JP5570410B2 - Transportation support system and transportation support method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a transportation support system and a transportation support method.

The problem is how to efficiently transport goods to the disaster-affected areas where earthquakes, wind and rain disasters, etc. occur, and how goods can be transported without bias depending on the region. Even if a car navigation system using GPS is used, it is often affected by road breaks and the like, and a transportation route cannot always be secured.
On the other hand, for example, Patent Document 1 collects position information from a plurality of trucks, estimates accessible roads, and distributes estimated route information to the trucks. A mechanism for avoiding this is disclosed.
Patent Document 2 discloses a mechanism for acquiring disaster victim needs and disaster status from a disaster occurrence area and determining the distribution amount of goods to be distributed to an evacuation site. In the technique of Patent Document 2, the distribution amount is determined according to the road condition of the transportation route, and the distribution amount is also determined according to whether distribution has been performed in the past.

JP 2002-133576 A JP 2006-188331 A

  However, the conventional technique has a problem that it is impossible to properly guide the transport aircraft to the disaster area at night. In addition, there was a problem that it was difficult to grasp which goods were delivered safely to which stricken area.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and appropriately guides the transport area to the disaster-stricken area and makes it possible to appropriately grasp how much goods have been delivered to which disaster-stricken area. The purpose is to do.

  Therefore, the present invention is a transport support system including a client device of a transport aircraft and a transport base server, wherein the transport base server includes a plurality of disaster spot information and material information transported to each disaster area. Obtaining multiple disaster area information, material information, and transportation schedule information to be sent to the relevant transportation equipment from the storage device that stores the transportation schedule information of goods to each disaster area for each transportation aircraft The acquired information is transmitted to the client device of the transport aircraft, and when the information of the material dropped in the disaster area is received from the client device of the transport aircraft, the material information of the storage device is updated, and The client device includes a virtual object including an object indicating guidance to a target disaster area based on the information received from the transport base server and the position information and direction information of the transport aircraft. Generated between images, and controls to display the generated virtual space image on a display device, the information of the goods that down in the disaster area is input, transmits the information of the input materials to the transporting base server.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately guide the transport aircraft to the disaster area and to know how much goods have been delivered to which disaster area.

It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a transportation base server. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the client apparatus of a transport aircraft. It is a figure showing an example of functional composition etc. of a transportation support system including a transportation base server and a client device. It is a figure which shows an example which performs guidance of a transport destination using a virtual space image. It is a figure which shows an example which performs guidance of the landing point of the target stricken area, and the transportation supplies which should be taken down using a virtual space image. It is a figure which shows an example which performs guidance of a transportation route using a virtual space image. It is a figure which shows an example which displays warning information using a virtual space image.

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the transportation base server 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, the transportation base server 1 includes a control device 11, a storage device 12, a display device 13, an input device 14, and a communication device 15 as a hardware configuration. The control device 11 is a CPU or the like, and realizes the function of the transportation base server 1 by executing processing based on a program stored in the storage device 12 or the like. The storage device 12 is a storage device such as a RAM, a ROM, or an HDD, and stores a program or information used when the control device 11 executes processing based on the program. Examples of the information include point information, material information, schedule information and the like which will be described later. The display device 13 is a display or the like.
The input device 14 is, for example, a keyboard and inputs operation information and the like. The communication device 15 is a device that controls wireless communication between the transport base server 1 and the client device 2 of the transport aircraft.
The display device 13 and the input device 14 are not essential components of the transportation base server 1.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the client device 2 of the transport aircraft.
FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the client device 2 of the transport aircraft, and the transport aircraft has a general configuration as a transport aircraft not shown in FIG.
In the following description of the present embodiment, a helicopter is used as an example of a transport aircraft, but a small airplane or truck may be used.
As shown in FIG. 2, the client device 2 of the transport aircraft (hereinafter simply referred to as the client device 2) includes a control device 21, a storage device 22, a display device 23, an input device 24, and a hardware configuration. A communication device 25, a GPS compass 26, and a gyrocompass 27 are included. The control device 21 is a CPU or the like, and realizes the function of the information processing device 1 by executing processing based on a program stored in the storage device 22 or the like. The storage device 22 is a storage device such as a RAM, a ROM, or an HDD, and stores a program or information used when the control device 21 executes processing based on the program. The display device 13 is an HMD (Head Mounted Display) or the like, and displays the generated virtual space image under the control of the control device 21.
The input device 24 is a button or the like, and inputs operation information and the like. The communication device 25 is a device that controls wireless communication between the client device 2 and the transport base server 1 or the like.
The GPS compass 26 acquires position information indicating the position of the transport aircraft. The gyro compass 27 acquires direction information indicating the direction of the transport aircraft.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a transportation support system including the transportation base server 1 and the client device 2.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the transportation base server 1 includes a wireless communication unit 101 and a data management unit 102 as functional configurations. In addition, the transportation base server 1 includes point information 105, material information 106, and schedule information 107 as a database.
The wireless communication unit 101 controls communication with the client device 2 via wireless communication. The data management unit 102 manages a database such as the spot information 105, the material information 106, the schedule information 107, etc., acquires information from the database as necessary, passes it to the wireless communication unit 101, or receives it from the wireless communication unit 101. Register the information in the corresponding database.
Here, the point information 105 includes point information of a plurality of stricken areas, and further includes landing point information of transport aircraft in each stricken area. Information indicating these places may be, for example, pinpoint designation by latitude and longitude, or addition of information specifying a range such as a radius of 100 m in addition to latitude and longitude. In addition, the material information 106 includes information on the material to be transported to the disaster area. In the present embodiment, for simplification of description, the material is used as material. However, information on the personnel to be transported to the disaster area may be included in the material information. Further, the schedule information 107 includes transportation schedule information of goods to each disaster area for each transport aircraft, such as when, where and by which route the goods are delivered to the disaster area.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the client device 2 includes a wireless communication unit 201, a display control unit 202, and an input unit 203 as functional configurations.
The radio communication unit 201 controls communication with the transport base server 1 via radio. Based on the information received from the transport base server 1, the position information of the transport aircraft acquired from the GPS compass 26, and the orientation information of the transport aircraft acquired from the gyro compass 27, the display control unit 202 is directed to the target disaster area. A virtual space image including an object indicating the guidance is generated, and control is performed so that the generated virtual space image is displayed on the display device 23. The input unit 203 passes information input via the input device 24 or the like (for example, information indicating that the transportation of the transportation goods is completed) to the wireless communication unit 201 and / or the display control unit 202.
Details of the functions of the transportation base server 1 and the client device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 5 below.

FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of performing transportation destination guidance using a virtual space image.
For example, when the data management unit 102 receives an information acquisition request from a certain transport aircraft via the wireless communication unit 101, the data management unit 102 determines each disaster-stricken area related to the transport aircraft from the schedule information 107 based on the information for identifying the transport aircraft. Get the transportation schedule information of goods. The information for identifying the transport aircraft is stored in the storage device 12 of the transport aircraft server 1 and also stored in the storage device 22 of the client device 2 of the transport aircraft. When transmitting information to 1, information identifying the transport aircraft is loaded and transmitted.
As an example of transportation schedule information, for example,
First destination (stricken area 2) → Second destination (stricken area 1) → Third destination (stricken area 3)
Disaster area 2: Supplies 1 3: Supplies 2 100: Supplies 3 100: ...
Disaster area 1: Supplies 1 6: Supplies 2 200: Supplies 3 200: ...
Disaster area 3: Material 1 1: Material 2 50: Material 3 50: ...
Etc.
here,
First destination (stricken area 2) → Second destination (stricken area 1) → Third destination (stricken area 3)
Is route information. Further, the stricken area 2, the stricken area 1, the stricken area 3 and the like represent identification information for identifying the stricken area.
Also,
Disaster area 2: Supplies 1 3: Supplies 2 100: Supplies 3 100: ...
Is information relating to goods to be dropped in the stricken area 2, the goods 1, the goods 2, the goods 3, etc. represent identification information for identifying the goods, and the 3, 100, 100, etc. behind it represent the number of each goods .
When the data management unit 102 acquires the transport schedule information of the transport aircraft, the data management unit 102 acquires the corresponding material information from the material information 106 based on identification information for identifying the materials included in the acquired transport schedule information of the transport aircraft.
For example, in the case of the above-described example, the data management unit 102 uses information on the material identified by the material 1 (for example, a mask) and information on the material identified by the material 2 (for example, as the information on the material distributed to the disaster area 2). Blanket), information on the material identified by the material 3 (for example, water) and the like are acquired from the material information 106.
In addition, when the data management unit 102 acquires the transport schedule information of the transport aircraft, the data management unit 102 uses the route information included in the acquired transport schedule information of the transport aircraft and the identification information for identifying the stricken area in the route information 105. The location information (for example, longitude, latitude, altitude, etc.) of each disaster area is acquired.
The data management unit 102 transmits the acquired schedule information, material information, point information, and the like to the client device 2 of the requesting transport aircraft via the wireless communication unit 101.

When the wireless communication unit 201 of the client device 2 receives the schedule information, material information, point information, and the like from the transportation base server 1, the wireless communication unit 201 passes the received information to the display control unit 202.
Based on the received information and the position information and orientation information of the transport aircraft, the display control unit 202 is located outside the predetermined range (outside the radius of 1 km) from the target disaster area (for example, the disaster area 2). When present at the position, a virtual space image including an object indicating guidance to the target disaster area (in the example of FIG. 4A, an arrow object 41 indicating a direction to the target disaster area) is generated, and the generated virtual space image Is displayed on the display device 13 so as to be superimposed on the scenery or the like viewed by the operator of the transport aircraft. The virtual space image display control or the like applies so-called augmented reality technology, and specific processing or the like may be appropriately selected from existing augmented reality technology.
In addition, the display control unit 202 determines that the transport aircraft is within a predetermined range (within a radius of 1 km) from the target disaster area (for example, the disaster area 2) based on the received information and the position information and orientation information of the transport aircraft. ), The virtual space image including the object (in the example of FIG. 4B, the object 51) indicating the landing point and the material to be lowered to the target disaster area is generated, and the generated virtual space image is displayed on the display device. From 13, display control is performed so as to superimpose and display on the scenery or the like visually observed by the operator of the transport aircraft. FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example in which guidance of a landing point of a target disaster area and transportation supplies to be lowered is performed using a virtual space image.

The transport aircraft operator, etc., safely drops all the goods at the destination, and then checks the transport completion check box via the input unit 203, for example, as shown at 52 in FIG. 4B. Then, the display control unit 202 that has received the information that the transport completion check box is checked via the input unit 203 or the like transmits the material information dropped in the affected disaster area, the location information of the affected area, and the like wirelessly. The data is transmitted to the transport base server 1 via the communication unit 201.
When the data management unit 102 of the transport base server 1 receives the material information and the spot information of the disaster area from the client device 2, the data management unit 102 stores the schedule information 107 based on the received material information and the spot information of the disaster area. Perform optimization of included transportation schedule information. In optimization, for example, if the weather condition of the next destination has deteriorated and the destination is changed based on information that the flight is dangerous, or if there is a place where goods have been transported by other transport aircraft Create an efficient transportation plan by deleting its destinations. It is assumed that the schedule optimization by the data management unit 102 is executed using a conventional technique.
In addition, transport aircraft operators, etc., may be unable to use the landing location of the transport aircraft presented based on the landing location information of the transport aircraft due to a disaster, etc. In such a case, the landing point information of the changed landing point is input via the input unit 203 or the like. Then, the display control unit 202 that has received the changed landing point information input via the input unit 203 or the like transmits the changed landing point information and the point information of the affected area via the wireless communication unit 201. To the transport base server 1.
When the data management unit 102 of the transport base server 1 receives the landing point information changed from the client device 2 and the point information of the affected area, the landing point information included in the point information of the affected area in the point information 105 Is changed (or updated) to the changed landing point information. In addition, the data management unit 102 may also perform schedule information optimization in accordance with the change of the landing point information.

  When the display control unit 202 receives a display switching instruction or the like via the input unit 203 or the like, the display control unit 202 switches the display from the screen illustrated in FIG. 4A or 4B to the screen illustrated in FIG. 4C. You may do it. FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example in which transportation route guidance is performed using a virtual space image. Based on the schedule information received from the transport base server 1, the display control unit 202 superimposes and displays a virtual space image as shown in FIG. 4C on the scenery that the transport aircraft operator views from the display device 13. Can be controlled.

Further, the point information 105 may further include object information related to an object that can hinder the flight of the transport aircraft to the disaster area point. More specifically, the object information includes position information such as latitude, longitude, and altitude of the object, information indicating the object, and the like. For example, when an electric wire (power transmission line) is described as an example of the object, the object information is position information such as latitude, longitude, altitude where the electric wire exists, and information indicating that the object is an electric wire.
Based on the object information and the position information and orientation information of the transport aircraft, the display control unit 202 of the client device 2 is configured so that the transport aircraft enters a predetermined range from the position where the object exists. A virtual space image including information representing the object and the danger is generated, and control is performed so that the generated virtual space image is displayed on the display device (see FIG. 5). In FIG. 5, a virtual space image including an object representing an electric wire at a position where the electric wire is present and warning information indicating that there is an electric wire is superimposed on a view from which the operator of the transport aircraft can see from the display device 13. An example is shown.
In addition to the electric wires, the warning information includes, for example, information on valleys that are likely to cause a settling with power phenomenon.
As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, it is possible to appropriately guide the transport aircraft to the stricken area and appropriately understand how much goods have been delivered to which stricken area. This makes it possible to transport goods optimally even in situations where the necessary relief supplies change rapidly in the disaster area.
For example, according to the above-described embodiment, when the current position of the transport aircraft is a predetermined distance away from the target disaster area, an image as shown in FIG. 4A is displayed on the HMD or the like. Therefore, even when the visibility is not clear, such as at night, it is possible to appropriately guide the disaster area as the destination. Further, according to the above-described embodiment, when the current position of the transport aircraft is not a predetermined distance from the target disaster area, an image as shown in FIG. 4B is displayed on the HMD or the like. Therefore, it is possible to accurately drop the transportation goods to one of the stricken areas, and to transmit information on the lowered transportation goods to the transportation base server 1. Further, the transport base server 1 can also grasp how much transport goods have been properly dropped in the disaster-stricken area, and can appropriately plan a transport plan to the next disaster-stricken area.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, description has been made using an example in which a virtual space image is displayed on the HMD, but the above-described embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the display control unit 202 may project a virtual space image on a windshield or the like of a transport aircraft, and superimpose and display the scenery that the transport operator can see through the windshield and the virtual space image. Good.
In addition, when there are multiple transport bases and goods are transported between bases, the transport base server of each base is connected by a network to share information and plan a more efficient transport of goods. Is also possible.

1 Transport base server 2 Client device

Claims (6)

A transport support system including a client device of a transport aircraft and a transport base server,
The transport base server is
A plurality of disaster-stricken area information, material information to be transported to each disaster-stricken area, and transportation schedule information of goods to each disaster-stricken area for each transport aircraft are transmitted from the storage device to the corresponding transport aircraft. The disaster area point information, material information, and transportation schedule information are acquired, the acquired information is transmitted to the client device of the transport aircraft, and the information of the material dropped to the disaster area is transmitted from the client device of the transport aircraft. When received, the material information of the storage device is updated,
The client device of the transport aircraft
Based on the information received from the transport base server and the position information and orientation information of the transport aircraft, a virtual space image including an object indicating guidance to the target disaster area is generated, and the generated virtual space image is A transportation support system that controls to display on a display device and transmits the information of the inputted goods to the transportation base server when the information of the goods dropped in the disaster area is inputted.   Based on the information received from the transport base server and the position information and orientation information of the transport aircraft, the client device of the transport aircraft, if the transport aircraft is outside a predetermined range from the target disaster area, A virtual space image including an object indicating guidance to the disaster area is generated, and when the transport aircraft is within a predetermined range from the target disaster area, a virtual space image including an object indicating the material to be lowered to the target disaster area is generated. The transport support system according to claim 1, wherein the generated virtual space image is controlled to be displayed on a display device.   The transport support system according to claim 1, wherein the transport base server optimizes the transport schedule information based on the updated material information. The transport aircraft is a helicopter or an airplane,
The disaster area information includes landing point information,
Based on the landing point information and the position information and orientation information of the transport aircraft, the client device of the transport aircraft is an object indicating the landing point when the transport aircraft enters a predetermined range from the landing point. If the new landing point information related to the change of the landing point is input, the input new landing point information is displayed. Send to the transport base server,
The said transportation base server updates the landing point information of the said disaster area information of the said memory | storage device, if the new landing point information is received from the client apparatus of the said transport aircraft. Transportation support system. The transport aircraft is a helicopter or an airplane,
The disaster area information includes object information about an object that can hinder the flight of the transport aircraft to the disaster area,
Based on the object information and the position information and orientation information of the transport aircraft, the client device of the transport aircraft, when the transport aircraft enters a predetermined range from the position where the object exists, 5. A transportation support system according to claim 1, wherein a virtual space image including information indicating danger and danger is generated, and the generated virtual space image is controlled to be displayed on a display device. A transport support method in a transport support system including a client device of a transport aircraft and a transport base server,
Corresponding transport device from the storage device in which the transport base server stores a plurality of disaster-spotted point information, material information to be transported to each disaster-stricken region, and transport schedule information of the material to each disaster-stricken region for each transport aircraft Obtaining a plurality of disaster area information, material information, and transportation schedule information to be transmitted to
The transport base server transmitting the acquired information to a client device of the transport aircraft;
Based on the information received from the transport base server by the client device of the transport aircraft and the location information and orientation information of the transport aircraft, a virtual space image including an object indicating guidance to the target disaster area is generated. And controlling to display the generated virtual space image on the display device;
The client device of the transport aircraft, when the information of goods dropped in the stricken area is input, the information of the input supplies is transmitted to the transport base server,
When the transportation base server receives the information of the material dropped in the disaster area from the client device of the transport aircraft, updating the material information of the storage device;
Including transportation support methods.

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