Modular Mission Planning for Power Unit and Implement Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automation systems for machines with power units and implements require separate mission plans for each machine configuration, lacking flexibility and efficiency in adapting to different system combinations.
Innovation Solution
An automation system that generates modular mission plans compatible with various implement configurations, using a cloud management system to develop and manage profiles for power units, implements, and their connections, enabling flexible and efficient operation planning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate mission plans are created for each machine system configuration, then the system ensures precise control for specific machine-implement combinations, but the system complexity and planning time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The mission plan is segmented into multiple independent components: a base mission plan containing general operational instructions, and separate implement profile files containing configuration-specific parameters. This segmentation allows the system to reuse the base plan across different configurations while only swapping the relevant profile data, thereby maintaining control precision without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base mission plan is designed with universal applicability to work with multiple implement types and configurations. By creating a single versatile base plan that can adapt to different implements through profile substitution, the system eliminates the need to create entirely separate mission plans for each configuration, thus reducing planning system complexity while maintaining reliable control.
2Reliability
If separate mission plans are created for each machine system configuration, then the system ensures accurate operation control, but the planning time and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
Implement profile files are pre-configured and stored with all necessary configuration parameters, operational characteristics, and control settings for different implements. When a new machine-implement combination needs to be planned, the system simply retrieves and applies the relevant pre-prepared profile instead of creating a complete mission plan from scratch, significantly reducing planning time while maintaining operation control accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses template copying where a base mission plan serves as a reusable template that can be copied and adapted for different implements by substituting the appropriate profile file. This copying mechanism allows rapid deployment of mission plans for new configurations without manual recreation, thereby reducing planning time while preserving control accuracy through the copied proven template.
3Productivity
If mission plans are tailored for specific machine systems, then the system achieves optimal performance for that configuration, but the system lacks flexibility to adapt to different implement configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The mission planning system transitions from a static, configuration-specific approach to a dynamic, modular architecture where the base mission plan remains constant but the implement profile component can be dynamically swapped based on the attached implement. This dynamic structure allows the system to maintain optimal operational efficiency through the proven base plan while adapting to different configurations by loading appropriate profiles, thus achieving both productivity and versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains optimal performance across different configurations by changing only the necessary parameters in the implement profile (such as operational characteristics, control settings, and physical dimensions) while keeping the core mission plan structure intact. This selective parameter modification allows the system to adapt to different implements without sacrificing the operational efficiency established in the optimized base plan.
4Reliability
If complete mission plans are stored for each machine configuration, then the system ensures comprehensive operational instructions, but the network storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and separates the configuration-specific data into independent implement profile files, removing redundant repetitive information from each complete mission plan. Only the essential base mission plan and compact profile files are stored, significantly reducing total storage requirements while maintaining instruction completeness through the combination of base plan and relevant profile data when needed.
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AI summary
An automated operational and mission planning system for power unit and implement operations. The system generating connection profiles based on power unit profiles and implement profiles to facilitate operational controls for a combined machine system. The mission planning system generating plans for selected projects using implement-based operation instructions. The operational system onboard the power unit executing mission plan with connection profile adjustments to drive implement operation.