JP6460564B1 - Vehicle allocation system and vehicle allocation method - Google Patents

Abstract

A vehicle allocation system and a vehicle allocation method are provided that can eliminate the need for user registration by an administrator and can also eliminate the need for an administrator to give instructions on whether or not the vehicle can be allocated. A vehicle allocation system S displays a cargo handling vehicle 1, a camera 2 that shoots a user H who wants to use H and generates image data, an image of the user H who has taken a picture taken by the camera 2, and uses the image. Mobile terminal 4 for user H who wants to receive an operation for instructing user registration, and when mobile terminal 4 receives an operation for instructing user registration, user H is stored as a registered user. A user storage device 5 for determining whether or not the user H who requests to dispatch is requested based on the image data, and an image analysis device 6 for determining whether or not the user H who wishes to use matches the registered user. A vehicle allocation device that allocates the cargo handling vehicle 1 to the user who wishes to use H when it is determined that the user H wishes to use the vehicle and the user H who desires use matches the registered user. 7. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle allocation system and a vehicle allocation method for distributing a cargo handling vehicle to a user who has registered as a user.

  Can switch between unmanned operation mode that operates by manual operation of the user who is on board the unloading vehicle and unmanned operation mode that operates autonomously regardless of the manual operation of the user. There is known a manned unmanned combined vehicle configured as described above (see, for example, Patent Document 1). When a person wishing to use a manned unmanned vehicle boarding, a manned unmanned vehicle operating in the unmanned operation mode is sent to the user who wishes to use the vehicle in response to a request for dispatch by the user. It is preferable to move.

  For example, as described in Patent Document 2, a user who wants to use a vehicle requests a vehicle or a vehicle management center from the mobile terminal by operating the mobile terminal. A configuration may be adopted in which a vehicle that directly receives a request for dispatch from a mobile terminal or a vehicle that receives a dispatch instruction from a dispatch management server moves autonomously and moves to a user who wants to use it.

JP 2010-222108 A Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-210417

  However, in a configuration in which an administrator needs to perform user registration in advance before requesting for vehicle dispatch, there is a problem that the greater the number of users who want to use, the greater the burden on the administrator. Further, in the configuration in which the manager instructs whether or not the vehicle can be dispatched every time the use applicant requests a vehicle dispatch, there is a problem that the higher the frequency that the user wishes to dispatch a vehicle, the greater the burden on the administrator.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can provide a vehicle allocation system that can eliminate the need for user registration by an administrator and can eliminate the need for an administrator to determine whether or not to allocate a vehicle. It is an object to provide a vehicle allocation method.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the vehicle allocation system according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a cargo handling vehicle capable of unmanned traveling, a camera that captures a user who desires to use the vehicle at a predetermined location, and generates image data. An image display function that is owned and used by a user who wishes to use, and that displays an image of the user who wants to use the camera, and a registration instruction reception function that receives an operation for instructing user registration using the image A mobile terminal for users who wish to use, a user storage device that stores the user who wants to use as a registered user when the mobile terminal accepts an operation for instructing user registration, and the image data And whether or not the user wishing to use the vehicle is requested to dispatch, and whether or not the user wishing to use matches the registered user stored in the user storage device. When the image analysis apparatus determines that the user who wants to dispatch is determined by the image analysis apparatus, and the image analysis apparatus determines that the user who desires use matches the registered user And a vehicle allocation device for distributing the cargo handling vehicle to the user who wishes to use the vehicle.

  Further, the vehicle allocation system according to claim 2 is the vehicle allocation system according to claim 1, wherein the image analysis device indicates that the user wishing to use performs a specific action set in advance. It is characterized in that it is at least one of the conditions for determining that the person is requesting dispatch.

  The vehicle allocation system according to claim 3 is the vehicle allocation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the image analysis device is present at a specific position preset by the user in the predetermined place. It is characterized in that at least one of the conditions for determining that the user wishing to use the vehicle is requesting for dispatch.

  The vehicle allocation system according to claim 4 is the vehicle allocation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mobile terminal receives an operation for inputting information related to the user who wants to use. And the user storage device stores information received by the mobile terminal as information relating to a registered user.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the dispatching method of the present invention according to claim 5 is a dispatching method for dispatching a cargo handling vehicle capable of unmanned traveling, and a user who desires to use the vehicle at a predetermined place photographed by a camera. An image display step for displaying the image on the portable terminal for the user who wants to use, an operation accepting step for accepting an operation for instructing user registration using the image on the portable terminal, and an instruction for user registration When the mobile terminal accepts an operation to be performed, the user registration step of storing the user who wants to use as a registered user in a user storage device, and the user who wants to use the image data of the image The image analysis apparatus determines whether or not a request is made, and the image analysis apparatus determines whether or not the user who wishes to use matches the registered user stored in the user storage device. An image analysis step for determining, and the image analysis device determines that the user who wants to use the vehicle requests a vehicle, and the image analysis device determines that the user who wants to use the vehicle matches the registered user. A dispatching step of dispatching the cargo handling vehicle to the user who wants to use the vehicle.

  Further, the vehicle allocation method according to claim 6 is the vehicle allocation method according to claim 5, wherein in the image analysis step, the user who wants to use performs a specific action set in advance. Is at least one of the conditions for the image analysis apparatus to determine that the vehicle is requested to be dispatched.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle allocation method according to the fifth or sixth aspect, wherein, in the image analysis step, the user who wants to use the vehicle is present at a specific position set in advance at the predetermined location. It is characterized in that at least one of the conditions for the image analysis apparatus to determine that the user wishing to use the vehicle is requesting a vehicle dispatch.

  Moreover, the dispatch method of Claim 8 is the dispatch method of any one of Claims 5-7. WHEREIN: In the said operation reception step, the said portable terminal inputs the information which concerns on the said use candidate. An operation is received, and in the user registration step, the user storage device stores information received by the mobile terminal as information related to the registered user.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle allocation system and a vehicle allocation method that can eliminate the need for user registration by an administrator and can eliminate the need for an administrator to determine whether or not to allow vehicle allocation.

It is a schematic diagram of a dispatch system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the dispatch method using the dispatch system which concerns on the embodiment. (A)-(C) are figures which show an example of the screen shown by a portable terminal.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle allocation system S includes a plurality of cargo handling vehicles 1, a camera 2, an image transfer device 3, a mobile terminal 4, a user storage device 5, an image analysis device 6, and a vehicle allocation device 7. And a notification device 8 and a communication relay device 9.

  The cargo handling vehicle 1 is a forklift capable of unmanned traveling. Specifically, the cargo handling vehicle 1 can be switched between a manned operation mode that operates by a manual operation of a user boarding the cargo handling vehicle 1 and an unmanned operation mode that operates autonomously without a manual operation. It is a manned unmanned combined forklift constructed in When the cargo handling vehicle 1 operating in the unmanned operation mode receives a dispatch signal from the vehicle dispatching device 7, the cargo handling vehicle 1 autonomously travels immediately after the completion of the work if the work is being performed, and immediately after the work is not being performed. To the former (receiving position P in the vicinity of the user H who wants to use). In addition, the cargo handling vehicle 1 transmits information related to the operation mode of the cargo handling vehicle 1 and the work status of the cargo handling work to the vehicle allocation device 7.

The camera 2 shoots a user H who is present at a predetermined location and generates image data. The camera 2 generates image data of a moving image by continuously photographing the user H who wants to use it, and transmits the image data generated by the camera 2 to the image transfer device 3 and the image analysis device 6.
The image transfer device 3 transmits the moving image captured by the camera 2 to the portable terminal 4 in accordance with a request from the user who wishes to use H.

  The portable terminal 4 is a portable information terminal for the user H who wants to use it. Specifically, the mobile terminal 4 is, for example, a smartphone provided with a touch panel. A user registration application is installed in the mobile terminal 4 in advance. The mobile terminal 4 executes an application for user registration, thereby performing an image display function for displaying an image of the user H who has taken the image taken by the camera 2 and an operation for instructing user registration using the image. It has a registration instruction receiving function for receiving and an information input receiving function for receiving an operation for inputting information relating to the user H who wants to use it. The portable terminal 4 extracts a still image of the face of the user who wishes to use H from the moving image of the person who wishes to use H photographed by the camera 2 based on the instruction of the person who desires use H. In addition, the mobile terminal 4 accepts an operation for inputting the name and ID (identification number) of the user who wishes to use H as information related to the user who wants to use H. The mobile terminal 4 extracts a still image of the face of the user who desires to use H, and receives an operation instructing execution of registration as an operation for instructing user registration after information related to the user who desires to use H is input. . When the mobile terminal 4 accepts an operation for instructing user registration, the mobile terminal 4 relates the extracted still image of the face of the user H who wishes to use and the name and ID of the user H who has been inputted to the user H who wants to use it. Information is transmitted to the user storage device 5.

  When the mobile terminal 4 receives an operation for instructing user registration, that is, when the mobile storage device 4 receives information on the user H from the mobile terminal 4, the user storage device H extracted by the mobile terminal 4 is used. And the information received by the portable terminal 4 are stored as information relating to the registered user. Specifically, the user storage device 5 stores the face image, name, and ID of the user who wishes to use H as information related to the registered user. In this way, the user storage device 5 stores (registers) the user who wants to use H as a registered user.

Based on the image data generated by the camera 2, the image analysis device 6 determines whether or not the user who desires use H requests a vehicle assignment, and the user storage device 5 stores the user who wants to use H. It is determined whether or not the registered user matches. Specifically, the image analysis device 6 sets at least one of the following (Condition A1) and (Condition A2) as a condition for determining that the use applicant H requests a vehicle dispatch, and sets the following (Condition B) as follows: , A condition for determining that the user H who wants to use matches the registered user.
(Condition A1) The user H who wants to use is performing a specific operation that is set in advance (Condition A2) The user who wants to use H exists at a specific position that is set in advance at a predetermined location where the camera 2 takes a picture. (Condition B) The still image of the face of the user H who is photographed by the camera 2 matches the still image of the face of the registered user

  That is, when the image analysis device 6 detects that the user who wants to use H is performing a specific operation based on the image taken by the camera 2 or that the user who wants to use H exists at a specific position, It is determined that the user H who requests use requests vehicle dispatch. Then, based on the image captured by the camera 2 and the image stored in the user storage device 5, the image analysis device 6 generates an image of the face of the user H who is desired to be captured by the camera 2. 5, it is determined that the user H who wants to use matches the registered user.

  The vehicle allocation device 7 allocates the cargo handling vehicle 1 to the user H who wants to use the vehicle based on the determination result by the image analysis device 6. More specifically, the vehicle allocation device 7 is determined by the image analysis device 6 that the user who wants to use the vehicle H requests vehicle allocation, and the image analysis device 6 determines that the user who wants to use H matches the registered user. When done, the cargo handling vehicle 1 is dispatched to the user H who wants to use the vehicle. That is, the vehicle allocation device 7 determines that the image analysis device 6 does not determine that the user wanting to use the vehicle H has requested the vehicle allocation, and that the user who desires use H matches the registered user. If not, do not dispatch. The vehicle allocation device 7 is operating in the unmanned operation mode among the plurality of cargo handling vehicles 1 based on the information related to the operation mode and work status received from the cargo handling vehicle 1 and promptly moves to the user H who desires to use the vehicle. Is selected, and a dispatch signal is transmitted to the cargo handling vehicle 1.

  The notification device 8 is provided in the vicinity of the user who wishes to use H. When the vehicle allocation device 7 dispatches the cargo handling vehicle 1, the notification device 8 informs the user who wants to use the vehicle H by visual means or auditory means that the request for dispatch has been accepted. Inform.

  The communication relay device 9 includes communication between the image transfer device 3 and the portable terminal 4, communication between the portable terminal 4 and the user storage device 5, communication between the cargo handling vehicle 1 and the vehicle allocation device 7, and the vehicle allocation device 7 and the notification device. Relay communication with 8. The communication relay device 9 communicates with the cargo handling vehicle 1 by radio.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the flow of the vehicle allocation method using the vehicle allocation system S is demonstrated. The vehicle allocation method according to this embodiment includes an image display step S1, an operation reception step S2, a user registration step S3, an image analysis step S4, and a vehicle allocation step S5. Steps S1 to S3 are steps for registering users, and steps S4 and S5 are steps for dispatching vehicles to registered users.

  First, in the image display step S1, a user who desires to use H is photographed by the camera 2, and the user who wishes to use H operates the portable terminal 4 to start a user registration application, so that the user 2 desires to use The moving image of the person H is received and displayed on the portable terminal 4.

  Next, in operation reception step S <b> 2, an operation for instructing user registration using an image displayed on the mobile terminal 4 is received by the mobile terminal 4. Specifically, the mobile terminal 4 receives an operation for extracting a still image of the face of the user H who wants to use from a moving image taken by the camera 2. In addition, the portable terminal 4 accepts an operation for inputting the name and ID of the user who wishes to use H as an operation for inputting information related to the user who wishes to use H.

  Next, in the user registration step S3, when the portable terminal 4 accepts an operation for instructing registration as an operation for instructing user registration, the mobile terminal 4 transmits information on the user who desires to use H. Then, the user storage device 5 is caused to receive the information related to the use applicant H, and the information related to the use applicant H is stored in the user storage device 5. By this step S3, the user H who wants to use is registered in the user storage device 5 as a registered user.

  Next, in the image analysis step S4, based on the image data generated by the camera 2, the image analysis device 6 determines whether or not the use applicant H is requesting a vehicle allocation. The image analysis device 6 determines whether or not it matches the registered user stored in the user storage device 5.

  Then, in the dispatching step S5, it is determined by the image analysis device 6 that the user who wants to use the vehicle H has requested a vehicle allocation, and the image analysis device 6 determines that the user who wants to use H matches the registered user. Thus, the vehicle allocation device 7 distributes the cargo handling vehicle 1 to the user H who desires to use the vehicle.

  As described above, when the user H wishing to request a vehicle for the first time, the vehicle is delivered through the above steps S1 to S5. Can omit the process for registering the user (that is, steps S1 to S3) to perform vehicle allocation.

  With reference to FIG. 3, an example of the image of the user H who is desired to be displayed on the portable terminal 4 in the image display step S1 and an example of the operation reception screen displayed on the portable terminal 4 in the operation reception step S2 will be described. .

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the portable terminal 4 displays an image of the user H who has taken the image taken by the camera 2, and uses the image of the user H to instruct user registration. Accept. That is, the mobile terminal 4 displays a screen that accepts an operation for instructing user registration, and the screen includes an image of the user who wants to use H photographed by the camera 2. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 displays a screen for accepting an operation for designating a face range from the image of the user who wants to use H captured by the camera 2, and the user who wants to use the mobile terminal 4 on the screen of the mobile terminal 4. An operation for enlarging / reducing the H image is accepted. As shown in FIG. 3B, the mobile terminal 4 shoots with the camera 2 when the use applicant H presses the “designation complete” button in a state where the face range of the user H is appropriately specified. The still image of the face of the user H who wants to use is extracted from the moving image displayed on the portable terminal 4.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, the mobile terminal 4 displays a screen for inputting information related to the user who wants to use H, and accepts an operation for inputting information related to the user who wants to use H. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 displays a screen for inputting the name and ID of the user H who wants to use and accepts an operation for inputting the name and ID. As shown in FIG. 3C, when the user wishing to use H presses the “registration execution” button in a state where the name and ID of the user wishing to use H are appropriately input, the mobile terminal 4 As a related information, a still image, name, and ID of the face of the user H who wants to use are transmitted to the user storage device 5.

In the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) When the portable terminal 4 accepts an operation for instructing user registration using an image of the user H who has taken the image taken by the camera 2, the user storage device 5 with the user H as a registered user is received. Can be memorized. Then, when it is determined by the image analysis device 6 that the user who wants to use H is requesting a vehicle allocation, and the user who desires to use H matches the registered user stored in the user storage device 5, the image analysis device. When it is determined in 6, the cargo handling vehicle 1 can be dispatched to the user H who wishes to use the vehicle dispatching device 7. Therefore, user registration by the administrator can be made unnecessary, and an instruction on whether or not the vehicle can be allocated can be made unnecessary by the administrator.

  (2) The image analyzing apparatus 6 sets at least one of the conditions for determining that the use applicant H is requesting the vehicle allocation that the use applicant H is performing a predetermined specific operation. According to this configuration, only when the user H who wants to use is performing a specific action (for example, an action of raising his hand above his head, an action of shaking his hand above his head, etc.) When the user H who wants to use the vehicle does not perform a specific action, the user H can be prevented from dispatching the vehicle.

  (3) The image analysis apparatus 6 sets at least one of the conditions for determining that the user wishing to use H is requesting the vehicle allocation that the user wanting to use H exists at a predetermined specific position. According to this configuration, only when the user who desires use H exists at a specific position, the vehicle can be dispatched to the user who wishes to use H, and the user who wants to use H is photographed by the camera 2. However, when the vehicle does not exist at the specific position, it is possible to prevent the user H from being dispatched.

  (4) The mobile terminal 4 has an information input reception function for receiving an operation for inputting information related to the user H who wants to use, and the user storage device 5 relates the information received by the mobile terminal 4 to the registered user. Store as information. According to this configuration, it is possible to store not only the image of the user who wishes to use H photographed by the camera 2 but also the name and ID of the user who wishes to use H as information relating to the registered user.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the above configuration can be changed as appropriate. For example, the embodiment described above may be modified as follows, or may be implemented by combining the following modifications.

  An image captured by the camera 2 may be directly transmitted from the camera 2 to the portable terminal 4 without using the image transfer device 3 and the communication relay device 9. Further, the information related to the user who desires to use H may be directly transmitted from the portable terminal 4 to the user storage device 5 without going through the communication relay device 9.

  -You may change suitably the conditions for determining with the use candidate H having requested | required dispatch. For example, in order to determine that the user H who is requesting to use the vehicle is wearing a specific color and that the user H who is using the user is wearing a helmet. It is good also as conditions. These conditions can be determined by the image analysis device 6.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cargo vehicle 2 Camera 3 Image transfer device 4 Portable terminal 5 User storage device 6 Image analysis device 7 Vehicle allocation device 8 Notification device 9 Communication relay device S Vehicle allocation system

Claims (8)

A cargo handling vehicle capable of unmanned traveling,
A camera that shoots a user who is present in a predetermined location and generates image data;
An image display function for displaying and displaying an image of the user who wants to use, which is owned and used by the user, and a registration instruction receiving function for receiving an operation for instructing user registration using the image A mobile terminal for those who wish to use
A user storage device that stores the desired user as a registered user when the portable terminal accepts an operation for instructing user registration;
Based on the image data, it is determined whether or not the requesting user requests a vehicle dispatch, and whether or not the requesting user matches the registered user stored in the user storage device. An image analysis device for determining whether or not
When it is determined by the image analysis device that the user wishes to use the vehicle and when the image analysis device determines that the user wants to match the registered user, A vehicle allocation system comprising: a vehicle allocation device that distributes the cargo handling vehicle. The image analysis device is characterized in that at least one of the conditions for determining that the user wishing to use the vehicle is requesting that the user wishing to use perform a specific action set in advance. The vehicle allocation system according to claim 1. The image analysis apparatus uses at least one of the conditions for determining that the user wishing to dispatch is that the user wishing to use is present at a predetermined position in the predetermined place. The vehicle allocation system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The portable terminal has an information input receiving function for receiving an operation for inputting information related to the user who desires to use the portable terminal,
The said user memory | storage device memorize | stores the information received with the said portable terminal as information which concerns on a registered user. The vehicle allocation system as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. A vehicle allocation method for distributing a cargo handling vehicle capable of unmanned traveling,
An image display step of displaying an image of a user who desires to be present at a predetermined location photographed by a camera on the mobile terminal for the user who wishes to use;
An operation accepting step of accepting an operation for instructing user registration using the image on the mobile terminal;
A user registration step of storing the user who wants to use as a registered user in a user storage device when an operation for instructing user registration is received by the portable terminal;
Based on the image data of the image, the image analysis device determines whether or not the user who wants to use the vehicle has requested a vehicle dispatch, and the user who wants to use is registered in the user storage device. An image analysis step of determining by the image analysis device whether or not it matches a user;
When it is determined by the image analysis device that the user wishes to use the vehicle and when the image analysis device determines that the user wants to match the registered user, A vehicle allocation method comprising: a vehicle allocation step of distributing the cargo handling vehicle. In the image analysis step, at least one of the conditions for the image analysis apparatus to determine that the user who desires to use the vehicle is requesting a vehicle allocation that the user desires to perform a specific operation set in advance. The vehicle dispatch method according to claim 5. In the image analysis step, the image analysis apparatus determines that the user who desires to use the vehicle is requesting a vehicle allocation that the user who wants to use the vehicle is present at a predetermined position in the predetermined place. The vehicle allocation method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that at least one of the above is used. In the operation accepting step, the mobile terminal accepts an operation for inputting information relating to the user who desires to use the device,
The said user registration step WHEREIN: The said user memory | storage device memorize | stores the information received with the said portable terminal as information which concerns on the said registered user. The said any one of Claims 5-7 characterized by the above-mentioned. How to dispatch.

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