JP5781638B2 - Entrance fee collection facility, exit fee collection facility, fee collection system, toll ticket issuing method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an entrance fee collection facility, an exit fee collection facility, a fee collection system, a toll ticket issuing method, and a program on a toll road or the like.

On toll roads such as expressways, there are cases where a toll collection facility in which an automatic ticket issuing machine is installed at an entrance toll gate and an automatic toll collector is installed at an exit toll gate.
Some of such toll collection facilities are equipped with a vehicle type discriminating device on the front side in the traveling direction of the automatic ticket issuing machine or the toll collection machine in the traveling lane. The toll collection system realizes a system for discriminating the vehicle type of the traveling vehicle by the vehicle type discriminating apparatus and collecting the toll according to the vehicle type (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  The vehicle type discrimination device mainly includes various sensor devices such as a vehicle separator, a vehicle type discrimination tread, a vehicle height detector, a license plate recognition device, etc., and passes based on various detection signals output from the sensor device. The vehicle type of the vehicle to be operated is determined (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-203254 A

The above-described vehicle type determination device mainly determines whether the vehicle is a towed vehicle or a normal vehicle or a large vehicle (extra-large vehicle) by referring to the number of axles of the vehicle. Due to such a mechanism, the vehicle type identification device cannot determine the type of the vehicle unless the entire vehicle body has passed. Therefore, conventionally, in order to discriminate the vehicle type at the toll collection facility, the vehicle type discriminating device installed on the road side of the traveling lane and the automatic ticket issuing machine (fee) in consideration of the maximum vehicle length (18 m) of the passing vehicle A distance of at least 18 m is secured between the automatic receiver and the receiver.
However, there are cases where it is difficult to secure a distance of 18 m or more between the vehicle type identification device and the automatic ticket issuing machine due to the location conditions of the toll collection facility.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the purpose thereof is an entrance fee collection facility capable of collecting fees according to the vehicle type, even in a place where an installation space based on the maximum vehicle length cannot be secured. It is to provide an exit fee collection facility, a fee collection system, a pass ticket issuing method and a program.

In order to solve the above problem, one aspect of the present invention provides a toll ticket that records vehicle identification information when an issuance instruction is input at an entrance toll collection facility provided at an entrance toll gate on a toll road. An automatic ticket issuing machine to issue, a vehicle type identification device for determining the vehicle type of the vehicle, which is provided in front of the automatic ticket issuing machine, and to reach the automatic ticket issuing machine of the vehicle A vehicle arrival determination unit to determine, an issue command unit that outputs the issuance command to the automatic ticket issuing machine when the vehicle arrival information is received from the vehicle arrival determination unit, and the issuance command unit If the vehicle type discriminating device does not discriminate the vehicle type at the time when the issuing command is output to the automatic issuing machine, the vehicle type information obtained by discriminating the vehicle type when the vehicle type discriminating device discriminates the vehicle type And the model An output unit for outputting to an upper node in association with the vehicle identification information of the vehicle corresponding to the distribution, a is the entrance toll collection facilities equipped with.

Further, according to an aspect of the present invention, in the above entrance fee collection facility, the automatic ticket issuing machine issues the vehicle type determination device before the issuing command unit outputs the issuing command to the automatic ticket issuing machine. When the vehicle type of the vehicle is determined, the vehicle type information obtained by the determination is recorded and issued in a transit ticket.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the above-described toll collection facility, the vehicle type identification device includes a passage detector that detects passage of the vehicle at at least two locations in the lane direction, and the vehicle arrival determination unit includes: Obtaining the speed information of the vehicle based on the detection information of the passage of the vehicle by the passage detector, predicting the arrival time of the vehicle to the automatic ticket issuing machine based on the speed information, and It is determined that the vehicle has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine with the passage of time.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fee collection system including the fee collection facility described above and a central management device that receives the vehicle type information and the vehicle identification information associated with the entrance fee collection facility.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the above-described toll collection system, an identification information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle identification information based on a pass ticket provided from a passing vehicle, and vehicle type information of the vehicle in the pass ticket Is recorded, and the vehicle type information associated with the acquired vehicle identification information is acquired when the vehicle type information of the vehicle is not recorded in the pass ticket. A vehicle type information acquisition unit that acquires the vehicle ticket information from the central management device, and a toll collection processing unit that determines a fee corresponding to the toll based on the acquired vehicle type information, and is provided at the exit toll gate of the toll road Provided with an exit fee collection facility.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the toll road issuance facility for toll road entrance toll collection facilities, the vehicle type discriminating device is provided on the front side in the traveling direction from the toll ticket automatic issuing machine to discriminate the vehicle type of the vehicle. When the issuing command is input, the automatic ticket issuing machine issues a ticket that records the vehicle identification information, and the vehicle arrival determination unit determines whether the vehicle reaches the automatic ticket issuing machine. When the issuance command unit receives vehicle arrival information from the vehicle arrival determination unit, the issuance command unit outputs the issuance command to the automatic pass ticket issuing machine, and the issuance command unit is directed to the automatic pass ticket issuing machine. If the issuing command the vehicle type discriminating apparatus at the time of the output does not determine the vehicle type of the vehicle, vehicle type information when the vehicle type identification device has determined the vehicle type, the output unit, obtained by the determination And corresponding to the model information A ticket issuing method and outputting that said vehicle identification information of the vehicle, to an upper node in association with.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, when an issuance instruction is input, a pass ticket automatic issuing machine that issues a pass ticket that records vehicle identification information, and a front side in a traveling direction from the automatic pass ticket issuing machine. A vehicle type determination device for determining a vehicle type of the vehicle, a vehicle arrival determination unit for determining whether the vehicle has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine; a vehicle arrival determination unit; When the vehicle arrival information is received from the vehicle, the issuing command means for outputting the issuing command to the automatic ticket issuing machine, the vehicle type at the time when the issuing command means outputs the issuing command to the automatic ticket issuing machine If the determination device has not judged the vehicle type of the vehicle, when the vehicle type identification device has determined the vehicle type, the vehicle type information obtained by the determination, the vehicle identification of a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle type information A program to function as output means, for outputting to an upper node in association with broadcast, the.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in an exit toll collection facility provided at an exit toll gate on a toll road, identification for acquiring vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle based on a toll provided from a passing vehicle When the vehicle type information of the vehicle is recorded in the information acquisition unit and the pass ticket, the vehicle type information is acquired from the pass ticket, and the vehicle type information of the vehicle is not recorded in the pass ticket. Includes a vehicle type information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle type information associated with the acquired vehicle identification information from a higher-level device, and a fee collection processing unit that determines a fee to be collected based on the acquired vehicle type information. This is an exit fee collection facility.

  According to the present invention, even if it is a place where an installation space based on the maximum vehicle length cannot be secured, toll collection according to the vehicle type can be performed.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the fee collection system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the installation environment of the entrance fee collection facility which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the entrance fee collection facility which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the function of the vehicle type discrimination tread and the vehicle arrival determination unit according to the first embodiment. It is a 1st figure explaining the operation example of the entrance fee collection facility which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a 2nd figure explaining the operation example of the entrance fee collection facility which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the processing flow of the entrance fee collection facility which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the installation environment of the exit fee collection facility which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the exit fee collection facility which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the processing flow of the exit fee collection facility which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the installation environment of the entrance fee collection facility which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the entrance fee collection facility which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the entrance fee collection facility which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the processing flow of the entrance fee collection facility which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the exit fee collection facility which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the processing flow of the exit fee collection facility which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the fee collection system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a toll collection system according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the fee collection system 500 according to the first embodiment includes an entrance fee collection facility 100, a central management device 200, and an exit fee collection facility 300.
The entrance fee collection facility 100 is installed at an entrance toll gate on a toll road, and issues a pass ticket that records predetermined information to a user such as a driver of a vehicle 101 that passes therethrough.
The exit fee collection facility 300 is installed at an exit toll gate on a toll road, and collects a fee according to information recorded on a pass ticket from a user such as a driver of the vehicle 101 to pass.
A toll road user (a vehicle driver or the like) obtains a toll ticket at the entrance fee collection facility 100 and submits the toll ticket at the exit fee collection facility 300. Thereby, the user is charged a fee according to the vehicle type and the travel distance.
Specific functional configurations of the entrance fee collection facility 100 and the exit fee collection facility 300 will be described later.

The central management device 200 is a computer installed at the toll road sales office 2 and is required for toll collection processing between the plurality of entrance fee collection facilities 100 and the exit fee collection facility 300 provided on the toll road. Exchange information.
The central management device 200 includes an information processing unit 201 and a storage unit 202.
The information processing unit 201 includes vehicle type information D1 input from the entrance toll collection facility 100 and vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2, toll serial number information D3, toll gate information D4, toll ticket issuing time) associated therewith. And the like, and the related information is stored in the storage unit 202. When the information processing unit 201 receives an inquiry based on the vehicle identification information from the exit fee collection facility 300, the information processing unit 201 refers to the storage unit 202 and outputs (replies) the vehicle type information D1 associated with the vehicle identification information. To do.
The storage unit 202 is a storage area in which various information sequentially input from a plurality of entrance fee collection facilities 100 is stored and accumulated. The storage unit 202 may be constructed by a general storage means, for example, a mass storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).
Details of the vehicle type information D1, vehicle number information D2, toll pass serial number information D3, and toll gate information D4 will be described later.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an installation environment of the entrance fee collection facility according to the first embodiment.
Here, the entrance fee collection facility 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 2, the entrance fee collection facility 100 according to the first embodiment operates a vehicle 101 that passes through the travel lane 102 via the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 installed on the road side of the travel lane 102. Issue a pass ticket to the hand etc.

The entrance fee collection facility 100 includes an automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1, a vehicle type identification device 31, a start control device 32, and a start control device 7.
The automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 is a machine that issues a pass ticket to the driver of the vehicle 101 traveling on the travel lane 102. On the front panel of the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1, a ticket issuing port 12 for issuing a pass ticket is provided. The automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 issues a pass ticket that records the vehicle type information D1 and the like of the vehicle 101 determined mainly based on various detection information acquired by the vehicle type determination device 31.

  The automatic ticket issuing machine 1 includes an entrance main controller 11 inside. The main controller 11 for entrance manages the operation of toll collection processing (mainly issuance processing of a pass ticket) in the entrance toll collection facility 100. A detailed functional configuration of the inlet main controller 11 will be described later. In addition, in this embodiment, although the main controller 11 for entrances is demonstrated in the aspect incorporated in the automatic ticket issuing machine 1, in other embodiment, it is not limited to this aspect. For example, in the entrance fee collection facility 100 according to another embodiment, the entrance main control device 11 may be installed with a different housing from the automatic ticket issuing machine 1.

The vehicle type discriminating device 31 is provided in the traveling lane 102 on the front side in the traveling direction of the automatic ticket issuing machine 1, detects the entry of the vehicle 101 into the traveling lane 102 and various information related to the vehicle 101, and Identify the vehicle type.
The “traveling direction” refers to the direction in which the vehicle 101 travels in the direction of entering the toll road at the entrance toll collection facility 100 or in the direction of exiting the toll road at the exit toll collection facility 300 described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle type discrimination device 31 includes a vehicle separator 31a, a vehicle type discrimination tread 31b, a vehicle height detector 31c, a vehicle length detector 31d, and a license plate recognition device 31e. The vehicle separator 31a has a vehicle control unit 310 that acquires various detection information detected by each device and outputs necessary information (vehicle type information D1 and the like) to the main controller 11 for entrance. Have.
The vehicle separator 31a detects the passage while separating each vehicle 101 by an optical sensor. Specifically, the vehicle separator 31a detects the passage of one vehicle 101 by the vehicle 101 entering the travel lane 102 of the toll gate blocking the light sensor, and outputs the passage detection information D10. While the vehicle separator 31a detects that the vehicle separator 31a is passing (acquisition of the passage detection information D10), the other devices (vehicle type discrimination tread 31b, vehicle height detector 31c, vehicle length detection) Device 31d and license plate recognition device 31e) are associated with various detection information, and the vehicle type of vehicle 101 is determined from the detection information, and vehicle type information D1 is acquired.
The vehicle separator 31a separates and detects the entering vehicles 101 one by one, thereby determining the presence or absence of a towing vehicle and acquiring the number of vehicles.

The vehicle type discrimination tread 31b detects the number of axles, the tire width, and the tread (the distance between the centers of the left and right tires) of the vehicle 101 that has entered the travel lane 102 of the toll gate. As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle type discrimination tread 31b is provided on the road surface at a position where the vehicle separator 31a is installed. The vehicle type discriminating tread 31b has a tread pressure sensor (not shown) using an electrical contact inside, and is stepped on by an entering vehicle 101 to determine the number of axles, tire width, tread, etc. of the vehicle 101. It detects and outputs axle number information D11, tire width information D12, tread information D13, and the like.
Further, the vehicle type determination tread 31b outputs the tread pressure detection information D17 acquired by a plurality of tread pressure sensors arranged along the traveling direction. The pedal pressure detection information D17 is mainly used to determine whether the vehicle 101 is moving forward or backward.
A specific functional configuration of the vehicle type determination tread 31b will be described later.

  The vehicle height detector 31c detects the vehicle height of the vehicle 101 that has entered the travel lane 102 of the toll gate. As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle height detector 31c is provided in the upper part of the entrance side vehicle separator 31a in the driving lane 102, and detects the vehicle height of the vehicle 101 via the optical sensor in the same manner as the vehicle separator 31a. Vehicle height information D14 is output.

  The vehicle length detector 31d detects the vehicle length of the vehicle 101 that has entered the travel lane 102 of the toll gate. The vehicle size control unit 310 acquires vehicle length information D15. The vehicle length detector 31d is provided on the rear side in the traveling direction of the vehicle separator 31a, detects the vehicle length of the vehicle 101 via an optical sensor, and outputs vehicle length information D15. The vehicle length information D15 is mainly used to determine whether the vehicle 101 is a light vehicle or a vehicle of another vehicle type.

  The license plate recognition device 31e captures the license plate attached to the front surface of the vehicle 101 in response to detection of the vehicle 101 by the vehicle separator 31a, and acquires the vehicle number information D2 of the vehicle 101. Specifically, the license plate recognition device 31e includes an imaging unit (camera) and a predetermined image processing unit, and the image processing unit performs OCR (Optical Character) based on an image acquired via the imaging unit. Reader) The vehicle number information D2 is extracted by performing processing. In addition, the image processing unit extracts plate type information D16 that indicates the number and size of the color of the license plate of the vehicle 101 and the color of the character, the size of the character written on the license plate, and the like from the captured image. You can also.

  In addition, the aspect of the vehicle type discrimination | determination apparatus 31 mentioned above is an example, and the aspect of the vehicle type discrimination | determination apparatus 31 is not limited above. For example, the vehicle type identification device 31 according to another embodiment may further include an overhang detector that detects an overhang of the vehicle. Moreover, the aspect accommodated in another different housing | casing may be sufficient as the vehicle format control part 310 instead of the main body of the vehicle separator 31a.

The start control device 32 includes a vehicle separator 32 a and a start determination tread 32 b and detects the start (exit) of the vehicle 101 from the travel lane 102. Specifically, the start control device 32 detects the passage of one vehicle 101 by the vehicle separator 32a, detects the number of axles of the vehicle 101, determines the forward / backward movement of the vehicle, etc. by the start determination tread 32b. To determine whether or not the vehicle 101 has left the lane 102.
When the start control device 32 detects the start of the vehicle 101 based on the detection information from the vehicle separator 32a and the start determination tread 32b, the start of the vehicle 101 with respect to the opening / closing command unit 119 of the entrance main control device 11 is detected. The vehicle has a start control unit 320 that outputs a start detection signal indicating that the vehicle has started. When receiving the start detection signal from the start control device 32, the opening / closing command unit 119 outputs a closing operation instruction signal to the start controller 7.

  The start controller 7 is used for the purpose of preventing the driver of the vehicle 101 entering the driving lane 102 from starting the vehicle 101 until the driver obtains the pass ticket issued from the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1. Open and close. When the start controller 7 receives an opening operation instruction signal from the opening / closing command unit 119, the start controller 7 opens the gate and permits the vehicle 101 to start. On the other hand, the start controller 7 closes the gate when a closing operation instruction signal is received from the opening / closing command unit 119.

  In the entrance fee collection facility 100 according to the present embodiment, the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 and the vehicle type identification device 31 are such that the distance L between them is shorter than the maximum vehicle length of 18 m (for example, around 10 m). It is installed to become.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the entrance fee collection facility according to the first embodiment.
The entrance main controller 11 mounted on the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 obtains the vehicle type information D1 and the vehicle number information D2 from the vehicle type discriminating device 31, and issues the pass ticket on which the information D1, D2 and the like are recorded. Implement the process. Thereby, the operator of the toll road can charge the fee according to the vehicle type and the travel distance based on the pass ticket in which the various information is recorded at the exit fee collection facility 300.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle size control unit 310 of the vehicle type identification device 31 obtains vehicle type information D1 and vehicle number information D2 of the vehicle 101 based on various detection information about the vehicle 101 that has entered the travel lane 102. Output. Specifically, the vehicle control unit 310 acquires the passage information D10 for one vehicle 101 from the vehicle separator 31a. Then, the vehicle size control unit 310 detects the number of axles information D11 from the vehicle type determination tread 31b, the vehicle height detector 31c, and the vehicle length detector 31d while detecting the passage of the vehicle 101 (during acquisition of the passage detection information D10). Tire width information D12, tread information D13, vehicle height information D14, and vehicle length information D15 are acquired. The vehicle size control unit 310 is based on a part or all of the axle number information D11, tire width information D12, tread information D13, vehicle height information D14, and vehicle length information D15. A normal vehicle, a medium-sized vehicle, a large-sized vehicle, and an extra-large vehicle), and the determined vehicle type is output to the main controller 11 for entrance as vehicle type information D1 of the vehicle 101. Note that the vehicle control unit 310 determines the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 based on the plate type information D16 indicating the ground of the license plate of the vehicle 101 extracted by the license plate recognition device 31e, the shade of the character color, the size, etc. You can also
Similarly, the vehicle control unit 310 acquires the vehicle number information D2 of the vehicle 101 from the license plate recognition device 31e and outputs the vehicle number information D2 to the entrance main control device 11.
Furthermore, the vehicle control unit 310 acquires the pedal pressure detection information D17 acquired from the vehicle type determination tread 31b based on the pedal pressure of the vehicle 101, and outputs it to the entrance main controller 11.

The issuance processing unit 110 of the entrance main control device 11 identifies the vehicle type information D1, vehicle number information D2, the toll ticket serial number information D3 allocated to each toll ticket acquired from the vehicle size control unit 310, and the entrance toll gate used. To generate a toll ticket that records toll gate information D4 and other information such as a toll ticket issuance time. At the same time, the issuance processing unit 110 sends out the pass ticket from the ticket opening 12 and provides it to the driver of the vehicle 101 and the like together with a notification to prompt the acquisition of the issued pass ticket. Here, the vehicle number information D2, the pass ticket serial number information D3, the tollgate information D4, etc. are used as vehicle identification information for identifying the passing vehicle 101 in the exit toll collection facility 300, as will be described later. .
The issuance processing unit 110 performs a process of issuing a pass ticket regardless of the acquisition of the vehicle type information D1 when an issuance instruction is input from an issuance instruction unit 111 described later. Here, when the issue command is input from the issue command unit 111, if the vehicle type information D1 is not yet input from the vehicle control unit 310, the issue processing unit 110 does not record the vehicle type information D1 on the pass ticket, In addition to vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2, toll pass serial number information D3, tollgate information D4, etc.), vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 indicating that the vehicle type is not fixed (vehicle type information D1 is not recorded). Record.
In addition, when the issuance processing unit 110 issues a pass ticket in which the vehicle type information D1 is not recorded, when the vehicle type information D1 is subsequently input from the vehicle format control unit 310, the vehicle type information D1 and The vehicle number information D2, the pass ticket serial number information D3, the toll gate information D4, and the like recorded in the previously issued pass ticket are associated with each other and output to the central management device 200 via the output unit 113. Here, although details will be described later, the license plate recognition device 31e captures an image when the vehicle 101 is first detected by the vehicle separator 31a, so that the vehicle 101 starts to pass through the vehicle separator 31a. Vehicle number information D2 can be acquired at a stage.

  When the issuance processing unit 110 detects that the issued pass ticket has been acquired by the user based on a detection result by a sensor (not shown) provided at the ticketing opening 12, the opening / closing command unit of the entrance main control device 11. To 119, an acquisition detection signal indicating that the driver of the vehicle 101 has acquired a pass ticket is output. The opening / closing command unit 119 outputs an opening operation instruction signal to the start controller 7 in response to the input of the acquisition detection signal. The driver of the vehicle 101 can start the travel lane 102 by opening the gate of the start controller 7 by acquiring the pass ticket.

When the vehicle arrival determination unit 112, which will be described later, determines that the tip of the vehicle 101 (seat position of the driver, etc.) has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine 1, the issuing command unit 111 sends the ticket issuing unit 111 to the automatic ticket issuing machine 1. Issue command is output. Specifically, when the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 determines that the front end of the vehicle 101 has reached the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 based on a method described later, the issuance command unit 111 receives the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 from the vehicle arrival determination unit 112. An arrival detection signal indicating that 101 has arrived is input. The issue command unit 111 outputs an issue command in response to the input of this arrival detection signal.
However, when the issue command unit 111 receives the input of the vehicle type information D1 from the vehicle control unit 310 prior to the input of the arrival detection signal from the vehicle arrival determination unit 112, the issue command unit 111 sends the issue processing unit 110 to the issue processing unit 110 at that time An issue command for the vehicle type information D1 is output.

The vehicle arrival determination unit 112 determines the arrival of the leading end of the vehicle 101 in the vehicle 101. Specifically, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 according to the present embodiment is a speed indicating the passing speed v of the vehicle 101 based on detection information (step pressure detection information D17) corresponding to the passage of the vehicle 101 by the vehicle type determination tread 31b. Information Dv is acquired. Then, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 predicts the arrival time (arrival predicted time tp) of the vehicle 101 to the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 based on the speed information Dv, and with the passage of the predicted arrival time tp from the completion of the prediction. It is determined that the front end of the vehicle 101 has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine 1. “Determining arrival” includes, in addition to the case of detecting and determining actual arrival, determining with an expectation that a predetermined time will be reached as in the present embodiment.
Specific processing contents of the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 will be described later.

  The output unit 113 centrally manages the vehicle type information D1 input from the issue processing unit 110 and vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2, toll serial number information D3, tollgate information D4, etc.) associated therewith. Output to the device 200. Specifically, the output unit 113 is a wired or wireless communication module.

  The opening / closing command unit 119 outputs an opening operation instruction signal and a closing operation instruction signal to the start controller 7 according to various detection signals received from the issue processing unit 110 or the start control unit 320 of the start control device 32. Control the opening and closing operation of the gate.

  The start control unit 320 of the start control device 32 detects the start of the vehicle 101 (exit from the travel lane 102) based on the detection information acquired via the vehicle separator 32a and the start determination tread 32b. A start detection signal is output to the open / close command unit 119 of the main controller 11 for use. The opening / closing command unit 119 outputs a closing operation instruction signal to the start controller 7 in response to the input of the start detection signal. Thereby, the start controller 7 can close the gate at the timing after the vehicle 101 has completely passed the start control device 32.

  In addition, when the entrance main controller 11 is installed with another case different from the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1, the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 has an issue processing unit 110 and a ticket opening 12. The main controller for entrance 11 may have an issue command unit 111, a vehicle arrival determination unit 112, and an output unit 113.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the functions of the vehicle type determination tread and the vehicle arrival determination unit according to the first embodiment.
Fig.4 (a) is a cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows the internal structure of the vehicle type identification tread 31b. As shown in FIG. 4A, the vehicle type determination tread 31b has a plurality of step pressure detection sensors b1 to b4 arranged therein. The tread pressure detection sensors b1 to b4 are arranged at equal intervals along the traveling direction of the vehicle 101 with a predetermined interval D. When pressure is applied to the tread pressure detection sensors b1 to b4 by the tire of the vehicle 101, the opposing electrodes p come into contact with each other. The vehicle type determination tread 31b can detect the stepping pressure by the vehicle 101 by determining the electrical connection between the opposing electrodes p.

  FIG. 4B is a graph showing temporal changes in the pedal pressure detection information D17 detected by the respective pedal pressure detection sensors b1 to b4 when the vehicle 101 passes at a certain passing speed v. When the vehicle 101 passes the vehicle type determination tread 31b, the step pressure is detected in the order of the step pressure detection sensors b1, b2, b3, and b4 in accordance with the movement of the tire of the vehicle 101, as shown in FIG. At this time, a time difference Δt is generated at the detection time of each of the tread pressure detection sensors b1 to b4 according to the movement of the tire. The vehicle arrival determination unit 112 acquires the tread pressure detection information D17 shown in FIG. 4B and reads the time difference Δt. Then, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 obtains speed information Dv indicating the passing speed v of the vehicle 101 by calculating v = D / Δt using the time difference Δt and the interval D (FIG. 4A). To do. As shown in FIG. 4B, when a plurality of Δt can be acquired based on the tread pressure detection information D17 in the plurality of tread pressure detection sensors b1 to b4, the average value of the plurality of Δt in the above equation. May be applied.

  Further, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 refers to the acquired speed information Dv and the separation distance L (see FIG. 2) from the vehicle type determination device 31 to the automatic ticket issuing machine 1, and the vehicle 101 determines the vehicle type determination device. The time (arrival predicted time tp) from when the vehicle 31 is detected by the vehicle 31 (vehicle type determination tread 31b) until it reaches the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 is predicted. Specifically, the passage time estimation unit 311 can calculate the predicted arrival time tp by calculating tp = 2 · L / v. Here, the above formula is a formula derived on the assumption that the vehicle 101 that has entered at the passing speed v decelerates at a constant acceleration and stops at the automatic ticket issuing machine 1.

  The vehicle arrival determination unit 112 starts timing immediately after the prediction process, and outputs an arrival detection signal toward the issue command unit 111 when the arrival prediction time tp elapses. The issue command unit 111 issues an issue command according to the input of the arrival detection signal. Thereby, a pass ticket is issued from the ticket issuing port 12 of the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 at the timing when the front end of the vehicle 101 just reaches the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are a first diagram and a second diagram illustrating an operation example of the entrance fee collection facility according to the first embodiment, respectively.
5 and 6 show only the positional relationship between the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 and the vehicle separator 31a among the various devices installed on the road side of the traveling lane 102. The recognition device 31e, the start control device 32, the start control device 7 and the like are also installed on the road side (see FIG. 2).

First, with reference to FIG. 5, the flow of processing when the vehicle 101, which is an “ordinary vehicle” whose overall vehicle length is shorter than the length L, passes through the entrance fee collection facility 100 having the above-described functional configuration will be described. To do.
The vehicle type identification device 31 of the entrance fee collection facility 100 detects the entry of the vehicle 101 when the tip of the vehicle 101 crosses the vehicle separator 31a (time t11). The vehicle type discriminating device 31 starts acquiring various information (axle number information D11 and the like) necessary for discriminating the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 from time t11.

At time t11, the license plate recognition device 31e (FIGS. 2 and 3) images the vehicle 101 using the input of the passage detection information D10 from the vehicle separator 31a as an imaging trigger. Therefore, the vehicle control unit 310 (FIG. 3) can obtain the vehicle number information D2 of the vehicle 101 at the time t11. The vehicle control unit 310 immediately outputs the vehicle number information D2 to the issuance processing unit 110 (FIG. 3) of the entrance main control device 11 when the vehicle number information D2 is acquired.
On the other hand, since the vehicle size control unit 310 needs to determine the axle number information D11 in order to uniquely determine the vehicle type, it determines the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 until the vehicle 101 completely passes the vehicle separator 31a. I can't. Therefore, the vehicle control unit 310 cannot output the vehicle type information D1 to the main controller for entrance 11 at this stage.

  Further, immediately after time t11 (at the stage where the front wheels of the vehicle 101 have passed the vehicle type determination tread 31b (FIG. 2)), the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 (FIG. 3) predicts arrival based on the step pressure detection information D17. The time tp is predicted and the time counting process is started.

Next, at the stage of time t12, the vehicle 101 finishes completely passing through the vehicle separator 31a. As shown in FIG. 5, at this stage, the vehicle 101 that is a “normal vehicle” does not reach the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 at its tip. When detecting that the vehicle 101 has passed through the vehicle separator 31a, the vehicle control unit 310 determines various types of detection information (axle number information D11, etc.) detected during the passage, and the determination is made. The process of determining the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 based on the information is completed.
Since the vehicle type control unit 310 has completed the determination of the vehicle type, the vehicle type control unit 310 outputs the vehicle type information D1 to the issue processing unit 110 (FIG. 3) and the issue command unit 111 (FIG. 3) at this stage (time t12). To do. Issuing command unit 111 outputs an issuing command to issuance processing unit 110 immediately upon receiving the input of vehicle type information D1. The issuance processing unit 110 performs a pass ticket issuance process in response to the input of the issuance command. At this time, the issuance processing unit 110 records the vehicle type information D1 input from the vehicle size control unit 310 in the passing ticket and issues the passing ticket.

Next, at the stage of time t <b> 13, the tip of the vehicle 101 reaches the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1. Since the issue command unit 111 outputs the issue command at the stage of time t12, the pass ticket has already been issued from the ticket issuing slot 12 at this time. In addition, vehicle type information D1 determined at time t12 is recorded in this pass ticket. The driver of the vehicle 101 obtains this pass ticket and leaves the travel lane 102.
In this case, the issuance processing unit 110 does not output the vehicle type information D1 and the vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2 and the like) recorded in the pass ticket to the output unit 113 (central management apparatus 200).

  As described above, the entrance fee collection facility 100 issues a toll ticket in which the vehicle type information D1 is recorded when the identification of the vehicle type is completed when attempting to issue a toll ticket to the passing vehicle 101. . Thereby, the operator of the toll road can charge a fee according to the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 by submitting the toll ticket in which the vehicle type information D1 is recorded at the exit toll gate.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a processing flow when the vehicle 101, which is a “large vehicle” whose overall vehicle length is longer than the length L, passes through the entrance fee collection facility 100 having the above-described functional configuration. explain.
The vehicle type identification device 31 of the entrance fee collection facility 100 detects the entry of the vehicle 101 when the tip of the vehicle 101 crosses the vehicle separator 31a (time t21). The vehicle type discriminating apparatus 31 starts obtaining various detection information (axle number information D11 and the like) necessary for discriminating the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 from time t21.

As in the case of FIG. 5, the license plate recognition device 31e images the vehicle 101 at the stage of time t21. Therefore, the vehicle control unit 310 can acquire the vehicle number information D2 of the vehicle 101 at this stage. The vehicle size control unit 310 immediately outputs the vehicle number information D2 to the issuance processing unit 110 of the entrance main control device 11 when the vehicle number information D2 is acquired.
Further, immediately after time t21, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 (FIG. 3) predicts the arrival prediction time tp based on the tread pressure detection information D17 and starts the time counting process.

Next, at the stage of time t22, the vehicle 101 reaches the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 before completely passing through the vehicle separator 31a. Based on the processing of the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 described above, a pass ticket is issued from the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 at the time when the front end of the vehicle 101 arrives (when the predicted arrival time tp elapses from time t21). Specifically, at time t22, issue command unit 111 (FIG. 3) outputs an issue command to issue processing unit 110, and issue processing unit 110 issues a pass ticket in response to the input of the issue command. I do. However, at this stage, the vehicle 101 that is a “large vehicle” has not completely passed the vehicle separator 31 a, so the vehicle control unit 310 cannot determine the vehicle type of the vehicle 101. Accordingly, the vehicle size control unit 310 does not output the vehicle type information D1 to the issue processing unit 110 of the entrance main control device 11 at this stage. Therefore, when receiving the issue command from the issue command unit 111, the issue processing unit 110 instead of recording the vehicle type information D1, records the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 and issues a pass ticket.
The driver or the like of the vehicle 101 that is a “large vehicle” starts the vehicle 101 after acquiring the pass ticket in which the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is recorded. However, the vehicle control unit 310 issues the pass ticket. After that, the process of discriminating the vehicle type continues.

  Next, at the time t23, the vehicle 101 completes passing through the vehicle separator 31a while leaving the travel lane 102. When detecting that the vehicle 101 has passed through the vehicle separator 31a, the vehicle control unit 310 determines various types of detection information (axle number information D11, etc.) detected during the passage, and the determination is made. The process of determining the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 based on the information is completed. The vehicle control unit 310 outputs the vehicle type information D1 to the issuance processing unit 110 (FIG. 3) of the entrance main controller 11 at the stage of time t23.

  In this case, the issuance processing unit 110 receives the vehicle type information D1 input after the issuance of the pass ticket and the vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2, pass ticket serial number information D3, toll gate information) recorded in the previously issued pass ticket. And the vehicle type information D1 and vehicle identification information are output to the central management device 200 via the output unit 113.

As described above, when the entrance fee collection facility 100 tries to issue a pass ticket to the passing vehicle 101 and the vehicle type has not been determined, the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is used instead of the vehicle type information D1. Issuing a pass ticket recording The issuance processing unit 110 performs a process of outputting the vehicle type information D1 and vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2 and the like) to the central management device 200 when the vehicle type information D1 is input after the pass ticket is issued.
As will be described later, the toll road operator refers to the vehicle type information D1 recorded in the central management device 200 by submitting a toll ticket in which the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is recorded at the exit toll gate. A charge according to the vehicle type can be charged.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the entrance fee collection facility according to the first embodiment.
A generalized process flow of the process of the entrance fee collection facility 100 described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the initial stage of the processing flow shown in FIG. 7, the entrance fee collection facility 100 performs an entry detection process for the vehicle 101 by the vehicle type identification device 31 (vehicle separator 31a) (step S10). Here, when the tip of the vehicle 101 entering the travel lane 102 crosses the vehicle separator 31a, the vehicle separator 31a detects the entry of the vehicle 101 and outputs the passage detection information D10 (step S10: YES). .
The vehicle control unit 310 starts acquiring various detection information (axle number information D11 and the like) from various devices such as the vehicle type determination tread 31b in response to the input of the passage detection information D10 (step S11).
At this time, the license plate recognition device 31e images the vehicle 101 using the input of the passage detection information D10 as an imaging trigger, and extracts the vehicle number information D2 from the license plate of the acquired image. Then, the vehicle control unit 310 outputs the vehicle number information D2 acquired from the license plate recognition device 31e to the issue processing unit 110 of the main controller for entrance 11.
Further, the vehicle control unit 310 outputs the pedal pressure detection information D17 acquired from the vehicle type determination tread 31b to the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 of the entrance main control device 11.

  Next, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 of the entrance main control device 11 calculates the passing speed v of the vehicle 101 based on the input tread pressure detection information D17 and acquires the predicted arrival time tp (step S12). Specifically, as described with reference to FIG. 4, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 uses the calculated passing speed v and the separation distance L between the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 and the vehicle separator 31a. Then, tp = 2 · v / L is calculated to obtain the predicted arrival time tp. Moreover, the vehicle arrival determination part 112 starts a time measuring process at this timing.

Next, when the predicted arrival time tp elapses from the time when the predicted arrival time tp is acquired in step S <b> 12, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 outputs an arrival detection signal to the issue command unit 111. Here, the issue command unit 111 receives the input of the vehicle type information D1 from the vehicle control unit 310 before inputting the arrival detection signal, and at the timing when the vehicle type information D1 is input, An issue command is output to 110. In addition, when the issue command unit 111 receives an input of the arrival detection signal before inputting the vehicle type information D1 from the vehicle format control unit 310, the issue processing unit 111 receives the input of the arrival detection signal. An issue command is output to 110 (step S13). When there is an input of the issue command, the issue processing unit 110, regardless of whether or not the vehicle type information D1 is input from the vehicle control unit 310 at that time (whether or not the vehicle type information D1 is acquired) Immediately issue a pass ticket.
If there is a preceding vehicle in the travel lane 102 at the timing of outputting the issuance command in step S13, the issuance command unit 111 determines whether the preceding vehicle has taken a pass ticket, or the vehicle separator 32a has the preceding vehicle. Issuance command is output at the timing when the head of is detected (after the preceding vehicle has left the front of the automatic ticket issuing machine 1). By doing in this way, it can prevent that the driver | operator of a preceding vehicle acquires the pass ticket issued with respect to the back vehicle (vehicle 101) accidentally.

Next, the issuance processing unit 110 that has received the issuance command determines whether or not the vehicle type information D1 is input from the vehicle format control unit 310 at that time before issuing the pass ticket (step S14). Here, when the vehicle type information D1 is input before the issue command is input (step S14: YES), the issue processing unit 110 includes the vehicle type information D1 and the vehicle number information D2 acquired in step S11. And other information such as toll ticket serial number information D3, toll gate information D4, toll ticket issuance time, etc. are recorded on the toll ticket and issued (step S15).
That is, the issuance processing unit 110 records the vehicle type information D1 in the passing ticket when the discrimination by the vehicle type discriminating device 31 is completed and the vehicle type information D1 is acquired before issuing the pass ticket, and the issuance instruction is input. Issue the ticket.
As described with reference to FIG. 5, this is a processing flow in the case where the vehicle type determination device 31 has completed the vehicle type determination before the tip of the vehicle 101 reaches the automatic ticket issuing machine 1.

  When the pass ticket issued from the ticket issuing slot 12 of the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 is acquired by the driver of the vehicle 101, the issuance processing unit 110 outputs an acquisition detection signal to the open / close command unit 119, and the open / close command unit 119 causes the start controller 7 to execute a gate opening operation (step S16). By opening the gate of the start controller 7, the driver of the vehicle 101 can leave the travel lane 102.

On the other hand, if the vehicle type information D1 is not input before the issue command is input in step S14 (step S14: NO), the issue processing unit 110 and the vehicle number information D2 acquired in step S11 and the traffic The ticket serial number information D3, toll gate information D4, other information such as the pass ticket issuance time, and the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 indicating that the vehicle type is unconfirmed are recorded and issued on the pass ticket (step S17).
That is, when the issuance command is input, the issuance processing unit 110 issues a pass ticket immediately even if the vehicle type information D1 is not acquired. In this case, the vehicle type information D1 is not recorded on the pass ticket.
As described with reference to FIG. 6, this is because the vehicle 101 has not completely passed the vehicle separator 31a even though the tip of the vehicle 101 has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine 1. This is a processing flow when the size control unit 310 has not completed the vehicle type determination. Thus, the vehicle 101 that has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 acquires the issued ticket and travels even if the vehicle control unit 310 has not yet completed the vehicle type determination. You can leave the lane 102.

Similar to step S <b> 16, when the pass ticket issued from the ticket issuing slot 12 of the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 is acquired by the driver of the vehicle 101, the issue processing unit 110 sends an acquisition detection signal to the opening / closing command unit 119. The opening / closing command unit 119 causes the start controller 7 to perform an opening operation of the gate (step S18).
Thereafter, the vehicle control unit 310 opens the vehicle 101 when the vehicle 101 has completely passed the vehicle separator 31a when the gate of the start controller 7 is opened and the vehicle 101 leaves the travel lane 102. Complete vehicle type discrimination. The vehicle control unit 310 that has determined the vehicle type immediately outputs the vehicle type information D1 acquired by the determination to the issue processing unit 110. At this time, the issuance processing unit 110 associates the vehicle acquisition information D1 acquired after completing the issuance processing with the vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2 and the like) recorded on the other pass ticket to the central management device 200. Output (step S19).
According to the above processing, the output unit 113 is configured such that the vehicle type determination device 31 does not determine the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 when the issue command unit 111 outputs an issue command to the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 (issue processing unit 110). In step S14, when the vehicle type determination device 31 determines the vehicle type (step S19), information related to the vehicle type information D1 and the vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2, etc.) is output to the central management device 200. .

  According to the entrance fee collection facility 100 described above, if the vehicle type cannot be specified before issuing the pass ticket because the length of the vehicle 101 is longer than the separation distance L (FIG. 2), The acquired vehicle 101 vehicle type information is output to the central management device 200 and recorded. In this way, the exit fee collection facility 300 described later refers to the vehicle identification information (such as vehicle number information D2) recorded in the issued pass ticket and the vehicle type information D1 recorded in the central management device 200. By doing so, the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 can be determined and a fee corresponding to the vehicle type can be charged.

In the above description, the issue processing unit 110 has been described as issuing a pass ticket immediately upon receiving an issue command from the issue command unit 111. It is not limited to the meaning that the pass ticket is issued “without a gap” from the timing when the unit 110 receives the issue command. That is, if the issuance processing unit 110 is to issue a pass ticket regardless of whether or not the vehicle type information D1 is recorded when the issuance instruction is accepted, A pass ticket may be issued after intervening another process.
For example, the issuance processing unit 110 may perform the issuance process after an execution period of the preparation process for issuance from when the issuance command is received to when the pass ticket is actually issued. In addition, when the issuance command is received, the issuance processing unit 110 may issue the issuance after accepting the detection of the exit of the preceding vehicle when a preceding vehicle exists in the travel lane 102.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an installation environment of the exit fee collection facility according to the first embodiment.
Next, the exit fee collection facility 300 shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 8, the exit fee collection facility 300 according to the first embodiment is a vehicle that passes through the travel lane 102 via the automatic fee collector 1 a or the manned booth 5 installed on the road side of the travel lane 102. Tolls are collected from 101 drivers.

As shown in FIG. 8, the automatic toll collector 1a, the start control device 32, the approach detection device 33, the manned booth 5, the roadside indicator 6, and the start control device 7 are provided.
The automatic fee collector 1 a is a machine that collects fees from the driver of the vehicle 101 traveling on the traveling lane 102. The front panel of the automatic toll collector 1a is provided with a toll ticket insertion slot 120 that accepts a toll ticket issued at an entrance toll gate, and a toll counter 121 that accepts cash and a credit card for payment.

The entry detection device 33 includes a vehicle separator 33a, an entry determination tread 33b, and an entry detection unit 330. The vehicle separator 33a and the entry determination tread 33b have the same configuration as the vehicle separator 32a and the start determination tread 32b included in the start control device 32, and thus description thereof is omitted.
The approach detection unit 330 detects the approach of the vehicle 101 to the travel lane 102 based on the separation process of the vehicle 101 based on the detection signal of the vehicle separator 33a and the forward / backward determination process based on the detection signal of the approach determination tread 33b. . And the approach detection part 330 outputs the approach detection signal according to approach of the vehicle 101 to the main controller 11a for exits. The main controller for exit 11a starts the entire operation using this approach detection signal as a trigger.

  The automatic toll collector 1a includes an exit main controller 11a inside. The exit main control device 11a manages the operation of toll collection processing at the exit toll collection facility 300 (mainly toll collection processing according to information recorded in the pass ticket). A detailed functional configuration of the outlet main control device 11a will be described later. In addition, in this embodiment, although the main controller 11a for exits demonstrates in the aspect incorporated in the automatic toll collector 1a, in other embodiment, it is not limited to this aspect. For example, in the exit fee collection facility 300 according to another embodiment, the exit main control device 11a may be installed with a different housing from the automatic fee collection device 1a.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the manned booth 5 is arranged adjacent to the rear side in the traveling direction from the automatic toll collector 1a in the traveling lane 102, and the toll collector stands by. The manned booth 5 is provided with a payment processing machine, a receipt issuing machine, a card processing machine, and the like that are used by the receipt person to perform the fee collection process. In the manned booth 5, the receiver can perform charge collection work such as charge collection on behalf of the automatic fee collection machine 1 a using these. In addition, if any trouble occurs at the exit fee collection facility 300, the receipt person can quickly respond.

  The roadside indicator 6 is an embodiment of a notification unit that notifies the driver of the vehicle 101 of various information. The roadside indicator 6 according to the present embodiment, for example, determines the amount of money required to pass through the exit fee collection facility 300 according to various information recorded on the submitted pass ticket via the electronic bulletin board. 101 is notified to the driver.

  The start control device 32 and the start controller 7 are the same as those installed in the entrance fee collection facility 100, and thus description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the exit fee collection facility according to the first embodiment.
The main controller 11a for exit mounted on the automatic toll collector 1a acquires the vehicle type information D1, vehicle number information D2, etc. recorded from the pass ticket received from the pass ticket insertion slot 120, A toll collection process corresponding to the travel distance is executed.

The exit main control device 11a includes a pass ticket reading unit 114, an identification information acquisition unit 115, a vehicle type information acquisition unit 116, a toll collection processing unit 117, and an input / output unit 118.
The pass ticket reading unit 114 detects that a pass ticket has been inserted into the pass ticket insertion slot 120 and reads information recorded in the inserted pass ticket.
The identification information acquisition unit 115 includes vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2, toll serial number information D3, toll gate information D4, etc.) for identifying the vehicle 101 among the information read by the toll ticket reading unit 114, vehicle type Unconfirmed information D5 is acquired.
Further, when the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is not recorded in the inserted pass ticket, the identification information acquisition unit 115 simply outputs the acquired vehicle identification information to the toll collection processing unit 117 described later. On the other hand, when the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is recorded in the provided pass ticket, the identification information acquisition unit 115 makes an inquiry about the vehicle type information D1 to the central management device 200. Specifically, the identification information acquisition unit 115 outputs the acquired vehicle identification information to the central management device 200 via the input / output unit 118. In addition, the central management apparatus 200 which received the inquiry based on vehicle identification information returns the vehicle type information D1 linked | related with the said vehicle identification information from the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 202 (FIG. 1).

  The vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 acquires vehicle type information D1 indicating the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 that passes therethrough. Specifically, the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 acquires the vehicle type information D1 read by the pass ticket reading unit 114 when the vehicle type information D1 is recorded in the pass ticket. On the other hand, if the vehicle type information D1 is not recorded in the pass ticket and the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is recorded in the pass ticket, the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 is associated with the vehicle identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 115. Information D <b> 1 is acquired from the central management apparatus 200 via the input / output unit 118. The vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 outputs the vehicle type information D1 acquired from the pass ticket or the central management device 200 to the toll collection processing unit 117.

The fee collection processing unit 117 receives payment of a fee from the driver of the vehicle 101 and performs a settlement process. Specifically, the fee collection processing unit 117 first determines the fee to be collected based on the vehicle type information D1, vehicle number information D2, tollgate information D4, etc. input from the identification information acquisition unit 115 and the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116. decide. At this time, the fee collection processing unit 117 may output fee information indicating the fee to be collected to the roadside display 6 and notify the driver of the amount to be paid.
The fee collection processing unit 117 accepts cash or a credit card via the fee reception port 121. The toll collection processing unit 117 performs normal settlement processing (calculation of input amount, change change, settlement processing by credit card, etc.) when cash or a credit card is received from the driver of the vehicle 101 or the like. When the fee collection processing unit 117 detects that the fee to be collected has been paid, the fee collection processing unit 117 outputs a payment completion detection signal to the opening / closing command unit 119. The opening / closing command unit 119 outputs an opening operation instruction signal to the start controller 7 in response to the input of the payment completion detection signal. The gate of the start controller 7 is opened by the payment of the fee, so that the driver of the vehicle 101 can start the driving lane 102.

  The input / output unit 118 outputs the vehicle identification information input from the identification information acquisition unit 115 to the central management device 200. In addition, the input / output unit 118 receives the vehicle type information D1 associated with the vehicle identification information in the central management device 200, and outputs the input vehicle type information D1 to the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116. Specifically, the input / output unit 118 is a wired or wireless communication module.

  Since the operations of the start control device 32 (vehicle separator 32a, start determination tread 32b, start control unit 320) and the corresponding opening / closing command unit 119 and start control device 7 are the same as those of the entrance fee collection facility 100, Description is omitted.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the exit fee collection facility according to the first embodiment.
In the exit toll collection facility 300, when the entry of the vehicle 101 is detected by the entry detection device 33 and the main controller for exit 11a starts operating, the automatic fee collection device 1a detects the insertion of a pass ticket. (Step S20). Here, when the driver of the vehicle 101 that has entered the lane 102 inserts a pass ticket into the pass ticket insertion slot 120 of the automatic toll collector 1a, the pass ticket reading unit 114 detects the insertion of the pass ticket. (Step S20: YES).

  Next, the pass ticket reading unit 114 performs a process of reading information recorded from the inserted pass ticket (step S21). Here, the identification information acquisition unit 115 includes vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2, toll serial number information D3, tollgate information D4, etc.) among the information read by the pass ticket reading unit 114, and the vehicle type is not yet determined. When the information D5 is recorded, the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is acquired. The vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 acquires the vehicle type information D1 when the vehicle type information D1 is recorded in the pass ticket, and acquires the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 when the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is recorded. To do.

  The identification information acquisition unit 115 and the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 determine whether or not the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is recorded in the pass ticket (that is, whether or not the vehicle type information D1 is recorded) (step S22). . Here, when the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is not recorded (step S22: NO), the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 acquires the vehicle type information D1 read from the pass ticket by the pass ticket reading unit 114 (step S23). . At this time, the identification information acquisition unit 115 outputs the vehicle identification information only to the toll collection processing unit 117.

On the other hand, when the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 is recorded (step S22: YES), the identification information acquisition unit 115 outputs the vehicle identification information to the central management device 200 via the input / output unit 118 (step S24). . Here, when the information processing unit 201 (FIG. 1) of the central management device 200 receives an inquiry based on the vehicle identification information, the information processing unit 201 (FIG. 1) refers to the information group stored in the storage unit 202 (FIG. 1) and The vehicle type information D1 associated with is acquired. Then, the information processing unit 201 outputs the vehicle type information D1 acquired from the storage unit 202 to the input / output unit 118.
In this case, the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 acquires the vehicle type information D1 from the central management device 200 via the input / output unit 118 (step S25).

Next, the fee collection processing unit 117 receives the fee based on the vehicle identification information (entrance information and the like) input from the identification information acquisition unit 115 and the vehicle type information D1 input from the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116. To decide. In addition, the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 outputs information indicating the fee to the roadside indicator 6 to notify the driver of the vehicle 101 or the like. And the vehicle type information acquisition part 116 receives cash or a credit card from a driver etc., and completes a fee collection process (step S26).
When the fee collection processing is completed, the fee collection processing unit 117 outputs a payment completion detection signal to the open / close command unit 119. The opening / closing command unit 119, to which the payment completion notification signal is input, outputs an opening operation instruction signal to the start controller 7 to execute an opening operation of the gate (step S27). With this process, the driver of the vehicle 101 can leave the traveling lane 102 when the payment of the fee is completed.

According to the toll collection system 500 according to the present embodiment described above, first, when the entrance toll collection facility 100 cannot determine the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 before issuing a pass ticket by the vehicle commander. After the issuance of the pass ticket, the vehicle type is determined. Then, the entrance fee collection facility 100 outputs the vehicle type information D1 indicating the vehicle type determined after the issuance of the pass ticket to the central management device 200 which is a higher-level device. Then, the exit fee collection facility 300 reads the pass ticket provided from the vehicle 101, and acquires the vehicle type information D1 associated with the recorded information from the central management device 200.
By doing in this way, even if the vehicle type identification device 31 of the entrance fee collection facility 100 has not determined the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 by the time the issuance of the toll ticket, the exit fee collection facility 300 responds to the vehicle type of the vehicle 101. Toll collection can be realized. That is, the entrance fee collection facility 100 can eliminate the restriction that the vehicle type must be specified before issuing the toll ticket, and considers the maximum vehicle length (18 m) of the vehicle 101 to provide the entrance toll gate. It is not necessary to secure the installation space. Then, it is also possible to provide an entrance toll gate as a smart interchange in a place where a sufficient space for installing an entrance fee collection facility on the main line cannot be secured, or in a service area or a parking area.
As described above, according to the toll collection system 500 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a toll collection system that can collect a toll according to the vehicle type even in a place where an installation space based on the maximum vehicle length cannot be secured.

In the entrance fee collection facility 100 described above, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 calculates the passing speed v based on the pedal pressure detection information D17 input from the vehicle type determination tread 31b and acquires the predicted arrival time tp. However, other embodiments are not limited to this aspect.
Specifically, the entrance fee collection facility 100 includes a passage detector that detects the passage of the vehicle 101 in at least two places in the lane direction, and has a function of calculating the passage speed v based on detection information by the detector. If you do.
For example, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 passes the vehicle according to the time difference between the input time of the passage detection information D10 by the vehicle separator 31a and the input time of the vehicle length detection information D15 by the vehicle length detector 31d arranged behind it. A mode in which the speed v is calculated may be used. Further, when an overhang detector is provided behind the vehicle separator 31a, the passing speed v may be calculated in combination with the input time of the detection signal by the overhang detector.
On the other hand, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 may simply determine that the front end of the vehicle 101 has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine 1B after a predetermined time has elapsed since the passage of the vehicle 101 was detected. Specifically, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 may output an arrival detection signal toward the issue command unit 111 after a predetermined time has elapsed from the input time of the passage detection information D10 by the vehicle separator 31a.

In addition, in the entrance fee collection facility 100 described above, the issuance processing unit 110 records the vehicle type unconfirmed information D5 in the transit ticket when the vehicle type information D1 has not yet been acquired when the issuance instruction is input. However, in other embodiment, it is not limited to this aspect.
For example, the issue processing unit 110 may record “vehicle type unknown” as the vehicle type information D1 when the vehicle type information D1 is not acquired when the issue command is input. Here, the vehicle type information D1 of “unknown vehicle type” is information recorded in the pass ticket when it is not possible to determine from the detection information obtained for the vehicle type of the passing vehicle 101 in the general operation of the vehicle type identification device 31. It is. In this case, the identification information acquisition unit 115 of the automatic toll collector 1a acquires the vehicle type information D1 from the inserted pass ticket, and when the vehicle type information D1 is recorded as “unknown vehicle type”, the central management device 200 An inquiry may be made.
The issuance processing unit 110 may not simply record the vehicle type information D1 in the pass ticket if the vehicle type information D1 has not yet been acquired when the issue command is input. In this case, the identification information acquisition unit 115 of the automatic toll collector 1a makes an inquiry to the central management device 200 when the vehicle type information D1 cannot be acquired because the vehicle type information D1 is not recorded in the inserted pass ticket. May be performed.

In addition, for example, when the issue processing unit 110 cannot uniquely determine the vehicle type information D1, but can narrow down candidates from the acquired detection information (vehicle height detection information D14, plate type information D16, etc.) You may make it record on a passing ticket that a maximum charge is charged among candidates. For example, if a vehicle type can be narrowed down to either “Large Car” or “Extra Large Car” from the acquired vehicle height detection information D14 and plate type information D16 when a pass ticket issuance command is issued, The unit 110 records “extra-large vehicle” as the vehicle type information D1 and records the vehicle type indeterminate information D6 in the pass ticket. The issuance processing unit 110 may output the vehicle type information D1 indicating the determined vehicle type to the central management device 200 when the vehicle type is uniquely determined after the issuance of the pass ticket. In this case, the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 of the automatic toll collector 1a acquires the vehicle type information D1 (extra-large vehicle) acquired from the traffic ticket when the vehicle type information D1 acquired from the central management device 200 is, for example, “large vehicle”. Instead, the vehicle type information D1 (large vehicle) acquired from the central management device 200 may be output to the toll collection processing unit 117.
In addition, the issuance processing unit 110 records all the types of vehicles that can be specified from the acquired various information as the vehicle type information D1, and the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116 includes a plurality of vehicle type information D1 recorded in the pass ticket. An inquiry may be made to the central management device 200 by detecting that the vehicle type is recorded.

In the entrance fee collection facility 100 according to each of the above embodiments, the issuance processing unit 110 of the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 records the vehicle number information D2 and the pass ticket serial number information D3 as vehicle identification information. Although described as a thing, in other embodiment, it is not limited to this aspect.
For example, the issuance processing unit 110 of the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1 may record only the pass ticket serial number information D3 as the vehicle identification information in the pass ticket. In this case, the issuance processing unit 110 always associates the pass ticket serial number information D3 with the vehicle number information D2, the toll gate information D4, etc., and the vehicle type information D1 acquired before or after the pass ticket is issued. To the central management device 200. Further, in this case, the identification information acquisition unit 115 of the automatic toll collector 1a is based on only the pass ticket serial number information D3 recorded in the provided pass ticket, and the vehicle type information D1, the vehicle number information D2, and the toll gate information. An inquiry is made to the central management apparatus 200 to obtain D4.
In this way, since the information to be recorded on the issued pass ticket is only the pass ticket serial number information D3, the recording area provided in the pass ticket can be saved and the pass ticket can be downsized.

In the fee collection system 500 according to the first embodiment, the exit fee collection facility 300 (300C) is described as including the automatic fee collection device 1a, the manned booth 5, the roadside indicator 6, and the start controller 7. However, other embodiments are not limited to this aspect. For example, the exit fee collection facility 300 according to another embodiment may include a vehicle type determination device similar to the entrance fee collection facility 100.
In this case, the exit main control device 11a included in the exit toll collection facility 300 includes the vehicle number information D2 recorded on the pass ticket provided by the driver of the vehicle 101 and the vehicle type discrimination device (number plate recognition device). May have a collation unit that collates the acquired vehicle number information with each other to determine whether or not they match. Thereby, the main controller for exit 11a determines whether or not the pass ticket provided by the driver or the like of the vehicle 101 has been acquired by the driver or the like of the vehicle 101 at the entrance fee collection facility 100. It is possible to prevent fraudulent acts such as replacement of a pass ticket.

In the toll collection system 500 according to the first embodiment, the toll collection using the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 and the toll collection machine 1a is performed at the entrance toll collection facility 100 and the exit toll collection facility 300. Although described, this aspect is not limited in other embodiments.
For example, the traveling lane 102 of the entrance fee collection facility 100 may be a mixed lane that includes both an electronic fee collection system (ETC: Electronic Toll Collection System (registered trademark)) and the automatic ticket issuing machine 1. Good. In a general mixed lane, a vehicle type discriminating device 31 for the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 and a vehicle detector for an electronic toll collection system are individually arranged. Here, if the configuration of the entrance fee collection facility 100 according to the present embodiment is applied, the restriction that the separation distance L between the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 and the vehicle type identification device 31 must be secured to 18 m may be eliminated. it can. Then, a mixed lane that combines (mixed) the vehicle type discriminating device 31 (the vehicle separator 31a and the vehicle type discriminating tread 31b) for the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 and the vehicle detector for the electronic toll collection system is used. An entrance fee collection facility can be configured.
Specifically, the main controller for entrance 11 according to the present embodiment further outputs a passage detection information output unit that outputs the passage detection information D10 from the vehicle separator 31a to the wireless communication device that constitutes the electronic toll collection system. Have The wireless communication device that has received the passage detection information D10 from the passage detection information output unit starts radio wave radiation processing for performing wireless communication with the vehicle 101.
By doing in this way, the structure of the mixed lane provided with the electronic toll collection system and the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 can be simplified.

  In the toll collection system 500, only the exit toll gate on the toll road may include the above-described exit toll collection facility 300. That is, the entrance fee collection facility is configured to include only the manned booth 5, and a receipt person standing by the manned booth 5 uses a predetermined toll ticket issuing machine to the driver of the vehicle 101 to pass. Issue. In this case, for example, only the pass ticket serial number information D3 is recorded in the pass ticket issued by the receipt person. And the receipt person inputs the said pass ticket serial number information D3 and the vehicle type information D1 of the vehicle 101 which the receipt person judged by visual observation etc. to the terminal device with which the manned booth 5 was equipped, and the said terminal device is inputted. Via the central management device 200.

In the present embodiment, when the issuing command unit 111 outputs an issuing command to the automatic ticket issuing machine 1 (issuing processing unit 110), the issuing processing unit 110 receives the vehicle type information D1 from the vehicle type discriminating device 31. It is determined that it has not been received (step S14), and when the issuance processing unit 110 subsequently receives the vehicle type information D1 from the vehicle type determination device 31, it outputs various information to the central management device 200 via the output unit 113. (Step S19).
However, in other embodiments, for example, the issue command unit 111 of the entrance main control device 11 accepts the vehicle type discrimination information D1 and the like from the vehicle type discrimination device 31, and the vehicle type information D1 is output when the issue command is output. It may be determined whether or not it is accepted. In this case, if the issuance command unit 111 determines that the vehicle type information D1 is not received at the time of the issuance command, the issuance command unit 111 outputs the subsequently received vehicle type information D1 to the central management device 200 via the output unit 113. It may be.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, a fee collection system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
Since the overall configuration of the fee collection system 500 according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 1), illustration is omitted.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an installation environment of the entrance fee collection facility according to the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 11, the automatic ticket issuing machine 1B installed in the entrance fee collection facility 100B according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the front panel has a push button 12a. .

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the entrance fee collection facility according to the second embodiment.
As illustrated in FIG. 12, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112B according to the present embodiment has received that the front end of the vehicle 101 has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine 1B with the input of a press detection signal indicating that the press button 12a has been pressed. to decide. The issue command unit 111 outputs an issue command when the vehicle arrival determination unit 112B determines that the vehicle 101 has reached, as in the first embodiment. Thus, the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1B issues a pass ticket at the timing when the driver of the vehicle 101 presses the press button 12a.
Incidentally, when the push button 12a has not been completed discrimination models by vehicle type identification device 31 B at the time when pressed, issue processing unit 110, after the after the ticket is issued (push button 12a is pressed The vehicle type information D1 acquired in (1) is output to the central management device 200.
Further, the vehicle format control unit 310B of the vehicle type identification device 31B outputs only the vehicle type information D1 and the vehicle number information D2 to the entrance main control device 11B.

  As described above, according to the entrance fee collection facility 100B according to the second embodiment, when the tip of the vehicle 101 reaches the automatic ticket issuing machine 1B, the driver or the like is provided on the front panel of the automatic ticket issuing machine 1B. A pass ticket is issued by pressing the given push button. This eliminates the need for the process of acquiring the predicted arrival time tp based on the detection signal from the vehicle type determination tread 31b and the like, so that the process can be simplified as compared with the first embodiment.

  As a modification of the second embodiment, the automatic ticket issuing machine 1B may include an arrival detector that detects that the tip of the vehicle 101 has arrived instead of the push button 12a. In this case, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 determines that the vehicle 101 has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine 1B based on the arrival detection signal output when the arrival detector detects the arrival of the vehicle 101.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a fee collection system according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
Since the overall configuration of the fee collection system 500 according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 1), illustration thereof is omitted.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the entrance fee collection facility according to the third embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 13, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112C according to the present embodiment is configured such that the front end of the vehicle 101 has an automatic pass ticket issuing machine with an input of a passage detection signal D10 detected when the vehicle 101 enters the vehicle separator 31a. It is determined that 1C has been reached. That is, at time t11 in FIG. 5 and time t21 in FIG. 6, the issue command unit 111 outputs an issue command and issues a pass ticket.
In this way, vehicle type identification device 31 C can not determine the model before the ticket is issued regardless of the length of the vehicle 101. Therefore, issue processing unit 110 outputs the vehicle type information D1 vehicle class discriminator 31 C has been determined always to the central management unit 200. In this case, in the exit fee collection facility 300C, which will be described later, there is no need to determine whether or not the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 is unconfirmed, so the issuance processing unit 110 includes the vehicle type unconfirmed information on the issued pass ticket. It is not necessary to record D5.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the entrance fee collection facility according to the third embodiment.
In the initial stage of the processing flow shown in FIG. 14, the entrance fee collection facility 100C performs an entry detection process for the vehicle 101 by the vehicle type identification device 31 C (vehicle separator 31a) (step S30). Here, when the tip of the vehicle 101 entering the travel lane 102 crosses the vehicle separator 31a, the vehicle separator 31a detects the entry of the vehicle 101 and outputs the passage detection information D10 (step S30: YES). .
The vehicle control unit 310 starts acquiring various types of detection information (axle number information D11 and the like) from various devices such as the vehicle type determination tread 31b according to the input of the passage detection information D10 (step S31).
The license plate recognition device 31e images the vehicle 101 using the input of the passage detection information D10 as an imaging trigger, and extracts the vehicle number information D2. Then, the vehicle control unit 310 outputs the vehicle number information D2 acquired from the license plate recognition device 31e to the issue processing unit 110 of the main controller for entrance 11.
In this embodiment, the vehicle arrival determination unit 112 inputs the passage detection information D10 from the vehicle control unit 310, determines that the vehicle 101 has arrived at the automatic ticket issuing machine 1, and outputs an arrival detection signal. Output to the issue command unit 111.

  When an arrival detection signal is input from the vehicle arrival determination unit 112, the issue command unit 111 outputs an issue command to the issue processing unit 110. The issuance processing unit 110 that has received the issuance instruction immediately issues a pass ticket from the ticket issuing slot 12 (step S32). At this time, the issuance processing unit 110 records other information such as vehicle number information D2, passage ticket serial number information D3, toll gate information D4, and passage ticket issuance time on the passage ticket.

  When the vehicle 101 finishes passing through the vehicle separator 31a, the vehicle size control unit 310 determines the vehicle type of the vehicle 101 and outputs the vehicle type information D1 to the issue processing unit 110. When the vehicle type information D1 is input, the issuance processing unit 110 associates the vehicle type information D1 with the vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2 or the like) and outputs it to the central management device 200 via the output unit 113. (Step S33).

  When the pass ticket issued from the ticket issuing slot 12 of the automatic pass ticket issuing machine 1C is acquired by the driver or the like of the vehicle 101, the issuing processing unit 110 outputs an acquisition detection signal to the opening / closing command unit 119. The opening / closing command unit 119, to which the acquisition detection signal is input, outputs an opening operation instruction signal to the start controller 7 to execute an opening operation of the gate (step S34).

According to the entrance fee collection facility 100C described above, the vehicle type information D1 of the vehicle 101 is not recorded in the pass ticket, but is always output to the central management device 200 together with the vehicle identification information.
Depending on the length of the vehicle 101, the vehicle type information D1 may be input after the driver or the like obtains a pass ticket. Therefore, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 14, the order of processing in steps S33 and S34 is as follows. May be replaced.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the exit fee collection facility according to the third embodiment.
As described above, since the vehicle type information D1 is not recorded in the pass ticket, the exit fee collection facility 300C according to the present embodiment always acquires the vehicle type information D1 from the central management device 200.
The pass ticket reading unit 114C according to the present embodiment reads vehicle identification information (vehicle number information D2 and the like) from the pass ticket inserted into the pass ticket insertion slot 120, and outputs the vehicle identification information to the identification information acquisition unit 115C.
Further, when the identification information acquisition unit 115C acquires the vehicle identification information, the identification information acquisition unit 115C always outputs the acquired vehicle identification information to the central management device 200 and the fee collection processing unit 117.
The vehicle type information acquisition unit 116C receives and acquires the vehicle type information D1 from the central management device 200 via the input / output unit 118, and outputs the acquired vehicle type information D1 to the toll collection processing unit 117.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the exit fee collection facility according to the third embodiment.
In the exit fee collection facility 300C, when the entry detection device 33 detects the entry of the vehicle 101 and the main controller for exit 11a C starts operation, the automatic fee collection device 1a detects the insertion of the pass ticket. (Step S40). Here, when the driver of the vehicle 101 that has entered the travel lane 102 inserts a pass ticket into the pass ticket insertion slot 120 of the automatic toll collector 1a, the pass ticket reading unit 114C detects the insertion of the pass ticket. (Step S40: YES).

Next, the pass ticket reading unit 114C performs a process of reading information recorded from the inserted pass ticket (step S41). Here, the identification information acquisition unit 115C acquires vehicle identification information passing ticket reader 114 C is read (vehicle number information D2, the ticket serial number information D3, tollgate information D4 and the like).

The identification information acquisition unit 115C outputs the acquired vehicle identification information to the central management device 200 via the input / output unit 118 (step S42). Here, when the information processing unit 201 (FIG. 1) of the central management device 200 receives an inquiry based on the vehicle identification information, the information processing unit 201 (FIG. 1) refers to the information group stored in the storage unit 202 (FIG. 1) and The vehicle type information D1 associated with is acquired. Then, the information processing unit 201 outputs the vehicle type information D1 acquired from the storage unit 202 to the input / output unit 118.
Vehicle type information acquiring unit 116 C obtains the vehicle type information D1 from the central management unit 200 via the input-output unit 118 (step S43).

The fee collection processing unit 117 determines a fee to be collected based on the vehicle identification information (entrance information and the like) input from the identification information acquisition unit 115C and the vehicle type information D1 input from the vehicle type information acquisition unit 116C. At the same time, cash or a credit card is received from the driver or the like to complete the fee collection process (step S44).
When the fee collection processing is completed, the fee collection processing unit 117 outputs a payment completion detection signal to the open / close command unit 119. The opening / closing command unit 119, to which the payment completion notification signal is input, outputs an opening operation instruction signal to the start controller 7 to cause the gate opening operation to be executed (step S45).

  According to the exit fee collection facility 300 </ b> C described above, the automatic fee collection machine 1 a </ i> C according to the present embodiment always inquires the central management device 200 for the vehicle type information D <b> 1 and inserts the pass ticket from the central management device 200. Vehicle type information D1 about the vehicle 101 is acquired.

As described above, according to the fee collection system 500 according to the third embodiment, when the entrance fee collection facility 100C detects the entry of the vehicle 101, it always outputs the vehicle type information D1 to the central management device 200, which is a host device, Remember. Also, the exit fee collection facility 300C always acquires the vehicle type information D1 from the central management device 200 when detecting the insertion of a pass ticket.
Thereby, since it is not necessary to divide the pass ticket issuing process or toll collection process for each vehicle length of the vehicle 101, the entire process of the toll collection system 500 can be simplified. In the entrance fee collection facility 100C according to the present embodiment, the site area that can be secured for its installation is small, and the separation distance L between the automatic ticket issuing machine 1C and the vehicle separator 31a must be extremely short (for example, It is preferable to apply in a case where the vehicle length is shorter than that of a normal vehicle.

  The entrance main control device 11, the exit main control device 11a, the central management device 200, and the like have a computer system therein. Each process of the entrance main control device 11, the exit main control device 11a, the central management device 200 and the like is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program. Is read and executed, the above processing is performed. Here, the computer-readable recording medium refers to a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), a semiconductor memory, or the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program.

  As mentioned above, although some embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof, as long as they are included in the scope and gist of the invention.

100, 100B, 100C ... Entrance fee collection facility 200 ... Central management device 201 ... Information processing unit 202 ... Storage unit 300, 300C ... Exit fee collection facility 1, 1B, 1C ... Passage ticket automatic issuing machines 11, 11B, 11C ... Entrance main controller 110 ... Issuing processing unit 111 ... Issuing command unit 112, 112B, 112C ... Arrival determining unit 113 ... Output unit 119 ... Opening / closing command part 12 ... Ticketing opening 12a ... Press button 31, 31B, 31C ... Vehicle type discriminating device 31a ... Vehicle separator 31b ... Vehicle type discriminating tread 31c ... Vehicle height Detector 31d ... Vehicle length detector 31e ... License plate recognition device 310, 310B, 310C ... Vehicle control unit 32 ... Start control device 32a ... Vehicle separator 32b ... Start discrimination for Plate 320 ... Start control unit 33 ... Entry detection device 33a ... Vehicle separator 33b ... Entry discrimination tread 330 ... Entry detection unit 1a, 1aC ... Automatic toll collector 11a, 11aC ... Main controller for exit 114, 114C ... Passage reading unit 115, 115C ... Identification information acquisition unit 116, 116C ... Vehicle type information acquisition unit 117 ... Toll collection processing unit 118 ... Input / output unit 120 ... Passage ticket insertion port 121 ... Fee reception port 5 ... Manned booth 6 ... Roadside indicator 7 ... Start controller

Claims (8)

At the entrance fee collection facility at the entrance toll gate on the toll road,
An automatic ticket issuing machine that issues a ticket that records vehicle identification information when an issuing command is input ;
A vehicle type discriminating device which is provided on the front side in the traveling direction from the automatic ticket issuing machine and discriminates the vehicle type of the vehicle;
A vehicle arrival determination unit for determining arrival of the vehicle at the automatic ticket issuing machine;
When receiving information on vehicle arrival from the vehicle arrival determination unit, an issue command unit that outputs the issue command to the automatic ticket issuing machine;
If the vehicle type discriminating device does not discriminate the vehicle type when the issuance command unit outputs the issuance command to the automatic ticket issuing machine, the vehicle type discriminating device discriminates the vehicle type, An output unit that associates and outputs the vehicle type information obtained by the determination and the vehicle identification information of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle type information to a higher-level device ;
Entrance fee collection facility with. The automatic ticket issuing machine is
If the vehicle type discriminating device discriminates the vehicle type before the issuance command unit outputs the issuance command to the automatic ticket issuing machine, the vehicle type information obtained by the discrimination is recorded on the pass ticket and issued. entrance toll collection facilities according to claim 1, characterized in that. The vehicle type identification device includes a passage detector that detects passage of the vehicle in at least two locations in the lane direction,
The vehicle arrival determination unit acquires speed information of the vehicle based on detection information of the passage of the vehicle by the passage detector, and arrives at the automatic ticket issuing machine of the vehicle based on the speed information. The entrance fee collection facility according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a time is predicted and it is determined that the vehicle has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine with the passage of the arrival time. The entrance fee collection facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A central management device that receives the vehicle type information and the vehicle identification information associated from the entrance fee collection facility;
Toll collection system with. An identification information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle identification information based on a pass ticket provided from a passing vehicle;
When the vehicle type information of the vehicle is recorded in the pass ticket, the vehicle type information is acquired from the pass ticket, and when the vehicle type information of the vehicle is not recorded in the pass ticket, the acquired Vehicle type information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle type information associated with vehicle identification information from the central management device;
A toll collection processing unit that determines a toll corresponding to the toll based on the acquired vehicle type information;
The toll collection system according to claim 4 , further comprising an exit toll collection facility provided at an exit toll gate on the toll road. In the method for issuing tolls at toll road entrance fee collection facilities,
A vehicle type discriminating device is provided on the front side in the traveling direction from the automatic ticket issuing machine, discriminating the vehicle type of the vehicle,
When an issue command is input, the automatic ticket issuing machine issues a ticket that records vehicle identification information,
The vehicle arrival determination unit determines whether the vehicle has reached the automatic ticket issuing machine,
When the issuing command unit receives information on vehicle arrival from the vehicle arrival determining unit, it outputs the issuing command to the automatic ticket issuing machine,
Output when the vehicle type discriminating device discriminates the vehicle type when the vehicle type discriminating device does not discriminate the vehicle type when the issuance command unit outputs the issuance command to the automatic ticket issuing machine. part is, the the vehicle type information obtained by determining, ticket issuing method and outputting said vehicle identification information of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle type information, the device of higher associate. An automatic ticket issuing machine that issues a ticket that records vehicle identification information when an issuing command is input ;
A vehicle type discriminating device which is provided on the front side in the traveling direction from the automatic ticket issuing machine and discriminates the vehicle type of the vehicle;
The entrance fee collection facility computer equipped with,
Vehicle arrival determination means for determining arrival of the vehicle at the automatic ticket issuing machine;
Issuing command means for outputting the issuing command to the automatic ticket issuing machine when receiving information on vehicle arrival from the vehicle arrival judging means,
When the vehicle type discriminating device does not discriminate the vehicle type at the time when the issuing command means outputs the issuance command to the automatic ticket issuing machine, when the vehicle type discriminating device discriminates the vehicle type, Output means for associating the vehicle type information obtained by the determination and the vehicle identification information of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle type information and outputting it to a higher-level device;
Program to function as. At the exit fee collection facility at the exit toll gate on the toll road,
An identification information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle based on a pass ticket provided from a passing vehicle;
When the vehicle type information of the vehicle is recorded in the pass ticket, the vehicle type information is acquired from the pass ticket, and when the vehicle type information of the vehicle is not recorded in the pass ticket, the acquired A vehicle type information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle type information associated with the vehicle identification information from a host device;
A charge collection processing unit that determines a charge to be collected based on the acquired vehicle type information;
Exit fee collection facility with.

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