Facility Condition Determination System for Disaster Response

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems face challenges in promptly determining the condition of facilities during disasters, leading to delayed decision-making due to the time-consuming collection of large data sets, which is critical for effective disaster management in various facilities like nuclear power plants, transportation systems, and building facilities.

Innovation Solution

A condition determination system that includes an operation condition data obtaining unit, a determination unit, and a display control unit to rapidly assess the condition of facilities by obtaining and analyzing operation condition data, classifying facilities as normal or abnormal, and displaying the results, enabling swift decision-making and resource allocation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a large amount of data is collected to accurately determine the condition of a plant, then the accuracy of condition determination is improved, but the time required for determination increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of condition determinationVSAvoidtime required for determination
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the determination process by identifying and focusing on only the necessary data elements required for accurate condition assessment, rather than collecting all available data. This selective approach divides the data collection task into essential components only, reducing overall data volume while maintaining determination accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts and utilizes only the necessary data elements from the complete data set required for accurate plant condition determination. By taking out only the essential information needed for the determination, the system achieves accurate results without the time cost of processing all available data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Reliability

If comprehensive data collection is performed to ensure accurate condition assessment, then the reliability of the determination is improved, but the productivity of the determination process deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereliability of condition determinationVSAvoidspeed of determination
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the data requirements into only those elements necessary for reliable condition determination, excluding redundant or unnecessary data collection activities. This segmentation maintains determination reliability while improving the productivity of the overall process by reducing data collection and processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by collecting and processing only the specific portion of data that is necessary for reliable condition determination, rather than performing excessive data collection on all available information. This partial approach ensures reliability is achieved through essential data while improving productivity by avoiding unnecessary processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11599812B2Condition determination system, condition determination method, decision-making support system, computer program, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2023.03.07 MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD
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AI summary

A condition determination system includes: an operation condition data obtaining unit that obtains operation condition data indicating an operation condition of a facility; and a determination unit that determines, based on the operation condition data, a level of a phenomenon that occurs due to the operation condition of the facility.