Engineering Facility Scheduling Automation via Real-Time Condition Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

The management of engineering facilities in mines and construction sites requires significant manual participation for shift arrangement and scheduling, leading to increased labor costs and reduced efficiency.

Innovation Solution

An engineering facility scheduling method and system that automatically generates scheduling instructions based on facility information and real-time working conditions, grouping facilities to optimize work performance and reduce manual intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual scheduling management is used for engineering facilities, then scheduling flexibility and control are improved, but labor costs increase and scheduling efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescheduling controlVSAvoidscheduling efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The scheduling system automatically generates scheduling instructions for engineering facilities based on real-time working condition information without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the scheduling process by collecting facility status data, determining optimal schedules, and issuing instructions automatically, thereby reducing labor costs while maintaining scheduling control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical scheduling process with an automated information processing system. Instead of manual review and decision-making, the system uses automated data collection, analysis, and instruction generation based on real-time facility status, substituting human labor with an automated control mechanism.

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

2Ease of operation

If manual scheduling management is used for engineering facilities, then detailed scheduling control is improved, but labor costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescheduling controlVSAvoidlabor costs
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The scheduling system performs self-service by automatically generating scheduling instructions based on real-time working condition information from engineering facilities. This eliminates the need for manual scheduling personnel, thereby reducing labor costs while maintaining detailed scheduling control through automated decision-making.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts the scheduling decision-making function from manual operations and transfers it to an automated system. By taking out the scheduling control task from human operators and embedding it in an automated information processing system, the patent reduces labor costs while preserving scheduling authority.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Measurement precision

If real-time working condition information is collected and processed, then scheduling accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescheduling accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The scheduling system is designed as a multi-functional platform that handles data collection, real-time processing, scheduling decision-making, and instruction distribution through a single integrated system. This universal approach consolidates multiple functions into one system, improving scheduling accuracy through comprehensive data processing while managing complexity through functional integration rather than proliferation of separate systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20240070578A1Engineering facility scheduling method and system, and engineering facility
Publication Date: 2024.02.29 SHANGHAI HUAXING DIGITAL TECH
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AI summary

An engineering facility scheduling method provided by the present application includes: obtaining facility information and working condition information of an engineering facility; obtaining, based on the facility information, a scheduling group where the engineering facility is located, and obtaining a scheduling policy corresponding to the scheduling group; generating, based on the scheduling policy and the working condition information of the engineering facility, a scheduling instruction for instructing the engineering facility to perform work; and sending the scheduling instruction to the engineering facility. According to the engineering facility scheduling method of the present application, the scheduling instruction can be generated according to the specific scheduling policy and working condition information, thereby increasing the degree of automation of engineering facility scheduling and improving engineering facility scheduling efficiency.