Safety evaluation system and safety evaluation method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023392351-A1
Application number	US-202118032835-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 18, 2021
Priority date	Oct 27, 2020
Publication date	Dec 7, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A risk detection unit detects an occurrence risk of an incident related to a work machine. A time calculation unit measures a risk time from an occurrence time of the risk to an elimination time of the risk. An evaluation unit calculates a safety evaluation index on the basis of the risk time. An output unit outputs the safety evaluation index.

First claim

1 . A safety evaluation system comprising:
a risk detection unit that detects an occurrence risk of an incident related to a work machine; a time calculation unit that measures a risk time from an occurrence time of the risk to an elimination time of the risk; an evaluation unit that calculates a safety evaluation index on the basis of the risk time; and an output unit that outputs the safety evaluation index.

2 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the risk detection unit detects a risk that an obstacle is present within a predetermined region centered on the work machine, the time calculation unit measures the risk time from a time when entering of an obstacle into the region is detected to a time when the obstacle is no longer detected in the region, and the evaluation unit calculates the safety evaluation index on the basis of a total sum of the risk time.

3 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the region has a first region centered on the work machine and a second region outside the first region, and the time calculation unit measures each of a risk time related to the first region and a risk time related to the second region.

4 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 3 ,
wherein the evaluation unit calculates the safety evaluation index on the basis of the risk time related to the first region and the risk time related to the second region.

5 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the evaluation unit calculates the safety evaluation index on the basis of a sum of a value obtained by multiplying the risk time related to the first region by a first coefficient and a value obtained by multiplying the risk time related to the second region by a second coefficient smaller than the first coefficient.

6 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the time calculation unit measures the risk time from a time when entering of at least one obstacle into the region is detected to a time when all obstacles are no longer detected in the region.

7 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the risk detection unit detects a fall risk on the basis of a posture of the work machine, and the evaluation unit deducts points from the safety evaluation index in a case where the risk time exceeds a predetermined threshold.

8 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the evaluation unit calculates the safety evaluation index on the basis of a sum of a value obtained by multiplying the number of times the risk time exceeds a predetermined threshold by a third coefficient and a value obtained by multiplying the number of times of occurrence of the risk by a fourth coefficient smaller than the third coefficient.

9 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 8 ,
wherein the risk detection unit detects a first risk and a second risk with a higher possibility of falling than the first risk, on the basis of the posture of the work machine, and the time calculation unit measures a risk time related to the second risk.

10 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 9 ,
wherein the evaluation unit calculates the safety evaluation index on the basis of the number of times the risk time of the second risk exceeds the predetermined threshold and the number of times of occurrence of the first risk.

11 . The safety evaluation system according to claim 10 ,
wherein the evaluation unit calculates the safety evaluation index on the basis of a sum of a value obtained by multiplying the number of times the risk time of the second risk exceeds the predetermined threshold by the third coefficient and a value obtained by multiplying the number

12 . A safety evaluation method comprising:
a step of detecting an occurrence risk of an incident related to a work machine using a safety evaluation system; a step of measuring a risk time from an occurrence time of the risk to an elimination time of the risk using the safety evaluation system; a step of calculating a safety evaluation index on the basis of the risk time using the safety evaluation system; and a step of outputting the safety evaluation index using the safety evaluation system.

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsui Takahiro
• Hino Takuya
• Kobayashi Hidehiko

Classifications

• E02F9/261 Primary

  Surveying the work-site to be treated · CPC title

• E02F9/24 Primary

  Safety devices {, e.g. for preventing overload (E02F9/226 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• E02F3/435

  for dipper-arms, backhoes or the like · CPC title

• E02F9/2054

  Fleet management · CPC title

• E02F9/26

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