Automatic car washing device, system and method
Technical Field
The invention relates to a car washing device, a car washing system and a car washing method, in particular to a car washing device, a car washing system and a car washing method which select different car washing schemes according to different car models, car paint materials and car paint processes.
Background
As automobile inventory increases, the demand for car wash services continues to increase. Due to the difference of vehicle brands and vehicle models, vehicle assembly and manufacturing processes are also greatly different, and vehicle paint materials and spraying processes used by vehicles with high and low grades or different vehicle types are also different. Therefore, if the same cleaning method is used for all the automobiles, damage may be caused to the automobiles.
For vehicles with the same appearance and different painted surface materials and processes, the vehicle body can be damaged after the vehicles are cleaned by the same method for a long time.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides a car washing scheme which uses different car washing schemes according to different car types, thereby avoiding the damage to the car in the car washing process and improving the car washing efficiency and effect.
Specifically, the method comprises the following steps:
the method comprises the steps of establishing identification information and a standard car washing database, wherein identification information data can comprise information such as a car appearance standard picture, a user license plate number, a user car type and color, standard information comprises a car type and a corresponding car washing scheme database, different car washing schemes are designed according to different car paint materials and car types of car paint processes, the car washing schemes comprise car washing assemblies and car washing methods, and the corresponding car washing schemes are selected according to different car types, namely the corresponding car washing assemblies and the corresponding car washing methods are selected.
The invention provides a car washing method, which comprises the following steps:
detecting whether the vehicle enters a vehicle washing position;
if the vehicle is detected to enter the car washing position, vehicle information of the vehicle to be washed is obtained;
outputting a corresponding car washing scheme according to the vehicle information;
configuring the carwash assembly and the carwash step according to the outputted carwash schedule, thereby enabling the carwash system to be configured according to the configuration
And the car washing is completed by the car washing component and the car washing step.
Further, the acquiring the vehicle information of the vehicle to be washed specifically includes: taking a license plate photo, identifying by adopting an image identification technology, and taking the identified license plate number as the vehicle information of the vehicle to be washed; and/or shooting a picture of the shape of the lower vehicle, comparing the picture with a prestored standard picture of the shape of the vehicle, and identifying a specific vehicle type as the vehicle information of the vehicle to be washed.
Further, the car washing system comprises an identification information database and a standard car washing database; the identification information database is used for storing a vehicle appearance standard picture, a user license plate number, a user vehicle type, a color or carwash history information; the standard car washing database is used for storing different car washing schemes set for different car paint materials and car paint process car types, and car washing components and car washing steps corresponding to the corresponding car washing schemes.
Further, outputting a corresponding car washing scheme according to the vehicle information specifically comprises: matching and inquiring vehicle type information in an identification information database according to the identified license plate number of the vehicle to be washed, and then matching and inquiring a vehicle washing scheme in a standard vehicle washing database according to the vehicle type information; or according to the license plate number of the identified vehicle to be washed, matching and inquiring the washing history information in the identification information database, and then obtaining a corresponding washing scheme according to the washing history information; or directly matching and inquiring a car washing scheme in a standard car washing database according to the identified car type of the car to be washed.
Further, the method also comprises the step of displaying the real-time observation car washing process.
Further, the configuring of the car washing assembly specifically comprises configuring a detergent and/or a car washing cloth.
Further, the car washing step comprises purging, first flushing, detergent spraying, wiping, second flushing, drying and corresponding time, mode and path.
The invention also provides a car washing system, comprising:
the identification module is used for receiving the command output by the control center to identify the vehicle type and feeding back the identification result to the control center;
the cleaning module is used for executing the cleaning scheme output by the control center to complete vehicle cleaning;
the system comprises a server, a standard car washing database and a control module, wherein the server is used for storing an identification information database and the standard car washing database, the identification information database is used for identifying a car, and the standard car washing database provides a car type and a car washing scheme corresponding to the car type;
the control center is used for controlling the identification module, the cleaning module and the server;
and the communication network is used for controlling data transmission between the center and each module.
Further, the identification information database includes a vehicle appearance standard picture, a user license plate number, a user vehicle type, a color or carwash history information.
Further, the standard car washing database comprises different car washing schemes designed for different car paint materials and car paint process car models, and car washing assemblies and car washing methods corresponding to the corresponding car washing schemes.
Further, the vehicle washing device further comprises a position detection module for detecting whether the vehicle enters the vehicle washing position.
Further, the system also comprises a real-time monitoring module and a display module, and the real-time monitoring module and the display module are used for observing the car washing process in real time.
Further, the control center comprises a local control center or a cloud control center.
The invention provides a car washing device, comprising:
the identification module is used for receiving the command output by the control center to identify the vehicle type and feeding back the identification result to the control center;
the cleaning module is used for executing the cleaning scheme output by the control center to complete vehicle cleaning;
the storage module is used for storing an identification information database and a standard car washing database, the identification information database is used for identifying a car, and the standard car washing database provides a car type and a car washing scheme corresponding to the car type;
and the control center is used for controlling the identification module, the cleaning module and the storage module.
Further, the identification information database includes a vehicle appearance standard picture, a user license plate number, a user vehicle type, a color or carwash history information.
Further, the standard car washing database comprises different car washing schemes designed for different car paint materials and car paint process car models, and car washing assemblies and car washing methods corresponding to the corresponding car washing schemes.
Further, the vehicle washing device further comprises a position detection module for detecting whether the vehicle enters the vehicle washing position.
Further, the system also comprises a real-time monitoring module and a display module, and the real-time monitoring module and the display module are used for observing the car washing process in real time.
According to the invention, the corresponding car washing scheme is selected according to different car types by establishing the identification information and the standard car washing database, so that the damage to the car in the car washing process is avoided, and the car washing efficiency and effect are better improved.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a car washing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic car washing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic car washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The specific implementation mode is as follows:
the invention will be further explained in more detail with reference to the drawings, examples of which are shown in the drawings, and the embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be illustrative only and not to be construed as limiting the invention.
Example 1
The invention provides a car washing method, which specifically comprises the following steps:
s100, the position detection module detects that the vehicle enters a vehicle washing area.
A vehicle position detection module is provided in the vehicle wash area to determine whether a vehicle enters the vehicle wash area, such as by infrared detection or geomagnetic detection.
And S101, identifying the vehicle type number of the vehicle to be washed.
When a vehicle is detected to enter a vehicle washing area, a control module in the vehicle washing system starts a shooting module to shoot a license plate photo, the license plate photo is sent to a license plate number recognition module to be recognized as a license plate number, and then license plate number data are fed back to the control module; the shooting module is, for example, a conventional digital camera, and the recognition module collects license plate information by using a conventional image recognition technology.
For example: the control module starts the shooting module to shoot a license plate photo, the license plate photo is sent to the license plate recognition module to be recognized as a license plate number-Jing 123456, and then data of the Jing 123456 are fed back to the control module; the control module compares the license plate number data with an identification information database stored in the server, specifically, for example, the comparison of user information data in the storage module, the user information may include information such as a car owner, a car model, appearance data/car paint data/color of a corresponding car model, car purchasing time, car washing history, maintenance history and the like corresponding to the specific license plate number, so as to determine a specific car type corresponding to the license plate number, and then call a car washing scheme of a corresponding car type in a standard car washing database according to the specific car type, and send the car washing scheme to the cleaning module.
The method comprises the steps that a standard car washing database is stored in a server in advance, different car washing schemes designed for different car paint materials, car paint processes, car types and the like are stored in the standard car washing database, the specific car washing schemes comprise car washing assemblies and car washing methods, and the corresponding car washing schemes are selected according to different car types, namely the corresponding car washing assemblies and the corresponding car washing methods are selected, and the standard car washing methods corresponding to the car types are stored in the database; in addition, the car washing information and the car washing scheme of each time can be stored, and the last car washing scheme can be directly called after the license plate signal information is confirmed.
When the vehicle model is identified, the shooting module can be started to shoot a vehicle appearance photo according to the vehicle shape control module, the vehicle appearance photo is compared with a vehicle appearance standard picture prestored in the storage module, the specific vehicle model is identified, and the result is sent to the control module.
And S102, executing a corresponding car washing scheme by the car washing system.
And a control module of the car washing system starts a washing module, and a car washing assembly is configured by adopting the received car washing scheme and the car washing step is completed.
Wherein the vehicle washing component comprises the selection of components such as detergent, vehicle washing cloth and the like; the car washing method comprises a specific washing step, corresponding washing time and the dosage of detergent.
For example, when a specific vehicle type is determined to be a white vehicle type in the snowfodely maikeen carriage 2013 standard; and the vehicle washing system calls the No. 1 vehicle washing scheme of the vehicle type corresponding to the standard information according to the vehicle type and sends the No. 1 vehicle washing scheme to the cleaning module.
The cleaning module is configured according to No. 1 cleaning scheme: purging components such as No. 1 detergent and No. 1 carwash cloth for 2 minutes, flushing for 1 minute, spraying 50g of No. 1 detergent, repeatedly wiping the No. 1 carwash cloth along a longitudinal track for 3 times, flushing for 2 minutes, drying for 5 minutes at 60 ℃ and the like; and finishing the car washing.
The selection of the detergent, the car washing cloth and the specific car washing parameters are individually set according to the car model, for example, due to the design characteristics of the appearance car head and the tail wing of the Michelubao, the cleaning track is good along the longitudinal direction of the car body, so the wiping mode is set as the longitudinal track for repeated wiping.
Example 2
Accordingly, the present invention provides a car wash system, as shown in figure 2,
the automatic vehicle type recognition car washing system of the invention comprises:
the position detection module is used for detecting whether a vehicle enters a car washing area, for example, infrared or geomagnetic detection or induction is used for detecting that the vehicle enters the car washing area.
The identification module is used for receiving the command output by the control module to identify the vehicle type and feeding back the identification result to the control module; the identification module identifies according to the license plate number or the vehicle type, and the specific identification method and the identification module are formed by adopting conventional technical means in the field, and are not described again here.
The cleaning module is used for executing the cleaning scheme output by the control module to complete vehicle cleaning; selecting the type and the application component of a detergent according to a car washing scheme, selecting the type of a car washing cloth and the like, and configuring specific technological processes and technological parameters of car washing, such as steps of purging, flushing, spraying the detergent, wiping, flushing, drying and the like; and the arrangement and the use of the time, the mode and the route of the steps of purging, flushing, spraying the detergent, wiping, flushing, drying and the like.
The server stores an identification information database and a standard carwash database on a storage module of the server, the identification information database can comprise information such as car owners and car models corresponding to the car license plates, appearance data/car paint data/colors corresponding to the car models, car purchasing time, carwash history and maintenance history, and information such as appearance standard pictures, user license plates, user car models and carwash history data, and the standard carwash database comprises car models and corresponding carwash scheme data.
And the control center is used for controlling the identification module, the cleaning module, the server storage module and the position detection module and comprises a local control center or a cloud management center.
The communication network is used for realizing data transmission between the control center and the server, between the identification module and the cleaning module and between the control center and the position detection module; the method comprises wired and wireless communication modes and adopts WIFI or 2G/3G/4G communication technology.
Preferably, the car washing system can further comprise a real-time monitoring module and a display module, and can be used for observing the car washing process in real time.
Preferably, the recognition module may include a shooting unit for shooting a picture of the vehicle shape and a vehicle shape recognition unit for comparing the shot picture of the vehicle shape with a standard picture of the vehicle shape prestored in the storage module to recognize a specific vehicle type;
the vehicle shape recognition unit can also be replaced by a license plate number recognition unit, the shooting unit is used for shooting license plate photos, and the license plate number recognition unit is used for recognizing the license plate photos into license plate numbers.
Example 3
The invention also comprises a car washing device capable of automatically identifying the car type, which is shown in the attached figure 3 and comprises:
the position detection module is used for detecting whether a vehicle enters a car washing area, for example, infrared or geomagnetic detection or induction is used for detecting that the vehicle enters the car washing area.
The identification module is used for receiving the command output by the control module to identify the vehicle type and feeding back the identification result to the control module; the identification module identifies according to the license plate number or the vehicle type, and the specific identification method and the identification module are formed by adopting conventional technical means in the field, and are not described again here.
The cleaning module is used for executing the cleaning scheme output by the control module to complete vehicle cleaning; selecting the type and the application component of a detergent according to a car washing scheme, selecting the type of a car washing cloth and the like, and configuring specific technological processes and technological parameters of car washing, such as steps of purging, flushing, spraying the detergent, wiping, flushing, drying and the like; and the arrangement and the use of the time, the mode and the route of the steps of purging, flushing, spraying the detergent, wiping, flushing, drying and the like.
The storage module is used for storing an identification information database and a standard carwash database, the identification information database can comprise information such as car owners and car models corresponding to the car license plates, appearance data/car paint data/colors, car purchasing time, carwash history and maintenance history of the corresponding car models, and information such as appearance standard pictures, user license plates, user car models and carwash history data, and the standard carwash database comprises car models and corresponding carwash scheme data.
And the control center is used for controlling the identification module, the cleaning module, the storage module and the position detection module.
Preferably, the car washing system can further comprise a real-time monitoring module and a display module, and can be used for observing the car washing process in real time.
Preferably, the recognition module may include a shooting unit for shooting a picture of the vehicle shape and a vehicle shape recognition unit for comparing the shot picture of the vehicle shape with a standard picture of the vehicle shape prestored in the storage module to recognize a specific vehicle type;
the vehicle shape recognition unit can also be replaced by a license plate number recognition unit, the shooting unit is used for shooting license plate photos, and the license plate number recognition unit is used for recognizing the license plate photos into license plate numbers.
The foregoing description of the invention is illustrative and not restrictive, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that many changes, modifications and equivalents may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.