CN1196131A - System and method for determining distance travelled by vehicle - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system and method for determining the distance travelled by a vehicle is disclosed to enable a charge to be rendered for roadway usage. Vehicles V are fitted with a controller (15) which includes a global positioning system (40), a control unit (42) and a radio packet modem (44) conditioning data received by the global positioning system (40) enables the positioning signal to be produced at predetermined time periods and the control unit (42) processes that information to either calculate distance travelled data or simply transmits the process information to towers (20, 21, 22) for in turn transmission to a monitoring station (30) to enable the distance measurement to be determined so that charges can be levied to the owner of the vehicle concerning the road usage.
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The present invention relates to determine a kind of system and method for distance travelled by vehicle, so that the car owner for example, but is not utterly, and by being used the road paying, this institute uses distance travelled relevant on this road of road and this vehicle.
The user has become very general for the cardinal rule of using public resource to pay, and the user is its paying when using resource thus.The privatization of some public resource such as energy supply facility and analog is popularized in many countries.By the possibility that roadnet privatization or user charges system are come road improvement, require the energy monitor vehicle to determine by the use of vehicle, so that impose suitable expense to road.
Current, do not exist in suitable system for use any or all road to keep accounts inside the province in a state or.The existing commonsense method that can use the user charges of road or analog is the toll system, locates to pay toll according to an outpost of the tax office (tollgates) of this system user on road.Though these systems can be collected money from the user, these systems only are based upon on the basis of user by an outpost of the tax office's paying, rather than are based upon on the actual the basis distance travelled or road that uses in road net of consideration.Really have system of no an outpost of the tax office to a certain extent, but its size and its institute's covering path that provides is provided for they.
Therefore the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of method and system, this method and system can be determined the distance travelled of vehicle, can consider based on vehicle distance travelled and use road and the car owner is kept accounts.
A first aspect of the present invention can be described as the system that is to determine distance travelled by vehicle, and this system comprises:
Predetermined time cycle is judged the device of vehicle location; With
Treating apparatus is used to provide the distance travelled indication from the determined vehicle location of judgment means.
Since therefore can determine the distance travelled of vehicle, therefore can be to car owner's collection cost on this distance travelled basis.In addition, this system is a kind of remote system, but its monitor vehicle is distance travelled, just can collection cost from car owner's input thereby need not.
Preferably judgment means comprises one and is contained in the unit that is used to receive positioning signal on the vehicle, so that vehicle location can be determined by this unit, and wherein this unit also comprises and is used for determining distance travelled treating apparatus, and wherein a reference signal of relevant vehicle is exported in this unit, with the data of the distance of discerning this vehicle and relevant this distance travelled by vehicle being used for receiving this data by control device, thereby can compile charging information.
Preferably produce positioning signal by a plurality of dispensing devices.
Dispensing device can be to determine the stellar-based global-positioning system of vehicle location at the fixed time at interval or based on the transmitter on land.
A second aspect of the present invention can be said so and is to determine the method for distance travelled by vehicle, and this method comprises the following steps:
Predetermined time cycle is determined the position of vehicle; With
Determine distance travelled by vehicle from vehicle at the vehicle location of predetermined timing cycle.
The present invention also provides a kind of system that is used to vehicle to use road and keeps accounts, and this system comprises:
Be contained in the controller on the vehicle, this controller has:
I) provide the locating device of the locator data of closing the vehicle position;
Ii) control the control device of the supply of locator data;
Iii) under the control of control device, send the radio transmitting device of locator data and ID code of vehicle; With
Remote monitoring device is used to receive locator data and the cognizance code that sends from radio transmitting device and is used for providing charging information based on locator data.
The present invention also provides a kind of method that is used to vehicle to use road to keep accounts, and this comprises the following steps:
One controller is installed on vehicle, and this controller has:
I) provide the locating device of the locator data of closing the vehicle position;
Ii) control the control device of the supply of locator data;
Iii) under control device control, send the radio transmitting device of locator data and ID code of vehicle;
Make radio transmitting device transmission locator data and vehicle identification data to remote monitoring device;
Determine that based on locator data charging information is to be used to produce the bill that one gives vehicle user.
Also reference will be made to the accompanying drawings with way of example to of the present invention one preferred enforcement below, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the figure of the explanation preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the block scheme that is used in the controller in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the circuit diagram that the controller of Fig. 2 is taken apart; With
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are the process flow diagrams of the operation of the explanation preferred embodiment of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 1, with dashed lines 10 schematically shows road.The land data transmission tower of the geographic area that covering will be monitored is by 20,21 and 22 marks.The vehicle that is designated V contains a controller 15, and this controller 15 comprises radio packet (packet) modulator-demodular unit, a GPS (GPS) unit and a control module that has global exclusive sequence number.Satellite S
1And S
2Expression is used to determine the geostationary satellite of position by GPS.The data that receive from vehicle by tower are collected at safety monitoring station 30.Punctuate P0, P1 ..., P8 is illustrated in the position and determines vehicle location constantly.
GPS will provide accurate GPS to the unit.This position will be used for determining that with a last position of reading the position is distance travelled from GPS.Notice that this computed range is distance travelled approximate value, the time between the sample position is short more, and distance travelled more accurate calculating can be provided more.In this distance travelled control module that will be stored in the vehicle.
Whenever or finish whilst on tour, vehicle can be given tower with distance travelled record in travelling.Deliver to the exclusive identification number that contains in the data of tower from modulator-demodular unit, to be used for discerning uniquely vehicle.In information, also comprise the GPS that can allow to follow the tracks of vehicle.
The travelling that illustrates among the figure can make the road of vehicle by various types.These road patterns can be brought different transport costs.By using the local transmitter in the road, the control module in the vehicle can remain on total distance travelled on the different brackets road (tally).Can strengthen use,, or collect the primitive architecture cost so that transmitter changes identification signal with adjustment rush hour or other high utilization rate time in the road to this system.This system also is included in the situation of travelling on the not blocked road that can not levy taxes.
The another kind expansion of this system can comprise " smart card " reader (reader) in the vehicle, and this reader requires the driver that their driving license is inserted in the unit.This driving license will be " smart card " form that can comprise all details of preserving usually in driving license.This driver information can send to tower with the identification vehicle driver with packets of information.The spin-off that uses this " smart card " system is that restriction authorized person's vehicle uses, or to the restriction of young driver to vehicle performance.
By using GPS and local distance travelled calculating, system just might manage the vehicle of bigger quantity when reducing air transaction (over-air tramsactions) total.If the single vehicle of essential tracking just might repeat " inquiring after (poll) " this vehicle.So the data message that returns is used for following the tracks of this position.
Discern vehicle by contacting with identification number logic in the controller 15, this is easy to manage in the safety monitoring station, and therefore provides necessary condition for maintenance or the situation of replacing controller 15.
So controller 15 is exported a reference signal continuously, this reference signal comprises the recognition data of discerning vehicle and the relevant data of determining distance travelled by vehicle by the locating information that controller 15 is determined from satellite.This recognition data can be a vehicle registration, or any other can discern accounts that vehicle make to use road send to the car owner, indication vehicle distance travelled data on roadnet.
Data are received by one or more tower 20 to 22 and send to the long-distance area such as the safety station by tower 20 to 22, as compiling the station 30 of charging information to send the user to.The position of vehicle can be used for determining to the time of vehicle location by controller 15 depended on system sensitivity at for example 1 second, 10 seconds etc. predetermined period of time neutralization.
When not using vehicle (firing system is turned off), controller 15 is in standby mode, therefore still may receive locating information and communicate by letter with station 30.Make up when being open to traffic firing system when connecing, controller 15 is forwarded to mode of operation.So when starting vehicle, the unit begins to determine locating information and cycle agreement or by request output recognition data and the location or the range data at station 30 to schedule.From the signal of vehicle V output by tower 20,21 and 22 or stand and 30 detect.When tower 20,21 and 22 during from vehicle V received signal, they send this information to main website 30.Determine that this time cycle may diminish to 1 second or minor cycle more, so that vehicle can provide the locating information relevant with vehicle continuously when travels down in the position predetermined time cycle of vehicle V.
For example, with reference to Fig. 1, in the time cycle 0, at vehicle V when the travelling from position P0 to position Pn begins, the position of vehicle V can be defined as the position P0 shown in Fig. 1 in Fig. 1.Its position can be at P1 when 1 second time cycle, and its position can be at P2 when 2 seconds time cycle, and at n during time cycle second, its position can be at the terminal point Pn of travelling, as shown in Figure 1.
The controller 15 that vehicle carried can be by determining at any time to the distance between the determined position P0 of vehicle, P1, the P2, from being launched by satellite S1 and S2 and offering the positioning signal of positioning system 40 (see figure 2)s and processor 50 (see figure 3)s, determine distance travelledly, therefore can calculate vehicle always distance travelled from position P0 to position Pn.Relevant distance travelled information sends to tower 20 to 22 and delivers to station 30 again.Then when at every turn using vehicle on the distance travelled basis of vehicle the use as road charge, and when predetermined billing period finishes such as the end in every month, the bill of a distance of being travelled on roadnet based on vehicle is sent to the car owner who uses road.
Because the preferred embodiments of the present invention can be determined the position of vehicle at little Delta Time in the cycle, can set up accurate range observation.In addition, native system can be used to follow the trail of stolen vehicle, missing vehicle, and can also determine a fleet, such as the whereabouts of vehicle in the taxi fleet.Other information that relates to vehicle also can send the unit from vehicle, so that additional information can offer the car owner who is concerned about vehicle-state, maintenance needs etc.
Fig. 2 relates to the block scheme at Fig. 1 middle controller 15.Controller 15 comprises from satellite S1 and S2 received signal and exports the GPS that gps data is given control module 42.Control module 42 is handled these data and is outputed signal to radio packet modulator-demodular unit 44, and this modulator-demodular unit 44 is given tower 20,21 and 22 by the aerial data (promptly passing through wireless transmission) that send, and these towers send information again successively to monitoring station 30.Controller 15 can comprise other unit, such as being couple to the unit 46 that control module 42 is used to provide additional data such as electronics street guidance data etc.
With reference to figure 3, control module 42 comprises a processor 50 (as the DS5002 that is made by Dai Lesi semiconductor (Dallassemiconductors) company).Processor 50 is by power supply 52 power supplies, and these power supply 52 receptions are initial from automobile batteries 54.When automobile batteries 54 opened circuit or do not work, reserve battery 56 can be included in the power supply.Power supply 52 comprise a transistor 54 ', this transistor 54 ' be used as amplifier to provide signal to processor 50, with the expression power supply started and in fact the power supply.If power supply since battery 54 open circuit or owing to the interference of reserve battery 56 is stopped using, its purpose is to surmount (override) system and does not send data to monitoring station 30 to cause system, so by from the 56 online transistors that connect 54 ' output detect outage so that processor 50 is alerted the illegal interruption of power supply.Then, processor 50 impels tower 20,21 and 22 transmission proper signals to disturb with indication to be used for detecting and be transferred to monitoring station 30.If the permission of power supply takes place in maintenance or similar incidents to be interrupted, can comprise a keyboard (not shown) that is used to import a suitable permission key code, this code can be detected with prompting by processor 50 and just permit power interruption, therefore above-mentioned signal is not sent to monitoring station 30, or as an alternative, one permission look-at-me sends to monitoring station 30, interrupt so that the permission that power supply has taken place can be determined in monitoring station 30, and can not misapply this permission code with assurance with the registration (ledger) that keeps this interruption for the purpose of the safety.
The reading-writing port 79 of line 80 connection processing devices 50, but also the reading-writing port 81,83 of the reading-writing port of connected storage 66 and interface 62, whether write to storer 66 or from storer 66 with specified data and to read, and whether definite serial line interface 62 just coming and going from connector 60 and sending data, or come and go from connector 74 and to send data.Read port 79 is connected directly to the read port 81 of interface 62, and is connected to the write port 83 of interface 62 by phase inverter 87.So by changing the signal level from port 79, interface will " be read " information from connector 60 or 74, or " writing " information is given connector 60 or 74.
Group selection circuit 78 is the group selection port 90 of connection processing device 50 also, so that can be used to selection memory 60 or selection memory 68 from the high or low output of port 90.The CE of processor (chip enable) output 93 connects impact damper 95 by line 97, and the CE by line 82 connected storages 66 imports then.The CEIN of processor 50 (chip enable input) port 99 is connected to impact damper 101 by line 103.Port 90 (as at Fig. 3 with mark 90 ' represent) be connected directly to impact damper 95, and connect impact dampers 101 by phase inverter 96, therefore the signal from port 90 be a height to an impact damper, and is low to another impact damper.For example, if the signal of port 90 is high, when the signal of passing to impact damper 101 when being low, storer 68 is effective, so impact damper 101 can make online signal 103 supply with storeies 68 by tolerant chips.If the signal at port 90 is low, when the signal of passing to impact damper 95 when being low, storer 66 is effective, makes chip can make online signal 97 supply with storeies 66.So,, processor is transferred between storer 66 and 68 by changing signal level at port 90.
The power supply of battery 100 forms also provides and is coupled to processor 50 and connector 60 by online 104, to power to GPS 40.Crystal oscillator 106 also is coupled to serial interface chip 62, and being used for provides clock to serial interface chip 62.
So, handle by unit 42 from the locator data that GPS receives, so position signalling that receives at any time, as from per 1 second to per 30 seconds etc., can convert range observation to by processor 50, cause relevant data to offer radio packet modulator-demodular unit 44 to be used to being transferred to tower 20,21 and 22, be transferred to monitoring station 30 then, therefore can calculate the suitable bill of appropriate distance travelled and preparation and send this bill with charge free by connector 74.
In addition, raw data can be sent to monitoring station 30, and raw data 30 converts distance in the monitoring station there, is used to prepare suitable bill and sends this bill with charge free.
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram of explanation controller 15 operations.Microprocessor 50 receives the positional information bag (step 401) of timestamps at predetermined every x in the time interval once second (wherein x is between 1 and 60 and comprises an integer of 1 and 60 value, and its value can be changed by microprocessor 50) from GPS 40 by connector 60 and serial line interface 62.(402) microprocessor 50 is stored in the random access memory 66 (step 403) packets of information in the off-line pattern, and can deliver to the external component (not shown) by bus 110 and connector 112.
In the locator data that step 401 receives, also be assigned to a unique ID code of vehicle by processor 50, therefore as described below, code and data are handled together and are sent, and cause the data can be by related concrete vehicle identification to be used to compile bill.
In the line model (408) of equipment, monitoring station 30 can directly be distributed to controller 15 to signal, is used for the online of data and sends with charge free.In this pattern, as mentioned above, microprocessor 50 is receiving the timestamp positional information.Yet in this pattern, data directly send to monitoring station 30 (step 409) in real time by radio packet modulator-demodular unit 44.As mentioned above, data also can offer external unit, and as mentioned above, data also can be stored in the random access memory 62 and handle in this pattern, do not lose in transmission to guarantee these data.
In line model, static monitoring system 30 can be used the real-time positioning information that sends to it with controller 15, is used to follow the tracks of vehicle or assessment traffic conditions.
With reference to Fig. 5, the figure shows the operational flowchart of monitoring station 30, in the off-line pattern (410), data and ID code of vehicle that main frame is received in predetermined time interval or sends by the information that receives from the monitoring station 30 from radio packet modem 44 (step 411).All control modules obviously can not send information simultaneously in the system, and can surpass the ability of monitoring station and communication infrastructure just.Can communicate by letter at any time with any controller 15 of vehicle combination in monitoring station 30.In case received from the locating information of certain controller 15 storage data, so just according to time and its information that is comprised to its processing (step 412).Monitoring station 30 addressable numerical maps, this numerical map is assigned to this zone according to time of positional information storage and position with monetary value.So running time (giving bigger value in rush hour in the certain areas) main frame of the important factor in evaluation can calculate the amount (Dollar) (step 413) that uses road according to milimeter number that travels in certain specific region and conduct.The function of the resolution characteristic of this map and monitoring station 30 is irrelevant, and promptly the area can be general as CBD, suburb and rural areas, or concrete as comprising different roads and traffic route.Use as road (or area), the monitoring station can comprise additional charging information, and this additional charging information can comprise information such as the acceleration and the parking of going beyond one's commission.In case charging information is compiled, the monitoring station just sends it to record keeping competent authority (step 414) so, there it is sent with charge free to the car owner who links with controller 15.
In line model (415), unit 15 will specifically be asked to give in monitoring station 30, and unit 15 begins to send its timestamp positional information immediately to monitoring station 30 receive information from GPS 40 after.Then, the monitoring station can be indicated the position (step 416) of this unit in real time on display device.This information can be used for including, but is not limited to following the tracks of the purpose of the position of stolen vehicle, traffic congestion information, scheduling and basic service such as police and first aid.
Owing to be easy to implement the present invention within the spirit and scope of the present invention, should be appreciated that to the invention is not restricted to the particular described in above-mentioned example mode by those skilled in the art.
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1. system that is used for determining distance travelled by vehicle comprises:
Predetermined time cycle is judged the device of vehicle location; With
Be used to provide treating apparatus from the distance travelled indication of the determined vehicle location of judgment means.
2. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said judgment means comprises one and is contained in the unit that is used to receive positioning signal on the vehicle, so that vehicle location can be determined by this unit, and wherein this unit also comprises definite distance travelled treating apparatus, and wherein a reference signal of relevant vehicle is exported in this unit, discerning the range data of this vehicle and relevant this distance travelled by vehicle, thereby can compile charging information to be used for receiving these data by control device.
3. system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said unit comprises to this treating apparatus provides positioning signal to determine distance travelled GPS, and wherein this treating apparatus is coupled to the radio packet modulator-demodular unit being used for to control device wireless transmission distance data and reference signal, thereby can compile charging information.
4. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said judgment means comprises: the GPS that locator data is provided; With provide to output unit data with output locator data the primary treatment device, and wherein this treating apparatus is a computing machine in the long-distance area, this computing machine receives the locator data that sends from this output unit, and be provided at the distance travelled indication of long-distance area, thereby can compile charging information from this locator data.
5. according to the described system of claim 1, wherein said judgment means comprises a GPS, and this treating apparatus comprises:
One processor, be used for receiving information to determine range data, to be couple to the process of exporting dispensing device from GPS, therefore range data can offer the output dispensing device and is used to be wirelessly transmitted to the long-distance area, thereby can compile charging information in the long-distance area.
6. system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said treating apparatus also comprises the ROM (read-only memory) of processor controls and temporarily stores the random access memory of data.
7. also comprise the device that is used to detect the unauthorised broken system power supply according to the described system of claim 1.
8. system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said positioning signal is produced by a plurality of dispensing devices.
9. the system that is used to vehicle to use road to keep accounts comprises:
A mounted in a vehicle controller, this controller has:
I) locating device is used to provide the locator data of closing the vehicle position;
Ii) a control module is used to control the supply of locator data;
Iii) a radio transmitting device is used for sending locator data and ID code of vehicle under this control module control; With
Remote monitoring device is used to receive this locator data and this cognizance code that sends from radio transmitting device, and is used to provide the charging information based on this locator data.
10. according to the described system of claim 9, wherein said locator data comprises the position data of vehicle predetermined time cycle, and this monitoring device calculates distance travelled by vehicle from the position data of predetermined period of time.
11. according to the described system of claim 11, wherein said remote monitoring device produces and is used for sending the accounts that relevant vehicle uses road with charge free to road users.
12. according to the described system of claim 10, wherein said remote monitoring device sends distance travelled information to competent authority, is used to compile to the user send the bill that relevant vehicle uses road with charge free.
13. according to the described system of claim 9, wherein said radio transmitting device comprises a radio packet modulator-demodular unit.
14. according to the described system of claim 9, wherein said locating device comprises a GPS.
15. according to the described system of claim 9, wherein said control module comprises a microprocessor, is used to control described locating device and radio transmitting device and control with the supply to radio transmitting device of locator data and ID code of vehicle.
16. according to the described system of claim 14, wherein said remote monitoring device is included in the computing machine of a monitoring station.
17. emission coefficient in the middle of also comprising according to the described system of claim 9 is used for receiving locator data and ID code of vehicle from described radio transmitting device, and is used to relay these data and this code is given described remote monitoring device.
18. according to the described system of claim 9, the locating information that wherein said remote monitoring device received can make the position of following the tracks of vehicle and vehicle, is used for emergency condition purpose and vehicle recovery purposes.
19. the method for a definite distance travelled by vehicle may further comprise the steps:
Predetermined time cycle detects the position of vehicle; With
Judge the distance travelled of vehicle from the position of vehicle when being scheduled to timing cycle.
20. in accordance with the method for claim 19, the distance travelled by vehicle of wherein being measured is used to compile the charging information of relevant road use to send the user to car with charge free.
21. the method that is used to vehicle to use road to keep accounts comprises the following steps:
Adorn a controller onboard, this controller has;
I) a location device is used to provide the locator data of closing the vehicle position;
Ii) a control module is used to control the supply of this locator data;
Iii) a radio transmitting device is used for sending this locator data and an ID code of vehicle under control module control;
Make this radio transmitting device send this locator data and this vehicle identification data to a remote monitoring device;
Determine charging information based on this locator data, be used to produce bill to send user with charge free to car.
22. in accordance with the method for claim 21, wherein said remote monitoring device produces bill, and this bill is sent with charge free to the user.
23. in accordance with the method for claim 21, wherein said remote monitoring device provides charging information to competent authority, is used to prepare accounts to send with charge free to the user.
24. in accordance with the method for claim 23, wherein said locator data comprises the position data of vehicle predetermined time cycle, so distance travelled by vehicle can be calculated can compile charging information by position data.
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