CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20160225106A1
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Inventors: Shike, Chikashi
• Granted Patent: US 9,767,523 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/08 Construction
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/02 Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

A construction management system includes: a transmitter disposed in a transportation vehicle and configured to transmit radio waves including specific data of the transportation vehicle; a mobile terminal disposed in a loading machine; a reception section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to receive the radio waves from the transmitter; a detection section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to detect intensity of the radio waves received by the reception section; a specific data acquisition section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to acquire the specific data from the radio waves received by the reception section; and a work management section configured to generate result data indicating that the transportation vehicle has approached the loading machine based on the intensity detected by the detection section and the specific data acquired by the specific data acquisition section.

Claims

1. A construction management system comprising:

a transmitter disposed in a transportation vehicle and configured to transmit radio waves including specific data of the transportation vehicle;

a mobile terminal disposed in a loading machine;

a reception section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to receive the radio waves from the transmitter;

a detection section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to detect intensity of the radio waves received by the reception section;

a specific data acquisition section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to acquire the specific data from the radio waves received by the reception section; and

a work management section configured to generate result data indicating that the transportation vehicle has approached the loading machine based on the intensity detected by the detection section and the specific data acquired by the specific data acquisition section.

2. The construction management system according to claim 1, wherein

the result data includes at least one of approach time-point data indicating a time point at which the transportation vehicle has approached the loading machine, separation time-point data indicating a time point at which the transportation vehicle has separated from the loading machine, and approach frequency data indicating the number of times that the transportation vehicle has approached the loading machine.

3. The construction management system according to claim 1, wherein

when the intensity is equal to or higher than a threshold value, the work management section determines that a loading work of the loading machine loading cargo onto the transportation vehicle is being performed.

4. The construction management system according to claim 1, wherein

when the intensity has changed from a value equal to or higher than the threshold value to a value lower than the threshold value, the work management section determines that a transportation work of the transportation vehicle transporting cargo has stared.

5. The construction management system according to claim 1, wherein

the work management section is provided in the mobile terminal, and

the mobile terminal has a storage section configured to store the result data.

6. The construction management system according to claim 5, further comprising a server, wherein

the mobile terminal has a transmission section configured to transmit by radio the result data stored in the storage section to the server.

7. The construction management system according to claim 1, further comprising a server configured to communicate by radio with a transmission section provided in the mobile terminal, wherein

the work management section is provided in the server.

8. The construction management system according to claim 1, wherein

the specific data of the transportation vehicle includes at least one of transportation vehicle identification data for specifying the transportation vehicle, operator identification data indicating an operator who operates the transportation vehicle, and maximum load data indicating a maximum load of the transportation vehicle.

9. The construction management system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second transmitter disposed in the loading machine and configured to transmit radio waves;

a second reception section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to receive the radio waves from the second transmitter; and

a second detection section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to detect intensity of the radio waves received by the second reception section, wherein

the work management section determines whether or not an operator carrying the mobile terminal has got in the loading machine based on the intensity of the radio waves detected by the second detection section.

10. A construction management system comprising:

a transmitter disposed in a loading machine and configured to transmit radio waves including specific data of the loading machine;

a mobile terminal disposed in a transportation vehicle;

a reception section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to receive the radio waves from the transmitter;

a detection section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to detect intensity of the radio waves received by the reception section;

a specific data acquisition section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to acquire the specific data from the radio waves received by the reception section; and

a work management section configured to generate result data indicating that the loading machine has approached the transportation vehicle based on the intensity detected by the detection section and the specific data acquired by the specific data acquisition section.

11. The construction management system according to claim 10, wherein

the result data includes at least one of approach time-point data indicating a time point at which the loading machine has approached the transportation vehicle, separation time-point data indicating a time point at which the loading machine has separated from the transportation vehicle, and approach frequency data indicating the number of times that the loading machine has approached the transportation vehicle.

12. The construction management system according to claim 10, wherein

when the intensity is equal to or higher than a threshold value, the work management section determines that a loading work of the loading machine loading cargo onto the transportation vehicle is being performed.

13. The construction management system according to claim 10, wherein

when the intensity has changed from a value equal to or higher than the threshold value to a value lower than the threshold value, the work management section determines that a transportation work of the transportation vehicle transporting cargo has stared.

14. The construction management system according to claim 10, wherein

the work management section is provided in the mobile terminal, and

the mobile terminal has a storage section configured to store the result data.

15. The construction management system according to claim 14, further comprising a server, wherein

the mobile terminal has a transmission section configured to transmit by radio the result data stored in the storage section to the server.

16. The construction management system according to claim 10, further comprising a server configured to communicate by radio with a transmission section provided in the mobile terminal, wherein

the work management section is provided in the server.

17. The construction management system according to claim 10, wherein

the specific data of the loading machine includes at least one of loading machine identification data for specifying the loading machine and operator identification data indicating an operator who operates the loading machine.

18. The construction management system according to claim 10, further comprising:

a second transmitter disposed in the transportation vehicle and configured to transmit radio waves;

a second reception section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to receive the radio waves from the second transmitter; and

a second detection section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to detect intensity of the radio waves received by the second reception section, wherein

the work management section determines whether or not an operator carrying the mobile terminal has got in the transportation vehicle based on the intensity of the radio waves detected by the second detection section.