Work Vehicle Time Estimation Across Multiple Fields

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods fail to accurately determine the time required for a work vehicle to perform work in multiple fields, as they lack the capability to effectively combine work history and movement history information to estimate the total time needed.

Innovation Solution

A work management system that acquires work history and movement history information to output an estimated required time for a work vehicle to complete tasks in multiple fields by using an acquisition processing unit to gather data and an output processing unit to provide the estimated time.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional techniques are used to calculate estimated work time, then the calculation is simple, but it cannot determine the time required for work in multiple fields including movement time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of work time determinationVSAvoidcomplexity of time calculation system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines work history information and movement history information into a unified time calculation system. The estimated required time calculation unit integrates both work time data and movement time data to provide a comprehensive time estimate for multiple fields, resolving the limitation of conventional techniques that only handled single-field work time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The time calculation system is designed to handle multiple functions: calculating work time for single fields, calculating movement time between fields, and calculating total estimated required time for multiple fields. This multi-functional approach enables accurate time determination across different work scenarios without requiring separate systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If work history and movement history information are collected and integrated, then accurate total time estimation is achieved, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of time informationVSAvoidcomplexity of data processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments time information into distinct components: work history information (work time per field) and movement history information (movement time between fields). The acquisition units separately collect each type of data, and the calculation unit processes them in a structured manner, making the data processing manageable and systematic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The estimated required time calculation unit acts as an intermediary that receives both work history information and movement history information, processes them together, and outputs the integrated total time estimate. This intermediary component coordinates the data flow and integration process, managing the complexity of handling multiple information sources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP4528611A1Work management method, work management program, and work management system
Publication Date: 2025.03.26 YANMAR HLDG CO LTD
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AI summary

[Problem] To provide a work management method, a work management program, and a work management system capable of determining a time required for a work vehicle to perform work in a plurality of fields. [Solution] An acquisition processing unit 212 acquires work history information on work performed by a work vehicle 10 in each of a plurality of fields, and movement history information on movement performed by the work vehicle 10 on one or more roads that connect the plurality of fields. An output processing unit 213 outputs, based on the work history information and the movement history information, an estimated required time that is required for the work vehicle 10 to perform work in the plurality of fields.