Shovel and shovel control system

Abstract

A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper swiveling body swivelably mounted to the lower traveling body, an attachment attached to the upper swiveling body, an operation device including an electric operation lever, a communication device configured to transmit or receive information to or from an external device, and a control device. The control device is configured to perform switching between first control that controls the lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body, the attachment, or any combination thereof in accordance with first operation information received by the operation device, and second control that receives, from the external device, a control signal for controlling the lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body, the attachment, or any combination thereof, and controls the lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body, the attachment, or any combination thereof in accordance with the received control signal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shovel, comprising:
 a lower traveling body;   an upper swiveling body swivelably mounted to the lower traveling body;   an attachment attached to the upper swiveling body;   an operation device including an electric operation lever;   a communication device configured to transmit or receive information to or from an external device; and   a control device configured to perform switching between
 first control that controls the lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body, the attachment, or any combination thereof in accordance with first operation information received by the operation device, and 
 second control that receives, from the external device, a control signal for controlling the lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body, the attachment, or any combination thereof, and controls the lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body, the attachment, or any combination thereof in accordance with the received control signal. 
   
     
     
         2 . The shovel according to  claim 1 , wherein
 upon performing the second control, the communication device transmits, to the external device, second operation information received by the operation device, and receives, from the external device, the control signal based on the second operation information.   
     
     
         3 . The shovel according to  claim 1 , further comprising a detection device configured to detect a position of the attachment, wherein
 upon performing the second control, the communication device transmits, to the external device, a detection result of the position detected by the detection device, and receives, from the external device, the control signal for controlling the attachment based on the detection result.   
     
     
         4 . The shovel according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first control does not include control of the shovel based on construction information representing a three-dimensional shape of a construction target, and   the second control includes the control of the shovel for forming the three-dimensional shape of the construction target based on the construction information.   
     
     
         5 . The shovel according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the first control does not include control of the shovel based on construction information representing a three-dimensional shape of a construction target, and   the second control includes the control of the shovel for forming the three-dimensional shape of the construction target based on the construction information.   
     
     
         6 . The shovel according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the first control does not include control of the shovel based on construction information representing a three-dimensional shape of a construction target, and   the second control includes the control of the shovel for forming the three-dimensional shape of the construction target based on the construction information.   
     
     
         7 . A shovel control system, comprising:
 a shovel;   an external device; and   a space recognition device, wherein   the space recognition device includes a first communication device configured to transmit, to the external device, measurement information obtained by measuring surroundings of the shovel,   the shovel includes
 a lower traveling body, 
 an upper swiveling body swivelably mounted to the lower traveling body, 
 an attachment attached to the upper swiveling body, 
 an operation device, 
 a second communication device configured to transmit or receive information to or from the external device, and 
 a first control device configured to perform switching between
 first control that controls the lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body, the attachment, or any combination thereof in accordance with first operation information received by the operation device, and 
 second control that receives, from the external device, a control signal for controlling the lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body, the attachment, or any combination thereof, and controls the lower traveling body, the upper swiveling body, the attachment, or any combination thereof in accordance with the received control signal, and 
 
 the external device includes
 a third communication device configured to receive the measurement information from the space recognition device, and 
 a second control device configured to generate the control signal based on the measurement information, and 
 the third communication device transmits the control signal to the second communication device. 
 
   
     
     
         8 . The shovel control system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the shovel further includes a detection device configured to detect a position of the attachment, wherein   upon performing the second control, the second communication device transmits, to the external device, a detection result of the position detected by the detection device, and receives, from the external device, the control signal for controlling the attachment based on the detection result, and   the second control device of the external device generates the control signal based on the detection result and the measurement information.   
     
     
         9 . The shovel control system according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the external device further includes a storage device configured to store construction information representing a three-dimensional shape of a construction target, and   the second control device further generates the control signal based on the detection result, the measurement information, and the construction information.   
     
     
         10 . The shovel control system according to  claim 7 , further comprising a remote control device, wherein
 the remote control device includes a fourth communication device and a remote operation device,   the fourth communication device transmits, to the external device, remote operation information received by the remote operation device, and   the second control device further generates the control signal based on the remote operation information.   
     
     
         11 . The shovel control system according to  claim 8 , further comprising a remote control device, wherein
 the remote control device includes a fourth communication device and a remote operation device,   the fourth communication device transmits, to the external device, remote operation information received by the remote operation device, and   the second control device further generates the control signal based on the remote operation information.   
     
     
         12 . The shovel control system according to  claim 9 , further comprising a remote control device, wherein
 the remote control device includes a fourth communication device and a remote operation device,   the fourth communication device transmits, to the external device, remote operation information received by the remote operation device, and   the second control device further generates the control signal based on the remote operation information.