WO2022124008A1 - 作業機械 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a work machine.
- MC Machine Control
- the tip position of the bucket in the work equipment is maintained at a predetermined distance from the target surface, and the posture (angle) of the bucket is predetermined with respect to the target surface. By maintaining the angle, the operator's operation is assisted.
- the first operating member is provided with a controller for automatically controlling the working machine, and the controller is the first when the execution conditions including the fact that the first operating lever is in the neutral position are satisfied.
- a control system for a work vehicle that executes the automatic control function assigned to the first operating member in response to the operation of the operating member is disclosed.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a work machine capable of performing an appropriate support operation in machine control and improving work accuracy.
- the present application includes a plurality of means for solving the above problems, for example, a lower traveling body, an upper swivel body capable of turning with respect to the lower traveling body, and an upper swivel body attached to the upper swivel body.
- An articulated front work machine composed of a plurality of front members rotatably connected to each other, and an operation signal for driving the upper swing body and the front work machine are output according to the amount of operation by the operator.
- a plurality of front work machine actuators that each drive the plurality of front members based on the operation device and a drive signal generated in response to the operation signal output from the operation device, and an operation output from the operation device.
- the swivel actuator that swivels and drives the upper swivel body
- the posture information detection device that detects the posture information that is the information about the postures of the upper swivel body and the front working machine
- the operation device are output.
- the front working machine is set to a predetermined position or attitude on a predetermined target surface and within one region with respect to the target surface.
- the hydraulic pressure of at least one of the plurality of front work machine actuators In a work machine provided with a control device for executing operation correction control for outputting the drive signal to at least one of the plurality of front work machine actuators.
- a load information detection device that detects load information that is information about the load of the actuator and a work area setting device that sets a work area above a predetermined target surface are further provided, and the control device outputs from the operation device.
- the operation signal, the attitude information detected by the attitude information detection device, the load information detected by the load information detection device, and the work area set by the work area setting device are used.
- a plurality of operations in which the operation mode indicating the content of the operation in the operation correction control of the front work machine is set in advance according to the discriminated work status indicating the status of the current work of the work machine. It is determined from the mode, and the operation correction control is executed so that the front working machine moves according to the operation mode.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the appearance of a hydraulic excavator, which is an example of a work machine according to the present embodiment.
- the hydraulic excavator 1 includes a lower traveling body 10, an upper swivel body 11 rotatably provided on the lower traveling body 10, and a front working machine 12 rotatably provided on the upper swivel body 11. It is roughly composed of an operation room 22 on which an operator (operator) is boarded.
- the front working machine 12 is an articulated type configured by connecting a plurality of front members (boom 13, arm 14, bucket (working tool) 15) that rotate in each vertical direction, and the base end of the boom 13 is It is vertically rotatably supported by the front portion of the upper swing body 11, and one end of the arm 14 is vertically rotatably supported by an end portion (tip) different from the base end of the boom 13.
- a bucket 15 as a working tool is rotatably supported at the other end of the arm 14 in the vertical direction.
- the boom 13, arm 14, and bucket 15 are rotationally driven by a boom cylinder 17, an arm cylinder 18, and a bucket cylinder 19, which are hydraulic actuators (front work machine actuators), respectively.
- the upper swivel body 11 is swiveled by a swivel hydraulic motor 16 which is a hydraulic actuator (swivel actuator).
- the lower traveling body 10 is travel-driven by left and right traveling hydraulic motors (not shown) which are hydraulic actuators (traveling actuators).
- the boom cylinder 17 is provided with a pressure sensor 32a for detecting the hydraulic pressure on the rod side and a pressure sensor 32b for detecting the hydraulic pressure on the bottom side as a load information detecting device for detecting load information which is information on the load of the hydraulic actuator.
- the arm cylinder 18 is provided with a pressure sensor 33a for detecting the pressure on the rod side and a pressure sensor 33b for detecting the pressure on the bottom side as a load information detecting device.
- the pressure sensors 32a and 32b and the pressure sensors 33a and 33b may be collectively referred to as a pressure sensor 32 and a pressure sensor 33, respectively.
- the operation levers 24a and 24b (see FIG. 2), which are operation devices, the controller 23, which is a control device that controls the overall operation of the hydraulic excavator 1, and information to the operator are displayed.
- the controller 23 which is a control device that controls the overall operation of the hydraulic excavator 1, and information to the operator are displayed.
- a display input device 26 for inputting an operator's instruction is arranged.
- the two operating levers 24a and 24b may be collectively referred to as the operating lever 24.
- the controller 23 is composed of a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and an interface.
- a program stored in advance in the memory is executed by the central processing unit (CPU), and input values and interfaces stored in the memory are input.
- the central processing unit (CPU) performs processing based on the signal, and outputs a signal from the interface.
- the display input device 26 is, for example, a pointing device such as a touch panel, and is configured to display information and input instructions from an operator by a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the screen.
- GUI graphical user interface
- the upper swivel body 11, the boom 13, the arm 14, and the bucket 15 have inertial measurement units (IMUs: Inertial Measurement Units) 27, 28, which are posture information detection devices that detect posture information, which is information about each posture. 29 and 30 are arranged respectively.
- IMUs Inertial Measurement Units
- 29 and 30 are arranged respectively.
- vehicle body inertial measurement unit 27 a boom inertial measurement unit 28, an arm inertial measurement unit 29, and a bucket inertial measurement unit 30, respectively.
- the relative mounting position of the inertial measurement unit 27, 28, 29, 30 with respect to each member can be obtained from design information, etc., based on the detection results (angular velocity and acceleration) of the inertial measurement unit 27, 28, 29, 30
- the relative rotation angles of the upper swing body 11, the boom 13, the arm 14, and the bucket 15 can be estimated.
- GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
- the GNSS antennas 31a and 31b include a position calculation function for calculating position information by calculating signals received from artificial satellites, and an upper swivel body is obtained from the difference in position information obtained by the two GNSS antennas 31a and 31b, respectively.
- the orientations of 11 can be estimated.
- the two GNSS antennas 31a and 31b may be collectively referred to as the GNSS antenna 31.
- the operation lever 24 arranged in the operation room 22 is composed of two operation levers 24a and 24b that can swing back and forth and left and right.
- the operation lever 24 is configured so that the operation amount of a total of four axes of swing in the front-rear, left-right directions can be input for each of the two operation levers 24a and 24b.
- the swivel hydraulic motor 16 and the boom cylinder correspond to the operation in the operation lever 24. 17, the arm cylinder 18, and the bucket cylinder 19 can be driven, respectively.
- operation buttons 25a and 25b (see FIG. 2) that can be operated and input by being pressed by the operator are provided.
- the two operation buttons 25a and 25b may be collectively referred to as the operation button 25.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an extracted main part of a hydraulic circuit related to a drive mechanism of a hydraulic excavator.
- the drive mechanism of the hydraulic excavator 1 is supplied from the hydraulic pump 39 and the pilot pump 40 driven by a prime mover 41 such as a diesel engine, and the hydraulic pumps 39 to the hydraulic actuators 16, 17, 18, and 19.
- Control valves 34, 35, 36, 37 that control the flow rate and direction of pressure oil, supply of hydraulic oil to the hydraulic pump 39 and pilot pump 40, and hydraulic oil discharged from hydraulic actuators 16, 17, 18, and 19. It is roughly composed of a hydraulic oil tank 42 for storing and a bleed-off unit 43 for discharging a part of the pressure oil discharged from the hydraulic pump 39 to the hydraulic oil tank 42.
- the control valves 34, 35, 36, 37 are driven by the hydraulic pressure (pilot pressure) of the pressure oil discharged from the pilot pump 40.
- the pressure oil discharged from the pilot pump 40 is directional control valves 34a, 35a, via the electromagnetic proportional pressure reducing valves 34b, 34c, 35b, 35c, 36b, 36c, 37b, 37c of the control valves 34, 35, 36, 37. It is guided to 36a and 37a.
- the electromagnetic proportional pressure reducing valves 34b, 34c, 35b, 35c, 36b, 36c, 37b, 37c based on the current command output from the controller 23, the directional control valves 34a, 35a, 36a, 37a are driven. Be controlled.
- the pressure oil supplied from the hydraulic pump 39 to the directional control valves 34a, 35a, 36a, 37a corresponds to the corresponding hydraulic pressure according to the operation of the electromagnetic proportional pressure reducing valves 34b, 34c, 35b, 35c, 36b, 36c, 37b, 37c.
- the amount distributed to the actuators 16, 17, 18 and 19 is adjusted.
- the hydraulic pump 39 is a variable capacity type, and the capacity of the hydraulic pump 39 is adjusted by operating the regulator 39a based on the current command output from the controller 23, and the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump 39 is controlled.
- the bleed-off unit 43 includes a bleed-off valve 43a that releases a part of the pressure oil discharged from the hydraulic pump 39 to the hydraulic oil tank 42, and an electromagnetic proportional pressure reducing valve 43b for the bleed-off valve that adjusts the amount of escape by the bleed-off valve 43a. It is composed of and. A part of the pressure oil discharged from the hydraulic pump 39 is discharged when the bleed-off valve 43a communicates the oil passage to the hydraulic oil tank 42.
- the bleed-off valve 43a is driven by a pilot pressure adjusted by the electromagnetic proportional pressure reducing valve 43b for the bleed-off valve.
- the flow rate of the pressure oil returning to the hydraulic oil tank 42 via the bleed-off valve 43a is controlled by the pilot pressure adjusted by the electromagnetic proportional pressure reducing valve 43b for the bleed-off valve based on the current command output from the controller 23.
- the controller 23 is connected to an operation lever 24, an operation button 25, a display input device 26, an inertial measurement device 27, 28, 29, 30, and a GNSS antenna 31, and is electromagnetically proportionally reduced pressure based on input signals from each. It outputs current command signals to drive valves 34b, 34c, 35b, 35c, 36b, 36c, 37b, 37c, 43b, and regulator 39a, and outputs hydraulic actuators 16, 17, 18, 19, hydraulic pumps 39, and bleeds.
- the operation of the hydraulic excavator 1 is controlled by driving the off unit 43.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a functional unit according to the present embodiment of the controller.
- the system inside the controller 23 is executed as a combination of several programs, and the instruction signals of the operation lever 24, the operation buttons 25, and the display input device 26 and the inertial measurement devices 27, 28 are executed via the interface. , 29, 30, Rotate angle meter 47, and detection signal of GNSS antenna 31, after processing by the central processing unit (CPU), control valves 34, 35, 36, 37, hydraulic pressure via the interface. It is configured to output a drive signal for driving the pump 39 and the bleed-off unit 43, respectively.
- CPU central processing unit
- the controller 23 is Work to calculate the position and orientation of the front working machine 12 (for example, the position of the tip of the bucket 15 and the angle with respect to the horizontal plane) based on the detection results of the inertial measuring devices 27, 28, 29, 30 and the GNSS antenna 31.
- a work target (for example, a target surface or a work area) which is information on the position and shape of the work target by the hydraulic excavator 1 based on the instruction contents of the operator input to the tool position / attitude calculation unit 50 and the display input device 26.
- the work status determination unit 54 for discriminating the work status which is the status related to the current work of the hydraulic excavator 1 and the operator's instruction content input to the display input device 26 are used.
- the work tool operation form setting unit 52 that sets a plurality of operation forms that are the contents of the operation of the bucket 15 (work tool) in the operation correction control (during support operation), and the bucket 15 set by the work tool operation form setting unit 52.
- the discrimination result that is, the discriminated work status
- the work tool motion mode storage unit 53 for storing the plurality of motion modes of the work tool (work tool) and the work status discriminating unit 54 (that is, the discriminated work status)
- the work tool motion mode storage unit 53 stores the hydraulic pressure.
- the work tool operation form calling unit 55 that calls the work mode from the plurality of operation modes, the calculation result of the work tool position / attitude calculation unit 50, the work target set by the work target setting unit 51, and the work tool operation mode call.
- the control amount of each hydraulic actuator 16, 17, 18, 19 of the hydraulic excavator 1 is calculated, and the current command (drive signal) is output to the control valves 34, 35, 36, 37, the hydraulic pump 39 (regulator 39a), and It is composed of a work machine control amount calculation unit 57 that outputs to the bleed-off unit 43.
- FIG. 4 and 5 are schematic views showing an example of the work performed by the hydraulic excavator, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a slope shaping work, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a groove excavation work.
- the hydraulic excavator 1 excavates the target surface 5 and shapes it flat. Specifically, the hydraulic excavator 1 performs an operation of excavating while keeping the toes of the bucket 15 aligned with the target surface 5, and an operation of scooping the excavated earth and sand with the bucket 15 and transporting the excavated earth and sand to the stock 4 after excavating to some extent. repeat. Further, in order to further flatten the excavated target surface 5, the earth and sand of the stock 4 is scooped with the bucket 15 and slightly dropped from above the target surface 5 to sprinkle it on the entire target surface 5 and further press the bottom surface of the bucket 15. Do the action.
- the angle of the bucket 15 is adjusted so that the opening surface of the bucket 15 is horizontal.
- the ground is excavated to form the groove 3
- the material 6 is installed in the groove, and then the groove 3 is backfilled. ..
- the bottom surface of the groove 3 is set as the target surface 5 as an appropriate height for installing the material 6, and the excavation operation is performed while the toes of the bucket 15 of the hydraulic excavator 1 are aligned with the target surface 5 to some extent.
- the operation of scooping the excavated earth and sand with the bucket 15 and transporting it to the stock 4 is repeated.
- the operation of excavating the earth and sand of the stock 4 with the bucket 15 and scooping it, and the operation of transporting it to the top of the groove 3 and dropping it are repeated.
- the angle of the bucket 15 is adjusted so that the opening surface of the bucket 15 is horizontal.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the posture calculation of the hydraulic excavator, and is a diagram schematically showing the entire hydraulic excavator with a side view.
- the work tool position / posture calculation unit 50 calculates the tip position (claw tip position) and posture (angle) of the bucket 15 as the posture information of the hydraulic excavator 1 by using the variables defined in FIG.
- the intersection of the swivel axis of the upper swivel body 11 and the plane in contact with the lower side of the lower traveling body 10 is defined as the origin Og of the excavator coordinate system.
- the position of the origin Og of the excavator coordinate system in the global coordinate system set outside the hydraulic excavator 1 is the position in the global coordinate system of the GNSS antenna 31 detected by the GNSS antenna 31 and the GNSS antenna 31 with respect to the origin Og of the excavator coordinate system.
- the orientation of the excavator coordinate system with respect to the global coordinate system is obtained by directing the excavator coordinate system to the direction (azimuth) of the global coordinate system of the hydraulic excavator 1 detected by the GNSS antenna 31 with the axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane as the center. be able to.
- the simultaneous transformation matrix from the global coordinate system to the excavator coordinate system is defined as Tsh.
- the tip position (claw tip position) Pbk of the bucket 15 with respect to the origin Og of the excavator coordinate system is the swing angle ⁇ w of the upper swing body 11, the swing angle ⁇ bm of the boom 13, the swing angle ⁇ am of the arm 14, and the swing angle of the bucket 15.
- the DH method (Denaviet-Hartenberg notation) or the like is applied as a link structure in which the hydraulic excavator 1 is composed of four links. That is, it can be obtained by taking the product of the simultaneous transformation matrices defined for each link.
- the tip position Pbk (Xbk, Ybk, Zbk) of the bucket 15, the angle (Pitch_bk) formed by the horizontal plane (global coordinate system) and the excavator coordinate system, and the angle between each member ( ⁇ sw, ⁇ bm, ⁇ am,
- the relationship with ⁇ bk) can be expressed by the following vector equations (Equation 1) to (Equation 3).
- " ⁇ T" in the following (Equation 1) and (Equation 2) represents transposition.
- r [Xbk, Ybk, Zbk, Pitch_bk] ⁇ T ...
- q [ ⁇ sw, ⁇ bm, ⁇ am, ⁇ bk] ⁇ T ...
- Equation 2 F (q) ... (Equation 3)
- FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams showing an example of a work target
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a work target in a slope shaping work
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a work target in a trench excavation work.
- the target surface 5 and the work area 7 are illustrated and described as work targets that are information on the position and shape of the work target.
- the work target setting unit 51 there are four target surfaces 5, which are one of the work targets in the slope shaping work (see FIG. 4) and the trench excavation work (see FIG. 5). It is defined by a rectangular plane composed of representative points Pt1 to Pt4 as vertices.
- the normal vector n [nx, ny, nz] ⁇ T of the target surface 5 can be obtained by normalizing the outer product of the vector (Pt3-Pt2) and the vector (Pt1-Pt2).
- the work area 7, which is one of the work targets, is the target surface 5 when the representative points Pt1'to Pt4', which are different from the representative points Pt1 to Pt4 that define the target surface 5, are assumed to be above the target surface 5. Is defined as a solid on a three-dimensional space with one of the faces. That is, the work target setting unit 51 sets the target surface 5 as a work target based on the instruction content (representative points Pt1 to Pt4) of the operator input to the display input device 26, and also sets the instruction content (representative point). The work area 7 to be worked is set based on Pt1 to Pt4, Pt1'to Pt4').
- FIG. 9 and 10 are diagrams showing an example of an input screen displayed on the display input device, FIG. 9 shows a work area setting screen, and FIG. 10 shows a state in which a bucket setting screen in the work area is displayed. It is a figure.
- the display input device 26 displays the work target display 90, which is an overall image of the work target, from the information of the construction drawing preset on the input screen (work area setting screen), and the target surface 5
- the GUI is configured to display the selection status of any surface on the work target display 90 set as.
- the enter button 95 and the return button 96 are displayed on the screen, the GUI is configured to accept the selection input by the operator of the hydraulic excavator 1, and the enter button 95 is pressed in a state where any surface is selected. By pressing the button, the target surface 5 for which the work area 7 is set is set.
- the work area adjustment display 91 for setting the work area 7 is displayed, and the size of the work area 7 by the operator of the hydraulic excavator 1, that is, from the target surface 5. It is configured to accept the setting of the distance to the upper surface of the work area 7 (the surface defined by the representative points Pt1'to Pt4' in FIGS. 7 and 8).
- the target surface 5 of the work area 7 and the upper surface are defined to be parallel to each other, and one of the four representative points constituting the upper surface is indicated by the work area adjustment display 91.
- the case where the size of the work area 7 is set has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a plurality of points out of the four representative points constituting the upper surface of the work area 7 are from the target surface 5. It may be configured so that the distance can be adjusted individually.
- the bucket setting screen 92 in the work area is subsequently displayed on the display input device 26. ..
- the support operation content (operation mode) of the bucket 15 in the work area 7 is set.
- the bucket height adjustment display 93 is displayed, the operator accepts the setting of the toe position (distance from the target surface 5) of the bucket 15, and the bucket posture adjustment display 94 is displayed for operation. It is configured to accept the setting of the posture (angle with respect to the horizontal plane) of the bucket 15 by a person.
- the toe position and posture of the bucket 15 are set so as to correspond to each of the plurality of types of operation modes.
- Bucket posture holding mode is an operation mode in which the angle of the bucket 15 is controlled so that the bottom surface of the bucket 15 matches the target surface 5.
- the “toe position designation mode” is an operation mode in which the position of the bucket 15 is controlled so that the toe of the bucket 15 matches the target surface 5.
- the “bucket horizontal holding mode” is an operation mode in which the angle of the bucket 15 is controlled so as to hold the opening surface of the bucket 15 horizontally.
- the work tool operation form setting unit 52 sets the operation form based on the instruction content of the operator input to the display input device 26, and stores it in the work tool operation form storage unit 53.
- the work status determination unit 54 performs work type discrimination processing and work tool status discrimination processing as work status discrimination processing for discriminating the work status indicating the work status of the hydraulic excavator 1.
- the work type which is a classification indicating the state of the work performed by the hydraulic excavator 1
- the work tool state determination for determining the work tool state which is the state of the bucket 15, is based on the detection results of the pressure sensors 32 and 33 and the calculation result of the work tool position / attitude calculation unit 50.
- the work status discriminating process (work type discriminating process, working tool state discriminating process) in the controller 23 is repeatedly executed every predetermined unit processing time (for example, sampling time).
- a work type which is a classification indicating the state of work performed by the hydraulic excavator 1, is set based on the position and operation direction of the front work machine 12 (specifically, the bucket 15).
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the contents of the work type discrimination process.
- the controller 23 first sets the representative points Pt1 to Pt4 and Pt1'to Pt4 of the work area 7 represented by the global coordinate system set by the work target setting unit 51. '(See FIGS. 7 and 8) and the normal vector n are converted from the global coordinate system to the coordinate system of the hydraulic excavator 1 (vehicle body coordinate system) (step S100).
- step S120 it is determined whether or not the toe position Pst of the bucket 15 is in the work area 7 (step S120). ..
- Whether or not the toe position Pst of the bucket 15 is within the working area 7 is determined, for example, by using a normal in the region direction of each surface of the hexahedron composed of representative points Pt1 to Pt4 and Pt1'to Pt4'. , It can be determined by using the size of the inner product of the vector connecting each representative point and the toe position Pst of the bucket 15. For example, as shown in FIG.
- the toe position Pst is It can be determined that it exists above the target surface 5, that is, on the work area 7, and if it is less than 0 (zero), it can be determined that the toe position Pst exists below the target surface 5, that is, outside the work area 7. can.
- the same process is performed on all the surfaces constituting the work area 7, and when all the inner products are 0 (zero) or more, it is determined that the toe position Pst of the bucket 15 exists in the work area 7. Can be done.
- the destination of the toe position Pst of the bucket 15 operated by the operator of the hydraulic excavator 1, that is, the requested toe position Pst by the operator is predicted and predicted. It is determined whether or not the result (requested toe position Pest) is in the work area 7 (step S130).
- the required toe position Pest is a part obtained by geometrically converting the speed target values of the swing hydraulic motor 16, the boom cylinder 17, the arm cylinder 18, and the bucket cylinder 19 which are proportional to the operation amount (operation signal) of the operation lever 24.
- the angular velocity target values of the angles ⁇ sw, ⁇ bm, ⁇ am, and ⁇ bk are set to ⁇ lev, and can be obtained by the following (Equation 7) and (Equation 8) using a predetermined estimated time ⁇ test.
- J (q) ⁇ F (q) / ⁇ q...
- Pest Pst + J (q) ⁇ ⁇ lev ⁇ ⁇ test... (Equation 8)
- step S120 By performing the same calculation as in step S120 for the obtained requested toe position Pest, it is possible to determine whether or not the requested toe position Pest exists in the work area 7.
- step S140 it is determined whether or not the toe position Pst of the current bucket 15 is within the work area 7 based on the calculation result of step S120 (step S140), and if the determination result is YES, subsequently, the requested toe is determined. Whether or not the position Pest is within the work area 7 is determined based on the calculation result of step S130 (step S150).
- step S150 determines whether both the toe position Pst and the required toe position Pest of the bucket 15 are within the work area 7.
- the work type indicating the work state of the hydraulic excavator 1 is set. It is set to "work within the target" indicating that the work is being performed in the work area 7 (step S151), and the process is terminated.
- step S150 determines whether the current toe position Pst of the bucket 15 is inside the work area 7, but the requested toe position Pest is outside the work area 7, the work type is set. , Set to "target leaving work” indicating that the work area 7 is about to leave the work area 7 (step S152), and the process is terminated.
- step S140 determines whether or not the requested toe position Pest is outside the work area 7. Is determined based on the calculation result of step S130 (step S160).
- step S160 When the determination result in step S160 is YES, that is, when both the current toe position Pst and the required toe position Pest of the bucket 15 are outside the work area 7, the work type indicating the work state of the hydraulic excavator 1. Is set to "non-target work” indicating that the work is being performed outside the work area 7 (step S161), and the process is terminated.
- step S160 determines whether the current toe position Pst of the bucket 15 is in the work area 7, but the requested toe position Pest is in the work area 7, the work type is set. , Set to "target approach work” indicating that the target surface 5 in the work area 7 is approaching from outside the work area 7 (step S162), and the process is terminated.
- the work tool state which is a classification indicating the state of the bucket 15 (work tool) is set based on the posture (angle) of the bucket 15 with respect to the target surface 5 and the load of the front work machine 12.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the contents of the work tool state determination process.
- the work tool state is the matching state of the bucket 15 (determination result indicating whether or not the bucket 15 is filled with earth and sand) and the matching state of the bucket 15 (the bottom surface of the bucket 15 is). It has both states (determination result indicating whether or not it is close to the state that matches the target surface 5), and each state is stored independently.
- the work tool state the one at the time of the previous processing cycle is inherited and stored, but as the initial value, for example, the filling state is "earth and sand non-filling state" and the matching state is "posture matching state". do.
- the controller 23 first determines the bottom pressure Pam of the arm cylinder 18 based on the detection result of the pressure sensor 33 and the stored contents of the work tool state (filling state). It is determined whether or not the work tool state (filling state) is smaller than the predetermined threshold value Pth_am and is the "sediment non-filling state" indicating a state in which the bucket 15 does not have earth and sand (step). S200).
- step S200 When the determination result in step S200 is YES, that is, when the bottom pressure Pam of the arm cylinder 18 is larger than the threshold value Pth_am and the work tool state (filling state) is the “earth and sand non-filling state”, the excavation operation is performed.
- the excavation start flag indicating that has started is set to "ON" (step S210).
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the detection result of the pressure sensor, and is a diagram showing the detection result of the bottom pressure of the arm cylinder.
- the arm 14 In the excavation operation by the hydraulic excavator 1, the arm 14 is driven in the cloud direction, that is, the arm cylinder 18 is extended. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, the bottom pressure Pam of the arm cylinder 18 increases during excavation, and the arm cylinder When the bottom pressure Pam of 18 becomes equal to or higher than the excavation start threshold value (Pth_am), it can be determined that the excavation operation has started. That is, it is possible to determine whether or not the excavation operation has been started by the determination in step S200.
- the excavation start threshold value Pth_am
- step S200 determines whether or not the bottom pressure Pam of the arm cylinder 18 is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold value Pth_am and the excavation start flag is “ON” (step S220).
- step S220 determines whether the bottom pressure Pam of the arm cylinder 18 is equal to or less than the threshold value Pth_am and the excavation start flag is “ON”. If the determination result in step S220 is YES, that is, if the bottom pressure Pam of the arm cylinder 18 is equal to or less than the threshold value Pth_am and the excavation start flag is “ON”, the excavation start flag is set to “OFF”. Then, the excavation end flag indicating that the excavation operation is completed is set to "ON” (step S230).
- the bottom pressure Pam of the arm cylinder 18 becomes small, so that after the excavation operation is started, that is, in the state where the excavation start flag is “ON”.
- the bottom pressure Pam of the arm cylinder 18 becomes equal to or less than the excavation start threshold value (Pth_am), it can be determined that the excavation operation is completed. That is, it is possible to determine whether or not the excavation operation is completed by the determination in step S220.
- step S220 when the determination result in step S220 is NO, or when the processing in step S230 is completed, subsequently, the detection result of the pressure sensor 32, the content of the excavation end flag, and the work tool position / attitude calculation unit.
- the bottom pressure Pbm of the boom cylinder 17 is larger than the predetermined threshold Pth_bm
- the angle ⁇ st with respect to the horizontal plane of the bottom surface of the bucket 15 is smaller than the predetermined threshold ⁇ th_hr, and excavation is performed. It is determined whether or not the end flag is "ON" (step S240).
- the angle ⁇ st can be calculated as the sum of the angles ⁇ bm, ⁇ am, and ⁇ bk and the angle formed by the opening surface and the bottom surface of the bucket 15.
- step S240 When the determination result in step S240 is YES, that is, when the bottom pressure Pbm of the boom cylinder 17 is larger than the threshold value Pth_bm, the angle ⁇ st is smaller than the threshold value th_hr, and the excavation end flag is “ON”. Sets the excavation end flag to "OFF” and sets the work tool state (filling state) to the "earth and sand filling state” indicating that the bucket 15 is filled with earth and sand (step S250).
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the detection result of the pressure sensor, and is a diagram showing the detection result of the bottom pressure of the boom cylinder. 16 and 17 are views for explaining the posture of the bucket.
- the bucket 15 In the transport operation after the excavation operation by the hydraulic excavator 1, the bucket 15 is filled with earth and sand and the weight becomes large. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 15, a boom that supports the entire weight of the front working machine 12 including the bucket 15.
- the bottom pressure Pbm of the cylinder 17 becomes large and the bottom pressure Pbm of the boom cylinder 17 becomes equal to or higher than the earth and sand filling determination threshold value (Pth_bm)
- Pth_bm the earth and sand filling determination threshold value
- step S240 determines whether or not the angle ⁇ st is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value ⁇ th_hr (step S260).
- step S260 When the determination result in step S260 is YES, that is, when the opening surface of the bucket 15 is not horizontal, the working tool state (filling state) indicates that the bucket 15 is not filled with earth and sand. It is set to "unfilled state" (step S270).
- step S260 it can be determined whether or not there is no earth and sand inside the bucket 15.
- step S280 when the determination result of step S260 is NO, or when the process of step S270 is completed, the angle ⁇ st with respect to the horizontal plane of the bottom surface of the bucket 15 is the angle ⁇ tgt formed in advance with the horizontal plane of the target surface 5. It is determined whether or not the angle ⁇ st is smaller than the sum of the determined threshold values ⁇ th and larger than the difference ( ⁇ tgt ⁇ th) between the angle ⁇ tgt and the threshold value ⁇ th (step S280).
- step S280 If the determination result in step S280 is YES, the work tool state (matching state) is set to the "posture matching state" indicating that the directions of the bottom surface of the bucket 15 and the target surface 5 are almost the same. (Step S281), the process is terminated. If the determination result in step S280 is NO, the work tool state (matching state) indicates that the angle of the bottom surface of the bucket 15 and the angle of the target surface 5 do not match. (Step S282), and the process ends.
- the bucket 15 when the angle ⁇ st of the bottom surface of the bucket 15 with respect to the horizontal plane is within the range of the preset threshold value ⁇ th with respect to the angle ⁇ tgt formed by the target surface 5 and the horizontal plane, the bucket 15 is used. It can be determined that the directions of the bottom surface and the target surface 5 are almost the same. That is, by the determination in step S280, it can be determined whether or not the directions of the bottom surface of the bucket 15 and the target surface 5 match.
- the work tool operation form calling unit 55 is stored in the work tool operation form storage unit 53 based on the processing results of the work status determination process (work type determination process, work tool state determination process) in the work status determination unit 54. Reading the operation mode Performs the operation mode reading process.
- the operation mode reading process in the controller 23 is repeatedly executed every predetermined unit processing time (for example, sampling time).
- FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the contents of the operation mode reading process.
- the controller 23 first determines whether or not the work type determined by the work type determination process of the work status determination unit 54 has changed from the non-target work to the target approach work. (Step S300). If the determination result in step S300 is YES, then it is determined whether or not the work type determined by the work type determination process of the work status determination unit 54 is in the posture matching state (step 310).
- step S310 determines whether the work type is changed to the target approaching work and the work tool state is the posture matching state.
- the work tool operation form storage unit 53 sets the operation mode to ".
- the "bucket posture holding mode” is read out and set (step S320).
- the bucket 15 is about to enter the work area 7, so that the operator of the hydraulic excavator 1 shifts to the work near the target. It can be judged that the work situation is as follows. Further, at this time, when the work tool state is the posture matching state, it can be determined that the working state is such that the bottom surface of the bucket 15 is aligned with the target surface 5. That is, the "bucket posture holding mode" is an operation mode in which the angle of the bucket 15 is controlled so that the bottom surface of the bucket 15 matches the target surface 5 by the determination of steps S300 and S310. It can be determined whether or not it is.
- step S330 determines whether or not the work type has changed to the work within the target. .. If the determination result in step S330 is YES, it is determined whether or not the work tool state is the earth and sand filling state (step S340).
- step S340 When the determination result in step S340 is NO, that is, when the work type is changed to the work within the target and the work tool state is not the earth and sand filling state, the work tool operation form storage unit 53 selects the operation form as the operation mode.
- the "toe position designation mode" is read out and set (step S341).
- the state in which the work type is changed to the work within the target is considered to be the state in which the work is being carried out in the work area 7. Further, at this time, if the work tool state is not the earth and sand filling state, it can be determined that the work state is an attempt to perform excavation in the work area. That is, by the determination of steps S330 and S340, the appropriate support operation for the current work situation is an operation mode in which the position of the bucket 15 is controlled so that the toe of the bucket 15 matches the target surface 5. It can be determined whether or not it is.
- step S340 determines whether the work tool state is the earth and sand filling state. If the determination result is YES in step S340, that is, if the work tool state is the earth and sand filling state, it can be estimated that the work is to sprinkle earth and sand such as leveling in the work area 7. Control is not performed to match the toes of the bucket 15 with the target surface 5.
- step S330 when the determination result in step S330 is NO, when the determination result in step S340 is YES, or when the process of step S341 is completed, the work type is subsequently changed to the target withdrawal work. Whether or not it is determined (step S350). If the determination result in step S350 is YES, the bucket posture holding mode is canceled (step S360), and further, the toe position designation mode is canceled (step S370).
- the state in which the work type is changed to the target departure work is a state in which the bucket 15 is about to leave the work area 7, and the operator of the hydraulic excavator 1 is about to shift to work at a place away from the target surface 5. It can be judged that it is a situation. That is, it is possible to determine whether or not to cancel the work support operation for the target surface 5 by the determination in step S350.
- step S350 determines whether or not the work type is either non-target work or in-target work.
- Step S380 determines whether or not the working tool state has changed to the earth and sand filling state.
- step S390 determines whether the work type is non-target work or target work, and the work tool state changes to the earth and sand filling state.
- the work tool operation form storage unit 53 The "bucket horizontal holding mode" is read out and set as the operation mode (step S400).
- the work In the case of work outside the target, at a position away from the target surface 5, or in the case of work within the target, in the work area, when the work tool state has changed to the earth and sand filling state, the work started excavating the earth and sand and starting transportation. It can be judged that it is a situation. That is, by the determination in steps S380 and S390, it is possible to determine whether or not the "bucket horizontal holding mode" is an operation mode in which the angle of the bucket 15 is controlled so as to hold the opening surface of the bucket 15 horizontally. ..
- step S410 it is subsequently determined whether or not the work tool state is the earth and sand filling state. .. If the determination result in step S410 is YES, then it is determined whether or not the work type has changed to either the in-target work or the non-target work (step S420).
- step S420 determines whether the work tool state is the earth and sand filling state and the work type is the work within the target or the work outside the target. If the determination result in any of steps S410 and S410 is NO, the process ends.
- the work tool state is the earth and sand filling state and the work type is switched to the work within the target or the work outside the target, the position away from the target surface 5 in the work area 7 or the target surface 5 outside the work area 7 It can be judged that the work situation is that the earth and sand have been transported upward. That is, by the determination in steps S410 and S420, it is possible to determine whether or not to cancel the bucket horizontal holding mode so that the soil discharge operation can be performed.
- the control amount (operation correction amount) for realizing the support operation is calculated based on the operation state of.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining the calculation method of the support operation amount of the bucket, and is a side view showing the relationship with the target surface of the bucket.
- the work tool operation correction amount calculation unit 56 first calculates the nearest point Pn of the tip position Pst of the bucket 15 with respect to the target surface 5 using the following (Equation 9).
- Pn Ptl-n ⁇ (Pst-Ptl) /
- indicates the norm of the vector.
- the work tool operation correction amount calculation unit 56 selects the actuator to which ⁇ adj is applied based on the setting of the work tool operation form calling unit 55. For example, in the case of the bucket horizontal holding mode for correcting the posture of the bucket 15 or the bucket posture holding mode, only the components related to the rotation of the bucket 15 of ⁇ adj are extracted. In the case of the toe position designation mode, only the components related to the rotation of the boom 13 and the arm 14 of the ⁇ adj are extracted. Further, when the operation button 25 is pressed, ⁇ adj is configured to be 0 (zero), and if the hydraulic excavator 1 operates differently from the operator's intention, the support operation is not forcibly performed. I am doing it.
- the work equipment control amount calculation unit 57 is a control valve based on the operation instruction amount indicated by the operation signal output from the operation lever 24 and the correction swing angle speed ⁇ adj output by the work tool operation correction amount calculation unit 56.
- the current command (drive signal) for driving the 34, 35, 36, 37, the hydraulic pump 39, and the bleed-off unit 43 is calculated and output. That is, the work equipment control amount calculation unit 57 converts the operation amount of the operation lever 24 into a swing angular velocity command value ⁇ ope of the hydraulic excavator 1 proportional to the operation amount, and obtains a corrected swing angular velocity ⁇ adj and a predetermined swing.
- FIG. 20 is an external view showing the state display of the bucket during the support operation.
- the controller 23 has a front view and a side view of the bucket 15 for showing the positional relationship between the bucket 15 and the target surface 5 on the display input device 26, the bucket state display 97, and the hydraulic excavator 1 and the target surface 5.
- the excavator state display 98 which is a bird's-eye view of the hydraulic excavator 1 for showing the positional relationship
- the support operation content display 99 the estimation result of the work status and the operation of the hydraulic excavator 1 can be displayed. Notify the person.
- a transportation operation for moving excess soil during molding may be performed alternately.
- automatic control is performed so that the posture of the bucket becomes a predetermined angle, the bucket is in the desired posture if the operation of the operating member is mistaken and the automatic control of the molding operation and the transportation operation is performed in reverse.
- the construction surface may be accidentally excavated too much, or the earth and sand transported to the construction surface may be spilled, resulting in insufficient work accuracy. That is, in the above case, it is not possible to realize an appropriate MC operation, and there is a possibility that the work accuracy may be lowered.
- a plurality of lower traveling bodies 10 an upper turning body 11 that can turn with respect to the lower running body 10, and a plurality of bodies attached to the upper turning body 11 and rotatably connected to each other.
- An articulated front work machine 12 composed of front members (boom 13, arm 14, bucket 15), and an operation signal for driving the upper swivel body 11 and the front work machine 12 according to the amount of operation by the operator.
- a plurality of front work machine actuators (boom cylinder 17, The arm cylinder 18 and the bucket cylinder 19), the swivel actuator (swivel hydraulic motor 16) that swivels and drives the upper swivel body 11 based on the operation signal output from the operating device, and the upper swivel body 11 and the front working machine 12.
- the attitude information detection device inertia measuring device 27 to 30 that detects attitude information, which is information about the attitude, the operation signal output from the operation device, and the attitude information detected by the attitude information detection device, in advance.
- Operation correction control that outputs a drive signal to at least one of a plurality of front work machine actuators so that the front work machine 12 is in a predetermined position or posture on a predetermined target surface 5 and in one area with respect to the target surface.
- a load for detecting load information which is information regarding a load of at least one front work machine actuator among a plurality of front work machine actuators.
- An information detection device pressure sensors 32, 33
- a work area setting device for setting a work area 7 above a predetermined target surface 5 are further provided, and the control device outputs from the operation device.
- the work status indicating the work status is determined, and the operation mode indicating the content of the operation in the operation correction control of the front work machine is determined from a plurality of preset operation modes according to the determined work status, and the operation mode is determined. Since it is configured to execute the operation correction control so that the front work machine moves according to the machine control, it is possible to perform appropriate support operation in the machine control and improve the work accuracy. Wear.
- This embodiment shows a case where a rotary tilt bucket 44 is used instead of the bucket 15 used as a work tool in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 21 is an enlarged view of the rotary tilt bucket.
- the same members as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
- the rotary tilt bucket 44 is rotatably provided at the tip of an arm 14 having a front working machine 12 as a front member around a rotation shaft A4. Further, the rotary tilt bucket 44 has two rotation axes perpendicular to the rotation axis A4 with respect to the front working machine 12, and can rotate around the rotary rotation axis A6 and the tilt rotation axis A5, which are perpendicular to each other. It is configured.
- the rotary tilt bucket 44 includes a rotate motor 46 as a rotary actuator that rotates and drives the rotary tilt bucket 44 around the rotation shaft A6, and a tilt cylinder 45a as a tilt actuator that rotates and drives the rotary tilt bucket 44 around the rotation shaft A5. It is equipped with 45b.
- the rotary tilt bucket 44 is rotated around the rotation axis A4 at the tip of the arm 14 by the bucket cylinder 19, and is orthogonal to the rotation axis A4 by the tilt cylinders 45a and 45b in the connecting member of the rotary tilt bucket 44. It is configured to rotate around the drive shaft A5 and to rotate around the rotation shaft A6 orthogonal to the rotation shafts A4 and A5 by the rotate motor 46 in the connecting member of the rotary tilt bucket 44.
- a rotate angle meter 47 as an attitude information detecting device is attached to the rotary tilt bucket 44, and the rotation angle (rotary angle) of the rotary tilt bucket 44 on the rotation axis A6 can be detected. Further, the inertial measurement unit 30 as the attitude information detecting device can detect the rotation angle (tilt angle) on the rotation shaft A5 in addition to the rotation angle on the rotation shaft A4. That is, the orientation of the rotary tilt bucket 44 can be calculated based on the detection results of the inertial measurement unit 30 and the rotate angle meter 47.
- the position and posture of the rotary tilt bucket can be independently adjusted with respect to the vehicle body of the hydraulic excavator 1 with three degrees of freedom, and complicated operations can be realized.
- the operation mode of the work tool in the work tool operation form setting unit 52 is not limited to the posture of the bucket 15 and the position of the toes as shown in the first embodiment.
- a plurality of postures around the A5 axis and the A6 axis can be individually set according to the direction in which the rotary tilt bucket 44 moves and the posture around the A4 axis of the rotary tilt bucket 44.
- FIG. 22 is an overview view showing an example of the work of a hydraulic excavator equipped with a rotary tilt bucket.
- FIG. 22 exemplifies a leveling operation in which the earth and sand scooped from the stock 4 by the rotary tilt bucket 44 is slightly dropped on the ground under the retaining wall and the earth and sand are evenly spread.
- the target surface 5 is set at a position at an appropriate distance from the wall surface, and the rotary tilt bucket is oriented so as to face the target surface 5. It is desirable that the rotary tilt bucket 44 can be moved while returning the rotary tilt bucket 44 in the direction perpendicular to the direction facing the target surface 5 while keeping the posture of 44, and the operation mode of the work tool in the work tool operation form setting unit 52 is set. It may be set as above.
- the work status determination method by the work status determination unit 54 may be implemented by a different method.
- the calculation is performed based on the posture of the front work machine 12 and the pressures of the boom cylinder 17, the arm cylinder 18, and the bucket cylinder 19. It is clear that the reaction force acting on the rotary tilt bucket 44 may be calculated based on the thrust of each cylinder, or the estimation result of the sediment payload inside the rotary tilt bucket 44 may be used.
- the combination of the work area and the operation form of the work tool set by the work target setting unit 51 and the work tool operation form setting unit 52 is not limited to one as in the first embodiment.
- a work area may be set for each retaining wall and the support operation may be performed in different operation modes. good.
- the work equipment control amount calculation unit 57 a method of calculating the current command Cctrl using the conversion map Kctrl (q) of the swing angle speed and the current command was exemplified, but the calculation method of the current command Cctrl is different. Needless to say, a map using the pressure of the hydraulic circuit or a control rule such as model prediction control may be used to generate a control command.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes various modifications and combinations of embodiments within a range that does not deviate from the gist thereof. Further, the present invention is not limited to the one including all the configurations described in the above-described embodiment, and includes the one in which a part of the configurations is deleted. Further, each of the above configurations, functions and the like may be realized by designing a part or all of them by, for example, an integrated circuit. Further, each of the above configurations, functions, and the like may be realized by software by the processor interpreting and executing a program that realizes each function.
- Work machine control amount calculation unit 90 ... Work target display, 91 ... Work area adjustment display, 92 ... Work area bucket setting screen, 93 ... Adjustment display, 94 ... Bucket Attitude adjustment display, 95 ... Enter button, 96 ... Button, 97 ... Bucket status display, 98 ... Excavator status display, 99 ... Support operation content display, 310 ... Step, A4 ... Rotation axis, A5 ... Tilt rotation axis, A6 ... Rotary rotation shaft
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本発明の第1の実施の形態を図1~図17を参照しつつ説明する。
慣性計測装置27,28,29,30、及び、GNSSアンテナ31の検出結果に基づいて、フロント作業機12の位置および姿勢(例えば、バケット15の爪先位置や水平面に対する角度、など)を演算する作業具位置姿勢演算部50と、表示入力装置26に入力される操作者の指示内容に基づいて、油圧ショベル1による作業対象の位置や形状に関する情報である作業対象(例えば、目標面や作業領域)を設定する作業対象設定部51と、操作レバー24から出力された操作信号と、圧力センサ32,33の検出結果と、作業具位置姿勢演算部50から出力された演算結果と、作業対象設定部51の設定内容とに基づいて、油圧ショベル1の現在の作業に係る状況である作業状況を判別する作業状況判別部54と、表示入力装置26に入力される操作者の指示内容に基づいて、操作補正制御(支援動作時)におけるバケット15(作業具)の動作の内容である複数の動作形態を設定する作業具動作形態設定部52と、作業具動作形態設定部52で設定されたバケット15(作業具)の複数の動作形態を記憶する作業具動作形態記憶部53と、作業状況判別部54の判別結果(すなわち、判別した作業状況)に基づいて、作業具動作形態記憶部53に記憶された複数の動作形態から作業形態を呼び出す作業具動作形態呼出部55と、作業具位置姿勢演算部50の演算結果と、作業対象設定部51で設定された作業対象と、作業具動作形態呼出部55により決定された動作形態とに基づいて、バケット15(作業具)が所定の動作となるための動作補正量を演算する作業具動作補正量演算部56と、作業対象設定部51の設定内容と、操作レバー24から出力された操作信号(操作者の操作指示)と、作業具位置姿勢演算部50の演算結果と、作業具動作補正量演算部56の演算結果(動作補正量)とに基づいて、油圧ショベル1の各油圧アクチュエータ16,17,18,19の制御量を演算し電流指令(駆動信号)をコントロールバルブ34,35,36,37、油圧ポンプ39(レギュレータ39a)、及びブリードオフユニット43に出力する作業機制御量演算部57とから構成されている。
r=[Xbk,Ybk,Zbk,Pitch_bk]^T …(式1)
q=[θsw,θbm,θam,θbk]^T …(式2)
r=F(q) …(式3)
Ptl=(Tsh^-1)×Pt …(式4)
Ptl’=(Tsh^-1)×Pt’ …(式5)
nl=(Tsh^-1)×(Pt+n)-Ptl …(式6)
J(q)=∂F(q)/∂q …(式7)
Pest=Pst+J(q)×ωlev×Δtest …(式8)
Pn=Ptl-n・(Pst-Ptl)/|n|^2×n …(式9)
なお、上記(式9)中の「|n|」はベクトルのノルムを示す。
vadj=[Kadjp×(Pst-Pn)、Kadjθ×dθ]^T …(式10)
J(q)=∂F(q)/∂q …(式11)
ωadj=(J(q)^-1)×vadj …(式12)
Cctrl=Kctrl(q)×(ωope+ωadj) …(式13)
本発明の第2の実施の形態を図21及び図22を参照しつつ説明する。
なお、本発明は上記の実施の形態に限定されるものではなく、その要旨を逸脱しない範囲内の様々な変形例や実施の形態の組み合わせが含まれる。また、本発明は、上記の実施の形態で説明した全ての構成を備えるものに限定されず、その構成の一部を削除したものも含まれる。また、上記の各構成、機能等は、それらの一部又は全部を、例えば集積回路で設計する等により実現してもよい。また、上記の各構成、機能等は、プロセッサがそれぞれの機能を実現するプログラムを解釈し、実行することによりソフトウェアで実現してもよい。
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- 下部走行体と、
前記下部走行体に対して旋回可能な上部旋回体と、
前記上部旋回体に取り付けられ、互いに回動可能に連結された複数のフロント部材からなる多関節型のフロント作業機と、
オペレータによる操作量に応じて、前記上部旋回体及び前記フロント作業機を操作するための操作信号を出力する操作装置と、
前記操作装置から出力された操作信号に応じて生成される駆動信号に基づいて、前記複数のフロント部材をそれぞれ駆動する複数のフロント作業機アクチュエータと、
前記操作装置から出力された操作信号に基づいて、前記上部旋回体を旋回駆動する旋回アクチュエータと、
前記上部旋回体及び前記フロント作業機の姿勢に関する情報である姿勢情報を検出する姿勢情報検出装置と、
前記操作装置から出力された操作信号と、前記姿勢情報検出装置で検出された姿勢情報とに基づいて、予め定めた目標面上および前記目標面に対する一方の領域内で前記フロント作業機が予め定めた位置または姿勢となるように、前記複数のフロント作業機アクチュエータの少なくとも1つに前記駆動信号を出力する操作補正制御を実行する制御装置とを備えた作業機械において、
複数の前記フロント作業機アクチュエータのうちの少なくとも1つのフロント作業機アクチュエータの負荷に関する情報である負荷情報を検出する負荷情報検出装置と、
予め定めた目標面の上方に作業領域を設定する作業領域設定装置とをさらに備え、
前記制御装置は、
前記操作装置から出力された操作信号と、前記姿勢情報検出装置で検出された姿勢情報と、前記負荷情報検出装置で検出された負荷情報と、前記作業領域設定装置によって設定された前記作業領域とに基づいて、前記作業機械の現在の作業に係る状況を示す作業状況を判別し、
判別した作業状況に応じて、前記フロント作業機の前記操作補正制御における動作の内容を示す動作形態を予め設定された複数の動作形態から決定し、
前記動作形態に応じて前記フロント作業機が動くように前記操作補正制御を実行することを特徴とする作業機械。 - 請求項1記載の作業機械において、
前記制御装置は、前記作業機械が実施している作業の状態を示す分類であって、前記フロント作業機の位置、動作方向、及び前記作業領域に基づいて設定される作業種別と、前記フロント作業機の先端に、複数の前記フロント部材の1つとして設けられた作業具の状態を示す分類であって、前記作業具の前記目標面に対する姿勢及び前記フロント作業機の負荷に基づいて設定される作業具状態とに基づいて、前記作業状況を判別することを特徴する作業機械。 - 請求項2記載の作業機械において、
前記制御装置は、
前記作業種別として、前記フロント作業機が前記作業領域外で動作する状態を示す目標外作業、前記フロント作業機が前記作業領域外から前記作業領域内へ移動して前記目標面へ接近する状態を示す目標接近作業、前記フロント作業機が前記作業領域内で動作する状態を示す目標付近作業、及び、前記フロント作業機が前記目標面から離れて前記作業領域内から前記作業領域外へ移動する状態を示す目標離脱作業を予め定義し、
前記フロント作業機と前記目標面の位置関係、前記フロント作業機の前記目標面に対する動作方向、及び、前記作業領域に基づいて、前記作業種別を判別することを特徴とする作業機械。 - 請求項2記載の作業機械において、
前記フロント作業機は、前記複数のフロント部材のうちの先端に設けられたフロント部材として、土砂を充填可能な作業具を有し、
前記制御装置は、
前記作業具状態として、前記作業具内に土砂があるか否かを示す作業具土砂充填状態、及び、前記作業具が前記目標面に対して予め定めた相対角度の範囲内にあるか否かを示す作業具姿勢状態を予め定義し、
前記作業具の前記目標面に対する姿勢、及び、前記フロント作業機の負荷に基づいて、前記作業具状態を判別することを特徴とする作業機械。 - 請求項1記載の作業機械において、
前記フロント作業機は、前記複数のフロント部材のうちの先端に設けられたフロント部材として、土砂を充填可能な作業具を有し、
前記制御装置は、
前記動作形態のモードとして、前記作業具の前記目標面に対する姿勢を現在の姿勢に保持する姿勢保持モード、前記作業具の前記目標面に対する姿勢を水平に保持する水平保持モード、及び、前記作業具の位置を前記目標面に一致させる位置指定モードを予め定義し、
前記動作形態に応じて前記フロント作業機が動くように操作補正制御を実行することを特徴とする作業機械。
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