JP2016012243A - Work management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of improving entire work efficiency through voluntary and cooperative performance of work by workers.SOLUTION: Own progress status transmission means 14 of a terminal device T transmits an input progress status to a server device S. Progress status recording means 56 of the server device S records the progress status transmitted from each terminal device in a recording section 60. Progress status transmission means 58 of the server device S transmits progress information 64 from each terminal device recorded in the recording section 60 to each terminal device T. Other progress status acquisition means 16 of the terminal device T receives the progress information 64 from each terminal device. Progress status display means 18 displays the progress status of the terminal device T and the progress status of other terminals on a map.

Description

  The present invention relates to a work management system when performing farm work using a plurality of work machines.

  Agricultural work using machinery is carried out by entering the field, sowing, transplanting, fertilizer application, harvesting, etc., transporting vehicles that replenish seeds, seedlings, fertilizers, fuel, etc. It is implemented by combining multiple machines such as cars.

  Also, the number of agricultural contractors that are increasing recently is required to finish the work by a predetermined time. For this reason, a plurality of work machines are simultaneously operated to work at once, and it is necessary to improve the efficiency of the whole work by efficiently using these machines to work.

  However, in the field of actual farm work, the field is muddy and the work does not proceed as expected, or the farm that you are trying to harvest encounters the fall of the crop or the immature state, and delays the harvest at that place In some cases, work may not proceed as planned. As a result, the waiting time of the transport vehicle becomes longer in the vicinity, or when working with multiple work machines at the same time, there is a difference in individual work progress, It was difficult to provide timely support to places where work was delayed, and it was difficult to improve the overall efficiency of machine work.

  In order to solve such a problem, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for receiving the progress of work at each work place and giving an instruction of the move place to a transporter that transports materials according to the progress. It is disclosed. In the work progress information, for example, the remaining amount of seedlings is automatically calculated from the amount of seedlings loaded and the distance traveled, the time when seedlings are lost is predicted, and a transport vehicle is dispatched there in a timely manner. ing.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a request for dispatch of a transport vehicle is issued by sending information on the expiration time of a tank from a harvesting combine equipped with a grain weight sensor to the center. A device that issues a dispatch instruction to an optimal transport vehicle in consideration of the position and the like is disclosed.

JP-A-2004-295808 JP2002-186348

  All of the above prior arts give instructions to the transport vehicle from the center or the like based on the progress of the work when working with a plurality of work machines. For this reason, workers are not intended to increase the overall work efficiency by spontaneously cooperating with each other.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a system capable of improving the overall work efficiency by solving the above-described problems and allowing workers to work together in a spontaneous manner.

(1) (2) (3) A work management system according to claim 1 is a work management system including a terminal device and a server device,
The terminal device acquires a current position and records current position acquisition means, own terminal position transmission means for transmitting the acquired position of the terminal device to a server device, and the position of another terminal device in the server Other terminal position acquisition means acquired from the apparatus, terminal position display means for displaying the own terminal position and the other terminal position on the map, and own progress status transmission means for transmitting the input work progress status to the server device And other progress status acquisition means for acquiring the progress status of other work from the server device, and progress status display means for displaying the other progress status on the map,
The server device includes a terminal location recording unit that records the received location of each terminal device, a terminal location transmission unit that transmits the recorded location of each terminal device to each terminal device, and the progress of each received terminal device. A work management system comprising: a progress status recording means for recording a status; and a progress status transmitting means for transmitting each recorded progress status to each terminal device.

  Accordingly, the workers can check each other's progress and can also know the current position, so that it is possible to support each other.

(4) (5) The work management system according to the present invention further includes an input notification means for prompting the terminal device to input a progress status when the current position of the terminal device is out of the field where the work has been performed. It is characterized by.

  Therefore, forgetting to input the progress status can be reduced.

(6) (7) The work management system according to the present invention is in a failure state when the terminal device receives an output from a sensor that detects the state of the work machine and determines that the failure state is based on the sensor. It is further characterized by further comprising an input notification means for prompting the user to input a message.

  Therefore, it is possible to reduce forgetting to input the progress status when a failure occurs.

(8) In the work management system according to the present invention, the input notification means receives an output from a sensor that detects the engine speed, and the engine speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined value compared to a moving distance per unit time. In some cases, it is judged that the vehicle is in a failure situation.

  Therefore, it is possible to reduce forgetting to input the progress status when getting stuck.

  In the present invention, “current position acquisition means” corresponds to step S1 in the embodiment.

  “Self-terminal location transmission means” corresponds to step S7 in the embodiment.

  In the embodiment, “other terminal position acquisition means” corresponds to steps S8 and S9.

  In the embodiment, “terminal position display means” corresponds to step S10.

  In the embodiment, “Self progress transmission means” corresponds to step S7.

  In the embodiment, “other progress status acquisition means” corresponds to steps S8 and S9.

  In the embodiment, the “progress status recording unit” corresponds to steps S3, S4, and S5.

  In the embodiment, “progress status display means” corresponds to step S10.

  In the embodiment, “terminal position recording means” corresponds to step S21.

  In the embodiment, “terminal position transmitting means” corresponds to step S22.

  In the embodiment, “progress status recording means” corresponds to step S21.

  In the embodiment, “progress status transmission means” corresponds to step S22.

  The “progress status” is a concept including not only the progress status of work but also status related to progress, such as the occurrence of an obstacle and the position of an obstacle.

  The “program” is a concept that includes not only a program that can be directly executed by the CPU, but also a source format program, a compressed program, an encrypted program, and the like.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a work management system according to an embodiment. It is a hardware configuration of the server apparatus S. It is a hardware configuration of the terminal device T. It is a flowchart of work management processing. It is a flowchart of work management processing. It is an example of a screen display. It is an example of position and progress data. It is an example of a screen display.

1. Overall Configuration FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a work management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the work management system includes a terminal device T and a server device S. The terminal device T is possessed by a work vehicle that drives a work machine.

  The current position acquisition unit 2 of the terminal device T acquires the current position of the terminal device. The own terminal position transmitting unit 4 transmits the position of the own terminal to the server device S. The terminal location recording means 52 of the server device S records the current location transmitted from each terminal device as location information 62 in the recording unit 60. In FIG. 1, one terminal device T is shown, but a plurality of terminal devices T are provided so as to be able to communicate with the server device S. Accordingly, the location information 62 of each terminal device T is recorded in the recording unit 60.

  The terminal location transmission means 54 of the server device S transmits the location information 62 of each terminal recorded in the recording unit 60 to each terminal device T. The other terminal location acquisition means 6 of the terminal device T receives the location of each terminal device.

  The terminal position display means 8 displays the position of its own terminal device and the position of the other terminal device together on the map.

  The progress status input means 12 of the terminal device T acquires the progress status input by the user. The own progress status transmitting unit 14 transmits the input progress status to the server device S. The progress recording unit 56 of the server device S records the progress transmitted from each terminal device in the recording unit 60. In FIG. 1, one terminal device T is shown, but a plurality of terminal devices T are provided so as to be able to communicate with the server device S. Accordingly, the progress information 64 from each terminal device T is recorded in the recording unit 60.

  The progress status transmission means 58 of the server device S transmits the progress information 64 from each terminal device recorded in the recording unit 60 to each terminal device T. The other progress status acquisition means 16 of the terminal device T receives the progress information 64 from each terminal device.

  The progress status display means 18 displays its own progress status and other progress statuses on the map.

Therefore, the workers who are working with the terminal device T can grasp the progress of each other, and can also grasp the current position. It becomes possible to go to.

2. Hardware Configuration FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the server apparatus S. A memory 72, a communication circuit 74, a hard disk 76, and a DVD-ROM drive 78 are connected to the CPU 70. The communication circuit 74 is for connecting to the Internet. An operating system 82 and a server program 84 are recorded on the hard disk 76. The server program 84 performs its function in cooperation with the operating system 82. These programs are recorded on the DVD-ROM 80 and installed on the hard disk 76 via the DVD-ROM drive 78.

FIG. 3 shows a hardware configuration of the terminal device T. A memory 24, a communication circuit 26, a GPS receiver 28, a hard disk 30, and a touch panel 32 are connected to the CPU 20. The communication circuit 26 is for connecting to the Internet by wireless communication. An operating system 34 and a terminal program 36 are recorded on the hard disk 30. The terminal program 36 performs its function in cooperation with the operating system 34.

3. Process Flowchart FIGS. 4 and 5 show a flowchart of the work management process. Each worker who operates an agricultural machine (for example, a combiner or a seeder) has a terminal device T (tablet computer or the like).

  The CPU 20 of the terminal device T (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “terminal device T”) receives the data from the GPS receiver 28 and acquires the current position (step S1). Thereby, the position of the agricultural machine used by the worker can be obtained. Subsequently, the terminal device T displays the acquired current position on the map on the touch panel 32 having a display function (step S2). The map data is acquired in advance by communicating with the server device S and recorded in the hard disk 30.

  The worker selects which agricultural machine he / she uses and records it on the hard disk 30 before starting work. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the type and position of the agricultural machine used by the work vehicle are displayed on the map.

  Next, when the operator registers the progress status, a progress registration button (not shown) on the touch panel 32 is pressed. The terminal device T receives the progress status input and records it on the hard disk 30 (steps S4 and S5).

  FIG. 7 shows the recorded progress. In this example, 50% progress is shown. In addition to this progress rate, the current location is a place where the harvest is “fielded”, that the crop is “falling” in the current location and cannot be harvested, and there is an “obstacle” in the current location. Can be entered.

  Next, the terminal device T determines whether or not communication with the server device S is currently possible (step S6). If communication is not possible due to reasons such as being outside the communication area, the process proceeds to step S10.

  If communication is possible, the recorded current position and progress are transmitted to the server device S (step S7). It should be noted that only the latest position / progress is transmitted even if there is a current position and progress recorded when communication was not possible. However, information about obstacles (untransmitted information) is transmitted.

  The CPU 70 of the server device S (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “server device S”) receives the current position and the progress status and records them in the hard disk 76 (step S21). Since the current position and progress are sent from each terminal device T1, T2,..., The server device S records the position and progress of each work machine.

  Subsequently, the terminal device T requests the position and progress of another terminal device to the server device S (step S8). In response to this, the server device S reads the position and progress of the other terminal device recorded in the hard disk 76, and sends it back to the terminal device T (step S22).

  The terminal device T records the received position and progress status of the other terminal device on the hard disk 30 (step S9). In this way, the terminal device T records its own position and progress, and the position and progress of other terminal devices. The terminal device T displays these on the map on the touch panel 32 (step S10).

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the display. Not only their own machine position 100, but also other machine positions 102, 116 are shown. Further, it is indicated that the work according to the description is 50% for the section 104. In addition, it is indicated that the section 106 is not started yet and the section 108 is completed (100%).

  In addition, at position 110, it is displayed that the crop is lying down, and other workers who have seen it can see that this place cannot be harvested for a while. At position 112, the harvest is shown being fielded. Thereby, it turns out that other workers (truck driver etc.) can go to the place and load. Further, it is indicated that there is an obstacle at the position 114, and other workers can check the field and the obstacle, and can move directly to the target place.

In step S6, when the communication with the server device S is not possible, display on the map is performed based on the already recorded position / progress. However, in this case, the fact that it is not the latest information (information acquisition date and time may be displayed) is displayed on the screen.

4). Other
(1) In the above embodiment, the input of the progress status is left to the operator's voluntary operation. However, in order to prevent forgetting to input, the terminal device T may display a screen for prompting the input of the progress status (a warning sound may be output at the same time) every predetermined time. In addition, the current position of the agricultural machine is sequentially plotted, and a screen that prompts the user to enter the progress status even if he / she is out of the section (the field where the work was performed) for a predetermined time or longer (moved to another section, moved to the road, etc.) May be issued. These processes are preferably performed by a terminal program, but may be performed by a server program.

(2) In addition to the description in the above embodiment, a fuel out, oil out, overheat, etc. may be input as the progress status.

(3) In addition, the output from the sensor for detecting the operation of the agricultural machine is given to the terminal device T, and if it is determined that the situation is abnormal based on this, a screen prompting the input of the progress status is displayed. You may do it. For example, when the engine speed is detected and the current position hardly changes even though the engine speed is larger than a predetermined value (the engine speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined value compared to the moving distance per unit time). ), You may be trapped in mud. In this case, a screen is displayed that prompts the user to input that the vehicle is stagnant due to mud. Alternatively, when it is possible to identify the state of the failure, such as stagnating in the mud, it is possible to determine that fact, record it as a progress state, and send it to the server.

(4) Although the agricultural machine has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention can also be applied to other machines that perform work by moving.

Claims (8)

A work management system including a terminal device and a server device,
The terminal device
Current position acquisition means for acquiring and recording the current position;
Own terminal position transmitting means for transmitting the acquired position of the terminal device to the server device;
Other terminal position acquisition means for acquiring the position of another terminal device from the server device;
Terminal position display means for displaying the own terminal position and other terminal positions on a map;
Own progress sending means for sending the input work progress to the server device;
Other progress status acquisition means for acquiring the progress status of other work from the server device,
Other progress status display means for displaying on the map,
The server device
Terminal location recording means for recording the received location of each terminal device;
Terminal position transmitting means for transmitting the recorded position of each terminal device to each terminal device;
Progress recording means for recording the progress of each terminal device received;
A work management system comprising: progress status transmitting means for transmitting each recorded progress status to each terminal device. Current position acquisition means for acquiring and recording the current position;
Own terminal position transmitting means for transmitting the acquired position of the terminal device to the server device;
Other terminal position acquisition means for acquiring the position of another terminal device from the server device;
Terminal position display means for displaying the own terminal position and other terminal positions on a map;
Own progress sending means for sending the input work progress to the server device;
Other progress status acquisition means for acquiring the progress status of other work from the server device,
Progress display means for displaying other progress on the map;
A terminal device comprising: A terminal program for realizing a terminal device by a computer, wherein the computer is
Current position acquisition means for acquiring and recording the current position;
Own terminal position transmitting means for transmitting the acquired position of the terminal device to the server device;
Other terminal position acquisition means for acquiring the position of another terminal device from the server device;
Terminal position display means for displaying the own terminal position and other terminal positions on a map;
Own progress sending means for sending the input work progress to the server device;
Other progress status acquisition means for acquiring the progress status of other work from the server device,
A terminal program for functioning as a progress display means for displaying other progress on a map. The terminal device according to claim 2,
A terminal device characterized by further comprising an input notification means that prompts the user to input a progress status when the current position of the terminal device is out of the field where the work is performed. The terminal program according to claim 3, wherein said computer further functions as an input notifying means that prompts the user to input a progress status when the current position of the terminal device deviates from the field where the work is performed. The terminal device according to claim 2 or 4,
A terminal characterized by further comprising an input notification means for receiving an output from a sensor for detecting a state of the work machine and prompting the user to input a failure state when the failure state is determined based on the sensor. apparatus. 6. The terminal program according to claim 3, wherein the computer further receives an output from a sensor that detects a state of the work machine, and determines that it is in a failure state based on the sensor, inputs that the computer is in a failure state. A terminal program for functioning as an input notification means for prompting. The apparatus of claim 6 or the program of claim 7,
The input notification means receives an output from a sensor for detecting the engine speed, and determines that the engine is in a failure state when the engine speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined value compared to a moving distance per unit time. A device or program characterized by the above.