JP7013415B2 - Support device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to, for example, a support device that can assist in a drying plan for drying grains.

Grains such as rice and wheat are harvested by agricultural machinery such as combine harvesters, and after the harvested grains are transferred to transport vehicles, they are transported to processing equipment such as rice centers and country elevators for shipment at the processing equipment. Will be processed. In the processing equipment, the dryer shown in Patent Document 1 is disclosed.
The dryer of Patent Document 1 includes a storage unit for storing grains, a drying unit for drying the grains, and a circulation unit for circulating the dried grains to the storage unit. In Patent Document 1, grains can be dried while being circulated.

Japanese Patent No. 3128390A

By the way, the harvesting of grains is often carried out intensively at a specific time, and if information on the harvesting of grains can be obtained in advance, it can be processed on the dryer side. However, in reality, it is difficult to predict in advance the time of drying with a dryer (drying time).
Therefore, in view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a support device capable of easily predicting the drying time.

The technical means taken by the present invention to solve the above technical problems is characterized by the following points.
The support device includes a production information acquisition unit that acquires the agricultural performance of the grain including agricultural work, a planning unit that creates a drying plan for drying the grain with a dryer, and a plurality of the agricultural work that corresponds to the agricultural work. A time storage unit that stores the first growth time, which is the time until the grain can be harvested later, and a time acquisition unit that acquires the first growth time in a predetermined farm work from the time storage unit among the plurality of agricultural works. , The harvest time of the grain is obtained based on the predetermined agricultural work acquired by the production information acquisition unit and the first growth time corresponding to the predetermined agricultural work acquired by the time acquisition unit, and coincides with the harvest time of the grain. The plan making unit includes a prediction unit that predicts the time to be dried as the drying time to be dried by the dryer, and the planning unit dries the grain with the dryer on the date input to the schedule display unit displayed on the screen. By creating the drying plan as the drying time, displaying the drying time predicted by the prediction unit on the screen, and displaying the drying time of the drying plan created by the plan creation unit on the screen. It is possible to compare the drying time created by the planning unit with the drying time predicted by the prediction unit.

Further, it is provided with a harvest amount acquisition unit for acquiring the harvest amount of the grains grown in the common field where the predetermined farming work has been performed and the harvest amount corresponding to the date of the schedule display unit as the planned harvest amount. The planning unit may include the number of dryers input corresponding to the date of the schedule display unit in the drying plan and perform drying with the number of dryers corresponding to the date of the schedule display unit. If the planned harvest amount corresponding to the date of the schedule display unit is larger than the total drying amount that can be achieved, the screen of the drying plan is displayed that the drying process in the dryer may not be completed.

According to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the drying time for drying the grain can be easily predicted based on the actual farming work and the first growing time corresponding to the farming work.
According to the invention of claim 2, not only the drying time but also the planned yield corresponding to the drying time can be predicted.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the drying time for drying the grain can be easily predicted based on the actual growing condition and the second growing time corresponding to the growing condition.
According to the invention of claim 4, not only the drying time but also the planned yield corresponding to the drying time can be predicted.

It is an overall view of the agricultural management system. It is an overall view of a tractor. It is an overall view of the combine. It is explanatory drawing of the main screen. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed the work plan. It is explanatory drawing which stores the harvested grain in a storage member. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed the selection screen. It is a figure which shows the association between the consignment information and the machine identification information. It is a figure which shows the association between the receipt information and the crop information. It is a figure which shows the association of the receipt information, the crop information and the work information. It is a figure which shows the processing equipment and the crop management system. It is an overall view of a dryer. It is a detailed view near the inclined surface. It is a detailed view of a flow passage. It is a figure which shows the modification of the measuring device. It is a figure which shows the tendency of the water content and the approximate straight line. It is a figure which shows the tendency of the water content per unit time, and the approximate straight line. It is a figure which displayed the water content on a display device. It is a figure which displayed the dryness lapse rate on a display device. It is a figure which showed the moisture unevenness on a display device. It is a figure which displayed the elapsed time on the display device. It is explanatory drawing explaining the method of obtaining the predicted moisture in a predetermined time. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the operation end time, the operation start time, the operation time, and the cumulative operation time. It is a figure of the modification of the processing equipment in the case of obtaining the cumulative operating time of one processing machine. It is a figure which shows the screen of the annual drying plan. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the farm work and the first growth time. It is explanatory drawing which determines the dry time from farm work and the first growth time. It is a figure which showed an example of a cropping plan and an agricultural record. It is a figure which shows an example of a growth input screen. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the growth state and the second growth time. It is a figure which shows the screen of the day drying plan. It is a figure which shows the screen which registers (inputs) a dryer. It is explanatory drawing explaining the setting of the day drying plan. It is 1st explanatory diagram explaining the prediction part. It is a 2nd explanatory diagram explaining the prediction part. It is a 3rd explanatory diagram explaining the prediction part. It is a figure which shows the flow which displays the producer information. It is a figure which shows the registration screen. It is the whole view of the agricultural management system in 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an overall view of the agricultural management system.
The agricultural management system (agricultural support system) consists of a production management system that manages from crop planting to crop harvesting, and a crop management system that manages post-harvest crops.

First, the outline of the production control system will be described. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the explanation will proceed assuming that the agricultural product is a grain such as rice or wheat. As a matter of course, agricultural products are not limited to rice and wheat.
The production control system is a system that manages various information (called production information) from grain planting to grain harvesting. Production information is roughly divided into information on producers who produce agricultural products (grains) (producer information), information on agricultural work (called work information), and information on agricultural products (grains) (called crop information).

The producer information is information for identifying the producer, for example, the name of the producer, the address of the producer, the place of residence, the number of fields that can be cultivated by the producer, the position of the fields, and the like. The work information is information including the results of agricultural work (agricultural results). For example, when the farm work is cultivated, the cultivated place, cultivated date, etc. are the work information. When the agricultural work is fertilizer application, the work information includes the fertilizer application location, fertilizer application date, fertilizer name, fertilizer application amount, and the like. When the agricultural work is pesticide spraying, the work information includes the place where the pesticide is sprayed, the date when the pesticide is sprayed, the name of the pesticide, the amount of the pesticide sprayed, and the like. When the agricultural work is harvesting, the place of harvest, the amount of harvest, etc. are the work information.

The work information (agricultural results) includes information on workers who have performed agricultural work (worker names, number of people involved in the work, etc.), information on machines that have performed agricultural work (classification of agricultural machines, models, machine identification information, etc.). ) May be included. The work information is not limited to the above-mentioned contents as long as it includes the results of various agricultural works.
The crop information is information including the characteristics of the grain, for example, the variety of the grain, the characteristics of the grain (water content at the time of harvest, the amount of protein at the time of harvest), and the yield. The characteristics of the grain (water content at the time of harvest, protein amount at the time of harvest) and the yield may be treated as agricultural results. Further, the crop information is not limited to the above-mentioned contents as long as it is information representing a crop (grain).

As shown in FIG. 1, the production control system has a data acquisition device 2. The data collecting device 2 is a device capable of collecting the above-mentioned producer information, work information, crop information and the like. The data collecting device 2 is mounted on an agricultural machine such as a tractor, a rice transplanter, or a combine harvester. The data collecting device 2 can communicate with various devices mounted on the agricultural machine through an in-vehicle network or the like mounted on the agricultural machine. This data collecting device 2 collects (acquires) various data when the agricultural machine is operated. In other words, the data collecting device 2 collects work information including the agricultural performance of the agricultural machine in the agricultural machine in which the agricultural work has been performed.

Hereinafter, the collection of agricultural results by the data collection device 2 will be described by taking a tractor and a combine as an example. For convenience of explanation, the data collection device 2 mounted on the tractor is referred to as a first data collection device 2A, and the data collection device 2 mounted on the combine is referred to as a second data collection device 2B.
First, the configuration of the tractor will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tractor 10 includes a traveling vehicle (traveling vehicle body) 11, an engine 12, a transmission 13, a driver's seat 14, and a control device 15. Further, various working devices can be detachably connected to the rear portion of the traveling vehicle 11. Specifically, a three-point link mechanism 16 is provided at the rear of the traveling vehicle 11 so as to be able to move up and down, and a PTO shaft for transmitting power from the engine 12 is provided. As the working device 17, for example, a fertilizer spraying device, a tilling device, a pesticide spraying device, a sowing spraying device, and a harvesting device can be attached to the three-point link mechanism 16. Note that FIG. 2 shows an example in which the fertilizer spraying device is attached to the three-point link mechanism 16.

The control device 15 is a device that controls the traveling system, the working system, and the like of the tractor 10. The control device 15 controls the operation of the engine 12, for example, as a traveling system control. Further, as work system control, when the control device 15 receives an input from an operation tool such as an operation lever or an operation switch provided around the driver's seat 14, the control device 15 raises and lowers the three-point link mechanism 16 according to the input value, and the PTO axis. Controls operations such as the output (rotation speed) of. The traveling system control and the working system control by the control device 15 are not limited to the above-mentioned contents.

The control signals for performing the traveling system control and the working system control, and the detection signals detected by various devices mounted on the tractor 10 are output to the in-vehicle network.
The data collection device 2 (first data collection device 2A) is connected to the control device 15 via an in-vehicle network or the like. When the tractor 10 or the like operates, the first data acquisition device 2A acquires a control signal or a detection signal output to the vehicle-mounted network.

For example, when the rotary tilling device connected to the rear part of the tractor 10 is operated (when tilling is performed), the first data acquisition device 2A uses the rotary rotation speed, the rotary load, the engine rotation speed, the vehicle speed, and the tillage. Data such as depth is acquired through the in-vehicle network. That is, the first data collecting device 2A acquires the rotation speed of the rotary, the load of the rotary, the engine rotation speed, the vehicle speed, and the cultivation depth, which are the agricultural results when tilling is performed as agricultural work.

Further, when the fertilizer application device connected to the rear part of the tractor 10 is operated (when fertilizer is applied), data such as vehicle speed, engine speed, and fertilizer application amount are acquired through the in-vehicle network. That is, the first data collecting device 2A acquires the vehicle speed, the engine speed, and the amount of fertilizer applied, which are the actual agricultural results when fertilizer is applied as agricultural work.
Alternatively, when the pesticide spraying device connected to the rear part of the tractor 10 is operated (when pesticide spraying is performed), data such as vehicle speed, engine speed, and pesticide spraying amount are acquired through the in-vehicle network. That is, the first data collecting device 2A acquires the vehicle speed, the engine speed, and the amount of pesticide sprayed, which are the agricultural results when the pesticide is sprayed as agricultural work.

That is, when the agricultural machine is the tractor 10, the first data collecting device 2A collects the agricultural results of the agricultural work performed by the device connected to the tractor 10.
Next, the structure of the combine will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the combine 20 includes a machine body 21, a traveling device 22, a driver's seat 14, an engine 12, a grain tank 24, a cutting device 25, a measuring device 26, a control device 27, and threshing. It has a device (not shown). The traveling device 22 is provided at the lower part of the machine body. The driver's seat 14, the engine 12, the threshing device, and the grain tank 24 are provided on the machine body 21. The cutting device 25 is provided on the front portion of the machine body 21. The reaping device 25 is a device for reaping grains. The threshing device is a device for threshing the cut grain. The grain tank 24 is a tank for storing threshed grains. The control device 27 is a device that controls the engine 12, the threshing device, and the reaping device 25.

The measuring device 26 is a device for measuring the water content, the protein content, the yield amount, and the like of the grain. Specifically, the measuring device 26 includes a water content measuring unit 26A for measuring the amount of water contained in the grain, a taste measuring unit 26B for measuring the protein amount of the grain, and a yield measuring unit 26C for measuring the yield of the grain. And have. The moisture measuring unit 26A and the taste measuring unit 26B are provided inside the grain tank 24 or around the grain tank 24. The yield measuring unit 26C is provided at the lower part of the grain tank 24.

The taste measuring unit 26B irradiates the grain entering the grain tank 24 with near-infrared light, analyzes the absorption spectrum based on the spectral analysis of the transmitted light, and based on the analysis result, the protein and the like contained in the grain are analyzed. The amount of components (protein content), that is, the amount of protein is determined. The moisture measuring unit 26A is composed of a sensor that measures the moisture content of the grain using the dielectric constant of the grain or measures the moisture content (moisture content) of the grain using the electrical resistance of the grain. There is. The yield measuring unit 26C is composed of a load cell or the like that measures the weight of the grain tank 24 and converts the weight of the grain tank 24 into the yield. The taste measuring unit 26B, the moisture measuring unit 26A, and the yield measuring unit 26C are not limited to those described above.

The data collecting device 2 (second data collecting device 2B) is connected to the control device 27 or the measuring device 26 (moisture measuring unit 26A, taste measuring unit 26B), and is connected to the grain yield and the water content at the time of harvesting. , Collect the amount of protein at the time of harvest.
As described above, when the agricultural machine is the combine 20, the second data collecting device 2B collects the yield amount as the agricultural record, and collects the water content at the time of harvesting and the protein amount at the time of harvesting as the crop information. As described above, the amount of water at the time of harvest and the amount of protein at the time of harvest may also be treated as agricultural results.

As described above, according to the data collecting device 2, it is possible to collect the agricultural results of the agricultural work performed by the device connected to the tractor 10 and the agricultural results of the agricultural work performed by the combine 20. The above-mentioned agricultural achievements are an example, and the agricultural achievements are not limited to the above-mentioned contents.
The data collection device 2 (first data collection device 2A, second data collection device 2B) includes a first storage unit 30 and a first communication unit 31. The first storage unit 30 primarily stores data including agricultural results. The first communication unit 31 is composed of a device that performs short-distance or long-distance communication, and can be connected to an external device (computer). For example, the first communication unit 31 is a device that performs wireless communication according to Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity, a registered trademark) of the IEEE 802.11 series, which is a communication standard. The first communication unit 31 may be a device that performs wireless communication via a mobile phone communication network or a device that performs wireless communication via a data communication network.

The production control system is equipped with a plurality of computers (support devices) for managing production information (work information, crop information). The computer (support device) 33 is a worker computer 33A, an administrator computer 33B, and a production control computer 33C.
The worker computer 33A is a communication terminal (mobile terminal) that can be operated by a farm worker who performs farm work, and is assigned to the farm worker and possessed by the farm worker. The administrator computer 33B is a personal computer (PC) or the like assigned to the administrator, which can be operated by the administrator who manages the farm worker. The production control computer 33C is a server to which the worker computer 33A and the manager computer 33B can be connected.

The communication terminal (mobile terminal) 33A is composed of, for example, a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone), a tablet PC, or the like having relatively high computing power. The communication terminal 33A includes a second communication unit 35, a second storage unit 36, and a display unit 39.
The second communication unit 35 is composed of a communication device that wirelessly communicates with the data collection device 2 and the production control computer 33C. The second communication unit 35 is a device that performs wireless communication according to, for example, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity, a registered trademark) of the IEEE 802.11 series, which is a communication standard. Further, the second communication unit 35 is a device that performs wireless communication by, for example, a mobile phone communication network, a data communication network, a mobile phone communication network, or the like.

Therefore, if the first communication unit 31 of the data collection device 2 and the second communication unit 35 of the communication terminal 33A are connected, the communication terminal 33A will have data such as agricultural results collected by the data collection device 2, that is, The communication terminal 33A can acquire data including production information (work information, crop information).
When the communication terminal 33A acquires the production information (work information, crop information), the communication terminal 33A acquires the machine identification information that is the source of the production information in association with the production information. For example, the communication terminal 33A acquires machine identification information for identifying the tractor 10 and the work device 17, or machine identification information for identifying the combine 20 from the data collection device 2 together with production information.

Therefore, it is possible to extract the production information by using the machine identification information.
Further, if the second communication unit 35 of the communication terminal 33A and the production control computer 33C are connected, data including agricultural results, that is, production information (work information, crop information) can be transmitted to the production control computer 33C. .. In addition, various data can be transmitted from the production control computer 33C to the communication terminal 33A.

The communication terminal 33A may have a position detection unit 37. The position detection unit 37 receives signals (position of GPS satellites, transmission time, correction information, etc.) transmitted from positioning satellites (for example, GPS satellites), and based on the received signals, own position (for example, latitude, etc.). It is a device that detects (longitude). For example, if a farm worker gets on the tractor 10 and performs farm work, the position of the farm worker at the time of farm work, that is, the place at the time of farm work can be detected.

More specifically, for example, when cultivated by the tractor 10, the cultivated place (field position) can be detected, and when harvested by the combine 20, the harvested place (field position) can be detected. The position detection unit 37 described above may be provided on an agricultural machine such as a tractor 10 or a combine 20.
The second storage unit 36 stores data (work information, crop information, machine identification information, etc.) transmitted from the data collection device 2, and stores data transmitted from the production control computer 33C.

Next, the production control computer 33C will be described in detail.
Producer information can be registered in the production control computer 33C. For example, when the communication terminal 33A or the administrator computer 33B logs in to the production control computer 33C, the production control computer 33C has a screen (registration screen) for registering producer information as shown in FIG. 34. Q3 is displayed on the logged-in communication terminal 33A and the administrator computer 33B. On the registration screen Q3, for example, the name of the producer, the address of the producer, the whereabouts, the name of the field where the producer can plant, the field area and the position of the field, the number of fields, and the like can be input. When the input of the producer information on the registration screen Q3 is completed, the production management computer 33C issues registration specific information (registration code, etc.) for managing the producer information, and logs in to the communication terminal 33A or the administrator computer. Send to 33B. Further, the producer information and the registration specific information input to the registration screen Q3 are stored in the management information storage unit 47 provided in the production control computer 33C.

The production control computer 33C has a cropping plan setting unit 40 for setting a cropping plan and a cropping plan storage unit 41 for storing the cropping plan. The planting plan setting unit 40 is composed of a program or the like stored in the production control computer 33C. The planting plan is a plan to set the crops (varieties, brands, etc.) to be planted, the number of fields to be planted, the planned work period, the planned sowing period, the planned transplanting period, the planned growth period, and the like.

When the administrator computer 33B logs in to the production control computer 33C and the administrator computer 33B requests to create a cropping plan, the cropping plan setting unit 40 prepares a cropping plan in response to the request. A screen, that is, a planting plan screen for inputting a crop to be planted, a field to be planted, etc. is displayed on the administrator computer 33B. Further, when the crops to be cultivated, the fields to be cultivated, etc. are input to the cropping plan screen, the cropping plan setting unit 40 stores the input crops and fields as a cropping plan in the cropping plan storage unit 41. It is preferable that the cropping plan and the producer information are associated with each other. For example, in the cropping plan storage unit 41, the registered specific information for specifying the producer information is stored in association with the cropping plan.

Therefore, by connecting the manager computer 33B to the production control computer 33C, it is possible to easily create a cropping plan in which the crops to be cultivated and the field are associated with the producer, and the created cropping plan is cultivated. It can be stored in the plan storage unit 41.
Further, the production control computer 33C has a work plan creation unit 42 for creating a work plan and a work plan storage unit 43 for storing the work plan. The work plan creation unit 42 is composed of a program or the like stored in the production control computer 33C. The work plan is a plan to set a predetermined place (field), farm work, time for farm work (work time), farm worker who performs farm work, details of farm work, and the like. The work plan may include the crop name (type of crop) and the like.

Agricultural work includes, for example, floor soil preparation, ridge coating, tilling, sowing, rice planting, puddling, grooving, weeding, topdressing, harvesting and the like. The details of the agricultural work are the fertilizer name and the amount of fertilizer applied when the agricultural work is fertilizer application, and the pesticide name and the amount of pesticide applied when the agricultural work is pesticide application. Information about the machines used to perform farm work may be used as details of farm work.
When the administrator computer 33B logs in to the production control computer 33C and the administrator computer 33B requests to create a work plan, the work plan creation unit 42 responds to the request to create a work plan. The work plan setting screen is displayed on the administrator computer 33B. The work plan creation unit 42 displays, for example, a work plan setting screen for inputting a crop name, a field, a farm work, a work time, a farm worker, details of the farm work, and the like. Further, the work plan creation unit 42 stores the items (agricultural product name, field, farm work, work time, farm worker, details of farm work) input to the work plan setting screen in the work plan storage unit 43 as a work plan. .. It is desirable that the work plan is set in association with the cropping plan, and the work plan setting screen has an input unit for inputting specific information (for example, the name of the cropping plan) that specifies the cropping plan. By inputting the name of the cropping plan in the department, the cropping plan and the work plan can be associated with each other.

Further, it is preferable that the work plan and the producer information are associated with each other. For example, the work plan storage unit 43 stores the registered specific information for specifying the producer information in association with the work plan. When associating the cropping plan with the work plan, it is possible to omit the association between the work plan and the registered specific information.
Therefore, by connecting the administrator computer 33B to the production control computer 33C, a work plan can be easily created in association with the producer, and the created work plan can be stored in the work plan storage unit 43. can.

Further, the production control computer 33C includes a work instruction unit 44. The work instruction unit 44 is composed of a program or the like stored in the production control computer 33C. The work instruction unit 44 transmits a work plan to the support device (communication terminal 33A).
When the communication terminal 33A assigned to the farm worker logs in to the production management computer 33C and there is a request for transmission of the work plan from the communication terminal 33A, the work instruction unit 44 sends the communication terminal 33A to the communication terminal 33A in response to the request. A work plan including the assigned worker is extracted from the work plan storage unit 43, and the work plan is transmitted to the communication terminal 33A.

As described above, according to the production control system, the cropping plan can be created by the administrator computer 33B, and the cropping plan can be stored in the production control computer 33C. In addition, the work plan can be created by the administrator computer 33B, and the work plan can be transmitted to the communication terminal 33A assigned to the farm worker. The farm worker can carry out the farm work while looking at the transmitted work plan. Further, from the communication terminal 33A, work information including agricultural results and crop information, that is, production information can be transmitted to the production control computer 33C.

Next, the transmission of production information from the communication terminal 33A to the production control computer 33C will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 39 of the communication terminal 33A can display the main screen (first screen) Q1. A notification button 50 and a collection button 51 are displayed on the main screen Q1. The notification button 50 and the collection button 51 are selectable.

When the notification button 50 is selected, a login process is executed between the communication terminal 33A and the production control computer 33C. After logging in, the communication terminal 33A requests the production control computer 33C to send the work plan. The production control computer 33C transmits the work plan corresponding to the communication terminal 33A to the communication terminal 33A. The production management computer 33C is attached to the communication terminal 33A, for example, crop name, tilling place, tilling date, fertilizing place, fertilizing date, fertilizer name, fertilizer application amount, pesticide spraying place, pesticide spraying date, pesticide name, pesticide spraying. Send a work plan including quantity, harvest location, worker name, agricultural machinery, etc.

When the collection button 51 is selected, the communication terminal 33A connects to the data collection device 2 (first data collection device 2A, second data collection device 2B) and collects work information including agricultural results collected by the data collection device 2. get. The communication terminal 33A transmits the acquired work information and the like to the production control computer 33C. The communication terminal 33A manages production, for example, rotary rotation speed, rotary load, engine rotation speed, vehicle speed, tillage depth, fertilizer application amount, pesticide spraying amount, harvest amount, water content at harvest, protein amount at harvest, and the like. Send to computer 33C.

Although the notification button 50 and the collection button 51 are separate, the notification button 50 and the collection button 51 may be used in combination. When the notification button 50 is selected, the communication terminal 33A may also acquire work information and the like from the data collection device 2.
By the way, the work plan transmitted from the production control computer 33C is displayed on the work plan screen Q2 of the communication terminal 33A as shown in FIG. Further, in addition to the work plan, the communication terminal 33A can display a completion button 52 indicating the completion of farm work. When the completion button 52 is selected, the communication terminal 33A converts the work plan shown on the work plan screen Q2 into agricultural results. Specifically, when the completion button 52 is selected, the communication terminal 33A converts the items shown in the work plan that cannot be obtained by the data collection device 2 as agricultural results. For example, the work plan is "Crop name, cultivation place, cultivation date, fertilizer application place, fertilizer application date, fertilizer name, fertilizer application amount, pesticide application place, pesticide application date, pesticide name, pesticide application amount, harvest location, work. In the case of "person name, agricultural machinery", items other than fertilizer application amount, pesticide application amount, and harvest amount are converted into agricultural results. When converting the work plan into agricultural results, predetermined items can be modified by operating the communication terminal 33A. The communication terminal 33A transmits the converted agricultural results to the production control computer 33C in association with the cropping plan.

That is, the communication terminal 33A has work information (cultivation place, cultivation day, fertilizer application place, fertilizer application date, fertilizer name, fertilizer application amount, pesticide spraying place, pesticide spraying date, pesticide name, pesticide spraying amount, harvesting place, The worker name, agricultural machine) and the cropping plan (information for specifying the cropping plan) corresponding to the work information are transmitted to the production control computer 33C. Further, the communication terminal 33A transmits crop information (crop name, harvest amount, water content at harvest, protein amount at harvest) to the production control computer 33C. Work information and crop information including agricultural results transmitted from the communication terminal 33A are stored in the management information storage unit 47 provided in the production control computer 33C.

When the communication terminal 33A converts the work plan received from the production control computer 33C into agricultural results, and the farm work is performed according to the received work plan, the communication terminal 33A sends a signal indicating that there is no change. May convert the work plan stored in the production control computer 33C into agricultural results by transmitting to the production control computer 33C. In this case as well, the agricultural performance and the cropping plan are automatically associated.

Now, when the grain is harvested, as shown in FIG. 6, the grain harvested by the combine 20 is put into the first storage member 55 of the truck which is the transport vehicle 53. The grain contained in the first storage member 55 is transported by a truck 53 to a grain processing facility 60 such as a rice center. The first accommodating member 55 is a container or the like.
In the production control system, it is possible to set which first storage member 55 contains the grain containing what amount of water and protein. That is, in the crop management system, it is possible to associate the crop information (crop name, harvest amount, water content at harvest, protein amount at harvest) with the first accommodating member 55.

Next, the correspondence between the crop information and the first accommodating member will be described.
The correspondence between the crop information and the first accommodating member 55 is performed using the communication terminal 33A or the like. The communication terminal 33A includes an identification acquisition unit 57 and an association unit 58.
As shown in FIG. 7, the display unit 39 of the communication terminal 33A can display the machine selection screen Q5 for selecting an agricultural machine such as a combine 20. On the machine selection screen Q5, a list of combine names corresponding to the owned combine 20 is displayed. When a predetermined combine name (harvester) is selected on the machine selection screen Q5, the communication terminal 33A holds the machine identification information corresponding to the selected combine name.

The identification acquisition unit 57 acquires identification information (referred to as accommodation identification information) for identifying the first accommodation member 55. The accommodation identification information is composed of a unique number or the like. This accommodation identification information is attached to a QR code (registered trademark) attached to the first accommodation member 55. The identification acquisition unit 57 is composed of a camera or the like, and holds the accommodation identification information by reading the QR code (registered trademark) as an image. The association unit 58 associates the machine identification information corresponding to the combine name (harvester) selected on the machine selection screen Q5 with the accommodation identification information indicating the first accommodation member 55 acquired by the identification acquisition unit 57.

When the machine identification information and the accommodation identification information are associated with each other, the association unit 58 also associates the consignment information assigned for management. The consignment information is an ID code or the like, and is composed of a unique number or the like. For convenience of explanation, the ID code used as the consignment information is called a consignment ID.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the combine 20 from which the grain was harvested, that is, the machine identification information for identifying the combine 20, and the first accommodating member 55 containing the grain harvested by the combine 20, that is, the accommodation identification information. Can be associated. The relationship between the predetermined combine 20 and the predetermined first accommodating member 55 can be extracted by the consignment ID.

Further, the communication terminal 33A can associate the predetermined first accommodating member 55 with the water content and the protein amount of the grain contained in the first accommodating member 55. This correspondence is performed using various information. For convenience of explanation, the combine 20 selected on the machine selection screen Q5 is selected as the combine, the machine identification information indicating the selected combine is selected as the identification information, and the predetermined first accommodating member 55 associated with the selected combine is referred to. The accommodation identification information indicating the determined accommodating member and the determined accommodating member is referred to as the determined accommodating member.

The association unit 58 refers to the second storage unit 36 of the communication terminal 33A, and determines whether or not there is crop information in the grain harvested by the selected combine. For example, when the second storage unit 36 has the crop information corresponding to the selection identification information indicating the selection combine, it is determined that the crop information in the grain harvested by the selection combine exists. Here, when the crop information exists, the mapping unit 58 may use the items (field, harvest date, working time, worker, machine information, etc.) shown in the agricultural results converted from the work plan and the communication terminal in advance. Using the time information (year, month, day, hour, minute, etc.) possessed by 33A, crop information (water content at harvest, protein content at harvest) in the grain contained in the determination storage member is extracted. For example, in the second storage unit 36, the association unit 58 extracts an agricultural record having the same harvest date as the day when the combine 20 and the first accommodating member 55 are selected on the machine selection screen Q5, and corresponds to the extracted agricultural record. It is assumed that the grain contained in the determined accommodating member has the amount of water and the amount of protein to be used. That is, the association unit 58 associates the extracted crop information, that is, the amount of water at the time of harvest and the amount of protein at the time of harvest, with the accommodation identification information indicating the determined storage member.

In the above-described embodiment, the determination accommodating member (accommodation identification information) and the crop information are associated with each other by referring to the second storage unit 36 of the communication terminal 33A, but the management information storage unit 47 of the production control computer 33C is used. By referring to it, the accommodation identification information and the crop information may be associated with each other.
For example, the mapping unit 58 uses the items (field, harvest date, working hours, workers, information on machines, etc.) and selection identification information shown in the agricultural results converted from the work plan as search keys, and the production control computer. Send to 33C. Then, the matching unit 58 extracts the crop information harvested by the selected combine from the management information storage unit 47 using the search key. Then, the association unit 58 associates the crop information extracted from the management information storage unit 47 with the determined accommodating member (accommodation identification information).

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, by searching the second storage unit 36 or the management information storage unit 47, the accommodation identification information and the crop information (harvest amount, water content at the time of harvest, protein at the time of harvest). Amount) can be associated with. The associated crop information and accommodation identification information are stored together with the receipt information in the harvest information storage unit 48 provided in the production control computer 33C.

In addition to the correspondence between the crop information and the predetermined first accommodating member 55, work information (agricultural performance) may also be associated. For example, the communication terminal 33A is connected to the production management computer 33C, and the agricultural results corresponding to the crop information (for example, the harvested field, the worker name, etc.) are extracted from the management information storage unit 47, and as shown in FIG. , The extracted agricultural record, crop information, accommodation identification information and consignment ID may be associated and stored in the harvest information storage unit 48. Further, the association between the accommodation identification information and the crop information is not limited to the above-mentioned method.

As described above, according to the production control system, for example, crop planting plans, agricultural work plans, agricultural work results (work information), information on crop harvesting (crop information), and the like can be collectively managed.
Next, the crop management system will be described. The crop management system is mainly a system for managing crops (grains) after harvesting. Specifically, the crop management system is a system that manages a grain processing facility 60 that processes crops (grains) after harvesting.

First, the grain processing equipment 60 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 11, the grain processing equipment 60 includes a plurality of processing machines 61. The processing machine 61 is, for example, a dryer 61A, a cooling tank 61B, a huller 61C, a color selector 61D, a measuring instrument 61E, and the like. The processing machine is not limited to the above-mentioned one.
As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the dryer 61A is a device for drying grains. The dryer 61A includes a charging unit 62, a storage unit 63, a drying unit 64, a circulation unit 65, and a measuring device 66.

The charging unit 62 has a charging port 62A for charging the grains to be dried, and is composed of a hopper or the like. The storage unit 63 and the drying unit 64 are provided in the first main body 67 formed in a box shape. The storage unit 63 is a room for storing the grain to be dried, and is provided in the upper part of the first main body 67. The drying unit 64 is a device for drying grains by heat or the like, and is provided in a first main body 67 below the storage unit 63. The storage unit 63 and the drying unit 64 communicate with each other so that the grain stored in the storage unit 63 flows to the drying unit 64.

The circulation unit 65 is a device for circulating grains, and is a device that sends the grains dried by the drying unit 64 to the storage unit 63 and the grains charged into the charging unit 62 to the storage unit 63. The circulation portion 65 has a horizontal feed mechanism 65A for laterally feeding the dried grain and a vertical feed mechanism 65B for upwardly feeding the grain sent by the horizontal feed mechanism 65A. First, the vertical feed mechanism 65B will be described.

The vertical feed mechanism 65B includes a box-shaped second main body 70 provided on the side of the first main body 67 and vertically long, and a transport unit 71 provided inside the second main body 70 and transporting grains upward. ing.
The second main body 70 has a bottom wall 70A and a peripheral wall 70B rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 70A. At the lower part of the peripheral wall 70B, a receiving port 70C for receiving the grain sent by the lateral feeding mechanism 65A is formed.

The transport unit 71 has a sprocket 71A arranged and rotatable at the upper and lower portions of the second main body, a belt 71B hung on the upper and lower sprockets 71A, and a bucket 71C provided on the belt 71B. According to the vertical feed mechanism 65B, the sprocket 71A is rotated by a drive motor or the like (not shown) to move the belt 71B, so that the grain at the lower part of the second main body 70 is scooped by the bucket C71 and placed on the upper part of the second main body 70. Can be carried. The grain transported to the upper part of the second main body 70 is transported to the storage unit 63 through the communication portion 72 connecting the upper part of the second main body 70 and the first main body 67.

The lateral feed mechanism 65A is provided at the lower part of the first main body 67 and below the drying portion 64. The lateral feed mechanism 65A has a screw 73 capable of laterally feed the grain, and a flow passage 74 for flowing the grain laterally fed by the screw 73 to the vertical feed mechanism 65B. Specifically, a transfer chamber 75 is formed in the lower part of the first main body 67 from one side (left side in FIG. 12) to the other side (right side in FIG. 12) to contain the grains dried by the drying portion 65. A screw 73 is provided along the transfer chamber 75. The screw 73 is rotatably supported in the transfer chamber 75, and the grain in the transfer chamber 75 can be sent toward the flow passage 74 by being rotated by a driving force of a drive motor or the like.

The flow passage 74 connects the lower part of the first main body 67 and the second main body 70. Specifically, the flow passage 74 is a passage connecting the transfer chamber 75 and the lower portion of the peripheral wall 70B of the second main body 70, and is the bottom wall 74A, the pair of vertical walls 74B, the upper wall 74C, and the first. Connecting wall 74D and second connecting wall 74
It is composed of E.
The bottom wall 74A is formed of a plate material extending from the transfer chamber 75 toward the second main body 70, and the end portion of the bottom wall 74A is connected to the receiving port 70C. The pair of vertical walls 74B is formed of a plate material rising from the bottom wall 74A, and the upper wall 74C is formed of a plate material connecting the upper ends of the vertical walls 74B.

The first connecting wall 74D is formed of a plate material connecting the end portion of the bottom wall 74A (right end portion in FIG. 12), the end portion of the pair of vertical walls 74B, and the end portion of the upper wall 74C (right end portion in FIG. 12). ing. The second connecting wall 74E is formed of a plate material that connects the middle portion of the bottom wall 74A and the vertical wall 74B facing the second main body 70 among the pair of vertical walls 74B. The flow passage 74 is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration, and may be composed of a bottom wall 74A and a pair of vertical walls 74B, or may be composed of other walls.

On the inner surface (transport surface) of the bottom wall 74A, the transport surface between the first connecting wall 74D and the second connecting wall 74E has an inclined shape that shifts downward as it approaches the peripheral wall 70B of the second main body 70. ing. In other words, on the transport surface of the bottom wall 74A, the portion overlapping the second main body 70 in the width direction is inclined so as to move downward as it approaches the peripheral wall 70B.
That is, the flow passage 74 has an inclined surface 74F that shifts downward as it approaches the second main body 70. The end of the inclined surface 74F is connected to the receiving port 70C. The width of the inclined surface 74F is set to be substantially the same as the width of the lower portion of the second main body 70. Therefore, when the grain flowing through the flow passage 74 reaches the inclined surface 74F, the grain 74 falls below the second main body 70 while sliding on the inclined surface 74F. Therefore, on the inclined surface 74F, the grain tends to spread uniformly, and the thickness of the grain layer at the time of transporting the grain tends to be thin on the inclined surface 74F.

The measuring device 66 is a device for measuring the characteristics of grains, and is composed of a near-infrared moisture meter. The near-infrared moisture meter is a device that measures the water content (moisture content), which is one of the characteristics of grains, by irradiating the grains with infrared rays. With a near-infrared moisture meter, it is possible to measure the moisture content of grains at intervals of several tens of seconds. The water content measured by the near-infrared moisture meter is a ratio to the mass (water content%).

Such a measuring device 66 is provided in the circulation portion 65, and measures the water content of the grain (grain after drying) dried at least in the drying portion 64. Specifically, the measuring device 66 is provided in the lateral feed mechanism 65A for laterally feed the dried grain. By providing the measuring device 66 in the lateral feeding mechanism 65A, the water content of the grain laterally fed after drying is accurately measured.
Specifically, the measuring device 66 is provided in the flow passage 74 of the lateral feed mechanism 65A and is provided on the bottom wall 74A. A window 74G is formed on the inclined surface 74F of the bottom wall 74A, and the measuring device 66 is mounted on the outside of the window 74G which constitutes a part of the inclined surface 74F. The optical axis (optical axis that irradiates infrared rays) of the measuring device 66 is directed to the window 74G, and the measuring device 66 measures the water content of the grain flowing through the inclined surface 74F (window 74G). According to this, the water content of the grain flowing on the inclined surface 74F while spreading uniformly can be measured by the measuring device 66. That is, the water content in the majority of grains that circulate after drying can be measured by the measuring device 66. In this embodiment, the measuring device 66 is mounted on the inclined surface 74F of the flow passage 74 to measure the water content of the grain flowing on the inclined surface 74F. However, as shown in FIG. 15, the measuring device 66 is used. For example, the water content of the grain flowing on the inclined surface 74F may be measured by mounting it above the inclined surface 74F and directing the optical axis of the measuring device 66 toward the inclined surface 74F.

As shown in FIG. 13, the charging portion (hopper) 62 is provided above the inclined surface 74F. The lower end of the hopper 62 is connected to the upper wall 74C facing the inclined surface 74F. Since the hopper 62 is provided above the inclined surface 74F and the measuring device 66 is provided on the inclined surface 74F, the water content of the grain (grain before drying) immediately after the addition of the hopper 62 can be measured by the measuring device 66. , The water content of the grain flowing on the inclined surface 74 after drying can be measured.

As shown in FIG. 11, the dryer 61A includes a first control unit (first controller) 80A composed of a CPU and the like, and a display device 68 that performs various displays.
A measuring device 66 is connected to the first controller 80A. The first controller 80A performs various calculations related to the dryer based on the amount of water measured by the measuring device 66.

The calculation by the first controller 80A will be described.
The first controller 80A includes a dry lapse rate calculation unit 90. The lapse rate calculation unit 90 is composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the first controller 80A. The dryness reduction rate calculation unit 90 calculates the dryness reduction rate, which is the amount of decrease in water content per unit time, based on the water content measured by the measuring device (near red moisture meter) 66. For convenience of explanation, the water content measured by the measuring device (near red moisture meter) 66 is referred to as "measured water content".

After the drying by the dryer 61A is started, the drying rate calculation unit 90 acquires the measured water content every predetermined time (for example, every 30 to 60 seconds). Then, the dryness reduction rate calculation unit 90 uses all the measured water amounts as shown in FIG. 16A when the measured water content is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, for example, when the number of measured water amounts is 5 or more. The reduction approximation line L1 (section, slope) indicating the reduction rate of the measured water content is obtained by the minimum square method. Then, the dry reduction rate calculation unit 90 sets the decrease approximation line L1 as the decrease approximation line L2 per unit time, as shown in FIG. 16B, based on the measurement interval of the measured water content and the parameter indicating the decrease approximation line L1. Convert to (intercept, slope). The slope of the decrease approximation line L2 is the lapse rate. The dry lapse rate calculation unit 90, for example, the dry lapse rate calculation unit 90 obtains the dry lapse rate per minute (60 seconds). Every time the measured water content is measured, the dryness reduction rate calculation unit 90 obtains the slope of the reduction approximate line L2, which is the dryness reduction rate, using the measured water content already measured. In the above-described embodiment, after the decrease approximation line L1 (section, slope) is obtained, the decrease approximation line L1 is converted into the decrease approximation line L2 (section, slope) per unit time. The slope (dry reduction rate) of the decrease approximation line L2 may be obtained by omitting the calculation of L1.

The first controller 80A includes a moisture unevenness calculation unit 91. The moisture unevenness calculation unit 91 is composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the first controller 80A. The water content unevenness calculation unit 91 calculates the water content unevenness, which is the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the water content, based on the water content measured by the measuring device (near red moisture meter) 66.
In the moisture unevenness calculation unit 91, the dry lapse rate and the time elapsed since the start of drying (elapsed time) after the dry lapse rate calculation unit 90 obtained the slope (dry lapse rate) of the decrease approximation line L2. Based on, the measured moisture value is corrected. Specifically, the moisture unevenness calculation unit 91 obtains the corrected moisture amount by "corrected moisture amount = measured moisture value x elapsed time (elapsed time at the time when the measured moisture value is measured)". When the corrected water content is obtained corresponding to the reduced approximate line L2 shown in FIG. 16B, the correction line L3 after the corrected water content is corrected is as shown in FIG. 16B.

The moisture unevenness calculation unit 91 obtains the difference between the maximum value of the corrected water content and the minimum value of the corrected water content (difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the water content) based on the corrected water content, and obtains the difference. Is considered to be uneven moisture. In the case of the correction line L3 of FIG. 16B, the maximum value of the corrected water content is 15.91%, and the minimum value of the corrected water content is 15.74%, so that the water content unevenness is 0.2%. ..
In the above-described embodiment, the moisture unevenness calculation unit 91 corrects the measured moisture content based on the dryness reduction rate and the elapsed time, and the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the corrected corrected moisture content is the moisture unevenness. However, the water content unevenness may be obtained by using the measured water content itself. That is, the water unevenness calculation unit 91 may obtain the water content unevenness from the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the measured water content, which is the measured value.

The first controller 80A includes a target acquisition unit 92 and a time calculation unit 93. The target acquisition unit 92 and the time calculation unit 93 are composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the first controller 80A.
The target acquisition unit 92 acquires the target moisture content, which is the target moisture content of the grain after drying, with the dryer 61A. The target acquisition unit 92 acquires the target water content from the display device 68 of the dryer 61A, or acquires the target water content from the crop management computer described later.

Specifically, in the display device 68 and the crop management computer, for example, the target water content for a predetermined drying process can be set by the input interface provided in the display device 68 and the crop management computer. The target acquisition unit 92 requests the display device 68 and the crop management computer for the target moisture content for a predetermined drying process, and acquires the target moisture content transmitted from the display device 68 and the crop management computer. The target acquisition unit 92 automatically acquires the target water content transmitted from the display device 68 or the crop management computer without necessarily requesting the display device 68 or the crop management computer for the target water content. You may.

The time calculation unit 93 calculates the arrival time to reach the target water content based on the measured water content and the target water content by the measuring device (near red moisture meter) 66. Specifically, the time calculation unit 93 sets the target water content by using the measured water content at the start of drying by the dryer 61A, the target water content, and the dry reduction rate obtained by the dry reduction rate calculation unit 90. Calculate the arrival time. The time calculation unit 93 obtains the arrival time by "arrival time = (measured water content at the start of drying-target water content) / drying rate". The calculation of the arrival time by the time calculation unit 93 is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the time calculation unit 93 may obtain the arrival time by "reaching time = (current measured water content-target water content) / drying rate" every time the measured water content is measured, or the actual measurement. The arrival time may be determined using the measured water content and the dryness reduction rate when the water content is close to the target water content.

As described above, since the first controller 80A includes a dry reduction rate calculation unit 90, a moisture unevenness calculation unit 91, and a time calculation unit 93, the dry reduction rate, moisture unevenness, and arrival time are based on the measured moisture content. Can be obtained from the measured water content.
In the above-described embodiment, the first controller 80A includes all of the dry reduction rate calculation unit 90, the moisture unevenness calculation unit 91, and the time calculation unit 93, but instead of this, the dry reduction rate calculation unit 90, Either the moisture unevenness calculation unit 91 or the time calculation unit 93 may be provided.

When the arrival time is actually reached, the first controller 80A may measure the water content of the grain by the measuring device 66, and the measured water content may be used as the representative water content after the drying of the dryer 61A is completed. Further, in the dryer 61A, at the timing when the water content of the grain is measured by the measuring device 66, the measured water content and the target water content may match, but the measured water content is slightly lower than the target water content. Sometimes. That is, in the measuring device 66, for example, when the target water content is exceeded at the 30th time and the target water content is lower at the 31st time, the first controller 80A obtains the measurement result (measured water content) of the 31st time. This is the representative water content after the drying of the dryer 61A is completed. That is, the first controller 80A monitors the water content measured by the measuring device 66, and sets the measured value less than the target water content and closest to the target water content as the representative water content after the completion of drying.

The display device 68 displays the above-mentioned measured water content, dry lapse rate, water unevenness, and arrival time. For example, the mode of "moisture display", "dry lapse rate display", "moisture unevenness display", and "elapsed time display" can be selected by the input interface of the display device 68. When "moisture display" is selected, as shown in FIG. 17A, the display device 68 displays the transition of the measured water content corresponding to the measurement point on the display unit 68A of the liquid crystal display or the like by a line graph or the like. When "dry lapse rate display" is selected, as shown in FIG. 17B, the display device 68 displays the reduction approximate line L2 and the dry lapse rate on the display unit 68A.

Further, when "moisture unevenness display" is selected, as shown in FIG. 17C, the display device 68 displays the transition of the corrected moisture amount corresponding to the measurement point on the display unit 68A by a line graph or the like, and also corrects it. The maximum and minimum values of water content are displayed. When "water unevenness display" is selected, the transition of the measured water content, which is the measured value, and the maximum and minimum values of the measured water content may be displayed instead of the corrected water content.

Further, when "elapsed time display" is selected, as shown in FIG. 17D, the display device 68 displays the decrease approximate line L2 corresponding to the elapsed time and the arrival time on the display unit 68A. The arrival time may be displayed by the time when the target water content is reached (drying end time), or by the remaining time (for example, 15 minutes) from the current time until the target water content is reached. It may be expressed by the total length (for example, 300 minutes) from the start of the drying treatment to the arrival of the target water content, or may be indicated by other indications.

In the above-described embodiment, the display device 68 is configured to display all of the measured water content, the dryness reduction rate, the water unevenness, and the elapsed time, but instead of this, the measured water content, the dryness reduction rate, and so on. It may be a device that displays the unevenness of moisture or the elapsed time.
Now, the first controller 80A controls the dryer 61A based on the measured water content. The first controller 80A performs, for example, "dry lapse rate control" which is a control based on the dry lapse rate, and "unevenness removal control" which is a control based on moisture unevenness.

The first controller 80A includes a dry reduction control unit 95 that performs "dry reduction rate control". The dryness control unit 95 includes a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the first controller 80A.
The dryness control unit 95 controls the dryness unit 64 based on the dryness reduction rate obtained by the dryness reduction rate calculation unit 90. As shown in FIG. 18, for example, the dry lapse rate control unit 95 has a predetermined time point after a predetermined time from the present based on the current dry lapse rate (currently calculated dry lapse rate) calculated by the dry lapse rate calculation unit 90. Predict the amount of water in P1. That is, the dryness control unit 95 obtains the predicted water content at a predetermined time point P1 using the currently calculated dryness reduction rate. Then, the dryness control unit 95 obtains the difference between the predicted water content and the measured water content at the predetermined time point P1 (predicted water content-measured water content = dryness reduction rate difference), and when the dryness reduction rate difference is negative, Assuming that drying has not progressed, the output of the burner output by the drying unit 64 is increased according to the difference in drying rate. On the other hand, when the dry lapse rate difference is positive, the dry lapse rate control unit 95 considers that the drying has progressed too much, and reduces the output of the burner output by the dry unit 64 according to the dry lapse rate difference.

In the above-described embodiment, the dry reduction control unit 95 changes the output of the burner based on whether the dry reduction rate difference is positive or negative, but the dry reduction rate difference is predetermined. It may be determined whether or not the burner is equal to or greater than the threshold value (determination value), and if it is equal to or greater than the threshold value, control may be performed to change the output of the burner according to the magnitude of the threshold value. If the difference in lapse rate is more than the threshold value or does not become negative, the output of the burner is not changed.

Further, the dry lapse rate control unit 95 may perform dry lapse rate control based on, for example, the current dry lapse rate (currently calculated dry lapse rate) and a predetermined dry lapse rate (set dry lapse rate). good. For example, if the currently calculated dry lapse rate is larger than the set dry lapse rate, the dry lapse rate control unit 95 considers that the drying has progressed too much, and sets the output of the burner output by the dry unit 64 as the currently calculated dry lapse rate. Decrease according to the difference from the dryness rate. On the other hand, when the currently calculated dry lapse rate is smaller than the set dry lapse rate, the dry lapse rate control unit 95 considers that drying has not progressed, and sets the output of the burner output by the dry unit 64 as the currently calculated dry lapse rate. Increase according to the difference from the reduction rate. Further, the dry lapse rate control unit 95 may control the dry lapse rate by using the dry lapse rate obtained in the past (past calculated dry lapse rate) instead of the set dry lapse rate described above. In this case, the above-mentioned "set dry lapse rate" may be read as "past calculated dry lapse rate".

The first controller 80A includes an unevenness removing control unit 96 that performs “unevenness removing control”. The unevenness removing control unit 96 is composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the first controller 80A.
The unevenness removing control unit 96 controls the drying unit 64 based on the moisture unevenness obtained by the moisture unevenness calculation unit 91. The unevenness removing control unit 96 controls to reduce the moisture unevenness when the moisture unevenness (currently moisture unevenness) obtained by the moisture unevenness calculation unit 91 is larger than a predetermined value (moisture unevenness set value). Specifically, when the moisture unevenness is currently larger than the moisture unevenness set value, the unevenness removing control unit 96 stops the output of the burner of the drying unit 64, while the drive motor of the horizontal feed mechanism 65A and the vertical feed mechanism 65B. Is driven to circulate the grain in the dryer 61A (storage unit 63, drying unit 64, circulation unit 65). That is, the unevenness removing control unit 96 lowers the temperature of the grain by circulating the grain in the dryer 61A, and reduces the variation in the temperature of the grain. The unevenness removing control unit 96 may perform unevenness removing control by circulating grains while driving a ventilation device that ventilates the dryer 61A (first main body 67). In this way, by lowering the temperature of the grain while circulating the grain, it is possible to reduce the unevenness of moisture during drying.

The cooling tank 61B is a tank that cools the grains dried by the dryer 61A by storing them in a predetermined time. The huller 61C is a device for hulling grains that have been cooled in the cooling tank 61B.
The color selector 61D is a device that performs color inspection and color selection of grains and the like after hulling. The color selector 61D includes a hopper 61D1, an image pickup unit 61D2, an injector 61D3, and a control unit (second controller) 80D. The hopper 61D1 is a member for putting grains and dropping grains. The image pickup unit 61D2 is a device that images the falling grain, and the injector 61D3 separates the defective grain based on the color selection result.

The second controller 80D is a device that controls the color selector 61D, and determines, for example, whether or not the color of the grain is defective from the image of the grain captured by the image pickup unit 61D2. That is, the second controller 80D detects the damaged rice and the colored rice of the stink bug based on the color of the image of the captured grain, and determines that the grain corresponding to these is defective. When the second controller 80D determines that the grain is defective, the second controller 80D outputs a command to blow off the defective grain to the injector 61D3. Therefore, according to the color selector 61D, by putting the grain in the hopper 61D1, the grain is imaged, the color of the grain is selected based on the captured image, and the bad grain and the good grain are separated. can do.

The measuring instrument 61E measures the grain after the color selector 61D or the like is performed. The hopper 61E1 for putting the grain, the pedestal 61E2 provided at the lower part of the hopper 61E1, the measuring unit 61E3, and the control unit. It has (third controller) 80E.
The hopper 61E1 is a container for storing grains, and the pedestal 61E2 is a table for placing a storage member such as a flexible container or a container for storing grains. The measuring unit 61E3 is a device for measuring the weight of the grain contained in the accommodating member. The third controller 80E is a device that controls the measuring instrument 61E, and performs processing related to the weighing result, the weighing start, the weighing end, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 11, a transport device 98 composed of a belt conveyor or the like is provided between the dryer 61A, the cooling tank 61B, the huller 61C, the color selector 61D, and the measuring instrument 61E, and the transport device 98 is provided. The device 98 allows the grain to be transported from the upstream side to the downstream side. A transport device 98 may be provided in a part between the dryer 61A, the cooling tank 61B, the huller 61C, the color selector 61D, and the measuring instrument 61E.

The crop management system includes a crop management computer (support device) 100 composed of a computer such as a server.
The crop management computer 100, the first controller 80A of the dryer 61A, the second controller 80D of the color selector 61D, and the third controller 80E of the measuring instrument 61E are connected by a network such as a LAN.

The crop management computer 100 includes an operation acquisition unit 101. The operation acquisition unit 101 is composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the crop management computer 100.
The operation acquisition unit 101 acquires operation information of a plurality of operating devices and machines (sometimes referred to as operation units) provided in the grain processing facility 60. The operation information is various information about the operation when the operation unit is operated. The operation information includes an operation state indicating the operation state, a start time indicating the start time of the operation, an end time indicating the end time of the operation, an operation time indicating the length of the operation, and the like. note that. The unit of time is an hour, a minute, a time, and the like, and is not limited.

In this embodiment, each of the dryer 61A, the cooling tank 61B, the huller 61C, the color selector 61D, and the measuring instrument 61E can be said to be moving parts.
For example, the operation acquisition unit 101 acquires the operation state (during drying, stop, etc.), drying start time, drying end time, drying amount, etc. from the first controller 80A or the like as operation information of the dryer 61A which is the operating unit. .. Further, the operation acquisition unit 101 sets the operation status (color selection in progress, cancellation, etc.), color selection result, color selection start time, color selection end time, etc. as the operation information of the color selection machine 61D, which is the operation unit, as the second controller. Obtained from 80D or the like. Further, the operation acquisition unit 101 acquires the shipping amount, the number of bags, the bagging amount, the measurement start time, the measurement end time, and the like from the third controller 80E and the like as the operation information of the measuring instrument 61E which is the operating unit.

In this way, the operation acquisition unit 101 of the crop management computer 100 can acquire the operation information of a plurality of operation units.
By the way, in the crop management system, when focusing on a plurality of moving parts, the operating information of the moving part (upstream moving part) located on the upstream side of the predetermined moving part and the working part (downstream moving part) located on the downstream side. It is a system that can obtain the cumulative operation time of a predetermined operating unit based on the operation information of. In this embodiment, the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C are predetermined operating units, the dryer 61A is the upstream operating unit, and the color selector 61D is the downstream operating unit.

Next, an example of obtaining the cumulative operating time of the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C based on the operating information of the upstream operating unit (dryer 61A) and the downstream operating unit (color selector 61D) will be described in detail.
The crop management computer 100 includes an operation calculation unit 102. The operation calculation unit 102 includes a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the crop management computer 100.

The operation calculation unit 102 calculates the cumulative operation time of the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C based on the operation information of the dryer 61A and the operation information of the color selector 61D acquired by the operation acquisition unit 101.
Specifically, the operation calculation unit 102 has the cooling tank 61B and the cooling tank 61B based on the operation start time obtained from the operation information of the color selector machine 61D and the operation end time obtained from the operation information of the dryer 61A. The operating time of the huller 61C is calculated. For example, when the operation start time (time) of the color selector 61D is 13:00 and the operation end time (time) of the dryer 61A is 11:00, the operation calculation unit 102 operates the color selector 61D. By subtracting the operation end time of the dryer 61A from the start time, the time (called the elapsed processing time) from the end of the operation of the dryer 61A to the start of the operation of the color selector 61D is obtained as "120 minutes". ..

Here, the processing in the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C is performed between the end of the drying process of the dryer 61A and the start of the color selection process in the color selector 61D (120 minutes). Therefore, the elapsed processing time from the end of the operation of the dryer 61A to the start of the operation of the color selector 61D may be considered to be the operating time of the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C. The operation calculation unit 102 sets the elapsed processing time as the operating time of the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C.

Then, each time the end of the drying process and the start of the color selection process are repeated, the operation calculation unit 102 uses the operation end time of the dryer 61A and the operation start time of the color selection machine 61D to use the cooling tank 61B and the huller. By obtaining the operating time (process elapsed time) in the sliding machine 61C and accumulating the operating time, the cumulative operating time of the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C is obtained.
Therefore, the relationship between the operation end time of the dryer 61A, the operation start time of the color selector 61D, the operation time (processing elapsed time) in the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C, and the cumulative operation time is shown in FIG. 19, for example. It will be like. The cumulative operating time obtained by the operation calculation unit 102 is stored in the storage unit 103 composed of a non-volatile memory provided in the crop management computer 100 in association with the unique specific information that identifies the operating unit. Can be done.

According to this, even when the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C are not provided with a timer or the like for counting the cumulative operating time, the operation information of the dryer 61A, which is the upstream operating unit, and the downstream operating unit. Based on the operation information of the color selector 61D, the cumulative operating time of the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C can be obtained. Since the cumulative operating time of the cooling tank 61B and the huller 61C is stored in the storage unit 103, the display unit in which the list shown in FIG. 19 is connected to the crop management computer 100, or the crop management computer 100 It can be displayed on devices connected from the outside.

The operation calculation unit 102 may correct the operating time of the cooling tank 61B and the operating time of the huller 61C by using the standard processing time of the cooling tank 61B and the standard processing time of the huller 61C. .. For example, the operation calculation unit 102 obtains the operation time (minutes) of the cooling tank 61B by "operating time (minutes) = processing elapsed time (minutes) -standard processing time (minutes) of the paddy machine", and paddying. The operating time of the machine 61C is obtained by "operating time (minutes) = elapsed processing time (minutes) -standard processing time (minutes) of the cooling tank". The standard processing time of the cooling tank 61B may be calculated based on the past results, and the standard processing time of the huller 61C may also be calculated based on the past results.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, there are a plurality of (two) operating units (cooling tank 61B and huller) sandwiched between the upstream operating unit (dryer 61A) and the downstream operating unit (color selector 61D). The cumulative operating time of 61C) is calculated. Instead of this, the cumulative operating time of a single (one) operating unit sandwiched between the upstream operating unit and the downstream operating unit may be obtained. FIG. 20 shows an overall view of a modified grain processing facility 60 for obtaining the cumulative operating time of one operating unit in the operation calculation unit 102.

The huller 61C includes a fourth controller 80C. The fourth controller 80C is connected to the crop management computer 100 by a network such as a LAN. The operation acquisition unit 101 of the crop management computer 100 acquires the operating state (during hulling, stopped), the hulling start time, the hulling end time, the hulling weight, and the like as the operation information of the huller 61C.
The operation calculation unit 102 subtracts the operation end time of the dryer 61A from the operation start time of the huller 61C, so that the time from the end of the operation of the dryer 61A to the start of the operation of the huller 61C (processing). The elapsed time) is obtained, and the elapsed processing time is used as the operating time of the cooling tank 61B. The operation calculation unit 102 obtains the cumulative operating time by accumulating the operating time of the cooling tank 61B.

In the above-described embodiment, the predetermined moving part is the cooling tank 61B or the huller 61C, and the cumulative operation information of the cooling tank 61B or the huller 61C is requested. However, the predetermined moving part is the cooling tank. It is not limited to 61B and huller 61C.
By the way, in the crop management system, it is possible to acquire various information in the production management system. Specifically, the crop management computer 100 has a production information acquisition unit 105 that acquires production information. The production information acquisition unit 105 is composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the crop management computer 100.

The production information acquisition unit 105 connects to the production control computer 33C as necessary to acquire the above-mentioned production information (producer information, work information, crop information). For example, after connecting to the production management computer 33C, the production information acquisition unit 105 refers to the management information storage unit 47 or the harvest information storage unit 48 to acquire work information including agricultural results, crop information, and the like.
The information obtained by the production information acquisition unit 105 is used for drying planning and the like. Next, the drying plan will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 11, the crop management computer 100 has a planning unit 104 that performs a drying plan. The planning unit 104 is composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the crop management computer 100. A drying plan is a plan for drying grains after harvesting, at least a plan showing the allocation of grains to be dried and a dryer. The drying plan should be roughly divided into an "annual drying plan" that allocates grains to be dried and a dryer throughout the year, and a "day drying plan" that allocates grains to be dried and a dryer by date. Can be done.

Next, the annual drying plan will be described.
When an external connected device logs in to the crop management computer 100 and the connected device requests to create an annual drying plan, the planning unit 104 responds to this request with a screen for making an annual drying plan (annual drying). Display the plan screen) on the connected device. The connected device is a communication terminal 33A, an administrator computer 33B, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 21, the plan creation unit 104 displays the annual drying plan screen Q8 (referred to as the second screen) on the connected device. The second screen Q8 has a cropping display unit 121, a sorting display unit 122, a field display unit 123, a harvest display unit 124, a start display unit 125, an end display unit 126, and a schedule display unit 127.
The name of the cropping plan is displayed on the cropping display unit 121. Specifically, the crop management computer 100 (planning unit 104) is connected to the production management computer 33C, and after the connection, the cropping plan storage unit 41 is referred to to acquire the name of the cropping plan. The plan creation unit 104 displays the acquired cropping plan on the cropping display unit 121.

The sorting display unit 122 displays the sorting classification of "pool" or "individual". The "pool" of the sorting category is, for example, a form used by a plurality of farmers for the predetermined dryer 61A, and the "individual" is a single (exclusive) for the predetermined dryer 61. It is a form used by farmers.
The field display unit 123 displays the number of fields corresponding to the planting plan. Specifically, the crop management computer 100 (planning unit 104) connects to the production management computer 33C, and after the connection, obtains the number of fields corresponding to the planting plan by referring to the planting plan storage unit 41. The planning unit 104 displays the acquired number of fields on the field display unit 123.

The harvest display unit 124 displays the planned (predicted) yield (total planned yield) of all fields shown in the cropping plan. The expected yield is acquired by the harvest acquisition unit 109 provided in the crop management computer 100. The harvest amount acquisition unit 109 is composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the crop management computer 100.
The yield acquisition unit 109 acquires, for example, the number of fields and the area of each field shown in the cropping plan from the production control computer 33C. Then, the harvest amount acquisition unit 109 obtains the total planted area (total field area) from the acquired number of fields and the area of each field, obtains the total planned yield based on the total field area, and displays it on the harvest display unit 124. do.

Instead of calculating the total planned yield from the total field area, the harvest amount acquisition unit 109 acquires the planned yield of each field input to the crop management computer 100 or the connected device, and plans the harvest. The total planned yield may be calculated by totaling the yields, or the planned yield may be calculated by other methods. Further, the total planned harvest amount may be directly input to the harvest display unit 124.

The start display unit 125 displays the date (drying start date) that is predicted to be the earliest to dry among the grains to be harvested. The end display unit 126 displays the date of the latest drying (drying end date) among the grains to be harvested.
The schedule display unit 127 displays each date and the number of dryers 61A predetermined in accordance with the date. The number of dryers 61A corresponding to the date displayed on the schedule display unit 127 can be directly input to the date display unit 127 on the second screen Q8 using an input interface or the like of a connected device or the like.

When the drying capacity per dryer is the same, the total drying amount per day can be set by increasing or decreasing the number of dryers on the schedule display unit 127. In the schedule display unit 127, if the total dry amount is lower than the planned harvest amount (total planned harvest amount) on a predetermined date (total planned harvest amount> total dry amount), the grain drying process may not be completed. .. In this case, the schedule display unit 127 displays that the grain drying process may not be completed (for example, the portion indicating the number of dryers 61A is in red or blinks).

The above-mentioned drying start date is set based on the drying time (for example, the date of drying) calculated by the crop management computer 100. The total planned harvest amount on a predetermined date is also set based on the yield amount harvested at the same dry time by first calculating the dry time.
The calculation of the drying time in the crop management computer 100 will be described.
The crop management computer 100 has a time storage unit 106, a time acquisition unit 107, and a prediction unit 108. The time storage unit 108 is composed of a hard disk, a non-volatile memory, or the like. The time acquisition unit 107 and the prediction unit 108 are composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the crop management computer 100.

The time storage unit 106 stores the first growing time from the predetermined farming work until the grain grows (the first growing time after the predetermined farming work until the grain grows to the extent that the grain can be harvested). As shown in FIG. 22, the time storage unit 106 stores items indicating agricultural work (cultivation, sowing, rice planting, puddling) and the first growth time. Since the first growth time may differ depending on the variety (brand), region, etc., the first growth time corresponding to agricultural work can be changed. The first growth time can be changed by using the input interface of the crop management computer 100, or by connecting the connected device to the crop management computer 100 and issuing a command from the connected device to the crop management computer 100.

The time acquisition unit 107 acquires the first growth time stored in the time storage unit 106 with reference to the time storage unit 106.
The prediction unit 108 performs a calculation for predicting the drying time for drying the grain based on the agricultural work included in the agricultural performance acquired by the production information acquisition unit 105 and the first growth time acquired by the time acquisition unit 106.

The processing of the prediction unit 108 will be described with reference to FIG. 23. First, the forecasting unit 108 connects to the production control computer 33C and refers to the agricultural performance corresponding to the cropping plan. For example, as shown in FIG. 23, when the agricultural results corresponding to the planting plan of "Hinohikari" are referred to, if the predetermined agricultural work has progressed to "scraping", the prediction unit 108 corresponds to "scraping". The date (9) obtained by extracting the first growing time to be grown from the time acquisition unit 106 and adding the first growing time corresponding to "scraping", "140 days", and the date of carrying out shaving, "5/2". / 20) is the drying period.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 23, when referring to the agricultural results corresponding to the planting plan of "Koshiibuki", if the predetermined agricultural work has progressed to "rice planting", the first growing time corresponding to "rice planting" is set. The dry time is the date (10/1) obtained by extracting from the time acquisition unit 106 and adding the first growth time "125 days" corresponding to "rice planting" and the rice planting implementation date "5/29". And.

When referring to the agricultural results corresponding to the same cropping plan, the drying time obtained by using the agricultural work with the earliest implementation date in the same agricultural work is the "drying start date" shown in the start display unit 125. ..
As described above, the prediction unit 108 can easily predict the drying time based on the execution date of the predetermined agricultural work shown in the agricultural results and the first growth time corresponding to the agricultural work.

Next, the relationship between the drying time, the total planned yield of the drying time, and the number of dryers will be described with reference to FIG. 24.
FIG. 24 shows an example of agricultural performance corresponding to a predetermined cropping plan.
As shown in FIG. 24, the prediction unit 108 extracts fields of the same agricultural work and the same implementation date in the agricultural performance corresponding to the same planting plan (for example, Koshiibuki). For example, when the farming work is "rice planting" and the implementation date is "5/30", the prediction unit 108 extracts the A field, the C field, and the E field. Then, the total planned harvest amount (for example, 120 stones) for the A field, the C field, and the E field is acquired from the harvest amount acquisition unit 109.

Here, in obtaining the total planned yield, the yield acquisition unit 109 totals the areas of each of the fields A, C, and E, and acquires the total planned yield from the total field area. Instead of calculating the total planned yield from the total field area, the harvest amount acquisition unit 109 uses the crop management computer 100 or the planned yields of fields A, C, and E input to the connected device. , And the total planned yield may be calculated by totaling the planned yields, or the total planned harvest amount may be calculated by other methods.

Next, the prediction unit 108 extracts the first growth time corresponding to the same agricultural work from the time acquisition unit 106, and sets the first growth time corresponding to "rice planting" as "125 days" and the rice planting implementation date. By adding a certain "5/30", the drying time "10/2" is obtained. The prediction unit 108 associates the obtained dry time "10/2" with the total planned yields (for example, 120 stones) for the fields A, C, and E acquired from the yield acquisition unit 109. Then, the calculation for predicting the total expected yield during the dry season is performed.

In this way, the prediction unit 108 obtains the drying time from the implementation date of the same farm work and the first growing period corresponding to the farm work. Then, the prediction unit 108 can predict the dry time and the planned harvest amount corresponding to the dry time by associating the dry time with the total planned harvest amount in the common field where the same farm work was performed.
As shown in FIG. 21, for example, in the schedule display unit 127 corresponding to the planting plan of Koshiibuki, 10/2 has one dryer, and the total drying amount of 10/2 is "70 stones". Suppose that it was. On the other hand, since the total planned yield of 10/2 is 120 stones as described above, the total planned yield> the total dry amount. In this case, the number of 10/2 dryers 61A in the schedule display unit 127 is in the red. As a result, if you look at the annual drying plan screen Q8, you can see that the number of dryers assigned to 10/2 is small. In this case, the total drying amount is increased by, for example, two dryers assigned to 10/2 of the date display unit 127 by operating the connected device or the like, and the total drying amount of 10/2 is 10/. It can be larger than the total planned yield of 2.

As described above, the annual drying plan input to the annual drying plan screen Q8 is stored in the drying plan storage unit 119 of the crop management computer 100.
In the above-described embodiment, a predetermined agricultural work is extracted from the agricultural work, and the drying time is predicted based on the first growth time from the agricultural work to the growth of the grain. The drying time may be predicted based on the growing time from the actual growing condition of the grain to the harvest (second growing time). Next, a modified example of the prediction of the dry time using the growth condition will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the communication terminal 33A has a growth acquisition unit 38 for acquiring a growth status. When a predetermined operation is performed on the communication terminal 33A, the growth acquisition unit 38 is activated and the growth screen Q12 as shown in FIG. 25 is displayed. The growth screen Q12 has, for example, a field input unit 34a for inputting a field and a growth input unit 34b for inputting a growth status. In the growth input unit 34b, it is possible to input the date (survey date) when the growth status was investigated, the length of the rice as the growth status of grains such as rice, the presence or absence of heading, and the like.

The growth acquisition unit 38 acquires the information (survey date, rice length, presence / absence of heading, etc.) input to the field input unit 34a and the growth input unit 34b of the growth screen Q12 as the growth status. The communication terminal 33A transmits the field and the growth status acquired by the growth acquisition unit 38 as agricultural results.
The time storage unit 106 stores the second growth time from a predetermined growth state to the extent that the grain can be harvested. As shown in FIG. 26, the time storage unit 106 stores the period from heading to harvest, the period until harvest depending on the length of rice, and the like. Since the second growth time may also differ depending on the variety (brand), region, etc., the second growth time can be changed. The second growth time can be changed by using the input interface of the crop management computer 100, or by connecting the connected device to the crop management computer 100 and issuing a command from the connected device to the crop management computer 100.

The time acquisition unit 107 acquires the second growth time stored in the time storage unit 106 with reference to the time storage unit 106.
First, the forecasting unit 108 connects to the production control computer 33C and refers to the agricultural performance corresponding to the cropping plan. Then, the prediction unit 108 extracts the growth condition in the predetermined field from the agricultural results, and acquires the second growth time corresponding to the growth condition from the time storage unit 106. The prediction unit 108 sets the date when the second growing period is added to the survey date of the growing condition as the drying time.

Next, the day drying plan will be described.
When an external connected device logs in to the crop management computer 100 and the connected device requests to create a daily drying plan, the planning unit 104 responds to this request with a screen for making a daily drying plan (day drying). Display the plan screen) on the connected device. The connected device is a communication terminal 33A, an administrator computer 33B, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 27, the plan creation unit 104 displays the day drying plan screen Q9 (referred to as the third screen) on the connected device. The third screen Q9 has a date display unit 130, a map display unit 131, and a dryer display unit 132.
The date for setting the day drying plan is displayed on the date display unit 130. The date displayed on the date display unit 130 can be changed by the input interface of the crop management computer 100 or the input interface of the connected device.

A map including the field is displayed on the map display unit 131. Specifically, the crop management computer 100 (planning unit 104) connects to the production control computer 33C and refers to the position of the field where the producer can plant, and the field where the producer can plant on the map display unit 131. Is displayed. The position of the field where the producer can plant may be registered in advance in the crop management computer 100. The fields that can be planted by the producer are the fields owned by the producer and the fields that the producer rents from other owners for planting.

The dryer display unit 132 displays the dryer. The planning unit 104 displays a figure indicating a dryer registered in advance in the crop management computer 100. The dryer is registered in the crop management computer 100 by the crop management computer 100 or a connected device. As shown in FIG. 28, the dryer setting screen Q11 is displayed on the crop management computer 100 or the connected device, and for example, the name of the dryer that the producer can use "pool" or "individually" and the like. Corresponds to the drying capacity of the dryer. The name of the dryer and the drying capacity of the dryer are stored in the crop management computer 100 and connected devices.

For example, when three dryers (referred to as dryer A, dryer B, and dryer C) are registered in the crop management computer 100, the dryer display unit 132 displays the dryer A, the dryer B, and the dryer C. Is displayed as a square figure G. The size (area or height) of the quadrangle (figure) of the dryer A, the dryer B, and the dryer C is set according to the drying capacity of each dryer. In the quadrangle showing each dryer (dryer A, dryer B, dryer C), the vertical side indicates the magnitude of the processing capacity of the dryer, and the vertical side indicates the maximum drying capacity of each dryer. And so on.

Here, as shown in FIG. 27, when the "field A" is selected from the plurality of fields displayed on the map display unit 131 by the designation tool (for example, the cursor) 135 displayed on the third screen Q9, The selected "field A" is retained. When the figure G of the "dryer A" is selected from the plurality of dryers displayed on the dryer display unit 132, the selected "dryer A" is held and the "field A" and the "dryer A" are held. Is associated with. Then, on the figure G of the "dryer A", the planned harvest amount "30 stones" of the "field A" designated by the designation tool 135 is replaced with the dry amount "30 stones" of the "dryer A". The amount of dryness is displayed by level.

In this way, by selecting an arbitrary field displayed on the map display unit 131 and the graphic G of the dryer displayed on the dryer display unit 132, the field, the planned yield of the field, and the field can be selected. It can be associated with a dryer that dries the harvested grain.
The crop management computer 100 is used to associate the field, the planned yield of the field, and the dryer for drying the harvested grains of the field. The crop management computer 100 has a designation unit 111, a drying setting unit 112, and a determination unit 113. The designation unit 111, the drying setting unit 112, and the determination unit 113 are composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the crop management computer 100.

The designation unit 111 designates (selects) the field and the dryer, and displays the designation tool 135 for designation on the third screen Q9. The designation unit 111 associates any field of the map display unit 131 designated by the designation tool 135 with any dryer of the designated dryer display unit 132.
When the field is designated by the designated unit 111, the yield acquisition unit 109 acquires the planned yield of the designated field. The drying setting unit 112 sets the harvest amount (planned harvest amount) corresponding to the field designated by the designated unit 111 to the drying amount of the dryer designated by the designated unit 111.
The drying setting unit 112 sets "30 stones", which is the planned harvest amount of the field A, to the drying amount (30 stones) of the dryer A. At this time, as shown in FIG. 29, the figure G of the dryer A of the dryer display unit 132 displays "30 stones", which is the amount of drying of the dryer A, according to the level.

Subsequently, when the field C is selected and the dryer A is selected, the drying setting unit 112 sets the dry amount of "30 stones" corresponding to the planned yield of the already selected field A, and the field. "40 stones", which is the amount of drying corresponding to the planned yield of C, is set to the amount of drying (70 stones) in the dryer A of 10/2. As shown in FIG. 29, the figure G of the dryer A displays the dry amount (40 stones) for drying the grains in the field C stacked on the dry amount (30 stones) of the dryer A.

Then, it is assumed that the decision button displayed on the third screen Q9 is selected by the designation tool 135, and the intention to end the 10/2 day drying plan is shown. Here, the determination unit 113 compares the drying amount (70 stones) of the dryer A set by the drying setting unit 112 with the drying capacity (70 stones) of the designated dryer A. In this case, the drying amount of the dryer A is 70 stones, which does not exceed the drying capacity of the dryer A, which is 70 stones. Therefore, in the determination unit 113, the drying amount of the dryer set by the drying setting unit 112 does not exceed the drying capacity of the specified dryer. Therefore, in 10/2, the grains and the dryer of the fields A and C are used. Allows the decision of the drying plan to assign with A. The drying plan approved by the determination unit 113 is stored in the drying plan storage unit 119 of the crop management computer 100.

On the other hand, when the field A, the field C, the field E and the dryer A are selected, the drying setting unit 112 has "30 stones" which is the dry amount corresponding to the planned harvest amount of the field A and the planned harvest of the field C. The dry amount of "40 stones" corresponding to the amount and the dry amount of "50 stones" corresponding to the planned harvest amount of the field E are changed to the dry amount (120 stones) in the dryer A of 10/2. Set.
In this case, the drying amount of the dryer A is 120 stones, which exceeds the drying capacity of 70 stones of the dryer A. Therefore, in the determination unit 113, since the drying amount of the dryer set by the drying setting unit 112 exceeds the drying capacity of the specified dryer, the grains of the fields A, C, and E are used on 10/2. Judging that it is impossible to determine the drying plan to which the dryer A and the dryer A are assigned, the review of the drying plan is displayed on the third screen Q9.

As described above, in the daily drying plan, when the plan exceeds the drying capacity of the dryer, the drying plan can be easily reviewed.
In the crop management system, in addition to creating a drying plan, it is possible to review the drying plan based on the agricultural results.
As shown in FIG. 11, the crop management computer 100 has a first status acquisition unit 114, a second status acquisition unit 115, a plan acquisition unit 116, a determination unit 117, and a notification unit 118. The first status acquisition unit 114, the second status acquisition unit 115, the plan acquisition unit 116, the determination unit 117, and the notification unit 118 are composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the crop management computer 100.

The first status acquisition unit 114 acquires the harvest status of the grain. The first situation acquisition unit 114 is connected to, for example, the production control computer 33C, refers to the management information storage unit 47, and obtains the field, harvest date, harvest amount, and water content at the time of harvest shown in the agricultural results. Obtained as the harvest status of.
The second status acquisition unit 115 acquires the drying status of the dryer that dries the grain. The second status acquisition unit 115 is connected to, for example, the first controller 80A or the operation acquisition unit 101, and the operating state (during drying, stop, etc.) of the dryer 61A, the drying start time, the drying end time, and the drying amount. , Moisture during drying, lapse rate, target moisture content, etc. are acquired as the drying status.

The plan acquisition unit 116 acquires the daily drying plan, and acquires the correspondence relationship between the designated dryer and the designated field on a predetermined date with reference to the drying plan storage unit 119.
The determination unit 117 determines whether or not the drying plan needs to be changed based on the drying plan, the harvesting situation and the drying situation.
The determination of the determination unit 117 will be described with reference to FIG. 30.

As shown in FIG. 30, according to the drying condition acquired by the second situation acquisition unit 115, the drying start time of the dryer A is 22:00 and the drying amount of the dryer A is 70 stones at the time of 10/1. It is assumed that the water content during drying is 23%, the drying rate is 0.5% / h (per hour), and the target water content is 15%. Further, according to the harvest status acquired by the first situation unit 115, it is assumed that the yield of the field A was 35 stones and the yield of the field C was 35 stones at 9:00 on October 2nd. According to the 10/2 daily drying plan acquired by the plan acquisition unit 116, it is assumed that the dryer A was planned to dry the grain corresponding to the field A and the grain corresponding to the field C.

Judgment unit 117 determines whether or not it is possible to allocate the grain indicated by the harvest status of 10/2 to the predetermined dryer (dryer A) indicated in the drying plan on 10/1 of the previous day. Judgment from the dry condition of.
For example, the determination unit 117 calculates the drying end time predicted from the drying condition of the dryer A. Here, since the drying start time is 22:00, the drying reduction rate is 0.5% / h, and the target water content is 15%, the determination unit 117 determines that the expected drying end time is 14 of 10/2. Predict it as 0:00.

The determination unit 117 determines how the grain harvesting status is at 14:00 on October 2, which is the drying end time of the dryer A. Specifically, the judgment unit 117 refers to the harvest status acquired by the first situation unit 115, and is already scheduled to dry the dryer A at 9:00, which is before 14:00 on 10/2. It is determined that grains (35 stones harvested in field A and 35 stones harvested in field C) are being harvested. In this case, the determination unit 117 finishes harvesting the grains to be dried in the dryer A (harvesting of grains in the fields A and C) on October 2 before the drying end time of the dryer A. Therefore, if the drying of the dryer A is not completed, the grains in the fields A and C cannot be dried, and it is judged that the grains indicated in the harvest status of 10/2 cannot be allocated.

In addition, since a certain amount of time may elapse after the harvest of the grain, the judgment unit 117 should be used if the condition is such that the dryer can be squeezed within a predetermined time (within several hours) after the harvest. May determine that it can be assigned. In this case, it is desirable that the allowable time (allowable time) from the harvesting of the grain to the start of drying is set in advance in the crop management computer 100 (determination unit 117).

The notification unit 118 notifies the crop management computer 100C and connected devices when it is necessary to change the drying plan. That is, the notification unit 118 notifies the connected equipment or the like that if the grain cannot be allocated according to the drying plan, the determination unit 117 cannot allocate the grain according to the drying plan. For example, at the end of harvesting on October 2, the notification unit 118 notifies the communication terminal 33A, which is a connecting device, and the administrator computer 33B that the drying of the dryer A is not completed. In this way, the worker who possesses the communication terminal 33A or the administrator of the administrator computer 33B can arrange a new drying destination.

Next, another determination of the determination unit 117 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 31, according to the harvesting conditions acquired by the first situation section 115, the water content at the time of harvesting in the field A is 23%, the water content at the time of harvesting in the field C is 29%, and the fields A and C are used. It is assumed that the harvest end time of 10/2 was 14:00. In this case, since the harvest end time and the drying end time are the same, the determination unit 117 determines that the harvest end time and the drying end time can be allocated according to the drying plan. Further, the determination unit 117 determines whether or not the grain allocation indicated in the harvest status of 10/2 is possible based on the harvest status, not the dry status of 10/2.

Judgment unit 117 refers to the drying plan, and 10/2 grasps that the grain of the field A and the grain of the field C are dried by a predetermined dryer (dryer A). The determination unit 117 compares the water content at the time of harvesting in the field A with the water content at the time of harvesting in the field C with reference to the harvest situation. The water content of the field A at the time of harvest is 23%, the water content of the field C is 29%, and the difference in the water content is 5% or more. Judgment unit 117 cannot allocate the grain shown in the harvest status of 10/2 because the difference in the water content of the two grains put into the same dryer A is as large as 5% (greater than or equal to the judgment standard). Judge.

In this case as well, the notification unit 118 informs the connecting device that at the end of harvesting on October 2, the difference between the water content of the field A and the water content of the field C is large and it is difficult to put them in the same dryer. Notice.
Next, another determination of the determination unit 117 will be described with reference to FIG. 32.
As shown in FIG. 32, according to the harvest status acquired by the first situation unit 115, the harvesting work of the field A was not performed at 14:00 on October 2, that is, the harvesting work of the field A was performed. It is assumed that the harvest of the field C has been completed because there is no farming record. According to the drying condition acquired by the second situation unit 116, it is assumed that the drying of the dryer A is completed at 14:00 on October 2nd.

Judgment unit 117 refers to the drying plan, and 10/2 grasps that the grain of the field A and the grain of the field C are to be dried by a predetermined dryer (dryer A), and is dried. Refer to the situation and harvest situation. Judgment unit 117 determines that when the drying of the dryer A on 10/2 is completed, the harvesting work of the field A has not been performed, so that there will be a blank time when the dryer A is not dried. In this case as well, the determination unit 117 determines that the assignment cannot be made.

The notification unit 118 notifies the connected device that the harvest of the grain to be loaded into the dryer A on 10/2 is later than planned and the dryer has a blank time. In the explanation of FIG. 32, the harvest status at the time of the drying end time of the dryer A was referred to to determine whether or not the allocation was possible, but the standard time (standard time) required for harvesting and loading was determined. In consideration of the above, the harvest situation may be referred to before the standard time, and it may be predicted whether or not the harvesting and loading will be completed at the drying end time, and it may be determined whether or not the allocation is possible according to the prediction.

By the way, it is desirable that the above-mentioned dryer 61A display the production information, particularly the producer information in the production information. A modified example of displaying producer information on the dryer 61A will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 33, the first controller 80A of the dryer 61A connects to the crop management computer 100 and requests production information when the dryer 61A performs the drying process (S1). The production information acquisition unit 105 of the crop management computer 100 connects to the production control computer 33C and refers to the harvest information storage unit 48 in response to the request of the first controller 80A (S2). Then, the production information acquisition unit 105 acquires the specific information assigned at the time of harvesting and the producer information calculated from the specific information (S3: producer information acquisition process).

Specifically, in the producer information acquisition process S3, first, the production information acquisition unit 105 stores the accommodation identification information (first identification information) and the receipt ID (receipt information) of the first accommodation member 55 in the harvest information storage unit 48. Get from. The first identification information and the consignment ID are specific information (first specific information) assigned at the time of harvesting.
Then, the production information acquisition unit 105 uses the acquired consignment ID as a search key, and further extracts the agricultural record associated with the consignment ID from the harvest information storage unit 48. Next, the production information acquisition unit 105 refers to the management information storage unit 47, and extracts the cropping plan associated with the extracted agricultural performance. Then, the producer information corresponding to the extracted cropping plan is extracted from the management information storage unit 47.

After the production information acquisition unit 105 acquires the producer information, the acquired producer information is transmitted to the first controller 80A of the dryer 61A (S4). The display device 68 displays the producer information.
By linking the crop management computer 100 and the production control computer 33C in this way, it is possible to display the producer of the grain being processed by the dryer 61A or the like.
The display of producer information is not limited to the dryer 61A, and any processing machine provided in the grain processing equipment 60 may be used, and the cooling tank 61B, the huller 61C, and the color selection which is one of the preparation machines may be used. The machine 61D and the measuring instrument 61E may be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the crop management computer 100 uses the storage identification information and the consignment ID of the first storage member 55 as specific information to determine the producer information, but instead of this, the field of the harvested grain. The second identification information for identifying the product may be acquired as the specific information, and the producer information may be calculated based on the second identification information.
In this case, in the producer information acquisition process S3, first, the production information acquisition unit 105 refers to the harvest information storage unit 48 and extracts the agricultural record. Then, the production information acquisition unit 105 refers to the management information storage unit 47, extracts the cropping plan associated with the extracted agricultural performance, and obtains the producer information corresponding to the extracted cropping plan from the management information storage unit 47. Extract.
[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment is an embodiment in which the production control computer 33C is used to create a drying plan, predict the drying time, change the drying time, and the like. The same components as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 35, the production control computer 33C has a planning unit 104 and a harvest amount acquisition unit 109. The planning unit 104 and the harvest amount acquisition unit 109 are composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the production control computer 33C.
When a connected device such as the communication terminal 33A or the administrator computer 33B logs in and the connected device requests to create an annual drying plan, the plan creation unit 104 responds to this request by connecting the second screen Q8 to the connected device. Display on. Further, when there is a request from the connected device to create a day drying plan, the plan creating unit 104 displays the third screen Q9 on the connected device in response to the request. The method of setting the annual drying plan and the daily drying plan screen by the connected device is the same as that of the above-described embodiment. The annual drying plan input to the second screen Q8 and the daily drying plan input to the third screen Q9 are stored in the drying plan storage unit 119 provided in the production control computer 33C. In order to create a daily drying plan, it is necessary to register the dryer, but the information after registration may be stored in the production control computer 33C as in the crop management computer 100 shown in the first embodiment. It is possible.

Now, the production control computer 33C can predict the drying time. The production control computer 33C has a time storage unit 106, a time acquisition unit 107, and a prediction unit 108. The time acquisition unit 107 and the prediction unit 108 are composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the production control computer 33C.
In predicting the dry time, the prediction unit 108 connects to, for example, the management information storage unit 47 and refers to the agricultural performance. Further, the prediction unit 108 extracts the first growth time corresponding to the agricultural work shown in the agricultural work from the time acquisition unit 106, and adds the first growth time on the day when the agricultural work is carried out to obtain the drying time.

The time storage unit 106 may store the second growth time corresponding to the growth situation instead of the first growth time corresponding to the agricultural work. In this case, the prediction unit 108 connects to the management information storage unit 47, refers to the agricultural record, extracts the growth situation in the predetermined field from the agricultural record, and sets the second growth time corresponding to the growth situation to time. Obtained from the storage unit 106. Then, the prediction unit 108 sets the date when the second growth period is added to the survey date of the growth situation as the drying time.

In addition, the production control computer 33C can review the drying plan. The review of the drying plan by the production control computer 33C will be described.
The production control computer 33C has a first status acquisition unit 114, a second status acquisition unit 115, a plan acquisition unit 116, a determination unit 117, and a notification unit 118. The first status acquisition unit 114, the second status acquisition unit 115, the plan acquisition unit 116, the determination unit 117, and the notification unit 118 are composed of a program, an electronic / electric circuit, and the like stored in the production control computer 33C.

The first status acquisition unit 114 acquires the harvest status of the grain. For example, the first status acquisition unit 114 refers to the management information storage unit 47, and acquires the field, the harvest date, the harvest amount, and the water content at the time of harvest as the harvest status of the grain, which is shown in the agricultural results.
The second status acquisition unit 115 acquires the drying status of the dryer that dries the grain. The second situation acquisition unit 115 is connected to, for example, the crop management computer 100, and the operation acquisition unit 101 of the crop management computer 100 determines the operating state (during drying, stopping, etc.) of the dryer 61A, the drying start time, and the drying. The end time, the amount of drying, the water content during drying, the drying rate, the target amount of water content, etc. are acquired as the drying status.

The plan acquisition unit 116 acquires the correspondence between the designated dryer and the designated field on a predetermined date with reference to the drying plan storage unit 119. The determination unit 117 determines whether or not the drying plan needs to be changed based on the drying plan, the harvesting situation and the drying situation. The determination by the determination unit 117 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
The notification unit 118 notifies the crop management computer 100C and connected devices when it is necessary to change the drying plan. That is, the notification unit 118 notifies the connected equipment or the like that if the grain cannot be allocated according to the drying plan, the determination unit 117 cannot allocate the grain according to the drying plan.

It should be considered that the embodiments disclosed this time are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the scope of claims rather than the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.
In the above-described embodiment, the worker computer 33A, the manager computer 33B, the production control computer 33C, and the crop management computer 100 have been described, but other computers may have the configuration of each computer. For example, the production control computer 33C and the crop management computer 100 may be integrated, or the manager computer 33B may have a part or all of the configuration shown by the production control computer 33C. Further, the worker computer 33A may have a part or all of the configuration shown by the administrator computer 33B.

In the above-described embodiment, the prediction unit 108 has determined the drying time based on the first growing time corresponding to the agricultural work and the second growing time corresponding to the growing condition, but the first growing time and the second growing time In addition, the drying time may be obtained based on the correction time for correcting the drying time. For example, a correction input unit for inputting a correction time is provided on the second screen Q8, and the prediction unit 108 adds the correction time input to the correction input unit and the first growth time or the second growth time. , Find the dry time. The correction time is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, the predicted number of rainy days or other days assuming the influence of the weather. Further, the correction time may be directly input to the correction input unit, or the number of days for correction per predetermined number of days (for example, assuming rainy weather every 7 days) may be input.

100 Support device 105 Production information acquisition unit 106 Time acquisition unit 108 Prediction unit 109 Harvest volume acquisition unit

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The Production Information Acquisition Department, which acquires agricultural performance of grains including agricultural work,
A planning department that creates a drying plan for drying grains in a dryer,
A time storage unit that corresponds to a plurality of the farm work and stores the first growth time, which is the time from the farm work until the grain can be harvested.
Among the plurality of agricultural works, a time acquisition unit for acquiring the first growth time in a predetermined agricultural work from the time storage unit, and a time acquisition unit.
Based on the predetermined agricultural work acquired by the production information acquisition unit and the first growth time corresponding to the predetermined agricultural work acquired by the time acquisition unit, the harvest time of the grain is obtained and coincides with the harvest time of the grain. A prediction unit that predicts the time as the drying time to be dried by the dryer,
Equipped with
The planning unit creates the drying plan with the date input to the schedule display unit displayed on the screen as the drying time for drying the grains with the dryer.
By displaying the drying time predicted by the prediction unit on the screen and displaying the drying time of the drying plan created by the planning unit on the screen, the drying time created by the planning unit can be combined with the drying time created by the planning unit. , A support device that enables comparison with the drying time predicted by the prediction unit. It is provided with a harvest amount acquisition unit that acquires the yield amount of the grain grown in the common field where the predetermined farming work has been performed and the harvest amount corresponding to the date of the schedule display unit as the planned harvest amount.
The planning unit includes the number of dryers input corresponding to the date of the schedule display unit in the drying plan, and performs drying with the number of dryers corresponding to the date of the schedule display unit. If the planned yield corresponding to the date on the schedule display unit is larger than the total amount of drying that can be done, it is displayed on the screen of the drying plan that the drying process in the dryer may not be completed. The support device according to claim 1 .

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