公开(公告)号：US20240012430A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18343988

申请日：2023-06-29

Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

Inventor： Per SOHLBERG ,  Lars-Ola SJÖSTRÖM

IPC: G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0202

Abstract: A method of transport cycle balancing is provided, including recurrently receiving first data indicative of movements of a plurality of dump trucks operating in accordance with a respective transport cycle including a planned hauling of material between a same first site and at least one second site, forecasting an imminent imbalance of inbound and outbound trucks for the first site based on the received first data, determining one or more mitigative actions for the trucks in response to forecasting the imminent imbalance, and communicating the mitigative action to at least one truck.

公开(公告)号：US20250013973A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18756510

申请日：2024-06-27

Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

Inventor： Bo STRÖMBERG ,  Per SOHLBERG

IPC: G06Q10/0833 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: A transport asset monitoring system for monitoring operating states of one or more transport assets is provided. The transport asset monitoring system has at least one control unit configured to associate a respective state machine with each of the one or more transport assets. Each state machine implements a plurality of operating states, out of which operating states at least one state can be categorized as a productive state and at least one state can be categorized as an unproductive state. The transport asset monitoring system also has a sensor system to detect a current operating state for each state machine. The control unit aggregates the current operating states of a plurality of transport assets such that a transport asset utilization for the one or more transport assets is determined.

公开(公告)号：US20240257627A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18427205

申请日：2024-01-30

Applicant: Volvo Truck Corporation

Inventor： Per SOHLBERG ,  Daniel Tegnered

IPC: G08B21/18 ,  G08B25/00 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/46

CPC classification number: G08B21/182 ,  G08B25/00 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/46

Abstract: A computer system comprising a processor device configured to notify of an excessive dwell time is provided. The processor device is configured to obtain a dwell time for at least one area out of a set of areas. The set of areas, including the at least one area, may dynamically change over time based on a time spent within respective locations. The dwell time is indicative of an actual time spent by the at least one first vehicle in the at least one area. The processor device is further configured to, when the obtained dwell time exceeds an expected time by more than a threshold, notify at least one user and/or control unit associated with the set of vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US20240169366A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18505297

申请日：2023-11-09

Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

Inventor： Per SOHLBERG ,  Marnix REEDIJK

IPC: G06Q30/018

CPC classification number: G06Q30/018

Abstract: A system and method therein for assigning environmental impact values to mass excavation projects utilizing an excavation site is described. The method comprise obtaining a daily operating time of one or more loading assets at the excavation site, determining at least one first environmental impact based on the obtained daily operating time and at least one fuel or energy consumption rate, obtaining a distance to a target depositing site for one or more transporting assets, determining at least one second environmental impact based on the obtained distances and at least one fuel or energy consumption rate, and assigning at least part of the determined first and second environmental impact to one or more of the mass excavation projects.

公开(公告)号：US20230373737A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18317643

申请日：2023-05-15

Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

Inventor： Per SOHLBERG ,  Bo STRÖMBERG

IPC: B65G65/00

CPC classification number: B65G65/005 ,  G06Q50/28

Abstract: A system and related method for retrospectively a transporting asset wherein the system comprises a transporting asset for receiving material; a loading asset arranged at a loading site and configured to load the transporting asset with material; wherein the transporting asset is configured to be transported to a second site, the system further comprising: a weight measurement device arranged at the second site, the weight measurement device is configured to measure the weight of the transporting asset prior to the transporting asset offloading the material, the weight measurement device is configured to transmit weight data associated with the measured weight of the transporting asset; a controller configured to receive the weight data and instruct the loading asset to adapt its operation based on the weight data during subsequent loading.

公开(公告)号：US20240142981A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18490890

申请日：2023-10-20

Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

Inventor： Per SOHLBERG ,  Lars-Ola SJÖSTRÖM

IPC: G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 ,  G05D2201/0202

Abstract: A network system and method therein for enabling management of a mass excavation project is described. The method comprise obtaining a first information indicating that the transporting asset has been loaded with excavated material; providing a load receipt based on the obtained first information, whereby the load receipt is associated with a load destination site for depositing the excavated material; obtaining a second information indicating that the transporting asset has off-loaded the excavated material at the load destination site and the weight of the excavated material; and determining a remaining material weight receiving capacity of the load destination site based on the obtained weight of the excavated material and the maximum material weight receiving capacity of the load destination site.

公开(公告)号：US20240104497A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18472437

申请日：2023-09-22

Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

Inventor： Per SOHLBERG ,  Stefan PETTERSSON

IPC: G06Q10/087 ,  B65G67/00

CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 ,  B65G67/00

Abstract: A control unit manage loading and/or offloading of a vehicle. The control unit obtains information indicating one or more of: which vehicle that is to be loaded and/or offloaded, a target time for vehicle departure and a vehicle capacity. The control unit initiates loading and/or offloading of goods using assets. The control unit receives real-time information about an amount of goods that has been loaded and/or offloaded to and/or from the assets. The control unit determines, based on the real-time information, that the loading and/or offloading of the vehicle will be finished before, at or after the target time for vehicle departure. The control unit provides information indicating that the loading and/or offloading will be finished before or after the target time.

公开(公告)号：US20240078490A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18240750

申请日：2023-08-31

Applicant: Volvo Truck Corporation

Inventor： Per SOHLBERG ,  Daniel TEGNERED

IPC: G06Q10/0633 ,  G07C5/00

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0633 ,  G07C5/008

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for indicating time discrepancies in a repeatable process performed by a plurality of vehicles includes receiving location data including a plurality of data points, each data point corresponding to a time-marked geographical position reported by a vehicle, processing the location data to determine at least one data point subset which is indicative of a point-of-interest, POI, for the repeatable process, comparing the determined data point subset with one or more data point subsets associated with predetermined POIs of a repeatable process, and based on an output of the comparison, identifying a number of POIs of the repeatable process, comparing time information associated with one of the determined POIs of the repeatable process with time information associated with the one or more predetermined POIs, and based on an output of the comparison of time information, identifying one or more time discrepancies in the repeatable process.

公开(公告)号：US20230186207A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18065094

申请日：2022-12-13

Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

Inventor： Per SOHLBERG

IPC: G06Q10/0631

CPC classification number: G06Q10/06313

Abstract: A production forecast system, executed on a remote server for monitoring a production rate of a mass excavating project at a project site is described. The system is arranged to obtain historical load data associated with transports of the project at the site,
adapt a model configured to predict a future production rate for the mass excavating project based on the obtained historical load data, and predict a future production rate of the mass excavating project at the site based on current measured load data and on the adapted model.