WORK MACHINE CONTROL

• US 20160224021A1
• Filed: 04/30/2013
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tana Oy
• Original Assignee: Tana Oy
• Inventors: Kuikka, Petri
• Granted Patent: US 10,663,955 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 21/026 self-propelled
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 25/00 Control arrangements specially adapted for crushing or disintegrating
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2054 Fleet management
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/41815 characterised by the cooperation between machine tools, manipulators and conveyor or other workpiece supply system, workcell
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31124 Interface between communication network and process control, store, exchange data

Abstract

The invention relates to controlling and/or managing recycling and/or waste management work machines.

According to an embodiment a method for managing work machines comprises receiving a first message at a receiving work machine from a sending work machine. Said first message comprising message fields, wherein at least one message field comprises information on machines already joined in the job. The method comprises forming at least one modified message field to include information of the receiving machine and its placement in relation to other machines already joined in the job. The method comprises transmitting said at least one modified message field from said receiving work machine to said sending work machine.

Claims

1. A method for managing work machines, the method comprising:

receiving a first message at a receiving work machine from a sending work machine, said first message comprising message fields, wherein at least one message field comprises information on machines already joined in a job,

forming at least one modified message field to include information of the receiving machine and its placement in relation to other machines already joined in the job,

transmitting said at least one modified message field from said receiving work machine to said sending work machine.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein

said at least one message field comprises a job-id, said job-id being an identifier of said job,

said job-id comprising said information on machines joined in the job, and

said at least one modified message field comprising a modified job-id, said modified job-id comprising information of the receiving machine and its placement in relation to other machines earlier joined in the job, and

said method comprising transmitting said modified job-id from said receiving work machine to said sending work machine.

3. A method according to claim 1, comprising

receiving a log out message field comprising information on said receiving work machine exiting said job,

modifying a job id by removing information relating to said receiving work machine exiting said job in said sending work machine, and

transmitting the modified job id,

wherein said modified job-id comprises information on machines remaining joined in the job, and their placement in relation to each other.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein

said message comprises a first message field comprising an identifier of said sending machine,

said message comprises a second message field comprising an identifier of said receiving machine, and

said message comprises a third message field comprising job-id, which said job-id comprises information on machines currently joined in the job.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein said sending machine is a communication master in said job and said communication master giving communication turns to other machines in said job.

40. A computer program product according to claim 10, comprising computer executable code being arranged to, when executed on a processor, to cause a system to:

receive a message to a sending entity comprising a log out message field, said log out message field comprising information on a receiving entity exiting said job,

modify a job-id by removing information on the receiving entity exiting said job, and

transmit the modified job-id.

4. A method for managing work machines, the method comprising:

transmitting a message to a receiving work machine from a sending work machine, said message comprising message fields, wherein at least one message field comprising information on machines already joined in a job,

receiving a message comprising at least one modified message field from said receiving work machine to said sending work machine, said modified message field including information of the receiving machine and its placement in relation to other machines already joined in the job.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein

said at least one message field comprising job-id, said job-id being an identifier of said job,

said job-id comprising said information on machines joined in the job, and

said at least one modified message field comprising a modified job-id, said modified job-id comprising information of the receiving machine and its placement in relation to other machines earlier joined in the job, and

said method comprising receiving said modified job-id from said receiving work machine to said sending work machine.

6. A method according to claim 5, comprising

checking acceptance of said receiving work machine to said job in said sending work machine.

7. A method according to claim 4, comprising

receiving a message to said sending work machine comprising a log out message field, said log out message field comprising information on said receiving work machine exiting said job,

modifying a job id by removing information on said receiving work machine exiting said job, and

sending the modified job id,

wherein said modified job-id comprises information on machines remaining joined in the job, and their placement in relation to each other.

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24. A computer program product comprising computer executable code, said computer executable code being arranged to, when executed on a processor, to cause a system to:

receive a first message, said first message comprising message fields, wherein at least one message field comprises information on entities already joined in the job,

form at least one modified message field to include information of the receiving entity and its placement in relation to other entities already joined in the job,

transmit said at least one modified message field from said receiving entity to said sending entity.

25. A computer program product comprising computer executable code, said computer executable code being arranged to, when executed on a processor, to cause a system to:

transmit a message to a receiving entity from a sending entity, said message comprising message fields, wherein at least one message field comprises information on entities already joined in the job,

receive a message comprising at least one modified message field from said receiving entity to said sending entity, said modified message field including information of the receiving entity and its placement in relation to other entities already joined in the job.

26. A data structure for controlling the operation of a work machine, said data structure comprising a field comprising a job-id, wherein the field comprising the job-id comprises information on a job, work machines joined to the job and arrangement of the work machines joined to the job in relation to each other, and the message further comprises a sender-id field for identifying a machine arranged to send the message and a receiver-id field for identifying a machine arranged to receive the message.

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32. A messaging system for controlling a work process, comprising

messages comprising message fields, of which at least one message field comprises job-id, which comprises information on the current work process, and placement of entities currently joined in the work process in relation to each other, and the user currently joined in the work process.

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