Communication system for closed loop control of a worksite
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1. A worksite management system, comprising:
- a communication system that includes a set of network components that transmit communications in a closed loop, two-way communication network among a plurality of pieces of equipment at a worksite and a remote processing facility, wherein the plurality of pieces of equipment perform different operations in a sequential upstream to downstream order such that an upstream operation output limits a downstream operation output;
a management and control system configured to receive, over the communication network, worksite operations data indicative of worksite operations currently being performed by the plurality of pieces of equipment in the sequential upstream to downstream order, and generate recommended adjustments to the worksite operations to inhibit operation bottle-necking, based on the worksite operations data in near real-time; and
a manager system that receives, over the communication network, the recommended adjustments and provides manager outputs, over the communication network, that adjust worksite operations in near real-time of at least one of the plurality of pieces of equipment at the worksite, based on the recommended adjustments.
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Abstract
A communication system facilitates a closed loop, two-way communication network between machines at a worksite and a remote processing facility. A management and control system receives operations data and generates recommended adjustments to the worksite operations. A manager system provides manager outputs over the communication network to adjust operations of the machines at the worksite based on the recommended adjustments.
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1. A worksite management system, comprising:
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a communication system that includes a set of network components that transmit communications in a closed loop, two-way communication network among a plurality of pieces of equipment at a worksite and a remote processing facility, wherein the plurality of pieces of equipment perform different operations in a sequential upstream to downstream order such that an upstream operation output limits a downstream operation output; a management and control system configured to receive, over the communication network, worksite operations data indicative of worksite operations currently being performed by the plurality of pieces of equipment in the sequential upstream to downstream order, and generate recommended adjustments to the worksite operations to inhibit operation bottle-necking, based on the worksite operations data in near real-time; and a manager system that receives, over the communication network, the recommended adjustments and provides manager outputs, over the communication network, that adjust worksite operations in near real-time of at least one of the plurality of pieces of equipment at the worksite, based on the recommended adjustments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing a worksite, the method comprising:
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receiving over a two-way communication network in near real-time, by a control system, worksite operations data indicative of worksite operations currently being performed by a plurality of pieces of equipment at a worksite, wherein the plurality of pieces of equipment perform different operations in a sequential upstream to downstream order such that an upstream operation output limits a downstream operation output; determining, based on the operations data, whether a set of downstream operating equipment has a higher output potential than an actual output of a set of upstream operating equipment; calculating, in response to determining the set of downstream operating equipment has the higher output potential, calculating an operating adjustment to at least one of the plurality of pieces of equipment at the worksite; transmitting over the two-way communication network a signal configured to implement the operating adjustment to the at least one of the plurality of pieces of equipment at the worksite; and implementing the operating adjustment to at least one of the plurality of pieces of equipment at the worksite.
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