JPH11243738A - Management system of working vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems of spoiling working efficiency caused by lacking of materials necessary for the work, e.g. lack of fertilizers, seedlings, etc., in an area, as so called a consigned agriculture, in which individuals or corporations have plural agricultural machines and entrusted to manage regional fields in a lump, are increasing accompanied by bringing farm fields to large scales in the recent agricultural fields, and concentratedly carry out specific works in a settled period. SOLUTION: This management system for working vehicles is constituted of plural working vehicles (tractors) 10 each installed with a detecting means to detect decreasing amounts of working materials depending on the work and a communicating means to communicate with external equipments and a host control unit 5 which collectively manages information sent from the working vehicles. The host control unit 5 performs an operation for a work- continuable time depending on the consumed amount of consumption materials in each vehicle and displays the operational result. Further, it displays a place of storage of the material on a map.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a work vehicle management system for collectively managing agricultural and construction work vehicles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in the field of agriculture, an individual or a corporation owns a plurality of agricultural machines and entrusts management of a local field collectively to a large-scale field. So-called commissioned agriculture is increasing. Such commissioned agriculture needs to complete a specific task within a fixed period, and if neglected, there is a problem that the growth of the crop is hindered and the selling price of the crop is reduced.

[0003] However, since such work is concentrated in a certain area within a certain period of time, the amount of materials necessary for the work is reduced, and even if a worker goes to a storage place to replenish the materials, the material is not removed during this movement. And the moving time is wasted.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention has a work vehicle management system configured as follows. That is, the means 34 for detecting the amount of the consumable material decreasing with the work, and the means 4A and 4B for communicating with external devices.
And a plurality of work vehicles 10 provided with
And a host control unit 5 that collectively manages information transmitted from the work vehicle.
The host control unit 5 is configured to calculate the work continuation time of the vehicle according to the consumption of the consumables of the vehicle, and to display the calculation result.

[0005] Further, vehicle position detecting means 1 and position displaying means 2 based on map information, means 3 for detecting the amount of consumable materials decreasing with work, and transmitting these detected information to external equipment. A plurality of work vehicles 10 provided with communication means 4A and 4B to communicate with each other, and a plurality of storage locations provided with means for storing the necessary consumables for the work vehicles 10 and transmitting the storage amount to an external device; A work vehicle management system comprising: each work vehicle 10; and a host control unit 5 that collectively manages information transmitted from each storage location,
The host control unit 5 extracts a specific storage location from among the plurality of storage locations as a candidate supply location of the consumables as the consumables of the work vehicle 10 decrease, and stores the location of the storage location. The information is transmitted to the work vehicle 10.

[0006]

As described above, in the work vehicle management system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the host control unit 5 inputs the amount of material of each work vehicle, and calculates the work continuation time according to this amount. For example, the replenishment team can efficiently visit each work site, and each vehicle can continue work for as long a time as possible.

Further, since the work vehicle management system according to the present invention manages each vehicle and a place where the consumable materials of the vehicle are stored collectively, the amount of the consumable material that changes every moment is controlled. Since the storage location that can be grasped in real time and the storage location that can meet the needs of the work vehicle is extracted and this map information is transmitted, the travel time can be shortened and the work efficiency can be improved.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to an agricultural machine, particularly a tractor management system. First, the configuration of the tractor 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the tractor 10 is provided with an engine 11 at a front portion of a vehicle body, and travels by transmitting rotational power of the engine 11 to a rear wheel 12 or front and rear wheels 12, 13 via a plurality of transmissions. It has a configuration.

A meter panel 14 is provided behind the engine 11. The meter panel 14 has a built-in liquid crystal screen 2 which is a position display means based on map information, which will be described later. A CD-ROM mounting unit 16 is provided. Then, a CD-ROM storing map information is set in the CD-ROM mounting unit 16, and an arbitrary area map is displayed on the screen 2. Further, a GPS receiver 1 and a gyro sensor 7 for receiving radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites 8 are provided as a vehicle position detecting means on the upper part of the meter panel 14 of the tractor 10. The controller 17 calculates the position of the tractor 10 and displays it on the map.

The communication controller 17
Is provided with a host transmitter 4A and a host receiver 4B, which are means for communicating with a host control unit 5 described later. In the lower part of the meter panel 14, a display mode changeover switch 19 for switching the mode of the liquid crystal screen 2, a work start / end switch 3A which is a means for setting the work state of the tractor 10, a work stop (relay) switch 3C, and a work stop ( Trouble) The switch 3D is provided. The detection signals and setting signals of the transceivers 4A and 4B and the switches 3 are input to the communication control controller 17. The display mode changeover switch 19 is a switch for switching whether to display map information on the liquid crystal screen or vehicle information such as engine rotation and remaining fuel.

The steering handle 20 of the tractor 10
A cockpit 21 is provided at the rear of the vehicle, and a position lever 22 for changing the height of the working machine is provided beside the cockpit 21.
And a transmission shift lever 23 and a PTO shaft 24 at the rear of the vehicle body.
And a PTO on / off switch 25 for turning on / off the rotation of. A potentiometer 26 for detecting a lever operation position is provided at a rotation base of the position lever 22,
This detection value is transmitted to a main unit control controller 27 which is a main unit control unit below the cockpit 21 and the lift arm 28 at the rear of the tractor is turned up and down.

Next, the working section of the tractor 10 will be described. At the rear of the tractor 10, a three-point link mechanism consisting of a top link and a left and right lower link is provided, a rotary work machine 30 is connected thereto, and a fertilizer spraying work machine 31 is further provided above this. . This fertilizer application machine 3
Numeral 1 denotes a tank 32 filled with fertilizer, which is an example of a consumable material which decreases with the work, and an electric motor 37 for feeding the tank 32
And the duct 33, etc., and the fertilizer is sent out to the field before tilling by the rotation of the motor 37, so that the fertilizer is stirred with the tilling work. A weight sensor 34 for detecting the weight of the fertilizer is provided below the tank 32.
Is provided.

The controller 27 for controlling the main unit is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a CPU for processing various information, a RAM for temporarily storing detected values and the like, a ROM for storing various control programs such as position control, and the like are provided.On the input side, the PTO on / off switch, Fertilizer weight sensor 34,
The fuel sensor 41 and the like are connected and provided. On the output side, a solenoid 42 of a switching control valve for turning on / off the rotation of the PTO shaft 24, solenoids 35 and 36 of switching control valves for raising and lowering the lift arm 28, and an electric motor for the spraying machine. The motor 37 and the like are connected and provided.

The communication control controller 17 includes a CPU for processing various information, a RAM for temporarily storing detected values and the like, a ROM for storing various control programs such as communication control and liquid crystal screen control, and the like. Has become. On the input side, a setting device such as the operation start switch 3A, operation interruption (rest) switch 3B, operation interruption (trouble) switch 3C, display mode switch 19, a floppy disk mounting unit 15, a CD-R
Connection cable from OM mounting unit 16 and GPS
A GPS receiver 1 for receiving radio waves from satellites 8 and a host receiver 4 for inputting information from a host control unit 5 described later
B and the like are connected. The liquid crystal screen 2 and a transmitter 4A for host communication are connected and provided on the output side.

The two controllers 17 and 27 provided in the tractor 10 are connected by a communication line 18 so as to be able to transmit and receive respective input information. Next, materials necessary for the tractor 10 spraying operation, that is, a storage place for managing fertilizers will be described. The storage location indicates, for example, a local agricultural union, a trader, or an individual, and a general-purpose personal computer main body capable of communicating with the host control unit 5;
The peripheral device (monitor, keyboard, mouse, floppy disk mounting unit, CD-ROM mounting unit, etc.) is provided. Then, the operator at the storage location inputs the amount of fertilizer stored from the keyboard 47 or the like, and transmits this to the host control unit 5 through the communication means.

Next, a description will be given of the tractor 10 and the host control unit 5 for managing the storage location of the fertilizer. The host control unit 5 is, for example, the agricultural union, a trader, or an individual. Like the storage location, the general-purpose personal computer body 40 and its peripheral devices (monitor 41, keyboard 42, mouse 43, floppy disk, etc.) (A disk mounting unit 44, a CD-ROM mounting unit 45, etc.).

The storage device stores the fertilizer holding data and the map data of each management place, and the management data for each work machine of each tractor 10. The fertilizer holding data of the storage place stores a storage place number, an owner, an address, a holding amount, and the like as in a data file shown in FIG. 6, and further stores an address for calling map data. ing. The map data is stored in the same CD-ROM as the tractor 10.

Then, each data 50 of these management locations is
Is configured to be able to be rewritten to the latest information by an input device (keyboard 47 or mouse 48) of the personal computer 45 or periodically by communication from the management place. The data file configuration of each tractor 10 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, information such as the vehicle number and model, the manager (driver), the engine horsepower, the type of work currently performed, and the like are stored for each vehicle. An area for storing the remaining amount of the fertilizer tank of the tractor 10 and an area for storing the operable duration are provided.

The plurality of tractors 10 configured as described above
, And a management system including a plurality of fertilizer management locations and the host control unit 5 operates as shown in the control flowchart of the communication control controller 17 of the tractor 10 shown in FIG. First, when the power of the tractor 10 is turned on, communication with the machine controller 27 starts, and various kinds of detection information such as the engine speed, the fuel remaining amount, and the fertilizer remaining amount are read and displayed on the liquid crystal screen 2 ( Steps 1-3). Then, it is determined whether or not the control start switch 3A is ON, and if the answer is YES, preset information such as fertilizer remaining amount information among the information is transmitted to the host control unit 5 (step 5). At this time, the ON / OFF status of the work interruption switch (trouble) 3C is determined, and this is determined as YE.
If S, the emergency information is transmitted to the host controller 5 (steps 6 and 7).

As a result, the monitor of the host control unit 5
6, the work continuation time is displayed for each tractor as shown in FIG. This work continuation time is shown in FIG.
As shown in a flowchart shown in FIG. 0, the weight of the fertilizer is periodically detected, the reduction rate is calculated, and the weight is calculated from the initial loading amount. In addition, the communication controller 17
Is configured to periodically detect communication information from the host control unit 5 and switch the display on the liquid crystal screen in accordance with the information, and to display a storage location of the fertilizer on a map.

The host controller 5 is configured to input information on the tractor 10 and also input information such as the amount of fertilizer stored from a storage place. For example, for the tractor C in FIG. The nearest storage location is extracted and this map information is transmitted. The management system of the tractor 10 configured as described above collectively manages each vehicle and a place where the consumables of the vehicle are stored, so that the amount of the consumables that change every moment is grasped in real time. In addition, since the storage candidate location that can meet the needs of the work vehicle is extracted and the map information is transmitted, the travel time can be reduced, and the work efficiency can be improved.

In particular, when each tractor is to be operated unattended, the system for transmitting map information is replaced with a fertilizer replenishment team that efficiently travels to each field. The operation of the vehicle can be continued. In addition, as another form of the said invention, it can replace with the said fertilizer and can apply to a chemical | medical solution and the seedling supply of a rice transplanter.
In addition, instead of the consumption materials that decrease with the work, the time required for the harvest that increases with the work, for example, the combine paddy to be fully loaded in the Glen tank, is calculated, and the paddy collection team before the work is interrupted. It is also possible to continue the work by patroling the robot.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the tractor.

FIG. 3 is a meter panel when a storage location is displayed on a map.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a connection state of a tractor controller.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a host control unit.

FIG. 6 is a data file for storing data of a storage location.

FIG. 7 is a data file for storing tractor data.

FIG. 8 is a display example of a tractor work continuation time and the like.

FIG. 9 is a control flowchart showing an outline of communication control.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a process of calculating the remaining amount of fertilizer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 GPS receiver 2 Liquid crystal screen 5 Host control part 8 GPS satellite 10 Tractor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of work vehicles 10 provided with means 34 for detecting the amount of consumables that decrease with work, and means 4A and 4B for communicating with external equipment,
Host control unit 5 that collectively manages information transmitted from
The host control unit 5 calculates the work continuation time of the vehicle according to the consumption of the consumables of the vehicle, and displays the calculation result. Work vehicle management system configured as described above. 2. A vehicle position detecting means 1 and a position displaying means 2 based on map information, a means 3 for detecting an amount of consumable materials decreasing with work, and transmitting these detected information to an external device. A plurality of work vehicles 10 provided with communication means 4A and 4B to communicate with each other, and a plurality of storage locations provided with means for storing the necessary consumables for the work vehicles 10 and transmitting the storage amount to an external device; A host control unit 5 for collectively managing information transmitted from the work vehicles 10 and storage locations
The host control unit 5 includes, in accordance with a decrease in each consumable material of the work vehicle 10, a candidate replenishment site for consumable materials from a plurality of storage locations. A work vehicle management system configured to extract a specific storage location and to transmit position information of the storage location to the work vehicle 10.