JPH10319828A - Work information input means - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a work information input means by which intention of an implementor can be clearly transmitted to a work field and quick response can be performed by inputting an index for makitg the name to be worked correspond to the image thereof. SOLUTION: The index for making the name to be worked correspond to the image thereof can be inputted. That is, an input screen having an input column for inputting an identification data such as an index data being the name of a nuit work, an identification code showing a position in hierarchical structure, work object showing contents is provided with a screen display means for presenting graphic image showing an outline shape enabling the implementor to roughly image the data of the object to be used in the working. In this work information input means 101, work information of hierarchical work which can be resolved and defined to unit works making hierarchical structure is inputted by using interactive operation of an interactive work information input window, a work information editing window 1300 and work space instructing window 1400.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to work information input means for inputting work information necessary for planning, evaluating, and determining a work procedure by simulation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When preparing a procedure for assembling a plant, for example, when carrying in the structure, it is necessary to determine a carrying-in process so as not to collide with another structure.
Simulation is effective in formulating such a work procedure, and a conventional technique is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-4-4402. In this conventional example, the environment of the plant assembling work is displayed graphically, a simulation of the plant structure import process is performed, and collision detection with other structures and the confirmation that the import space is secured are confirmed.
The validity of work procedures is evaluated.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 4-4402), operability when a worker at the site inputs a work procedure to the system has not been considered. In particular, when the work to be evaluated is a complex and various types of plant preventive maintenance work, there is a need for an easily operable system that allows the planner of the preventive maintenance work procedure to input the work procedure and evaluate it freely. When a change or addition is made to an already operating system such as a preventive maintenance operation, the following features are provided.

[0004] 1) Before introducing a preventive maintenance work system, a construction system is operating at a system design stage. The construction system uses a high-performance, expensive stationary computer that can operate a large amount of data and has a high graphic drawing performance to simulate the loading and operation of materials.

[0005] 2) In the preventive maintenance work, there is a work that cannot be dealt with only by the automatic working device, such as when the original plan is changed on site, and the work in which the automatic working device and the worker coexist is inevitable. In a work procedure to be input to an automatic working device, a command can be instructed as an evaluation item such as a minimum time or a minimum moving distance, but since the evaluation item is not transmitted to a worker, the intention of a work procedure planner for the automatic working device is not intended. This is one factor that lowers the working efficiency when coexisting with an automatic working device irrespective of the work site.

[0006] 3) In the preventive maintenance work, automation is performed by preliminary examination by simulation, and the maintenance work by the automatic working device increases, but the monitoring work is indispensable.
Lack of information on monitoring work during operation of the automatic machine system.

An object of the present invention is to define a method of decomposing work information into unit works, to input work information efficiently and easily, to promptly react, and to make clear the intention of the formulator at the work site. An object of the present invention is to provide work information input means that can be transmitted.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided work information input means for inputting work information relating to each unit work of a work which can be divided into a plurality of unit works, wherein index data as a name of the unit work, For inputting an identification code indicating the position of the unit work on the hierarchical structure, and identification data indicating each of a work target, a work type, a work execution means, and a state at the end of the work indicating the contents of the unit work. In the input screen with the input field of, the data such as the target object and the work place used in the work does not include the detailed shape data,
Disclosed is a work information input means, which is provided with a screen display means for presenting a graphic image showing a schematic shape that reminds a formulator thereof.

According to the present invention, there is provided a work information input means for inputting work information relating to each unit work of a work which can be divided into a plurality of unit works, the index data as the name of the unit work, and the hierarchy of the unit work. An identification code indicating a structural position, a work target indicating the content of the unit work,
On an input screen having input fields for inputting identification data representing the type of work, the means for executing the work, and the state at the end of the work, it is possible to input an evaluation index of the target work such as moving distance priority or time priority. A work information input means comprising input method means is disclosed.

According to the present invention, there is provided a work information input means for inputting work information relating to each unit work of a work which can be divided into a plurality of unit works, wherein: index data as a name of the unit work; An identification code indicating a structural position, a work target indicating the content of the unit work,
On an input screen having input fields for inputting identification data representing each of the type of work, the execution means of the work, and the state at the end of the work, an input method means capable of inputting information on monitoring work of the target work is provided. A work information input means is disclosed.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail. FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of a work information management means 100, and a work information input means 101, a storage means 102, an animator 103, and an output display output 1 according to the present invention.
04. Also, the work information input means 10
Reference numeral 1 denotes an interactive work information input window 300, a work information edit window 1300, and a work space instruction window 14
00. This work information management means 100
Is for inputting, editing, simulating, and evaluating work information using an interactive operation method. With these functions, for example, it is possible to formulate an optimal plant preventive maintenance work procedure.

Here, the work information in the present embodiment is
A hierarchical operation that can be decomposed and defined into at least one or more unit operations forming a hierarchical structure. The following unit information:
It consists of index data, identification code, and identification data. The index data is a code representing a unit work, and is a name of the unit work. The identification code is created by adding a code representing the execution order of the unit work in the unit work directly belonging to the lower hierarchy of the upper unit work to the identification code of the upper unit work directly in the upper hierarchy of the unit work. It is the code which did. Further, the identification data includes the work target for defining the contents of the unit work, the type of work to be performed, the work execution means, supplementary information on the work execution means, the state at the end of the work, the evaluation item of the work, the work execution This is data representing each point to be watched. The index data, the identification code, and the identification data are respectively registered in the data segments of the storage unit 102, and a set of these data segments related to one unit operation forms one data frame. Configure information.

The work information input means 101 converts the contents of the work information as described above into windows 300, 1300, 1
This is a means for inputting in an interactive manner by using the number 400 or the like. The storage unit 102 operates or manipulates other structures such as detailed geometric shape data of structures such as pillars and the like that constitute a work environment, a connection relationship between structures, and the like, in addition to the registration of the work information. It has a data frame for registering characteristic information necessary for recognition, the detailed geometric shape data, general image data reminiscent of another structure or environment, and an identification code for the general image data.

The animator 103 includes the storage unit 102
Then, the drawing data of the work environment is created using the information registered in. Animator 103
Provides a means for drawing the work environment with detailed shape data and evaluating the formulator when subtle dimensional data affects the order of the procedure when creating the procedure. In the case where the work procedure is formulated in consideration of the whole other than that, outline image data reminiscent of a structure or an environment is displayed in the interactive work information input window 300 to support the formulation. By using schematic image data reminiscent of structures and environments for drawing using the above detailed data, interruption of thinking due to time delay of drawing by the animator 103 at the time of work procedure formulation, standard Enables the use of low-cost calculators capable of rendering with high performance.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of the input of work information and the simulation operation by the management means 100. In the figure, work information is input by the work information input means 101 and edited (step 3).
001 and 3002), and it is determined whether the instruction of the input work information is an independent work of the automatic work apparatus or the worker, or whether the work information coexists (step 3003). If the instruction is directed to the automatic working device alone, the process jumps from item number 1 (3015) and checks whether the expansion to the macro command has been completed (step 300).
7). In the case of an instruction to the worker, the contents of the instruction are examined (step 3013), and the development is terminated. If they coexist, perform the above two procedures.

First, it is checked whether all the steps of the joint work have been completed (step 3004). If the operation has not been completed, the operation contents of the worker are confirmed, and then the operation proceeds to the operation procedure of the automatic operation device. If the development of the operation information has been completed, the simulation is ended. Here, expansion of a macro command means
The purpose is to generate a computer-processable graphic command from work information. If the deployment is not finished,
Expand the work information into macro commands (step 300
8) process the generated macro command, and
Generate or update an environment model indicating the work environment in 2
(Step 3009).

Then, it is determined whether or not a detailed geometric shape needs to be examined (step 3010). If necessary, the flow enters an animator using detailed geometric shape data. The environmental model data using the detailed geometric shape data in the storage means 102 is converted into drawing data by the animator 103 and drawn on the output display device 104 (step 3011). In the case of the work apparatus alone, the process returns to step 3007. The evaluation of work feasibility and work optimality can be performed by the work information management means 100 monitoring the above-described simulation process and detecting a collision, selecting an optimum route, and the like. When detailed display is unnecessary (No in step 3010), high-speed processing is possible even with a standard computer by using an image reminiscent of the outline of a structure or environment.

Next, details of each part will be described. FIG. 3 shows an interactive work information input window 30 of the work information input means 101.
0, a question column 301, an index data answer column 302, a question column 303, an answer column 304, a question column 3
05, answer column 306 for work target, question column 307, answer column 308 for work type, question column 309, answer column 310 for work execution means, question column 311, answer column 312, question column 31
3, an answer column 314, a question column 315, an answer column 316, a question column 318, an answer column 319, an image display column 321, an image display column 322, an image display column 323, an image display column 327, a supplementary column 317 for the answer column 316, And a unit work identification code entry column 320.

Image display columns 321, 322, 323,
Reference numeral 327 denotes a display field of a view image from the corresponding work object, work means, work area, and gazing point. The image to be displayed is TIFF (Tagged-Image Files Format) or G
A standard image format such as an IF (Compu Serve GIF) or the like held in the storage means 102 is used. The supplementary column 317 is displayed when the data in the answer column 316 has supplementary items, and indicates that the characters to be written are shifted to the right and are supplementary to the items in the upper row.

The question column 301 and the answer column 302 are for the above-mentioned index data (name of work). Except for this and the identification code entry column 320, all are for identification data representing work contents. In each answer column other than the identification code entry column 320, a menu 324 is prepared as illustrated in correspondence with the answer column 314 for identification data.
5, answer deletion 326, etc. These menus can be displayed by pointing each answer field with a mouse.

The answer is entered in each answer column in principle in accordance with the question from the question column 301. The input method is a method of inputting a corresponding answer from a keyboard or a menu. For example, when the answer delete 326 is selected in the menu 324, the answer content input at that time is deleted. You can then leave the new answer blank or proceed to the next question without answering. The contents of the menu in each answer column are constantly updated so that only items corresponding to the answer contents in the answer column to be input first are displayed. Therefore, the candidates displayed in the menu of the unanswered column are limited to only the necessary ones, and the workability is improved.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the work information editing window 1300, which presents the hierarchical structure of the work information input through the interactive work information input window 300 and is used to edit the order of the unit work. The work hierarchical structure display unit 1301 and the editing operation command display unit 13
03. In the work hierarchy structure display unit 1301, the identification codes of the unit work (“Work 1”, “Work 1-1”, etc. in FIG. 4) are set as nodes, and the hierarchical relationship between the identification codes (the lower hierarchy on the right) is represented as a branch. The displayed tree structure is displayed. The execution order of the unit work is made to correspond to the display order (order counted from the top) of the branch sharing the node of the identification code of the upper unit work directly in the upper hierarchy of the unit work, and the top hierarchy is simply from top to bottom. In order. The identification code of the unit work corresponding to each section is one-to-one with the index data of the unit work (name of the unit work).
Therefore, data obtained by adding index data to the identification code may be displayed in each section. When a new branch and a node are added to the tree and index data representing the unit work corresponding to the node is designated using the command display unit 1303, a keyboard, or the like, the identification code of the new unit work is registered. It is configured as follows.

Next, a case where the delicate dimension data affects the order of the procedure (step 3011 in FIG. 2) will be described.
FIG. 5 shows an example in which the work environment is displayed in the work space instruction window 1400, and includes a furnace 1408 and a furnace structure (a furnace working machine 1401, furnace structures 1406, 1407,
Parts storage area 1409) and installation position candidate marks 1402 (P1), 1403 (P2), 140 of the furnace structure 1406.
4 (P3) and a pointer 1405 of the pointing mouse. As shown in FIG. 5, in order to improve the visibility in the depth direction, the components of the drawing are a wire frame model, a semi-transparent solid model (a component storage area 1409 indicated by hatching in FIG. 5), and an opaque solid model ( In FIG. 5, it is assumed that the in-furnace working machine 1401) filled with black spots can be mixed and drawn.

Even when the wire frame model is partially used as described above, since a large number of drawing points such as visible and invisible calculations from the viewpoint and painting of the display unit, the work space instruction is performed by a computer suitable for computer graphics. Draw the window. The components in the figure and the information on the components are linked informationally in the storage unit 102. If the pointer 1405 points to the component in the diagram, it is possible to refer to the information on the component. It is configured to be able to.

Next, in the work information input means 101, the work information of the hierarchical work which can be decomposed and defined into at least one or more unit works forming a hierarchical structure is inputted into the above-mentioned interactive work information input window 300 and the work information editing window. 130
0, and input using an interactive operation with the workspace indication window 1400. FIG. 6 shows an example of this input operation, and the work information input window 300 of FIG. 3 is used as a main work screen. That is, first, the index data (name) of the unit work is input (step 6001). In FIG. 3, index data “cylinder carry-out” is input in the answer column 302.

Next, the identification code of the unit work is input (step 6002). This is performed using the work information editing window 1300 described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the identification code “work 2-2-3” is input in the answer column 320. Subsequently, input of the work target (cylinders 2 and 306 in FIG. 3), input of the work to be carried out (carry out in FIG.
8) is input. The questions displayed vary depending on the content of the work to be performed. Here, the case of “unloading” will be described below. Input of execution means of "unloading" (tool 1, 310 in FIG. 3), input of supplementary items 1 on execution means of "unloading" work (destination 312 in FIG. 3), supplementation on execution means of "unloading" work Input of item 2 (conveyance route 313 in FIG. 3), input of supplementary item 3 relating to the means for executing “unloading” work (monitoring items for work, 31 in FIG. 3)
6) Further, input of supplementary items of monitoring items (points 3 and 317 of route 1 in FIG. 3) and input of evaluation items of work (time and 319 in FIG. 3) are performed (steps 6003 to 6003).
6009). These are input as respective identification data.

The index data, the identification code, and the identification data are written into the corresponding data segments in the storage device 102, and finally are combined into one data frame (step 6010), and described in FIG. It can be referred to by the animator 103.

According to the above-described embodiment, inputting an answer to a question by repeatedly instructing and inputting a menu of an interactive work information input window, a diagram of a work space instruction window, and a tree diagram of a work information edit window is performed. In addition, work information can be hierarchically arranged in a format in which computer processing can be efficiently performed and input to the computer.

[0029]

According to the present invention, when inputting and editing hierarchically organized work procedure information that can be processed by a computer, the intent of the work procedure planner is that of a worker or a supervisor with a low-cost computer. And workability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a work information management unit.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of work information management means;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an interactive work information input window which is a feature of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a work information editing window.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a work space instruction window.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a work information input operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

300: Interactive work information input window, 302, 30
6, 308, 310: answer column, 324: menu, 32
0: Identification code entry field, 325: Answer candidate, 326: Answer deleted.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A work information input method for inputting work information on each unit work of a work that can be divided into a plurality of unit works, wherein the input data includes index data as a name of the unit work, An identification code indicating the position of the unit work in the hierarchical structure, and identification data indicating each of a work target indicating the contents of the unit work, a type of work, an execution means of the work, and a state at the end of the work. In a work information input method characterized by inputting input data interactively using an input screen, a work information input means capable of inputting an index for associating a work target name with its image. 2. A work information input method for inputting work information on each unit work of a work that can be divided into a plurality of unit works, wherein the input data includes index data as a name of the unit work, An identification code indicating the position of the unit work in the hierarchical structure, and identification data indicating each of a work target indicating the contents of the unit work, a type of work, an execution means of the work, and a state at the end of the work. In a work information input method, wherein input data is interactively input using an input screen, work information input means capable of inputting an evaluation index of a target work. 3. A work information input method for inputting work information on each unit work of a work that can be divided into a plurality of unit works, wherein the input data is index data as a name of the unit work, An identification code indicating the position of the unit work in the hierarchical structure, and identification data indicating each of a work target indicating the contents of the unit work, a type of work, an execution means of the work, and a state at the end of the work. In a work information input method, input data is interactively input using an input screen, wherein work information input means capable of inputting information of a monitoring work of a target work.