Facility Inspection Prioritization Using Ground Displacement Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems fail to efficiently determine which facilities among a plurality of installations require priority inspection, especially in large areas or during disasters, leading to delayed initial actions.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that extracts facility displacement information from ground surface displacement data to calculate inspection work priorities for multiple facilities using a calculation unit.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If inspection work is performed on each facility individually without priority determination, then comprehensive inspection coverage is achieved, but inspection efficiency and response time are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinspection efficiencyVSAvoidtime to determine inspection priority
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the parameter of facility assessment by using ground surface displacement measurements as a quantitative criterion to determine inspection priority. By measuring displacement values and comparing them against thresholds, the system automatically prioritizes facilities with greater ground movement, thereby improving inspection efficiency without compromising comprehensive coverage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary assessment of facility conditions by measuring ground surface displacement before inspection work begins. This preliminary data collection and analysis allows the system to pre-determine inspection priorities, reducing the time needed for on-site decision-making and accelerating the overall inspection process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Area of stationary object

If facilities are inspected in wide areas, then comprehensive facility monitoring is achieved, but time to grasp facility status and determine inspection priority increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoverage areaVSAvoidtime to grasp facility status
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces manual facility status assessment with automated ground surface displacement measurement technology. By using measurement devices to objectively quantify ground movement at each facility location, the system can rapidly evaluate multiple facilities across wide areas without the time-consuming manual inspection methods that would be required to grasp facility status

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces ground surface displacement as an intermediary parameter to assess facility status indirectly. Instead of directly examining each facility's operational status, the system measures ground displacement as a proxy indicator, allowing rapid evaluation of multiple facilities across wide areas while maintaining assessment accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If manual determination of inspection priority is performed, then flexible decision-making is achieved, but initial action is delayed especially in disaster situations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedecision-making flexibilityVSAvoidspeed of initial action
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service automated priority determination by using pre-set displacement thresholds and automatic comparison algorithms. The system independently evaluates facility conditions and generates inspection priority lists without requiring manual intervention, thereby achieving both operational simplicity and rapid response in disaster situations while maintaining decision-making flexibility through configurable parameters

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12613332B2Information processing device, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.04.28 NEC CORP
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AI summary

One purpose of this disclosure is to provide an information processing device, and the like, that make it possible to support facility inspection work. An information processing device according to one embodiment of this disclosure comprises an extraction unit for extracting, from displacement information indicating the displacement of the height of a ground surface, facility displacement information indicating the displacement of each of a plurality of facilities installed on the ground surface and a calculation unit for using the facility displacement information to calculate inspection work priorities for the plurality of facilities.