Parameter identifying device, simulation device, and parameter identifying method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11200761-B2
Application number	US-201816605314-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2018
Priority date	Jul 18, 2017
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

A work state identifying unit identifies work states of a work machine. A parameter identifying unit identifies a parameter related to a work amount per unit time of the work machine or a parameter related to a speed of the work machine for each of the identified work states on the basis of a time series of position data, azimuth data, or speed data of the work machine.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A simulation system comprising:
a processor;
a main memory;
a storage storing a program; and
an output device;
wherein the processor executes the program to function as:
a time-series recording unit that is configured to store a time series of position data of each work machine of a plurality of work machines in a construction site and a time series of azimuth data of each work machine into a main memory, the position data and the azimuth data being collected in advance from each work machine of the plurality of work machines during an operation of each work machine in the construction site,
a work state identifying unit that is configured to generate a time series of traveling speeds of each work machine by calculating a traveling speed of each work machine at each time point on the basis of the time series of position data of each work machine stored in the main memory and is configured to identify work states of each work machine on the basis of time-series data including the time series of position data, the time series of azimuth data, and the time series of traveling speeds, and
a parameter identifying unit that is configured to identify a first parameter and a second parameter, the first parameter related to a work amount per unit time of the work machine for each of the work states on the basis of the time series data, the second parameter related to a traveling speed of the work machine for each of the work states on the basis of the time series of traveling speeds of the work machine,
a simulation unit that is configured to simulate construction in the construction site on the basis of the first parameter and the second parameter identified by the parameter identifying unit, and
an output control unit that is configured to output an output signal indicating a simulation result in the simulation unit, to the output device.

2. The simulation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the work state identifying unit identifies the work states of the work machine on the basis of a positional relationship between a position of the work machine and an earth cut location or a banking location.

3. The simulation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the work machine is a dump truck, and
wherein the work state identifying unit identifies unloaded traveling and loaded traveling as the work states.

4. The simulation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the work machine is a bulldozer, and
wherein the parameter identifying unit identifies a forward speed and a backward speed as the second parameter on the basis of a time series of speed data of the bulldozer.

5. The simulation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the work state identifying unit identifies the work states on the basis of a relationship between a position of the work machine and a position of another work machine.

6. The simulation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the work machine is a hydraulic excavator,
wherein the parameter identifying unit identifies the number of cycles or one cycle time as the first parameter on the basis of a time series of azimuth data of the work machine in a case where the work state is loading work, and
wherein the number of cycles indicates the number of times of repetition of processes of scooping up earth and sand and loading the earth and sand onto a dump truck, and the one cycle time indicates a required time to perform one cycle of a process of scooping up earth and sand and loading the earth and sand onto the dump truck.

7. The simulation system according to claim 6 ,
wherein the parameter identifying unit identifies a bucket coefficient of a capacity of earth and sand to a bucket capacity as the first parameter on the basis of the number of cycles.

8. The simulation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the parameter identifying unit identifies a shaping area or a shaping volume per unit time as the first parameter on the basis of a time series of position data of the work machine in a case where the work state is shaping work.

9. The simulation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the work machine is a bulldozer, and
wherein the parameter identifying unit identifies a blade height of the bulldozer as the first parameter on the basis of a time series of position data of the bulldozer in a case where the work state is laying-leveling work or excavation-transport work.

10. The simulation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the work state identifying unit identifies the work state of each work machine in each time period and displays by arranging time charts of different work machines.

11. The simulation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the simulation unit calculates at least one of a time series of progress of the construction, a construction period, and construction cost in the construction site.

12. A simulation method comprising the steps of:
collecting position data and azimuth data from each work machine of a plurality of work machines during an operation of each work machine in a construction site;
generating a time series of position data of each work machine and a time series of azimuth data of each work machine on the basis of the collected position data and the collected azimuth data;
generating a time series of traveling speeds of each work machine by calculating a traveling speed of each work machine at each time point on the basis of the time series of position data of each work machine;
identifying work states of each work machine on the basis of time-series data including the time series of position data, the time series of azimuth data, and the time series of traveling speeds;
identifying a first parameter and a second parameter, the first parameter related to a work amount per unit time of the work machine for each of the work states on the basis of the time-series data, the second parameter related to a traveling speed of the work machine for each of the work states on the basis of the time series of traveling speeds of the work machine;
simulating construction in the construction site on the basis of the first parameter and the second parameter; and
outputting an output signal indicating a simulation result in the step of simulating, to an output device.

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Onishi Yoshiyuki
• Kanou Shinya
• Kuroda Kyohei
• Furukawa Shota
• Omuro Naoyuki

Classifications

• E02F3/7609

  Scraper blade mounted forwardly of the tractor on a pair of pivoting arms which are linked to the sides of the tractor, e.g. bulldozers · CPC title

• E02F9/2054

  Fleet management · CPC title

• E02F9/261

  Surveying the work-site to be treated · CPC title

• G07C5/08 Primary

  Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time · CPC title

• E02F3/32

  working downwardly and towards the machine, e.g. with backhoes · CPC title