EP1807570A1 - Vehicule pour diffuser des produits a une surface de chaussee - Google Patents

Vehicule pour diffuser des produits a une surface de chaussee

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EP1807570A1
EP1807570A1 EP05790763A EP05790763A EP1807570A1 EP 1807570 A1 EP1807570 A1 EP 1807570A1 EP 05790763 A EP05790763 A EP 05790763A EP 05790763 A EP05790763 A EP 05790763A EP 1807570 A1 EP1807570 A1 EP 1807570A1
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spreading
vehicle
route
vehicle according
gps
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Jesper Malm Barfod
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Epoke AS
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C19/00—Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving
    • E01C19/12—Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving for distributing granular or liquid materials
    • E01C19/20—Apparatus for distributing, e.g. spreading, granular or pulverulent materials, e.g. sand, gravel, salt, dry binders
    • E01C19/201—Apparatus for distributing, e.g. spreading, granular or pulverulent materials, e.g. sand, gravel, salt, dry binders with driven loosening, discharging or spreading parts, e.g. power-driven, drive derived from road-wheels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H10/00—Improving gripping of ice-bound or other slippery traffic surfaces, e.g. using gritting or thawing materials ; Roadside storage of gritting or solid thawing materials; Permanently installed devices for applying gritting or thawing materials; Mobile apparatus specially adapted for treating wintry roads by applying liquid, semi-liquid or granular materials
    • E01H10/007—Mobile apparatus specially adapted for preparing or applying liquid or semi-liquid thawing material or spreading granular material on wintry roads

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  • the invention relates to a vehicle for spreading products on a road surface, in par ⁇ ticular de-icing or friction-producing products, including
  • said electronic control means cooperating with said distribution means to determine the spreading parameters in response to a preset route, said spreading parameters for in ⁇ stance being the quantity of product spread per unit area, the width and symmetry of the spreading,
  • positioning means for generating a position and direction signal correlated with the position and the direction of said vehicle, said electronic control means cooperating with said positioning means for controlling said spreading parameters in response to said position signal so as to associate at least one of said spreading parameters with the current position and speed of said vehicle.
  • EP 835962 and US patent no 6 154 699 both disclose a vehicle of the above type, the spreading parameters being controlled in response to the position of the vehicle.
  • a vehicle of this type is not completely satisfactory as it lacks the ability to adjust for various conditions, e.g. the conditions in an intersection or a roundabout or when travelling over or under bridges and through tunnels. Disclosure of Invention
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a vehicle of the above type, which is more advanced than hitherto known.
  • a vehicle of the above type is characterised in that the spreading/distribution defined by the preset route is initiated only when the position and the direction of said vehicle generated by the positioning means substantially match a correlated position and direction according to the preset route.
  • control means also control the spreading parameters in response to the speed and the direction of the vehicle allows for optionally increasing the speed in some areas while automatically adjusting for instance the quantity of product spread in relation thereto. This automatic adjustment enables the driver to concen- trate more on the traffic, which evidently increases road safety.
  • the positioning means may include a GPS- system.
  • the driver may also be navi ⁇ gated by means of the GPS-system, which is also used as a GPS-navigation system.
  • the GPS-system which is also used as a GPS-navigation system.
  • the positioning means may include a gyro to enable to vehicle to also know the correct position and direction when there is no clear view of the GPS-satellites.
  • Fig. 1 is a flow chart to show how a route is "recorded”, edited and executed
  • Fig. 2 is an example of a route depicted on a monitor.
  • An effective winter service provides passable roads throughout the winter season by using effective equipment minimising the consumption of salt while distributing an uniform spreading pattern across the entire width of the road.
  • GSS-system In order to obtain such effectiveness, a so-called GSS-system is used, said system being based on a GPS-controlled spreading.
  • the GSS-system works as a module, first by making a "recording” and subsequently by “playing” it. Thus, a recording is made of a particular route by travelling said route, for instance when planning the route for the next winter season.
  • the desired spreading adjustments are made by means of a remote control unit placed in the cabin of the vehicle, and these adjustments are stored together with the current GPS-positions, thereby building a complete spreading route.
  • Fig. 2 shows a display of a route edited by means of an editing program.
  • the route is ready for use after editing and is stored on a memory card to be inserted into the remote control unit in the driver's cabin.
  • the GSS-system is then ready to be used and can be activated by means of pressing a few keys on the remote control unit.
  • the desired route is selected via the remote control unit, and the GSS-system then sets the correct quantities, widths and other relevant spreader parameters as the vehicle travels.
  • the GSS-system When developing the GSS-system, it was important to make the operation thereof as simple and user-friendly as possible, while a considerable precision also was re ⁇ quired.
  • the GSS-system should be able to adjust for unexpected inci ⁇ dents along the route and still be adapted so as to automatically adjust for inaccura ⁇ cies in the GPS-system, mechanical inaccuracies, etc.
  • a GSS-system operates on the basis of the preset settings and reacts within ⁇ 5m. If the driver were to react with a precision of 5m, he would need to react within ⁇ 1/3 sec, which naturally is not realistic in practice.
  • the flow chart of Fig. 1 illustrates how it is possible to record and edit a route for a road machine by means of the GSS-system according to the invention.
  • the starting position of the vehicle is stored together with the relevant start ⁇ ing spreading parameters. Thereafter, the desired route is travelled, the position of the vehicle being stored every second and the spreading settings being stored by the adjustment thereof.
  • the recorded reference route with the respective spreading settings is then transmit ⁇ ted to a portable medium and inserted into a PC having a programme for processing the route.
  • This processing programme allows for making the necessary or desired adjustments of the spreading parameters on the route.
  • the generated route data sets are then transmitted to a portable registration medium corresponding to the previously used and are brought to the respective road machine for insertion into a remote control unit in the driver's cabin of the vehicle.
  • One of the routes in the data set is selected and activated.
  • the route is travelled and the specified spreading settings are activated when the ve ⁇ hicle reaches the respective positions.
  • the respective spread- ing settings not only depend on the position but also on the speed and the direction of the vehicle.
  • the respective spreading pa ⁇ rameters also depend on the air temperature and air humidity as well as the tempera ⁇ ture and the friction of the road.
  • control means can be said to be vector-based, the control not only being dependent on a position but more generally dependent on a vector in a space.
  • the driver In order to ensure that the route is executed correctly, the driver is to regularly keep an eye on the direction of travel, the speed, the coming spreading settings and the dead times.
  • the next point and a number of subsequent points have to be situated behind the spreader.
  • the dis ⁇ tance between the next point on the route and a point perpendicular to the direction of travel and the point on the route has to be larger than a predetermined value (50m).
  • the last known spreading parameters are main ⁇ tained and the driver is simultaneously notified by an alarm from the remote control unit that he has left the route.
  • the GPS-controlled spreading can optionally be combined with a con ⁇ tinuous measurement of the road temperature in order to adjust the preset dosage.
  • the GPS-controlled spreading can combined with a continuous meas ⁇ urement of the friction on the road surface in order to adjust the preset dosage.
  • route forecasts can generally be transmitted via GSM in order to adjust the preset dosage.
  • the system is also equipped with a gyro to enable the vehicle to also know the correct position and direction when the route travels through a city with buildings so high that there is no clear view of the respec- tive satellites constituting the GPS-system.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un véhicule pour diffuser des produits à une surface de chaussée, notamment des produits de dégivrage ou des produits d'augmentation de frottement, y compris des moyens de distribution destinés à diffuser lesdits produits, des moyens de commande électroniques coopérant avec lesdits moyens de distribution pour ajuster les paramètres de diffusion, des moyens de positionnement destinés à générer un signal de position corrélé avec la position dudit véhicule, les moyens de commande électroniques coopérant avec lesdits moyens de positionnement de manière à réguler les paramètres de diffusion en réponse audit signal de position afin d'associer les paramètres de diffusion à la position actuelle dudit véhicule. Selon l'invention, les moyens de commande sont basés sur des vecteurs, les moyens de commande étant également conçus pour réguler les paramètres de diffusion en réponse à la vitesse et la direction dudit véhicule. Cela permet d'augmenter éventuellement la vitesse dans certaines zones tout en ajustant automatiquement, par exemple, la quantité du produit diffusé par rapport à la vitesse, ce qui permet au conducteur de se concentrer plus pleinement sur la circulation.
EP05790763A 2004-10-13 2005-10-13 Vehicule pour diffuser des produits a une surface de chaussee Withdrawn EP1807570A1 (fr)

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