Transporter Vehicle Collision Detection Area Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
In mining sites, transporter vehicles like dump trucks face productivity degradation due to excessive operation of collision damage reduction systems triggered by false object detections, leading to inefficient work efficiency and potential damage from actual collisions.
Innovation Solution
A transporter vehicle equipped with an object detection system that sets a specific detection area based on traveling conditions, determining the presence of objects with a high collision probability and controlling the process system to minimize damage while avoiding excessive operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the collision damage reduction system operates to detect all objects, then collision damage is reduced, but work efficiency degrades due to excessive system operations on low-risk objects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by defining a specific detection area with focused dimensions (width in vehicle width direction, length in traveling direction) rather than uniformly monitoring all areas. This concentrates detection resources on the most critical zone directly in front of the vehicle where collision risk is highest, reducing false alarms from peripheral objects while maintaining protection where needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection area is segmented into a specific focused region rather than treating the entire front field as one monitoring zone. This segmentation allows the system to distinguish between high-risk areas (specific detection area) and low-risk areas, triggering processes only for objects within the critical zone, thereby improving work efficiency without compromising collision protection.
2Reliability
If the detection area covers the entire front side, then all objects are detected, but false detections increase leading to excessive process system operations
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of uniform detection across the entire front side, the patent implements local quality by defining a specific detection area with precise dimensional parameters. This focused approach improves detection accuracy for relevant objects while reducing false detections from irrelevant areas, simplifying system operations.
3Reliability
If the process system operates excessively to ensure safety, then collision damage is minimized, but productivity in the mining site is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the detection area parameters adjustable based on vehicle width and traveling direction. This dynamic configuration allows the system to adapt to different operating conditions, ensuring safety through appropriate detection coverage while avoiding excessive operations that would reduce mining site productivity.
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AI summary
A transporter vehicle includes: a vehicle; an object detection device which includes a detection area at a front side of the vehicle and detects an object at the front side of the vehicle; a process system capable of performing a process for reducing damage caused by a collision; a specific detection area setting unit which sets a specific detection area having a width of a first dimension in a width direction of the vehicle and a length of a second dimension in a traveling direction of the vehicle in the detection area; a collision determination unit which determines whether an object exists in the specific detection area based on a detection result of the object detection device; and a control unit which outputs a signal for reducing damage caused by the collision to the process system based on a determination result of the collision determination unit.