JP5194520B2 - Work procedure proposal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a work procedure proposal device capable of proposing a work procedure for efficiently performing farm work.

  Agricultural work management is mostly carried out based on farmer's experience and intuition. This is because the production target of farm work is a living creature, and there are many cases where it is not possible to set work standards like industrial products. Therefore, in recent years, various farm work management methods have been proposed for the purpose of supporting farm work.

  For example, input the work contents, climate, and soil information for a specific region and a specific crop variety, extract a strong correlation between these information, create a rule database, and create a work schedule based on this rule database. An agricultural work support device to be created has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, a cultivation plan management method has been proposed in which sales forecast information of producers and production history information of agricultural products to be provided to consumers are generated and managed on the same system (for example, see Patent Document 2).
JP 11-346578 A JP 2006-11562 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, the information input to create the rule database includes soil condition, rice type, rice planting date / time, herbicide application date / time, topdressing date / time, irrigation work, drainage work, water falling date / time, mowing date, etc. Work data, weather data such as temperature, humidity, solar radiation, precipitation, etc., data on rice growth such as pests, cold damage, drought damage, heading date, etc., and select data with strong correlation among these data Even if the work schedule is determined, a work procedure that ensures the yield and quality of the product is not established.

  Moreover, in patent document 2, a cultivation item, a cropping type, a planting area, a cultivation standard, etc. are determined so that it may become the set estimated yield, and it is an optimal operation | work after ensuring the yield and quality of a product. It does not find a procedure.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and when a farm product is produced according to a plurality of work procedures having different work amounts, the recommended work procedure is selected based on the work amount of each work procedure and the evaluation of the crop. It is an object of the present invention to provide a work procedure suggesting apparatus capable of establishing a work procedure in which a harvest amount and quality are ensured by providing a configuration for notifying a selected work procedure.

The work procedure proposing device according to the first invention is a standard for associating and storing work names of a plurality of works to be carried out according to the growth stage of the crop , the execution order of each work, and the work time per unit area in each work. A plurality of work items that are stored in association with the work name, execution order, and work time of each work by differentiating at least one of the work management table and the work and work time whose work names are stored in the standard work management table According to the management table, means for calculating the amount of work when work is performed in the execution order stored in each work management table based on the work time stored in each work management table, and each work management table Based on the means for acquiring the evaluation value for the created crop, the calculated work amount, and the acquired evaluation value, one work management table is selected from the plurality of work management tables. By selecting the Le, characterized in that it comprises a means for determining the operating procedure to be recommended.

  The work procedure proposing device according to the second invention is characterized in that the evaluation of the crop includes any one of yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity.

  The work procedure proposing device according to the third invention is characterized by comprising means for calculating the evaluation of the crop using at least two of the crop yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity.

Work procedure proposed device according to a fourth aspect is a feature means for obtaining information relating to the start and end times of each work, that obtain Bei and means for storing the information of the start time and end time acquired To do.

Work procedure proposed device according to a fifth invention comprises a criterion for evaluating the progress is attached to each work, characterized in that you have to assess the progress of the work in accordance with the evaluation criteria.

  In the first invention, since the configuration is such that the recommended work procedure is selected based on the amount of work and the evaluation of the crop when the crop is created with different work procedures, there is no effect on the quality of the crop. In this case, an optimal work procedure is established by selecting a work procedure with good work efficiency (that is, a work procedure with a small work amount) from the next time.

  In the second invention, the evaluation of the crop is determined using any one of the crop yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity.

  In the third invention, the evaluation is determined using at least two of the crop yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity.

  In the fourth aspect of the invention, the information related to the work start time and end time is acquired, and the work amount is calculated based on the acquired start time and end time information. Therefore, the actual work time is reflected as the work amount. .

  In the fifth invention, the work management process is clarified in order to evaluate the progress in accordance with the preset evaluation criteria.

  In the case of the first invention, the recommended work procedure is selected based on the work amount and the evaluation of the farm product when the farm product is created with different work procedures. Therefore, when there is no influence on the quality of the crop, it is possible to carry out the farm work with a better work procedure by selecting a work with good work efficiency (that is, a work procedure with a small work amount) from the next time. Further, by repeatedly selecting the work procedure based on the work amount and the evaluation of the crops, it is possible to establish an optimum work procedure in which the harvest amount and the quality are ensured.

  In the case of the second invention, the evaluation of the crop can be determined using any one of the crop yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity.

  In the case of the third invention, the evaluation can be determined using at least two of crop yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity.

  In the case of the fourth invention, the information related to the start time and the end time of the work is acquired, and the work amount is calculated from the acquired information of the start time and the end time. Therefore, the actual work time can be reflected as the work amount. it can. In particular, each worker can carry a communication terminal such as a button-type RFID tag and notify the end of the work and the end of the work, whereby the work time can be automatically counted.

  In the fifth invention, since the progress is evaluated according to the evaluation criteria set in advance, the work management process can be clarified, and the work procedure can be reviewed if any deficiencies occur during the process. .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a farm work management system according to the present embodiment. The farm work management system according to the present embodiment is installed in a communication terminal 10 carried by each worker who performs farm work and a work management center that manages farm work, and proposes an efficient work procedure to the worker. And a work procedure suggesting apparatus 20 capable of performing the same.

  The communication terminal 10 is, for example, a button type RFID tag (RFID: radio frequency identification), and includes a control unit 11, an operation unit 12, a display unit 13, a communication unit 14, and a position detection unit 15. The control unit 11 includes a control program for controlling the operation of each hardware 12 to 15, a ROM in which identification information (hereinafter referred to as an RFID number) for identifying itself and others is stored in advance, and the ROM stored in the ROM A CPU or the like that executes a control program is provided.

  When the operation buttons 12 </ b> A to 12 </ b> C included in the operation unit 12 are pressed, the control unit 11 generates different signals according to the operation buttons 12 </ b> A to 12 </ b> C and transmits the signals to the work procedure proposal device 20 through the communication unit 14. . When transmitting these signals, the communication terminal 10 sends the RFID number, which is the identification information described above, and the information related to its own position (hereinafter referred to as position information) acquired by the position detection unit 15 to the work procedure proposal device 20. Send. The RFID number and the position information may be transmitted simultaneously with a signal transmitted when the operation buttons 12A to 12C are pressed, or may be transmitted before and after. .

  The work procedure proposal device 20 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 23, a RAM 24, an input interface 25, an output interface 26, a communication interface 27, an HDD 28, and an auxiliary storage device 29. These hardware units are connected via a bus 22. The ROM 23 is pre-recorded with a computer program executed to suggest work procedures, a control program for controlling each of the above-described hardware units, and the CPU 21 loads these programs onto the RAM 24. By executing the function, the entire apparatus is caused to function as the work procedure suggesting apparatus 20 according to the present invention. The CPU 21 has a built-in clock, and is configured to output time information when various processes are executed.

  A communication device 270 that communicates with the communication terminal 10 carried by the worker is connected to the communication interface 27, and communication with the communication terminal 10 is performed by controlling the operation of the communication device 270. The communication device 270 determines, for example, an antenna circuit for receiving a signal transmitted from the communication terminal 10, a signal conversion circuit that converts a signal received by the antenna circuit into a digital signal, and an output destination of information to be transmitted. Equipped with a forwarding engine.

  The HDD 28 is a magnetic storage device, and a part of the storage area includes a standard work management table 281, work management tables 282A to 282C, an intermediate progress evaluation table 283, a worker management table 284, an RFID management table 285, and a work history management table. It is used as 286. The contents of the tables 281 to 286 are updated automatically or manually as needed. Although these tables 281 to 286 will be described in detail later, the work procedure suggesting apparatus 20 derives an efficient work procedure based on the contents registered in these tables 281 to 286. It is comprised so that it may propose to an operator.

  A keyboard 250 is connected to the input interface 25 and receives information to be registered in the tables 281 to 286 provided in the HDD 28, execution instructions for various processes, and the like. A monitor 260 is connected to the output interface 26 and displays information registered in the tables 281 to 286, execution results of various processes, and the like. The auxiliary storage device 29 is a reading device for reading the computer program, data, and the like from a recording medium such as an FD or CD-ROM in which the computer program, data, etc. are recorded.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of various tables provided in the HDD 28 of the work procedure proposal device 20 will be described. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the standard work management table 281. In the standard work management table 281, crop name, variety name, work number, work name, standard work time, and growth stage information are stored in association with each other. In the standard work management table 281, work names are registered according to the execution order. Therefore, for example, it is understood from this standard work management table 281 that the sowing work is performed after the facility disinfection work. In addition, as the standard work time, the work time when one worker works on the cultivation area of 10a is recorded.

  3 and 4 are conceptual diagrams showing examples of the work management tables 282A and 282B, respectively. These work management tables 282A and 282B are obtained by changing some work procedures based on the standard work management table 281 described above. In the work management table 282A shown in FIG. 3, the standard work time of fertilization work is changed to 10 hours, and the fertilizer to be used is A fertilizer and B fertilizer. Moreover, it changes so that drip irrigation may be performed for 120 hours. On the other hand, in the work management table 282B shown in FIG. 4, the standard work time of the fertilization work is 5 hours, and the fertilizer to be used is only the B fertilizer. In addition, the standard operation time for sprouting and simultaneous irrigation is set to 120 hours and 60 hours, respectively, so that the fruiting operation and the leaf removal operation are not performed. Although a specific example is not shown for the work management table 282C, a work procedure different from any of the work management tables 282A and 282B is registered. The work procedure suggesting apparatus 20 relates to a work procedure using the work time when a farm product (tomato in the examples of FIGS. 3 and 4) is created according to these work management tables 282A to 282C and the quality evaluation of the created farm product. Give feedback.

  In the present embodiment, the three work management tables 282A to 282C are stored in the HDD 28, but it goes without saying that two or more work management tables may be prepared.

  FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the midway progress evaluation table 283. In the midway progress evaluation table 283, the crop name, variety name, growth stage, elapsed days, and evaluation criteria are stored in association with each other. Thus, by setting checkpoints based on the number of days of work, evaluation for each checkpoint becomes possible, and the work management process can be further clarified.

  FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of the worker management table 284 and the RFID management table 285. In the worker management table 284 shown in FIG. 6A, information on the worker name, gender, age, years of experience, working days, and working hours is stored in association with each other. The RFID management table 285 shown in FIG. 6B stores an RFID number, a worker name, a work start flag, a work switching flag, and a work interruption flag in association with each other. The RFID number is unique identification information assigned to each communication terminal 10 as described above. The work start flag is a flag indicating whether or not the worker is working. “1” is set when the worker is working, and “0” is set when the worker is not working. The work switching flag is a flag indicating the number of times of switching work, and an integer value equal to the number of times of switching is set. The work interruption flag is a flag indicating whether or not the work by the worker is interrupted. “1” is set when the work is suspended, and “0” is set when the work is not suspended. The RFID management table 285 is configured to be automatically updated when a signal transmitted when the operation buttons 12A to 12C of the communication terminal 10 are pressed is received. Therefore, the work procedure proposing device 20 performs the signal identification process when receiving it via the communication device 270 transmitted when the operation buttons 12A to 12C of the communication terminal 10 are pressed, and sets the corresponding flag. By referencing, it is possible to grasp whether the worker carrying the communication terminal 10 has started work, has finished work, has switched work contents, or has stopped work.

  FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the work history management table 286. In the work history management table 286, work date, work content, work start time, work end time, interruption start time, interruption end time, and interruption reason are stored in association with each other. The work history management table 286 is a table prepared for each worker, and is automatically updated when a signal transmitted when the operation buttons 12A to 12C of the communication terminal 10 are pressed is received. It is configured. Further, if necessary, the input of the reason for interruption is accepted through the keyboard 250 connected to the input interface 25.

  In this embodiment, it is configured to manage information for each worker, but by grouping workers, grasping the time in the whole group, grasping the work process, the individual ability difference is filled, Team productivity can be improved.

  Hereinafter, the process which the work procedure proposal apparatus 20 performs is demonstrated. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure of processing executed by the work procedure proposal device 20. The work procedure proposal apparatus 20 first reads a work management table corresponding to the work procedure to be compared (step S11). For example, the work management tables 282A and 282B stored in the HDD 28 are read.

  Next, the work procedure proposal device 20 calculates a work amount when the work is performed according to each work procedure (step S12). For example, if the comparison work procedure is the procedure shown in the work management tables 282A and 282B, the sum of the standard work times of the work processes in the work management table 282A and the standard work of each work process in the work management table 282B Calculate the sum of time. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the work procedure shown in the work management table 282A has a larger work amount than the work procedure shown in the work management table 282B.

  Next, the work procedure suggesting apparatus 20 calculates an evaluation for the crop produced according to each work procedure (step S13). As an evaluation for agricultural products, values such as yield, yield, appearance (size, color, shape), sugar content, acidity, and the like can be used. Alternatively, the evaluation can be calculated by setting a quality evaluation coefficient for these in advance and obtaining a sum obtained by multiplying the coefficient by an actual numerical value. FIG. 9 is a chart showing an example of the quality evaluation coefficient. In the example shown in FIG. 9, each evaluation coefficient of yield, yield, size, color, shape, sugar content, and acidity is determined for each crop of oranges, apples, strawberries, and tomatoes. In addition, an allowable range of quality depending on the work procedure is set in advance, and if the calculated quality is within the allowable range, it is considered that the quality is comparable.

  For example, when the evaluation value is calculated with the harvest amount, yield, size,... Of the mandarin orange prepared in the work procedure (work procedure A) according to the work management table 282A being 5t, 90%, 6 cm,. Is calculated as 3 × 5t × 3 × 90% + 4 × 6 cm +. Similarly, when the evaluation value is calculated by setting the harvest amount, yield, size,... Of the mandarin orange prepared in the work procedure (work procedure B) according to the work management table 282B as 4t, 95%, 7 cm,. Is calculated as 3 × 4t × 3 × 95% + 4 × 7 cm +. If the quality of the oranges created by the work procedure A is 500, and the quality of the oranges created by the work procedure B is 400, the quality of the oranges created by the work procedure A and the work procedure when the quality tolerance is 100. It is determined that the quality of the oranges created in B is comparable. Further, when the quality tolerance is 50, it is determined that the quality of the oranges created in the work procedure A is higher than the quality of the oranges created in the work procedure B.

  Another method can be used as a comparative example of evaluation. For example, the numerical values of actual products may be compared for each work item in descending order of the coefficient, and quality evaluation may be finally performed based on the comparison result. At this time, a comparison range is set in advance, for example, by comparing items having a coefficient of 4 or more. Then, it is determined that the quality of the work procedure having many superior points is higher.

  Further, an item having a coefficient of 4 or more may be extracted, and the quality may be evaluated based on the sum of the coefficients of the extracted items. For example, for procedure A, if there are three work items with a coefficient of 4 or more and the coefficients are “5”, “4”, and “4”, the quality evaluation is 5 + 4 + 4 = 13. On the other hand, if there are two work items having a coefficient of 4 or more in the procedure B and the coefficients are “4” and “4”, the quality evaluation is 4 + 4 = 8. In this case, it can be determined that the crop produced in the procedure A has better quality.

  Next, the work procedure proposal device 20 compares the calculated work amount and evaluation, and selects a recommended work procedure (step S14). For example, when the evaluation on the crop is comparable, the work procedure with a small work amount is selected as the recommended work procedure.

  Next, the work procedure proposal device 20 notifies the worker of the selected work procedure (step S15). The notification of the work procedure is performed by displaying the information of the selected work procedure on the monitor 260 through the output interface 26 or by transmitting the work procedure information to the communication terminal 10 of the worker through the communication interface 27.

  By comparing the work amount and the evaluation with respect to all the work management tables 282A to 282C in the HDD 28, an optimum work procedure in which the harvest amount and the quality are ensured is established.

  In addition, the work procedure proposal device 20 can automatically measure which work has been performed for how long by receiving information transmitted from the communication terminal 10 of each worker. Differences due to spatial density can be grasped. By comparing the work density and the yield, the optimum work space density for the person can be determined.

  In this embodiment, an apparatus for proposing an efficient work procedure for farm work has been described, but it goes without saying that an efficient work procedure can also be proposed for the production of livestock products by the same method. is there.

(Supplementary note 1) In an apparatus for proposing a recommended work procedure from a plurality of work procedures for producing a crop, storage means for storing a plurality of work procedures having different work amounts and evaluations for the crops created according to each work procedure, A work procedure comprising means for selecting a work procedure recommended based on the work amount of the work procedure stored in the storage means and the evaluation of the crop, and means for notifying the work procedure selected by the means. Proposed device.

(Additional remark 2) The work procedure proposal apparatus of Additional remark 1 characterized by the evaluation with respect to the said crop including any one of a yield, a yield, an appearance, a sugar content, and an acidity.

(Additional remark 3) The work procedure proposal apparatus of Additional remark 1 characterized by including the means to calculate evaluation of agricultural crops using at least 2 among the crop yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity.

(Additional remark 4) It is provided with the means to acquire the information which concerns on the start time and end time of the work according to each work procedure, and the means to calculate work amount by the information of the acquired start time and end time, The calculated work amount is said The work procedure suggesting apparatus according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 3, wherein the work procedure suggesting device is stored in a storage unit.

(Supplementary note 5) Any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 4, characterized in that an evaluation standard for evaluating the progress of the work according to each work procedure is provided, and the progress of the work is evaluated according to the evaluation standard. The work procedure proposal apparatus as described in one.

(Additional remark 6) It is provided with the means to acquire at least 1 information among the crop yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity of a crop, and the means to evaluate with respect to a crop based on the acquired information, and evaluation by this means Is stored in the storage means, The work procedure proposal device according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 3.

(Supplementary note 7) In a computer program for causing a computer to propose a recommended work procedure from a plurality of work procedures for producing crops, the computer is associated with a plurality of work procedures having different work amounts and evaluations for the crops created according to each work procedure. Storing in the storage device; causing the computer to select a recommended work procedure based on the work amount of the work procedure stored in the storage device and the evaluation of the crop; and causing the computer to select in the step. And a step of informing the user of the work procedure.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the farm work management system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of a standard work management table. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of a work management table. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of a work management table. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of a halfway progress evaluation table. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of a worker management table and an RFID management table. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of a work history management table. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure of the process which a work procedure proposal apparatus performs. It is a graph which shows an example of a quality evaluation coefficient.

Explanation of symbols

10 communication terminal 11 control unit 12 operation unit
13 Display Unit 14 Communication Unit 20 Work Procedure Proposal Device 21 CPU
22 Bus 23 ROM
24 RAM
25 Input Interface 26 Output Interface 27 Communication Interface 28 HDD

Claims (5)

A standard work management table for associating and storing work names of a plurality of work to be performed according to the growth stage of the crop , the execution order of each work, and the work time per unit area in each work;
A plurality of work management tables that store at least one of the work and work time in which the work name is stored in the standard work management table, and associate and store the work name, execution order, and work time of each work;
Means for calculating the amount of work when work is performed in the execution order stored in each work management table based on the work time stored in each work management table;
Means for obtaining an evaluation value for a crop produced according to each work management table;
A work procedure proposal device comprising: means for determining a recommended work procedure by selecting one work management table from the plurality of work management tables based on the calculated work amount and the acquired evaluation value. .   The work procedure suggestion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation for the crop includes any one of yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity.   The work procedure suggesting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for calculating an evaluation of the crop using at least two of the crop yield, yield, appearance, sugar content, and acidity. It means for obtaining information relating to the start and end times of each work, any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that to obtain Bei and means for storing the information of the acquired start time and end time The work procedure proposal apparatus as described in one. It includes a criteria for evaluating the progress is attached to each work, to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that you have to assess the progress of the work in accordance with the evaluation criteria The work procedure proposing device described.

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