JP6832679B2 - Work content setting system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a work content setting system for setting work content to be performed by a work vehicle.

The work content setting system as described above provides the work vehicle with the work content such as what kind of farm work is to be performed and what kind of work machine is used to perform the farm work in the work target area such as a field. To set. When a worker or the like actually works on a work vehicle, the work content set by the work content setting system is used to improve work efficiency such as farm work by the work vehicle.

In the conventional work content setting system, a server for storing work content information for each work target area such as a field and a mobile terminal carried by a worker or the like are provided, and a control unit of a work vehicle is provided while using the mobile terminal. Etc. set the work content of the work vehicle based on the work content information stored in the server (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the system described in Patent Document 1, when a work content is requested from a mobile terminal such as a worker, the work content information is transmitted from the server to the mobile terminal. Then, when the worker or the like operates the mobile terminal, the set value of the work vehicle is extracted from the work content information, and the extracted set value of the work vehicle is transmitted from the mobile terminal to the control unit or the like of the work vehicle. The control unit of the work vehicle sets the work content based on the set value of the work vehicle transmitted from the mobile terminal.

JP-A-2015-47155

In the system described in Patent Document 1, in order to set the work content on the work vehicle, it is necessary for the worker or the like to operate the mobile terminal and extract the set value of the work vehicle from the work content information. There is. Therefore, the worker has to perform the troublesome work of extracting the set value of the work vehicle from the work content information, which puts a heavy burden on the worker and makes the work of setting the work content information time-consuming. It was.

Further, for example, when setting work content information for a plurality of work vehicles, it is possible to grasp which work vehicle the work content information transmitted to the mobile terminal corresponds to and work from the work content information. The vehicle settings must be extracted and the extracted work vehicle settings must be transmitted to the corresponding work vehicle. Therefore, the burden on the worker becomes large, the operation error of the mobile terminal is likely to occur, and there is a possibility that incorrect information is set as the work content information.

In view of this situation, a main object of the present invention is to provide a work content setting system that can reduce the burden on the operator and the like and can easily and appropriately set the work content of the work vehicle.

The first feature configuration of the present invention includes a work content information transmission unit capable of creating work content information related to work content performed by a work vehicle in a work target area and transmitting the work content information.
A mobile terminal capable of executing a permission operation for permitting the setting of the work content of the work vehicle based on the work content information, and
The work vehicle is equipped with a work content setting unit for setting the work content of the work vehicle.
The work content information transmission unit is configured to be capable of transmitting the work content information to the work content setting unit and the mobile terminal.
The mobile terminal is configured to be capable of transmitting change information regarding work content information transmitted from the work content information transmission unit to the work content setting unit to the work content setting unit.
When the work content setting unit receives the work content information from the work content information transmission unit in a state where the permission operation is performed on the mobile terminal, the work content setting unit sets the work content of the work vehicle based on the work content information. The point is that when the setting is made and the change information is received from the mobile terminal, the work content of the work vehicle is changed based on the change information.

According to this configuration, when the work content setting unit receives the work content information from the work content information transmission unit while the permission operation is performed on the mobile terminal, the work content setting unit sets the work content of the work vehicle based on the work content information. It is set. As a result, the worker or the like can set the work content of the work vehicle based on the work content information simply by performing the permission operation on the mobile terminal, so that the burden on the worker or the like can be reduced and the work vehicle or the like can be set. It is possible to easily and appropriately set the work contents of.

The second feature configuration of the present invention includes a terminal position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information of the mobile terminal.
A work target position information acquisition unit for acquiring the position information of the work target area is provided.
The work content information transmission unit is within a setting range in which the position information of the mobile terminal acquired by the terminal position information acquisition unit is based on the position information of the work target area acquired by the work target position information acquisition unit. Then, the work content information is configured to be transmitted to the work content setting unit.

According to this configuration, for example, when a worker or the like is located near a work target area while carrying a mobile terminal, the work content information transmitting unit determines that the position information of the mobile terminal is based on the position information of the work target area. Assuming that the setting range is within the setting range, the work content information is transmitted to the work content setting unit. As a result, the worker or the like can move from the work content information transmission unit to the work content setting unit by simply moving to the vicinity of the work target area while carrying the mobile terminal, even if the worker or the like does not issue a transmission command or the like. The work content information can be transmitted, and the burden on the worker can be effectively reduced.

In the third feature configuration of the present invention, the work content information transmitting unit transmits permission request information to the mobile terminal before transmitting the work content information to the work content setting unit.
When the permission operation is performed after receiving the permission request information from the work content information transmission unit, the mobile terminal transmits the permission information to the work content information transmission unit.
The work content information transmitting unit does not transmit the work content information until the permission information is received from the mobile terminal, and when the permission information is received from the mobile terminal, the work content information is transmitted. The point is that it is configured to be sent to the work content setting unit.

According to this configuration, the work content information transmitting unit does not transmit the work content information until the permission information from the mobile terminal is received. Therefore, the work is performed until the permission operation is performed by the worker or the like on the mobile terminal. The work content information is not transmitted from the content information transmission unit to the work content setting unit. Then, when the work content information transmitting unit receives the permission information from the mobile terminal, the work content information is transmitted to the work content setting unit, so that the worker or the like has performed the permission operation on the mobile terminal. After confirmation, the work content information is transmitted from the work content information transmission unit to the work content setting unit. As a result, the work content information that is not permitted by the worker or the like is not transmitted, the erroneous transmission of the work content information can be prevented, and the erroneous information is set as the work content information. Can be prevented.

The fourth characteristic configuration of the present invention is such that the work content information transmitting unit can be switched between a state in which the work content information is transmitted to the work content setting unit and a state in which the work content information is transmitted to the mobile terminal. It is in the point that it is done.

According to this configuration, for example, a worker or the like may want to check the work content information. In that case, the work content information transmission unit can switch to a state of transmitting the work content information to the mobile terminal. .. As a result, while it is possible to set the work contents while reducing the burden on the workers, the workers can check the work contents information as needed, and the system is easy for the workers to use. It becomes.

Diagram showing the schematic configuration of the work content setting system Block diagram of work content setting system Flowchart showing the operation of the work content setting system Schematic diagram showing the transmission of permission request information in the work content setting system Schematic diagram showing transmission of permission information in the work content setting system Schematic diagram showing the transmission of work content information in the work content setting system A flowchart showing the operation of the work content setting system in another embodiment

An embodiment of the work content setting system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the work content setting system 1 works on the work content such as what kind of farm work is to be performed and what kind of work machine is used to perform the farm work in the work target area such as a field. It is set for the car 10. In addition to the work vehicle 10, the work content setting system 1 includes a management device 20 that manages work content information related to the work content, a mobile terminal 30 that can execute a permission operation that permits setting of the work content of the work vehicle 10, and the like. Is provided.

In FIG. 1, a rice transplanter is illustrated as the work vehicle 10, but in addition to the rice transplanter, a walking type work vehicle is also applied in addition to a passenger type work vehicle such as a tractor, a combine, a civil engineering / construction work device, and a snow removal vehicle. It is possible, and various work vehicles can be applied.

The management device 20 is composed of, for example, a management server having a database, and the mobile terminal 30 is composed of, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone.

As shown in FIG. 2, the work vehicle 10 is provided with a work vehicle communication device 13, the management device 20 is provided with a management device communication device 24, and the mobile terminal 30 is provided with a terminal communication device 34. ing. Then, the work vehicle 10, the management device 20, and the mobile terminal 30 communicate various information via the Internet line or the like by the work vehicle communication device 13, the management device communication device 24, the terminal communication device 34, or the like. It is configured to be possible.

As shown in FIG. 2, the management device 20 includes a work content information storage unit 21, a work content information transmission unit 22, a work target position information acquisition unit 23, a management device communication device 24, and the like.

The work content information storage unit 21 is configured to store work content information related to work content performed by the work vehicle 10 in a field (corresponding to a work target area). Here, the work content information includes, for example, work type information indicating what kind of farm work is performed in the field, work machine information indicating what kind of work machine is used for farm work, work vehicle speed, engine speed, and the like. Includes various information such as work vehicle state information indicating the state of the work vehicle 10 during the work, setting work content information set for each work type indicating the planting pitch in rice planting work, spraying amount in chemical spraying work, etc. It has become a thing. Further, since the work content information can be different for each field, for example, the work content information storage unit 21 can store the work content information in association with the field.

For example, various information related to the work content can be input based on the input operation of the worker or the like, and the management device 20 generates the work content information based on the input information and the generated work content. Information can be stored in the work content information storage unit 21. Further, since the standard work content can be set in advance for each work type, the work content information storage unit 21 can also store the preset standard work content information. Further, for example, during work, information on the work content such as work vehicle state information during work can be acquired from a sensor or the like provided on the work vehicle 10, so that the management device 20 can acquire the acquired work vehicle. The work content information can be generated by obtaining the average value of the state information and the like, and the work content information storage unit 21 can also store the work content information. In this way, the management device 20 generates a plurality of work content information, and the work content information storage unit 21 stores the generated plurality of work content information.

The work content information transmission unit 22 is configured to generate work content information actually performed by the work vehicle 10 in the field and freely transmit the work content information. When the work content information transmission unit 22 receives a work instruction indicating what kind of work is to be performed in which field, for example, the work content information storage unit 21 converts the plurality of work content information stored in the work content information storage unit 21 into a work instruction. The corresponding work content information is extracted and the extracted work content information is transmitted.

Here, the work instruction can be given from the mobile terminal 30 by, for example, an operator or the like operating the operation unit 33 of the mobile terminal 30. Further, for example, by operating the terminal in a state where another terminal such as a personal computer is communicably connected to the management device 20, a work time zone such as a work start time can be obtained before the work is performed. It is also possible to give work instructions in advance, including information about.

When transmitting the work content information, the work content information transmission unit 22 can switch between a state in which the work content information is transmitted to the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10 and a state in which the work content information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30. It is configured. Then, the worker or the like operates the operation unit 33 of the mobile terminal 30 to transmit the switching information from the mobile terminal 30 to the management device 20, so that the work content information transmitting unit 22 performs the work content information based on the switching information. Is switched between a state in which the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10 is transmitted and a state in which the work content information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30. By the way, the switching information can be transmitted from the work vehicle 10 to the management device 20 by the operator or the like operating the operation unit of the work vehicle 10.

The work target position information acquisition unit 23 is configured to acquire the position information of the field that is the work target area. Although not shown, the position information of the field is stored in the storage unit, and the position information of each of the plurality of fields is stored in the storage unit. The work target position information acquisition unit 23 identifies the field where the work is actually performed from the above-mentioned work instruction or the like, and acquires the position information in the specified field from the storage information of the storage unit.

The mobile terminal 30 is provided with a terminal position information acquisition unit 31, a display unit 32, an operation unit 33, a terminal communication device 34, and the like. The terminal position information acquisition unit 31 is configured to acquire the position information of the mobile terminal 30 by using, for example, a positioning satellite system or the like. The display unit 32 is configured to be able to display various types of information.

The work vehicle 10 is provided with a work content setting unit 12, a communication device for the work vehicle 13, and the like, and the work content setting unit 12 is provided in the control unit 11 of the work vehicle 10. The work content setting unit 12 is configured to set the work content of the work vehicle 10 based on the work content information transmitted from the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20.

Hereinafter, the operation of the work content setting system 1 will be described.
In this work content setting system 1, basically, the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20 transmits the work content information to the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10, so that the work content setting unit 12 can perform the work content setting unit 12. The work content of the work vehicle 10 is set based on the work content information.

However, the work content information transmission unit 22 does not always transmit the work content information, but may determine whether or not the transmission timing has been reached, and may transmit the work content information even if the transmission timing has been reached. It also determines whether or not the situation is permitted. As a result, the work content information transmission unit 22 sets the work content information for the first time on the work content setting unit of the work vehicle 10 on the condition that the transmission timing is reached and the work content information is permitted to be transmitted. I am trying to send to 12.

Explaining with reference to FIG. 3, first, the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20 acquires the position information of the mobile terminal 30 acquired by the terminal position information acquisition unit 31 by the work target position information acquisition unit 23. By determining whether or not it is within the set range based on the position information of the field, it is determined whether or not it is the transmission timing (step # 1).

As shown in FIG. 4, the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20 transmits the permission request information to the mobile terminal 30 when the position information of the mobile terminal 30 is within the setting range based on the position information of the field. (In the case of Yes in step # 1, step # 2).

By transmitting the permission request information from the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20, the mobile terminal 30 displays the content indicating that the permission request information has been received on the display unit 32 and the like. The permission operation can be performed by operating the operation unit 33 of the mobile terminal 30. By this permission operation, as shown in FIG. 5, permission information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20.

Upon receiving the permission information, the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20 assumes that it is permitted to transmit the work content information, and transmits the work content information from the management device 20 as shown in FIG. It is transmitted to the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10 (in the case of Yes in step # 3, step # 4). Then, the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10 sets the work content of the work vehicle 10 based on the received work content information (step # 5).

From the above, when setting the work content of the work vehicle 10, the position information of the mobile terminal 30 can be obtained by locating the work vehicle 10 near the field where the worker or the like actually carries out the work while carrying the mobile terminal 30. It is within the set range based on the position information of the field, and as shown in FIG. 4, the work content information transmission unit 22 transmits the permission request information to the mobile terminal 30 before transmitting the work content information. .. Therefore, the worker or the like performs the permission operation on the mobile terminal 30, and as shown in FIG. 5, the permission information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20. Upon receiving this permission information, the work content information transmission unit 22 transmits the work content information to the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10 for the first time, as shown in FIG. Then, the work content setting unit 12 can appropriately set the work content of the work vehicle 10 based on the received work content information.

In this way, the worker or the like can set the work content of the work vehicle 10 only by locating the mobile terminal 30 in the vicinity of the field where the work is actually performed and performing the permission operation. While the burden on the operator and the like can be greatly reduced, the work contents of the work vehicle 10 can be set easily and appropriately.

In addition, a worker or the like may want to confirm work content information. In this case, the worker or the like can switch the work content information transmission unit 22 to a state of transmitting the work content information to the mobile terminal 30 by operating the operation unit 33 of the mobile terminal 30. By this switching, the work content information transmission unit 22 transmits the work content information to the mobile terminal 30, displays the work content information on the display unit 32 of the mobile terminal 30, and the worker or the like confirms the work content information. be able to.

For example, a worker or the like may want to change the work content information by checking the work content information. In this case, the change information indicating the changed content is directly transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10, or the change information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the work vehicle 10 via the management device 20. It is transmitted to the work content setting unit 12 of. Then, the work content setting unit 12 sets the work content of the work vehicle 10 based on the work content information and the change information, so that the work content can be set in a state of reflecting the change information. It has become.

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(1) In the above embodiment, when the work content information transmission unit 22 receives the permission information, the work content information is transmitted to the work content setting unit 12. For example, the work content information transmission unit 22 sends the permission information. The work content information is transmitted to the work content setting unit 12 before receiving the above, and then the permission information is received so that the work content setting unit 12 can perform the work content of the work vehicle 10 based on the work content information. It can also be set.

Explaining with reference to FIG. 7, first, the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20 acquires the position information of the mobile terminal 30 acquired by the terminal position information acquisition unit 31 by the work target position information acquisition unit 23. It is determined whether or not it is within the set range based on the position information of the field (step # 11).

As shown in FIG. 6, the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20 works from the management device 20 when the position information of the mobile terminal 30 is within the setting range based on the position information of the field. It is transmitted to the work content setting unit 12 of the vehicle 10 (step # 12). Further, the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20 transmits the permission request information to the mobile terminal 30 as shown in FIG. 4 (step # 13).

By transmitting the permission request information from the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20, the mobile terminal 30 displays the content indicating that the permission request information has been received on the display unit 32 and the like. The permission operation can be performed by operating the operation unit 33 of the mobile terminal 30. By this permission operation, the permission information is directly transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10. When the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10 receives the permission information, the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10 sets the work content of the work vehicle 10 based on the work content information already received (). Step # 15).

Further, the permission information is transmitted not only directly from the mobile terminal 30 to the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10 but also from the mobile terminal 30 to the work content information transmission unit 22 of the management device 20. (See FIG. 5), the work content information transmission unit 22 may transmit the received permission information as it is to the work content setting unit 12 of the work vehicle 10.

(2) In the above embodiment, when the condition that the position information of the mobile terminal 30 is within the setting range based on the position information of the field is satisfied, the work content information transmission unit 22 considers that the transmission timing has been reached. Although the permission request information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30, various conditions can be set as the conditions indicating that the transmission timing has come.

For example, when a worker or the like operates the operation unit 33 of the mobile terminal 30, transmission timing information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 30, and the work content information transmission unit 22 receives the transmission timing information to obtain transmission timing. It can also be said that it has become.

(3) In the above embodiment, the work target area is a field and the work content information is information related to agricultural work, but the work target area can be a region other than the field, and the work content information is also information related to work other than agricultural work. It can also be.

1 Work content setting system 10 Work vehicle 12 Work content setting unit 22 Work content information transmission unit 23 Work target position information acquisition unit 30 Mobile terminal 31 Terminal position information acquisition unit

Claims (4)

A work content information transmission unit that creates work content information related to the work content to be performed by the work vehicle in the work target area and can freely transmit the work content information.
A mobile terminal capable of executing a permission operation for permitting the setting of the work content of the work vehicle based on the work content information, and
The work vehicle is equipped with a work content setting unit for setting the work content of the work vehicle.
The work content information transmission unit is configured to be capable of transmitting the work content information to the work content setting unit and the mobile terminal.
The mobile terminal is configured to be capable of transmitting change information regarding work content information transmitted from the work content information transmission unit to the work content setting unit to the work content setting unit.
When the work content setting unit receives the work content information from the work content information transmitting unit while the permission operation is performed on the mobile terminal, the work content setting unit sets the work content of the work vehicle based on the work content information. A work content setting system configured to change the work content of the work vehicle based on the change information when the setting is made and the change information is received from the mobile terminal. A terminal position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information of the mobile terminal, and
A work target position information acquisition unit for acquiring the position information of the work target area is provided.
The work content information transmission unit is within a setting range in which the position information of the mobile terminal acquired by the terminal position information acquisition unit is based on the position information of the work target area acquired by the work target position information acquisition unit. The work content setting system according to claim 1, which is configured to transmit the work content information to the work content setting unit. The work content information transmission unit transmits permission request information to the mobile terminal before transmitting the work content information to the work content setting unit.
When the permission operation is performed after receiving the permission request information from the work content information transmission unit, the mobile terminal transmits the permission information to the work content information transmission unit.
The work content information transmitting unit does not transmit the work content information until the permission information is received from the mobile terminal, and when the permission information is received from the mobile terminal, the work content information is transmitted. The work content setting system according to claim 1 or 2, which is configured to be transmitted to the work content setting unit. The work content information transmitting unit is configured to be switchable between a state in which the work content information is transmitted to the work content setting unit and a state in which the work content information is transmitted to the mobile terminal. The work content setting system described in any one of the items.

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