JP2009199445A - Lamp facility maintenance support device and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the efficiency of maintenance and inspection of a lamp facility set within a fixed range by displaying maintenance staff's location in the maintenance and inspection thereof. <P>SOLUTION: A mobile terminal 10 is carried by maintenance staff who performs maintenance and inspection of the lamp facility set within the fixed range such as a runway of an airport. The lamp facility maintenance support system 30 is communicably connected to the mobile terminal 10 through a receiving device 20. The mobile terminal 10 receives location information indicating a current location of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal 10 transmits the received location information to the lamp facility maintenance support device 30. The support device 30 obtains the location information transmitted by the mobile terminal 10. The support device 30 displays the obtained location information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting equipment maintenance support device and a lighting equipment maintenance support system used for maintenance / inspection of equipment including lighting equipment installed within a certain range.

  For example, a runway at an airport is generally provided with a lighting facility (guide light) as equipment for guiding an airplane on the runway.

  In recent years, a lighting equipment monitoring and control system is used to maintain and check the lighting equipment. The lighting equipment monitoring and control system is provided, for example, in a central monitoring room where a monitoring staff is present, and monitors abnormalities or failures of the lighting equipment.

  As a technique related to the above-mentioned maintenance and inspection of the lighting equipment, there is a technique capable of detecting the fact of the disconnection (disconnection) of the lighting equipment and the position of the disconnected lighting equipment (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to this technology, when the lighting equipment is disconnected, the secondary side of the current transformer is short-circuited to prevent the generation of high voltage, and the location of the disconnected lighting is immediately known at the master station provided on the power supply side. Can do.

  By the way, as mentioned above, for example, in the lighting equipment monitoring and control system, a case where an abnormality or failure of the lighting equipment is detected is assumed. In this case, it is necessary to take measures (maintenance / inspection) such as inspection or replacement of the lighting equipment in which an abnormality or failure is detected.

When maintenance / inspection of the lighting equipment installed on the runway is performed, for example, radio is used for communication between the monitoring staff in the central monitoring room and the maintenance staff at the site where the lighting equipment is installed. Through this wireless communication, maintenance personnel receive instructions from the monitoring personnel using the above-mentioned lighting facility monitoring and control system, such as the location of the lighting facilities to be maintained and inspected or appropriate routes for maintenance and inspection, etc.・ Check.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-158881

  However, as mentioned above, when using only radio for communication between the monitoring staff and the maintenance staff in the maintenance and inspection of the lighting equipment, the monitoring staff is working on site due to mistaken hearing of the monitoring staff or misunderstanding of the maintenance staff. In some cases, it is impossible to accurately grasp the current position of maintenance personnel.

  In such a case, for example, the monitoring staff cannot accurately instruct the maintenance staff about the route to the position of the lighting equipment to be maintained and inspected on the runway. For this reason, the efficiency of maintenance / inspection work of the lighting equipment at the site of the maintenance staff is reduced.

  Further, when the monitoring staff cannot give an accurate instruction to the maintenance staff, there is a possibility that the maintenance staff may enter a place that is not the object of maintenance / inspection due to an erroneous instruction. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the maintenance staff for the maintenance / inspection work, the monitoring staff needs to accurately grasp the current position of the maintenance staff.

  The purpose of the present invention is to provide lighting equipment maintenance support that improves the efficiency of maintenance and inspection by displaying the position of maintenance personnel during the maintenance and inspection of equipment and equipment that are installed within a certain range. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and lighting equipment maintenance support system.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lighting equipment maintenance support device capable of communicating with a portable terminal possessed by a maintenance worker who performs maintenance / inspection of equipment including a lighting equipment installed within a certain range. The The lighting equipment maintenance support apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the portable terminal, and a display unit that displays the position information acquired by the acquisition unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the efficiency of maintenance / inspection by displaying the position of maintenance personnel during maintenance / inspection of equipment and equipment including lighting equipment installed within a certain range. To do.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a lighting equipment maintenance support system according to the present embodiment. This lighting equipment maintenance support system is used when, for example, maintenance / inspection of equipment including lighting equipment installed within a certain range such as an airport runway. This lighting facility functions as a guide light for guiding an airplane in an airport runway, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting equipment maintenance support system includes a mobile terminal 10, a receiving device 20, and a lighting equipment maintenance support device 30.

  The portable terminal 10 is possessed by a maintenance person who maintains and inspects, for example, a lighting facility in which an abnormality or failure has occurred on an airport runway. An abnormality or failure occurring in the lighting equipment is detected by a system such as a lighting equipment monitoring control system. The mobile terminal 10 has a GPS (Global Positioning System) function for detecting the position of the mobile terminal 10.

  The receiving device 20 is connected to the mobile terminal 10 so as to be capable of wireless communication. The receiving device 20 receives various information transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 by wireless communication.

  The lighting equipment maintenance support device 30 is disposed, for example, in a central monitoring room where the above-described lighting equipment monitoring control system is provided. The lighting equipment maintenance support device 30 is connected to the receiving device 20 and has a function of displaying various information received by the receiving device 20.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram mainly showing a functional configuration of the mobile terminal 10 shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 10 includes a GPS receiving unit 11, an identification information storage unit 12 and a transmission unit 13.

  The GPS receiver 11 receives position information indicating the current position of the mobile terminal 10 by radio waves from, for example, GPS satellites. The GPS receiver 11 periodically receives position information.

  In the identification information storage unit 12, mobile terminal identification information (mobile terminal ID) for identifying the mobile terminal 10 is stored in advance. This mobile terminal ID is a unique identification number assigned to the mobile terminal 10.

  The transmitter 13 transmits the position information received by the GPS receiver 11 and the mobile terminal ID stored in the identification information storage unit 12 to the receiver 20. At this time, the transmission unit 13 transmits the position information and the mobile terminal ID by wireless communication.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram mainly showing a functional configuration of the lighting equipment maintenance support device 30 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the lighting equipment maintenance support device 30 includes a communication interface 31, an input unit 32, a storage unit 33, a control unit 34, a display unit 35, and an alarm notification unit 36.

  The communication interface 31 acquires (receives) the position information and the mobile terminal ID that are periodically transmitted by the transmission unit 13 included in the mobile terminal 10 from the receiving device 20.

  The input unit 32 displays a maintenance area (information indicating) an area in which a maintenance / inspection of the lighting equipment is performed within a certain range (for example, an airport runway) where the lighting equipment is installed, It inputs according to operation of the user (monitor) who uses the lighting equipment maintenance assistance apparatus 30. FIG. In addition, the input unit 32 uses the maintenance point (information indicating the position of the lighting facility to be subjected to maintenance / inspection among the lighting facilities installed in the runway of the airport) for the operation of the supervisor. Enter as appropriate.

  In the storage unit 33, for example, map information indicating a map in a runway of an airport where a lighting facility is installed is stored in advance. Further, in the storage unit 33, for example, a planned route (information indicating the maintenance / inspection of a lighting facility designated by a monitor) is stored in advance. The planned route is designated by the monitor via the input unit 32, for example.

  The control unit 34 outputs the position information and the mobile terminal ID to the display unit 35 in order to display the position information and the mobile terminal ID acquired by the communication interface 31. At this time, the control unit 34 outputs the maintenance area, the maintenance point, the map information stored in the storage unit 33, and the planned route input by the input unit 32 to the display unit 35.

  The control unit 34 stores the position information and the mobile terminal ID acquired by the communication interface 31 in the storage unit 33. In addition, the control unit 34 stores the maintenance area and maintenance points input by the input unit 32 in the storage unit 33.

  In addition, the control unit 34 determines whether the position indicated by the position information acquired by the communication interface 31 is outside the maintenance area stored in the storage unit 33 or deviates from the planned route.

  The display unit 35 displays position information indicating the current position of the mobile terminal 10 output by the control unit 34 and a mobile terminal ID for identifying the mobile terminal 10. At this time, the display unit 35 displays the map information, the maintenance area, the maintenance point, and the planned route output by the control unit 34.

  The alarm notification unit 36 is determined by the control unit 34 that the position indicated by the position information acquired by the communication interface 31 is outside the maintenance area stored in the storage unit 33 or deviates from the planned route. For example, an alarm such as a buzzer is issued.

  In addition, by acquiring position information continuously from the portable terminal 10 and storing it in the storage unit 33, it is possible to acquire the movement locus or movement time of the maintenance staff within the airport runway. By checking these, the monitor can calculate (determine) a more optimal route.

  FIG. 4 shows a display example when the current position of the maintenance worker who owns the portable terminal 10 is displayed on the display unit 35 included in the lighting equipment maintenance support device 30.

  Although not shown, a map (map information) in the airport runway is displayed on the display unit 35 shown in FIG. On the map displayed on the display unit 35, the maintenance area 351 described above is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the maintenance area 351 is displayed by, for example, a dotted line.

  Further, in the maintenance area 351 displayed on the display unit 35, for example, a plurality of maintenance points to be maintained and inspected by maintenance personnel are displayed. The plurality of maintenance points displayed on the display unit 35 include a completed maintenance point 352 where the maintenance / inspection work by the maintenance staff is completed and an incomplete maintenance point 353 where the maintenance / inspection work by the maintenance staff is not completed. As shown in FIG. 4, the completed maintenance point 352 and the incomplete maintenance point 353 are displayed separately.

  The display unit 35 displays a planned route 354 when a plurality of maintenance points displayed on the display unit 35 are maintained and inspected. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the planned route 354 is indicated by a solid line in the planned route 354 where the maintenance staff possessing the mobile terminal 10 has already passed, while a portion not yet passed is indicated by a one-dot chain line. .

  The display unit 35 displays the map information, the maintenance area, the maintenance point, and the scheduled route as described above, and then the current position (position information) 355 of the portable terminal 10 (maintenance staff) and the portable terminal. Ten mobile terminal IDs (identification numbers) are displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 4, “No. 01” is displayed as the identification number.

  For example, when a maintenance person carrying the mobile terminal 10 goes out of the maintenance area 351 or deviates from the planned route 354, an alarm such as a buzzer is issued from the alarm notification unit 36 shown in FIG. Be reported. That is, an alarm is issued when the current position 355 displayed on the display unit 35 is located outside the maintenance area 351 or when the current position 355 deviates from the planned route. Thereby, the monitoring person who uses the lighting equipment maintenance support apparatus 30 can recognize that the maintenance person has left the maintenance area 351 or deviated from the planned route 354.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the current position of the mobile terminal 10 held by the maintenance staff together with the map information indicating the map within a certain range such as the airport runway, the maintenance area, the maintenance point, and the planned route. And the portable terminal ID for identifying the portable terminal 10 are displayed on the display unit 35 of the lighting equipment maintenance support device 30. Therefore, the monitoring person who uses the lighting equipment maintenance support device 30 can grasp the current position of the maintenance person, whether the maintenance person is moving according to the planned route, or working in the maintenance area. Therefore, it is possible to accurately instruct the maintenance staff about the route to the maintenance point. Thereby, the efficiency of the maintenance / inspection work of the lighting equipment by the maintenance staff can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, when the maintenance staff goes out of the maintenance area or deviates from the planned route, the alarm notification unit 36 issues an alarm. When this warning is issued, the monitoring staff notifies the maintenance staff that he / she has gone out of the maintenance area or deviated from the planned route using, for example, radio, etc. It becomes possible to ensure the sex.

  In the present embodiment, the lighting equipment maintenance support system has been described as being used for maintenance and inspection of the lighting equipment. However, for example, the lighting equipment maintenance support system may be used for maintenance and inspection of equipment other than the lighting equipment.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment.

The figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the lighting installation maintenance support system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which mainly shows a function structure of the portable terminal 10 shown in FIG. The book figure which mainly shows a function structure of the lighting installation maintenance support apparatus 30 shown in FIG. The figure which shows the example of a display when a maintenance worker's present position is displayed on the display part 35 contained in the lighting equipment maintenance assistance apparatus 30. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Portable terminal, 11 ... GPS receiving part, 12 ... Identification information storage part, 13 ... Transmission part, 20 ... Receiving device, 30 ... Lighting equipment maintenance support apparatus, 31 ... Communication interface, 32 ... Input part, 33 ... Storage part , 34... Control unit, 35... Display unit, 36.

Claims (6)

In a lighting equipment maintenance support device that can communicate with a mobile terminal possessed by a maintenance staff who performs maintenance and inspection of equipment equipment including lighting equipment installed within a certain range,
Obtaining means for obtaining position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal;
A lighting equipment maintenance support apparatus, comprising: display means for displaying position information acquired by the acquisition means. The acquisition means further acquires identification information for identifying the mobile terminal,
The lighting facility maintenance support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit further displays the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit. Storage means in which map information indicating a map within the certain range is stored in advance;
A maintenance area indicating an area where maintenance / inspection of the lighting facility is performed within the certain range, and a lighting facility which is subject to maintenance / inspection among the lighting facilities installed within the certain range Input means for inputting a maintenance point indicating the position of the user according to a user operation,
The lighting facility maintenance support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit further displays map information stored in the storage unit, a maintenance area and a maintenance point input by the input unit. The storage means stores in advance a scheduled route for performing maintenance / inspection of the lighting equipment designated by the user,
The lighting facility maintenance support apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display unit further displays the route stored in the storage unit. Determination means for determining whether the position indicated by the position information transmitted from the portable terminal is outside the maintenance area input by the input means;
The lighting equipment maintenance support device according to claim 3, further comprising alarm issuing means for issuing an alarm when the determination means determines that the vehicle is outside the maintenance area. In a lighting equipment maintenance support system comprising a portable terminal possessed by maintenance personnel who perform maintenance / inspection of equipment including lighting equipment installed within a certain range, and a lighting equipment maintenance support device capable of communicating with the portable terminal,
The portable terminal is
Receiving means for receiving position information indicating a current position of the portable terminal;
Transmitting means for transmitting the position information received by the position information receiving means to the lighting equipment maintenance support device,
The lighting equipment maintenance support device, the acquisition means for acquiring the position information transmitted by the transmission means,
A lighting equipment maintenance support system, comprising: display means for displaying position information obtained by the obtaining means.

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