Work Machine Management Interface for Multi-Equipment Field Operations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems struggle with managing multiple types of work machines performing different types of work on the same work area, making it complicated and difficult for operators to manage both the machines and the areas effectively.
Innovation Solution
A management method and system that activates a management application on a terminal, displaying app activation icons for various work machines, allowing selective operation to activate individual applications for each machine, and includes a management terminal with a control device to manage and control multiple types of work machines and areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional management systems are used to manage multiple types of work machines performing different types of work on the same work area, then the system can handle multiple machines, but the management process becomes complicated and difficult for operators
Solution Approach 1:
The management application is segmented into multiple individual applications, each dedicated to a specific type of work machine. The terminal device displays a plurality of activation icons corresponding to different individual applications, allowing operators to selectively activate only the application needed for the current work machine type, thereby simplifying the management interface while maintaining versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device is designed with universal functionality to manage multiple types of work machines through a single device. The management application provides multi-functional capabilities by integrating multiple individual applications within one terminal, enabling operators to switch between different work machine types using the same device without requiring separate management systems for each machine type
2Ease of operation
If a single terminal manages multiple types of work machines, then device portability is improved, but application management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management application is divided into multiple independent individual applications, each handling a specific work machine type. This segmentation allows the terminal to maintain a clean, organized structure where each activation icon corresponds to a dedicated function, reducing the perceived complexity despite managing multiple machine types
Solution Approach 2:
The management application serves as an intermediary layer between the terminal device and multiple individual applications. It provides a unified interface with activation icons that mediate access to the underlying individual applications, simplifying the user interaction model while enabling access to diverse work machine management functions through a single portable device
Data Source
AI summary
A management terminal, which manages one of a tractor, a rice transplanter, and a combine harvester, as a plurality of types of work machines that perform a plurality of types of work, respectively, on a field, is provided with a storage portion which stores a management application for managing the plurality of types of work machines, a control device which activates the management application, and a display portion. When the control device activates the management application, the control device displays, on the display portion, a plurality of app activation icons corresponding to the plurality of types of work machines, respectively, in such a way that the plurality of app activation icons are selectively operable. Also, the control device activates, in response to selective operation of any one of the plurality of app activation icons, an individual application for operating the work machine corresponding to the selectively operated app activation icon.