【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
この発明は、農作業や建設作業等の作業を分散した複数の作業場で同時に行う場合に有用な同時作業支援システムの技術分野に属する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
作業支援システムとして、荷物等の集配業務において、積卸場所や集配順番を地図情報として車両に搭載した車載システムに表示する集配業務支援システムが知られている。この集配業務支援システムにより、集配業務の効率化を図っている（例えば、特許文献１参照）。
【０００３】
【特許文献１】
特開２００２−３４７９４３号公報
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記従来技術においては、地図情報により集配業務の効率化を図るものであるが、作業を分散した複数の作業場で同時に行うにあたり、作業能率の向上を図ることができる同時作業支援システムがなかった。
【０００５】
この発明は、作業を分散した複数の作業場で同時に行うにあたり、作業能率の向上を図ることができる同時作業支援システムを構築することを課題とする。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
この発明は、上記の課題を解決するために、次の技術的手段を講じた。
すなわち、請求項１に係る発明は、消費物を消費しながら行う作業を分散した複数の作業場で同時に行う場合に、各作業場の作業進捗情報を受信する受信手段と、該受信手段により受信した作業進捗情報に基づく消費物の推定消費量から消費情報を演算する演算手段と、該演算手段により演算された消費情報を出力する出力手段とを設けた同時作業支援システムとした。
【０００７】
従って、請求項１に記載の同時作業支援システムは、受信手段により各作業場の作業進捗情報を受信し、演算手段により受信した作業進捗情報に基づく消費物の推定消費量から消費情報を演算し、出力手段により演算された消費情報を出力する。
【０００８】
また、請求項２に係る発明は、各作業場へ供給した消費物の供給量を入力する供給量入力手段を設け、前記供給量と推定消費量とに基づく各作業場における推定消費物残量から消費情報を演算する演算手段であることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の同時作業支援システムとした。
【０００９】
従って、請求項２に記載の同時作業支援システムは、請求項１に記載の同時作業支援システムの作用に加えて、供給量入力手段により各作業場へ供給した消費物の供給量を入力すると、演算手段により前記供給量と推定消費量とに基づく各作業場における推定消費物残量から消費情報を演算し、出力手段により演算された消費情報を出力する。
【００１０】
また、請求項３に係る発明は、消費物を運搬する運搬車に消費情報を出力する出力手段であることを特徴とする請求項１又は２に記載の同時作業支援システムとした。
従って、請求項３に記載の同時作業支援システムは、請求項１又は２に記載の同時作業支援システムの作用に加えて、出力手段により消費物を運搬する運搬車に消費情報を出力する。
【００１１】
また、請求項４に係る発明は、推定消費量から各作業場への理想の運搬順、運搬経路又は運搬時刻を消費情報として演算する演算手段であることを特徴とする請求項１乃至３のいずれかに記載の同時作業支援システムとした。
従って、請求項４に記載の同時作業支援システムは、請求項１乃至３のいずれかに記載の同時作業支援システムの作用に加えて、演算手段により各作業場への理想の運搬順、運搬経路又は運搬時刻を消費情報として演算し、出力手段により演算された消費情報を出力する。
【００１２】
また、請求項５に係る発明は、各作業場の位置を認識する地図情報を出力する出力手段であることを特徴とする請求項４に記載の同時作業支援システムとした。
従って、請求項５に記載の同時作業支援システムは、請求項４に記載の同時作業支援システムの作用に加えて、出力手段により各作業場の位置を認識する地図情報を出力する。
【００１３】
また、請求項６に係る発明は、作業を分散した複数の作業場で同時に行う場合に、各作業場の作業進捗情報を受信する受信手段と、該受信手段により受信した作業進捗情報に基づく作業で発生する不要物の推定量から不要物情報を演算する演算手段と、該演算手段により演算された不要物情報を出力する出力手段とを設けた同時作業支援システムとした。
【００１４】
従って、請求項６に記載の同時作業支援システムは、受信手段により各作業場の作業進捗情報を受信し、演算手段により受信した作業進捗情報に基づく作業で発生する不要物の推定量から不要物情報を演算し、出力手段により演算された不要物情報を出力する。
【００１５】
また、請求項７に係る発明は、複数種の消費物の消費情報又は不要物の不要物情報を演算する演算手段であることを特徴とする請求項１乃至６のいずれかに記載の同時作業支援システムとした。
従って、請求項７に記載の同時作業支援システムは、請求項１乃至６のいずれかに記載の同時作業支援システムの作用に加えて、演算手段により複数種の消費物の消費情報又は不要物の不要物情報を演算し、出力手段により演算された情報を出力する。
【００１６】
また、請求項８に係る発明は、消費物を消費しながら行う作業を分散した複数の作業場で同時に行う場合に、各作業場の作業進捗情報を受信する受信手段と、該受信手段により受信した作業進捗情報に基づいて、各作業場での作業終了時刻の相違が小さくなるように各作業場の作業量の割当を演算する演算手段と、該演算手段により演算された割当情報を出力する出力手段とを設けた同時作業支援システムとした。
【００１７】
従って、請求項８に記載の同時作業支援システムは、受信手段により各作業場の作業進捗情報を受信し、演算手段により受信した作業進捗情報に基づいて各作業場での作業終了時刻の相違が小さくなるように各作業場の作業量の割当を演算し、出力手段により演算された割当情報を出力する。
【００１８】
【発明の効果】
請求項１に記載の同時作業支援システムによると、出力される消費情報に基づいて各作業場へ消費物を供給することができ、各作業場での作業ロスを防止して作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００１９】
請求項２に記載の同時作業支援システムによると、請求項１に記載の同時作業支援システムの効果に加えて、各作業場へ供給した消費物の供給量を入力することにより、各作業場における推定消費物残量が判り、出力される消費情報に基づいて各作業場へ消費物を的確に供給することができ、各作業場での作業ロスを防止して作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００２０】
請求項３に記載の同時作業支援システムによると、請求項１又は２に記載の同時作業支援システムの効果に加えて、出力手段により消費物を運搬する運搬車に消費情報を出力することができ、運搬作業能率の向上が図れる。
請求項４に記載の同時作業支援システムによると、請求項１乃至３のいずれかに記載の同時作業支援システムの効果に加えて、各作業場への理想の運搬順、運搬経路又は運搬時刻を出力するので、運搬作業を効率的に行えて、運搬作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００２１】
請求項５に記載の同時作業支援システムによると、請求項４に記載の同時作業支援システムの効果に加えて、各作業場の位置を認識する地図情報を出力するので、各作業場への理想の運搬順、運搬経路又は運搬時刻が判りやすく、運搬作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００２２】
請求項６に記載の同時作業支援システムによると、出力される不要物情報に基づいて各作業場から不要物情報を回収することができ、各作業場で不要物が溜り過ぎて作業の邪魔になるようなことを防止し、作業能率の向上が図れる。
請求項７に記載の同時作業支援システムによると、請求項１乃至６のいずれかに記載の同時作業支援システムの効果に加えて、複数種の消費物の消費情報又は不要物の不要物情報を出力するので、複数種の消費物又は不要物をそれぞれ効率的に運搬でき、運搬作業能率の向上が図れると共に、作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００２３】
請求項８に記載の同時作業支援システムによると、作業進捗情報に基づいて各作業場での作業終了時刻の相違が小さくなるように各作業場の作業量の割当が変更されるので、共同で同時作業を行う際に作業場間で補助し合って作業を進めることができ、全体として作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００２４】
【発明の実施の形態】
この発明の実施の一形態を図面に基づき説明する。
図１乃至図３のように、農作業の一例として乗用型の田植機１により圃場に田植えをする場合について説明する。農業を営む法人等、複数人が共同で農作業を行えるように、田植え作業を分散した複数の作業場（３か所）ａ，ｂ，ｃで同時に行うべく、前記乗用型の田植機１を複数台（３台）Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ準備している。この乗用型の田植機１は、走行車体２で機体を走行させながら、苗植付部３で圃場に苗を植え付けていく周知の構成となっている。従って、作業を進めるにつれて、田植機１に装填された苗が減少するため、機体に適宜苗を供給する必要がある。尚、この苗が、作業に伴って消費する消費物となる。そして、この苗の運搬において苗箱に収容した状態で機体もしくは機体の近くの圃場の畦まで運搬するため、苗が取出された後に空の苗箱が発生する。この空の苗箱が、作業で発生する不要物となる。各田植機１には、地図情報として機体の現在位置を判別するための田植機用ＧＰＳ受信機４と該ＧＰＳ受信機４で認識した現在位置の情報をホストコンピュ−タ５へ送信する田植機用送受信機６とを備えている。尚、この田植機用ＧＰＳ受信機４及び田植機用送受信機６に代えて、田植機１のオペレ−タが位置判別機能を有する携帯電話等を所持し、位置の情報がホストコンピュ−タへ送信されるように構成してもよい。
【００２５】
各田植機１へ苗を運搬して供給するための軽四輪トラック等の運搬車７が１台準備されている。この運搬車７の荷台には、苗箱を載せる複数段の棚で構成される苗箱収容部８と田植機１の燃料を収容する燃料タンク９とを設けている。運搬車７には、車載用ＧＰＳ受信機１０が搭載され、運転者がモニタ−１０ａに表示される地図を見て現在位置が判別できるようになっている。また、運搬車７には、その現在位置の情報をホストコンピュ−タ５へ送信及び受信する運搬車用送受信機１１を設けている。
【００２６】
そして、ホストコンピュ−タ５には、田植機用送受信機６及び運搬車用送受信機１１からの信号を送信あるいは受信するホスト送受信機１２が接続されている。このホストコンピュ−タ５の制御の流れを図４に基づいて説明する。先ず、農業経営者又は作業計画指示者により、各田植機１のオペレ−タが行う作業圃場ａ，ｂ，ｃが割り当てられる。この作業圃場ａ，ｂ，ｃの割当は、人為的にホストコンピュ−タ５へ入力する。そして、運搬車７により、各田植機１のある圃場へ苗及び燃料を運搬し、運搬車７の運転者がモニタ−１０ａの横の入力装置１３で各田植機１への苗の運搬枚数及び燃料供給量を適宜入力し、そのデ−タが運搬車用送受信機１１を介してホストコンピュ−タ５へ入力される。この苗の運搬に伴って、各田植機１が圃場内で走行し始めたことを田植機用ＧＰＳ受信機４が判断するとホストコンピュ−タ５へ送信され、各オペレ−タの作業開始時刻が入力される。以降、田植機用ＧＰＳ受信機４から各田植機１の作業走行距離デ−タが入力され、この作業走行距離デ−タに基づいて苗と燃料の推定消費量をホストコンピュ−タ５の演算手段により演算し、先に入力した苗の運搬枚数及び燃料供給量から苗及び燃料の推定残量を演算すると共に、各田植機１における苗を完全に使いきる苗使いきり時刻及び燃料を完全に使いきる燃料使いきり時刻を推定する。この苗使いきり時刻及び燃料使いきり時刻が近づいていれば、運搬車７の送受信機１１を介して運搬車７へ送信し、運搬車７のモニタ−１０ａ上の地図に運搬経路（順路）と予定運搬時刻が表示され、それに基づいて運転者が運搬車７により運搬作業を行う。尚、複数の田植機１へ苗又は燃料を運搬する必要があるときは、モニタ−１０ａ上の地図に運搬経路表示により運搬順が運転者に告知されることとなる。尚、複数の田植機１へ苗又は燃料を運搬する必要があるとき、原則として、使いきり時刻が近い順に運搬されるよう運搬経路（順路）が選択される。
【００２７】
一方、オペレ−タの労働予定時間も予め入力されており、その労働予定時間に基づく交替時刻に近づいているかどうかをチェックする。交替時刻に近づいていれば、事務所（オペレ−タ詰所）に戻ってから交替要因を載せて交替をする田植機１の位置まで送るように、運搬車７のモニタ−上の地図に運搬経路（順路）と予定時刻が表示され、運転者が運搬車７に交替要因を載せて苗又は燃料の運搬をしながら送迎も行う。
【００２８】
また、図５のフロ−チャ−トに示すように、各田植機１での単位面積当たりの予定作業時間Ｔａ，Ｔｂ，Ｔｃに苗補給時間、休憩時間又は圃場移動時間等の消耗時間ｔａ，ｔｂ，ｔｃを加えたト−タル時間ＴＡ，ＴＢ，ＴＣを算出しておき、単位作業面積に対応する作業走行距離に到達したとき、ト−タル時間ＴＡ，ＴＢ，ＴＣに対する実際の所要時間の割合と大きく異なるとき、各田植機１における予定作業時間Ｔａ，Ｔｂ，Ｔｃを設定変更すると共に、作業終了時刻の相違が小さくなるように圃場の割当を変更修正し、各田植機１へ送信して田植機のモニタ−１０ａヘ出力するようになっている。従って、田植機用ＧＰＳ受信機４に基づく田植機１の作業走行距離から作業進捗状況を判断して、各田植機１の圃場の割当を変更するようになっている。この構成は、各田植機１が比較的距離の近い圃場で作業をしているときに特に有効である。
【００２９】
以上説明した同時作業支援システムは、消費物である苗を消費しながら行う田植え作業を分散した複数の作業場ａ，ｂ，ｃで同時に行う場合に、各作業場の作業進捗情報を受信する田植機用ＧＰＳ受信機４と、該受信機４により受信した作業進捗情報に基づく苗の推定消費量から地図上の運搬経路、運搬順及び予定運搬時刻等の消費情報をホストコンピュ−タ５により演算して運搬車７のモニタ−１０ａへ表示して出力する。これにより、各田植機１で苗や燃料等の消費物がなくなることにより作業を中断しなければならないようなことを回避でき、作業ロスを防止して作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００３０】
また、各田植機１へ供給した苗又は燃料の供給量を入力する入力装置１３を設け、前記供給量と推定消費量とに基づく各田植機１における推定消費物残量から消費情報を演算して出力するので、出力される消費情報に基づいて各作業場へ消費物を的確に供給することができ、各作業場での作業ロスを防止して作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００３１】
また、消費物を運搬する運搬車７に各田植機１への理想の運搬順、運搬経路又は予定運搬時刻を消費情報として出力するので、運搬作業を効率的に行えて、運搬作業能率の向上が図れる。更に、地図デ−タとしてモニタ−１０ａヘ出力するので、運転者が各作業場への理想の運搬順、運搬経路又は運搬時刻が判りやすく、運搬作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００３２】
また、消費物を消費しながら行う作業を分散した複数の作業場ａ，ｂ，ｃで同時に行う場合に、各作業場の作業進捗情報を受信するＧＰＳ受信機４と、該ＧＰＳ受信機４により受信した作業進捗情報に基づいて、各作業場での作業終了時刻の相違が小さくなるように各作業場の作業量の割当を演算するコンピュ−タ５と、該コンピュ−タ５により演算された割当情報を出力するモニタ−１０ａとを設けている。従って、共同で同時作業を行う際に各田植機１間で補助し合って効率良く田植え作業を進めることができ、全体として作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００３３】
尚、該ＧＰＳ受信機４により受信した各田植機１の作業進捗情報に基づく作業で発生する不要物すなわち空の苗箱の推定発生量から地図上の回収運搬経路、回収順及び予定回収時刻等の不要物情報を演算し、運搬車７のモニタ−１０ａに出力して、運搬車７の苗箱収容部８に空の苗箱を積んで回収するようにすればよい。これにより、各圃場で空の苗箱が畦に溜り過ぎて苗補給等の作業の邪魔になるようなことを防止し、作業能率の向上が図れる。尚、運搬車７が苗を供給した後の戻り行程で空の苗箱を運搬できるので、効率的である。
【００３４】
尚、複数種の消費物の消費情報又は不要物の不要物情報を演算し、運搬車７のモニタ−に出力するようにしてもよい。これにより、各圃場ａ，ｂ，ｃで植え付ける苗の品種や苗箱の形状が異なったり、田植機１で植付と同時に施肥を行う場合に肥料を運搬する必要があるとき等、複数種の消費物の消費情報又は不要物の不要物情報に対応するので、複数種の消費物又は不要物を作業ロスが生じないようにそれぞれ効率的に運搬でき、運搬作業能率の向上が図れると共に、作業能率の向上が図れる。
【００３５】
尚、各作業場への理想の運搬順、運搬経路又は運搬時刻等を演算する際には、運搬に間に合う直前の時刻になるときに行って運搬車７のモニタ−１０ａヘ運搬指令を出力するようにすると、作業場をあまり行き来せずに一度に複数箇所の作業場が回れるように運搬距離を短縮でき、運搬効率の向上が図れる。また、運搬車７が運搬途中であっても、逐次効率の良い運搬順、運搬経路又は運搬時刻等を演算し直して運搬車７のモニタ−１０ａヘ出力するようにすると、各圃場ａ，ｂ，ｃの作業の進捗状況の変化に逐次対応して、効率及び作業能率の良い運搬作業を行える。この構成は、各作業場間の距離が比較的離れているときに特に有効である。
【００３６】
尚、上記の運搬車７に代えて、走行レ−ルを走行して圃場へ運搬物を運搬する無人運搬車を使用してもよい。このとき、運搬車の走行は、ホストコンピュ−タで制御され、自動的に行われることになる。
尚、田植機１に苗自動供給装置を設け、運搬車から田植機１への苗供給作業の省力化を図ったものとしてもよい。
【００３７】
尚、以上の発明の実施の形態は乗用型の田植機１について記述したが、図２に示すように、本発明は乗用型の田植機での作業に限定されるものではなく、他の移植機による作業、トラクタ、コンバイン等の移動農機による農作業、あるいは乾燥施設や育苗施設等の施設における作業において使用できるようにするとよい。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】同時作業支援システムを示す図
【図２】同時作業支援システムの構成要素を示す図表
【図３】田植え圃場の一例を示す側面図
【図４】作業の流れを示す図
【図５】フロ−チャ−ト
【符号の説明】
１…田植機、４…田植機用ＧＰＳ受信機、５…ホストコンピュ−タ、７…運搬車、８…苗箱収容部、９…燃料タンク、１０ａ…モニタ−、１３…入力装置、ａ，ｂ，ｃ…割当圃場（作業場）[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention belongs to the technical field of a simultaneous work support system that is useful when work such as farm work and construction work is performed simultaneously at a plurality of distributed work sites.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art As a work support system, a collection / delivery business support system that displays, as a map information, a loading / unloading place and a collection / delivery order on a vehicle-mounted system mounted on a vehicle in a business of collecting and delivering luggage or the like. With this collection and delivery business support system, the efficiency of the collection and delivery business is improved (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-347943 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-described conventional technology, the efficiency of collection and delivery work is improved by using map information. However, there is no simultaneous work support system capable of improving work efficiency in performing work simultaneously in a plurality of distributed work sites.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to construct a simultaneous work support system capable of improving work efficiency when performing work simultaneously in a plurality of distributed work sites.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has taken the following technical measures in order to solve the above problems.
That is, the invention according to claim 1 is a receiving means for receiving the work progress information of each work place when the work to be performed while consuming the consumables is simultaneously performed in a plurality of work places, and the work received by the receiving means. A simultaneous work support system is provided that includes a calculation unit that calculates consumption information from the estimated consumption amount of the consumable based on the progress information, and an output unit that outputs the consumption information calculated by the calculation unit.
[0007]
Therefore, the simultaneous work support system according to claim 1 receives the work progress information of each work place by the receiving means, calculates the consumption information from the estimated consumption amount of the consumable based on the work progress information received by the calculation means, The consumption information calculated by the output means is output.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a supply amount input means for inputting a supply amount of the consumable supplied to each work place, and the consumption amount is estimated from the estimated remaining consumption amount in each work place based on the supply amount and the estimated consumption amount. The simultaneous work support system according to claim 1, wherein the simultaneous work support system is a calculation means for calculating information.
[0009]
Therefore, the simultaneous work support system according to the second aspect of the present invention performs the operation when the supply amount of the consumables supplied to each workplace is input by the supply amount input means in addition to the operation of the simultaneous operation support system according to the first embodiment. Means for calculating consumption information from the estimated remaining amount of consumption in each workplace based on the supply amount and the estimated consumption amount, and outputting the calculated consumption information by the output means.
[0010]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the simultaneous work support system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the output means outputs the consumption information to a transport vehicle that transports the consumables.
Therefore, the simultaneous operation support system according to claim 3 outputs the consumption information to the transport vehicle that transports the consumables by the output means, in addition to the operation of the simultaneous operation support system according to claim 1 or 2.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an arithmetic unit for calculating an ideal transport order, a transport route, or a transport time from the estimated consumption amount to each work site as consumption information. The simultaneous work support system described in Crab.
Therefore, the simultaneous work support system according to claim 4 has an ideal transport order, a transport route, or a transport route to each work site by the calculation means in addition to the operation of the simultaneous work support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The transportation time is calculated as consumption information, and the consumption information calculated by the output means is output.
[0012]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the simultaneous work support system according to the fourth aspect, wherein the output means outputs map information for recognizing a position of each work place.
Therefore, the simultaneous work support system according to the fifth aspect outputs map information for recognizing the position of each work place by the output means, in addition to the operation of the simultaneous work support system according to the fourth aspect.
[0013]
Further, according to the invention according to claim 6, when work is simultaneously performed in a plurality of distributed workplaces, a receiving means for receiving work progress information of each workplace, and a work generated based on the work progress information received by the receiving means. A simultaneous work support system is provided which includes a calculation unit for calculating unnecessary object information from the estimated amount of unnecessary objects to be performed, and an output unit for outputting the unnecessary object information calculated by the calculation unit.
[0014]
Therefore, the simultaneous work support system according to claim 6 receives the work progress information of each work place by the receiving means, and obtains the unnecessary work information from the estimated amount of the unnecessary work generated in the work based on the work progress information received by the calculation means. And outputs the unnecessary object information calculated by the output means.
[0015]
The invention according to claim 7 is a calculating means for calculating consumption information of a plurality of types of consumables or unnecessary information of unnecessary items, wherein the simultaneous work is performed. Support system.
Therefore, the simultaneous work support system according to claim 7 provides, in addition to the operation of the simultaneous work support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, information on the consumption information of a plurality of types of consumables or unnecessary objects by the calculation means. Unnecessary object information is calculated, and the information calculated by the output unit is output.
[0016]
Further, the invention according to claim 8 is a receiving means for receiving the work progress information of each work place when the work to be performed while consuming the consumables is simultaneously performed in a plurality of work places, and the work received by the receiving means. Based on the progress information, calculating means for calculating the assignment of the work amount of each workplace so that the difference of the work end time in each workplace is reduced, and output means for outputting the allocation information calculated by the calculating means The simultaneous work support system provided.
[0017]
Therefore, in the simultaneous work support system according to the eighth aspect, the work progress information of each work place is received by the receiving means, and the difference in the work end time in each work place is reduced based on the work progress information received by the arithmetic means. In this way, the assignment of the work amount of each work place is calculated, and the calculated allocation information is output by the output means.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
According to the simultaneous work support system according to the first aspect, it is possible to supply a consumable to each work place based on the output consumption information, thereby preventing a work loss at each work place and improving work efficiency.
[0019]
According to the simultaneous work support system of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the simultaneous work support system of the first aspect, the estimated consumption at each work place is obtained by inputting the supply amount of the consumable supplied to each work place. It is possible to know the remaining amount of the goods, and to appropriately supply the consumables to each workplace based on the output consumption information, thereby preventing a work loss in each workplace and improving work efficiency.
[0020]
According to the simultaneous work support system according to the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the simultaneous work support system according to the first or second aspect, it is possible to output consumption information to the transport vehicle that transports the consumables by the output unit. In addition, the efficiency of transport work can be improved.
According to the simultaneous work support system according to the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect of the simultaneous work support system according to any one of the first to third aspects, an ideal transport order, transport route, or transport time to each work site is output. Therefore, the transport operation can be performed efficiently, and the efficiency of the transport operation can be improved.
[0021]
According to the simultaneous work support system of the fifth aspect, in addition to the effect of the simultaneous work support system of the fourth aspect, map information for recognizing the position of each work place is output, so that ideal transportation to each work place is performed. The order, the transport route or the transport time can be easily understood, and the transport work efficiency can be improved.
[0022]
According to the simultaneous work support system described in claim 6, unnecessary work information can be collected from each work place based on the output unnecessary work information, and unnecessary work is accumulated in each work place so as to disturb the work. Can be prevented and work efficiency can be improved.
According to the simultaneous work support system according to the seventh aspect, in addition to the effect of the simultaneous work support system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, consumption information of a plurality of types of consumables or unnecessary information of unnecessary objects is provided. Since the output is performed, a plurality of types of consumables or unneeded items can be efficiently transported, thereby improving the transport work efficiency and the work efficiency.
[0023]
According to the simultaneous work support system of the eighth aspect, the assignment of the work amount of each work place is changed based on the work progress information so that the difference in the work end time in each work place is reduced, so that the simultaneous work is jointly performed. When performing the work, the work can be assisted between the workplaces to proceed with the work, and the work efficiency can be improved as a whole.
[0024]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a case where rice is planted in a field by a riding type rice transplanter 1 as an example of agricultural work will be described. In order to allow a plurality of persons, such as corporations engaged in agriculture, to jointly carry out agricultural work, a plurality of the riding-type rice transplanters 1 are used in order to simultaneously perform the rice planting work in a plurality of workplaces (three places) a, b, and c. (3 units) A, B, C are prepared. The riding type rice transplanter 1 has a well-known configuration in which seedlings are planted in a field by a seedling planting section 3 while the body is traveling on a traveling vehicle body 2. Therefore, as the work proceeds, the number of seedlings loaded in the rice transplanter 1 decreases, and it is necessary to supply seedlings to the machine as appropriate. In addition, this seedling becomes a consumable consumed by work. Then, in transporting the seedlings, the seedlings are transported in a state of being housed in the seedling box to the ridge of the field near the aircraft, so that an empty seedling box is generated after the seedlings are taken out. This empty seedling box becomes unnecessary material generated in the work. Each rice transplanter 1 has a GPS receiver 4 for rice transplanter for determining the current position of the machine as map information and a rice transplanter for transmitting information on the current position recognized by the GPS receiver 4 to the host computer 5. Transmitter / receiver 6. Instead of the rice transplanter GPS receiver 4 and the rice transplanter transceiver 6, the operator of the rice transplanter 1 has a mobile phone or the like having a position discriminating function, and the position information is sent to the host computer. It may be configured to be transmitted.
[0025]
One transport vehicle 7 such as a light four-wheel truck for transporting and supplying seedlings to each rice transplanter 1 is prepared. The carrier of the transport vehicle 7 is provided with a seedling box storage section 8 composed of a plurality of shelves for mounting seedling boxes and a fuel tank 9 for storing fuel of the rice transplanter 1. The vehicle 7 is equipped with an on-vehicle GPS receiver 10 so that the driver can determine the current position by looking at a map displayed on the monitor 10a. Further, the transport vehicle 7 is provided with a transport vehicle transceiver 11 for transmitting and receiving information on its current position to and from the host computer 5.
[0026]
The host computer 5 is connected to a host transceiver 12 for transmitting or receiving signals from the rice transplanter transceiver 6 and the carrier transceiver 11. The control flow of the host computer 5 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the work fields a, b, and c where the operator of each rice transplanter 1 performs are assigned by the farmer or the work plan instructor. The assignment of the working fields a, b, and c is input to the host computer 5 artificially. The transporter 7 transports the seedlings and the fuel to the field where each rice transplanter 1 is located, and the driver of the transporter 7 uses the input device 13 next to the monitor 10a to transfer the number of seedlings to each rice transplanter 1 and The fuel supply amount is input as appropriate, and the data is input to the host computer 5 via the transceiver 11 for the vehicle. When the rice transplanter GPS receiver 4 determines that each rice transplanter 1 has started traveling in the field with the transport of the seedlings, it is transmitted to the host computer 5 and the operation start time of each operator is set. Is entered. Thereafter, the work travel distance data of each rice transplanter 1 is input from the rice transplanter GPS receiver 4, and the estimated consumption of seedlings and fuel is calculated by the host computer 5 based on the work travel distance data. Means, the estimated remaining amount of seedlings and fuel is calculated from the number of seedlings transported and the fuel supply amount previously input, and the seedling depletion time and fuel at which the seedlings in each rice transplanter 1 are completely used are completely determined. Estimate the time of fuel exhaustion. If the seedling exhaustion time and the fuel exhaustion time are approaching, they are transmitted to the transport vehicle 7 via the transceiver 11 of the transport vehicle 7, and the transport route (forward route) is displayed on the map on the monitor 10a of the transport vehicle 7. The scheduled transportation time is displayed, and the driver carries out the transportation operation by the transportation vehicle 7 based on the displayed transportation time. When it is necessary to transport the seedlings or fuel to a plurality of rice transplanters 1, the driver is notified of the transport order by displaying the transport route on a map on the monitor 10a. When it is necessary to transport the seedlings or the fuel to a plurality of rice transplanters 1, a transport route (forward route) is selected so that the seedlings or fuel are transported in the order of shortest use time.
[0027]
On the other hand, the planned working hours of the operator are also input in advance, and it is checked whether the replacement time based on the planned working hours is approaching. If it is approaching the replacement time, return to the office (operator's station) and place the replacement factor on it and send it to the location of the rice transplanter 1 where the replacement is performed. (Route) and the scheduled time are displayed, and the driver picks up the transporter 7 while transporting the seedlings or the fuel with the replacement factors on the transporter 7.
[0028]
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the scheduled work time Ta, Tb, Tc per unit area in each rice transplanter 1 is replaced with a consumption time ta, such as a seedling replenishment time, a rest time, or a field travel time. The total times TA, TB, and TC obtained by adding tb and tc are calculated in advance, and when the work traveling distance corresponding to the unit work area is reached, the actual time required for the total times TA, TB, and TC is calculated. When the ratio is significantly different from the ratio, the scheduled work time Ta, Tb, Tc in each rice transplanter 1 is changed, and the field allocation is changed and corrected so that the difference in the work end time is reduced, and transmitted to each rice transplanter 1. Output to the monitor 10a of the rice transplanter. Therefore, the work progress is determined based on the work travel distance of the rice transplanter 1 based on the GPS receiver 4 for the rice transplanter 4, and the allocation of the fields of each rice transplanter 1 is changed. This configuration is particularly effective when each rice transplanter 1 is working in a relatively short field.
[0029]
The simultaneous work support system described above is used for a rice transplanter that receives work progress information of each work place when the rice planting work performed while consuming seedlings as a consumable is performed simultaneously in a plurality of work places a, b, and c. The host computer 5 calculates consumption information such as a transportation route, a transportation order, and a scheduled transportation time on a map from the GPS receiver 4 and the estimated amount of seedling consumption based on the work progress information received by the receiver 4. It is displayed and output on the monitor 10a of the transport vehicle 7. Thereby, it is possible to avoid that the work must be interrupted due to the consumption of seedlings, fuel, and the like in each rice transplanter 1, thereby preventing a work loss and improving work efficiency.
[0030]
Further, an input device 13 for inputting the supply amount of the seedlings or the fuel supplied to each rice transplanter 1 is provided, and consumption information is calculated from the estimated remaining amount of consumption in each rice transplanter 1 based on the supply amount and the estimated consumption amount. Therefore, the consumables can be accurately supplied to each workplace based on the output consumption information, and work loss at each workplace can be prevented, thereby improving work efficiency.
[0031]
In addition, since the ideal transport order, transport route, or scheduled transport time to each rice transplanter 1 is output as consumption information to the transport vehicle 7 that transports the consumables, the transport operation can be performed efficiently, and the transport operation efficiency is improved. Can be achieved. Further, since the map data is output to the monitor 10a, the driver can easily understand the ideal order of transportation, the transportation route, or the transportation time to each work place, thereby improving the transportation work efficiency.
[0032]
Further, when the work to be performed while consuming the consumables is performed simultaneously in a plurality of distributed work sites a, b, and c, the GPS receiver 4 that receives the work progress information of each work site, and the GPS receiver 4 receives the work progress information. A computer 5 for calculating the assignment of the amount of work in each workplace based on the work progress information so as to reduce the difference in the work end time in each workplace, and outputting the assignment information calculated by the computer 5 And a monitor 10a. Therefore, when the simultaneous work is performed jointly, the rice transplanters 1 can assist each other to efficiently proceed with the rice transplanting operation, thereby improving the work efficiency as a whole.
[0033]
It should be noted that, based on the work progress information of each rice transplanter 1 received by the GPS receiver 4, unnecessary materials generated in the work, that is, the estimated amount of empty seedling boxes, the collection transportation route on the map, the collection order, the scheduled collection time, etc. Is calculated and output to the monitor 10a of the transport vehicle 7, and empty seedling boxes may be loaded and collected in the seedling box storage section 8 of the transport vehicle 7. Thus, it is possible to prevent the empty seedling boxes from being accumulated in the ridges in each field and hinder the work such as the supply of the seedlings, thereby improving the work efficiency. In addition, since the empty seedling box can be transported in the return stroke after the transporting vehicle 7 supplies the seedlings, it is efficient.
[0034]
In addition, you may make it calculate the consumption information of a plurality of types of consumables, or the unnecessary information of unnecessary goods, and output it to the monitor of the transport vehicle 7. Thus, when there are different types of seedlings to be planted in each of the fields a, b, and c, and the shape of the seedling box is different, or when fertilizer needs to be transported when fertilization is performed simultaneously with planting by the rice transplanter 1, a plurality of types of seedlings are required. Since it corresponds to the consumption information of consumables or the unnecessary information of unneeded items, it is possible to efficiently transport a plurality of types of consumables or unneeded items so that no work loss occurs, and to improve the efficiency of transport work. The efficiency can be improved.
[0035]
When calculating the ideal transport order, transport route, transport time, and the like to each work site, the transport command is output to the monitor 10a of the transport vehicle 7 when the time immediately before the transport is reached. Then, the transport distance can be shortened so that a plurality of work sites can be turned at once without going back and forth between the work sites, and the transport efficiency can be improved. Also, even if the transport vehicle 7 is in the middle of transport, if the transport order, transport route, transport time, and the like with high efficiency are calculated again and output to the monitor 10a of the transport vehicle 7, the respective fields a, b , C, it is possible to carry out transportation work with high efficiency and work efficiency in response to the change of the progress of the work. This configuration is particularly effective when the distance between the work sites is relatively large.
[0036]
It should be noted that, in place of the transport vehicle 7, an unmanned transport vehicle that travels on the traveling rail and transports the transported goods to the field may be used. At this time, the traveling of the transport vehicle is controlled by the host computer and is automatically performed.
It should be noted that the rice seedling transplanter 1 may be provided with an automatic seedling supply device so that labor for supplying seedlings from the transport vehicle to the rice transplanter 1 may be reduced.
[0037]
Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the riding type rice transplanter 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the present invention is not limited to the operation with the riding type rice transplanter. It can be used for work with a machine, farm work with a mobile farm machine such as a tractor, a combine, or the like, or work in a facility such as a drying facility or a seedling raising facility.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a simultaneous work support system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing components of the simultaneous work support system. FIG. 3 is a side view showing an example of a rice planting field. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a work flow. ] Flow chart [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Rice transplanter, 4 ... GPS receiver for rice transplanter, 5 ... Host computer, 7 ... Carrier, 8 ... Sapling box storage part, 9 ... Fuel tank, 10a ... Monitor, 13 ... Input device, a, b, c ... allotment field (working place)
