Work Vehicle Route Feedback for Unworked Area Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing work vehicles require additional work to address unworked ground after completing a work area, leading to increased working time and reduced efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A work vehicle that estimates and notifies the operator of potential work remaining areas during travel, using a control device to predict and prevent unworked areas through advanced route planning and real-time feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If additional unworked ground processing is performed after completing work in a work area, then complete coverage is achieved, but working time increases and work efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary estimation of unworked ground occurrence before the vehicle completes its work cycle. By using the estimation unit to predict potential unworked areas based on current position, traveling route, and work history, the operator can take corrective action during ongoing work rather than after completion, thereby preventing time loss while maintaining complete coverage
Solution Approach 2:
The notification unit provides real-time feedback to the operator about estimated unworked ground areas. This feedback mechanism allows the operator to adjust the traveling route or work pattern immediately upon receiving notification, enabling continuous optimization of work coverage without requiring separate post-work inspection or correction passes
2Productivity
If work is performed while traveling using a work machine, then work efficiency is improved, but unworked areas may be left behind
Solution Approach 1:
The estimation unit continuously predicts potential unworked ground areas during the work process, allowing the operator to proactively adjust the traveling route before leaving unworked areas. This preliminary detection capability enables the system to maintain both high productivity from continuous travel-based work and complete coverage through timely corrections
Solution Approach 2:
The notification unit provides ongoing feedback during work execution, informing the operator of estimated unworked areas in real-time. This allows the operator to make immediate route adjustments while maintaining travel-based work efficiency, rather than discovering gaps after the fact
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AI summary
An exemplary work vehicle is a work vehicle that performs work while traveling using a work machine, and estimates in advance occurrence of a work remaining area which will remain unworked during the work while traveling, and performs notification of an estimation result regarding the work remaining area.