System for allocating and monitoring machines
First Claim
1. A system for allocating resources, comprising:
- a plurality of first machines at a work area;
a plurality of second machines selected from an inventory of machines at a remote location remote from the work area;
a sensor mounted on any of the machines for monitoring material movement;
a controller configured to;
store a desired material movement goal for a production time period;
store a capacity for each of the plurality of first machines;
store a capacity for each of the plurality of second machines;
determine a total capacity at the work area based upon the capacity of each of the plurality of first machines and the production time period;
compare the total capacity at the work area to the desired material movement goal;
upon the total capacity at the work area exceeding the desired material movement goal, generate operational instructions for selected ones of the plurality of first machines and communicate the operational instructions to each of the selected ones of the plurality of first machines;
upon the total capacity at the work area being less than the desired material movement goal, generate a first alert command; and
determine whether utilizing any of the plurality of second machines at the work area will increase an operational efficiency at the work area above a threshold when the total capacity at the work area exceeds the desired material movement goal, and generate a second alert command upon a determination that utilizing any of the plurality of second machines at the work area will increase the operational efficiency at the work area above the threshold.
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Abstract
A system for allocating resources includes a plurality of first machines at a work area and a plurality of second machines at a remote location. A controller stores a material movement goal for a production time period, and determine a total capacity at the work area based upon a capacity of the first machines and the production time period. The total capacity at the work area is compared to the desired material movement goal and upon the total capacity at the work area exceeding the desired material movement goal, operational instructions are generated for and communicated to selected ones of the first machines. Upon the total capacity at the work area being less than the desired material movement goal an alert command is generated and some of the second machines may be moved to the work area.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for allocating resources, comprising:
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a plurality of first machines at a work area; a plurality of second machines selected from an inventory of machines at a remote location remote from the work area; a sensor mounted on any of the machines for monitoring material movement; a controller configured to; store a desired material movement goal for a production time period; store a capacity for each of the plurality of first machines; store a capacity for each of the plurality of second machines; determine a total capacity at the work area based upon the capacity of each of the plurality of first machines and the production time period; compare the total capacity at the work area to the desired material movement goal; upon the total capacity at the work area exceeding the desired material movement goal, generate operational instructions for selected ones of the plurality of first machines and communicate the operational instructions to each of the selected ones of the plurality of first machines; upon the total capacity at the work area being less than the desired material movement goal, generate a first alert command; and determine whether utilizing any of the plurality of second machines at the work area will increase an operational efficiency at the work area above a threshold when the total capacity at the work area exceeds the desired material movement goal, and generate a second alert command upon a determination that utilizing any of the plurality of second machines at the work area will increase the operational efficiency at the work area above the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A controller implemented method of allocating resources, comprising:
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storing a desired material movement goal for a production time period; storing a capacity for each of a plurality of first machines at a work area; receiving material movement data from a sensor mounted on any of the machines; storing a capacity for each of a plurality of second machines selected from an inventory of machines at a remote location from the work area; determining a total capacity at the work area based upon the capacity of each of the plurality of first machines and the production time period; comparing the total capacity at the work area to the desired material movement goal; upon the total capacity at the work area exceeding the desired material movement goal, generating operational instructions for selected ones of the plurality of first machines and communicating the operational instructions to each of the selected ones of the plurality of first machines; upon the total capacity at the work area being less than the desired material movement goal, generating a first alert command; and determining whether utilizing any of the plurality of second machines at the work area will increase an operational efficiency at the work area above a threshold when the total capacity at the work area exceeds the desired material movement goal, and generate a second alert command upon a determination that utilizing any of the plurality of second machines at the work area will increase the operational efficiency at the work area above the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for allocating resources, comprising:
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a plurality of first machines at a work area; a plurality of second machines selected from an inventory of machines at a remote location remote from the work area; at least one sensor for monitoring material movement at the work site; a controller configured to; store a desired material movement goal for a production time period; store a capacity for each of the plurality of first machines; store a capacity for each of the plurality of second machines; receive material movement data from a sensor mounted on any of the machines; determine a total capacity at the work area based upon the capacity of each of the plurality of first machines and the production time period; compare the total capacity at the work area to the desired material movement goal; upon the total capacity at the work area exceeding the desired material movement goal, generate operational instructions for selected ones of the plurality of first machines and communicate the operational instructions to each of the selected ones of the plurality of first machines; upon the total capacity at the work area being less than the desired material movement goal, generate an alert command; determine operational performance at the work area based upon the material movement at the work site; and upon the operational performance being less than a threshold for a specified time period, generate a first alert command; and determine whether utilizing any of the plurality of second machines at the work area will increase an operational efficiency at the work area above a threshold when the total capacity at the work area exceeds the desired material movement goal, and generate a second alert command upon a determination that utilizing any of the plurality of second machines at the work area will increase the operational efficiency at the work area above the threshold.
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