Remote operation device and guidance system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10414635-B2
Application number	US-201615765170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2016
Priority date	Oct 13, 2015
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

A remote operation device capable of providing, to the operator, guidance of a work content to be performed by manual work or remote operation on the work machine in accordance with a state of the work machine, is a remote operation device ( 40 ) configured to be capable of communicating with the work machine, and includes: an operation unit ( 42 ) that generates an operation signal for performing remote operation of the work machine in accordance with operator's operation; a reception unit ( 40 a ) that receives detection signals of detection devices ( 81 to 84 ) that detect the state of the work machine; and a display unit ( 43 ) that displays a screen indicating a work content to be performed by manual work or the remote operation on the work machine on the basis of the received state of the work machine.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A remote operation device configured to be capable of communicating with a work machine, the work machine having an operator's cab and a work object outside of the cab, the remote operation device comprising:
an operation signal generator that generates an operation signal for performing remote operation of the work machine in accordance with an operator's operation;
a receiver that receives a detection signal of a detection device that detects a state of the work machine;
a display that displays a screen indicating a work content to be performed by manual work on at least the work object of the work machine on the basis of the state of the work machine; and
a camera that captures a viewing area of the operator, wherein
the display performs switching of the screen such that progress status of the work content is reflected triggered by reception of the detection signal from the detection device, and displays an image captured by the camera with the screen, and
the remote operation device is configured to communicate with the work object outside of the cab.

2. The remote operation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display displays the work content and a corresponding part of the work machine in association with each other.

3. The remote operation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the work machine is a mobile crane.

4. The remote operation device according to claim 3 , wherein
the display displays the screen in accordance with a procedure of work preparation the work machine.

5. The remote operation device according to claim 4 , wherein
the display displays the screen in accordance with a procedure of jib attaching and detaching work of the work machine.

6. The remote operation device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a wearable terminal that can be mounted on a body of the operator.

7. The remote operation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display superimposes and displays the image captured by the camera and the screen.

8. A guidance system comprising a remote operation device and a work machine, the work machine having an operator's cab and a work object outside of the cab, the guidance system providing guidance of a work content in the work machine, wherein
the work machine includes a detector that detects a state of the work machine and a transmitter that transmits the state of the work machine,
the remote operation device includes
an operation signal generator that generates an operation signal for performing remote operation of the work machine in accordance with operator's operation,
a receiver that receives a detection signal of the detection device,
a display that displays a screen indicating a work content to be performed by manual work on at least the work object of the work machine on the basis of the state of the work machine, and
a camera that captures a viewing area of the operator,

the display performs switching of the screen such that progress status of the work content is reflected triggered by reception of the detection signal from the detection device, and displays an image captured by the camera with the screen, and
the remote operation device is configured to communicate with the work object outside of the cab.

Assignees

• Tadano Ltd

Inventors

• Hayashi Hiroyuki

Classifications

• B66C23/70 Primary

  constructed of sections adapted to be assembled to form jibs or various lengths · CPC title

• B66C13/40

  Applications of devices for transmitting control pulses; Applications of remote control devices (control in general G05) · CPC title

• B66C23/00

  Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes (base supporting structures with legs B65C5/00) · CPC title

• B66C13/44 Primary

  Electrical transmitters · CPC title

• G06T19/006

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title