System and method for connecting an operator with worksite operations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10997534-B2
Application number	US-201615333250-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	Nov 20, 2015
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

Systems and methods for connecting an operator at a worksite are disclosed. One method includes receiving telematics data relating to a machine operating at a worksite using a data standard, receiving operator condition data relating to an operator of the machine using the data standard, wherein the operator condition data comprises one or more of nutritional data, health data, activity data, and sleep data, determining an operation state based at least on the telematics data and the operator condition data, and generating a response based at least on the determined operation state, wherein the response is configured to be transmitted used the data standard.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method performed by an electronic controller, the method comprising:
receiving telematics data relating to a work vehicle operating at a worksite using a data standard, wherein the telematics data is received from electronic site sensors;
receiving operator condition data relating to an operator of the work vehicle using the data standard;
filtering, aggregating, or preprocessing the data to evaluate the operator condition data to determine an alertness trend for the operator;
determining an operation state based at least on the telematics data and the alertness trend of the operator;
determining that the operation state indicates an operating inefficiency of the work vehicle and the operator based on the determined alertness trend for the operator;
in response to determining that the operation state indicates the operating inefficiency, generating a response, in real time, based at least on the determined operation state, wherein the response is configured to be transmitted using the data standard;
responsive to determining that the operation state indicates the operating inefficiency, transmitting electronic instructions to a control module of the work vehicle that reconfigures an operating parameter of the work vehicle to remediate the operating inefficiency, wherein the operating parameter causes a component of the work vehicle to alter its operation according to the operating parameter; and
transmitting, in real time, the response including an indication of the operating inefficiency to a graphical user interface for display on a display device of a computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the response in real time to the operator of the work vehicle using the data standard.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the telematics data is received from a sensor integrated with the work vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operator condition data is received from a sensor integrated with the work vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operator condition data is received from a sensor disposed adjacent the operator.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the operation state further comprises one or more of detecting an irregularity in site operations, detecting an inefficiency in site operations, detecting a machine warning condition, and detecting an operator warning condition.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the operation state comprises detecting an operator warning condition or a machine warning condition and wherein the response comprises a remediation to the operator warning condition or a machine warning condition.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the real-time response comprises one or more of an audible indicator and a visual indicator.

9. A method comprising:
receiving machine data relating to a plurality of work vehicles operating at a plurality of worksites using a data standard, wherein the telematics data is received from electronic site sensors;
receiving operator condition data relating to an operator of each of the plurality of work vehicles using the data standard;
filtering, aggregating, or preprocessing the data to evaluate the operator condition data to determine an alertness trend for the operator of each of the plurality of work vehicles;
receiving site condition data relating to dangerous or unfavorable naturally occurring or man-made conditions using the data standard;
determining an operation or site worker state at a particular event-based time based at least on the telematics data and the alertness trend for the operator of each of the plurality of work vehicles;
determining, in real time, that the operation state indicates an operating inefficiency of the work vehicles and corresponding of the operator of each of the plurality of work vehicles based on the determined alertness trend for the operator of each of the plurality of work vehicles;
in response to determining that the operation state indicates the operating inefficiency, generating, in real time, an alert based at least on the determined operation state;
in response to determining that the operation state indicates the operating inefficiency, transmitting, in real time, electronic instructions to a respective control module of the plurality of work vehicles that reconfigures an operating parameter of the plurality work vehicles to remediate the operating inefficiency, wherein the operating parameter causes a component of the plurality of work vehicles to alter its operation according to the operating parameter; and
transmitting the alert including an indication of the operating inefficiency to a graphical user interface for display on a display device of a computing device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the alert is configured to cause a modification to a machine operation of one or more of the plurality of work vehicles.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the telematics data is received from a sensor integrated with each of the plurality of work vehicles.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the operator condition data is received from a sensor integrated with one or more of the plurality of work vehicles.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the operator condition data is received from a sensor disposed adjacent the operator of each of the plurality of work vehicles.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determining the operation or site worker state comprises analyzing information before, during, and after the event-based time.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the event-based time comprise a time when an incident has occurred.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the alert comprises one or more of an audible indicator and a visual indicator.

17. A system comprising:
a processor; and
memory bearing instructions that, upon execution by the processor, effectuate operations comprising:
receiving telematics data relating to a work vehicle operating at a worksite using a data standard, wherein the telematics data is received from electronic site sensors;
receiving operator condition data relating to an operator of the work vehicle using the data standard, wherein the operator condition data comprises one or more of nutritional data, health data, activity data, and sleep data;
filtering, aggregating, or preprocessing the data to evaluate the operator condition data to determine an alertness trend for the operator;
receiving site condition data relating to dangerous or unfavorable naturally occurring or man-made conditions;
determining an operation state by correlating at least the telematics data and the alertness trend of the operator;
determining that the operation state indicates an operating inefficiency of the work vehicle and corresponding of the operator of the work vehicle according to the determined alertness trend for the operator of the work vehicle;
in response to determining that the operation state indicates the operating inefficiency, generating, in real time, a response based at least on the determined operation state;
responsive to determining that the operation state indicates the operating inefficiency, transmitting electronic instructions to a control module of the work vehicle that reconfigures an operating parameter of the work vehicle to remediate the operating inefficiency, wherein the operating parameter causes a component of the work vehicle to alter its operation according to the operating parameter; and
transmitting, in real time, the response including an indication of the operating inefficiency to a graphical user interface for dis

Assignees

• Caterpillar Inc

Inventors

• Hatfield Michael K
• Edwards David J

Classifications

• G06Q10/063114 Primary

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