects, in the above description of the exemplary embodiments of the application, the various features of the embodiments of the application are sometimes grouped together into a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof. Wherein, the claims that follow the specific embodiment are hereby clearly incorporated into the specific embodiment, wherein each claim itself serves as a separate embodiment of the application.

[0152] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules in the devices of the embodiments can be adaptively changed and installed in one or more devices different from the embodiments. The modules, units, or components in the embodiments can be combined into one module, unit, or component, and furthermore, they can be divided into multiple submodules, subunits, or subcomponents. Except that at least some of such features and / or processes or units are mutually exclusive.

[0153] It should be noted that the above embodiments illustrate rather than limit the present application, and that a person skilled in the art may devise alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between brackets should not be construed as limiting the claims. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in the claims. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The present application may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several different elements and by means of appropriately programmed computers. In a unit claim enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by the same item of hardware. The use of the words first, second, and third etc. does not indicate any order. These words may be interpreted as names. The steps in the above embodiments should not be understood as limiting the order of execution unless otherwise specified.

Claims

1. A method for determining the state of an excavator, wherein, The method includes: Obtaining the number of operations of a first working element in an excavator; the operation of the first working element is used to represent the completion of loading. Screening the number of operations of the first working element to determine a target number of operations. Based on the magnitude relationship between the target number of operations and a preset number, determining the current working condition of the excavator; the working state of the excavator includes the current working condition.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The screening of the number of operations of the first working element to determine the target number of operations includes: Obtaining the number of operations of a second working element during each loading process. Based on the number of operations of the second working element, determining the actual number of working cycles corresponding to the second working element during each loading process. Based on the actual number of working cycles, screening the number of operations of the first working element to determine the target number of operations.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The determining of the actual number of working cycles corresponding to the second working element during each loading process based on the number of operations of the second working element includes: Screening the number of operations of the second working element to determine the target number of operations of the second working element. Determining the target number of operations of the second working element between two adjacent operations of the first working element as the actual number of working cycles during each loading process.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, The screening of the number of operations of the second working element to determine the target number of operations of the second working element includes: Obtaining a first time interval between two adjacent operations of the second working element. If the first time interval is outside a preset time range, excluding the number of operations of two adjacent operations corresponding to the second working element from the number of operations of the second working element to determine the target number of operations.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first working element includes a siren, and the screening of the number of operations of the first working element to determine the target number of operations includes: Obtaining a second time interval between two adjacent operations of the siren. If the second time interval is less than a preset time interval, excluding the number of operations of two adjacent operations corresponding to the siren from the number of operations of the first working element to determine the target number of operations.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein, The method further includes: Performing mathematical statistical analysis on the actual number of working cycles during each loading process within a preset time period to obtain the target number of working cycles of the excavator within the preset time period.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein The working state of the excavator further includes energy consumption efficiency and full bucket rate; the method further includes: Obtaining the resource consumption amount and the preset number of working cycles of the excavator. Based on the ratio of the resource consumption amount to the target number of operations, determining the energy consumption efficiency. Based on the ratio of the preset number of working cycles to the target number of working cycles, determining the full bucket rate.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein The method further includes: Obtaining the current working state and the historical working state of a first excavator. Comparing and analyzing the current working state with the historical working state to determine the working state of the working elements of the first excavator.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein, The method further includes: Obtaining the first working state of a first excavator and the second working state of a second excavator. Compare and analyze the first working state and the second working state to determine the comparative analysis result between the first excavator and the second excavator.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein, The method further includes: Obtain the third working state of the target working component of the first excavator before replacement and the fourth working state after replacement; Compare and analyze the third working state and the fourth working state to determine the comparative analysis result before and after the replacement of the target working component.

11. A state determination device for an excavator, wherein, The device includes: An action times acquisition module configured to acquire the action times of the first working component in the excavator; the action of the first working component is used to represent the completion of loading. An action times screening module configured to screen the action times of the first working component to determine the target action times. A current working condition determination module configured to determine the current working condition of the excavator based on the magnitude relationship between the target action times and the preset times; the working state of the excavator includes the current working condition.

12. An excavator, wherein, Includes: A memory, a processor, a communication interface, and a communication bus. The processor, the memory, and the communication interface complete communication with each other through the communication bus. The memory is used to store at least one executable instruction, and the executable instruction causes the processor to execute the operations of the method for determining the state of the excavator according to any one of claims 1-10.

13. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein, At least one executable instruction is stored in the storage medium. When the executable instruction runs on the excavator / state determination device of the excavator, it causes the excavator / state determination device of the excavator to execute the operations of the method for determining the state of the excavator according to any one of claims 1-10.

Images