System and method for estimating delivery events
First Claim
1. A method for processing loading operation data to estimate one or more delivery events, the loading operation data comprising a plurality of payload records, each payload record representing a delivery event, wherein the method comprises:
- delivering material from a loading machine into a haulage machine thereby generating payload messages; and
for a selected payload record, operating a processing unit to;
determine whether a delivery weight in respect of the selected payload record is likely to reflect a single delivery event, the determination being based at least in part on an estimated loading machine payload weight;
if the delivery weight is unlikely to reflect a single delivery event, generate a synthetic payload record representing an estimated delivery event, the synthetic payload record comprising;
a weight value representing an estimated haulage machine payload weight at the estimated delivery event, anda timing value representing an estimated time at which the weight value for the synthetic payload record would have occurred, andupdate the loading operation data by incorporating the synthetic payload record into the loading operation data;
wherein the updated loading operation data provides a more accurate record of loading operations for which the payload messages may not accurately report.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for processing loading operation data to estimate one or more delivery events is described. The loading operation data comprises payload records, each representing a delivery event. The method comprises, for a selected payload record, operating a processing unit to determine whether a delivery weight in respect of the selected payload record is likely to reflect a single delivery event. If the delivery weight is unlikely to reflect a single delivery event the method further comprises generating a synthetic payload record representing an estimated delivery event and comprising synthetic weight and timing values.
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1. A method for processing loading operation data to estimate one or more delivery events, the loading operation data comprising a plurality of payload records, each payload record representing a delivery event, wherein the method comprises:
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delivering material from a loading machine into a haulage machine thereby generating payload messages; and for a selected payload record, operating a processing unit to; determine whether a delivery weight in respect of the selected payload record is likely to reflect a single delivery event, the determination being based at least in part on an estimated loading machine payload weight; if the delivery weight is unlikely to reflect a single delivery event, generate a synthetic payload record representing an estimated delivery event, the synthetic payload record comprising; a weight value representing an estimated haulage machine payload weight at the estimated delivery event, and a timing value representing an estimated time at which the weight value for the synthetic payload record would have occurred, and update the loading operation data by incorporating the synthetic payload record into the loading operation data; wherein the updated loading operation data provides a more accurate record of loading operations for which the payload messages may not accurately report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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A loading machine delivering material from the loading machine into a haulage machine thereby generating payload messages; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when implemented by a computer processing system, cause the computer processing system to process loading operation data comprising a plurality of payload records, each payload record representing a delivery event, to estimate one or more delivery events by; determining whether a delivery weight in respect of a selected payload record is likely to reflect a single delivery event, the determination being based at least in part on an estimated loading machine payload weight; if the delivery weight is unlikely to reflect a single delivery event, generating a synthetic payload record representing an estimated delivery event, the synthetic payload record comprising; a weight value representing an estimated haulage machine payload weight at the estimated delivery event, and a timing value representing an estimated time at which the weight value for the synthetic payload record would have occurred, and updating the loading operation data by incorporating the synthetic payload record into the loading operation data; wherein the updated loading operation data provides a more accurate record of loading operations for which the payload messages may not accurately report.
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16. A processing system comprising:
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means for delivering material from a loading machine into a haulage machine thereby generating payload messages; means for accessing loading operation data comprising a plurality of payload records, each payload record representing a delivery event; means for selecting a payload record from the loading operation data; means for determining whether a delivery weight in respect of the selected payload record is likely to reflect a single delivery event, the determination being based at least in part on an estimated loading machine payload weight; means for, if the delivery weight is unlikely to reflect a single delivery event, generating a synthetic payload record representing an estimated delivery event, the synthetic payload record comprising; a weight value representing an estimated haulage machine payload weight at the estimated delivery event, and a timing value representing an estimated time at which the weight value for the synthetic payload record would have occurred, and means for updating the loading operation data by incorporating the synthetic payload record into the loading operation data, wherein the updated loading operation data provides a more accurate record of loading operations for which the payload messages may not accurately report.
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17. A method for processing loading operation data to estimate one or more delivery events, the loading operation data comprising a plurality of payload records, each payload record representing a delivery event and comprising:
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a weight value representing a weight of a haulage machine payload at a particular time; and
a timing value representing the particular time,wherein the method comprises; delivering material from a loading machine into a haulage machine thereby generating payload messages; and operating a computer processing unit to; compare a weight value of a selected payload record to an acceptable value, the acceptable value being based at least in part on an estimated loading machine payload weight; if the weight value of the earliest existing payload record is greater than the acceptable value, generating a synthetic payload record representing an estimated earlier delivery event, the synthetic payload record comprising; a weight value equal to a difference between the weight value of the selected payload record and the estimated loading machine payload weight, and a timing value representing an estimated time at which the weight value for the synthetic payload record would have occurred, the timing value being based on a relationship between the plurality of payload records, and updating the payload delivery data by incorporating the synthetic payload record into the payload data; wherein the updated loading operation data provides a more accurate record of loading operations for which the payload messages may not accurately report.
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