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Method, arrangement and user interface for presenting data describing forest work unit operation

  • US 10,517,234 B2
  • Filed: 08/26/2015
  • Issued: 12/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for optimizing an operation of a forest work unit, the method comprising at least the following steps:

  • determining in a processor at least one key indicator describing the operation of the forest work unit through a measurement of the operation of the forest work unit, the at least one key indicator being representative of efficiency or productivity of the forest work unit in relation to a specific forest work task;

    determining a change affecting the operation of the forest work unit and having an influence on a value or a trend of the at least one key indicator;

    storing information about the change into a memory, the information comprising at least a point of the change in relation to a cumulative variable;

    presenting in a user interface the key indicator describing the operation of the forest work unit relating to a monitoring period, and the change along with the information about the change according to occurrence of the change relating to the monitoring period, the change along with the information about the change being presented in a way correlating to the at least one key indicator presented in the user interface, wherein the key indicator describing the operation of the forest work unit is presented as a function of time or other cumulative variable including driving distance, position, map coordinate, amount of fuel consumed, cumulative number of work units handled, and cumulative surface area of work units handled; and

    controlling the forest work unit to adjust a physical operation of the forest work unit based on a correlation between the at least one key indicator and the change along with the information about the change presented in the user interface, such that the at least one key indicator is guided towards a desired value due to the adjusted physical operation of the forest work unit, thereby optimizing the operation of the forest work unit,wherein the change comprises at least one of the following;

    a change relating to the work site, a change relating to working conditions, a change in settings, servicing, repair or maintenance operation carried out on the forest work unit or a part thereof, a change in working method and a change in a key indicator to be monitored when achieving a predetermined target value or trend.

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