JP2024045610A - Storage entry support method and storage entry support device - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an entry support method and an entry support device for a mechanical parking device that can be introduced at low cost and allows the user to easily recognize the entry support video. [Solution] The entry support device 1 is a device that supports the operation of a user M who enters a vehicle C into an entry berth 2 of a mechanical parking device, and includes a device 3 owned by the user M, a marker 4 placed in the entry berth 2, and a control device 5 that stores the video associated with the marker 4 and can communicate with the device 3. [Selected Figure] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a warehousing support method and a warehousing support device, and particularly to a warehousing support method and a warehousing support device using AR (Augmented Reality) technology.

A variety of large-scale mechanical parking systems have already been developed that efficiently utilize multi-level space, including horizontal circulation systems, elevator systems, and vertical circulation systems. In these mechanical parking systems, the user typically operates the vehicle onto a pallet that has been transported to the storage berth, parks the vehicle on the pallet, disembarks, and then evacuates to a safe location before storing the vehicle.

In order to improve the efficiency of vehicle storage, mechanical parking systems often design the parking area and aisles within the entrance berth to be as small as possible, which can require careful attention when operating the vehicle entrance and ensuring the safety of users.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a parking support device installed in a storage room of a mechanical parking device, which uses a plurality of devices to photograph a parking area on a vehicle carrier in real time from the front, rear, side, or above. The image processing device includes a camera, a display device provided at a position visible to the driver of the vehicle, and an image processing device that creates an image of the display device, and the image processing device generates an image from the camera and the parking lot. A parking assistance device has been disclosed that displays the area boundaries in an overlapping manner.

JP 2018-204376 A

However, the invention described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 requires the installation of a display device and multiple cameras in the storage berth, which raises the problem of increased manufacturing costs. Even if a display device is installed, it is conceivable that users may miss the images.

The present invention was devised in view of such problems, and provides a warehousing support method and a warehousing support device that can be introduced at low cost and allow users to easily recognize images of warehousing support. The purpose is to

According to the present invention, there is provided a warehousing support method for supporting the operation of a user to park a vehicle in a warehousing berth of a mechanical parking device, the method comprising: marking a marker placed in the warehousing berth using a device owned by the user; A warehousing support method comprising a recognition step of recognizing and an output step of displaying an image associated with the marker on the device, the image being a transportation image for storing the vehicle. is provided.

Before the recognition step, the method may include an instruction step of transmitting an instruction to the device to prompt the device to visually observe the location where the marker is placed.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a warehousing support device that supports an operation of a user to park a vehicle in a warehousing berth of a mechanical parking device, the warehousing support device including a device owned by the user and a device disposed within the warehousing berth. a marker, and a control device that stores an image associated with the marker and can communicate with the device, and when the device recognizes the marker, the control device transmits the image to the device and displays it. There is provided a warehousing support device, characterized in that the image is a transportation image for storing the vehicle.

The marker may be placed on the pallet or on the floor of the receiving berth.

The controller may be configured to send an instruction to the device prompting the device to visually observe a location where the marker is placed.

According to the warehousing support method and warehousing support device according to the present invention described above, a user can recognize the marker with a device by simply placing a marker at the warehousing berth and preparing a video associated with the marker. You can display a predetermined image on the device simply by Therefore, there is no need to install multiple cameras and displays at the warehousing berth, and the warehousing support device can be introduced at low cost. Furthermore, since a device owned by the user is used, the user can easily recognize the video of the warehousing assistance.

1A is an overall configuration diagram showing a warehousing support device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an explanatory diagram showing a mechanism for displaying images to users. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing a warehousing support method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a stocking video displayed on a device. FIG. 6 is an overhead view showing a process in which a user recognizes a second marker. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a transportation image displayed on a device. It is an overhead view showing a modification of the warehousing support device shown in FIG. 1(A).

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below using FIGS. 1 to 6. Here, FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a warehousing support device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is an overhead view of a warehousing berth, and (B) shows a mechanism for displaying images to users. This is an explanatory diagram. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing a warehousing support method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B), the warehousing support device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is operated by a user M to enter a vehicle C into a warehousing berth 2 of a mechanical parking device. A device 3 owned by the user M, a marker 4 placed in the warehousing berth 2, and a control device 5 that stores images associated with the marker 4 and can communicate with the device 3. It is equipped with.

The mechanical parking device is a large-scale mechanical parking device that uses, for example, a horizontal circulation system, an elevator system, a vertical circulation system, or the like. Such a mechanical parking device is configured, for example, to store a vehicle on a specified shelf with the vehicle placed on a pallet P. When entering the parking lot, the pallet P is transported to the entrance berth 2, and the user M operates the vehicle C to move the vehicle C onto the pallet P and park it there. In this embodiment, the "pallet" also includes the board material that forms the floor material of the gondola.

An entrance/exit door 21 is arranged in front of the warehousing berth 2. For example, the entrance/exit door 21 is opened by moving upward, and closed by moving downward. Note that the configuration of the entrance/exit door 21 is not limited to the illustrated configuration. For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 1(A), a state in which the entrance/exit door 21 is open is illustrated with dotted lines.

The device 3 is, for example, a goggle-type or eyeglass-type output device capable of displaying an Augmented Reality (AR) image in the field of view of the user M. Here, "augmented reality" means adding, deleting, emphasizing, or attenuating information in the surrounding real environment to expand the real world as seen by humans. Note that the device 3 is not limited to being worn on the head or face of the user M, but may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, or may be a vehicle C capable of displaying an AR image on the windshield or window glass.

Marker 4 is a so-called AR marker. The markers 4 are arranged on a pallet P, for example, as shown in FIG. 1(A). Here, for convenience of explanation, the marker 4 placed on the center back surface of the pallet P will be referred to as a first marker 41, and the markers 4 placed on both side surfaces of the pallet P will be referred to as a second marker 42. . Different markers 4 are placed at different locations depending on the AR image that the user M wants to display.

The second markers 42 are placed on both the right and left sides of the pallet P so that the user M can easily recognize the second markers 42 regardless of whether the vehicle C is a right-hand drive vehicle or a left-hand drive vehicle.

The control device 5 is, for example, a computer located in the machine room of a mechanical parking device. The control device 5 stores images associated with the markers 4. For example, the first marker 41 is associated with an image of moving and parking a vehicle C on a pallet P in the storage berth 2. The second marker 42 is associated with an image of transporting the pallet P to store the vehicle C. The control device 5 also has a communication function that allows two-way communication with the device 3.

As shown in FIG. 1(B), when the user M riding in the vehicle C recognizes the marker 4 via the device 3, the information is transmitted to the control device 5, and the information is sent from the control device 5 to the device 3. The video associated with the recognized marker 4 is transmitted and displayed.

Now, the warehousing assistance method using the above-mentioned warehousing assistance device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. Each process will be described with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 as necessary. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a warehousing image displayed on the device. FIG. 4 is an overhead view showing the process in which the user recognizes the second marker. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a transport image displayed on the device.

The warehousing assistance method according to this embodiment includes a parking step (Step 1) in which vehicle C is parked in front of the warehousing berth 2, a door opening step (Step 2) in which the entrance door 21 is opened, a first recognition step (Step 3) in which the device 3 recognizes the first marker 41, a first output step (Step 4) in which the warehousing video associated with the first marker 41 is output to the device 3 for display, and a warehousing step (Step 5) in which the user M brings the vehicle C into the warehousing while referring to the warehousing video.

Specifically, the parking process Step 1 is a process in which user M drives vehicle C and stops vehicle C in front of the entrance/exit door 21 of the entrance berth 2 of the mechanical parking device where the user wants to park.

The door opening step Step 2 is a step in which, for example, the user M operates an operation panel (not shown) installed near the warehousing berth 2 to open the entrance/exit door 21 .

The first recognition step Step 3 is a step in which, for example, a user M in a vehicle C recognizes the first marker 41 by visually observing the first marker 41 through the device 3. At this time, the device 3 transmits a signal to the control device 5 indicating that the first marker 41 has been recognized.

The first output step Step 4 is a step of transmitting an image associated with the first marker 41 recognized by the device 3 to the device 3 based on a signal from the device 3 . For example, as shown in FIG. 3, an image of a vehicle C being moved and stopped on a pallet P in the warehousing berth 2 is output to the device 3. Here, a case is illustrated in which the trajectory of the tires T of the vehicle C is displayed as an AR image, but the body of the vehicle C may also be displayed. Further, such stocking video may be repeatedly displayed at regular intervals.

The warehousing process Step 5 is a process in which the vehicle C is operated to stop on the pallet P so as to trace the warehousing image displayed on the device 3. At this time, since the video displayed on the device 3 is an AR video using augmented reality, the video may be displayed while changing from moment to moment in accordance with the movement of the vehicle C.

In addition, the warehousing support method according to the present embodiment includes a disembarkation step Step 6 in which the user M who has finished warehousing gets off the vehicle, a second recognition step Step 7 in which the device 3 recognizes the second marker 42 , and an association with the second marker 42 . a second output step Step 8 in which the conveyance image outputted to the device 3 is displayed; a safety confirmation step Step 9 in which the user M confirms safety while referring to the conveyance image; and a door closing step Step 10 in which the entrance/exit door 21 is closed. , may be provided.

The disembarking process Step 6 is a process in which user M disembarks from the stored vehicle C. At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the second marker 42 is placed in a location that is easily visible to user M who has disembarked. Here, the case is illustrated in which the second marker 42 is placed on the surface of the pallet P near the driver's seat.

The second recognition step Step 7 is a step in which, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the user M who has disembarked from the vehicle C recognizes the second marker 42 by visually inspecting the second marker 42 through the device 3. At this time, the device 3 transmits a signal to the control device 5 that the second marker 42 has been recognized.

The second output step Step 8 is a step of transmitting an image associated with the second marker 42 recognized by the device 3 to the device 3 based on a signal from the device 3 . For example, as shown in FIG. 5, an image of conveying a pallet P and a vehicle C in order to store a vehicle C parked on the pallet P is output to the device 3. For example, as shown by arrows in FIG. 4, an image of raising, lowering, and rotating the pallet P, which is the initial movement of conveyance, is output. Furthermore, the operation of moving the pallet P from the warehousing berth 2 to the shelf may be output as a video. Moreover, such transport images may be repeatedly displayed at regular intervals.

The safety confirmation step (Step 9) is a step of checking whether there are any obstacles, whether people have evacuated to a safe place, etc., while referring to the image displayed on the device 3. At this time, since the image displayed on the device 3 is an AR image using augmented reality, it may be displayed while changing from moment to moment in accordance with the movement of the user M.

The door closing process Step 10 is a process in which, for example, the user M operates an operation panel (not shown) installed near the warehousing berth 2 to close the entrance/exit door 21. Thereafter, the user M confirms that the entrance/exit door 21 is closed and leaves the front of the warehousing berth 2.

Further, if the user M does not recognize the first marker 41 for a certain period of time with the entrance/exit door 21 open, the control device 5 issues an instruction to the device to visually check the location where the first marker 41 is placed. It may be sent to 3.

In addition, if the user M does not recognize the second marker 42 for a certain period of time while the vehicle C is parked on the pallet P, the control device 5 may send an instruction to the device 3 to prompt the user to visually check the location where the second marker 42 is located.

In addition, when a user M who owns a device 3 approaches a space within the storage berth 2 where AR images can be displayed, the control device 5 may transmit an instruction to the device 3 prompting the user M to visually check the marker 4 that can output the AR image that the user M should check.

According to the warehousing support method and warehousing support device 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the markers 4 (for example, the first marker 41 and the second marker 42) are placed in the warehousing berth 2, and the images associated with the markers 4 are displayed. By simply preparing the marker 4, the user M can display a predetermined image on the device 3 simply by recognizing the marker 4 on the device 3.

Therefore, there is no need to install multiple cameras and displays at the storage berth 2, and the storage assistance device 1 can be introduced at low cost. In addition, since the device 3 owned by the user M is used, the user M can easily recognize the storage assistance video.

Next, a modification of the warehousing support device 1 according to the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 6. Here, FIG. 6 is an overhead view showing a modification of the warehousing support device shown in FIG. 1(A). Note that the same components as those in the embodiment shown in FIG.

In the warehousing support device 1 shown in FIG. 6, the position of the marker 4 has been changed. For example, the first marker 41 associated with the warehousing image is placed on the wall surface 22 in front of the warehousing berth 2 . Further, the second marker 42 associated with the transportation image is arranged on the floor surface 23 of the warehousing berth 2. It is preferable that the second marker 42 is placed near the driver's seat. In this way, the marker 4 can be placed anywhere.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 Warehousing support device 2 Warehousing berth 3 Device 4 Marker 5 Control device 21 Entrance/exit door 22 Wall surface 23 Floor surface 41 First marker 42 Second marker Step 1 Stopping process Step 2 Door opening process Step 3 First recognition process Step 4 First output process Step 5 Warehousing process Step 6 Getting off the vehicle Step 7 Second recognition process Step 8 Second output process Step 9 Safety confirmation process Step 10 Door closing process

Claims (5)

A method for assisting a user in entering a vehicle into a parking berth of a mechanical parking device, comprising:
A recognition step of recognizing a marker placed in the warehousing berth by a device owned by the user;
and an output step of displaying an image associated with the marker on the device;
The image is a transportation image for storing the vehicle.
A warehousing assistance method comprising: The warehousing assistance method according to claim 1, further comprising an instruction step of sending an instruction to the device to prompt the device to visually check the location where the marker is placed before the recognition step. A parking assistance device that assists a user in entering a vehicle into a parking berth of a mechanical parking device,
A device owned by the user;
A marker placed in the warehousing berth;
a control device that stores an image associated with the marker and is capable of communicating with the device;
When the device recognizes the marker, the image is transmitted from the control device to the device and displayed,
The image is a transportation image for storing the vehicle.
A storage assistance device characterized by: The warehousing support device according to claim 3, wherein the marker is arranged on the floor of the pallet or the warehousing berth. The warehousing support device according to claim 3, wherein the control device is configured to send an instruction to the device to prompt the device to visually observe the location where the marker is placed.