Maintenance Mobile Object Control for Cost-Based Work Scheduling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current work systems with movable work objects lack efficient maintenance solutions, leading to suboptimal work and maintenance efficiency due to the absence of dedicated maintenance mobile objects that can dynamically adjust maintenance plans based on work costs and progress.
Innovation Solution
A mobile object and control method that includes a maintenance work control unit to manage maintenance tasks according to a maintenance plan generated based on work costs related to main work, allowing for real-time adjustments and prioritization of maintenance activities to optimize work and maintenance efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a maintenance mobile object is introduced to perform maintenance work on work mobile objects, then maintenance capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The maintenance mobile object is designed with multi-functionality to perform various maintenance tasks including charging, inspection, and repair operations on different types of work mobile objects. This universal design consolidates multiple maintenance functions into a single platform, improving maintenance capability while controlling system complexity through functional integration rather than proliferation of specialized devices
Solution Approach 2:
The maintenance mobile object serves as an intermediary between the work mobile objects and the base station or power supply infrastructure. It receives power and maintenance instructions from the base station and delivers them to the work mobile objects, thereby decoupling the direct connection requirements and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining robust maintenance capability
2Productivity
If maintenance plans are dynamically adjusted based on work cost and progress, then work efficiency is improved, but control system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system continuously monitors work progress, maintenance status, and cost parameters, using this feedback to dynamically adjust maintenance plans. The system compares actual progress against planned parameters and automatically modifies maintenance scheduling, resource allocation, and priority levels to optimize work efficiency while maintaining manageable control complexity through rule-based decision algorithms
Solution Approach 2:
The maintenance plan is designed as a dynamic structure that can be adjusted in real-time based on changing work conditions, progress metrics, and cost considerations. Rather than static scheduling, the system continuously adapts maintenance timing, duration, and resource allocation to current system state, improving work efficiency while using parameter-based control to keep the adjustment mechanism relatively simple
3Productivity
If maintenance work is prioritized based on work cost related to main work, then resource allocation efficiency is improved, but decision-making complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses work cost parameters as the primary criterion for prioritizing maintenance tasks. By establishing clear parameter-based rules that link maintenance priority to work cost metrics, the system automates resource allocation decisions without requiring complex multi-factor analysis. This parameter-driven approach improves resource allocation efficiency while keeping the decision-making logic relatively simple and transparent
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AI summary
The present technology relates to a mobile object and a control method that enable improvement of work efficiency. The mobile object controls a drive system that performs maintenance work in accordance with a maintenance plan generated in response to a work cost related to main work according to a work plan, or related to the maintenance work for maintenance of a work mobile object that performs the main work. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a maintenance mobile object that performs maintenance work for maintenance of a work mobile object that performs main work.