Model referenced management and control of a worksite

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9772625-B2
Application number	US-201414275374-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2014
Priority date	May 12, 2014
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

A reference model generates a model output indicative of modeled operations of one or more worksites. The model output is compared against actual operation data indicative of actual worksite operations. A recommendation engine generates recommendations to adjust the worksite operations so that they more closely conform to the model operations.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving worksite objectives for concurrently operating a plurality of different worksites;
using a computer-implemented model generator to generate a reference model that provides a model output indicative of modeled operation of the plurality of different worksites; and
generating control signals to perform closed loop, near real time control of the operation of the plurality of different worksites using the reference model, comprising:
receiving operations data through a communication system indicative of an actual worksite performance;
comparing the operations data to the reference model and generating an error output using a computer-implemented error calculation component;
comparing the error output to a threshold; and

generating the control signals based at least in part on the comparison between the error output and the threshold;
generating a recommended adjustments output indicative of adjustments to the plurality of different worksites based on the comparison of the error output to the threshold using a computer-implemented decision support system; and

generating the control signals based at least in part on the generated recommended adjustments output.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein receiving worksite objectives comprises receiving a desired worksite output indicative of a quantity of material per unit time.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a disturbance input indicative of a disturbance to the worksite operations; and
wherein generating the reference model is based at least in part on the disturbance input.

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Gilmore Brian J
• Wenzel Craig E
• Morvant Kerry J
• Hunt Timothy S
• Wyckoff Jan M
• Ellis Vickie L

Classifications

• G06Q10/06

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title

• G05B19/4189 Primary

  characterised by the transport system · CPC title

• G06Q10/06312

  Adjustment or analysis of established resource schedule, e.g. resource or task levelling, or dynamic rescheduling · CPC title

• Y02P90/26

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• G06Q10/067

  Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title