JP3235906U - Vehicle control structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle control structure capable of safely stopping a vehicle, notifying the outside of an emergency situation, and enabling a related competent authority to promptly deal with the situation.
A vehicle control structure (20) includes a non-driving state detection unit (21) that detects a driver's inability to drive a vehicle (10) and generates an emergency signal, and a steering wheel when the driver receives the emergency signal. An emergency response control unit 22 that disables the manual operation of the vehicle 16 and stops the vehicle 10, an emergency situation notification unit 23 that notifies the outside of the vehicle 10 that an emergency has occurred when an emergency signal is received, and GPS. It is provided with a position recognition function of the vehicle 10, and is provided with a position information notification unit 24 for notifying the relevant competent authority of the position information of the vehicle 10 when an emergency signal is received.
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Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle control structure.

Conventionally, there have been cases where a driver who is driving a vehicle becomes difficult to drive due to a sudden illness or the like (emergency situation). There is known a travel control device that automatically drives a vehicle to an appropriate position and stops the vehicle after it is determined that the driver is in a difficult state in the occurrence of such an emergency (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The travel control device disclosed in Patent Document 1 turns on the travel headlights to alert other vehicles traveling around the own vehicle.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-164085

By the way, it is difficult for passengers and pedestrians of vehicles other than the own vehicle to understand that the driver is in a difficult state by turning on the headlight for driving as in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1. There was a problem.

Further, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the vehicle is automatically driven and stopped, it is difficult for the passengers and pedestrians of the vehicle other than the own vehicle to understand that the vehicle is stopped, and the vehicle is stopped. There was a problem that it was difficult to sufficiently inform the surroundings.

Further, when the driver is in a difficult state to drive, it is requested to notify the relevant jurisdiction such as fire department and police so that the relevant jurisdiction can deal with it promptly, but it is disclosed in Patent Document 1. There was a problem that it could not be said that the above-mentioned technology was sufficient to meet the request.

Therefore, in the present invention, when a driver who is driving a vehicle encounters an emergency situation in which it is difficult to drive, the vehicle is safely stopped, the outside of the vehicle is notified that the emergency situation is occurring, and the emergency situation is dealt with. It is intended to provide a vehicle control structure that allows relevant competent authorities to respond quickly.

In the device according to claim 1, when the driver becomes unable to drive the vehicle while driving the vehicle, the inoperable state detection unit that detects that fact and generates an emergency signal is used. When the vehicle is connected to the inoperable state detection unit and receives the emergency signal, the emergency response control unit that invalidates the manual operation of the steering handle equipped on the vehicle and stops the vehicle, and the inoperable state. An emergency notification unit that is connected to the detection unit and notifies the outside of the vehicle that an emergency is occurring when the emergency signal is received, and a position of the vehicle that is connected to the inoperable state detection unit and by GPS. It is characterized by having a recognition function, and a position information notification unit for notifying the relevant jurisdiction organization of the position information of the vehicle when the emergency signal is received.

In the device according to claim 2, the inoperable state detection unit detects that the driver cannot drive the vehicle by image recognition, and sends the driver to the emergency response control unit. Is provided with a driver monitoring camera unit for notifying that the vehicle cannot be driven.

In the invention according to claim 3, the emergency response control unit is arranged on the dashboard of the vehicle and includes an emergency stop operation mechanism having an emergency stop button operated by the driver himself / herself or a passenger. The emergency stop operation mechanism is characterized in that, when the emergency stop button is turned ON, the emergency stop operation mechanism transmits to that effect to the emergency situation notification unit and the position information notification unit.

In the device according to claim 4, the vehicle control structure can operate a kill switch mechanism capable of forcibly shutting off the fuel or power supplied to the engine of the vehicle and a steering mechanism of the vehicle. Further provided with a brake forced operation mechanism and a steering handle forced operation unit that can be steered to move the vehicle to a stoptable space in which the vehicle can be stopped while disabling the manual operation of the steering handle. The emergency response control unit controls the kill switch mechanism, the brake forced operation mechanism, and the steering handle forced operation unit as predetermined emergency controls when the emergency signal is received. It is characterized in that each command signal for controlling the operation is transmitted.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the steering handle forced operation unit includes a stoptable space detecting unit capable of detecting the stoptable space.

In the device according to claim 6, the emergency notification unit displays characters for notifying an emergency on the front window or the rear window of the vehicle, and also displays an emergency display provided on the roof of the vehicle. It is characterized by turning on a light.

The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the inoperable state detection unit includes a release unit capable of canceling the generation of the emergency signal when the emergency signal is erroneously generated.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the inoperable state detecting unit detects that the driver cannot drive the vehicle and generates an emergency signal indicating that the vehicle is in an emergency. Based on this emergency signal, the emergency response control unit can invalidate the manual operation of the steering wheel and stop the vehicle.
In addition, based on the emergency signal, the emergency notification unit notifies the outside of the vehicle (passengers, pedestrians, etc. of vehicles other than the own vehicle) that it is an emergency. This makes it easier for the outside of the vehicle to understand that an emergency has occurred or that the vehicle will stop, and it becomes possible to safely stop the vehicle.
Furthermore, based on the emergency signal, the location information notification unit notifies the relevant jurisdiction organizations such as fire departments and police of the location information of the vehicle. This will enable the relevant competent authorities to respond promptly to such emergencies.

According to the invention according to claim 2, since the driver monitoring camera unit detects that the driver cannot drive the vehicle by image recognition, it is possible to more reliably generate an emergency signal in an emergency situation. Is possible.
Therefore, disabling the manual operation of the steering wheel and stopping the vehicle based on the emergency signal, notifying the outside of the vehicle that it is an emergency, and notifying the relevant competent authorities of the vehicle position information more reliably. Is possible.

According to the invention according to claim 3, by turning on the emergency stop button, it is possible to convey that an emergency is to the emergency response control unit, the emergency notification unit, and the location information notification unit. ..
Therefore, it is possible to invalidate the manual operation of the steering wheel, stop the vehicle, notify the outside of the vehicle of an emergency, and notify the relevant competent authority of the vehicle position information more reliably.

According to the invention according to claim 4, the emergency response control unit has, as predetermined emergency control when receiving an emergency signal, a kill switch mechanism, a brake forced operation mechanism, and a steering handle forced operation mechanism, respectively. On the other hand, since each command signal that controls each operation is transmitted, the kill switch mechanism, the brake forced operation mechanism, and the steering handle forced operation unit that have received each command signal perform their respective operations. As a result, the fuel or power supplied to the engine by the kill switch mechanism is forcibly cut off. In addition, the brake mechanism is operated by the brake forced operation mechanism. Further, the manual operation of the steering wheel is invalidated by the steering handle forced operation unit, and the vehicle is steered to move the vehicle to the stoptable space.
Therefore, it is possible to stop the vehicle more safely.

According to the invention according to claim 5, since the stoptable space detection unit detects the stoptable space in which the vehicle can be stopped, the vehicle is moved to the detected stoptable space when the steering wheel forced operation unit is activated. It is possible to make it.
Therefore, it is possible to stop the vehicle more reliably and safely.

According to the invention according to claim 6, the emergency notification unit displays a character for notifying the emergency on the front window or the rear window of the vehicle, and displays the characters for notifying the emergency on the front window or the rear window of the vehicle. Since the notification is given by (turning on the emergency indicator light provided on the roof), it is possible to make it easier for outsiders of the vehicle to understand that there is an emergency or that the vehicle will be stopped. It is possible to stop the vehicle more safely.

According to the invention according to claim 7, even if an emergency signal is erroneously generated even though an emergency has not occurred, the erroneous generation of the emergency signal can be caused by operating the release unit. It can be canceled.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle control structure 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a driver's seat of a vehicle 10 on which a vehicle control structure 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a vehicle 10 on which the vehicle control structure 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted, and FIG. 3A is a diagram partially showing a state in which the vehicle 10 is viewed from the front, (b). ) Is a diagram partially showing a state in which the vehicle 10 is viewed from the rear. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vehicle control structure 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the configuration of the vehicle control structure 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the driver's seat of the vehicle 10 on which the vehicle control structure 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a vehicle 10 on which a vehicle control structure 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted, and FIG. 3A is a diagram partially showing a state in which the vehicle 10 is viewed from the front. (B) is a diagram partially showing a state in which the vehicle 10 is viewed from the rear.

The vehicle 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 is equipped with the vehicle control structure 20 according to the present embodiment, and is a four-wheeled vehicle in the present embodiment. In addition to the vehicle control structure 20, the vehicle 10 includes an engine 11, a brake mechanism 12, a steering mechanism 13, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) 14. Each of the above configurations 11 to 14 and 20 is connected to each other so as to be able to transmit a signal by a communication means such as CAN (Control Area Area Network). Hereinafter, each of the above configurations 11 to 14 of the vehicle 10 will be described first, and then the vehicle control structure 20 will be described.

The engine 11 is a device that applies a driving force to the vehicle 10, and includes, for example, a power source and a transmission. The brake mechanism 12 applies a braking force to the vehicle 10, and includes, for example, a brake caliper that presses a pad against the brake rotor and an electric cylinder that supplies hydraulic pressure to the brake caliper. The steering mechanism 13 is for changing the steering angle of the wheels, and includes a steering handle 16, for example, a rack and pinion mechanism for steering the wheels, and an electric motor for driving the rack and pinion mechanism. be. The GPS 14 has a position recognition function of the vehicle 10 and acquires the position information of the vehicle 10.

In the present embodiment, the engine 11 corresponds to the "engine", the brake mechanism 12 corresponds to the "brake mechanism", the steering mechanism 13 corresponds to the "steering mechanism", and the GPS 14 corresponds to the "GPS".

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle control structure 20 includes an inoperable state detection unit 21, an emergency response control unit 22, an emergency notification unit 23, a position information notification unit 24, a kill switch mechanism 25, and the like. It includes a brake forced operation mechanism 26 and a steering handle forced operation unit 27. Each of the above configurations 22 to 27 is connected to each other so as to be able to transmit a signal by a communication means such as CAN.

When the driver cannot drive the vehicle 10 while the vehicle 10 is being driven (when an emergency occurs), the inoperable state detection unit 21 detects that fact and generates an emergency signal. Yes, it includes a driver monitoring camera unit 28 and a release unit 29 (see FIG. 2).
The driver monitoring camera unit 28 detects by image recognition that the driver cannot drive the vehicle 10, for example, fainting, and the driver cannot drive the vehicle to the emergency response control unit 22. It is a digital camera that uses a solid-state image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Sensor), for example. The release unit 29 is a button for canceling the generation of the emergency signal when the emergency signal is erroneously generated, and is a portion that can be operated by the driver himself or a passenger (for example, the central portion of the dashboard 17). Is located in.

In the present embodiment, the inoperable state detection unit 21 corresponds to the "inoperable state detection unit", the driver monitoring camera unit 28 corresponds to the "driver monitoring camera unit", and the release unit 29 corresponds to the "release unit". ..

The emergency response control unit 22 can receive the emergency signal generated by the inoperability detection unit 21, and when the emergency signal is received, the manual operation of the steering wheel 16 is invalidated and the vehicle 10 is stopped. It is configured as follows. The emergency response control unit 22 has an emergency stop operation mechanism 30. The emergency stop operation mechanism 30 has an emergency stop button 31 (see FIG. 2). The emergency stop button 31 is arranged at a position on the driver's seat side of the vehicle 10 that can be operated by the driver himself / herself or a passenger (for example, the central portion of the dashboard 17).

When the emergency stop button 31 is turned on by the driver himself or a passenger, the emergency stop operation mechanism 30 transmits to that effect as a command signal to the emergency situation notification unit 23 and the position information notification unit 24.

Further, the emergency response control unit 22 has a configuration for each of the kill switch mechanism 25, the brake forced operation mechanism 26, and the steering handle forced operation unit 27 as predetermined emergency control when an emergency signal is received. Each command signal that controls each operation of 25 to 27 is transmitted.

In the present embodiment, the emergency response control unit 22 corresponds to the "emergency response control unit", the emergency stop operation mechanism 30 corresponds to the "emergency stop operation mechanism", and the emergency stop button 31 corresponds to the "emergency stop button". ..

The emergency situation notification unit 23 can receive an emergency signal generated by the inoperability detection unit 21, and when the emergency signal is received, the emergency situation notification unit 23 notifies the outside of the vehicle 10 that an emergency situation has occurred. As shown in FIG. 3, the emergency notification unit 23 can display characters for notifying an emergency on the front window 18 or the rear window 19 of the vehicle 10, and an emergency indicator light provided on the roof of the vehicle 10. 32 can be turned on.
The emergency indicator light 32 is normally arranged in the vehicle interior, and when an emergency signal is received, it automatically protrudes from the roof of the vehicle 10 and blinks by an appropriate drive mechanism and a partial opening / closing mechanism of the roof. It is configured.
Further, the emergency notification unit 23 can generate a warning sound from the warning sound generator 36. The generation of the warning sound is canceled by opening the door of the vehicle 10 from the outside by a rescuer or the like after the vehicle 10 has stopped in the stoptable space as described later.

A display unit 33 is provided on the front window 18 and a display unit 34 is provided on the rear window 19 as means capable of displaying characters for notifying an emergency situation. Although detailed description is omitted, the display units 33 and 34 are usually transparent and are lightning bulletin boards configured to display characters when energized.

As shown in FIG. 3, the display units 33 and 34 are notified to the outside of the vehicle 10 of an emergency situation such as "Help! HELP!" As characters for notifying the outside of the vehicle 10 that an emergency situation is occurring. Display easy-to-understand characters.
In addition, on the display unit 33 provided in the front window 18, the above characters are displayed by inverting the left and right so that they can be read by the rearview mirror of the vehicle traveling in front of the vehicle 10.
The characters can be flipped horizontally and displayed on the display unit 33 so that they can be read by the rear-view mirror of the vehicle in front. Also, in an emergency, when displaying the above characters, sounding the horn makes it easier for the vehicle in front to be noticed.

Further, although not particularly shown, in order to notify a person outside the vehicle 10 that the vehicle 10 will be stopped, for example, the following characters may be displayed as described in the above characters.
"I will stop."

In addition to the above characters, the display units 33 and 34 may use a voice recognition system to recognize the utterances of the driver and passengers and display the utterances (messages) in characters on the display units 33 and 34. ..

Further, the display units 33 and 34 may be configured to display information necessary for the driver in characters as appropriate, in addition to the display in an emergency.
For example, if you want to notify the vehicle in front that the lamp on the rear side of the vehicle traveling in front of the vehicle 10 is off, the display unit 33 of the front window 18 says, "The lamp behind is off." It is possible to display characters such as.

If you want to notify the vehicle traveling behind the vehicle 10 that the vehicle 10 will stop at, for example, the service area, the display unit 34 of the rear window 19 will indicate "Enter the next service area." It is possible to display characters such as.

In addition, when a vehicle traveling behind the vehicle 10 performs so-called "driving" such as extremely narrowing the distance between vehicles, the vehicle performing the driving is stopped and the act is stopped to the outside. It is also possible to display characters such as "I'm sorry, please don't fan" in order to notify that you are suffering from the damage of driving.

When it is desired to display a message on the display units 33 and 34 in characters using a voice recognition system, the driver can operate (press) the front display button 37 and the rear display button 38. The front display button 37 and the rear display button 38 are arranged near a portion of the steering wheel 16 held by the driver (see FIG. 2).

In the present embodiment, the emergency notification unit 23 notifies the "emergency notification unit", the emergency indicator light 32 informs the "emergency indicator light", and the display units 33 and 34 notify the "emergency situation to the front window or the rear window of the vehicle". Each corresponds to the means of "displaying the characters to be displayed".

The position information notification unit 24 can receive the emergency signal generated by the inoperability detection unit 21, and when the emergency signal is received, the location information notification unit 24 acquires the emergency signal by GPS 14 to the related jurisdiction organizations such as fire department and police. It notifies the position information of the vehicle 10.

In the present embodiment, the location information notification unit 24 corresponds to the “location information notification unit”.

The kill switch mechanism 25, the brake forced operation mechanism 26, and the steering handle forced operation unit 27 can each receive each command signal transmitted by the emergency response control unit 22, and each command signal can receive each command signal. , The operation is controlled.

The kill switch mechanism 25 can forcibly shut off the fuel or power supply supplied to the engine 11 of the vehicle 10 when a command signal is received. The brake forced operation mechanism 26 enables the brake mechanism 13 of the vehicle 10 to operate when a command signal is received. Specifically, the brake forced operation mechanism 26 has an emergency actuating portion (not shown), and the brake mechanism 13 is fully actuated by the emergency actuating portion.
When the steering handle forced operation unit 27 receives the command signal, the manual operation of the steering handle 16 is invalidated to enable only the control operation according to the present embodiment, and the vehicle 10 can be stopped on the travel path. The vehicle 10 can be steered so as to gradually move to a stoptable space (for example, a roadside zone on a traveling road, a road shoulder, a vehicle evacuation space, etc.).
By disabling the manual operation of the steering wheel 16, even if the driver faints and leans against the steering wheel 16, the steering wheel 16 will not be erroneously operated. Further, the automatic operation at this time is a "level 4" automatic operation based on the definition of SAE J3016. The steering wheel forced operation unit 27 can receive information on the stoptable space.

The steering wheel forced operation unit 27 includes a stoptable space detection unit 35 that can detect a stoptable space. The stoptable space detection unit 35 includes a camera (for example, a digital camera using a solid-state image sensor such as a CCD or CMOS) or an infrared laser that can detect the stoptable space by image recognition, and provides information on the stoptable space with a steering handle. It is transmitted to the forced operation unit 27.

In the present embodiment, the kill switch mechanism 25 is a "kill switch mechanism", the brake forced operation mechanism 26 is a "brake forced operation mechanism", and the steering handle forced operation unit 27 is a "steering handle forced operation unit". The detection unit 35 corresponds to the "stoppable space detection unit", respectively.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vehicle control structure 20 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 shows the operation of the vehicle control structure 20 in S1 to S9.

In S1, the non-driving state detection unit 21 detects whether or not the driver has reached a state in which the vehicle 10 cannot be driven (non-driving state) while the vehicle 10 is being driven. As a result, when the driver has reached the inoperable state (S1: YES), the process proceeds to S2, and when the driver has not reached the inoperable state (S1: NO), the operation of S1 is repeated.

In S2, the inoperable state detection unit 21 generates an emergency signal and proceeds to S3.
In S3, when there is no error in the generation of the emergency signal in S2 (S3: YES), the process proceeds to S4, and there is an error in the generation of the emergency signal in S2 (the emergency signal is erroneously generated for some reason). (S3: NO) proceeds to S5.

In S4, the emergency response control unit 22 that has received the emergency signal transmits each command signal to each of the kill switch mechanism 25, the brake forced operation mechanism 26, and the steering wheel forced operation unit 27.

Further, in S4, the emergency situation notification unit 23 that has received the emergency signal notifies the outside of the vehicle 10 that there is an emergency situation. Specifically, as the means for notifying that an emergency situation has occurred, the emergency indicator lamp 32 is turned on, the display units 33 and 34 are displayed with characters for notifying the emergency situation, and the warning sound generator 36 generates a warning sound. Can be mentioned.

Further, in S4, the position information notification unit 24 that has received the emergency signal notifies the related jurisdiction organizations such as fire department and police of the position information of the vehicle 10 acquired by GPS 14.

In S5, by operating the release unit 29, the erroneous generation of the emergency signal is released, and the operation of S1 is repeated.

In S6, the kill switch mechanism 25 that receives the command signal transmitted from the emergency response control unit 22 in S4 forcibly shuts off the fuel or the power supply supplied to the engine 11 of the vehicle 10.
Further, in S6, the brake forced operation mechanism 26 that receives the command signal transmitted from the emergency response control unit 22 in S4 operates the brake mechanism 13 of the vehicle 10.
Further, in S6, the steering steering wheel forced operation unit 27, which receives the command signal transmitted from the emergency response control unit 22 in S4, invalidates the manual operation of the steering wheel 16.

In S7, the stoptable space detection unit 35 detects the stoptable space. As a result, if the stoptable space is detected (S7: YES), the process proceeds to S8, and if the stoptable space is not detected (S7: NO), the operation of S7 is repeated.

In S8, the vehicle 10 is moved to the stoptable space detected in S7.
In S9, the vehicle 10 is stopped in the stoptable space. After stopping in the stoptable space, the lamp of the vehicle 10 is blinked.
As a result, the operation of the vehicle control structure 20 is completed.

The vehicle control structure 20 according to the present embodiment has the above configuration, and the effects obtained by the present embodiment will be described below.

According to the present embodiment, the inoperable state detecting unit 21 detects that the driver cannot drive the vehicle 10 and generates an emergency signal indicating that the vehicle is in an emergency situation. Based on this emergency signal, the emergency response control unit 22 can invalidate the manual operation of the steering wheel 16 and stop the vehicle 10.
Further, based on the emergency signal, the emergency notification unit 23 notifies the outside of the vehicle 10 (passengers, pedestrians, etc. of vehicles other than the vehicle 10) that it is an emergency. This makes it easier for the outside of the vehicle 10 to understand that an emergency has occurred or that the vehicle 10 will stop, and it becomes possible to safely stop the vehicle 10.
Further, the position information notification unit 24 notifies the related jurisdiction organizations such as fire department and police of the position information of the vehicle 10 based on the emergency signal. This will enable the relevant competent authorities to respond promptly to such emergencies.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the driver monitoring camera unit 28 detects by image recognition that the driver cannot drive the vehicle 10 such as fainting, so that it is more reliable in an emergency situation. It is possible to generate an emergency signal.
Therefore, the manual operation of the steering wheel 16 performed based on the emergency signal is invalidated, the vehicle 10 is stopped, the outside of the vehicle 10 is notified that the situation is an emergency, and the relevant competent authority is notified of the position information of the vehicle 10. It will be possible to do it reliably.

Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to transmit to the emergency situation response control unit 22, the emergency situation notification unit 23, and the position information notification unit 24 that an emergency situation has occurred by turning on the emergency stop button 31. Will be.
Therefore, it is possible to invalidate the manual operation of the steering wheel 16, stop the vehicle 10, notify the outside of the vehicle 10 that it is an emergency, and notify the relevant competent authority of the position information of the vehicle 10 more reliably. Become.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the kill switch mechanism 25, the brake forced operation mechanism 26, and the steering handle forced operation unit 27 each have the kill switch mechanism 25, the brake forced operation mechanism 26, and the steering handle forced operation unit 27 as predetermined emergency controls when the emergency response control unit 22 receives an emergency signal. On the other hand, since each command signal for controlling each operation is transmitted, the kill switch mechanism 25, the brake forced operation mechanism 26, and the steering handle forced operation unit 27 that have received each command signal perform their respective operations. ..
As a result, the fuel or power supplied to the engine 11 by the kill switch mechanism 25 is forcibly cut off. Further, the brake mechanism 12 is operated by the brake forced operation mechanism 26. Further, the steering handle forced operation unit 27 invalidates the manual operation of the steering handle 16 and steers the vehicle 10 so as to move the vehicle 10 to the stoptable space.
Therefore, the vehicle 10 can be stopped more safely.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the stoptable space detection unit 35 detects the stoptable space in which the vehicle 10 can be stopped, the vehicle 10 reaches the detected stoptable space when the steering handle forced operation unit 27 is operated. Can be moved.
Therefore, it is possible to safely stop the vehicle 10 more reliably.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the emergency notification unit 23 displays characters for notifying the emergency situation on the display units 33 and 34, and the emergency indicator light 32 is easy to attract the attention of an outsider of the vehicle 10. It is possible to make it easier for an outsider of the vehicle 10 to understand that it is an emergency situation, that the vehicle 10 is stopped, and the like, and that the vehicle 10 is stopped more safely. It is possible to make it.

Further, according to the present embodiment, even if an emergency signal is erroneously generated even though an emergency has not occurred, the erroneous generation of the emergency signal is canceled by operating the release unit 29. It becomes possible to do.

In the above description, the vehicle control structure 20 according to the present embodiment is applied to the four-wheeled vehicle 10, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, it can be applied to a vehicle such as a two-wheeled vehicle or a three-wheeled vehicle.

10 ... Vehicle 11 ... Engine 12 ... Brake mechanism 13 ... Steering mechanism 14 ... GPS
16 ... Steering wheel 17 ... Dashboard 18 ... Front window 19 ... Rear window 20 ... Vehicle control structure 21 ... Inoperable state detection unit 22 ... Emergency response control unit 23 ... Emergency notification unit 24 ... Position information notification unit 25 ... Kill Switch mechanism 26 ... Brake forced operation mechanism 27 ... Steering handle forced operation unit 28 ... Driver monitoring camera unit 29 ... Release unit 30 ... Emergency stop operation mechanism 31 ... Emergency stop button 32 ... Emergency stop light 33, 34 ... Display unit 35 ... Stoppable space detector 36 ... Warning sound generator 37 ... Front display button 38 ... Rear display button

Claims (7)

When the driver becomes unable to drive the vehicle while driving the vehicle, the inoperable state detection unit that detects that fact and generates an emergency signal,
An emergency response control unit that is connected to the inoperable state detection unit and that, when the emergency signal is received, invalidates the manual operation of the steering wheel equipped on the vehicle and stops the vehicle.
An emergency notification unit that is connected to the inoperable state detection unit and notifies the outside of the vehicle that an emergency is occurring when the emergency signal is received.
It is connected to the inoperable state detection unit, has a position recognition function of the vehicle by GPS, and has a position information notification unit that notifies the relevant competent authority of the position information of the vehicle when the emergency signal is received. A vehicle control structure characterized by that. The inoperable state detecting unit detects that the driver cannot drive the vehicle by image recognition, and notifies the emergency response control unit that the driver cannot drive the vehicle. The vehicle control structure according to claim 1, further comprising a driver monitoring camera unit. The emergency response control unit is arranged on the dashboard of the vehicle and includes an emergency stop operation mechanism having an emergency stop button operated by the driver himself / herself or a passenger.
The first aspect of the present invention is the emergency stop operation mechanism, wherein when the emergency stop button is turned on, the emergency stop operation mechanism transmits to that effect to the emergency situation notification unit and the position information notification unit. Vehicle control structure. The vehicle control structure is
The kill switch mechanism capable of forcibly shutting off the fuel or power supplied to the engine of the vehicle, the brake forced operation mechanism capable of operating the brake mechanism of the vehicle, and the manual operation of the steering wheel are disabled and the vehicle travels. A steering handle forced operation mechanism that can steer the vehicle to move it to a stoptable space where the vehicle can be stopped on the road.
Further prepare
The emergency response control unit
As a predetermined emergency control when the emergency signal is received, each command signal for controlling the operation thereof is transmitted to each of the kill switch mechanism, the brake forced operation mechanism, and the steering handle forced operation unit. The vehicle control structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is to be used. The vehicle control structure according to claim 4, wherein the steering handle forced operation unit includes a stoptable space detecting unit capable of detecting the stoptable space. Claim 1 is characterized in that the emergency notification unit displays characters for notifying an emergency on the front window or the rear window of the vehicle, and lights an emergency indicator light provided on the roof of the vehicle. The vehicle control structure described in. The vehicle control structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inoperable state detection unit includes a release unit capable of canceling the generation of the emergency signal when the emergency signal is erroneously generated.

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