JPH05118867A - Inputting method for data on operating and controlling system for movable body - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a registering system of an operating and controlling system which can easily register the latitude and longitude data of destinations of delivery by automatically inputting the managing data such as the arriving time, etc., when a truck or the like arrives the destination. CONSTITUTION:This system is provided with a position detecting device 2 such as a loran C, a GPS system or the like, an input/display device 7, and a storage means for storing the data of destinations of delivery. When the truck arrives at the destination, the data on the latitude and longitude measured by the position measuring device is registered as a latitude/longitude data on the destination by the input means. Accordingly, the latitude/longitude data of customers can be easily registered.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile operation management system for automatically managing the operation of vehicles such as vehicles such as trucks and buses, trains, and ships, and in particular, the initial input of position information of a target delivery destination. Data input method for.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional operation management system for trucks and the like, mileage information and the like are calculated by an electronic tachometer and stored in a memory as described in JP-A-2-252094, and this memory is stored in a transport center or the like. Was managing the information of. Further, in the case of inputting more detailed management information, a driver is input by a bar code reader or the like every time a management event occurs, or a device provided in each distribution center as described in JP-A-2-309500. I was inputting data wirelessly.

[0003]

When the operator inputs data for each event, it is unavoidable that the data is arbitrary or that the operator forgets to press the button or makes a mistake. In addition, even when automatically input by wireless, in the case of route transportation that transports between predetermined distribution centers, equipment can be placed in each center, but the final delivery where the delivery destination is each store etc. In the stage, there is a problem that the operation plan for each delivery changes daily and it is impossible to install the device at the delivery destination, so that the input by the operator cannot be avoided.

The present inventor has proposed a mobile operation system using a satellite as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-244816 as an accurate operation management system in which the operator's input load is reduced and arbitrary input is eliminated. ing.

In the mobile operation management system proposed by the present inventor, it is necessary to previously input the position coordinates of a target store or the like.

The present invention is to provide an input method for easily inputting target position coordinates in a mobile operation management system.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, in the operation management system of the present invention, a positioning means for measuring the momentary location of a moving body and a management information storage for storing information of a target location. Means, comparing the location of the moving body detected by the positioning device and the target position stored in the management information storage means, and a passage determination means for determining that the target position has been passed when the comparison results show a match, In a mobile operation management system including means for storing at least the passage time information in the information storage means in association with the location information when the passage determination is made, the management information storage means is stored at the time when the target position is reached. A storage instructing means for storing the location data measured by the positioning means as target position information is provided.

[0008]

The moving body such as a truck measures its own position continuously or at every predetermined timing by using the positioning means. For the measurement, Loran C or GPS system, which is a famous positioning system using satellites, can be used. The location information such as latitude and longitude measured by the positioning means is compared with the target location information previously input to the management information storage device according to the delivery plan or the designated route by the comparison means. It is stored in the information storage means in association with the position information. Therefore, as long as the driver arrives at the target package collection / delivery destination, operation management information such as delivery time is automatically recorded.

When instructed to move to a target for which the target position coordinates of the first delivery destination or the like are not input, the driver moves the moving body to the target position based on the target position information from the management information storage means. Let At the time of arrival at the target position, the information of latitude / longitude measured by the positioning means at that time by the memory instructing means is used to obtain the latitude / longitude of the target position.
The longitude information is stored in the management information storage device. Therefore, if the input instruction is given only once at the target position, the position is registered as the coordinate of the target position, and it is not necessary to input the coordinate in advance from the map or the like.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the mobile operation management system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of an embodiment of a mobile operation management system. In this embodiment, an example in which a truck is used as a moving body is shown. This system basically operates with a positioning device 2 that receives radio waves from a reference radio wave transmission source 1 such as a satellite or a ground base station and obtains its own location information (latitude information and longitude information) at that time. It includes a management device 3, a travel data calculation device 4 for calculating a travel distance, an external storage device 5 connected to the operation management device 3, a communication device 6, and an input / display device 7 for displaying and inputting information. The operation management device 3 includes a management information table 32 for storing delivery destination data and an arithmetic processing device 31.
Have. The management information table 32 stores delivery item name / code, quantity, delivery destination name, address, telephone destination data, delivery order, and position information of latitude / longitude according to the delivery plan. Delivery destination data is displayed on the display unit 72 on the input / display device 7, and the display contents can be scrolled and the cursor position can be changed by the move key. Driver is display 7
The road is determined based on the address and the shortest route information of the delivery destination data displayed in 2, and the truck is moved to the target delivery destination.
Input is performed using the keyboard 71 and the registration key 74.

The management center 8 has a customer database 10 for storing customer information (position information = latitude / longitude information, address, supplier code, telephone number, etc.), and a communication device 9 for performing data communication with each truck. And a road information table 12 storing the position information of each expressway and the arithmetic unit 11,
An external storage device 13 and a delivery plan database 14 are provided. The management center 8 formulates a delivery plan, stores it in the delivery plan database 14, and stores it in the customer database 10 as well.
And the information in the road information table 12 are combined, and a delivery plan for each truck is transmitted to each truck via the communication devices 9 and 6. The delivery plan for each truck is stored in the external storage device 13
Alternatively, it may be stored in a floppy disk or an IC card, delivered to the driver of each truck, and read by the external storage device 5 on the truck side.

The positioning device 2 periodically measures the location of the truck and sends a signal to the processing device as location information represented by latitude and longitude. As the positioning device 2, an existing position measurement system such as Loran C or GPS system can be used. The radio waves from the plurality of reference radio wave generation sources 1 are respectively received by the antenna 21, and the latitude / longitude of the self is calculated from the arrival direction of the radio waves to obtain the location position. Also, depending on the system, it is possible to receive the satellite position information and the radio wave transmission time information from a plurality of satellites, and obtain the own position.

The arithmetic processing unit 31 of the operation management unit 3 compares the location information at that time from the positioning unit 2 with the target latitude / longitude information of the delivery destination stored in the management information table 32, and locates the location. If the position information falls within a predetermined error range with the target latitude / longitude information, it is considered that the destination has arrived and passed, and the latitude / longitude information and transit time at that time (for example, the time when the latitude / longitude was measured can be used. .) In the delivery destination data of the management information table 32. The predetermined error range can be set to several hundred meters to several tens of meters depending on the positioning device and the surrounding geographical environment. In order to improve the accuracy of the arrival time, it is better to judge the arrival by combining the information indicating that the vehicle is within the predetermined error range, the information that the door of the loading platform is opened and closed, and the engine stop information. .. The frequency of transmission of the location information by the positioning device is set from about several seconds according to the management accuracy.

As shown in FIG. 2, the management information table 32 has an information registration section, which is an item to be managed regarding the mobile body equipped with this terminal, and "shows the target latitude / longitude of each" event ". It is possible to register information such as "position" and "error" indicating the allowable deviation from the "position". Necessary data can be input to the "management information table" through the external storage device 5 or the communication device 6, for example.

The arithmetic processing unit 31 first compares the "location position information" periodically sent from the "measuring device" with the "target position" registered in the "management information table", and compares the two positions. To calculate the distance. Next, the arithmetic processing unit 31 uses the calculated distance as the "management information table".
Contrast with the "error" registered in. If the calculated distance is smaller than the “error”, the “location information” (including time information) is registered in the corresponding “event” column.

It is also conceivable to detect the time closest to the target latitude / longitude and set the time closest to the target as the arrival time. If the calculated distance difference between the location and the target is smaller than the distance difference between the “location information” already registered in the management information table 32 and the target location, the “location location” already registered. It is also possible to use the information of the closest approach by overwriting "information". When this method is adopted, the illustrated “error” term is not always necessary.

Each time the position information is output from the positioning device, the difference in distance from the target position of all events in the management information table 32 can be obtained. However, when the route of the moving body is predetermined, It is also possible to select the target position of the comparison target event in chronological order.

By adopting the latter method, it is possible to reduce the calculation load of the "processing unit" by calculating the distance only to a specific "position" when the number of "events" is large. It is also possible to deal with the case where the same point is registered as an "event" multiple times.

The data of the management information table 32 can be written in the external storage device 5 such as an IC card, taken out of the IC card to the management center 8 or the like after returning to the truck, and can be submitted as management data. In addition, it is possible to achieve real-time mobile body management by transmitting the information to the management center each time one “event” is completed via the wireless communication device 6. Further, for example, "passing time" and "time error" are registered in "registration information" of the management information table 32, and the difference between "time" and "passing time" of "location information" indicating the passing time is " A variation in which data is transmitted to the management center via the wireless communication device 6 only when it is larger than the “time error” is also conceivable. Further, when the wireless communication device 6 is used, the registration information of the management information table 32 can be remotely input, and the operation management of long-distance trucks and ships that rarely visit the office becomes easy.

If, for example, the traveling distance of the moving body is required in addition to the transit time as the management information, the traveling distance is retrieved from the traveling data calculation device 4 such as an electronic tachometer at the timing of occurrence of the event, and the management information table is obtained. A function of registering in 32 is also conceivable.

Next, as shown in the store A of FIG. 2, in the case of a new delivery destination, the latitude / longitude information of the target position is not stored. In this case, the latitude / longitude information measured by the positioning device 2 by the input / display device 7 is written in the management information table 32 when the target position is reached from the delivery address stored in the management information table 32 by a map or the like. To instruct. The latitude / longitude information of store A written in the management information table 32 is transmitted to the communication device 9 of the management center 8 via the communication device 6, and the customer database 1 of the management center 8 is transmitted.
Registered as 0. The data registered in the customer database 10 is read out at the time of making an operation plan at the time of subsequent delivery and used as the target position information shown in FIG. The input instruction is performed by inputting the event number and the registration instruction from the keyboard 71 of the input / display device 7. In the example of FIG. 2, the registration is completed by pressing the event number “3” indicating the store A and the registration key 74 for registration. For interchanges, position coordinates are set in advance to the road information table 1 of the management center 8.
Input from map data in 2. Similar to the registration of the target position information, the interchange position coordinates may be subjected to a test drive on the highway and the data from the positioning device 2 may be registered at each interchange.

In the above description, the case where the passage route is determined in advance has been described. However, even when only the target position information is stored and the delivery order and the route are determined by the driver's selection, the present invention can be used. According to the system, the traveling history can be managed.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the latitude / longitude information of the delivery destination can be easily input.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of an embodiment of a mobile operation management system.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of registration information in a management information table 32.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Positioning device 3 Operation management device 4 Travel data calculation device 5 External storage device 6 Communication device 7 Input / display device 8 Management center 10 Customer database 12 Road information table 14 Delivery plan database 31 Arithmetic processing device 32 Management information table

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A positioning means for measuring the position of the moving body from moment to moment, a management information storage means for storing information on a target position, a position of the moving body detected by the positioning device, and the management information. Passing determination means for comparing the target positions stored in the storage means and determining that the target position has been passed when the comparison results show coincidence, and at least passing time information is used as location information when the passing determination is made. In a mobile body operation system provided with means for storing the information in the information storage means in association with each other, the location data measured by the positioning means with respect to the management information storage means at the time of reaching the target location is used as the information of the target location. A data input method for a mobile operation management system, characterized in that it is provided with storage instruction means for storing.