Construction machine control system, construction machine, and construction machine control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016281331-A1
Application number	US-201514760876-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	Jun 4, 2014
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A control system includes: a data acquisition unit that acquires an operation command value and data on a cylinder speed in a state where an operation command of operating a hydraulic cylinder is output; a deriving unit that derives an operation start operation command value when the hydraulic cylinder in a stopped state starts operating and slow-speed operation characteristics indicating a relation between the operation command value and the cylinder speed in a slow-speed area based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit; a storage unit that stores the operation start operation command value and the slow-speed operation characteristics derived by the deriving unit; and a work machine control unit that controls a work machine based on information stored in the storage unit.

First claim

1 . A construction machine control system that includes a work machine including a boom, an arm, and a bucket and an operating device receiving an input of an operator's operation command for driving the work machine, the construction machine control system comprising:
a hydraulic cylinder that drives the work machine; a direction control valve that has a movable spool and that supplies operating oil to the hydraulic cylinder with movement of the spool to operate the hydraulic cylinder; a control valve that allows the spool to be movable based on the operation command; a cylinder speed sensor that detects a cylinder speed of the hydraulic cylinder; a data acquisition unit that acquires an operation command value indicating a value of an operation command signal for operating the hydraulic cylinder and data indicating the cylinder speed in a state where the operation command signal is output, the data including an initial state where the cylinder speed is zero, a slow-speed area that is a speed area where the cylinder speed is higher than zero and lower than a predetermined speed, and a normal-speed area that is a speed area where the cylinder speed is equal to or higher than the predetermined speed; a deriving unit that derives an operation start operation command value when the hydraulic cylinder in the initial state starts operating and slow-speed operation characteristics indicating a relation between the operation command value and the cylinder speed in the slow-speed area based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit; a storage unit that stores the operation start operation command value and the slow-speed operation characteristics derived by the deriving unit; and a work machine control unit that controls the work machine based on information stored in the storage unit.

2 . The construction machine control system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control valve adjusts pressure of pilot oil for moving the spool and allows the spool to be movable by the pilot oil, the construction machine control system further comprising: a control valve control unit that determines a current value to be supplied to the control valve; a pressure sensor that detects a pressure value of the pilot oil; and a spool stroke sensor that detects a movement amount value of the spool, and wherein the operation command value includes at least one of the current value, the pressure value, and the movement amount value.

3 . The construction machine control system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the deriving unit derives normal-speed operation characteristics indicating a relation between the operation command value and the cylinder speed in the normal-speed area that is a speed area where an amount of change in the cylinder speed with respect to the operation command value is larger than that in the slow-speed area and the cylinder speed is higher than that in the slow-speed area based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit, and wherein the storage unit stores the normal-speed operation characteristics.

4 . The construction machine control system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the hydraulic cylinder includes a boom cylinder that drives the boom, the construction machine control system further comprising: a boom raising operation command unit which is connected to one pressure receiving chamber of the direction control valve and is used for allowing the boom to perform a raising operation; and a boom lowering operation command unit which is connected to the other pressure receiving chamber of the direction control valve and is used for allowing the boom to perform a lowering operation, wherein the work machine control unit determines, based on a target excavation landform indicating a target shape of an excavation object and bucket position data indicating a position of the bucket, a speed limit according to a distance between the target excavation landform and the bucket and executes intervention control of limiting a speed of the boom so that the speed in a direction where the bucket approaches the target excavation landform is equal to or lower than the speed limit, and wherein with respect to an intervention control unit that executes the intervention control, the operation start operation command value and the slow-speed operation characteristics are derived.

5 . The construction machine control system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the control valve includes an intervention valve disposed in the intervention oil passage, wherein the work machine control unit inputs the operation command value to the intervention valve, and wherein calibration of the slow-speed operation characteristics of the hydraulic cylinder with respect to the operation command value is performed by operator's operation.

6 . The construction machine control system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the operation command signal is output by operation of the operating device that is a pilot hydraulic-type operating device, wherein the boom raising operation command unit includes a boom raising oil passage which is connected to the operating device and through which the pilot oil for allowing the boom to perform the raising operation flows, wherein the boom lowering operation command unit includes a boom lowering oil passage through which the pilot oil for allowing the boom to perform the lowering operation flows, wherein the boom raising oil passage includes an operating oil passage through which the pilot oil of which pressure is adjusted according to an amount of operation of the operating device flows and an intervention oil passage which is connected to the operating oil passage via a shuttle valve and through which the pilot oil of which pressure is adjusted in the intervention control flows, wherein the control valve includes a pressure-reducing valve disposed in the operating oil passage and an intervention passage disposed in the intervention oil passage, and wherein with respect to the intervention valve, the operation start operation command value and the slow-speed operation characteristics are derived.

7 . The construction machine control system according to claim 4 , wherein with respect to the pressure-reducing valve, the operation start operation command value is derived.

8 . The construction machine control system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the hydraulic cylinder includes an arm cylinder that drives the arm and a bucket cylinder that drives the bucket, the construction machine control system further comprising: an arm oil passage through which pilot oil for operating the arm flows; and a bucket oil passage through pilot oil for operating the bucket flows, wherein the control valve includes pressure-reducing valves disposed in the arm oil passage and the bucket oil passage, and wherein with respect to the pressure-reducing valves, the operation start operation command value is derived.

9 . The construction machine control system according to claim 1 , further comprising a man machine interface that includes an input unit and a display unit, wherein the display unit displays attitude adjustment request information of requesting adjustment of an attitude of the work machine, and
wherein the input unit generates a command signal for outputting the operation command signal for operating the hydraulic cylinder.

10 . A construction machine comprising:
a lower traveling structure; an upper swinging structure that is supported by the lower traveling structure; a work machine that includes a boom, an arm, and a bucket and is supported by the upper swinging structure; and the construction machine control system according to claim 1 .

11 . A construction mach

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ikegami Katsuhiro
• Kami Yoshiki
• Baba Akinori
• Takaura Takeshi

Classifications

• E02F9/2203

  Arrangements for controlling the attitude of actuators, e.g. speed, floating function · CPC title

• E02F9/26

  Indicating devices {(E02F5/145 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• E02F9/2004

  Control mechanisms, e.g. control levers (control levers per se G05G) · CPC title

• E02F3/32

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

• E02F3/438 Primary

  Memorising movements for repetition, e.g. play-back capability · CPC title