JP2022047500A - Information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide means capable of specifying a position where a crop stored in a container is harvested.SOLUTION: An information management system for managing information on a container B storing a crop A harvested by a harvesting machine 100 includes a position information acquisition part 82 for acquiring positional information J showing a position of the harvesting machine 100, an identification information acquisition part 83 for acquiring identification information K of the container B, and a harvest information generation part 182 for generating harvest information N showing, correlatively with the container B, a position where a crop A stored in the container B is harvested, based on the positional information J and the identification information K.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an information management system.

The carrot harvester described in Patent Document 1 includes a collection bag for accommodating the harvested crops. When the collection bag is full, the collection bag is placed in the field and the crop is stored in a new collection bag.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-136894

The collection bags placed in the field are collected and transported to a work place or the like, where the preparations for shipping the crops are made. Then, it becomes unknown in which field and in which ridge the harvest bag contains the crops harvested.

An object of the present invention is to provide a means capable of identifying the position where a crop contained in a container is harvested.

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the information management system of the present invention is an information management system that manages information about a container for accommodating crops harvested by a harvester, and acquires position information indicating the position of the harvester. The position where the crop contained in the container is harvested corresponds to the container based on the position information acquisition unit, the identification information acquisition unit which acquires the identification information of the container, and the position information and the identification information. It is characterized by including a harvest information generation unit that generates harvest information shown by the user.

According to this configuration, since the generated harvest information indicates the position where the crop contained in the container was harvested corresponding to the container, it is possible to specify the position where the crop contained in the container was harvested. Will be. Then, for example, when there is a problem (poor growth, excessive growth, worm-eaten, dirt, etc.) in the harvested crop, the harvest information is used to identify the position where the crop was harvested, and the field is maintained or fertilized.・ It will be possible to adjust the medication plan. For example, it is possible to increase the reliability of the crop and increase the purchasing motivation by adding information indicating the position where the crop was harvested to the crop to be shipped. The "position" is, for example, the location of the field, the position in the field, the position of the ridge, and the like.

In the present invention, the amount information acquisition unit for acquiring the amount information indicating the amount of the crop contained in the container is further provided, and the harvest information generation unit is the said unit contained in the container based on the amount information. It is preferable to generate the harvest information so that the amount of crop is shown corresponding to the container.

According to this configuration, since the generated harvest information indicates the amount of crops contained in the container corresponding to the container, it is possible to specify the amount of crops contained in the container. Then, for example, when it is necessary to ship a certain amount of crops, it is possible to easily determine which container should be used for the shipping operation. The "quantity" is, for example, a number, a mass, a volume, or the like.

In the present invention, the harvest information generation unit further includes a quality information acquisition unit that acquires quality information indicating the quality of the crop contained in the container, and the harvest information generation unit is housed in the container based on the quality information. It is preferable to generate the harvest information to indicate the quality of the crop in correspondence with the container.

According to this configuration, since the generated harvest information indicates the quality of the crop contained in the container corresponding to the container, it is possible to specify the quality of the crop contained in the container. Then, for example, when it is necessary to ship crops of a certain quality (length, shape, etc.), it is possible to easily determine which container should be used for the shipping operation. The "quality" is, for example, size, length, diameter, shape, color, presence / absence of defects, sugar content, water content, and the like.

In the present invention, it is preferable to include an image generation unit that generates an image indicating the position where the crop contained in the container is harvested corresponding to the container based on the harvest information.

According to this configuration, the generated image shows the position where the crop contained in the container was harvested corresponding to the container, so that the position where the crop contained in the container was harvested can be intuitively grasped. Is possible.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the image generation unit generates the image so as to show the traveling locus of the harvester while the harvester harvests the crop contained in the container.

According to this configuration, the generated image shows the traveling trajectory of the harvester while the crop is harvested, so that the position where the crop contained in the container is harvested can be grasped more intuitively. It will be possible.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the position information acquisition unit acquires the position information based on the positioning data output by the satellite positioning module provided in the harvester.

According to this configuration, the acquired position information becomes precise based on the positioning data output by the satellite positioning module provided in the harvester, so that the reliability of the generated harvest information can be improved, which is preferable. ..

In the present invention, the harvester includes an identification module that acquires information for identifying the container from an information medium attached to the container, and the identification information acquisition unit is based on the information output by the identification module. It is preferable to acquire the identification information.

According to this configuration, since the identification information is acquired based on the information output by the identification module, it is possible to save the operator the trouble of inputting the information for identifying the container and to improve the efficiency of the harvesting work. .. In addition, it is possible to suppress possible mistakes in the case of artificial input, and it is possible to increase the reliability of the generated harvest information.

Another information management system of the present invention is an information management system that manages crop information that is information about crops harvested by a harvester in a ridge field having a plurality of ridges, and each of the ridges has a plurality of articles. The crop is planted and includes a crop information acquisition unit that acquires the crop information and a harvest information generation unit that generates harvest information based on the crop information acquired by the crop information acquisition unit. The harvest information generation unit is characterized in that the harvest information is generated so as to show the crop information corresponding to each of the ridges.

According to this configuration, the generated harvest information shows the crop information corresponding to each ridge, so that the crop information for each ridge can be confirmed. Then, for example, when the quality of the crop is shown as the crop information, it is possible to identify the ridges with relatively low quality by using the harvest information, and to improve the field and adjust the fertilization / drug application plan. It will be possible.

In the present invention, the ridge position acquisition unit for acquiring the ridge position information indicating the position of each of the ridges is provided, and the harvest information generation unit generates the harvest information based on the crop information and the ridge position information. Then it is suitable.

According to this configuration, the correspondence between the crop information and the ridges tends to be more accurate than the configuration in which the harvest information is generated without being based on the ridge position information. For example, in the configuration in which the crop information is associated with the harvest position of the crop, the crop information and the ridges can be accurately associated with each other based on the harvest position and the ridge position information. This makes it possible to obtain accurate harvest information.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the ridge position acquisition unit is provided in the harvester and the ridge position information is acquired when the harvester harvests the crop.

According to this configuration, when the harvester travels along the ridges for harvesting crops, for example, the own vehicle position measuring device of the harvester is used to acquire accurate ridge position information. Can be done. This makes it possible to obtain accurate harvest information.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the ridge position acquisition unit acquires the ridge position information when each of the ridges is formed.

According to this configuration, for example, when the working machine travels while forming ridges, it is possible to acquire accurate ridge position information by using, for example, the own vehicle position measuring device of the working machine. This makes it possible to obtain accurate harvest information.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the ridge position acquisition unit acquires the ridge position information when the crop is planted in each ridge.

According to this configuration, for example, when the working machine travels along the ridge while planting crops, it is possible to acquire accurate ridge position information by using, for example, the own vehicle position measuring device of the working machine. Can be done. This makes it possible to obtain accurate harvest information.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the crop information acquisition unit is provided in the harvester and the crop information is acquired when the harvester harvests the crop.

According to this configuration, it is easier to accurately associate the crop information with the ridges as compared with the configuration in which the crop information is acquired after the harvest of the crop of the entire field is completed. This makes it easy to obtain accurate harvest information.

In the present invention, it is preferable to include an image generation unit that generates a ridge-corresponding image showing the crop information corresponding to each ridge based on the harvest information.

According to this configuration, since the generated ridge-corresponding image shows the crop information corresponding to each ridge, it is possible to intuitively grasp the crop information for each ridge.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the crop information is the quality of the crop.

According to this configuration, the generated harvest information indicates the quality of the crop corresponding to each ridge, so that the quality of the crop for each ridge can be confirmed. Then, for example, by using the harvest information, it is possible to identify the ridges having relatively low quality, and to improve the field and adjust the fertilization / drug application plan.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of an information management system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the image generated by the information management system. It is a left side view of the harvester. It is a plan view of a harvester. It is a vertical sectional rear view of a harvester. It is a block diagram which shows the structure which concerns on the control of an information management system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the information management system in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the ridge correspondence image in 1st Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the information management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof.

[Overview of information management system]
FIG. 1 shows an outline of the operation of the information management system. The information management system includes a harvester 100 and a management server 200. The management server 200 may be a virtual server provided on the cloud.

The information management system is a system that manages information about the container B that houses the crop A harvested by the harvester 100. Specifically, the information management system acquires the position information J, the identification information K, the quantity information L, and the quality information M, and generates the harvest information N based on the acquired information.

The position information J is information indicating the position of the harvester 100. The position information J is acquired based on the positioning data output by the satellite positioning module 71 provided in the harvester 100.

The identification information K is information that can identify the container B. The identification information K is acquired based on the information output by the identification module 72 provided in the harvester 100. The identification module 72 acquires information for identifying the container B from the information medium attached to the container B. In this embodiment, the identification module 72 is an RFID reader that reads information from an RFID chip attached to the container B.

The amount information L is information indicating the amount of the crop A contained in the container B. The quantity information L is acquired based on the output of the mass measuring module 73 provided in the harvester 100. In the present embodiment, the mass measurement module 73 is a mass sensor that measures the mass of the container B.

The quality information M is information indicating the quality of the crop A contained in the container B. The quality information M is acquired based on the output of the quality measurement module 74 provided in the harvester 100. In the present embodiment, the quality measurement module 74 is a camera that photographs the crop A and generates an image.

The harvest information N is information indicating the position where the crop A housed in the container B is harvested in correspondence with the container B. In the present embodiment, the harvest information N is information indicating the position where the crop A is harvested, the amount of the crop A contained in the container B, and the quality of the crop A contained in the container B.

The information management system generates an image showing the position where the crop A housed in the container B is harvested corresponding to the container B based on the harvest information N. In the present embodiment, the image shows the traveling locus of the harvester 100 while the harvester 100 harvests the crop A contained in the container B. Image 300 as an example of the image is shown in FIG. The image 300 includes figures 310, 320, three container position icons C1, C2, C3, and three container information icons D1, D2, D3 showing the shapes of the two left and right fields.

The container position icons C1, C2, and C3 indicate the positions where the container B is removed from the harvester 100 in the field. The container information icons D1, D2, and D3 indicate information about the container B corresponding to the container position icons C1, C2, and C3. In the illustrated example, the container information icons D1, D2, and D3 indicate the day when the corresponding container B was dropped into the field, the identification number of the container B, and the mass of the crop A contained in the container B. In the image 300, with respect to the container B corresponding to the container position icon C1, the traveling locus of the harvester 100 while the harvester 100 harvests the crop A housed in the container B is shown by a solid line. Similarly, the traveling locus of the harvester 100 corresponding to the container position icon C2 is shown by a broken line. The traveling locus of the harvester 100 corresponding to the container position icon C3 is shown by a dashed line.

[Structure of harvester]
3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5 show the harvester 100. In the present embodiment, the harvester 100 is a carrot harvester that harvests carrots as crop A. The driving unit 2 and the engine 3 are supported on the right front portion of the airframe supported by the right and left crawler type traveling devices 1. A raising device 4, a soil loosening blade 5, a pull-out belt 6, and a rotary blade 7 are supported on the left front portion of the machine body.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, as the aircraft progresses, the soil loosening blade 5 that has entered the soil vibrates while the leaf portion A1 of the crop A is raised upward by the raising device 4. The soil on the side of crop A is destroyed. The leaf portion A1 of the crop A is sandwiched by the pull-out belt 6, the crop A is pulled out, the lower tail portion of the crop A is cut by the rotary blade 7, and the crop A is conveyed rearward and upward by the pull-out belt 6.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, on the left side of the machine body, the leaf transport belt 8 and the rotary blade 9 are provided on the rear side of the upper part of the pull-out belt 6, and the lower side of the leaf transport belt 8 and the rotary blade 9. Is provided with a transport belt 10. The rear portion of the leaf transport belt 8 is provided with a guide plate 11 that inclines diagonally backward and downward, and the rear portion of the left side portion of the machine body is provided with a guide plate 12 that inclines downward toward the left-right center side of the machine body. ..

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the leaf portion A1 of the crop A transported upward and rearward by the pull-out belt 6 is transferred to the leaf portion transport belt 8 and sandwiched, and the leaf portion is transported. While the crop A is transported backward by the belt 8, the rotary blade 9 cuts between the crop A and the leaf portion A1, and the crop A falls on the transport belt 10. The leaf portion A1 is conveyed rearward by the leaf portion transport belt 8 as it is, is discharged to the guide plate 11, falls from the guide plate 11 to the guide plate 12, and falls to the ground on the rear side of the machine body.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a fixed guide plate 13 diagonally intersecting the transport direction of the conveyor belt 10 is provided on the upper side of the conveyor belt 10, and the conveyor 14 is provided from the rear of the conveyor belt 10 to the right side. Has been done. A container B is provided at the right end of the conveyor 14, and a chair 16 for workers is provided at the rear of the machine body.

As a result, the crop A that has fallen from the leaf transfer belt 8 is conveyed rearward by the transfer belt 10, and when the crop A reaches the guide plate 13, the guide plate 13 guides the crop A from the transfer belt 10 to the conveyor 14. The crop A is conveyed by the conveyor 14 and put into the container B.

In the present embodiment, the container B is a cubic bag-shaped container with an open upper portion. The container B is entirely made of a cloth such as canvas or a flexible sheet such as polyethylene.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a support base 29 and an auxiliary base 30 are supported on the right rear portion of the machine body. The support base 29 is supported by the rear portion of the auxiliary base 30 in a state where it can swing up and down around an axis extending in the left-right direction. The support base 29 is located below the right end of the conveyor 14. A hanging body 34 is provided at the right end of the conveyor 14.

When the harvester 100 performs the harvesting operation, the bottom portion of the container B is placed on the support base 29, and the upper portion of the container B is suspended from the hanging body 34. When the container B is filled with the crop A, the support base 29 is swung downward to slide the container B down from the support base 29 to the ground.

An information medium is attached to the container B. The position of the information medium is arbitrary, but in the present embodiment, it is arranged at the upper corner of the cubic container B.

The satellite positioning module 71 is arranged at the rear end of the leaf transport belt 8. The satellite positioning module 71 receives a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) signal from an artificial satellite, and generates positioning data indicating the position of the harvester 100 based on the received signal. As GNSS, GPS, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, etc. can be used.

The identification module 72 is located at the rear of the machine. The identification module 72 is arranged in the vicinity of the container B suspended from the suspending body 34. In the present embodiment, the identification module 72 is a device that reads information from an information medium (RFID chip or the like) attached to the container B in a non-contact manner, and is, for example, an RFID reader.

The mass measurement module 73 is provided on the suspension body 34. The mass measuring module 73 measures the mass of the container B suspended from the hanging body 34. The mass measurement module 73 is a force sensor such as a load cell.

A quality measurement module 74 is provided in the vicinity of the pull-out belt 6. In the present embodiment, the quality measurement module 74 is a camera, and the crop A conveyed by the pull-out belt 6 is imaged from the side to generate an captured image.

[Configuration related to control]
Hereinafter, the configuration related to the control of the information management system will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The control device 80 of the harvester 100 includes a control unit 81 and a storage unit 89. The control unit 81 includes a position information acquisition unit 82, an identification information acquisition unit 83, a quantity information acquisition unit 84, and a quality information acquisition unit 85. Specifically, the control device 80 is a so-called ECU, and includes a memory (HDD, non-volatile RAM, etc., not shown) for storing a program corresponding to the functional unit, and a CPU (not shown) for executing the program. ing. When the program is executed by the CPU, the functions of each functional unit are realized. The same applies to the management server 200 described later.

The position information acquisition unit 82 acquires the position information J based on the positioning data output by the satellite positioning module 71. Specifically, the position information acquisition unit 82 calculates the position coordinates of the harvester 100 over time based on the positioning data output by the satellite positioning module 71, and stores the calculated position coordinates and time as position information J in the storage unit 89. Remember. The position information J is transmitted from the control device 80 of the harvester 100 to the management server 200. The acquisition of the position information J may be performed at predetermined time intervals, may be performed when the identification information acquisition unit 83 acquires the identification information K, or the quantity information acquisition unit 84 may acquire the quantity information L. It may be performed at the time of acquisition, or may be performed at the time when the quality information acquisition unit 85 acquires the quality information M.

The identification information acquisition unit 83 acquires the identification information K based on the information output by the identification module 72. Specifically, the identification information acquisition unit 83 controls the identification module 72, and the container B currently set in the harvester 100 (that is, suspended from the suspending body 34 and mounted on the support base 29). Information for identifying the container B (for example, an identification number) is read from the information medium attached to the container B, and the read information and the time are stored in the storage unit 89 as the identification information K. The identification information K is transmitted from the control device 80 of the harvester 100 to the management server 200. The identification information K may be acquired at predetermined time intervals, may be acquired when the quantity information acquisition unit 84 acquires the quantity information L, or the quality information acquisition unit 85 may acquire the quality information M. It may be done at the time of acquisition.

The quantity information acquisition unit 84 acquires the quantity information L based on the output of the mass measurement module 73. Specifically, the quantity information acquisition unit 84 puts the container B into the container B based on the output of the mass measurement module 73 at the time when the container B is full of the crop A or when the storage of the crop A in the container B is finished. The mass of the contained crop A is calculated, and the calculated value and the time are stored in the storage unit 89 as the quantity information L. To calculate the mass of the crop A contained in the container B, subtract the mass of the container B (the empty mass measured or set in advance, which is a tare) from the output value of the mass measuring module 73. Is done by.

The quality information acquisition unit 85 acquires the quality information M based on the output of the quality measurement module 74. Specifically, the quality information acquisition unit 85 analyzes the captured image of the crop A generated by the quality measurement module 74, acquires data indicating the quality of the crop A, and stores the acquired data as the quality information M in the storage unit 89. To memorize. The data indicating the quality of the crop A is, for example, the size, shape, color, etc. of the crop A.

The storage unit 89 stores the generated position information J, identification information K, quantity information L, and quality information M.

The control unit 81 transmits the position information J, the identification information K, the quantity information L, and the quality information M stored in the storage unit 89 to the management server 200. The transmission of this information may be performed each time the information is generated, may be performed when the harvesting work for one container B is completed, or may be performed collectively at the end of the work of the day. good. Information may be transmitted via a wireless or wired communication network, or may be transmitted via an information medium.

The management server 200 includes a control unit 181 and a storage unit 189. The control unit 181 includes a harvest information generation unit 182 and an image generation unit 183.

The control unit 181 stores the identification information K, the quantity information L, and the quality information M received from the harvester 100 in the storage unit 189.

The harvest information generation unit 182 generates the harvest information N based on the identification information K, the quantity information L, and the quality information M stored in the control unit 181 and stores it in the control unit 181.

The harvest information N is generated, for example, as follows. The harvest information generation unit 182 identifies the time zone (start and end) when a certain container B is set in the harvester 100 with reference to the identification information K. The harvest information generation unit 182 specifies the position information J corresponding to the specified time zone, and specifies the aircraft position indicated by the specified position information J as the position where the crop A housed in the container B is harvested. .. The harvest information generation unit 182 generates harvest information N from the specified position information J and identification information K.

Further, the harvest information generation unit 182 specifies the amount information L corresponding to the end of the specified time zone, and the amount of the crop A indicated by the specified amount information L is the amount of the crop A contained in the container B. Specify as. The harvest information generation unit 182 generates harvest information N from the specified position information J, identification information K, and quantity information L.

Further, the harvest information generation unit 182 identifies the quality information M corresponding to the specified time zone, and specifies the quality of the crop A indicated by the specified quality information M as the quality of the crop A contained in the container B. do. The harvest information generation unit 182 generates harvest information N from the specified position information J, identification information K, quantity information L, and quality information M.

Based on the harvest information N, the image generation unit 183 generates an image (FIG. 2) showing the position where the crop A housed in the container B is harvested corresponding to the container B. In the present embodiment, the image generation unit 183 generates an image so as to show the traveling locus of the harvester 100 while the harvester 100 harvests the crop A housed in the container B. The image generation unit 183 stores the generated image data in the storage unit 189.

The control unit 181 controls a display device (not shown) to display the image generated by the image generation unit 183 on the display device. The display device may be mounted on the harvester 100, or may be a display of an administrator's personal computer or a portable information terminal.

[First Embodiment]
In the above embodiment, the harvest information generation unit 182 generates the harvest information N. Then, the harvest information N indicates the position where the crop A housed in the container B is harvested corresponding to the container B.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. Hereinafter, the first embodiment according to the present invention will be described focusing on the differences from the above-described embodiment. The configuration other than the parts described below is the same as that of the above embodiment. Further, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment.

The information management system in the first embodiment is a system for managing crop information which is information about crop A harvested by the harvester 100 in a ridge field having a plurality of ridges. Further, in the first embodiment, the crop information is quality information M. That is, the crop information is the quality of the crop A.

The present invention is not limited to this, and the crop information may be any information other than the quality of the crop A as long as the information is related to the crop A.

As shown in FIG. 7, the information management system according to the first embodiment includes a quality information acquisition unit 85 (corresponding to the “crop information acquisition unit” according to the present invention). That is, the information management system includes a quality information acquisition unit 85 that acquires quality information M (crop information).

Further, the quality information acquisition unit 85 in the first embodiment is configured to acquire the quality information M when the harvester 100 harvests the crop A. That is, the quality information acquisition unit 85 is provided in the harvester 100 and acquires the quality information M (crop information) when the harvester 100 harvests the crop A.

Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a harvest information generation unit 282 is provided in place of the harvest information generation unit 182. Further, in the first embodiment, the harvest information P is generated instead of the harvest information N.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the information management system includes a ridge position acquisition unit 86. The ridge position acquisition unit 86 is configured to acquire positioning data output by the satellite positioning module 171.

The satellite positioning module 171 is provided in the working machine 101. Similar to the satellite positioning module 71, the satellite positioning module 171 generates positioning data indicating the position of the own vehicle of the working machine 101.

The working machine 101 is configured to be capable of forming ridges. Specifically, the working machine 101 is a tractor to which a working device for forming ridges is attached.

The ridge position acquisition unit 86 acquires ridge position information Q based on the positioning data output by the satellite positioning module 171 while the work machine 101 is performing the ridge formation work. The ridge position information Q is information indicating the position of each ridge.

Specifically, the ridge position acquisition unit 86 calculates the position coordinates of the work machine 101 over time based on the positioning data output from the satellite positioning module 171 while the work machine 101 is performing the ridge formation work. The ridge position acquisition unit 86 generates ridge position information Q based on the calculated position coordinates. As a result, the ridge position acquisition unit 86 acquires the ridge position information Q.

Then, the ridge position acquisition unit 86 transmits the ridge position information Q to the management server 200. The ridge position information Q is stored in the storage unit 189 in the same manner as the quality information M and the like.

As described above, the information management system includes a ridge position acquisition unit 86 that acquires ridge position information Q indicating the position of each ridge. Further, the ridge position acquisition unit 86 acquires the ridge position information Q when each ridge is formed.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. The ridge position acquisition unit 86 may be provided in the harvester 100 and may be configured to acquire the ridge position information Q when the harvester 100 harvests the crop A. For example, the ridge position acquisition unit 86 may generate the ridge position information Q based on the positioning data output from the satellite positioning module 71 when the harvester 100 is harvesting the crop A.

Further, the ridge position acquisition unit 86 may be configured to acquire the ridge position information Q when the crop A is planted in each ridge. For example, the working machine 101 is configured to be able to plant the crop A in each ridge, and the ridge position acquisition unit 86 is output from the satellite positioning module 171 when the working machine 101 is planting the crop A in each ridge. The ridge position information Q may be generated based on the positioning data.

The ridge position acquisition unit 86 may be provided in, for example, the control unit 81 or the working machine 101.

Here, the acquisition of the position information J is performed when the quality information acquisition unit 85 acquires the quality information M. Then, the storage unit 189 stores the position information J and the quality information M in association with each other. As a result, the harvesting point of the crop A and the quality of the crop A are associated with each other.

The harvest information generation unit 282 is configured to generate the harvest information P based on the quality information M and the ridge position information Q. That is, the information management system includes a harvest information generation unit 282 that generates harvest information P based on the quality information M (crop information) acquired by the quality information acquisition unit 85.

More specifically, the harvest information generation unit 282 identifies the ridges harvested by each crop A based on the position information J and the ridge position information Q. Then, the harvest information P is generated by associating the quality information M with each ridge based on the correspondence between the position information J and the quality information M. As a result, the harvest information P is generated as information indicating the quality information M corresponding to each ridge.

In this way, the harvest information generation unit 282 generates the harvest information P so as to indicate the quality information M (crops information) corresponding to each ridge.

The harvest information P is stored in the storage unit 189.

Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, an image generation unit 283 is provided instead of the image generation unit 183. The image generation unit 283 acquires the harvest information P from the storage unit 189. Then, the image generation unit 283 generates the ridge-corresponding image 400 based on the harvest information P.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the ridge-corresponding image 400 generated by the image generation unit 283. The ridge-corresponding image 400 shown in FIG. 8 includes figures 410, 420, and 430. Figures 410, 420 and 430 show ridges in the field, respectively. Each of the figures 410, 420, and 430 contains a plurality of circular icons. These circular icons indicate the harvest points of crop A.

As shown in FIG. 8, the crop A is planted in a plurality of rows in one ridge. That is, a plurality of rows of crops A are planted in each ridge. More specifically, four rows of crop A are planted in each ridge.

The inside of the figure 410 is green. The inside of the figure 420 is yellow. The inside of the figure 430 is red. These colors indicate the quality of crop A planted in each ridge. That is, these colors indicate the quality information M corresponding to each ridge.

In the first embodiment, the image generation unit 283 evaluates the average quality of the crop A for each ridge in three stages. The ridge, which is the best evaluation among the three stages, is displayed in green in the ridge-corresponding image 400. Further, the ridge, which is an intermediate evaluation among the three stages, is displayed in yellow in the ridge-corresponding image 400. The ridge, which is the worst evaluation among the three stages, is displayed in red in the ridge-corresponding image 400.

As described above, the information management system includes an image generation unit 283 that generates a ridge-corresponding image 400 showing quality information M (crop information) corresponding to each ridge based on the harvest information P.

The present invention is not limited to this configuration. Crop information may be evaluated in two stages or may be evaluated in more detail than in three stages. Further, in the ridge-corresponding image 400, the result of the evaluation of the crop information may be shown in any form other than the color.

[Other embodiments]
(1) Even if the position information acquisition unit 82, the identification information acquisition unit 83, the quantity information acquisition unit 84, and the quality information acquisition unit 85 are provided outside the harvester 100 (for example, a management server 200, a mobile information terminal, etc.). good. The harvest information generation unit 182 and the image generation unit 183 may be provided outside the management server 200 (for example, the control device 80 of the harvester 100, a mobile information terminal, or the like). All configurations of the information management system may be provided in the harvester 100.

(2) The acquisition of the identification information K may be performed as follows. At the start of the harvesting operation, the identification information acquisition unit 83 operates the identification module 72 to read the information in response to the operator turning on the work clutch. After that, the identification information acquisition unit 83 operates the identification module 72 to read the information at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 10 seconds) while executing the harvesting operation. The identification information acquisition unit 83 stores the read information, the position coordinates of the harvester 100 at that time, and the time as the identification information K in the storage unit 89.

When reading the information by the identification module 72, reading the information of the container B (for example, another container B mounted on the harvester 100) that is not set in the harvester 100, or erroneous due to noise or the like. Information may be read. As a countermeasure against such false detection, the identification information K described below may be modified. One cycle is from ON to OFF of the work clutch, and the most frequent information read during one cycle is the information that identifies the container B in that cycle (mode information), and information different from the mode information is incorrect. It is regarded as detection and rewritten to the most frequent information. The start of one cycle may be a mounting operation of the container B (for example, movement of the crane for suspending the container B to the left). The end of one cycle may be the desorption operation of the container B (for example, the movement of the crane for suspending the container B to the right).

(3) The identification module 72 may be a barcode reader or the like.

(4) The quantity information L may be the number or volume of the crop A. The quantity information L may be acquired by the quantity information acquisition unit 84 by another method. For example, the quantity information acquisition unit 84 may acquire the number of crops A contained in the container B as the quantity information L based on the output of the phototube sensor that detects the crop A conveyed by the pull-out belt 6. The quantity information acquisition unit 84 may acquire the number of crops A contained in the container B as the quantity information L based on the number of images output by the quality measurement module 74. The quantity information acquisition unit 84 may analyze the image output by the quality measurement module 74 to calculate the volume of the crop A, and acquire the volume of the crop A contained in the container B as the quantity information L. The quantity information acquisition unit 84 may analyze the image output by the quality measurement module 74 to calculate the mass of the crop A, and acquire the mass of the crop A contained in the container B as the quantity information L. The quantity information acquisition unit 84 may acquire the number of crops A contained in the container B as the quantity information L based on the output of the phototube sensor that detects the crop A charged into the container B by the conveyor 14. The worker of the chair 16 may take out the defective crop A while the crop A is being conveyed to the right by the conveyor 14. In this case, the phototube sensor detects the crop A that the worker of the chair 16 has determined to be a non-defective product.

(5) The quality information M may be the size, length, diameter, presence / absence of defects, sugar content, water content, etc. of the crop A. The quality measuring module 74 may be a three-dimensional scanner, a sugar content measuring device, a water content measuring device, or the like.

(6) The "quality" (quality of the crop A contained in the container B) indicated by the harvest information N may be a set of the qualities of each of the plurality of crops A contained in the container B, or may be an average value. , Standard deviation, etc., or frequency distribution (for example, the number of S, M, L sizes).

(7) The "position" (the position where the crop A contained in the container B is harvested) indicated by the harvest information N may be the position coordinates in the field, or the position or ridge of the ridge in the field. It may be information that can be specified (for example, the number of the ridge), or information that can specify the position (location) of the field or the field (for example, the name or number of the field). The position information J may be any information that can generate the harvest information N. That is, the position information J may be position coordinates in the field, information that can identify the position or ridge of the ridge in the field (for example, the number of the ridge), or the position of the field (for example, the number of the ridge). It may be information that can identify the location) or the field (for example, the name or number of the field).

(8) In the image generated by the image generation unit 183, the position where the crop A is harvested may be shown in a form other than the traveling locus of the harvester 100. For example, the position where the crop A is harvested may be indicated by a point, an area, or the like. In the image generated by the image generation unit 183, the traveling locus of the harvester 100 may include a traveling locus (for example, turning) at the time of non-harvesting.

(9) The harvester 100 may be provided with a sorting device. The quality measurement module 74 may be arranged above the conveyor 14 and configured to image the crop A conveyed on the conveyor 14. The sorting device is provided at the end of the conveyor 14, and sorts the crop A according to the quality of the crop A determined based on the captured image of the quality measurement module 74. For example, the sorting device sorts the crop A into different containers B according to the size (S, M, L) of the crop A. The sorting device puts the good crop A into the container B, and puts the defective crop A into the defective container without putting it into the container B.

(10) The container B may be in another form, for example, a box or a container. The full container B may not be unloaded from the harvester 100 into the field and may remain mounted on the harvester 100.

(11) The crop A may be vegetables other than carrots (onions, radishes, etc.), grains, or the like. The harvester 100 may be, for example, an onion harvester, a radish harvester, a combine, or the like.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is applicable to a system for managing information about a container for accommodating crops harvested by a harvester.

71: Satellite positioning module 72: Identification module 82: Position information acquisition unit 83: Identification information acquisition unit 84: Quantity information acquisition unit 85: Quality information acquisition unit (crop information acquisition unit)
86: Ridge position acquisition unit 100: Harvester 182: Harvest information generation unit 183: Image generation unit 283: Image generation unit 400: Ridge correspondence image A: Crop B: Container J: Position information K: Identification information L: Quantity information M : Quality information (crops information)
N, P: Harvest information Q: Ridge position information

Claims (15)

An information management system that manages information about containers that contain harvested crops by harvesters.
A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the harvester, and
An identification information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information of the container, and
An information management system including a harvest information generation unit that generates harvest information indicating the position where the crop contained in the container is harvested corresponding to the container based on the position information and the identification information. Further, an quantity information acquisition unit for acquiring quantity information indicating the amount of the crop contained in the container is provided.
The information management system according to claim 1, wherein the harvest information generation unit generates the harvest information based on the amount information so as to indicate the amount of the crop contained in the container corresponding to the container. Further provided with a quality information acquisition unit for acquiring quality information indicating the quality of the crop contained in the container.
The information management according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the harvest information generation unit generates the harvest information based on the quality information so as to indicate the quality of the crop contained in the container corresponding to the container. system. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an image generation unit that generates an image indicating the position where the crop contained in the container is harvested corresponding to the container based on the harvest information. Information management system. The information management system according to claim 4, wherein the image generation unit generates an image so as to show a traveling locus of the harvester while the harvester harvests the crop contained in the container. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the position information acquisition unit acquires the position information based on the positioning data output by the satellite positioning module provided in the harvester. The harvester includes an identification module that acquires information for identifying the container from an information medium attached to the container.
The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the identification information acquisition unit acquires the identification information based on the information output by the identification module. It is an information management system that manages crop information, which is information about crops harvested by a harvester in a ridged field having multiple ridges.
Each of the above ridges is planted with a plurality of the above crops.
The crop information acquisition unit that acquires the crop information,
A harvest information generation unit that generates harvest information based on the crop information acquired by the crop information acquisition unit is provided.
The harvest information generation unit is an information management system that generates the harvest information so as to show the crop information corresponding to each of the ridges. A ridge position acquisition unit for acquiring ridge position information indicating the position of each of the ridges is provided.
The information management system according to claim 8, wherein the harvest information generation unit generates the harvest information based on the crop information and the ridge position information. The information management system according to claim 9, wherein the ridge position acquisition unit is provided in the harvester and acquires the ridge position information when the harvester harvests the crop. The information management system according to claim 9, wherein the ridge position acquisition unit acquires the ridge position information when each of the ridges is formed. The information management system according to claim 9, wherein the ridge position acquisition unit acquires the ridge position information when the crop is planted in each ridge. The information management system according to any one of claims 8 to 12, wherein the crop information acquisition unit is provided in the harvester and acquires the crop information when the harvester harvests the crop. The information management system according to any one of claims 8 to 13, further comprising an image generation unit that generates a ridge-corresponding image showing the crop information corresponding to each of the ridges based on the harvest information. The information management system according to any one of claims 8 to 14, wherein the crop information is the quality of the crop.

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