Worksite Route Segmentation for Battery-Aware Terrain Modification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods do not effectively optimize battery performance for battery-operated machines at a worksite by selectively modifying terrain characteristics to enhance battery usage and health.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that segments a worksite into predetermined route segments, identifies candidate segments for terrain modification based on current and historical data, and provides modification information to improve battery usage and health, using a processor and display device to output specific terrain changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If terrain characteristics are modified to improve battery performance, then battery usage and battery health are improved, but the complexity of terrain analysis and modification planning increases
Solution Approach 1:
The worksite is divided into multiple route segments, allowing the system to analyze and modify terrain characteristics in discrete, manageable portions rather than attempting to analyze the entire worksite at once. This segmentation reduces computational complexity while enabling targeted terrain modifications to optimize battery performance on specific high-impact routes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of historical battery usage data and current terrain characteristics to identify candidate route segments before actual terrain modification occurs. This preliminary identification phase allows the system to plan modifications in advance, reducing the complexity of real-time decision-making and enabling more efficient battery optimization.
2Productivity
If historical battery usage data is collected and analyzed to identify terrain modifications, then battery performance optimization is improved, but the time and computational resources required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system collects and analyzes historical battery usage data in advance to pre-identify candidate route segments that would benefit from terrain modification. This preliminary analysis phase separates data processing from modification execution, allowing the system to prepare optimization recommendations beforehand and reduce real-time computational requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
By dividing the worksite into route segments and analyzing battery usage data segment-by-segment, the system reduces the overall computational burden. Each segment can be evaluated independently using historical data, allowing parallel processing and reducing total analysis time compared to evaluating the entire worksite as a single unit.
3Use of energy by moving object
If terrain modifications are implemented based on identified candidate segments, then energy consumption is reduced, but the cost and complexity of physical modification increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system identifies specific candidate route segments where terrain modification would have the greatest impact on battery performance, rather than modifying the entire worksite. This localized approach concentrates modification resources on high-priority areas, reducing overall implementation complexity and cost while maximizing energy savings on the most critical routes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides detailed modification information and estimates for candidate route segments before actual terrain modification begins. This preliminary planning phase includes specific recommendations for what modifications to make, allowing stakeholders to evaluate costs and prioritize implementations systematically, reducing the complexity of decision-making during actual modification execution.
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AI summary
Systems and methods can identify or determine one or more of the candidate route segments of a worksite to modify in order to improve battery usage and/or battery health for one or more vehicles upon future traversal of the one or more candidate route segments by the one or more vehicles. The one or more candidate route segments can be identified using terrain data, battery usage data, and/or battery health data. The one or more identified candidate route segments can be output on a display device. Selection of one or more identified candidate route segments can cause display of battery usage improvement information and/or battery health improvement information.