Inspection Workflow Blocks to Prevent Skipped Procedures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current inspection processes are prone to skipped procedures and require extensive time and effort to create customized work manuals, leading to potential mistakes and inefficiencies due to varying inspection requirements for different equipment and intervals.
Innovation Solution
An inspection support system that includes a terminal device, memory device, and processing device, which organize inspection work into main scenarios with block scenarios containing preparation, inspection, and restoration procedures, allowing for easy modification and adaptation to specific needs, preventing skipped procedures and improving quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If customized work manuals are created for different equipment and inspection intervals, then inspection requirements are met, but time and effort required to create manuals increases
Solution Approach 1:
The inspection manual is segmented into reusable block scenarios (preparation, inspection, restoration) that can be independently selected and combined. This allows customized inspection workflows to be created by assembling pre-defined blocks rather than creating entire manuals from scratch, significantly reducing creation time while maintaining adaptability to different equipment and intervals.
Solution Approach 2:
Block scenarios are stored as reusable templates in the memory device. When creating customized work manuals, these blocks are copied and combined according to specific inspection requirements. This copying mechanism eliminates redundant manual creation effort while preserving the ability to adapt to various equipment types and inspection intervals.
2Productivity
If traditional inspection processes are used, then inspection work is performed, but skipped procedures occur leading to quality issues
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device provides real-time feedback to the worker during inspection by displaying the current procedure step and requiring confirmation before proceeding. The processing device monitors completion status and ensures all required blocks are executed in sequence. This feedback mechanism prevents skipped procedures by making the inspection workflow explicit and enforceable, thereby improving both productivity and procedure completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The inspection workflow is pre-structured into sequential block scenarios (preparation, inspection, restoration) that must be executed in a defined order. This preliminary structuring of the inspection process ensures that all necessary procedures are accounted for before the inspection begins, preventing omissions during execution and ensuring complete and reliable inspection work.
3Reliability
If flexible and customizable inspection workflows are implemented, then inspection quality is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses universal block scenario templates that can apply to multiple different equipment types and inspection contexts. The same preparation, inspection, and restoration blocks can be reused across various scenarios by simply selecting and combining them differently. This universality reduces the apparent system complexity while maintaining high inspection quality and flexibility across diverse applications.
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AI summary
According to one embodiment, an inspection support system includes a terminal device, a memory device, and a processing device. The terminal device is auxiliary to a worker inspecting an equipment, and is configured to input and output information. The memory device stores a main scenario of inspection work. The main scenario includes a plurality of block scenarios. The plurality of block scenarios each includes preparation procedure content, inspection item content, and restoration procedure content. The processing device refers to the memory device and transmits instruction information to the terminal device. The instruction information corresponds to at least one of the preparation procedure content, the inspection item content, or the restoration procedure content. The terminal device outputs the instruction information transmitted from the processing device and transmits response information to the processing device. The processing device transmits other instruction information to the terminal device.