Work Apparatus Status Tracking for Manual and Automatic Travel Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is difficult to confirm whether a work apparatus is appropriately operated by a worker due to the variety of control methods, including manual and automatic travel modes, complicating the recognition of its operational status.
Innovation Solution
An operation status management system that acquires and outputs apparatus position and travel mode information for work apparatuses, using an information acquisition unit and an output unit to associate and display this information on a display terminal, allowing easy recognition of the travel mode and worker control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple control methods (manual and automatic travel modes) are used for work apparatus, then operational flexibility and automation capability are improved, but it becomes difficult to confirm whether the work apparatus is appropriately operated by a worker
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a management server as an intermediary between the work apparatus and the user. The management server collects travel mode information from the work apparatus and presents it to the user in a comprehensible format, mediating the complexity of multiple control methods into easily recognizable operational status information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by collecting travel mode information from the work apparatus and notifying the user of the current operational status. This feedback loop allows the user to confirm whether the work apparatus is being appropriately operated despite using multiple control methods, resolving the difficulty of detecting operational status.
2Productivity
If work apparatus automatically travels along a set work route, then productivity is improved, but it becomes harder to monitor worker control and operational appropriateness
Solution Approach 1:
The management server continuously collects travel mode information from the work apparatus and provides feedback to the user. This ensures that even when the apparatus operates automatically along a set route, the user remains informed about the current operational status and can verify appropriate operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The management server acts as an intermediary that maintains visibility of worker control information even during automatic operation. It collects and presents travel mode information, preventing loss of control information while enabling high productivity through automated travel.
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AI summary
An operation status management method includes acquiring apparatus position information indicating a position of one or more work apparatuses that include a plurality of travel modes, and perform work in a field, and travel mode information indicating a travel mode of the work apparatus. The operation status management method also includes outputting work apparatus information indicating a position of the work apparatus and a travel mode of the work apparatus, in association with each other. The work apparatus information may indicate an image indicating a position of the work apparatus on a map. Further, the plurality of travel modes may include a manual travel mode in which the work apparatus is manually controlled by a worker riding on the work apparatus. Further, the plurality of travel modes may include an automatic travel mode in which the work apparatus is controlled from a control terminal communicably connected to the work apparatus.