EP1732051B1 - Procédé et dispositif destinés à la surveillance du trafic - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif destinés à la surveillance du trafic Download PDF

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EP1732051B1
EP1732051B1 EP06011015A EP06011015A EP1732051B1 EP 1732051 B1 EP1732051 B1 EP 1732051B1 EP 06011015 A EP06011015 A EP 06011015A EP 06011015 A EP06011015 A EP 06011015A EP 1732051 B1 EP1732051 B1 EP 1732051B1
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    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/01—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
    • G08G1/017—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled identifying vehicles
    • G08G1/0175—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled identifying vehicles by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules

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  • the invention relates to a method for monitoring, in particular red light monitoring, a light-controlled road spot, in particular crossing or junction, according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention further relates to a corresponding device according to the features of the preamble of claim 9.
  • Such a method and a Such devices are in US 6,754,663 B 1 described.
  • a disadvantage of such camera and flash devices is that a red light violation only at a certain time, to which the vehicle is usually already in the intersection, is documented. In particular, it is not possible to document the misconduct over a longer period of time.
  • an induction loop must be present and the camera and flash unit must be both with the induction loop and the traffic light control keep in touch. For the installation of such a camera and flash unit, therefore, an additional effort is needed.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a way to document with the least possible effort a failure to the light signals of a traffic light system, especially over a longer period of time.
  • this object is achieved for a method in that continuously images are acquired and provided by an image acquisition system, in particular at least one video camera, which contain pixels that correspond to at least part of the street location and at least part of the traffic light system on the basis of the images a vehicle entering the roadside and a change in the light signal of the traffic light system, in particular red, is detected, and when a vehicle enters the roadside after the time of the change of the light signal or after a time which is a predetermined distance at the time of the change of the light signal, images are stored which contain pixels which correspond to at least a part of the vehicle, in particular the license plate.
  • an image acquisition system in particular at least one video camera
  • this object is achieved by an image acquisition system, in particular at least one video camera, which is designed for the continuous acquisition and provision of images containing pixels that correspond to at least part of the street location and at least part of the traffic light system, one connected to the image acquisition system
  • the invention is characterized in that an image acquisition system, in particular at least one video camera, is provided which can continuously acquire images. At least a portion of the road to be monitored, into which motor vehicles can enter, and at least part of the traffic light system or traffic light, in particular the light signal whose activation triggers the storage of images, can be seen on the images.
  • an image acquisition system in particular at least one video camera
  • a vehicle entering the monitored road spot can be recognized.
  • a change in the light signal of the traffic light system for example, from green to yellow or from yellow to red, detected.
  • the change of the light signal is detected by the changing intensity of the light pixels corresponding pixels of the images.
  • the images are continuously focused on the entry of vehicles into the roadside, preferably from at least one direction, and on a change in the light signal of the traffic light system, i. in particular monitored on switching the traffic lights. If it is determined that after a certain point in time a vehicle still enters the roadside, images are stored which show at least a part of the vehicle, in particular its registration number. At the specific time may be the time of change of the light signal, in particular from yellow to red, or even at a time which has a predetermined distance to the time of the change of the light signal, act. In particular, the specific time may be before or after the time of the change of the light signal.
  • the stored images preferably comprise at least images that are acquired over a certain period of time from the specific time.
  • a data processing device For detecting a vehicle entering the roadway and a change in the light signal of the traffic light system, a data processing device is provided which stores the images to be stored on the data carrier, in particular a nonvolatile memory, for example a hard disk, if the vehicle enters the roadside irregularly.
  • the image capture system is weatherproof and adapts automatically to the given light conditions.
  • the stored images assigned to a vehicle which has been retracted incorrectly into the street area comprise pixels which correspond at least to a part of the vehicle from which an assignment of the vehicle to a vehicle owner is possible. In particular, it is at the part of the vehicle to the license plate of the vehicle.
  • images are preferably stored that show not only the license plate, but at least a portion of the road area with the motor vehicle and the part of the traffic light system, which indicates the change of the light signal.
  • the irregular entry of the vehicle into the street area and, on the other hand, the direct traffic light of the traffic light system can be documented.
  • a video film or a series of images which may comprise fewer images per unit of time than the video film, is recorded for each vehicle that enters the street irregularly.
  • An entry into the street location is to be understood in particular as meaning that the entering vehicle passes over or crosses a stop line or a fictitious line mounted on the roadway, or exceeds or falls below a certain minimum distance from the device according to the invention or from a reference point of the roadway.
  • the invention it is possible to dispense with an induction loop installed in the roadway, since the entry of a vehicle into the roadside can be recognized solely by means of the image acquisition system. In addition, by means of the image acquisition system, a change of the light signal of the traffic light system can be detected. With the invention, it is possible, without further facilities, such as an induction loop or a connection to the traffic light control, a traffic monitoring, in particular red light monitoring to perform. The device according to the invention can therefore without additional measures or precautions may be installed on any road-signaling road-markings.
  • images are stored over a predetermined period of time, for example several seconds.
  • the recording length is the same for all recordings.
  • images can also be stored for a period of time that lasts until the vehicle leaves the viewing area of the image capture system.
  • Different recordings then have different recording lengths, which depend on how long the respective vehicle remains in the field of view of the image acquisition system. In this way it can be ensured that the behavior of the vehicle which has been illegally transported to the roadside is fully documented in terms of time.
  • the last section of the yellow phase can also be stored. If the saving of images is triggered by a change of the light signal from green to yellow, the last section of the green phase can be saved with.
  • all captured images are temporarily stored temporarily. It is particularly advantageous in this case if the temporary storage is continuously overwritten in the manner of an endless loop.
  • the cache may have a memory size that allows a recording time of about 10 to 20 seconds.
  • the image capture system is sort of in a permanent capture mode. If an illegal entry of a vehicle is recognized in the street site, the corresponding images, in particular images that have already been detected during a certain time before the time of the change of the light signal, then stored on the disk.
  • the stored images contain pixels that correspond to at least a portion of the driver of the vehicle and in particular allow identification of the driver. In the case of an evaluation of the stored images, the driver actually located at the wheel of the vehicle at the time in question can thereby be determined.
  • the license plate can be identified automatically on the basis of the images. As a result, it is thus not necessary to carry out a manual evaluation with regard to the license plate in order to enable the vehicle to be assigned to the respective vehicle owner.
  • the respective images can then be stored or stored under the license plate of the vehicle in the case of such automatic identification.
  • the time and / or the date is recorded and associated with the images with the capture of the images.
  • the recorded time and / or the date can be superimposed into the respectively assigned images.
  • a radio clock can be used, so that the correctness of the time and / or the date is guaranteed.
  • the radio times can be recorded in a log file.
  • a suitable computer clock can be used.
  • Another object of the invention is a computer program with program code means to perform the inventive method when the program is executed on a computer.
  • the invention also relates to a computer program product with program code means which are stored on a computer-readable data carrier in order to carry out the method according to the invention when the computer program product is executed on a computer.
  • a computer is understood to mean any data processing device with which the method can be executed.
  • these may include digital signal processors and / or microprocessors, with which the method is carried out in whole or in part.
  • the single FIGURE shows a perspective view of a light-controlled crossing on which a device according to the invention is set up.
  • the device 10 comprises a video camera whose viewing area 12 is directed at the intersection to be monitored, a data processing device connected to the video camera or a computer for evaluating images captured and provided by the video camera, a temporary memory in which all captured images are temporarily stored in which the buffer memory is continuously overwritten in the manner of an endless loop, and a hard disk on which images to be stored can be stored.
  • a data processing device connected to the video camera or a computer for evaluating images captured and provided by the video camera, a temporary memory in which all captured images are temporarily stored in which the buffer memory is continuously overwritten in the manner of an endless loop, and a hard disk on which images to be stored can be stored.
  • a traffic light 14 and 16 are set up in the longitudinal direction per direction of travel.
  • the traffic lights of the transverse direction have been omitted for the sake of simplicity.
  • the traffic lights 14 and 16 and the traffic lights 14 and 16 associated stop lines 18 and 20 are each in the field of view 12 of the device 10 according to the invention.
  • the video camera of the device 10 continuously detects the intersection including the stop line 18 and the traffic light 14, ie the images captured by the video camera contain pixels that correspond to the intersection and the traffic light 14.
  • the data processing device of the device 10 can detect a change in the light signals of the traffic light system, in particular from yellow to red, based on the images taken by the video camera.
  • the data processing device can detect vehicles, not shown, on the basis of the recorded images in the figure.
  • the data processing device can detect whether a vehicle approaching the intersection in the direction of the traffic light 14 crosses the stop line 18. By crossing the stop line 18 is meant a retraction into the intersection in the sense of this application.
  • the data processing device now determines that a vehicle has still entered the intersection, even though the traffic light 14 has already switched from yellow to red, the images captured by the video camera will be on the hard disk from the time the light signal changes from yellow to red the device 10 is stored. The images are stored over a period of time that lasts until the vehicle has left the viewing area 12 of the video camera.
  • the current time and the current date are recorded by means of a radio clock, not shown in the figure, of the device 10 according to the invention and superimposed into the images to be stored or stored. From the images can by means of the data processing device, the license plate of the motor vehicle be automatically identified, under which the respective images that represent a video, then stored.
  • the device 10 according to the invention not only enables the traffic entering the intersection via the stop line 18, but also monitored on the stop line 20 entering the intersection oncoming traffic.
  • the oncoming traffic is received head-on by the device 10 according to the invention, wherein the images captured by the video camera also show the face of the respective driver, so that an identification of the respective driver is possible.
  • the device 10 according to the invention can also be used only for monitoring oncoming traffic.
  • a device according to the invention is mounted on both sides of the crossing so that a front view and / or a rear view is available for both directions of travel, or both a front view and a rear view for a vehicle.

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  1. Procédé de surveillance, en particulier de surveillance de feux tricolores, d'un emplacement routier contrôlé par des signaux lumineux, en particulier à un croisement ou un embranchement, comprenant un système de saisie d'images, en particulier au moins une caméra vidéo, dans lequel
    - des images sont saisies et préparées en continu par le système de saisie d'images, qui contiennent des pixels qui correspondent au moins à une partie de l'emplacement routier et au moins une partie de l'installation à signaux lumineux,
    - un véhicule arrivant à l'emplacement routier est reconnu sur la base des images,
    - un changement du signal lumineux de l'installation à signaux lumineux, en particulier vers le rouge, est reconnu, et
    - lors de l'entrée d'un véhicule dans l'emplacement routier après l'instant du changement du signal lumineux, ou bien après un instant qui se trouve à un écart prédéterminé par rapport à l'instant du changement du signal lumineux, des images sont mémorisées qui contiennent des pixels qui correspondent à au moins une partie du véhicule, en particulier son numéro d'immatriculation,
    caractérisé en ce que le changement du signal lumineux de l'installation à signaux lumineux est reconnu sur la base des images, en fait au moyen de l'intensité variable des pixels des images qui correspondent au signal lumineux.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que des images sont mémorisées sur une période temporelle prédéterminée, par exemple plusieurs secondes, ou bien
    en ce que des images sont mémorisées sur une période temporelle qui dure jusqu'à ce que le véhicule quitte la zone de vision (12) du système de saisie d'images.
  3. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que l'on mémorise aussi des images qui ont été saisies déjà pendant un temps déterminé avant l'instant du changement du signal lumineux, et/ou
    toutes les images saisies sont mémorisées temporairement, la mémoire intermédiaire étant de préférence réécrite en continu à la manière d'une boucle sans fin.
  4. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que les images mémorisées contiennent des pixels qui correspondent au moins à une partie du conducteur du véhicule, et qui permettent en particulier une identification du conducteur.
  5. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'en se basant sur les images, le numéro d'immatriculation est automatiquement identifié, les images respectives étant de préférence mémorisées sous le numéro d'immatriculation du véhicule.
  6. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que simultanément à la saisie des images, on saisit l'heure et/ou la date et on les associe aux images, l'heure et/ou la date saisie étant affichée de préférence sur les images respectivement associées, et/ou
    en ce que l'on utilise une horloge radiocommandée pour la détection de l'heure et/ou de la date, et en ce que les temps provenant de la radiocommande sont consignés dans un fichier de protocole.
  7. Programme d'ordinateur avec des moyens formant code de programme pour mettre en oeuvre le procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, quand le programme est exécuté sur un ordinateur.
  8. Produit de programme d'ordinateur comprenant un programme d'ordinateur selon la revendication 7, dans lequel les moyens formant code de programme du programme d'ordinateur sont mémorisés sur un support de données lisible à l'ordinateur.
  9. Dispositif de surveillance, en particulier de surveillance de feux tricolores, d'un emplacement routier contrôlé par des signaux lumineux, en particulier à un croisement ou un embranchement, comprenant :
    - un système de saisie d'images, en particulier au moins une caméra vidéo, qui est réalisé pour la saisie et la préparation en continu d'images qui contiennent des pixels qui correspondent au moins à une partie de l'emplacement routier et au moins une partie de l'installation à signaux lumineux,
    - un système de traitement de données relié au système de saisie d'images, qui est réalisé pour reconnaître un véhicule entrant dans l'emplacement routier en se basant sur les images et pour reconnaître un changement du signal lumineux de l'installation à signaux lumineux, en particulier au rouge, et qui, lors de l'entrée d'un véhicule sur l'emplacement routier après l'instant du changement du signal lumineux, ou après un instant qui se trouve à une distance prédéterminée de l'instant du changement du signal lumineux, est réalisé pour mémoriser des images qui contiennent des pixels qui correspondent au moins à une partie du véhicule, en particulier le numéro d'immatriculation, et
    - un support de données, sur lequel les images à mémoriser peuvent être mémorisées,
    caractérisé en ce que la reconnaissance du changement du signal lumineux de l'installation à signaux lumineux a lieu en se basant sur les images, en fait au moyen de l'intensité variable des pixels des images correspondant au signal lumineux.
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 9,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu une mémoire intermédiaire pour la mémorisation temporaire de toutes les images saisies, et/ou
    en ce qu'il est prévu des moyens pour l'identification automatique du numéro d'immatriculation en se basant sur les images mémorisées, et/ou
    en ce qu'il est prévu des moyens pour saisir l'heure et/ou la date, en particulier une horloge informatique étalonnée ou une horloge radiocommandée, et des moyens pour associer l'heure et/ou la date aux images respectives.
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