JP2014065428A - Safe driving support system of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent no-license driving, drunken driving, feeble-minded driving, or the like of a vehicle such as an automobile or motorcycle, and hinder the use of a portable cellular phone during driving.SOLUTION: A system that does not permit start of an engine unless a driver satisfies a predetermined condition includes: a medical license that has a feature of storing identity information on a licensee and an appended condition of a license and a driver's living body information detection feature; a medical box installed in a vehicle in order to determine based on information, which is read from the medical license, and seating information on the driver whether the engine can be started; and a safety controller installed in the vehicle in order to control start of the engine in response to an instruction sent from the medical box.

Description

  The present invention relates to a safe driving support system for a vehicle having a function of preventing unlicensed driving, drunk driving, and driving with reduced mental health in a vehicle such as an automobile or a motorcycle, and suppressing the use of a mobile phone while driving.

  Unlicensed driving, drunk driving, and driving in a state of mental distress caused by drugs, etc. will not only cause a serious accident, but in addition to this, the risk of accidents due to the use of mobile phones while driving recently It has become a big social problem.

  Conventionally proposed are inventions that do not allow the engine to be started by detecting the alcohol concentration of the driver, inventions that do not allow the engine to be started by other than a specific driver, and inventions that provide a mobile phone radio wave jamming device in the vehicle. .

JP 2012-30696 A JP 2000-33851 A JP 2006-140976 A

  The present invention has been created in view of the above-mentioned social problems, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle safe driving support system in which the above-described conventional technology is further evolved.

  That is, the vehicle safe driving support system according to the present invention is a system that does not allow the driver to start unless the predetermined condition is satisfied when the engine comprising the internal combustion engine or the electric motor is started. Information including the license grantee's identity information including information and the conditions for granting the license and the driver's biometric information detection function, the information read from the medical license, and the driver's seating information A medical box attached to the vehicle to determine whether or not the engine can be started based on the vehicle and a safety controller attached to the vehicle to control the engine start according to an instruction from the medical box.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the driver's biometric information detected in the medical license includes biometric authentication information and an alcohol concentration in the body. .

  Further, the vehicle safe driving support system according to claim 3 is the system according to claim 2, wherein the driver's biometric information detected in the medical license includes the driver's blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen in the blood. It is characterized in that it contains a quantity and ingested drug.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle safe driving support system, wherein the medical box has the following functions (1) to (6).
(1) A function of accepting a medical license when it is detected that a driver who gets on the seat sensor and the seat belt sensor wears the seat belt.
(2) A function that reads information on the license conditions recorded in the medical license, collates the license conditions with the vehicle type, and refuses to start the engine if they do not match.
(3) A function of checking the driver and the person to whom the license is issued based on biometric information sent from the medical license, and rejecting the engine start if they do not match.
(4) A function of analyzing the driver's biometric information sent from the medical license and refusing to start the engine if the predetermined condition is not met.
(5) A function of generating a jamming radio wave that blocks the radio wave of the mobile phone while the car is running.
(6) A function of storing the driver's mobile phone number sent from the medical license, displaying an incoming call to the mobile phone number while driving the car, and issuing a response message.

  Further, in the vehicle safe driving support system according to claim 5, when the driver gets off with the engine running, the engine is stopped when the driver gets on again, and the medical box is authenticated. It is characterized by resetting the completed items.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle safety driving support system according to the above system, wherein the safety controller is mounted in the crankcase of the internal combustion engine, and the safety controller is opened by a method other than a proper method or the connection cable is disconnected. In the case, a knock pin is inserted into the power transmission shaft to lock the power transmission shaft.

  Further, in the vehicle safety driving support system according to claim 7, in the system, the safety controller is mounted in the control box of the electric motor, and the safety controller is tried to be opened by a method other than a proper method or the connection cable is cut. In the case, a knock pin is inserted into the power transmission shaft to lock the power transmission shaft.

  Further, in the vehicle safety driving support system according to claim 8, in the above system, an approach of an emergency vehicle in the vicinity is displayed on the display unit on the basis of reception of an outgoing radio wave from the emergency vehicle and detection of a current vehicle position by GPS. It has a function to display.

The feature of the present invention is that the safe driving support system does not depend on only a single device as in the prior art,
(1) A medical license having a function of storing the identity information of the license grantee including the mobile phone number and biometric information and the conditions for granting the license, and the function of detecting the biometric information of the driver;
(2) a medical box attached to the vehicle in order to determine whether or not the engine can be started based on the information read from the medical license and the seating information of the driver;
(3) A safety controller attached to the vehicle to control engine start according to instructions from the medical box,
It is in the point distributed to three devices.

  Of these, the medical license is one step ahead of the current license in which only the identity information and the conditions for granting the license are recorded on the IC chip, and the mobile phone number and biometric information of the recipient of the license are recorded there. The sensor has a function to detect biometric information of the driver such as biometric authentication information, alcohol concentration in the body, blood pressure, heartbeat, blood oxygen content, ingested drug, and the like.

The vehicle is attached with a medical box that determines whether the engine can be started based on the information read from the medical license and the driver's seating information. In the medical box, for example, the following items are checked to start Decide whether it is possible.
(1) A medical license is accepted when it is detected by a seating sensor and a seat belt sensor that a driver who has boarded the vehicle has worn a seat belt.
(2) The information on the license conditions recorded in the medical license is read, the license conditions are compared with the vehicle type, and if they do not match, the engine start is refused.
(3) The driver and the licensee are compared with the biometric information sent from the medical license, and if they do not match, the engine is refused to start.
(4) The driver's biometric information sent from the medical license is analyzed, and if the predetermined condition is not met, engine start is refused.

  Therefore, according to the above operation, the safe driving support system of the present invention has an effect of preventing unlicensed driving, drunk driving, driving with poor mental health, and the like.

  In the above case, when the driver gets off with the engine running, the safe driving support system of the present invention does not stop the engine immediately, but stops the engine when the driver gets on again, Since the items authenticated by the box are reset, for example, when the engine is once turned on and the vehicle is left to perform warm-up operation, there is no problem.

The medical box also performs the following functions:
(5) A function of generating a jamming radio wave that blocks the radio wave of the mobile phone while the car is running.
(6) A function of storing the driver's mobile phone number sent from the medical license, displaying an incoming call to the mobile phone number while driving the car, and issuing a response message.

  Therefore, according to the safe driving support system of the present invention due to the above functions, there is an effect that the use of the mobile phone while driving is suppressed, while the important incoming call is received by the medical box instead of the mobile phone, By telling the caller that he / she cannot answer the call, an effect of supplementing the inconvenience of restricting the use of the mobile phone is achieved.

  On the other hand, the safety controller attached to the vehicle to control the engine start according to the instruction from the medical box is installed in the engine crankcase in the case of an internal combustion engine and in the control box in the case of an electric motor. In the prior art, it is not easy to operate, and if the connection cable is cut by other means than normal, the knock pin is inserted into the power transmission shaft and the power transmission shaft is locked. The security protection of the safe driving support system that was not done is perfected.

  Further, in the vehicle safety driving support system according to claim 8, in the above system, an approach of an emergency vehicle in the vicinity is displayed on the display unit on the basis of reception of an outgoing radio wave from the emergency vehicle and detection of a current vehicle position by GPS. Since the display function is provided, even a hearing-impaired person who cannot hear the emergency siren can know in advance the presence of the emergency vehicle.

The block diagram of the safe driving assistance system of the vehicle of this invention. Same as above, medical license block diagram. Same as above, block diagram of medical box. The flowchart which shows the flow of the procedure of the safe driving assistance system of the vehicle of this invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of the procedure of the safe driving assistance system of the vehicle of this invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of the procedure of the safe driving assistance system of the vehicle of this invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle safe driving support system according to the present invention. This safe driving support system is composed of the following three devices.
(1) A medical license 1 having a function of storing the identity information of a license grantee including a mobile phone number and biometric authentication information and a condition for granting a license and a function of detecting a driver's biometric information.
(2) The medical box 10 attached to the vehicle in order to determine whether or not the engine can be started based on the information read from the medical license and the seating information of the driver.
(3) A safety controller 30 attached to the vehicle in order to control engine start according to an instruction from the medical box.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the medical license 1. This medical license 1 is a card-like body printed with visible information and embedded with an IC chip equipped with a control circuit and a storage unit. The current information in which personal information and license grant conditions are recorded on the IC chip. The driver's license is advanced one step, and the mobile phone number and biometric information of the recipient of the license are recorded there, and the biometric information and the alcohol concentration in the body, as well as blood pressure, heart rate, and the amount of oxygen in the blood and intake It has the function of detecting the driver's biological information such as drugs. Reference numeral 2 in the figure denotes a control circuit for the medical license 1, to which a storage unit 3, a biometric authentication sensor 4, an expiration sensor 5, a health condition sensor 6, and a drug sensor 7 are connected.

  The storage unit 3 records personal information, license grant conditions, etc. under the control of the Prefectural Public Safety Commission at the time of granting the license, and is detected from the unique information storage unit 3A that cannot be rewritten by the non-administrator and each of the sensors described above. Each time data is temporarily recorded, the information storage unit 3B is configured. In the present invention, it is assumed that the recipient's mobile phone number is also recorded in the unique information storage unit 3A. This number is recorded under the control of the Prefectural Public Safety Commission, and cannot be rewritten by anyone other than the administrator.

  For example, a fingerprint sensor or a vein sensor can be assumed as the biometric sensor 4. The breath sensor 5 detects the alcohol concentration in the driver's breath. The health condition sensor 6 detects a driver's blood pressure, heartbeat, oxygen amount in the blood, and the like. The drug sensor 7 detects a drug ingested by the driver. The alcohol concentration may be detected by using a blood oxygen concentration sensor instead of the breath sensor. In this case, other biological information can be detected by the blood oxygen concentration sensor.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the medical box 10. The medical box 10 is attached to the vehicle in order to determine whether or not the engine can be started based on the information read from the medical license 1 and the seating information of the driver. Reference numeral 12 in the figure denotes a control circuit for the medical box 12, which includes a storage unit 14, a mobile phone sensor 15, a seating sensor 16, a seat belt sensor 17, a vehicle speed sensor 18, an interference radio wave transmission unit 19, a radio wave reception unit 20, and a GPS. The device 21 and the display unit 13 are connected. Reference numeral 11 in the drawing is an interface for connecting the medical license 1. As a connection method, in addition to a direct connection via a connector, a method of connecting wirelessly via a radio is also assumed.

  The display unit 13 is composed of a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays visible information and audio information to the driver, and also functions to accept operations from the driver.

  The storage unit 14 includes a unique information storage unit 14A in which the vehicle type, number, etc. of the vehicle to which the medical box 10 is attached is recorded, and an information storage unit 14B in which data detected from each sensor is temporarily recorded. Is done. The information recorded in the unique information storage unit 14A is recorded under the control of the Land Transport Bureau, and is not rewritable except by the administrator.

  From the medical box 10 having the above configuration, a control signal is sent to the safety controller 30 attached to the vehicle in order to control the start of the engine. The safety controller 30 sends engine start / stop control signals to the vehicle engine control circuit and also sends vehicle speed control signals.

  The safety controller 30 is installed in the crankcase of the internal combustion engine or in the control box of the electric motor. If the safety controller is opened by a method other than the proper method or the connection cable is disconnected, the unauthorized operation sensor 13 detects it. Detecting and operating the knock pin driving driver 33, the knock pin is inserted into the power transmission shaft to lock the power transmission shaft. The safety controller 30 is attached under the control of the Land Transport Bureau, and it cannot be removed by anyone other than the administrator.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure flow of the vehicle safe driving support system of the present invention. The details of the medical license 1, the medical box 10, and the safety controller 30 outlined above will be described below with reference to this flowchart.

First, when driving, the driver causes his / her biometric information to be read into the medical license by the biometric authentication sensor 4, exhalation sensor 5, health sensor 6, and drug sensor 7 of the medical license 1. These data are temporarily recorded in the information storage unit 3B for each medical license 1.
Procedure 10 (S10), Procedure 11 (S11)
In the medical box 10, the seating sensor 16 and the seat belt sensor 17 detect whether the driver is seated and whether the seat belt is worn. Only when these are detected, reading of the medical license 1 is permitted.
Procedure 12 (S12)
The personal information recorded in the unique information storage unit 3A of the medical license 1, the license granting conditions, and the driver's biometric information recorded in the information storage unit 3B each time, via the medical license interface 11, Each time the medical box 10 is transferred to the information recording unit 14B.
Step 13 (S13)
In the medical box 10, the license grant conditions transferred from the medical license 1 are compared with the type of the vehicle recorded in the specific information storage unit 14A of the medical box, and the license conditions (for example, the vehicle is large) If it does not match (such as a small car license), the engine will be refused to start.
Procedure 14 (S14) Procedure 15 (S15)
In the medical box 10, the biometric authentication information of the recipient of the license transferred from the unique information storage unit 3A of the medical license 1 is compared with the biometric authentication information of the driver transferred from the information storage unit 3B each time. If the driver is not a licensee, the engine is refused to start.
Procedure 16 (S16), Procedure 17 (S17)
In the medical box 10, the alcohol value in the expiration of the driver transferred from the information storage unit 3B of the medical license 1 is measured, and if the concentration is above a certain level, the engine start is refused.
Procedure 18 (S18), Procedure 19 (S19)
The medical box 10 analyzes biological information such as the driver's health status (for example, blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen content in the blood, etc.) transferred from the information storage unit 3B of the medical license 1 and the presence or absence of drugs. If it is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, the engine start is refused. Regarding the health state, the engine start is not rejected as an intermediate stage, but the in-vehicle computer may be controlled so as to limit the maximum speed of the vehicle.
Procedure 20 (S20)
The engine is allowed to start through the above procedure.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure flow when the driver gets off in the vehicle safe driving support system of the present invention. This assumes, for example, a case where the engine is once turned on and then the vehicle is left to perform warm-up operation, and the flow of the procedure does not cause any trouble in such a case.
Procedure 21 (S21), Procedure 22 (S22)
In the present invention, even if the driver leaves the seat while the engine is rotating, the engine is not stopped unless the driver turns off the engine. In this case, the driver's absence is detected by the seat sensor 16 and the seat belt sensor 17, and the information is recorded in the information storage unit 10 </ b> B of the medical box 10 each time.
Procedure 23 (S23), Procedure 22 (S22), Procedure 23 (S23)
When the driver is seated again, this is detected by the seat sensor 16 and the seat belt sensor 17 and is checked against the latest information on the seating recorded in the information storage unit 10B each time, and it is determined that the user has re-taken. Stop the engine.
Procedure 24 (S24)
At the same time, the records recorded in the information recording unit 3B for each medical license 1 and the information recording unit 14B for each medical box 10 are also reset, and the process returns to the procedure 10 (S10).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of a procedure for prohibiting the use of a mobile phone while traveling in the vehicle safe driving support system of the present invention.
Procedure 30 (S30)
The mobile phone sensor 15 of the medical box 10 detects a mobile phone or a wireless phone existing in the vehicle.
Procedure 31 (S31), Procedure 32 (S32)
The vehicle speed sensor 18 of the medical box 10 detects whether the vehicle is stopped or traveling. If the vehicle is traveling, the mobile phone radio wave use frequency band and the radio phone radio wave use frequency are transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit 19 of the medical box. Sending jamming radio waves to the band to disable use in the car.
Procedure 33 (S33), Procedure 34 (S34)
On the other hand, the medical box 10 refers to the driver's mobile phone number recorded in the information storage unit 14B each time, detects a call addressed to the number by the radio wave receiving unit 20, and responds to the caller that he is currently driving. Returns a message. In this case, a display such as an incoming call may be displayed on the display unit 13.

  In the vehicle safe driving support system of the present invention, the medical box 10 includes a GPS device that detects the position of the own vehicle company, the radio receiver 20 intercepts the communication radio of the emergency vehicle, and the own vehicle crosses the intersection. When it is located in the vicinity, the approach of the emergency vehicle in the vicinity is displayed on the display unit 13.

  Although the above embodiment has been described by taking a four-wheeled vehicle as an example, it goes without saying that the safe driving support system for a vehicle according to the present invention can also be implemented for a motor-equipped bicycle or a motorcycle. In this case, a biometric sensor may be provided on the handle grip.

  Further, by using the vehicle safe driving support system according to the present invention, the engine of the offending vehicle may be stopped and the speed may be controlled by remote operation from the police vehicle.

1 Medical license 10 Medical box 30 Safety controller

Claims (8)

When starting an engine consisting of an internal combustion engine or an electric motor, the system does not allow the driver to start unless the predetermined conditions are met. This system is used to identify the identity of the licensee and the license including the mobile phone number and biometric information. Vehicle for determining whether or not the engine can be started based on a medical license having a function of storing the granting conditions and a driver's biological information detecting function, information read from the medical license and seating information of the driver A vehicle safe driving support system comprising: a medical box attached to the vehicle; and a safety controller attached to the vehicle for controlling engine start according to an instruction from the medical box. The vehicle safe driving support system according to claim 1, wherein the driver's biometric information detected by the medical license includes biometric authentication information and an alcohol concentration in the body. 3. The vehicle safe driving support system according to claim 2, wherein the driver's biometric information detected by the medical license includes the driver's blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen content, and ingested drug. The vehicle safe driving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the medical box has the following functions (1) to (6).
(1) A function of accepting a medical license when it is detected that a driver who gets on the seat sensor and the seat belt sensor wears the seat belt.
(2) A function that reads information on the license conditions recorded in the medical license, collates the license conditions with the vehicle type, and refuses to start the engine if they do not match.
(3) A function of checking the driver and the person to whom the license is issued based on biometric information sent from the medical license, and rejecting the engine start if they do not match.
(4) A function of analyzing the driver's biometric information sent from the medical license and refusing to start the engine if the predetermined condition is not met.
(5) A function of generating a jamming radio wave that blocks the radio wave of the mobile phone while the car is running.
(6) A function of storing the driver's mobile phone number sent from the medical license, displaying an incoming call to the mobile phone number while driving the car, and issuing a response message. The vehicle safety according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when the driver gets off with the engine running, the engine is stopped when the driver gets on again and the items certified by the medical box are reset. Driving support system. The safety controller is installed in the crankcase of the internal combustion engine. If the safety controller is to be opened by a method other than the proper method or the connection cable is cut, a knock pin is inserted into the power transmission shaft to lock the power transmission shaft. Item 5. The vehicle safe driving support system according to any one of Items 1 to 4. The safety controller is installed in the control box of the electric motor, and if the safety controller is to be opened by other means than normal, or the connection cable is cut, a knock pin is inserted into the power transmission shaft to lock the power transmission shaft. Item 5. The vehicle safe driving support system according to any one of Items 1 to 4. The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising a function of displaying an approach of an emergency vehicle in the vicinity on a display unit based on reception of an outgoing radio wave from the emergency vehicle and detection result of a current vehicle position by GPS. Safe driving support system.

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