Work Machine Imaging Control for Automatic Progress Recording
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing work machines, such as excavators, lack efficient methods for recording work progress, leading to reduced site efficiency due to the need for manual imaging and separate imaging devices.
Innovation Solution
Integration of an imaging device on the work machine that captures images of the work site based on predetermined imaging conditions, including position and direction, allowing for automatic recording of work progress without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual imaging methods are used to record work progress, then work progress can be documented, but site efficiency is reduced due to the need for separate imaging devices and manual operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the imaging device with the work machine itself, integrating the camera system into the existing machinery. This eliminates the need for separate imaging devices and manual imaging operations, allowing work progress to be automatically recorded while the machine performs its primary function, thereby improving site efficiency without adding device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The work machine performs its own imaging function through the integrated camera system. The machine automatically captures and records work progress without requiring external imaging devices or manual intervention, enabling self-documentation of work activities and improving overall productivity
2Extent of automation
If an imaging device is integrated on the work machine, then automatic capture of work progress is enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging device is designed to serve multiple functions: capturing work progress, recording site conditions, and documenting operational data. By making the imaging system multi-functional, the patent reduces the need for multiple separate devices and minimizes overall system complexity while achieving high automation in work documentation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an information management system that acts as an intermediary between the imaging device and the work machine control system. This mediator handles the processing, storage, and management of captured images, simplifying the integration complexity by providing a dedicated interface layer that manages the automated imaging functions
3Loss of information
If multiple work machines share imaging conditions and images, then information management is improved, but communication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs an information management server as an intermediary that centralizes the collection, storage, and distribution of imaging data from multiple work machines. This server-mediated approach improves information sharing efficiency by providing a unified platform for accessing shared images and imaging conditions, while the communication complexity is managed through standardized protocols and centralized coordination
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AI summary
There is provided a work machine including a traveling body, a rotating platform mounted on the traveling body, an attachment mounted on the rotating platform, and including a work element, an imaging unit mounted on the rotating platform, and configured to capture a peripheral image, and an imaging controller configured to cause the imaging unit to capture the image, when an imaging range of the imaging unit includes a predetermined subject region designated in advance.