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US 12,681,484 B2Granted
Work support system, autonomous movable body for work support, and work support method
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshimoto Matsuda
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Abstract
Server processing circuitry is configured to: determine a work site that requires work; and transmit site information indicating the work site, to a movable body communicator. Movable body processing circuitry is configured to: receive the site information from a management server through the movable body communicator; generate based on the site information a movement command for making an autonomous movable body autonomously move to the work site; acquire support information for the work at the work site; and output the support information to a worker through a man-machine interface when the autonomous movable body has arrived at the work site.
Claims15
A work support system comprising:
- a management server including server processing circuitry;
- and
- an autonomous movable body including
- movable body processing circuitry,
- a movable body communicator electrically connected to the movable body processing circuitry and communicable with the management server, and
- a man-machine interface electrically connected to the movable body processing circuitry, wherein:
- the server processing circuitry is configured to
- determine a work site that requires work,
- transmit site information indicating the work site, to the movable body communicator,
- acquire identification information by which a worker is identifiable, and
- determine support information including content corresponding to an attribute of the worker acquired from the identification information, the attribute comprising at least one of a qualification or skill level of the worker, or a physical body parameter of the worker;
- and
- the movable body processing circuitry is configured to
- receive the site information from the management server through the movable body communicator,
- generate based on the site information a movement command for making the autonomous movable body autonomously move to the work site,
- acquire the support information for the work to be performed by the worker at the work site, and
- output the support information to the worker through the man-machine interface when the autonomous movable body has arrived at the work site.
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An autonomous movable body for work support,
- the autonomous movable body comprising:
- movable body processing circuitry;
- a movable body communicator electrically connected to the movable body processing circuitry and communicable with a management server;
- and
- a man-machine interface electrically connected to the movable body processing circuitry, wherein
- the movable body processing circuitry is configured to
- receive site information indicating a work site that requires work, from the management server through the movable body communicator,
- generate based on the site information a movement command for making the autonomous movable body autonomously move to the work site,
- acquire identification information by which a worker is identifiable,
- transmit the identification information to the management server, wherein the management server determines support information including content corresponding to an attribute of the worker acquired from the identification information, the attribute comprising at least one of a qualification or skill level of the worker, or a physical body parameter of the worker,
- receive, from the management server, the support information including content corresponding to the attribute of the worker for supporting the work at the work site, and
- output the support information to the worker through the man-machine interface when the autonomous movable body has arrived at the work site.
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A work support method comprising:
- receiving, from a management server, site information indicating a work site that requires work;
- based on the site information indicating the work site, generating a movement command for making an autonomous movable body autonomously move to the work site;
- acquiring identification information by which a worker is identifiable,
- transmitting the identification information to the management server, wherein the management server determines support information including content corresponding to an attribute of the worker acquired from the identification information, the attribute comprising at least one of a qualification or skill level of the worker, or a physical body parameter of the worker,
- receiving, from the management server, the support information including content corresponding to the attribute of the worker for supporting the work at the work site;
- and
- outputting the support information to the worker through a man-machine interface of the autonomous movable body when the autonomous movable body has arrived at the work site.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.