JP2014015055A - Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and, vehicle control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more positively control a vehicle in accordance with contents of an electronic driver's license.SOLUTION: A vehicle control system includes communication means for communicating with an electronic driver's license to receive driver information on travel of a vehicle, first detection means for detecting a travel environment of the vehicle, second detection means for detecting specifications of the vehicle, and control means for controlling a vehicle driving part for driving the vehicle on the basis of the detected vehicle specifications and travel environment, and the driver information, and limiting travel of the vehicle.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for controlling a vehicle according to an electronic driver's license.

  Conventionally, a technique using an electronic driver's license is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that uses information on an electronic license for insurance. In addition, the technical document 2 discloses a technique for determining whether or not the driver is described in the license by referring to the electronic license, based on information related to visual acuity. Furthermore, the technical document 3 discloses a technique for storing vehicle information and driver's license information in association with each other to prevent theft.

JP 2005-327209 JP JP 2007-246031 JP 2005-76327 A

However, in the above-described prior art, there is no mechanism for directly limiting the running performance of the vehicle according to the contents of the electronic driver's license. In other words, the prior art is only indirectly associated with the contents of the electronic driver's license and the vehicle, and does not directly reflect the contents of the electronic driver's license in the control of the vehicle.
The objective of this invention is providing the technique which solves the above-mentioned subject.

In order to achieve the above object, a system according to the present invention provides:
A communication means for communicating with an electronic driver's license and receiving driver information relating to vehicle driving;
First detecting means for detecting a traveling environment of the vehicle;
Second detection means for detecting the specification of the vehicle;
Control means for controlling a vehicle drive unit that drives the vehicle based on the detected specification and traveling environment of the vehicle and the driver information, and restricting the traveling of the vehicle;
It is provided with.

In order to achieve the above object, the method according to the present invention comprises:
Communicating with an electronic driver's license to receive driver information relating to vehicle driving;
Detecting the traveling environment of the vehicle;
Detecting the specifications of the vehicle;
Controlling the vehicle drive unit that drives the vehicle based on the detected specification and traveling environment of the vehicle and the driver information, and limiting the traveling of the vehicle;
It is provided with.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to the present invention provides:
Communicating with an electronic driver's license to receive driver information relating to vehicle driving;
Detecting the traveling environment of the vehicle;
Detecting the specifications of the vehicle;
Controlling the vehicle drive unit that drives the vehicle based on the detected specification and traveling environment of the vehicle and the driver information, and limiting the traveling of the vehicle;
Is executed by a computer.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the technique which controls a vehicle more actively according to the content of the electronic driver's license.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle control system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data memorize | stored in the vehicle control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data memorize | stored in the vehicle control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process sequence in the vehicle control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence in the vehicle control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the components described in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention only to them. In the following description, an electronic driver's license is a concept that includes all forms of licenses associated with electronic data that defines a person's driving conditions. As an example, an IC card or an IC driving license in which personal information such as information on a vehicle that can be driven and a user's name, address, and date of birth are stored. In addition, when information on vehicles that can be driven and personal information such as the user's name, address, date of birth, etc. are stored in the database, the driver ID associated with the information in the database is also an electronic driver's license. It is included in the concept of testimony.

(First embodiment)
As a first embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle control system 100 for controlling a vehicle constituted by a combination of a plurality of vehicle drive units according to an electronic driving license will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the vehicle control system 100. In FIG. 1, the vehicle control system 100 includes a control unit 101, a travel environment detection unit 102, a vehicle specification detection unit 103 and a communication unit 104. The communication unit 104 communicates with the electronic driver's license 150 and receives driver information related to vehicle travel. Moreover, the traveling environment detection part 102 detects the traveling environment of the vehicle. Furthermore, the vehicle specification detection unit 103 detects the specification of the vehicle. The control unit 101 drives the vehicle based on the vehicle specifications and the driving environment detected by the driving environment detection unit 102 and the vehicle specification detection unit 103 and the driver information acquired from the electronic driver's license 150. The drive unit 120 is controlled to limit the traveling of the vehicle.

  With this configuration, the vehicle can be more actively controlled according to the contents of the electronic driver's license.

(Second Embodiment)
As a second embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle control system for controlling a vehicle constituted by a combination of a plurality of vehicle modules will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In this embodiment, as an example, it is assumed that a modularized electric vehicle is controlled. The user can receive the travel start certification of the electric vehicle using the electronic driver's license. Examples of the vehicle module include a drive system module, a brake system module, a vehicle body system module, an electrical system module, and a cooling system module. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and may be modularized by any separation as long as it is a component unit composed of one or more components.

[Constitution]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the vehicle control system 200. The vehicle control system 200 is connected to a plurality of vehicle modules 210. As the vehicle control system 200, a configuration similar to that of a general-purpose computer can be used, and in this case, a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a communication control unit 203, a RAM 204, and a large-capacity storage unit 205 are provided as shown in the figure.

  Here, the CPU 201 is a central processing unit, and controls the entire vehicle control system 200 by executing various programs. A ROM 202 is a read-only memory, and stores various parameters and the like in addition to a boot program to be executed first by the CPU 201. The RAM 204 is a random access memory and has a program development area read from the large-capacity storage unit 205. The RAM 204 further has a temporary storage area for temporarily storing data derived by the program, data input via the communication control unit 203, and the like. The large-capacity storage unit 205 stores various databases and program modules. Further, the communication control unit 203 controls communication with the electronic driving license 250.

  Furthermore, the vehicle control system 200 includes a travel environment detection unit 206, and acquires information about the travel environment of the vehicle from various sensors 220 provided inside and outside the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle control system 200 includes a travel restriction notification unit 207 that notifies the outside of the vehicle that the travel of the vehicle is restricted.

  On the other hand, the vehicle control system 200 is connected to a plurality of vehicle modules 210. Each of these vehicle modules 210 includes an ECU (Electrical Control Unit). Each ECU is connected to a network and can communicate with each other, and can also communicate with the vehicle control system 200.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the large-capacity storage unit 205 in the vehicle control system 200 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the large-capacity storage unit 205 stores a travel restriction table 301, a vehicle travel control program 302, a driver information acquisition program 303, a travel environment acquisition program 304, a specification acquisition program 305, and a travel route search program 306. doing. In addition, driver information 307, travel environment information 308, vehicle specification information 309, map information 310, travel restriction content 311 and the like that are acquired or used by those programs are stored. The travel restriction content 311 is obtained based on the electronic driver's license, and includes the maximum speed, the driving area, the number of passengers, the continuous travel time, the continuous travel distance, etc., but the present invention is not limited to this. is not. Note that the travel route search program 306 functions as route search means for searching for and presenting a route to the destination with reference to the map information 310 in accordance with the restriction of the region in which the vehicle can travel.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a travel restriction table 301 stored in the large capacity storage unit 205. The travel restriction table 301 defines how to restrict the travel of the vehicle as a result based on the travel environment, vehicle specifications, and driver information. The vehicle travel control program 302 uses the driver information 307 acquired by the driver information acquisition program 303, the travel environment information 308 acquired by the travel environment acquisition program 304, and the vehicle specification information 309 acquired by the specification acquisition program 305. Browse the table. Then, the travel restriction content of the vehicle is determined.

[Process flow]
FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating the flow of processing in a vehicle including the vehicle control system 200 according to the present embodiment.

  First, the CPU 201 executes the driver information acquisition program 303 to receive driver information 307, age, driving experience, and the like associated with the electronic driver's license 250, and store them in the large-capacity storage unit 205 (S501). .

  Next, the CPU 201 requests the vehicle specification information 309 from each vehicle module 210 by executing the specification acquisition program 305 (S502). Next, vehicle specification information 309 is received from each vehicle module 210 (S503) and stored in the large capacity storage unit 205.

  Next, the CPU 201 requests the traveling environment information 308 from the various sensors 220 that detect the traveling environment by executing the traveling environment acquisition program 304 (S504). Next, the travel environment information 308 is received from the various sensors 220 (S505) and stored in the large capacity storage unit 205.

  Further, in step S506, it is determined comprehensively from the acquired driver information, vehicle specification information, travel environment information, etc. (refer to the travel restriction table 301), and it is determined whether or not travel restriction is necessary. The travel restriction command is transmitted to the vehicle module (S508).

  In addition, the vehicle control system 200 appropriately registers information such as a travel history in association with the electronic driving license 250.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing performed by the CPU 201 of the vehicle control system 200.

  First, as step S601, it is determined whether or not communication with an electronic driver's license is possible. Here, when communication with an electronic driver's license is impossible, starting of a vehicle shall be prohibited.

  Next, in step S603, by executing the driver information acquisition program 303, the driver information registered in advance in the electronic driver's license is received and stored. Next, in step S605, the traveling environment acquisition program 304 and the specification acquisition program 305 are executed to acquire and store the traveling environment information and the vehicle specification information.

  Furthermore, in step S607, it is determined whether traveling restriction is necessary. This determination is performed using the travel restriction table 301 shown in FIG. 4 as described above. If the travel restriction is necessary, the process proceeds to step S609 to acquire the restriction content, and further, in step S611, the travel restriction is notified to each vehicle module.

  In step S613, the vehicle travel control program 302 is executed to run the vehicle while executing travel restrictions. Furthermore, it progresses to step S615 and it notifies to the exterior of a vehicle that the driving | running | working of a vehicle is restrict | limited using the driving | running | working restrictions alerting | reporting part 207. As a notification mode, in addition to a method of preparing a ramp or the like in the travel-restricted vehicle itself and informing the rear vehicle, the location of the travel-restricted vehicle may be transmitted via a network. In that case, for a vehicle that has received information related to the travel-restricted vehicle, a notification method for displaying a character or an image that identifies the travel-restricted vehicle on a display unit in the vehicle is conceivable. In addition to notifying the vehicle whose travel is restricted, the vehicle scheduled to be traveled may be notified in advance. For example, the driver inside and outside the vehicle may be notified that the vehicle is approaching the restricted area, the upper limit of the travel distance, and the like.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the vehicle can be more actively controlled according to the contents of the electronic driver's license. For example, it is possible to limit the maximum speed when the vehicle is driven, the travel area, and the continuous travel time according to traffic violations registered in the electronic driver's license, age, cumulative travel distance, and the like.

  In addition, you may restrict | limit driving | running | working of a vehicle using the action log | history (life information) in a driver | operator's life as information linked | related with the electronic driver's license. For example, if behavior history such as sleep time and meal timing is managed, whether or not to limit vehicle travel by deriving such behavior history before driving using an electronic driver's license It can be used to determine whether. Specifically, it is conceivable that a sensor is provided on the bed of a long-distance truck, and if the time spent lying on the bed is too short, a restriction is imposed so that traveling cannot be started.

(Other embodiments)
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, the system or apparatus which combined the separate characteristic contained in each embodiment how was included in the category of this invention.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to a single device. Furthermore, the present invention is also applicable to a case where a vehicle control program that realizes the functions of the embodiments is supplied directly or remotely to a system or apparatus. Therefore, in order to realize the functions of the present invention on a computer, a program installed in the computer, a medium storing the program, and a WWW server that downloads the program are also included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (11)

A communication means for communicating with an electronic driver's license and receiving driver information relating to vehicle driving;
First detecting means for detecting a traveling environment of the vehicle;
Second detection means for detecting the specification of the vehicle;
Control means for controlling a vehicle drive unit that drives the vehicle based on the detected specification and traveling environment of the vehicle and the driver information, and restricting the traveling of the vehicle;
A vehicle control system comprising:   The vehicle control system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit limits a maximum speed of the vehicle.   The vehicle control system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit limits an area in which the vehicle can travel.   The vehicle control system according to claim 3, further comprising route search means for searching for and presenting a route to a destination according to a restriction on a region where the vehicle can travel.   The vehicle control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control means limits the number of passengers of the vehicle.   The vehicle control system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control means limits a continuous travel time or a continuous travel distance of the vehicle.   The said control means prohibits the start of driving | running | working of the said vehicle based on the detected specification and driving environment of the said vehicle, and the said driver | operator information. The vehicle control system described.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying the outside of the vehicle that the control means restricts traveling of the vehicle or is scheduled to restrict traveling of the vehicle. 8. The vehicle control system according to any one of items 7.   The vehicle control according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the driver information includes a driver's date of birth, a traffic violation history, a cumulative driving experience, or an action history before driving. system. A receiving step of communicating with an electronic driver's license and receiving driver information relating to vehicle driving;
A first detection step for detecting a traveling environment of the vehicle;
A second detection step for detecting the specification of the vehicle;
Based on the detected specification and traveling environment of the vehicle, and the driver information, a control step of controlling a vehicle driving unit that drives the vehicle and limiting the traveling of the vehicle;
A vehicle control method comprising: A receiving step of communicating with an electronic driver's license and receiving driver information relating to vehicle driving;
A first detection step for detecting a traveling environment of the vehicle;
A second detection step for detecting the specification of the vehicle;
Based on the detected specification and traveling environment of the vehicle, and the driver information, a control step of controlling a vehicle driving unit that drives the vehicle and limiting the traveling of the vehicle;
A vehicle control program for causing a computer to execute.

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