Mining Machine Management System Route Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a system that can easily monitor and identify inappropriate driving and vehicle abnormalities in mining machines to prevent damage and optimize fuel consumption and productivity.
Innovation Solution
A mining machine management system that includes position and operation information detectors, a processor to accumulate data, and an output device to visualize this data, allowing for the evaluation of operation states and abnormal conditions along specific routes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If operation information is monitored and accumulated in detail along the mining machine's route, then the ability to identify inappropriate driving and vehicle abnormalities is improved, but the complexity of the management system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The route is divided into multiple predetermined sections, and operation information is accumulated separately for each section. This segmentation allows detailed monitoring without requiring a monolithic complex system, as each section can be processed independently
Solution Approach 2:
A management server acts as an intermediary between the mining machine and the user. The server accumulates and processes operation information, then presents it in an easy-to-understand format (such as maps with colored sections), reducing the complexity burden on the mining machine itself while maintaining high detection accuracy
2Reliability
If detailed operation information is collected and analyzed, then the ability to provide preventive maintenance guidance is improved, but the time required to process and analyze the data increases
Solution Approach 1:
Operation information is accumulated in real-time as the mining machine travels through each predetermined section. By preparing and organizing data during the travel process rather than after completion, the system reduces post-processing time while maintaining reliable preventive maintenance capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to users about the accumulated operation information in an easy-to-understand format (such as visual maps showing problematic sections). This immediate feedback mechanism allows users to quickly grasp the state of the mining machine without waiting for lengthy analysis reports
3Loss of information
If operation information is accumulated for the entire route, then comprehensive monitoring is achieved, but the difficulty of identifying specific problem locations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The route is divided into multiple predetermined sections, and operation information is accumulated and analyzed for each section separately. This segmentation makes it easy to identify which specific section has problems while maintaining comprehensive monitoring of the entire route
Solution Approach 2:
The system presents accumulated operation information in a spatial dimension (such as a map view with colored sections representing different problem levels). This visual representation transforms complex tabular data into an intuitive spatial display, making it easy to identify problem locations at a glance
Data Source
AI summary
A mining machine management system includes: a position information detector which is mounted on a mining machine enabled to travel on a route in a mine and detects position information about the mining machine; an operation information detector which is mounted on the mining machine and detects operation information about the mining machine; and a processor which obtains accumulated data of the operation information in a predetermined section of the route based on the position information and the operation information.