JP2001351192A - Method for collecting traffic information by axle load sensor and device for the same - Google Patents

Method for collecting traffic information by axle load sensor and device for the same

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JP2001351192A
JP2001351192A JP2000169348A JP2000169348A JP2001351192A JP 2001351192 A JP2001351192 A JP 2001351192A JP 2000169348 A JP2000169348 A JP 2000169348A JP 2000169348 A JP2000169348 A JP 2000169348A JP 2001351192 A JP2001351192 A JP 2001351192A
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Yutaka Chiku
豊 知久
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for collecting traffic information by an axle load sensor capable of performing proper traffic control by integrating axle load information from an axle load sensor per unit time, and transmitting it through road side radio equipment to a host device as traffic information, and obtaining traffic information. SOLUTION: In collecting traffic information by an axle load sensor, an axle load sensor 11 is set at a road side, and measured information form the axle load sensor 11 is transmitted to road side radio equipment 12, and the number of passing vehicles per unit time is detected based on the measured information from the axle load sensor 11, and the detected information is transmitted to a host device 13 as traffic congestion level information.

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【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、軸重センサによる
交通量情報収集方法およびその装置に係り、特に、道路
交通情報システム分野における、車両の重量を測定する
軸重センサの、車載器と路側装置での通信により課金す
るノンストップ自動料金収受システム(ETC)への応
用に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for collecting traffic information using an axle load sensor, and more particularly to an on-board unit and a roadside of an axle load sensor for measuring the weight of a vehicle in the field of road traffic information systems. The present invention relates to an application to a non-stop automatic toll collection system (ETC) for charging by communication with a device.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、道路交通システムにおて、車両の
過積載のチェックのために道路の料金精算所などに軸重
センサが配置されている。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a road traffic system, an axle load sensor is disposed at a toll checkout station on a road or the like to check for overloaded vehicles.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】上記した従来の軸重セ
ンサは、車両等の重量を測定するために単体で使用され
ており、その軸重センサの計測結果を交通量情報に関連
づけるような仕組みになっていないのが現状である。
The above-described conventional axle load sensor is used alone to measure the weight of a vehicle or the like, and a mechanism for associating the measurement result of the axle load sensor with traffic volume information. It is not at present.

【0004】一方、交通量情報の収集は専用のセンサを
配置して計測しており、その情報は、情報板等により運
転者への注意を促すことに用いられていた。つまり、交
通量情報の収集のために、専用の車両検知用センサを別
途配置するように構成されている。
On the other hand, traffic volume information is collected and measured by arranging a dedicated sensor, and the information has been used to alert a driver with an information board or the like. That is, a dedicated vehicle detection sensor is separately arranged for collecting traffic volume information.

【0005】本発明は、上記状況に鑑みて、軸重センサ
からの軸重情報を単位時間当たり積算し、交通量情報と
して、路側無線装置を介して、上位装置に伝送して、交
通量情報を得ることにより、適切な交通制御を行うこと
ができる軸重センサによる交通量情報収集方法及びその
装置を提供することを目的とする。
[0005] In view of the above situation, the present invention integrates axle load information from an axle load sensor per unit time and transmits it as traffic volume information to a higher-level device via a roadside apparatus, thereby obtaining traffic volume information. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a traffic volume information collecting method and a device using an axle load sensor capable of performing appropriate traffic control.

【0006】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上記目的を達
成するために、 〔1〕軸重センサによる交通量情報収集方法において、
軸重センサを路側に設置し、前記軸重センサからの計測
情報を路側無線装置に伝送し、前記軸重センサからの計
測情報に基づいて通過車両の単位時間あたりの台数を検
知し、この検知された情報を交通混雑度情報として上位
装置に伝送することを特徴とする。
According to the present invention, there is provided a method for collecting traffic information using an axle load sensor.
An axle load sensor is installed on the roadside, the measurement information from the axle load sensor is transmitted to the roadside wireless device, and the number of passing vehicles per unit time is detected based on the measurement information from the axle load sensor. The transmitted information is transmitted to a higher-level device as traffic congestion degree information.

【0007】〔2〕上記〔1〕記載の軸重センサによる
交通量情報収集方法において、前記検知された情報を前
記路側無線装置からダウンリンクで車載器に伝送するこ
とを特徴とする。
[2] The method for collecting traffic information by the axle load sensor according to the above [1], wherein the detected information is transmitted from the roadside apparatus to the vehicle-mounted device via downlink.

【0008】〔3〕軸重センサによる交通量情報収集装
置において、軸重センサと、この軸重センサからの軸重
情報を受け、この軸重情報に基づいて車両の混雑度情報
を得る路側無線装置と、この路側無線装置からの車両の
混雑度情報を受け、車両の交通制御を行う上位装置とを
具備することを特徴とする。
[3] In a traffic volume information collecting apparatus using an axle load sensor, a roadside radio which receives an axle load sensor and axle load information from the axle load sensor and obtains congestion degree information of the vehicle based on the axle load information. It is characterized by comprising a device and a host device that receives the congestion degree information of the vehicle from the roadside wireless device and controls the traffic of the vehicle.

【0009】[0009]

【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の実施の形態を図を
用いて説明する。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【0010】図1は本発明の実施例を示す軸重センサに
よる交通量情報収集システムの構成図である。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a traffic information collection system using an axle load sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【0011】この図において、11は軸重センサ、S1
は軸重センサ11から出力される軸重情報、12はその
軸重情報S1 を受ける路側無線装置、S2 は路側無線装
置12から出力される交通量情報、13はその交通量情
報S2 を受ける上位装置、例えば、交通管理センター、
ノンストップ自動料金収受管理センターなど、S3 は路
側無線装置12から車載器14へダウンリンクにより送
信される下りメッセージである。
In this figure, 11 is an axle load sensor, S 1
Axle load information output from the axle load sensors 11, 12 traffic information that axle load information roadside device under S 1, S 2 is outputted from the roadside apparatus 12, 13 the traffic information S 2 Higher-level devices, such as traffic management centers,
Such as non-stop automatic toll collection management center, S 3 is a downlink message transmitted by the downlink from the roadside apparatus 12 to the vehicle-mounted device 14.

【0012】図1に示すように、軸重センサ11は路側
無線装置12に接続される。また、路側無線装置12は
上位装置13に接続される。
As shown in FIG. 1, the axle load sensor 11 is connected to a roadside wireless device 12. The roadside apparatus 12 is connected to the host apparatus 13.

【0013】そこで、軸重センサ11で検出した軸重情
報S1 を路側無線装置12へ送信する。
Then, the axle load information S 1 detected by the axle load sensor 11 is transmitted to the roadside apparatus 12.

【0014】路側無線装置12は、その軸重情報S1
検知回数から通過台数を積算し、一定時間内の通過台数
から道路の混雑度を推定後、道路の混雑度を交通量情報
2として上位装置13へ送信する。上位装置13は混
雑度の変動から交通渋滞の発生を予測したり、ETCゲ
ートの稼働率を調整する。同時に、路側無線装置12か
らの下りメッセージS3 内の案内情報に運転者に対し注
意を促す情報を加えて、車載器14へ送信する。
The roadside apparatus 12 integrates the number of passing vehicles from the number of times of detection of the axle load information S 1 , estimates the degree of congestion of the road from the number of passing vehicles within a certain time, and then calculates the degree of congestion of the road to the traffic information S 2. To the host device 13. The host device 13 predicts the occurrence of traffic congestion from fluctuations in the degree of congestion, and adjusts the operation rate of the ETC gate. At the same time, information that calls for the driver's attention is added to the guidance information in the down message S 3 from the roadside apparatus 12 and transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 14.

【0015】また、軸重センサ11からの軸重情報S1
の検知回数を路側無線装置12で監視することにより、
車載器14を搭載していない非ETC車両の検知も可能
である。
Axle load information S 1 from the axle load sensor 11 is also provided.
By monitoring the number of detections by the roadside apparatus 12,
It is also possible to detect a non-ETC vehicle on which the on-vehicle device 14 is not mounted.

【0016】図2は本発明の軸重センサによる交通量情
報収集フローチャートであり、以下、本発明の交通量情
報収集方法について説明する。
FIG. 2 is a flow chart for collecting traffic information by the axle load sensor of the present invention. Hereinafter, the traffic information collecting method of the present invention will be described.

【0017】(1)まず、例えば、ETCゲートの近く
に軸重センサをセットする(ステップS1)。
(1) First, for example, an axle load sensor is set near an ETC gate (step S1).

【0018】(2)次に、車両が軸重センサを通過する
か否かをチェックする(ステップS2)。
(2) Next, it is checked whether or not the vehicle passes through the axle load sensor (step S2).

【0019】(3)次に、車両が軸重センサを通過する
と、軸重センサから車軸情報を出力する(ステップS
3)。
(3) Next, when the vehicle passes the axle load sensor, axle information is output from the axle load sensor (step S).
3).

【0020】(4)次に、その出力された車軸情報を路
側無線装置により受信する(ステップS4)。
(4) Next, the output axle information is received by the roadside apparatus (step S4).

【0021】(5)次に、前記路側無線装置による車軸
情報の受信回数を単位時間当たり積算し、車両の通過台
数情報、つまり混雑度情報を得る(ステップS5)。
(5) Next, the number of times of receiving the axle information by the roadside apparatus is integrated per unit time to obtain information on the number of vehicles passing, that is, congestion degree information (step S5).

【0022】(6)次に、その混雑度情報を前記路側無
線装置から上位装置へ伝送する(ステップS6)。
(6) Next, the congestion degree information is transmitted from the roadside apparatus to the host apparatus (step S6).

【0023】(7)次に、その混雑度情報を上位装置で
受信する(ステップS7)。
(7) Next, the higher-level device receives the congestion degree information (step S7).

【0024】(8)次いで、その混雑度情報に基づいて
交通制御のための措置を講じる(ステップS8)。
(8) Next, measures for traffic control are taken based on the congestion degree information (step S8).

【0025】(9)また、ステップS5において、前記
路側無線装置から車載器へもその混雑度情報を伝送する
(ステップS9)。
(9) In step S5, the congestion degree information is also transmitted from the roadside apparatus to the vehicle-mounted device (step S9).

【0026】(10)そこで、車載器はその混雑度情報
をダウンリンクで前記路側無線装置から受信する(ステ
ップS10)。
(10) Then, the on-vehicle device receives the congestion degree information from the roadside apparatus via the downlink (step S10).

【0027】このように、本発明によれば、上位装置に
路側無線装置から道路の混雑度を定期的に送信すること
により、通常と異なる場所/時間帯に渋滞を生じた場合
には、交通事故などの深刻なトラブルが発生したものと
推測することが迅速にできる。
As described above, according to the present invention, by transmitting the degree of congestion of a road from a roadside apparatus to a host apparatus at regular intervals, when traffic congestion occurs in a place / time zone different from normal, traffic It is possible to quickly estimate that a serious trouble such as an accident has occurred.

【0028】この交通情報(混雑度情報)により、交通
事故などのような場合には、関連地点の入口のみのゲー
トを自動閉鎖して、渋滞の激化を防止する。また、交通
量に応じてインターチェンジ付近の信号を制御し、青/
赤の時間比率を変えて車両の通過をスムーズにするなど
の措置をとることにより、高速道路での渋滞の発生を未
然に予防することが可能となる。つまり、混雑度情報を
的確に収集して、円滑な交通制御のために資することが
できる。
According to this traffic information (congestion degree information), in the case of a traffic accident, etc., the gate only at the entrance of the relevant point is automatically closed to prevent intensified congestion. In addition, traffic lights near the interchange are controlled according to traffic volume,
By taking measures such as changing the time ratio of red to make vehicles pass smoothly, it is possible to prevent traffic jams on expressways before they occur. That is, it is possible to accurately collect congestion degree information and contribute to smooth traffic control.

【0029】また、そのような交通の混雑度を車載器を
介して収集することにより、ドライバーは適切な経路の
変更や、目的地への連絡などを行うことができる。
Further, by collecting the degree of traffic congestion via the vehicle-mounted device, the driver can change an appropriate route or contact a destination.

【0030】なお、本発明は上記実施例に限定されるも
のではなく、本発明の趣旨に基づき種々の変形が可能で
あり、それらを本発明の範囲から排除するものではな
い。
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

【0031】[0031]

【発明の効果】以上、詳細に説明したように、本発明に
よれば、以下のような効果を奏することができる。
As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

【0032】(1)軸重センサからの軸重情報を単位時
間当たり積算し、交通量情報として、路側無線装置を介
して、上位装置に伝送して、交通量情報を得ることによ
り、適切な交通制御を行うことができる。
(1) The axle load information from the axle load sensor is integrated per unit time, and transmitted as traffic volume information to a higher-level device via a roadside apparatus to obtain traffic volume information. Traffic control can be performed.

【0033】(2)交通の混雑度を車載器を介して収集
することにより、ドライバーは適切な経路の変更や、目
的地への連絡などを行うことができる。
(2) By collecting the degree of traffic congestion via the on-vehicle device, the driver can change an appropriate route or contact a destination.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の実施例を示す軸重センサによる交通量
情報収集システムの構成図である。
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a traffic information collection system using an axle load sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】本発明の軸重センサによる交通量情報収集フロ
ーチャートである。
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of traffic volume information collection by the axle load sensor of the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

11 軸重センサ 12 路側無線装置 13 上位装置 14 車載器 S1 軸重情報 S2 交通量情報 S3 下りメッセージ11 axle load sensor 12 roadside apparatus 13 the upper apparatus 14 mounted device S 1 axle load information S 2 traffic information S 3 downstream message

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 軸重センサによる交通量情報収集方法に
おいて、(a)軸重センサを路側に設置し、(b)前記
軸重センサからの計測情報を路側無線装置に伝送し、
(c)前記軸重センサからの計測情報に基づいて通過車
両の単位時間あたりの台数を検知し、(d)該検知され
た情報を交通混雑度情報として上位装置に伝送すること
を特徴とする軸重センサによる交通量情報収集方法。
1. A method for collecting traffic volume information using an axle load sensor, comprising: (a) installing an axle load sensor on a roadside; and (b) transmitting measurement information from the axle load sensor to a roadside wireless device.
(C) detecting the number of passing vehicles per unit time based on the measurement information from the axle load sensor, and (d) transmitting the detected information to a host device as traffic congestion degree information. Traffic information collection method using axle load sensor.
【請求項2】 請求項1記載の軸重センサによる交通量
情報収集方法において、前記検知された情報を前記路側
無線装置からダウンリンクで車載器に伝送することを特
徴とする軸重センサによる交通量情報収集方法。
2. The traffic information collection method according to claim 1, wherein the detected information is transmitted from the roadside apparatus to a vehicle-mounted device via a downlink. How to collect quantity information.
【請求項3】 軸重センサによる交通量情報収集装置に
おいて、(a)軸重センサと、(b)該軸重センサから
の軸重情報を受け、該軸重情報に基づいて車両の混雑度
情報を得る路側無線装置と、(c)該路側無線装置から
の車両の混雑度情報を受け、車両の交通制御を行う上位
装置とを具備する軸重センサによる交通量情報収集装
置。
3. A traffic volume information collection device using an axle load sensor, wherein (a) an axle load sensor and (b) axle load information from the axle load sensor are received, and the degree of congestion of the vehicle is determined based on the axle load information. A traffic information collection device using an axle load sensor comprising a roadside wireless device for obtaining information and (c) a host device for receiving traffic information of the vehicle from the roadside wireless device and controlling traffic of the vehicle.
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