DE102019217249A1 - System for supporting vehicle occupants in logistics and / or delivery service vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a system (10) for supporting vehicle occupants in logistics and / or delivery service vehicles (36) and a vehicle (36) with such a system (10). A system (10) for supporting vehicle occupants is provided is provided in logistics and / or delivery service vehicles (36). Such a system (10) comprises a control and computing unit (12) with a stored logistics program (14) for storing and calculating information about shipments to be delivered and located in the logistics and / or delivery service vehicle (36). In addition, such a system (10) comprises a head-up display device (16) connected to this control and computing unit (12). The control and computing unit (12) comprises at least one interface (20) which is designed to couple the control and computing unit (12) with an assistance system for determining the position of the vehicle (22, 24), so that depending on a current vehicle position by means of the logistics program (14) dynamic calculations of the information about shipments to be delivered and located in the vehicle (36) in connection with at least one item of information about the surroundings and / or with at least one item of information about the surroundings reflected on at least one projection surface (18) of the head-up display device (16) (28) of the current vehicle position can be carried out and partial results and / or results of the head-up display device (16) can be provided for the purpose of display.

Description

The invention relates to a system for supporting vehicle occupants of logistics and / or delivery service vehicles and a vehicle with such a system.

In logistics and all associated service areas inside and outside of logistics centers, there is a continuous need for support systems that further optimize existing or newly added processes. It is important to continuously improve the speed and efficiency of the tasks to be carried out. In particular, tasks in connection with logistics and / or delivery service vehicles are particularly in focus.

In general, a wide variety of solutions are already known from the state of the art, with specialization in the logistics industry so far - if at all - only initially provided. Two examples of general support systems for use in vehicles are presented below.

So is from the pamphlet US 2007/0285810 A1 a device and a system for displaying information and a vehicle equipped with such a system can be found as known. In particular, an apparatus for displaying information in a vehicle is disclosed. The device comprises a unit for generating a real image which contains information relevant to a driver in order to be reflected in a reflective viewing surface which is located directly above the field of view actively used by the driver in order to monitor the traffic situation and thereby a virtual image to create. The device further comprises a second reflective surface provided behind or adjacent to the driver's head, the driver being in his normal position at substantially the same height as the viewing surface or higher, and an end portion of an optical path between the unit and In use viewing surface extending between the second reflective surface and the viewing surface. Since the optical path extends at least partially in the upper part of the driver's cab, a relatively long (several meters) optical path can be obtained without the need for complex mirror systems.

This is especially true for commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses, which typically have a substantially vertical windshield and plenty of clearance above and in front of the driver.

From the pamphlet US 2018/0277028 A1 an intelligent vehicle mirror system with a heads-up display (HUD) can be seen as known. In one embodiment, a vehicle mirror includes a heads-up display projector (HUD projector), an on-board diagnostic transceiver (OBD transceiver), and one or more processors. The processors access OBD data received by the OBD transceiver from an OBD port of a vehicle. The processors also determine an identification of the vehicle from the accessed OBD data and determine one or more calibration parameters for the HUD projector based on the determined identification of the vehicle. The one or more calibration parameters can be used to position a displayed image from the HUD projector on a HUD reflector within a line of sight of a driver of the vehicle. The processors also send one or more instructions based on one or more calibration parameters to the HUD projector.

The devices and systems presented are designed in particular to provide general information without a vehicle-specific orientation.

The invention is now based on the object of providing an alternative system for supporting vehicle occupants of logistics and / or delivery service vehicles, which supports the accelerated delivery of shipments in a particularly efficient manner.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that a system for supporting vehicle occupants in logistics and / or delivery service vehicles is provided. Such a system comprises a control and computing unit with a stored logistics program for storing and calculating information about shipments to be delivered and located in the logistics and / or delivery service vehicle. Furthermore, such a system comprises a head-up display device connected to this control and processing unit, which is designed to display the stored and calculated information to the vehicle occupant. The control and computing unit includes at least one interface which is designed to couple the control and computing unit to a vehicle-based and / or external assistance system for determining the position of the vehicle, so that, depending on a current vehicle position, the logistics program can be used to perform dynamic calculations of the information about the and Shipments located in the vehicle can be carried out in connection with at least one piece of information about the surroundings and / or with at least one piece of information about the surroundings of the current vehicle position that is reflected on at least one projection surface of the head-up display device and partial results and / or results of the head-up display device can be provided for the purpose of display. In this way, an alternative system for supporting vehicle occupants in logistics and / or delivery service vehicles is provided, which supports the accelerated delivery of shipments in a particularly efficient manner. A vehicle occupant, for example the driver of the vehicle that is used by the driver for the delivery of shipments, is thus able to always receive current and dynamically calculated information about shipments to be delivered and in the vehicle during a delivery trip Environment information and / or at least one environment information of the current vehicle position reflected on at least one projection surface of the head-up display device can be taken into account so that this information shown can be used for his considerations in the sense of an efficient process for the delivery of the shipments. The system is designed and provided overall in such a way that it can be installed and integrated in any logistics and / or delivery service vehicles, with the head-up display device in particular being designed to interact or to interact with corresponding components of such a vehicle function. The head-up display device, which can have a head-up display or several head-up displays depending on the vehicle type and size, can be used, for example, to provide the vehicle occupants or the van driver with important information for the delivery of the consignment to let. The shipments can be, for example, packages of different sizes or packages in general. For example, on the basis of daily route planning and the picking of the delivery van, various information can be displayed in one or all head-up displays. In connection with the respective environmental information, information adapted to the circumstances on site can also advantageously support the vehicle occupant in his decision-making about efficiency measures for the delivery of the shipments. For example, the vehicle occupant or the deliverer can thus see more quickly which package has to be delivered to which house number to the appropriate address. As soon as the vehicle occupant drives into a street, for example, the relevant addresses could be marked in all head-up displays of the vehicle (including the respective parcel numbers at the appropriate address). This makes it possible to deliver the parcels or, in general, the shipments more efficiently and effectively, so that more areas can be delivered at the same time or the tour of a single driver can be extended. Thus, a more efficient and effective delivery of shipments or packages can be made possible in a cost-effective manner. The system thus guarantees increased speed in the delivery of the shipments, so that overall more economical delivery is possible. The vehicle-mounted and / or external assistance system for determining the position of the vehicle can be, for example, a navigation device or any electronic terminal device with such a function. For example, an external mobile phone with such a function could be provided such that it can be coupled to the system. These assistance systems could also be components that are at least partially stored as programs, which are made available to the system located in the delivery vehicle, for example, on external server devices and via mobile radio technology, or are correspondingly coupled to it.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that a vehicle comprising a system according to one of claims 1 to 9 is provided. The advantages mentioned above also apply to the vehicle presented, insofar as they are transferable.

Further preferred embodiments of the invention emerge from the other features mentioned in the subclaims.

In a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the head-up display device is designed to display the information on various projection surfaces in the vehicle, in particular in a rearview mirror, side mirror, front window, rear window, side windows, so that this information is displayed both within are also provided to be displayed outside the vehicle for the vehicle occupant. In other words, in addition to a head-up display in the windshield, head-up displays should also be used in the side mirrors and / or side windows, the rearview mirror and the tailgate, for example. For this purpose, the presented system can, for example, in the form of a modular system, have any number of head-up displays to be adapted to the respective vehicle, all of which are therefore part of the head-up display device, or can be retrofitted accordingly. It is also conceivable that existing head-up displays in the vehicle could be integrated into the system accordingly. In this way, comprehensive information about the entire environment (in front of and behind the vehicle) can be displayed to the driver. As already mentioned, there is thus the possibility of delivering the parcels or the like more efficiently and effectively, so that more areas can be delivered in the same time or the tour of a single driver can be done can be expanded better. Combinations of the projection surfaces are also conceivable. For example, information could be displayed in a side window and then ultimately perceived by the vehicle occupant via the side mirror.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is also provided that the dynamic calculations of the information, which can be carried out with the stored logistics program, about shipments to be delivered and located in the logistics and / or delivery service vehicle include calculations of a last mile delivery route of the shipments, in particular from Routes to be carried out by the vehicle occupant in connection with the delivery of the respective shipments, so that the vehicle occupant has the most optimal, in particular the shortest, last-mile delivery routes for the shipments in a current environment by means of the head-up display device on at least one of the projection surfaces of the head Up-display device can be displayed. For example, it can be provided that all houses required for delivery are marked in a street in which the vehicle is located. On the basis of these markings, the best routes with the smallest possible routes can then be calculated and then displayed or displayed dynamically. Such algorithms for calculation already exist for route planning in logistics and can be redesigned in simple steps to suit smaller environments with moderate computing effort and stored accordingly in the logistics program mentioned.

Furthermore, in a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that respective shipment destinations, in particular target addresses of the shipments to be delivered in the current environment, by means of the head-up display device together with a real image of the at least one environment information item of the current vehicle position on at least one projection surface of the Head-up display device can be displayed. The advantages mentioned above can thus be achieved even better.

In addition, a further embodiment of the invention provides that, depending on the calculations of the last mile delivery route of the shipments, which can be carried out with the stored logistics program, a parking space for the logistics and / or delivery service vehicle can be displayed in the current environment, so that the respective routes in connection with the shipments to be delivered from this parking lot are minimal overall in the current environment. In other words, the system presented makes it possible to generally display the best parking space for the vehicle. The best car park is characterized above all by the fact that the delivery routes for the shipments to be completed after the parking process, which are generally to be completed on foot, are minimal.

A further embodiment of the invention also provides that the calculations that can be carried out with the stored logistics program are designed to take into account a current parking space situation, in particular free parking spaces and / or free areas, in the current surroundings of the current vehicle position in the calculations . In this respect, additional information can advantageously be taken into account during the parking process by means of the system, for example. The parking lot situation can for example be seen in connection with existing laws in connection with the free parking spaces. Depending on the user-defined setting, a free area can also be explained in more detail in the logistics program on which the calculation is based, for example by displaying the additional information “free for delivery traffic from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.” by means of the head-up display device.

Furthermore, in a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the connection of the control and computing unit to the head-up display device can be implemented by means of at least one vehicle-based assistance system. In other words, for example, the respective components of the system can each have corresponding interfaces, so that a connection to vehicle-side assistance systems is possible and a connection can thus be made easily and efficiently by means of these. This facilitates the installation of the presented system in a corresponding vehicle and also increases the flexible use of the system.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is also provided that the at least one vehicle-mounted assistance system comprises RADAR sensors and / or LIDAR sensors and / or ultrasonic sensors. The advantages mentioned above can thus be achieved even better. It can be provided, for example, that the provision of the data or the information takes place in principle via the sensor infrastructure of the vehicle (for example RADAR, LIDAR, ultrasonic sensors).

Finally, in a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the system is designed, by means of an on-board and / or external assistance system for communication with recipients of shipments located in the logistics and / or delivery service vehicle, between respective communication connections Produce vehicle occupants and respective recipients of the shipments, so that delivery-relevant information can be exchanged between the vehicle occupant and the respective recipient. In this way, a delivery of shipments can be organized even more efficiently. The vehicle occupant can, for example, be connected directly to the recipient in accordance with a respective location of his delivery vehicle. It is also conceivable that the respective communication connections are only provided in the provision of extended information that goes beyond the actual delivery address. For example, only the telephone or mobile phone number of the consignee can be displayed, so that the user of the system can then actively decide, depending on the respective situation, whether it is worth making contact or whether it appears necessary. In this way, delivery times can be further optimized and efficient support for the vehicle occupant can be provided even better by means of the system provided in the vehicle. In particular, in the case of internal deliveries on a factory site and the like, internal deliveries could thus be delivered even more efficiently. If necessary, the respective contact person can be contacted in order to accelerate the delivery of the delivery. The vehicle-based and / or external assistance system for communication can, for example, comprise corresponding components of a mobile radio telephone or at least partially be such. Any other radio connection means are also conceivable, in particular those which are based on a corresponding mobile radio technology.

The presented system can be installed or integrated into any logistics and / or delivery service vehicle, for example. In particular, the presented system can be integrated or provided in any special constructions for delivery and / or transport vehicles. The system is therefore also designed to be integrated into any commercial vehicle in the logistics industry.

The various embodiments of the invention mentioned in this application can advantageously be combined with one another, unless stated otherwise in the individual case.

• 1 eine schematische Darstellung eines Systems zur Unterstützung von Fahrzeuginsassen von Logistik- und/oder Lieferdienstfahrzeugen;
• 2 eine Projektionsfläche eines Seitenspiegels eines Logistik- und/oder Lieferdienstfahrzeugs mit einem System gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9;
• 3 ein Logistik- und/oder Lieferdienstfahrzeug mit einem System gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9.

The invention is explained below in exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

• 1 a schematic representation of a system for supporting vehicle occupants of logistics and / or delivery service vehicles;
• 2 a projection surface of a side mirror of a logistics and / or delivery service vehicle with a system according to one of claims 1 to 9;
• 3rd a logistics and / or delivery service vehicle with a system according to one of claims 1 to 9.

1 shows a schematic representation of a system 10 for supporting vehicle occupants of logistics and / or delivery service vehicles. The system 10 is with a control and arithmetic unit 12th shown on which a logistics program 14th for storing and calculating information about shipments to be delivered and also not shown in detail in the logistics and / or delivery service vehicle, also not shown. The shipments can be packages to be delivered, for example. The logistics and / or delivery service vehicle can be any commercial vehicle, for example a small van. The control and arithmetic unit 12th is also in the illustrated embodiment with a head-up display device 16 connected. In exemplary embodiments not shown in greater detail, the number of head-up display devices 16 could vary arbitrarily, for example two or more heads-up display devices 16 be provided and correspondingly in each case with the control and computing unit 12th be connected or functionally coupled. The illustrated heads-up display device 16 can also be provided subdivided into individual components in a variant not shown, so that respective projections of the individual components, which are provided spatially at different positions in the vehicle, of the head-up display device 16 projected. The illustrated heads-up display device 16 projects onto two projection surfaces, which are only shown schematically 18th information not shown, which was previously from the logistics program 14th on the control and processing unit 12th be calculated. The projection surfaces 18th can for example be partial areas of window areas of the vehicle or any mirrors of the vehicle. For example, it could be a front window, rear window, side window, rearview mirror or a side mirror. The information is provided in connection with the shipments to be delivered and is primarily intended to help the user or vehicle occupant not shown in detail to deliver the shipments more effectively. The control and arithmetic unit 12th comes with an interface 20th shown, which is designed, the control and computing unit 12th with an on-board and / or external assistance system for determining the position of the vehicle 22nd , 24 to be coupled, so that depending on a current vehicle position by means of the logistics program 14th dynamic calculations of information about items to be delivered and those in the vehicle Programs in connection with at least one piece of information about the surroundings and / or with at least one on at least one projection surface 18th the head-up display device 16 reflective environmental information of the current vehicle position can be carried out and partial results and / or results of the head-up display device 16 can be provided for the purpose of displaying.

2 shows a projection surface of a side mirror 26th of a logistics and / or delivery service vehicle with a system 10 according to any one of claims 1 to 9. Reflected environmental information is only greatly simplified 28 the current vehicle position of the delivery service vehicle. In this case it is a street front view of a row of houses with respective house entrances to the street side. Two house entrances are in connection with information about shipments to be delivered and those in the vehicle with respective frame markings 30th highlighted or identified. Associated with the frame markings 30th are respective additional information boxes with respective detailed information 32 represented by the information about shipments to be delivered and those in the vehicle, with a numbering from 1 to 4, for example, one from the system 10 proposed order of deliveries to be delivered concerns. An orientation arrow 34 shows the order in which the individual house entrances are to be approached by the vehicle occupant in order, for example, to follow the fastest route when delivering the shipments. In other words, is the system presented 10 to be used, for example, according to the following scenario: The vehicle drives into a street and the system recognizes it based on dynamic calculations 10 that corresponding shipments are to be delivered here. The reflective street view with the respective delivery destinations in the form of addresses or house entrances are reflected on the respective projection surfaces and displayed to the vehicle occupants with additional information. In this context, not only information is displayed, but it is displayed in a processed form so that, for example, the shortest possible routes are displayed for the last delivery routes, which are mostly to be completed on foot. The vehicle occupant can find this information in the side mirror, for example 26th see, with a head-up display device arranged there 16 or at least one component thereof projects this information there. The same information could then also be displayed, for example, in side windows or even rear windows, so that this information is also visible to the vehicle occupant from the system during an unloading process of the shipments from the vehicle 10 are displayed. A faster and more efficient delivery of shipments can thus be advantageously supported.

3rd shows a logistics and / or delivery service vehicle 36 with one system 10 according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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Patent literature cited

• US 2007/0285810 A1 [0004]
• US 2018/0277028 A1 [0006]

Claims (10)

System (10) for supporting vehicle occupants in logistics and / or delivery service vehicles (36) comprising a control and computing unit (12) with a stored logistics program (14) for storing and calculating information about to be delivered and in the logistics and / or Shipments located in the delivery service vehicle (36), at least one head-up display device (16) connected to this control and computing unit (12), which is designed to display the stored and calculated information to the vehicle occupant, characterized in that the control and computing unit (12) comprises at least one interface (20) which is designed to couple the control and computing unit (12) to a vehicle-based and / or external assistance system for determining the position of the vehicle (22, 24), so that depending on a current vehicle position by means of the logistics program (14), dynamic calculations of the information about to be delivered and located in the vehicle individual broadcasts can be carried out in connection with at least one piece of information about the surroundings and / or with at least one piece of information about the current vehicle position reflected on at least one projection surface (18) of the head-up display device (16) and partial results and / or results of the Head-up display device (16) can be provided for the purpose of displaying. System (10) according to Claim 1 , wherein the head-up display device (16) is designed to display the information on various projection surfaces (18) in the vehicle (36), in particular in the rearview mirror, side mirror, front window, rear window, side windows, so that this information is displayed both within are provided to be displayable for the vehicle occupant outside the vehicle (36). System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the dynamic calculations of the information that can be carried out with the stored logistics program (14) about shipments to be delivered and located in the logistics and / or delivery service vehicle (36) are calculations of a last mile delivery route of the shipments include, in particular, routes to be carried out by the vehicle occupant in connection with the delivery of the respective shipments, so that the vehicle occupant has the most optimal, in particular the shortest, last-mile delivery routes for the shipments in a current environment by means of the head-up display device (16 ) can be displayed on at least one of the projection surfaces (18) of the head-up display device (16). System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein respective shipment destinations, in particular target addresses of the shipments to be delivered in the current environment, by means of the head-up display device (16) together with a real image of the at least one piece of information about the current vehicle position on at least a projection surface (18) of the head-up display device (16) can be displayed. System (10) according to one of the previous ones Claims 3 to 4th , with a parking space for the logistics and / or delivery service vehicle (36) also being able to be displayed in the current environment as a function of the calculations of the last mile delivery route of the shipments, which can be carried out with the stored logistics program (14), so that respective Routes in connection with the shipments to be delivered from this parking lot in the current environment are overall minimal. System (10) according to Claim 5 The calculations that can be carried out with the stored logistics program (14) are designed to take into account a current parking space situation, in particular free parking spaces and / or free areas, in the current surroundings of the current vehicle position in the calculations. System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the connection of the control and computing unit (12) to the head-up display device (16) can be implemented by means of at least one vehicle-based assistance system (22). System (10) according to Claim 7 wherein the at least one vehicle-based assistance system (22) comprises RADAR sensors and / or LIDAR sensors and / or ultrasonic sensors. System (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the system (10) is designed to communicate with recipients of shipments located in the logistics and / or delivery service vehicle (36) by means of an on-board and / or external assistance system (22, 24) Establish communication links between vehicle occupants and the respective recipients of the broadcasts, so that delivery-relevant information can be exchanged between the vehicle occupant and the respective recipient. Vehicle (36) comprising a system (10) according to one of Claims 1 to 9 .

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