JPH0447489A - Spot controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To resolve a misdemand for the spot charge or the like by processing the picture taken in by a picture input part to generate discrimination data of an airplane and generating various data related to the use of a spot based on obtained discrimination data. CONSTITUTION:After the picture of an airplane 8 staying at a spot 7 is taken in by a picture input part 1 and is processed by a picture processing pat 2 to generate discrimination data of the airplane 8, various data related to the use of the spot are generated from discrimination data by an arithmetic processing pat 3 and are displayed on a display part 6. Consequently, the classification, the number, etc., of the spot-in/out airplane are automatically discriminated without mounting new devices on the airplane side, and thereby, a misdemand for the spot charge or the like is prevented and the burden to a clerk is considerably reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a spot control device provided at a spot (apron) at an airport.

(Conventional technology) Spot allocation within the airport is determined according to the flight schedule, but when an aircraft arrives early or late due to weather, passengers, etc., the staff at the airport will be assigned two pieces of paper and a writing utensil each time. manually changing spot assignments using .

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, the fee for using a spot at an airport is as follows:
Again, I am calculating based on the time it takes to leave the spot.
An attendant visually confirms such spot-in and spot-out, and based on the visual inspection results, uses paper and a writing instrument to record the aircraft's spot-in time, spot-out time, and spot number.

For this reason, spot fees were often charged higher or lower due to misunderstandings or visual errors by staff members.

Therefore, it may be possible to solve the above problem by connecting the spot side and the aircraft side by wireless etc. and automatically identifying the model, aircraft number, etc. of the aircraft that entered the spot.
In such a method, a new radio device or the like must be installed on the aircraft side.

However, it is unlikely that all aircraft manufacturers will accept such a request, and in reality it is almost impossible.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention is capable of automatically identifying the model, aircraft number, etc. of a spot-in/spot-out aircraft without installing new equipment on the aircraft side, thereby reducing spot charges, etc. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a spot control device that can eliminate billing errors and significantly reduce the burden on staff.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, a spot control device according to the present invention includes an image input unit that is provided at a spot and captures an image of an aircraft entering the spot, and a spot control device that uses the image input unit an image processing unit that processes the captured image to create identification data of the aircraft; an arithmetic processing unit that creates various data regarding spot usage based on the identification data obtained by the image processing unit; It is characterized by comprising a display section that displays various data obtained by the arithmetic processing section.

(Function) In the above configuration, an image of an aircraft parked at a spot is captured by the image input unit, and is processed by the image processing unit to create identification data of the aircraft, and then the arithmetic processing unit Various data regarding the use of the spot are created from the identification data and displayed on the display unit.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a spot control device according to the present invention.

The spot control device shown in this figure includes a plurality of image input sections 1, an image processing section 2, an arithmetic processing section 3, a data file 4, an operation console 5, and a printer 6.
As shown in FIG. 2, each spot 7 is
The image of the aircraft 8 stopped in the interior is captured, its model, aircraft number, etc. are recognized, and the recognition results are saved in the data file 4.
From this recognition result, a spot fee or the like is calculated and displayed on the console 5, or printed out from the printer 6.

Each image input unit 1 is attached to a predetermined part of the spot 7, for example, the part most suitable for photographing the model, aircraft number, etc. of the aircraft 8 stopped at each spot 7, and converts the photographed image into an image. It is supplied to the processing section 2.

The image processing unit 2 processes the images supplied from each of the image input units 1, and when there is an image of the aircraft 8 in this image and it is stationary, it generates a Subotwin flag, and also generates a sub-twin flag based on the image. deciphers the characters etc. drawn on the side of the aircraft 8 etc., supplies the characters etc. and the spot in flag to the arithmetic processing unit 3, and also decodes the images of the aircraft 8 supplied from each image input unit 1. When the aircraft 13 starts moving and loses its position at each spot 7, a spot-out flag is generated and supplied to the arithmetic processing section 3.

Further, the data file 4 is equipped with a storage device such as a hard disk device, and when various data is supplied together with a write command from the arithmetic processing unit 3, this data is stored in the address specified by the write command, Further, when a read command is supplied from the arithmetic processing section 3, the data stored at the address specified by the read command is read out and supplied to the arithmetic processing section 3.

Every time a spot in flag is supplied from the image processing unit 2, the arithmetic processing unit 3 recognizes the model, model number, etc. of the aircraft 8 based on the characters supplied with the spot in flag, and calculates the spot number and the like. , the model and number of this aircraft 8, the current time, etc. are stored as a pair in the data file 4, and each time a spot-out flag is supplied from the image processing section 2, the spot-out flag corresponding to that spot number is stored. The difference between the spot-in time of the aircraft 8 and the current time is calculated, and the spot usage fee for this aircraft 8 is calculated and stored in the data file 4.

Further, the operation console 5 is equipped with a keyboard, a display, etc., and when the keyboard is operated and a spot usage status display command is input, this is transmitted to the arithmetic processing unit 3.
accesses the data file 4, displays the model and model number of the aircraft 8 currently parked at each spot 7 on the display, outputs it to the printer 6, and uses the keyboard to perform operations. When a spot usage fee display command is input, this is supplied to the arithmetic processing unit 3, which accesses the data file 4, classifies the spot usage fees by each airline, etc., and displays this on the display. Display or output to the printer 6.

When the printer 6 is supplied with various data from the arithmetic processing unit 3, such as data such as the model and aircraft number of the aircraft parked at each spot 7, and data on spot usage fees for each airline company, the printer 6 processes these data. Print out the data in the specified format.

As described above, in this embodiment, images of aircraft 8 parked at each spot 7 are captured by each image input unit 1 provided at each spot 7, and the aircraft type, aircraft number, etc. are identified, and the spot Since usage charges, etc. are calculated, it is possible to automatically identify the model and model number of the aircraft 8 that was spotted in or out without installing new equipment on the aircraft 8 side. It is possible to eliminate billing errors for spot charges, etc., and to significantly reduce the burden on staff.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically identify the model, aircraft number, etc. of a spot-in/spot-out aircraft without installing any new equipment on the aircraft side, and thereby spot charges It is possible to eliminate billing errors such as, etc., and to significantly reduce the burden on staff.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a spot control device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the mounting location of each image input section shown in FIG. 1. 1... Image input unit 2... Image processing unit 3... Arithmetic processing unit 5... Display unit (operation console) 6... Display unit (printer) 7... Spot 8... Aircraft

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A plane image input unit provided at a spot to capture an image of an aircraft entering this spot, and an image processing unit that processes the plane image captured by this image input unit to create identification data for the aircraft. a calculation processing unit that creates various data regarding the use of the spot based on the identification data obtained by the image processing unit; and a display unit that displays various data obtained by the calculation processing unit. A spot control device characterized by: