Role-Adaptive Plant Model Display for Inspection Workflows

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for plant inspection and management fail to accommodate the different roles and needs of operators and site workers, requiring separate display controls for each user type.

Innovation Solution

A plant management device that displays a plant model on a display device and receives user operations, adapting the displayed information based on the user's role, whether operator or site worker.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single display system is used for both operators and site workers, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to provide role-specific information is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to different user rolesVSAvoiddisplay control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display control unit is designed to serve multiple user roles (operators and site workers) through a single system. It automatically identifies the user role and adjusts the displayed information accordingly, allowing one device to perform multiple functions tailored to different user needs without requiring separate display systems for each role

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If separate display controls are implemented for operators and site workers, then information accuracy for each role is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation relevance to user roleVSAvoiddisplay control structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display control unit dynamically adjusts the displayed information based on the identified user role. When an operator logs in, the system displays operation-related information; when a site worker logs in, it displays inspection-related information. This dynamic adaptation ensures information relevance without requiring physically separate display controls for each role

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If role-specific information is provided to each user, then ease of operation is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interface suitabilityVSAvoidinformation management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by providing different types of information to different user roles within the same system. Operators receive operation control information while site workers receive inspection guidance information. This localized information delivery optimizes ease of operation for each role without requiring entirely separate systems, as the differentiation is implemented at the information presentation layer

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20250258485A1Plant management device, plant management method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.08.14 NEC CORP
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AI summary

One of the purposes of the present disclosure is to provide a plant management device and the like which are capable of supporting plant inspection work. A plant management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with: a display control unit that displays a plant model on a display device, the plant model being an image of a facility included in a plant; and a reception unit that receives an operation by a user on the plant model displayed by the display device. The display control unit displays, on the display device being operated by the user, information corresponding to a role of the user and the operation of the user.