Deployable Worksite Connectivity Hub for Integrated Machine Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing work equipment such as lifts and telehandlers require efficient tracking, tasking, monitoring, and servicing at a work site, which is often managed by discrete systems that are not integrated, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A deployable connectivity hub system that facilitates wireless communication between machines at a work site, forming a local network and connecting to a remote server, enabling data exchange and management through a wireless machine connectivity module and processing circuit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If discrete systems are used for tracking, tasking, monitoring, and servicing work equipment, then each system can perform its specific function, but the overall system complexity increases and management efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple discrete systems (tracking, tasking, monitoring, servicing) into a single integrated connectivity hub that manages all work equipment through unified wireless communication. This consolidation reduces the number of separate systems from four or more to one central platform, directly lowering system complexity while maintaining all necessary functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The connectivity hub is designed as a universal platform that performs multiple functions simultaneously - it tracks location, assigns tasks, monitors equipment status, and coordinates servicing all through one system. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate specialized systems, improving management efficiency while reducing overall complexity.
2Loss of information
If multiple discrete systems are deployed for work equipment management, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but data integration and communication overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connectivity hub acts as an intermediary device that centralizes all data communication between work equipment and the management system. Instead of multiple systems exchanging data directly with each other, all communication funnels through the hub, which consolidates data streams and eliminates redundant communication protocols, reducing both data loss and communication overhead.
3Productivity
If traditional discrete systems are used for equipment management, then individual system reliability is maintained, but overall operational efficiency and real-time monitoring capability decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The connectivity hub implements real-time feedback loops by continuously monitoring equipment status, task completion, and operational data, then immediately relaying this information to the management system. This real-time feedback capability enables proactive decision-making and rapid response to issues, significantly improving operational efficiency while maintaining system reliability through continuous monitoring.
Data Source
AI summary
A site connectivity system includes a deployable connectivity hub configured to be selectively deployed at a site. The deployable connectivity hub including a wireless hub connectivity module configured to facilitate wireless communications and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to establish a local site network with a plurality of wireless machine connectivity modules including at least a first wireless machine connectivity module associated with a first machine at the site and a second wireless machine connectivity module associated with a second machine at the site, establish a connection with a remote server, receive data from the first wireless machine connectivity module regarding the first machine over the local site network, transmit the data to the second wireless machine connectivity module over the local site network, and transmit the data to the remote server over the connection.