CA2797390A1 - Methods and systems for controlling fluid delivery missions on a site - Google Patents

Methods and systems for controlling fluid delivery missions on a site Download PDF

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CA2797390A1
CA2797390A1 CA2797390A CA2797390A CA2797390A1 CA 2797390 A1 CA2797390 A1 CA 2797390A1 CA 2797390 A CA2797390 A CA 2797390A CA 2797390 A CA2797390 A CA 2797390A CA 2797390 A1 CA2797390 A1 CA 2797390A1
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Adam J. Gudat
Kenneth L. Stratton
Peter W. Anderton
Michael D. Braunstein
David C. Orr
James D. Humphrey
Craig L. Koehrsen
Claude W. Keefer
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01HSTREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H3/00Applying liquids to roads or like surfaces, e.g. for dust control; Stationary flushing devices
    • E01H3/02Mobile apparatus, e.g. watering-vehicles

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Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling fluid delivery on a site (100) using at least one fluid delivery machine (106) are disclosed. An exemplary such method includes identifying at least one path (104) on the site based on map information (360) associated with the site (step 802), calculating a fluid delivery requirement of the at least one path based on environmental information (362) associated with the site (step 716), and dispatching a fluid delivery machine (106) on a mission to treat the at least one path with fluid based on the fluid delivery requirement (step 820).

Claims (10)

1. A method for controlling fluid delivery on a site (100) using at least one fluid delivery machine (106), the method performed by a worksite computing system (112) and comprising:

identifying at least one path (104) on the site based on map information (360) associated with the site (step 802);

calculating a fluid delivery requirement of the at least one path based on environmental information (362) associated with the site (step 716); and dispatching a fluid delivery machine (106) on a mission to treat the at least one path with fluid based on the fluid delivery requirement (step 820).
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the environmental information includes at least one of: temperature information, solar radiation information, pressure information, humidity information, wind speed information, and precipitation information associated with the site.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating a fluid delivery requirement includes:

receiving a predetermined baseline fluid level of the at least one path (step 706);

calculating a desired fluid level of the at least one path based on the baseline fluid level and on the environmental information (step 708);
calculating an actual fluid level of the at least one path based on the environmental information and on an initial fluid level of the at least one path (step 712); and calculating a ratio the actual fluid level to the desired fluid level (714);

wherein dispatching the fluid delivery machine based on the fluid delivery requirement includes dispatching the fluid delivery machine when the ratio is below a threshold (step 806).
4. The method of claim 3, wherein calculating an actual fluid level includes:

determining an evaporation index based on the environmental information (step 710); and reducing the initial fluid level based on the evaporation index and on an elapsed period of time (step 712).
5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a fluid delivery requirement includes:

receiving usage information (420, 422) and surface characteristic information (412-418, 424, 426) associated with the at least one path (step 718); and modifying the fluid delivery requirement based on the usage information and on the surface characteristic information (step 718), wherein:

the usage information includes at least one of: traffic information, machine loading information, and zoning information associated with the at least one path; and the surface characteristic information includes at least one of: a surface composition, a surface inclination, a curvature, a dust level, and a width associated with the at least one path.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one path includes a plurality of paths, and the method further includes:

determining fluid delivery requirements associated with the plurality of paths;

receiving usage information associated with the plurality of paths; and determining a route among the plurality of paths for the fluid delivery mission based on the fluid delivery requirements and on the usage information (step 808), wherein the fluid delivery machine is dispatched to treat paths in the route with the fluid.
7. The method of claim 1, further including:
receiving a mission report (900) from the at least one fluid delivery machine, the mission report indicating an amount of fluid (904) delivered to the at least one path during the mission (step 826); and updating the fluid delivery requirement based on the amount of delivered fluid (step 826).
8. The method of claim 1, further including updating the fluid delivery requirement based on an estimated amount of fluid to be delivered to the at least one path during the mission (step 822).
9. The method of claim 1, wherein dispatching includes transmitting mission instructions to the fluid delivery machine, the mission instructions identifying the at least one path and an allocated amount of fluid to deliver to the path.
10. A fluid delivery system (112) for controlling fluid delivery on a site (100) using at least one fluid delivery machine (106), the system comprising:

a communication device (356) for communicating with the at least one fluid delivery machine;

a map database (360) storing map information associated with the site;

a device (362, 602) for providing environmental information associated with the site; and a controller (372) configured to:

identify at least one path (104) on the site based on the map information;

calculate a fluid delivery requirement of the at least one path based on the environmental information; and send, via the communication device and based on the fluid delivery requirement, a signal to dispatch a fluid delivery machine on a fluid delivery mission to treat the at least one path with fluid.
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US12/772,060 US8360343B2 (en) 2010-04-30 2010-04-30 Methods and systems for executing fluid delivery mission
US12/772,060 2010-04-30
US12/772,035 US9805317B2 (en) 2010-05-19 2010-05-19 Methods and systems for controlling fluid delivery missions on a site
US12/772,035 2010-05-19
PCT/US2011/034420 WO2011137276A2 (en) 2010-04-30 2011-04-29 Methods and systems for controlling fluid delivery missions on a site

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