Map-Based Terminal for Work Vehicle Route Data Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Evaluating the operation status of work vehicles in mining sites requires significant time and labor to extract relevant operation information from large datasets, necessitating a technique that can extract necessary information during the acquisition process.

Innovation Solution

A terminal and operation information acquisition system that includes a display unit, map information storage, and setting units to define acquisition start and end positions on a map, allowing for the efficient extraction of operation information by setting and transmitting these positions to the operation information acquisition device.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If operation information is accumulated from all work vehicle data, then comprehensive evaluation data is obtained, but extraction of relevant information requires significant time and labor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomprehensive evaluation dataVSAvoidextraction time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by setting acquisition start and end positions on the map before data collection begins. This predefined spatial framework allows the system to automatically extract only the operation information relevant to specific routes or areas, eliminating the need for manual extraction from all accumulated data while ensuring comprehensive capture of evaluation-relevant information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The invention extracts only the necessary operation information by using map-based spatial boundaries (acquisition start and end positions) to filter data during the acquisition process. This selective extraction approach removes irrelevant data before it enters the evaluation system, reducing the information processing burden while maintaining comprehensive coverage of evaluation-critical data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Reliability

If operation information is extracted after accumulation, then all available data is available for analysis, but the evaluation process becomes inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevaluation accuracyVSAvoidevaluation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system establishes acquisition parameters (start position, end position, and spatial boundaries on the map) before data collection begins. This preliminary configuration ensures that only operation information within the specified routes and areas is captured, providing reliable and accurate data for evaluation while significantly improving evaluation efficiency by eliminating irrelevant data from the processing pipeline.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The map serves as an intermediary between the work vehicle's operation data and the evaluation system. By overlaying acquisition boundaries on the map and using spatial coordinates to filter data, the system reliably identifies and extracts only the operation information relevant to specific routes or work areas, improving both evaluation accuracy and efficiency simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If manual extraction of operation information is performed, then detailed analysis is possible, but labor requirements increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation extraction accuracyVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically extracting operation information based on pre-set map boundaries and acquisition parameters. The terminal device autonomously identifies data within the specified spatial range without requiring manual intervention, maintaining high extraction accuracy through coordinate-based filtering while dramatically reducing operational complexity and labor requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The invention replaces the manual mechanical process of extracting operation information with an automated computational system. The terminal device uses map coordinates and acquisition parameters to automatically filter and extract relevant data, substituting human labor with algorithmic processing that maintains precision while eliminating the complexity of manual data extraction operations.

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

Data Source

PatentUS12033095B2Terminal, operation information acquisition system, operation information acquisition method, and program
Publication Date: 2024.07.09 KOMATSU LTD
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AI summary

A terminal includes a display unit, a map information storage unit that stores map information including a traveling route of a work vehicle in association with absolute position information, a display control unit that displays the map, an indication reception unit that receives first indication information indicating, on the map, an acquisition start position where acquisition of operation information of the work vehicle starts and second indication information indicating, on the map, an acquisition end position where the acquisition of the operation information ends, a first setting unit that sets the acquisition start position to cross the traveling route based on the map information and the first indication information, a second setting unit that sets the acquisition end position to cross the traveling route based on the map information and the second indication information, and an output unit that outputs information regarding the set acquisition start position and acquisition end position.