JP2008228630A - Harvest management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a harvest management system for quickly transporting a harvest to a proper destination after harvesting it. <P>SOLUTION: The harvest management system 1 is such that respective information terminals 11, 16 and 19 are installed on vehicles 3 for loading and conveying a harvest harvested by a harvester 2, multiple facilities 4, 4... for preparing the harvest such as drying, and a management center 5 for managing these facilities 4, 4... so as to enable mutual information transmission via a telecommunication network 6. In this system 1, the facilities 4, 4... function to transmit to the center 5 such facility information as the kind, treatment capacity and receiving capacity of the harvest under preparation, and the vehicles 3 enable selecting a facility 4 as a destination on receiving the information from the center 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a crop management system for managing a crop harvested by a harvesting machine.

Conventionally, a harvester such as a combine harvester that harvests harvested products from the field and a transport vehicle that transports the harvested product harvested by the harvester have been provided with transmission means for transmitting various information to the management center, and various information is transmitted to the management center. 2. Description of the Related Art A grain transport system to a grain storage facility that includes transmission means for transmitting to a transport vehicle and that can transmit information is known.
JP 2002-186348 A

  However, in the conventional system, since the grain transport destination is a single grain storage facility and is transported by a transport vehicle, and the harvest time is concentrated at the same time, the transport vehicle is the harvested product. In some cases, crops were concentrated and the processing capacity of the grain storage facility was limited, or the acceptable amount reached the limit. And even if it was impossible to carry in the harvest, it took time to transport the harvest because it was transported to the grain storage facility and then searched for another destination. In addition, the preparation facility prepares for each type of harvest so that other types of crops are not mixed. In some cases, the efficiency could be deteriorated.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above. Next, means for solving the problem will be described.

  That is, in claim 1, a transport vehicle for transferring and transporting a harvested product harvested by a harvesting machine, a plurality of preparation facilities for preparing drying of the harvested product, and the plurality of preparation facilities are managed. Each of the management centers has an information terminal and is capable of transmitting information to and from each other via a communication network, wherein the preparation facility is the type and processing capacity of the crop being prepared. And the preparation facility information such as the acceptable amount is transmitted to the management center, and the transport vehicle can receive the information of the management center and select a preparation facility as a transport destination.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the transport vehicle transmits to the preparation facility harvest information such as the type and amount of the harvest related to the harvest to be transported and producer information.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the preparation facility receives the harvest from the transport vehicle, the preparation facility transmits the harvest information and the producer information to the management center.

  As effects of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  In claim 1, it is possible to easily select an appropriate preparation facility without selecting a preparation facility whose processing capacity is limited as a transport destination or a preparation facility that has reached the limit of the acceptable amount, The harvested product after harvesting can be quickly transported to the transport destination. In addition, it is possible to avoid the concentration of the harvest in the preparation facility, and the harvest can be processed efficiently. Further, in the case of a small amount of varieties, it can be collected and prepared in one preparation facility, and preparation work, shipping, etc. can be performed efficiently.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the harvest received at the preparation facility can be quickly and appropriately processed based on the harvest information. Furthermore, the acceptance information of the harvest can be brought online, and can be easily provided to the outside.

  According to the third aspect, the harvest information and the producer information can be centrally managed by the management center for the harvest processed at each preparation facility, and the traceability of the harvest can be improved.

  Next, embodiments of the invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a crop management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing mutual communication relationships between a transport vehicle, a preparation facility, and a management facility, and FIG. 3 is a crop. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the harvested product in another embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a harvest management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transport vehicle 3 that transfers and transports a harvested product by a harvester 2 such as a combiner, and a transport vehicle 3. Between a plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... For performing drying, hulling, sorting, etc., and a management center 5 that manages these plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... The communication network 6 such as the Internet, a telephone line, or wireless communication is used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the transport vehicle 3, the plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4..., And the management center 5 each have communication means 10, 14, 17, control means, storage means, input means, and display. Information terminals 11, 16, and 19 having means and the like are provided. Among these, the transport vehicle 3 is communication means 10 for communicating with a plurality of preparation facilities 4..., The management center 5, etc., and information that enables information exchange with the communication destination via the communication means 10. The terminal 11 is configured to include a crop amount measuring unit 12 that measures the amount of the crop to be transported, and a position information measuring unit 13 that further measures the current position of the transport vehicle 3 by, for example, GPS.

  The harvester 2 that transfers the harvest to the transporter 3 includes a means for measuring the amount of the crop harvested from the field, in addition to the harvester main body for performing the harvesting work, ), Measurement information obtained by these measurement means, the type of harvest, the harvest location (field position), the harvest information about the harvest such as the pattern there, and the production about the producer of the harvest Means for storing the worker information, and means for transmitting the harvest information and the producer information to the outside such as the transport vehicle 3 and the management center 5.

  When the harvest harvested from the field by the harvester 2 is transferred to the transport vehicle 3, the harvest information such as the amount, dryness, and type of the harvest stored in the harvester 2 and the producer Information is transmitted to the information terminal 11 of the transport vehicle 3 via radio or wire. These pieces of information can be manually input to the information terminal 11 of the transport vehicle 3. In addition, the information terminal 11 is provided in the transport vehicle 3 as a portable information terminal such as a mobile phone or an installation type information terminal.

  In the transport vehicle 3, when the harvest information and the producer information are received from the harvester 2, the harvest amount actually transported by the harvest amount measuring means 12 is measured, and the measurement result is stored in the information terminal 11. At this time, the harvest amount in the harvest information from the harvester 2 is updated, and the measurement result is stored as the actual amount. The information terminal 11 transmits the harvest information and the producer information to the preparation facility 4 via the communication means 10, and receives the preparation facility information described later from the management center 5. Various information can be transmitted between the two.

  Each preparation facility 4 is a transport destination of the transport vehicle 3 and is scattered and installed as a rice center, a country elevator, or the like. The preparation facility 4 includes a preparation system 15 that processes the crops that are carried in by the transport vehicle 3. The preparation system 15 receives the crops that have been transported by the transport vehicle 3, for example, and receives the harvested products. Preparations such as drying, hulling and sorting are performed, and the harvested products are stored and shipped.

  The preparation facility 4 includes a communication means 14 for communicating with the transport vehicle 3 and the management center 5 and the like, and an information terminal 16 that enables information exchange with a communication destination via the communication means 14. The terminal 16 is configured to be communicably connected to the preparation system 15. Then, the type of harvested product that is being prepared from the preparation system 15 via the communication means 14 by the information terminal 16, the processing capacity, the current acceptable amount, the waiting time until acceptance, the location information, etc. Various information can be transmitted between the transport vehicle 3 and the management center 5 so that the preparation facility information regarding the preparation facility 4 is transmitted to the management center 5 and the harvest information and the producer information are received from the transport vehicle 3. It is said.

  The management center 5 manages a plurality of preparation facilities 4... Installed in a predetermined area. For example, the management center 5 is independent from these preparation facilities 4. And installed together. The management center 5 includes a management system 18 that processes information obtained from the transport vehicle 3 and the plurality of preparation facilities 4..., And responds to information from the transport vehicle 3 by the management system 18. Are configured to centrally manage information from the preparation facilities 4.

  Further, as described above, the management center 5 can exchange information with the communication means 17 for communicating with the transport vehicle 3 and the plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... And the information terminal 19 is configured to be communicably connected to the management system 18. Then, the information terminal 19 receives and stores the preparation facility information from the plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... Via the communication means 17, and transports the information to the transport vehicle 3 in a lump. Various information can be transmitted between the vehicle 3 and each preparation facility 4.

  In the harvest management system 1 configured such that the transport vehicle 3, the plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... And the management center 5 can communicate with each other, the management of the crop is performed in the following procedure. Done.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in each preparation facility 4, the preparation facility information such as the type of harvested product, processing capacity, and acceptable amount received by the preparation system 15 is appropriately updated, and the latest preparation is performed on the information terminal 16. Facility information is transmitted to the information terminal 19 of the management center 5 (step S1).

  In the management center 5, preparation facility information from a plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... Is accumulated in the management system 18. The preparation facility information is updated every time it is transmitted from the preparation facility 4, and is managed by the management system 18 so as to be the latest information. (Step S2)

  Further, when the harvested product is harvested from the field by the harvester 2 and transferred to the transport vehicle 3 and transported, the harvest information and the producer information are transmitted from the harvester 2 to the transport vehicle 3, and the transport is performed. It is stored in the information terminal 11 of the car 3. At the same time, the amount of harvest that is actually transported in the transport vehicle 3 is measured.

  In this case, during the harvesting operation by the harvester 2, the field position and the amount of harvested crop (or the estimated full time) are directly sent from the harvester 2 to the transport vehicle 3 or indirectly via the management center 5. ) Is transmitted, and the transport vehicle 3 is efficiently dispatched to the harvester 2.

  Then, when the preparation facility information is inquired from the transport vehicle 3 to the management center 5 (step S3), the harvest can be transported from the information terminal 19 of the management center 5 to the information terminal 11 of the transport vehicle 3 (acceptance). Preparation facility information regarding a plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... Is transmitted (step S4).

  In the transport vehicle 3, preparation facility information regarding a plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... From the management center 5 is displayed on the information terminal 11 and can be confirmed. Then, an appropriate preparation facility 4 can be arbitrarily selected from these, and the harvested product is transported toward the preparation facility 4 as a transport destination.

  When the harvested product is transported to the preparation facility 4 by the transport vehicle 3, the harvested product brought into the information terminal 16 of the preparation facility 4 from the information terminal 11 of the transport vehicle 3 when receiving into the preparation facility 4 is performed. Crop information and producer information are transmitted (step S5).

  In the preparation facility 4, the harvest information and the producer information of the harvest received by the information terminal 16 are transmitted to the information terminal 19 of the management center 5. In addition, preparation is performed based on the harvest information from the transport vehicle 3 by the preparation system 15, and the preparation facility information that has changed due to acceptance of the harvest is updated.

  Then, the latest preparation facility information is again transmitted from the information terminal 16 to the information terminal 19 of the management center 5 (step S1). Thereafter, the above steps are repeated, and information is transmitted between the transport vehicle 3, the preparation facility 4, and the management center 5, and the harvest is managed.

  Further, in the management of the harvested product, as described above, the preparation facility 4 as the transport destination can be automatically selected on the management center 5 side instead of artificially on the delivery vehicle side.

  In this case, the transport vehicle 3 stores the position information measured by the position information measuring means 13 that measures the current position of the transport vehicle 3 by GPS or the like in the information terminal 11, and the position information is obtained by the information terminal 11. A part of the information can be transmitted to the management center 5.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in each preparation facility 4, preparation facility information such as the type of the harvest received by the preparation system 15, the processing capacity, the current acceptable amount, and the waiting time until the reception is appropriately displayed. The information is updated, and the latest preparation facility information is transmitted from the information terminal 16 to the information terminal 19 of the management center 5 (step S11).

  In the management center 5, preparation facility information from a plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... Is accumulated in the management system 18. The preparation facility information is updated every time it is transmitted from the preparation facility 4, and is managed by the management system 18 so as to be the latest information. (Step S12)

  Further, when the harvested product is harvested from the field by the harvester 2 and transferred to the transport vehicle 3 and transported, the harvest information and the producer information are transmitted from the harvester 2 to the transport vehicle 3, and the transport is performed. It is stored in the information terminal 11 of the car 3. At the same time, the amount of harvest actually transported by the transport vehicle 3 and the position information of the transport vehicle 3 are measured.

  When the transport facility 3 inquires of the management center 5 about the preparation facility information (step S13), at least the type and amount of the harvest information and the position information of the transport vehicle 3 are stored in the management center. 5 (step S14).

  In the management center 5, the optimum preparation facility 4 among the plurality of preparation facilities for the transport vehicle 3 based on the preparation facility information accumulated by the management system 18 and the harvested information and position information from the transport vehicle 3. Is selected as the transport destination (step S15).

  As a result, the preparation facility information of the transport destination is transmitted from the information terminal 19 of the management center 5 to the information terminal 11 of the transport vehicle 3 (step S16). At this time, the management center 5 makes a reservation for carrying in with the transport vehicle 3 to the adjustment facility 4, and the adjustment facility 4 is ready for acceptance.

  In the transport vehicle 3, the preparation facility information regarding the optimum preparation facility 4 from the management center 5 is displayed on the information terminal 11 and can be confirmed. Then, the harvested product is transported toward the transport destination selected by the management center 5. It is also possible to display the route to the transport destination on the information terminal 11 during transport.

  When the harvested product is transported to the preparation facility 4 by the transport vehicle 3, the harvested product brought into the information terminal 16 of the preparation facility 4 from the information terminal 11 of the transport vehicle 3 when receiving into the preparation facility 4 is performed. Crop information and producer information are transmitted (step S17).

  In the preparation facility 4, the harvest information and the producer information of the harvest received by the information terminal 16 are transmitted to the information terminal 19 of the management center 5 (step S18). In addition, preparation is performed based on the harvest information from the transport vehicle 3 by the preparation system 15, and the preparation facility information that has changed due to acceptance of the harvest is updated.

  Then, the latest preparation facility information is again transmitted from the information terminal 16 to the information terminal 19 of the management center 5 (step S1). Thereafter, the above steps are repeated, and information is transmitted between the transport vehicle 3, the preparation facility 4, and the management center 5, and the harvest is managed.

  In step S15 in the management center 5, if the previous transport vehicle 3 receives an inquiry from another transport vehicle 3 after the reference to the management center 5 and before the delivery to the preparation facility 4, the management system 18 Thus, after the change of the preparation facility information regarding the preparation facility 4 selected for the previous transport vehicle 3 is predicted, the optimum preparation facility 4 for the next transport vehicle 3 is selected.

  As described above, the transporting vehicle 3 for transferring and transporting the harvested product harvested by the harvesting machine 2, the plurality of preparation facilities 4, 4... Of the preparation facilities 4, 4,... Are provided with information terminals 11, 16, and 19, respectively, and a crop management system 1 that can transmit information to each other via the communication network 6 is configured. In the harvest management system 1, the preparation facility 4 transmits preparation facility information such as the type, processing capacity, and acceptable amount of the crop being prepared to the management center 5, and the transport vehicle 3. Receives the information of the management center 5 and makes it possible to select the preparation facility 4 as the transport destination, so that the preparation facility 4 whose processing capacity is limited as the transport destination or the limit of the acceptable amount is reached. Without selecting the prepared preparation facility 4 Do Preparation Facility 4 can be easily selected, the crop after harvest can be transported quickly to the transport destination. Moreover, in the preparation facility 4, it becomes possible to avoid the concentration of the harvest, and the harvest can be processed efficiently. Further, in the case of a small amount of varieties, it can be collected and prepared in one preparation facility, and preparation work, shipping, etc. can be performed efficiently.

  In the harvest management system 1, the transport vehicle 3 prepares by transmitting to the preparation facility 4 crop information such as the type and quantity of the crop related to the transported crop and producer information. The harvest received at the facility 4 can be quickly and appropriately processed based on the harvest information. Furthermore, the acceptance information of the harvest can be brought online, and can be easily provided to the outside.

  In the harvest management system 1, when the preparation facility 4 receives the harvest from the transport vehicle 3, the preparation facility 4 transmits the harvest information and the producer information to the management center 5. With respect to the harvest to be processed, the harvest information and the producer information can be centrally managed by the management center 5, and the traceability of the harvest can be improved.

The schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the crop management system which concerns on one Example of this invention. The block diagram which shows the mutual communication relationship of a conveyance vehicle, preparation facilities, and management facilities. The flowchart figure which shows the procedure of the process of a crop. The flowchart figure which shows the procedure of the process of the crop in another Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Harvest management system 2 Harvesting machine 3 Transport vehicle 4 Preparation facility 5 Management center 6 Communication network 11 Information terminal 16 Information terminal 19 Information terminal

Claims (3)

  Information terminals respectively for a transport vehicle for transferring and transporting a harvested product harvested by a harvesting machine, a plurality of preparation facilities for preparing the dried product, and a management center for managing the plurality of preparation facilities A crop management system that can transmit information to each other via a communication network, wherein the preparation facility is a preparation facility such as the type, processing capacity, and acceptable amount of the crop that is being prepared. Information is transmitted to the management center, and the transport vehicle receives the information of the management center and can select a preparation facility as a transport destination.   The crop management system according to claim 1, wherein the transport vehicle transmits crop information such as a type and an amount of the crop related to the transported crop and producer information to the preparation facility.   3. The harvest management system according to claim 2, wherein the preparation facility receives the harvest from the transport vehicle, and transmits the harvest information and the producer information to the management center.

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