EP3531392A1 - Method for managing the passage of a vehicle through a toll station of a road - Google Patents

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EP3531392A1
EP3531392A1 EP19159523.0A EP19159523A EP3531392A1 EP 3531392 A1 EP3531392 A1 EP 3531392A1 EP 19159523 A EP19159523 A EP 19159523A EP 3531392 A1 EP3531392 A1 EP 3531392A1
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  • the invention relates to a method of managing the passage of a vehicle to a toll station of a road.
  • the roads are lined with several toll stations, having barriers able to pass from a blocking configuration to a passage configuration.
  • the barrier In the blocking configuration, the barrier extends in a substantially horizontal direction and in the passage configuration the barrier has pivoted upwardly from the blocking configuration to extend in a substantially vertical direction.
  • a road usually comprising two or three lanes on its haulage sections, is generally subdivided into a larger number of lanes at each toll station. Each of these lanes thus has a barrier, and when a vehicle arrives at the toll station, a display indicates an amount to be paid according to the category of the said vehicle at the barrier. This category can for example be a car, a truck or a two-wheelers. An occupant of the vehicle then pays the indicated amount, and the barrier opens automatically to let the vehicle.
  • the identification is currently performed on the basis of the acquisition of an image taken by a camera, said image being focused on the license plate of the vehicle at the barrier. If for example, a motorcycle is inserted between the barrier and a car placed behind this motorcycle, it is possible that the camera takes the license plate of the car when the driver of the bike is about to pay the amount for pass. He will then have to pay a skewed amount, corresponding to that of a car. It can either challenge the amount on the spot and cause a slowdown or even a break in traffic time that an authorized person notes the error and corrects, or challenge later by mobilizing at least one person belonging to the company in charge of cash the payment. In other words, a wrong identification of the vehicle causes damage, which have a high cost.
  • a management method makes it possible to efficiently process the passage of a vehicle to a toll station of a road, by systematically identifying without error the category of the vehicle presenting itself at the toll gate.
  • the subject of the invention is a method for managing the passage of a vehicle to a toll station of a road, said station being traversed by at least one lane and each of said lanes having a barrier capable of passing from a position of closing preventing a vehicle from moving to an open position allowing said vehicle to pass.
  • the main originality of such a management method is to host at least one server in the Internet network also called "cloud", said server having a software capable of processing the image of the vehicle and the parameter representative of the height of said vehicle , in order to provide information on the category of the vehicle at the toll gate.
  • the server is centralized on the Internet, and thus promotes general updates of the software, without having to multiply the interventions on local servers. Indeed, it is enough to update once the software version on the server hosted in the Internet, to operate all the payment terminals, and avoids having to intervene several times on local servers.
  • the image acquisition system is a digital or analog camera.
  • the representative parameter of the height of the vehicle may for example be represented by the height itself of the vehicle, or by any electrical signal or other type, representative of said height.
  • a specific category of vehicle may for example be constituted by motorcycles, or by cars or by trucks.
  • the terminal includes means for displaying the amount to be paid and corresponding to a given vehicle category and means capable of collecting payment means, such as for example cash or a credit card.
  • the image of the vehicle is discretized (each point of the image corresponds to a pixel), and the algorithm of the software uses the pixels of said image to process it.
  • the step of acquiring at least one image of the vehicle is performed by means of a camera placed near the barrier and in front of the vehicle at the barrier.
  • This camera is triggered, as soon as the presence of a vehicle placed just in front of the barrier is detected, this detection can for example be performed by means of an electromagnetic sensor.
  • the camera is capable of acquiring an image whose resolution is greater than 244 ⁇ 244.
  • the step of acquiring the parameter is a step of direct measurement of the height of the vehicle, performed by means of at least one optical sensor.
  • the step of measuring the height of the vehicle is performed by means of two optical sensors, placed on either side of the vehicle upstream of the barrier.
  • a management method comprises a step of producing five different categories of vehicle, a first category corresponding to light vehicles, a second category corresponding to intermediate vehicles, a third category corresponding to heavy goods vehicles. and other 2-axle vehicles, a fourth category corresponding to heavy goods vehicles and other three-axle vehicles, a fifth category corresponding to motorcycles, sidecars and trikes, said management method restoring information making it possible to classify each vehicle in one of these five categories.
  • the five preceding categories refer to vehicles very different from each other, which can justify a difference of payment at a toll station.
  • the step of restoring the information relating to the category of the vehicle occurs less than 100 ms after the step of sending said at least one image and said parameter. This time is extremely short, and decreases the waiting time of each vehicle at the toll station.
  • the step of restoring the information relating to the category of the vehicle occurs 50ms after the step of sending said at least one image and said parameter.
  • Another object of the invention is a management device for carrying out a management method according to the invention.
  • the main technical characteristic of a device is that it comprises an image acquisition system intended to acquire at least one image of the vehicle, at least one optical sensor intended to measure the height of the vehicle, a payment terminal and at least one server hosted on the Internet network and comprising software capable of processing the vehicle image and information relating to the height of the vehicle, then sending to said terminal information relating to the category of the vehicle .
  • a management device comprises transmission means capable of conveying the various pieces of information between the set constituted by the image acquisition system and said at least one sensor, and the server, and means of transmission between said server and the payment terminal.
  • a method of managing the passage of a vehicle to a toll station of a road has the advantage of being managed quickly and easily by centralizing on the Internet, the server with the identification software of the vehicle category. It is therefore sufficient to intervene once on said server to update or modify the software. It has the further advantage of reducing the risk of contamination of said software by a virus, reducing to one, the server driving the software.
  • some roads are equipped with a toll station 1 intended to force a user to pay a sum of money corresponding to the length of the section of said route taken by this user, said sum also corresponding to the vehicle category of said user.
  • the GVW is the total weight allowed under load.
  • a user will pay at the toll station 1, a sum of money.
  • a toll station 1 includes an automatic barrier 2 placed on a road 3 and equipment 4, 5, 6 to identify the category of the vehicle 7 advancing to said automatic barrier 2.
  • the automatic barrier 3 is adapted to move from a closed position for which it extends in a substantially horizontal direction and blocks the passage of the vehicle, to an open position for which it extends in a substantially vertical direction after rotating the vehicle. about 90 ° from its closed position. In the open position, the automatic barrier 3 allows to let the vehicle, which was parked behind it. The transition from one position to the other is reversible, and can be controlled by an electrical signal, which can for example be triggered as soon as the payment has been made.

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L'invention se rapporte à un procédé de gestion du passage d'un véhicule (7) à une station (1) de péage d'une route, ladite station (1) étant traversée par au moins une voie (3) et chacune desdites voies (3) possédant une barrière (2) apte à passer d'une position de fermeture empêchant un véhicule de passer à une position d'ouverture permettant audit véhicule de passer.The invention relates to a method of managing the passage of a vehicle (7) to a toll station (1) of a road, said station (1) being traversed by at least one lane (3) and each of said tracks (3) having a barrier (2) capable of passing from a closed position preventing a vehicle from moving to an open position allowing said vehicle to pass.

La principale caractéristique d'un procédé de gestion selon l'invention est qu'il utilise un serveur centralisé, hébergé dans le cloud, permettant de traiter toutes les informations en provenance de plusieurs stations de péage, afin de déterminer la catégorie de chaque véhicule se présentant à l'une desdites stations de péage.

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L'invention se rapporte à un procédé de gestion du passage d'un véhicule à une station de péage d'une route.The invention relates to a method of managing the passage of a vehicle to a toll station of a road.

Généralement, les routes sont jalonnées de plusieurs stations de péages, possédant des barrières aptes à passer d'une configuration de blocage à une configuration de passage. Dans la configuration de blocage, la barrière s'étend selon une direction sensiblement horizontale et dans la configuration de passage la barrière a pivoté vers le haut, depuis la configuration de blocage, pour s'étendre selon une direction sensiblement verticale. Plus précisément, une route comportant habituellement deux ou trois voies sur ses tronçons de roulage, se subdivise généralement en un nombre plus important de voies au niveau de chaque station de péage. Chacune de ces voies comporte ainsi une barrière, et lorsqu'un véhicule arrive à la station de péage, un afficheur indique un montant à payer en fonction de la catégorie dudit véhicule se présentant au niveau de la barrière. Cette catégorie peut par un exemple être une voiture, un camion ou un deux-roues. Un occupant du véhicule s'acquitte alors du montant indiqué, et la barrière s'ouvre automatiquement pour laisser passer le véhicule.Generally, the roads are lined with several toll stations, having barriers able to pass from a blocking configuration to a passage configuration. In the blocking configuration, the barrier extends in a substantially horizontal direction and in the passage configuration the barrier has pivoted upwardly from the blocking configuration to extend in a substantially vertical direction. More specifically, a road usually comprising two or three lanes on its haulage sections, is generally subdivided into a larger number of lanes at each toll station. Each of these lanes thus has a barrier, and when a vehicle arrives at the toll station, a display indicates an amount to be paid according to the category of the said vehicle at the barrier. This category can for example be a car, a truck or a two-wheelers. An occupant of the vehicle then pays the indicated amount, and the barrier opens automatically to let the vehicle.

Or, il peut arriver que la catégorie de véhicule ne soit pas correctement identifiée au niveau de la station de péage. En effet, l'identification est réalisée actuellement sur la base de l'acquisition d'une image prise par une caméra, ladite image étant focalisée sur la plaque d'immatriculation du véhicule se présentant au niveau de la barrière. Si par exemple, une moto est insérée entre la barrière et une voiture placée derrière cette moto, il est possible que la caméra prenne la plaque d'immatriculation de la voiture au moment où le pilote de la moto s'apprête à payer le montant pour passer. Il va alors devoir acquitter un montant biaisé, correspondant à celui d'une voiture. Il peut, soit contester le montant sur place et engendrer un ralentissement voire une interruption du trafic le temps qu'une personne habilitée constate l'erreur et la corrige, soit le contester ultérieurement en mobilisant au moins une personne appartenant à l'entreprise chargée d'encaisser le paiement. Autrement dit, une mauvaise identification du véhicule engendre des dommages, qui ont un coût élevé.However, it can happen that the category of vehicle is not correctly identified at the toll station. Indeed, the identification is currently performed on the basis of the acquisition of an image taken by a camera, said image being focused on the license plate of the vehicle at the barrier. If for example, a motorcycle is inserted between the barrier and a car placed behind this motorcycle, it is possible that the camera takes the license plate of the car when the driver of the bike is about to pay the amount for pass. He will then have to pay a skewed amount, corresponding to that of a car. It can either challenge the amount on the spot and cause a slowdown or even a break in traffic time that an authorized person notes the error and corrects, or challenge later by mobilizing at least one person belonging to the company in charge of cash the payment. In other words, a wrong identification of the vehicle causes damage, which have a high cost.

Un procédé de gestion selon l'invention, permet de traiter efficacement le passage d'un véhicule à une station de péage d'une route, en identifiant systématiquement et sans erreur la catégorie du véhicule se présentant à la barrière de péage.A management method according to the invention makes it possible to efficiently process the passage of a vehicle to a toll station of a road, by systematically identifying without error the category of the vehicle presenting itself at the toll gate.

L'invention a pour objet un procédé de gestion du passage d'un véhicule à une station de péage d'une route, ladite station étant traversée par au moins une voie et chacune desdites voies possédant une barrière apte à passer d'une position de fermeture empêchant un véhicule de passer à une position d'ouverture permettant audit véhicule de passer.The subject of the invention is a method for managing the passage of a vehicle to a toll station of a road, said station being traversed by at least one lane and each of said lanes having a barrier capable of passing from a position of closing preventing a vehicle from moving to an open position allowing said vehicle to pass.

Selon l'invention, un procédé de gestion selon l'invention comprend les étapes suivantes,

  • Une étape d'acquisition d'au moins une image du véhicule se présentant dans une voie de la station de péage au niveau de la barrière, au moyen d'un système d'acquisition d'image placé à proximité de ladite voie,
  • Une étape de détermination d'un paramètre représentatif de la hauteur du véhicule,
  • Une étape d'envoi de ladite au moins une image et dudit paramètre sur au moins un serveur hébergé sur le réseau internet,
  • Une étape d'identification de la catégorie du véhicule au moyen d'un logiciel situé sur ledit au moins un serveur et apte à traiter ladite au moins une image et ledit paramètre,
  • Une étape de restitution d'une information relative à la catégorie du véhicule, au niveau d'une borne de paiement située en amont de la barrière,
  • Une étape de paiement au niveau de ladite borne,
  • Une étape de basculement de la barrière vers la position d'ouverture depuis sa position de fermeture une fois le montant réclamé acquitté.
According to the invention, a management method according to the invention comprises the following steps,
  • A step of acquiring at least one image of the vehicle in a lane of the toll station at the barrier, by means of an image acquisition system placed close to said lane,
  • A step of determining a parameter representative of the height of the vehicle,
  • A step of sending said at least one image and said parameter to at least one server hosted on the Internet network,
  • A step of identifying the category of the vehicle by means of software located on said at least one server and able to process said at least one image and said parameter,
  • A step of restoring information relating to the category of the vehicle, at a payment terminal located upstream of the barrier,
  • A payment step at said terminal,
  • A step of tilting the barrier to the open position from its closed position once the amount claimed acquitted.

La principale originalité d'un tel procédé de gestion est d'héberger au moins un serveur dans le réseau internet encore appelé « cloud », ledit serveur possédant un logiciel apte à traiter l'image du véhicule et le paramètre représentatif de la hauteur dudit véhicule, afin de restituer une information sur la catégorie du véhicule se présentant au niveau de la barrière du péage. Le serveur se retrouve centralisé sur le réseau internet, et favorise ainsi les mises à jour générales du logiciel, sans avoir à multiplier les interventions sur des serveurs locaux. En effet, il suffit de mettre une fois à jour la version du logiciel sur le serveur hébergé dans le réseau internet, pour faire fonctionner toutes les bornes de paiement, et évite ainsi d'avoir à intervenir plusieurs fois sur des serveurs locaux. Le système d'acquisition d'image est une caméra numérique ou analogique. Le paramètre représentatif de la hauteur du véhicule peut par exemple être représenté par la hauteur elle-même du véhicule, ou par tout signal électrique ou d'autre nature, représentatif de ladite hauteur. Une catégorie spécifique de véhicule peut par exemple être constituée par les motos, ou par les voitures ou par les poids lourds. Afin de ne pas trop ralentir le débit des véhicules au niveau de la station de péage, il est indispensable que la restitution de l'information relative à la catégorie du véhicule à la borne de paiement s'effectue sur un temps très court, typiquement inférieur à une seconde. La borne de paiement comprend des moyens d'affichage du montant à payer et correspondant à une catégorie de véhicule donnée et des moyens aptes à recueillir des moyens de paiement, tels que par exemple des espèces ou une carte de crédit. Préférentiellement, l'image du véhicule est discrétisée (chaque point de l'images correspond à un pixel), et l'algorithme du logiciel utilise les pixels de ladite image pour la traiter.The main originality of such a management method is to host at least one server in the Internet network also called "cloud", said server having a software capable of processing the image of the vehicle and the parameter representative of the height of said vehicle , in order to provide information on the category of the vehicle at the toll gate. The server is centralized on the Internet, and thus promotes general updates of the software, without having to multiply the interventions on local servers. Indeed, it is enough to update once the software version on the server hosted in the Internet, to operate all the payment terminals, and avoids having to intervene several times on local servers. The image acquisition system is a digital or analog camera. The representative parameter of the height of the vehicle may for example be represented by the height itself of the vehicle, or by any electrical signal or other type, representative of said height. A specific category of vehicle may for example be constituted by motorcycles, or by cars or by trucks. In order not to slow down the flow of vehicles at the toll station too much, it is essential that the return of the information relating to the category of the vehicle to the terminal of payment takes place over a very short time, typically less than to a second. The terminal includes means for displaying the amount to be paid and corresponding to a given vehicle category and means capable of collecting payment means, such as for example cash or a credit card. Preferably, the image of the vehicle is discretized (each point of the image corresponds to a pixel), and the algorithm of the software uses the pixels of said image to process it.

Avantageusement, l'étape d'acquisition d'au moins une image du véhicule est réalisée au moyen d'une caméra placée à proximité de la barrière et devant le véhicule se présentant au niveau de la barrière. Cette caméra se déclenche, dès que la présence d'un véhicule placé juste devant la barrière est détectée, cette détection pouvant par exemple s'effectuer au moyen d'un capteur électromagnétique.Advantageously, the step of acquiring at least one image of the vehicle is performed by means of a camera placed near the barrier and in front of the vehicle at the barrier. This camera is triggered, as soon as the presence of a vehicle placed just in front of the barrier is detected, this detection can for example be performed by means of an electromagnetic sensor.

De façon préférentielle, la caméra est apte à acquérir une image dont la résolution est supérieure à 244x244. Plus la définition de la caméra sera élevée, meilleure sera la qualité de traitement d'image et plus sûre sera l'information relative à la catégorie du véhicule.Preferably, the camera is capable of acquiring an image whose resolution is greater than 244 × 244. The higher the definition of the camera, the better the quality of the image processing and the safer the vehicle category information.

Préférentiellement, l'étape d'acquisition du paramètre est une étape de mesure directe de la hauteur du véhicule, réalisée au moyen d'au moins un capteur optique.Preferably, the step of acquiring the parameter is a step of direct measurement of the height of the vehicle, performed by means of at least one optical sensor.

De façon avantageuse, l'étape de mesure de la hauteur du véhicule est réalisée au moyen de deux capteurs optiques, placés de part et d'autre du véhicule en amont de la barrière.Advantageously, the step of measuring the height of the vehicle is performed by means of two optical sensors, placed on either side of the vehicle upstream of the barrier.

Avantageusement, un procédé de gestion selon l'invention, comprend une étape d'élaboration de cinq catégories de véhicule différentes, une première catégorie correspondant à des véhicules légers, une deuxième catégorie correspondant à des véhicules intermédiaires, une troisième catégorie correspondant à des poids lourds et autres véhicules à 2 essieux, une quatrième catégorie correspondant à des poids lourds et autres véhicules à trois essieux, une cinquième catégorie correspondant à des motos, side-cars et trikes, ledit procédé de gestion restituant l'information permettant de classer chaque véhicule dans l'une de ces cinq catégories. En effet, les cinq catégories précédentes se réfèrent à des véhicules bien différents les uns des autres, pouvant justifier d'une différence de paiement à une station de péage.Advantageously, a management method according to the invention comprises a step of producing five different categories of vehicle, a first category corresponding to light vehicles, a second category corresponding to intermediate vehicles, a third category corresponding to heavy goods vehicles. and other 2-axle vehicles, a fourth category corresponding to heavy goods vehicles and other three-axle vehicles, a fifth category corresponding to motorcycles, sidecars and trikes, said management method restoring information making it possible to classify each vehicle in one of these five categories. Indeed, the five preceding categories refer to vehicles very different from each other, which can justify a difference of payment at a toll station.

De façon préférentielle, l'étape de restitution de l'information relative à la catégorie du véhicule intervient moins de 100ms après l'étape d'envoi de ladite au moins une image et dudit paramètre. Ce temps est extrêmement court, et diminue le temps d'attente de chaque véhicule à la station de péage.Preferably, the step of restoring the information relating to the category of the vehicle occurs less than 100 ms after the step of sending said at least one image and said parameter. This time is extremely short, and decreases the waiting time of each vehicle at the toll station.

Préférentiellement, l'étape de restitution de l'information relative à la catégorie du véhicule intervient 50ms après l'étape d'envoi de ladite au moins une image et dudit paramètre.Preferably, the step of restoring the information relating to the category of the vehicle occurs 50ms after the step of sending said at least one image and said parameter.

L'invention a pour autre objet un dispositif de gestion pour la réalisation d'un procédé de gestion selon l'invention.Another object of the invention is a management device for carrying out a management method according to the invention.

La principale caractéristique technique d'un dispositif selon l'invention, est qu'il comprend un système d'acquisition d'image destiné à acquérir au moins une image du véhicule, au moins un capteur optique destiné à mesurer la hauteur du véhicule, une borne de paiement et au moins un serveur hébergé sur le réseau internet et comprenant un logiciel apte à traiter l'image du véhicule et l'information relative à la hauteur du véhicule, puis à envoyer vers ladite borne une information relative à la catégorie du véhicule.The main technical characteristic of a device according to the invention is that it comprises an image acquisition system intended to acquire at least one image of the vehicle, at least one optical sensor intended to measure the height of the vehicle, a payment terminal and at least one server hosted on the Internet network and comprising software capable of processing the vehicle image and information relating to the height of the vehicle, then sending to said terminal information relating to the category of the vehicle .

Avantageusement, un dispositif de gestion selon l'invention comprend des moyens de transmission aptes à acheminer les différentes informations entre l'ensemble constitué par le système d'acquisition d'image et ledit au moins un capteur, et le serveur, et des moyens de transmission entre ledit serveur et la borne de paiement.Advantageously, a management device according to the invention comprises transmission means capable of conveying the various pieces of information between the set constituted by the image acquisition system and said at least one sensor, and the server, and means of transmission between said server and the payment terminal.

Un procédé de gestion du passage d'un véhicule à une station de péage d'une route selon l'invention, présente l'avantage d'être géré rapidement et facilement en centralisant sur le réseau internet, le serveur doté du logiciel d'identification de la catégorie de véhicule. Il suffit donc d'intervenir une seule fois sur ledit serveur pour mettre à jour ou modifier le logiciel. Il a de plus l'avantage de diminuer le risque de contamination dudit logiciel par un virus, en réduisant à un, le serveur pilotant le logiciel.A method of managing the passage of a vehicle to a toll station of a road according to the invention, has the advantage of being managed quickly and easily by centralizing on the Internet, the server with the identification software of the vehicle category. It is therefore sufficient to intervene once on said server to update or modify the software. It has the further advantage of reducing the risk of contamination of said software by a virus, reducing to one, the server driving the software.

On donne, ci-après, une description détaillée d'un mode de réalisation préféré d'un procédé de gestion du passage d'un véhicule à une station de péage selon l'invention, en se référant aux figures suivantes :

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective simplifiée d'une station de péage dans laquelle est apte à être appliqué un procédé de gestion du passage d'un véhicule selon l'invention,
The following is a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of a method of managing the passage of a vehicle to a toll station according to the invention, with reference to the following figures:
  • The figure 1 is a simplified perspective view of a toll station in which a method for managing the passage of a vehicle according to the invention is applicable,

En se référant à la figure 1, certaines routes sont équipées d'une station de péage 1 destinée à contraindre un usager de payer une somme d'argent correspondant à la longueur du tronçon de ladite route empruntée par cet usager, ladite somme correspondant également à la catégorie de véhicule dudit usager.Referring to the figure 1 , some roads are equipped with a toll station 1 intended to force a user to pay a sum of money corresponding to the length of the section of said route taken by this user, said sum also corresponding to the vehicle category of said user.

De cette manière, il existe cinq catégories de véhicules identifiées :

  • La classe 1 correspondant aux véhicules légers : véhicules d'une hauteur totale inférieure ou égale à 2m et d'un PTAC inférieur ou égal à 3, 5 tonnes,
  • La classe 2 correspondant aux véhicules intermédiaires : véhicules d'une hauteur totale supérieure à 2m et inférieure à 3m et d'un PTAC inférieur ou égal à 3, 5 tonnes, ou ensemble roulant d'une hauteur totale supérieure à 2m et inférieure à 3m avec un véhicule tracteur d'un PTAC inférieur ou égal à 3, 5 tonnes,
  • La classe 3 correspondant aux véhicules à 2 essieux ayant soit une hauteur totale supérieure ou égale à 3m, soit un PTAC supérieur à 3, 5 tonnes,
  • La classe 4 correspondant aux véhicules à 3 essieux et plus, c'est-à-dire véhicules ayant une hauteur supérieure ou égale à 3m ou un PTAC supérieur à 3, 5 tonnes, ou ensembles roulants ayant une hauteur totale supérieure ou égale à 3m, ou ensembles roulants ayant un PTAC supérieur à 3, 5 tonnes,
  • La classe 5 correspondant aux motos, side-cars et aux trikes.
In this way, there are five categories of vehicles identified:
  • Class 1 corresponding to light vehicles: vehicles with a total height of less than or equal to 2m and a gross vehicle weight less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes,
  • Class 2 corresponding to intermediate vehicles: vehicles with a total height of more than 2m and less than 3m and a GVWW of less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes, or rolling assembly with a total height of more than 2m and less than 3m with a tractor vehicle of a gross vehicle weight less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes,
  • Class 3 corresponding to 2-axle vehicles having either a total height greater than or equal to 3m, a gross weight exceeding 3, 5 tonnes,
  • Class 4 corresponding to vehicles with 3 or more axles, ie vehicles with a height greater than or equal to 3m or a GVWR greater than 3.5 tonnes, or wheel sets with a total height greater than or equal to 3m , or roller assemblies having a GVWR greater than 3,5 tonnes,
  • Class 5 corresponding to motorcycles, sidecars and trikes.

Pour rappel, le PTAC est le poids total autorisé en charge. Ainsi, en fonction du kilométrage parcouru sur un tronçon payant, et de la catégorie de son véhicule, un usager devra s'acquitter à la station de péage 1, d'une somme d'argent forfaitaire.As a reminder, the GVW is the total weight allowed under load. Thus, depending on the mileage traveled on a paid stretch, and the category of his vehicle, a user will pay at the toll station 1, a sum of money.

En se référant à la figure 1, une station de péage 1 comprend une barrière automatique 2 placé sur une voie routière 3 et des équipements 4, 5, 6 permettant d'identifier la catégorie du véhicule 7 s'avançant jusqu'à ladite barrière automatique 2. La barrière automatique 3 est apte à passer d'une position de fermeture pour laquelle elle s'étend dans une direction sensiblement horizontale et bloque le passage du véhicule, à une position d'ouverture pour laquelle elle s'étend dans une direction sensiblement verticale après avoir effectuée une rotation d'environ 90° depuis sa position de fermeture. Dans la position d'ouverture, la barrière automatique 3 permet de laisser passer le véhicule, qui stationnait derrière elle. Le passage d'une position à l'autre est réversible, et peut être commandée par un signal électrique, pouvant par exemple être déclenché dès que le paiement a été effectué.Referring to the figure 1 , a toll station 1 includes an automatic barrier 2 placed on a road 3 and equipment 4, 5, 6 to identify the category of the vehicle 7 advancing to said automatic barrier 2. The automatic barrier 3 is adapted to move from a closed position for which it extends in a substantially horizontal direction and blocks the passage of the vehicle, to an open position for which it extends in a substantially vertical direction after rotating the vehicle. about 90 ° from its closed position. In the open position, the automatic barrier 3 allows to let the vehicle, which was parked behind it. The transition from one position to the other is reversible, and can be controlled by an electrical signal, which can for example be triggered as soon as the payment has been made.

Un procédé selon l'invention, permettant de gérer le passage d'un véhicule 7 à une station de péage 1, comprend schématiquement les étapes suivantes :

  • Figure imgb0001
    Une étape d'avancée du véhicule 7 jusqu'à la barrière automatique 2 en position fermée.
  • Figure imgb0002
    Une étape de détection de la présence d'un véhicule juste derrière la barrière. Cette étape peut être réalisée au moyen d'un capteur.
  • Figure imgb0003
    Une étape d'acquisition d'au moins une image du véhicule 7 se présentant au niveau de la barrière automatique 2, au moyen d'un système d'acquisition 4 d'image placé sur le côté de la voie 3 sur laquelle évolue le véhicule 7. Ce système d'acquisition d'images est préférentiellement une caméra apte à réaliser des images ayant une résolution supérieure à 244x244.
  • Figure imgb0004
    Une étape de mesure de la hauteur totale du véhicule 7. Cette étape de mesure est réalisée au moyen de deux capteurs optiques 5, 6 placés de part et d'autre du véhicule 7 en amont de la barrière 2. Ces deux capteurs 5, 6 sont alignés suivant un axe transversal de la voie 3, qui est perpendiculaire à un axe longitudinal de celle-ci.
  • Figure imgb0005
    Une étape d'envoi de ladite au moins une image et d'une information représentative de la hauteur totale du véhicule 7 mesurée, sur au moins un serveur hébergé sur le réseau internet. Autrement dit, le serveur est hébergé dans le cloud, et une multiplicité de stations de péage 1 sont connectées à ce serveur pour identifier la catégorie de véhicule se présentant à une barrière automatique, de ces stations de péage 1. Ce serveur se retrouve ainsi centralisé pour toutes les stations de péage 1, et il est alors facile d'intervenir sur un seul serveur pour procéder à des corrections de logiciel ou à des mises à jour de celui-ci. L'utilisation d'un seul serveur à la place d'une multiplicité de serveurs locaux évite la propagation de virus dans le système gérant lesdits serveurs locaux et réduit les risques de pannes ou de mauvais fonctionnement. Il suffit juste de se brancher sur une application dédiée sans avoir à toucher aux infrastructures.
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    Une étape d'identification de la catégorie du véhicule 7 au moyen d'un logiciel situé sur ledit au moins un serveur, et apte à traiter ladite au moins une image et ladite information relative à la hauteur totale du véhicule 7 mesurée. Ce logiciel s'appuie sur une méthode consistant à détecter les caractéristiques de chaque image de chaque classe de véhicules d'une base de données d'images traitées a priori par des personnes. Une fois cette étape d'extraction de caractéristiques réalisée de manière précise, la frontière qui sépare les différentes classes est ensuite modélisée. Par conséquent, pour chaque image en entrée, ses caractéristiques sont extraites, puis sur la base de ces dernières, sa classe est renvoyée.
  • Figure imgb0007
    Une étape de restitution d'une information relative à la catégorie du véhicule, au niveau d'une borne 8 de paiement situé en amont de la barrière. Cette information va indiquer le montant à payer par l'usager, ainsi qu'éventuellement, la catégorie de son véhicule. Il est bien entendu que chaque borne de paiement est connectée au serveur centralisé, qui est hébergé sur le cloud, et peut donc recevoir l'information concernant la catégorie du véhicule. Cette restitution d'information est rapide et se fait dans un délai inférieur à la seconde, et préférentiellement à un délai de 100ms.
  • Figure imgb0008
    Une étape de paiement au niveau de ladite borne au moyen par exemple d'espèces ou d'une carte de crédit.
  • Figure imgb0009
    Une étape de basculement de la barrière vers la position d'ouverture depuis sa position de fermeture, lorsque le montant a été acquitté.
A method according to the invention, for managing the passage of a vehicle 7 to a toll station 1, schematically comprises the following steps:
  • Figure imgb0001
    A step of advancing the vehicle 7 to the automatic barrier 2 in the closed position.
  • Figure imgb0002
    A step of detecting the presence of a vehicle just behind the barrier. This step can be performed by means of a sensor.
  • Figure imgb0003
    A step of acquiring at least one image of the vehicle 7 at the level of the automatic barrier 2, by means of a system image acquisition system 4 placed on the side of the track 3 on which the vehicle 7 is moving. This image acquisition system is preferably a camera capable of producing images having a resolution greater than 244 × 244.
  • Figure imgb0004
    A step of measuring the total height of the vehicle 7. This measurement step is performed by means of two optical sensors 5, 6 placed on either side of the vehicle 7 upstream of the barrier 2. These two sensors 5, 6 are aligned along a transverse axis of the track 3, which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis thereof.
  • Figure imgb0005
    A step of sending said at least one image and information representative of the total height of the measured vehicle 7, on at least one server hosted on the Internet. In other words, the server is hosted in the cloud, and a multiplicity of toll stations 1 are connected to this server to identify the category of vehicle presenting itself at an automatic barrier, these toll stations 1. This server is thus centralized for all toll stations 1, and it is then easy to intervene on a single server to make software corrections or updates thereof. The use of a single server instead of a multiplicity of local servers avoids the spread of viruses in the system managing said local servers and reduces the risk of failures or malfunctions. Just plug into a dedicated application without having to touch infrastructure.
  • Figure imgb0006
    A step of identifying the category of the vehicle 7 by means of software located on said at least one server, and able to process said at least one image and said information relating to the total height of the vehicle 7 measured. This software is based on a method of detecting the characteristics of each image of each vehicle class of a database of images processed a priori by people. Once this step of extraction of characteristics carried out in a precise way, the border which separates the various classes is then modeled. Therefore, for each input image, its characteristics are retrieved, and based on these, its class is returned.
  • Figure imgb0007
    A step of restoring information relating to the category of the vehicle, at a payment terminal 8 located upstream of the barrier. This information will indicate the amount to be paid by the user, as well as possibly, the category of his vehicle. It is understood that each payment terminal is connected to the centralized server, which is hosted on the cloud, and can therefore receive information on the category of the vehicle. This feedback of information is fast and is done in a time less than one second, and preferentially to a delay of 100ms.
  • Figure imgb0008
    A payment step at said terminal by for example cash or a credit card.
  • Figure imgb0009
    A step of tilting the barrier to the open position from its closed position, when the amount has been paid.

Le principe d'un procédé de gestion selon l'invention, est qu'il s'appuie sur une image du véhicule et sur une mesure de sa hauteur, et non plus sur l'acquisition d'une image de la plaque d'immatriculation du véhicule, qui peut être une source d'erreur. En effet, si un motard se présente avec son véhicule 2 roues au niveau de la barrière 2, et si une automobile est placée juste derrière lui, les procédés actuellement mis en oeuvre risquent de prendre en compte la plaque d'immatriculation de ce véhicule, et le motard va alors devoir s'acquitter d'une somme forfaitaire correspondant à un véhicule automobile. Deux possibilités s'offrent à lui :

  • Soit il refuse de payer cette somme erronée, et il fait alors appel à une personne habilitée de la station de péage pour régulariser la situation. Il va lors immobiliser le trafic pendant quelques minutes,
  • Soit il paie la somme erronée, et régularise la situation ultérieurement avec des personnes de l'entreprise chargée de gérer les paiements à la station de péage, en réclamant un remboursement de la partie de la somme indûment acquittée.
The principle of a management method according to the invention is that it relies on an image of the vehicle and a measurement of its height, and no longer on the acquisition of an image of the license plate of the vehicle, which can be a source of error. Indeed, if a biker comes with his 2-wheeled vehicle at the barrier 2, and if a car is placed just behind him, the processes currently implemented may take into account the license plate of the vehicle, and the rider will then have to pay a lump sum corresponding to a motor vehicle. Two possibilities are available to him:
  • Either he refuses to pay this wrong sum, and he then calls on a person authorized by the toll station to regularize the situation. He will then stop the traffic for a few minutes,
  • Either he pays the wrong amount, and later corrects the situation with people from the company responsible for managing the payments to the toll station, demanding a refund of the part of the amount unduly paid.

Dans les deux cas, les situations sont consommatrices de temps, et sont coûteuses.In both cases, the situations are time consuming and expensive.

En s'appuyant sur une image du véhicule et sur une mesure de sa hauteur, les risques d'erreur sur l'identification de la catégorie du véhicule sont quasiment nuls avec un procédé de gestion selon l'invention.Based on an image of the vehicle and a measurement of its height, the risk of error on the identification of the category of the vehicle are almost zero with a management method according to the invention.

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Procédé de gestion du passage d'un véhicule (7) à une station (1) de péage d'une route, ladite station (1) étant traversée par au moins une voie (3) et chacune desdites voies (3) possédant une barrière (2) apte à passer d'une position de fermeture empêchant un véhicule de passer à une position d'ouverture permettant audit véhicule de passer, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte les étapes suivantes, - Une étape d'acquisition d'au moins une image du véhicule se présentant dans une voie (3) de la station de péage (1) au niveau de la barrière (2), au moyen d'un système d'acquisition d'image (4) placé à proximité de ladite voie (3), - Une étape de détermination d'un paramètre représentatif de la hauteur du véhicule, - Une étape d'envoi de ladite au moins une image et dudit paramètre sur au moins un serveur hébergé sur le réseau internet, - Une étape d'identification de la catégorie du véhicule au moyen d'un logiciel situé sur ledit au moins un serveur et apte à traiter ladite au moins une image et ledit paramètre, - Une étape de restitution d'une information relative à la catégorie du véhicule, au niveau d'une borne de paiement (8) située en amont de la barrière (2), - Une étape de paiement au niveau de ladite borne (8), - Une étape de basculement de la barrière (2) vers la position d'ouverture depuis sa position de fermeture une fois le montant réclamé acquitté. A method of managing the passage of a vehicle (7) to a toll station (1) of a road, said station (1) being traversed by at least one lane (3) and each of said lanes (3) having a barrier (2) able to pass from a closed position preventing a vehicle from moving to an open position allowing said vehicle to pass, characterized in that it comprises the following steps, - A step of acquiring at least one image of the vehicle in a lane (3) of the toll station (1) at the barrier (2), by means of an acquisition system image (4) placed near said path (3), A step of determining a parameter representative of the height of the vehicle, A step of sending said at least one image and said parameter to at least one server hosted on the Internet network, A step of identifying the category of the vehicle by means of software located on said at least one server and able to process said at least one image and said parameter, A step of restoring information relating to the category of the vehicle, at a payment terminal (8) located upstream of the barrier (2), A payment step at said terminal (8), - A step of tilting the barrier (2) to the open position from its closed position once the claimed amount acquitted. Procédé de gestion selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'acquisition d'au moins une image du véhicule est réalisée au moyen d'une caméra (4) placée à proximité de la barrière (2) et devant le véhicule (7) se présentant au niveau de la barrière (2).Management method according to claim 1, characterized in that the step of acquiring at least one image of the vehicle is performed by means of a camera (4) placed near the barrier (2) and in front of the vehicle (7) occurring at the barrier (2). Procédé de gestion selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la caméra (4) est apte à acquérir une image dont la résolution est supérieure à 244x244.Management method according to claim 2, characterized in that the camera (4) is able to acquire an image whose resolution is greater than 244x244. Procédé de gestion selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que l'étape d'acquisition du paramètre est une étape de mesure directe de la hauteur du véhicule (7), réalisée au moyen d'au moins un capteur optique (5, 6).Management method according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the step of acquiring the parameter is a step of direct measurement of the height of the vehicle (7), carried out by means of at least one sensor optical (5, 6). Procédé de gestion selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de mesure de la hauteur du véhicule est réalisée au moyen de deux capteurs optiques (5, 6) placés de part et d'autre du véhicule (7) en amont de la barrière (2).Management method according to claim 4, characterized in that the step of measuring the height of the vehicle is performed by means of two optical sensors (5, 6) placed on either side of the vehicle (7) upstream of the barrier (2). Procédé de gestion selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une étape d'élaboration de cinq catégories de véhicule différentes, une première catégorie correspondant à des véhicules légers, une deuxième catégorie correspondant à des véhicules intermédiaires, une troisième catégorie correspondant à des poids lourds et autres véhicules à 2 essieux, une quatrième catégorie correspondant à des poids lourds et autres véhicules à trois essieux, une cinquième catégorie correspondant à des motos, side-cars et trikes, et en ce que ledit procédé de gestion restitue une information permettant de classer chaque véhicule (7) dans l'une de ces cinq catégories.Management method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises a step of producing five different categories of vehicle, a first category corresponding to light vehicles, a second category corresponding to intermediate vehicles. , a third category corresponding to heavy goods vehicles and other 2-axle vehicles, a fourth category corresponding to heavy goods vehicles and other three-axle vehicles, a fifth category corresponding to motorcycles, side-cars and trikes, and in that said method of management provides information to classify each vehicle (7) in one of these five categories. Procédé de gestion selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de restitution de l'information relative à la catégorie du véhicule (7) intervient moins de 100ms après l'étape d'envoi de ladite au moins une image et dudit paramètre.Management method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the step of restoring the information relating to the category of the vehicle (7) occurs less than 100ms after the step of sending said least one image and said parameter. Procédé de gestion selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de restitution de l'information relative à la catégorie du véhicule (7) intervient 50ms après l'étape d'envoi de ladite au moins une image et dudit paramètre.Management method according to claim 7, characterized in that the step of restoring the information relating to the category of the vehicle (7) occurs 50ms after the step of sending said at least one image and said parameter. Dispositif de gestion pour la réalisation d'un procédé de gestion selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un système d'acquisition d'image (4) destiné à acquérir au moins une image du véhicule (7), au moins un capteur optique (5, 6) destiné à mesurer la hauteur du véhicule, une borne de paiement (8) et au moins un serveur hébergé sur le réseau internet et comprenant un logiciel apte à traiter l'image du véhicule et l'information relative à la hauteur du véhicule (7) puis à envoyer vers ladite borne (8) une information relative à la catégorie du véhicule (7).Management device for carrying out a management method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises an image acquisition system (4) intended to acquire at least one image of the vehicle (7), at least one optical sensor (5, 6) for measuring the height of the vehicle, a payment terminal (8) and at least one server hosted on the Internet network and comprising software capable of processing the image of the vehicle and vehicle height information (7) and then to sending to said terminal (8) information relating to the category of the vehicle (7). Dispositif de gestion selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens de transmission aptes à acheminer les différentes informations entre l'ensemble constitué par le système d'acquisition d'image (4) et ledit au moins un capteur (5, 6), et le serveur, et des moyens de transmission entre ledit serveur et la borne de paiement (8).Management device according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises transmission means capable of conveying the various pieces of information between the assembly constituted by the image acquisition system (4) and the said at least one sensor (5). , 6), and the server, and transmission means between said server and the payment terminal (8).
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