Proposed are an apparatus and a method for operating an electronic detonator blaster with an integrated flight function. The apparatus includes a blasting command transmission part configured to transmit a blasting command to each of electronic detonators which are combined with a flying vehicle capable of being flown and controlled by induction of radio waves and are connected to each other, a connection control part configured to release the connection of the flying vehicle with the electronic detonators when the transmission of the blasting command is completed, and a flight control part configured to control the flying vehicle to land at a preset return point after ascending to a preset altitude when the connection of the flying vehicle with the electronic detonators is completely released.

The present disclosure provides a parameter selection device for a work machine that enables the work machine to efficiently travel at a work site where a travel route or a slope changes from moment to moment. The parameter selection device includes a parameter selection section. The parameter selection section calculates an average loaded travel distance per cycle, a travel ratio for each slope in loaded travel, and a virtual travel distance for each slope per cycle of the work machine (processing P1-P3). Further, the parameter selection section calculates a predicted fuel consumption amount for each slope per cycle, a travel time for each slope per cycle, a predicted fuel consumption amount per unit load weight, and a predicted production amount per cycle (processing P4-P8). Then, the parameter selection section selects a recommended parameter set, based on the predicted fuel consumption amount and the predicted production amount per cycle for each parameter set (processing P9).

A remote control system includes a mobile terminal configured to control a construction machine in a first operating mode using one or more control elements of the mobile terminal and to control at least one imaging device in a second operating mode using the one or more control elements of the mobile terminal. The at least one imaging device is controllable by the one or more control elements of the mobile terminal to record an environment of the construction machine and/or a working tool of the construction machine. A position and/or alignment of the at least one imaging device is controllable via the one or more control elements of the mobile terminal.

A system is provided which can achieve reliability of a notification about a moving manner of a work machine for a worker regardless of the distance between the work machine and the worker. A sign image M is projected onto a peripheral region of the worker (for example, a ground surface which is present in the vicinity of the worker to the extent that the worker is capable of visually recognizing the sign image M) by an unmanned aircraft 60. The sign image M is an image which represents a moving manner of a work machine 40. Thus, regardless of the distance between the work machine 40 and the worker, reliability of a notification about the moving manner of the work machine 40 for the worker is achieved compared to a case where the sign image M is projected onto an irrelevant place to the position of the worker.

A system searches for a track for a vehicle to travel automatically. The system includes a processor. The processor includes a route search unit, a restriction condition generation unit, and a track search unit. The route search unit searches for a series having elements of a position and posture of the vehicle, which is a route for moving from an initial position to a target position of the vehicle, based on a first restriction condition representing a position of an obstacle. The restriction condition generation unit generates a second restriction condition in which a penalty value increases according to a deviation distance from the route. The track search unit searches for a series having elements of a position, posture, speed, and steering angle of the vehicle, which is a track for moving from the initial position to the target position of the vehicle, based on the second restriction condition.

A hauling vehicle including a vehicle body, a distance meter that measures the distance to an obstacle, an in-vehicle controller that controls the vehicle body, and a communication device that communicates with a management controller that manages the vehicle body is provided. In the hauling vehicle, the in-vehicle controller executes primary determination of whether or not the distance meter is in a dirt-presumed state in which dirt of an objective surface of the distance meter is presumed, commands the vehicle body to stop at a current position when determining that the distance meter is in the dirt-presumed state in the primary determination, executes secondary determination of whether or not the distance meter is in the dirt-presumed state after the elapse of a set time from the execution of the primary determination, transmits an alarm to the management controller through the communication device when determining that the distance meter is in the dirt-presumed state in the secondary determination, and commands the vehicle body to resume travelling of the vehicle body when determining that the dirt-presumed state has been eliminated in the secondary determination.

A system for delivering beams to predetermined locations of a work site includes a sorting assembly, a work machine, and a control system. The sorting assembly receives the beams in loose batches and arranges them in a predefined arrangement. The work machine includes an implement having haul elements. The control system receives an instruction to transfer the beams to the predetermined locations and issue a command to move the work machine for operative engagement with the sorting assembly. Further, the control system generates a retrieval command to alter the implement and switch the haul elements to a first condition to retrieve the beams from the sorting assembly. Also, the control system provides a notification to haul the beams to the predetermined locations. The control system generates release commands at the predetermined locations to release at least one beam correspondingly at the predetermined locations in a preset orientation.

A robot comprises an auger-based drive system, a memory, and a processor coupled with the memory and configured to control movement of the robot via the auger-based drive system. The processor obtains a first measurement of an angle of slope of a portion of piled granular material in a bulk store. In response to the first measurement satisfying a first condition, the robot traverses the portion of piled granular material to incite sediment gravity flow in the portion of piled granular material by disruption of viscosity of the portion of piled granular material through agitation of the portion of piled granular material by auger rotation of the auger-based drive system. The processor obtains a second measurement of the angle of slope of the portion of piled granular material. In response to the second measurement satisfying a second condition, the robot ceases traversal of the portion of piled granular material.

An unmanned vehicle includes: a travel device; an obstacle sensor; a host path storage unit that stores a host path; a travel control unit that controls the travel device based on the host path; an oncoming path storage unit that stores an oncoming path to be given to an oncoming vehicle; and an obstacle presence/absence determination unit that determines whether or not an obstacle is located on the oncoming path based on detection data from the obstacle sensor.

An attachment management system comprises a working vehicle, a plurality of attachments, a mobile terminal, and a plurality of communication tags fixed on the attachments to communicate with the mobile terminal through a wireless signal that is compliant with a near field communication standard. The mobile terminal is switchable between a first mode to receive the wireless signals from the communication tags and a second mode to receive the wireless signals from the communication tags and to transmit attachment information. The mobile terminal displays, in the first mode, tag identifiers and a plurality of pieces of attachment information stored in the tag memories of the communication tags, and in the second mode, the tag identifiers and the plurality of pieces of attachment information stored in the tag memories of the communication tags which transmit the wireless signals each having signal intensity equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.