EP3317860A1 - Dispositif appelé tachygraphe numérique à maîtrise totale (tcdt) en temps réel pour véhicule et autres véhicules avoisinants utilisant des caméras et des connexions mobiles - Google Patents

Dispositif appelé tachygraphe numérique à maîtrise totale (tcdt) en temps réel pour véhicule et autres véhicules avoisinants utilisant des caméras et des connexions mobiles

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EP3317860A1
EP3317860A1 EP16738223.3A EP16738223A EP3317860A1 EP 3317860 A1 EP3317860 A1 EP 3317860A1 EP 16738223 A EP16738223 A EP 16738223A EP 3317860 A1 EP3317860 A1 EP 3317860A1
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PIVIDORI Marcelo MARCELO PIVIDORI
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C5/00—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
    • G07C5/08—Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time
    • G07C5/0841—Registering performance data
    • G07C5/085—Registering performance data using electronic data carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C5/00—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
    • G07C5/008—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles communicating information to a remotely located station
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C5/00—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
    • G07C5/08—Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time
    • G07C5/0841—Registering performance data
    • G07C5/085—Registering performance data using electronic data carriers
    • G07C5/0866—Registering performance data using electronic data carriers the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera

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  • TACHOGRAPH (TCDT) FOR VEHICLE AND OTHER NEARBY VEHICLES BY
  • the present invention pertains to the field of devices used for vehicle control, particularly equipment installed in any vehicle, more particularly equipment providing information in real and/or delayed time to be relayed from the vehicle to a control center.
  • the Digital Tachograph is an electronic device for recording events whilst driving vehicles and its overall function is to monitor compliance regarding speed and driving times as well as resting periods of the driver, contributing to safeguard the security of the passenger(s) and the driver(s).
  • the predecessor of the Digital Tachograph (DT) is the Analog Tachograph (AT), which is expected to be replaced in the immediate future in freight and passenger vehicles, as the DT also meets the same standards or regulations as the AT, but with the storage capacity of data in digital format on internal solid state memory and driving cards, typical of the Digital Tachograph.
  • AT Analog Tachograph
  • the DT is similar in appearance to the AT, but it consists of a central control device, a speed/distance sensor and Tachograph cards.
  • the AT disks which are paper disks on which the driving information has been printed out, have been replaced by smart cards, based on a chip, which store the driving information, providing access to several functions according to the user profile, (driver, company, controlling body or workshop).
  • the stored information regarding times and speeds is the same as that currently displayed on analog Tachographs but virtually impossible to manipulate.
  • the equipment is installed in the driver's cabin so that the driver can visualize and manage it.
  • the equipment communicates with the sensor, which will be typically installed in the gearbox, connected to the unit by means of a cable.
  • Current DTs have an activity selector to provide information when the driver takes his rest or other tasks, they control speed, and other driving habits, errors in the system and data transfers. This information is used to verify compliance with norms regarding driving times and resting periods and comprises one of the most important advantages of the Tachograph.
  • the tachographs typically have a GPS and/or a speed sensor, a processor, a solid state memory, several data, input/output links, a database with geo- referenced vector cartographic information and an application program, typical of the Tachograph, which in turn builds up a database.
  • This data is stored both in the memory of the tachograph as well as on the driver's card.
  • the tachograph has the capacity to store retroactive data and keep it on the internal memory for a year, whilst the driver's cards only guarantee the storage of data for thirty days.
  • the events collected by the DT are used to keep an inviolable registry of data with restricted access, together with the date, time, geographical coordinates, and driving speed compared to the maximum speed; the start and finish of correct or incorrect operation events are also stored together with the date, time and last/first valid position; the nonvolatile memory stores the above mentioned values on a database.
  • the object of the present invention relates to a Total Control Digital Tachograph (TCDT), which complies with the same Directives and/or Regulations as the Digital Tachograph, controlling speed, driving times and resting periods of the fleet personnel, in addition, it includes pre-start trip controls of the vehicle as well as of the driver, provides a driving control system based on speed limits, vehicle weight, acceleration, etc. Taking into account the location of the vehicle and, in accordance with traffic regulations of the location where the vehicle is being used, provides the driver with audible and/or visible signals upon failure to comply with those regulations, which are recorded on the TCDT.
  • TCDT Total Control Digital Tachograph
  • the TCDT likewise incorporates the use of one or more cameras to record video in real time from the driver's cabin as well as the environment of the unit, and enables the driver to capture images of traffic offenses of other vehicles in its environment and report these offenses to the system in real time.
  • the TCDT comprises a mobile communications module (MCM) which enables it to link with a Central Control Station (CCS) by means of a network, for the control and management of its own Real Time Vehicle Control System (RTVCS) which these TCDTs form a part of.
  • MCM mobile communications module
  • CCS Central Control Station
  • RVCS Real Time Vehicle Control System
  • the TCDT also comprises a fingerprint reader which will identify the driver, verifying that the driver complies with the necessary and sufficient conditions for driving that unit.
  • the TCDT verifies, according to company records and the driver's card, the validity of: the national and/or international driving license, vehicle authorization to circulate, the driver's card, files regarding the validity of the driver's health, eyesight, hearing, and other necessary check-ups.
  • the TCDT will verify and authorize the origin and destination of the trip as well as the type of load to be transported.
  • the TCDT Based on these data the TCDT generates a validation for the use of the unit, prior to the control regarding the availability and approval of compliance with the load to a server of the RTVCS system, as well as the necessary documentation to carry out the scheduled and/or alternative itinerary: RUTA Certificate, Mandatory technical inspection, Identification card of the unit, Certificate of current insurance coverage, Document or letter supporting the transport of the load, additional requirements or Certificates according to the type of load, in the case of international trips, all necessary company documentation, the unit and the load required to this effect, etc.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of the connections of a main processor of a preferred embodiment of the TCDT according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 shows the possible locations of said constitutive parts of the TCDT of Figure 1 in a particular type of vehicle, in this case the cabin of a truck.
  • FIG 3 shows a diagram of the CPU for control and communication of the TCDT of Figure 1 wherein the connections between its constitutive parts are detailed.
  • Figure 4 shows the connectivity of equipment according to Figure 1 installed in a vehicle with a Central Control Station (CCS) sending and receiving data in a highway situation.
  • CCS Central Control Station
  • Figure 5 shows the connectivity of multiple equipments according to Figure 1 installed in several vehicles with a Central Control Station (CCS) sending and receiving data in a highway situation.
  • Figure 6 shows a screen of a V&D video sequence for the purposes of determining traffic offenses.
  • CCS Central Control Station
  • Figure 7 shows another screen of the V&D video sequence of Figure 6 for the purposes of determining traffic offenses.
  • Figure 8 A shows both private and mandatory currently existing systems and equipment under Ordinance or Regulations.
  • FIG 8 B schematically shows a new system for Real Time Vehicle Control System (RTVCS) according to a preferred embodiment for the optimal use of the present invention which comprises control of traffic offenses on the highway of vehicles according to applications by law (Zone A) and the option to allow as well the use on private applications (Zone B).
  • RVCS Real Time Vehicle Control System
  • Figure 9 shows a block diagram of the elements which comprise a TCDT according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 10 shows the location of the camera as a constitutive part of the TCDT of Figure 1 in a particular type of vehicle, in this case the cabin of a car.
  • FIG. 1 1 schematically shows the way in which the RTVCS system enables a "selective" control on the road of units having TCDT with reports of existing offenses, using a Cordless Tool for Vehicular Control, hereafter known as CTVC, which enables linking to the RTVCS system as well as establishing a connection with the TCDT of the approaching vehicle by means of Bluetooth and/or WiFi.
  • CTVC Cordless Tool for Vehicular Control
  • Figure 12 shows a schematic diagram of the constitutive parts of a preferred embodiment of the CTVC according to the present invention.
  • the object of the present invention is a Total Control Digital Tachograph (TCDT), to control a vehicle applicable to all types of units and all types of applications designed to automatically and permanently generate control of the unit, the manner in which a driver drives the unit and a means for its monitoring and evolution. It meets the same standards and set of laws as the DT, but differs from the DT in that there are added controls to the unit and the driver, as well as also establishing how the unit is being driven related to that driver, which can be analyzed during the trip or subsequently thereto; likewise, said control can be extended to the control or observation of other nearby units and the latter can be requested remotely from the CCS or reported in a very simple manner by the driver himself.
  • TCDT Total Control Digital Tachograph
  • the TCDT differs from the DT in that it adds a communications module (MCM), based on data packets, which enables a bidirectional transmission by means of a mobile telephone network, and/or by satellite, in addition, it adds one or more digital video recording cameras located in the cabin of the unit and on the outside of the unit: in front, on both sides and the back of the unit, a multidirectional acceleration and impact sensor, a fingerprint reader, a Bluetooth and/or WiFi connection plate, a graphic display (touch screen), and a keypad, from which the driver can generate reports of traffic offenses by third parties, and transmit them to the CCS.
  • MCM communications module
  • the TCDT provides two USB data outputs whose purpose would be to have access to the TCDT so that inspections both in the city as well as on the road can be carried out by the relevant authorities by means of an appropriate reader, thus avoiding misunderstandings and false reports. Additionally a printer, a credit or debit card reader, etc. can be connected or added using the USB.
  • the TCDT has more controls as compared to those available in the DT described in the prior art.
  • the TCDT forms part of a Real Time Vehicle Control System, hereafter known as RTVCS, managed from the CCS, which enables it to carry out control of the correct use of the vehicles of an entire vehicle fleet and of those vehicles that may endanger the environment of each one of them.
  • RTVCS Real Time Vehicle Control System
  • the driver has access to a push button provided in the cabin, in an easily accessible location (e.g. switch for operating lights), which we will call Driver's Push Button (DPB), conversely, the driver can also press a function on the touch screen, which will generate a report of an offense by a third party, which will consist of a video from the cameras as from a time prior to the report until a time after the report (configurable times).
  • a third party which will consist of a video from the cameras as from a time prior to the report until a time after the report (configurable times).
  • the device will also add vehicle and GPS data which, once it is input automatically into the RTVCS system from the CCS, will be processed to identify and record the offense carried out by the third party.
  • the TCDT will, depending on the conditions permitted in the place and time where the vehicle is located, and in case of exceeding or failing to meet the limits established in the maps which are uploaded and updated in the TCDT, generate notices of offenses to the driver, and in case the offense is not corrected, implement a report directly to the CCS.
  • the main addition of the TCDT is the use of digital video footage in real time, which also enables to extend the above mentioned control of driving to other nearby units, whether they have such devices installed or not.
  • the primary objective of the TCDT of the present invention is to control the vehicle, the manner of driving to which the vehicle is subjected by the drivers assigned to the vehicle, as well as to control other vehicles located in its environment by means of digital video cameras associated to the TCDT, said feature is added to the traditional controls of the current tachographs.
  • the TCDT adds controls known as Preliminary Validation of Departure (PVD) which relate to the control of the unit with reference to its mechanical operation, validating the driver to drive this unit verifying the validity of: the national and/or international driving license, authorization enabling the vehicle to circulate, driver's card, files on the validity of the driver's health, eyesight, hearing, and other necessary check-ups.
  • PVD Preliminary Validation of Departure
  • the TCDT verifies the vehicle and the scheduled trip: origin and destination of the trip, RUTA Certificate, Mandatory technical inspection, Identification card of the unit, Certificate of current insurance coverage, the type of load to be transported, Document or letter supporting the transport of the load, Additional requirements or Certificates according to the type of load, in the case of international trips, all necessary documentation of the company, the unit and the load, etc. All this information will be gathered by the TCDT Tachograph, by means of the link through the RTVCS System with the Central Control Station (CCS), using the MCM module, and therefore it is the duty of the owner to keep this information updated, which is done by inputting the information into the RTVCS system.
  • CCS Central Control Station
  • the system will facilitate this, making up a guide of the necessary information to update according to the vehicle, driver or type of trip or transportation to be made.
  • the CCS will be equipped with a database that is constantly updated and which will provide all necessary information on the companies, clients, vehicles and drivers as well as all the information on their transport or trip operations.
  • the CCS updates such data instantly in the memory of every TCDT of every mobile unit using the MCM module of the TCDTs.
  • the TCDT provides the possibility to monitor both remotely and in real time or deferred time the compliance by the driver of the driving rules of the company, it allows to view the driver in the cabin, the state of the load, and the parameters of the load, (for example the temperature in transport of perishable substances), control of the operating parameters of the engine, all in real time.
  • the TCDT has some elements which are common to digital tachographs, but incorporates new elements or new functions to these, such as: 1 ) A GPS (acronym in English for Global Positioning Device) and/or GLONASS (acronym in Russian for Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Mama), a Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS) developed by the Soviet Union, and currently administered by the Russian Federation and which is the counterpart of the American GPS and the European Galileo, and/or the Galileo (B, Figure 3) which is a global satellite navigation system developed by the European Union (EU), in order to avoid dependence on the GPS and GLONASS systems, and unlike these two, the Galileo is for civilian use. Any of these systems enable to determine the position of a unit, the time, direction and speed of the same, which will be input into the TCDT.
  • An MCM communication module, of the GPR (acronym for General Packet Radio Service) type, or general packet radio service created in the 80s is an extension of the Global System for Vehicle Communications (acronym for Global System for Vehicle Communications or GSM), EDGE / EGPRS which is implemented as an enhancement of GSM / GPRS, which makes it easier for existing GSM operators to upgrade to it, UMTS Universal mobile telecommunications system (acronym for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) it is one of the technologies used by third-generation mobiles, successor to GSM, because the current GSM technology itself could not follow an evolutionary path to provide services considered to be third generation services, and/or LTE (acronym for Long Term Evolution) defined by some as an evolution of the UMTS standard (3G, which is the acronym used to refer to the third generation mobile telephone technologies), and by others as a new concept of evolutionary architecture (4G acronym to refer to the fourth generation) and/or Satellite if what is intended is full coverage of what is known as the mobile communication module (MCM)
  • One or more cameras (1 and 14, Figures 1 , 2, 3 and 10) cameras for recording digital video located in the cabin of the unit and on the outside of the unit, to film the front, the rear, and both sides of the unit.
  • a graphic display (touch screen) (5, Figures 1 , 2 and 3).
  • a keypad (2 Figures 1 , 2 and 3) for communication between the driver and the application of the TCDT program with keys for the activity of the driver, for control of driving hours (similar for all DT tachographs).
  • a fingerprint reader (which may or may not activate the start of the unit) (1 1 Figuresl , 2 and 3) used for PVD controls.
  • the TCDT will proceed to the Preliminary Validation of Departure (PVD), where it will proceed to:
  • the processor (A, Figure 3) of the TCDT in addition to processing the typical information of digital tachographs, using the Geographic Positioning System, (GPS and/or GLONASS, Galileo), from which it takes the time, speed, location and direction, and through the MCM module (C, Figure 3) receives from the CCS updates of the maps uploaded onto the memory (G, Figure 3), (maps of streets, roads and highways, and useful indications referred to traffic, dates and times of restricted traffic zones according to categories of the National Road Safety Agency (ANSV, for the acronym in Spanish: Agenda Nacional de Seguridad Vial), with these elements it will permanently process the control of the driving conditions (G , Figure 3).
  • G, Figure 3 Geographic Positioning System
  • GLONASS Global System for the acronym in Spanish: Agenda Nacional de Seguridad Vial
  • This control can identify and give notice of possible offenses of the driver (10, Figures 1 and 3) which, in the case of not correcting the driving, the TCDT generates an offense report which consists in reporting the fact to the driver, store the offense in the internal memory (G, Figure 3), change the Indicator panel of the TCDT (visible from outside the unit (13, Figures 1 , 2 and 3)) from a Normal indication to an "indication with reports" in order to be distinguished from the outside the unit by a police checkpoint on the road.
  • the TCDT will send this report to the CCS to incorporate it to the list of pending offenses of the vehicle.
  • this report will remain in the equipment pending delivery until the vehicle enters an area with coverage and the report the report can be sent automatically. Once the report is sent, the TCDT will wait for the acknowledgment receipt from the CCS.
  • the TCDT will be permanently recording the video taken by the camera(s) (1 and 14, Figures 1 , 2, 3 and 10) on the internal solid state memory (G, Figure 3), and simultaneously, the TCDT will incorporate on each video frame all the information from the GPS (and/or GLONASS, Galileo) (B, Figure 3), in addition to the controls of the equipment (driver, acceleration), as well as information of existing signals in the vehicle and which can be connected to the main unit (such as turning signals, brakes, airbags, seat belts, lights, status of doors, engine RPM, etc. (6 , Figures 1 and 3).
  • V&D video Video and Data
  • TCDT Solid state memory
  • the CCS can accelerate assistance to the vehicles involved as well as notify emergency centers and all vehicles near the place of the accident, foreseeing an increase of the accident or a congestion on the highway or road.
  • MAR Manual Accident Report
  • RAR Requested Accident Report
  • the AOR and MOR Offense Reports such as AAR and MAR Accident reports comprise a V&D video file from a time prior to the offense or accident detected automatically by the equipment or generated manually by the driver, until a time after the offense. These times can be reconfigured from the CCS.
  • the ROR Reports of traffic offenses, as well as the RAR Accident reports are reports which are requested from the CCS, and will be reports requested to all vehicles with TCDT that the system detects next to the location and on the date/time of the search of the report.
  • the data contained in the CCS report request will be coordinates, date/time and start time and end time of the report.
  • the Tachograph After receiving the request for this report, the Tachograph generates with this data a search of the stored V&D video file memory (G, Figure 3), using the date/time index as a search item for making the ROR and RAR reports.
  • Figure 8 A it is intended to represent the currently existing systems and equipment both of private use as well as those required under Ordinance or Regulation.
  • the TCDT in its function as a Tachograph and using the MCM module and its GPS can also be configured to generate data reports for Automated Vehicle Tracking (RVA, for its acronym in Spanish: Rastreo Vehicular Automatizado) , or Automatic Vehicle Location or AVL (acronym of its name in English, Automatic Vehicle location) companies, that is, as a system for remote localization in real-time of the unit for use by the company that owns the unit directly or through another company that provides tracking services for administrative or safety issues of the units or their loads, but always with control and approval of the information provided by the TCDT Tachograph by the CCS, to ensure the inviolability of the information.
  • RVA Automated Vehicle Tracking
  • AVL Automatic Vehicle Location
  • the RTVCS Control System proposed in Figure 8 B comprises a necessary control of units on the road, which enables the control and payment of offenses.
  • the RTVCS system must ensure that identifying the status of the TCDT on the vehicles is simple, identifying the status as active, with reports or with outstanding fines.
  • the camera in the TCDT is mounted attached to the windshield (1 , Figure 2), and may be used as the support for the graphic display (5, Figure 2) (similar to an inside rearview mirror). Together with the camera support, and looking in the same direction, are two high brightness LEDs (from the English acronym Light Emitting Diode), so that these LEDs can be seen from outside the vehicle by the supervisory authorities on public roads. A green LED indicates that the TCDT is working properly and a red LED indicates that that the vehicle has pending offenses.
  • the RTVCS system will also provide traffic police with a CTVC Tool, which enables a "selective" control on the road of vehicles which have a TCDT with reports of existing offenses and offenses pending payment. Linking the CTVC tool with the RTVCS system enables police to anticipate the status of the TCDTs of the vehicles approaching a police control, thus avoiding stopping or hindering traffic of vehicles in good conditions and with no outstanding offenses.
  • This CTVC tool can also establish a Bluetooth and/or WiFi connection (J, Figure 12) with the TCDT of the vehicle, which enables checking the accumulated offenses of that particular vehicle, and by being connected to the RTVCS by means of a communication module MCM (C, Figure 12), and by means of the TCDT credit or debit card reader (H, Figure 12), payment of outstanding fines can be made, and once the RTVCS confirms payment through the central control station, the system writes off the outstanding fines of that particular vehicle, causing the TCDT of the vehicle to turns off the red warning LED.
  • a Bluetooth and/or WiFi connection J, Figure 12
  • MCM communication module
  • H TCDT credit or debit card reader
  • This tool will use the fingerprint reader as a security and information means for payment transactions (K, Figure 12).
  • the printer (I, Figure 12) prints out the receipt of the transaction.
  • This tool will also enable the reading of the Driver's card (L, Figure 12) thus controlling compliance with driving times and resting periods, as well as the list of registered reports on the driver.
  • This same information can be obtained by the Company using a CTVC tool similar to the one used in traffic police controls, only by using a "company key” and establishing a connection with the TCDT by means of Bluetooth and/or WiFi (J, Figure 12); likewise, the Driver's card can be accessed to be read in order to verify compliance of driving times and resting periods, as well as the list of registered reports regarding the driver.
  • the TCDT is represented in Figure 1 as a diagram of its constitutive parts, and Figure 2 shows possible locations of these constitutive parts in a given type of vehicle.
  • Figure 1 shows the central element of the TCDT, a CPU for control and communication of the TCDT (3, Figure 1 ) and which is shown in detail in Figure 3.
  • the CPU of Figure 3 comprises:
  • a central processor (A, Figure 3) in charge of the entire process of analysis, operation and the linking of the TCDT with the RTVCS system (Zone A, Figure 8), by means of the link with the CCS ( Figure 4).
  • An MCM module of the GPRS, EGPRS, UMTS, LTE type or Satellite (C, Figure 3) which enables the transmission and reception of data to and from a CCS (e.g. in Argentina it may be part of or linked to the ANSR or CNRT).
  • a Bluetooth and/or WiFi connection plate (E, Figure 3) for downloading reports from the internal memory of the TCDT of the company which owns the vehicle, for adjustments in the enabled workshops, as well as for reporting controls on the road.
  • the CPU supports video input of another camera (14, Figures 1 , 2, 3 and 10), which may vary according to the use or application of the unit, or it may be a 360 e image camera located on the top of the vehicle, which extends the information to the environment of the vehicle (optional).
  • the first camera will have the TCDT status vision indicators integrated from the exterior (Normal / failure / with reports) (13, Figures 1 , 2 and 3) and a microphone in the cabin (1 , Figures 1 , 2 and 3).
  • a solid state memory (G, Figure 3) with a capacity to store standard data of tachographs and up to a 1 year period of activity, as well as a minimum of 48 hours of V&D video and outstanding reports.
  • a Multidirectional acceleration and impact sensor (7, Figures 1 , 2 and 3) incorporates the information to the reports, or it is used to activate accident reports automatically. It also supports connections to existing impact sensors in the unit as well as activation warnings of airbags.
  • a Connection with graphic display (touch screen) (5, Figures 1 , 2 and 3) with all the information and activation reports from the screen or from a keypad (2, Figures 1 , 2 and 3), in order to enable the driver to carry out accident reports or offenses of another nearby unit.
  • the CPU has inputs for driving signaling of the unit, such as turning indicators, braking, seat belts, activation of airbags, open doors, engine RPM, etc., information which can warn the driver, as well as automatic accident reports. All the aforementioned issues are important to analyze accidents at a later date (6, Figures 1 and 3).
  • the CPU will read the speed off the unit's system, as a backup to the GPS speed system and as coverage in areas where this signal is not present (e.g. in tunnels).
  • FIG 4 shows an example wherein unit 1 (A) comprises a TCDT, thus, when vehicle 2 (B), commits an overtaking offense, in this example for speeding, the driver reports this offense to the CCS (C1 ), and the EEC sends a confirmation of the receipt of the report (C2) to the TCDT of vehicle 1 (A).
  • the speed difference between vehicle 1 (A) and vehicle 2 (B) is processed using the video of the report of vehicle-! , to which the speed of vehicle 1 (A) is added. This value is the speed of vehicle 2 (B) at the moment when vehicle 2 overtakes vehicle 1 (A).
  • the CCS uses maps of streets, roads and highways, limits and traffic laws, according to the type of vehicles, but added to this, to be able to carry this our, the system has uploaded a reference map of distances (distance between broken lines (G, Figure 4) for the analysis of the TCDT V&D video of the report (see Annex 2).
  • a reference map of distances distance between broken lines (G, Figure 4) for the analysis of the TCDT V&D video of the report (see Annex 2).
  • Figure 5 shows an example where it is assumed there are several vehicles with TCDT Tachographs installed in them, including the vehicle which is violating the traffic law, but in this case the offense is not speeding, but overtaking in a zone where overtaking is not allowed (double line).
  • the TCDT of vehicle 2 (G) can report the crossing over of the double line by means of an image analysis of the inner camera (1 , Figures 1 , 2, 3 and 10) in real time. In the absence of this analysis, this report can be carried out by one of the other vehicles. But if the report is given by the driver of vehicle 1 (A), the report (C1 ) to the CCS originates in vehicle 1 (A), and the CCS sends an acknowledgment of the reception (C2) of the report.
  • the CCS determines the offense of vehicle 1 based on the V&D video, and the CCS requires reports from all vehicles with TCDT in the area and at that time (current if the vehicles are in the coverage area of the communication signal or at the time the offense took place if there is a delay due to not having a coverage in that area), thus the CCS requires a report from vehicle 2 (B) (which was the vehicle which committed the offense) and (C5) from vehicle 3 (C), both of which send a report (C4) and (C6) respectively.
  • the CCS later confirms the reception of these reports and can process the offense of vehicle 2 (B) from different angles given by different vehicles automatically and give notice of the committed offense to vehicle 2 (A) in real time. Using the same criteria, an accident report from a nearby vehicle can likewise be provided.
  • the analysis of the report comprises analyzing the V&D video as from a time prior to the offense until a time after the offense; the video has enough definition to capture the license plate of the vehicle which is charged with the offense, at least 30 frames per second, which allows for a frame by frame analysis.
  • the video has enough definition to capture the license plate of the vehicle which is charged with the offense, at least 30 frames per second, which allows for a frame by frame analysis.
  • advance is made to the last image allowed by the definition ( Figure 7) and progress is determined in meters according to the amount of white lines advanced by vehicle 2 (the distance between the lines in that location is known, as the information is taken from the road maps), which in the example was 25 meters.
  • the speed difference between the two vehicles is determined, which was 21 .8 km/h.
  • This speed is added to the average speed of vehicle 1 at that time, which was 1 17.7 km/h, resulting in an overtaking speed of vehicle 2 of 139.5 km/h, or 19.5 km/h over the speed limit, thereby this offense remains in the CCS charged to this vehicle.
  • the overtaking speed may differ from the maximum driving speed, in this case the speed limit shall be taken as the greater of the two.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif appelé tachygraphe numérique à maîtrise totale (TCDT), qui se conforme aux mêmes directives ou réglementations que le tachygraphe numérique, mais modifie entièrement les critères de commande, car il incorpore des commandes antérieures au début du trajet, à la fois relatives au véhicule et au conducteur, et engendre également une maîtrise totale de la conduite sur la base des lois de la circulation du lieu où le véhicule est en cours d'utilisation, avertissant en outre le conducteur s'il commence à conduire de manière incorrecte, et peut enregistrer les amendes. L'invention incorpore également la maîtrise d'autres véhicules dans son environnement, dans le champ de vision du conducteur, en utilisant au moins deux caméras, donnant au conducteur la possibilité de déposer des rapports d'infractions de circulation d'autres véhicules; dans les commandes au début du trajet, le TCDT identifie le conducteur (au moyen d'un capteur d'empreintes digitales) et vérifie qu'il est titulaire d'un permis de conduire, et invite le conducteur à saisir le type de trajet à entreprendre, vérifiant en temps réel que toute la documentation nécessaire est homologuée d'au moyen d'un module de communication pour véhicule (MCM) qui lui permet d'être connecté à une station centrale de commande (CCS), qui est le lieu à partir duquel un système de commande de véhicules (VCS) est mis en œuvre en temps réel, et en fonction de celle-ci, le TCDT valide l'unité pour l'utilisation. Ceci permet également au TCDT de fournir des informations à d'autres systèmes de commande privés, remplaçant des équipements comme des AVL, des navigateurs, etc. Ceci permettra une commande plus efficiente d'unités de tous types, permettant également de transformer le véhicule contrôlé en contrôleur d'autres véhicules, qui peuvent être dotés de TCDT ou non, augmentant l'observance des lois de la circulation, réduisant les accidents et, dans l'éventualité où ils se produiraient, accélérant l'intervention sur ceux-ci.
EP16738223.3A 2015-07-03 2016-06-28 Dispositif appelé tachygraphe numérique à maîtrise totale (tcdt) en temps réel pour véhicule et autres véhicules avoisinants utilisant des caméras et des connexions mobiles Withdrawn EP3317860A1 (fr)

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