JPH0785398A - General control system for travelling object - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a travelling object general control system which supports condition grasp by generating a message so as to output voice in a general control head office through the use of information measured, inputted and transmitted by means of respective travelling objects and displaying map information in a display through the use of a map data base. CONSTITUTION:The respective travelling objects 10 transmit the measured value of a position coordinate and the individual numbers of a mounted sensor and an input pannel to the general control head office 11 together with the individual number of the self travelling object. The general control head office 11 generates the position message from the transmitted coordinate value and the message concerning the state of fixtures and the conditions of a site from the individual number of a sensor kind, displays them in a display so as to output voice and also updates condition display on the map. Thus, the report work of the travelling object is facilitated, transmitted information is compressed and also conditions are grasped in terms of visual sense and auditory sense by the head office.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention uses information relating to the situation of a mobile body and its surroundings transmitted by a plurality of mobile bodies, and a map database provided for the general management headquarters and, if necessary, each mobile body. , In relation to the mobile management system that displays the status of each mobile on the map on the display,
The present invention relates to a mobile management system that assists the general management headquarters in grasping the status by creating a message regarding the status of each mobile and outputting the sound.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the case of general management of a moving body such as a commercial vehicle and an emergency vehicle, the situation including the current position from the moving body to the headquarters is transmitted by a human conversation using wireless communication. Was common.

On the other hand, by collecting the position information of the moving body,
Several systems have been proposed so far for centralized management by the headquarters. For example, (1) a system for displaying the position of a moving body measured using an artificial satellite on a map (JP-A-3-282700), and (2) a device for outputting a position information code transmitted by a commercial vehicle by voice. (JP-A-2-
No. 66700).

In the conventional vehicle navigation system, which is not an integrated management system, there is a technique (3) for guiding a vehicle, which is a moving body, using a display and voice output of various information including the current position. (For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-21200).

[0005]

When the information transmission means between the mobile unit and the general control headquarters is only wireless conversation, the person on the mobile unit can accurately grasp the current position and situation and can easily understand the headquarters. I have to devise to explain.

Further, when the method of confirming the position of the moving body only by displaying it on the map (prior art (1)) is used, it is necessary for the head office to always watch the display.
A considerable burden is imposed on the administrator of the general administration headquarters. Further, the conventional technique (2) that collects the position information code and outputs the sound solves the problem of the conventional technique (1) to some extent, and is devised in that the position information is output by voice. It is not disclosed how to send the identification code and position information code from a commercial vehicle, and it is thought that it is sent by a person wirelessly, so the operation becomes complicated and the accurate position information of the moving body May not be sent. Therefore, although the voice is output, there is a problem in that the position of the moving body cannot be accurately displayed on the display corresponding to the map.

In the car navigation system, the combined use of information display and voice output (conventional technology (3)) does not take into consideration the two-way information exchange between the mobile unit and the general management headquarters, and the voice output The purpose was limited to the route guidance of one moving body.

Furthermore, in the prior art, there has been no means for measuring, sensing and transmitting various information other than the position of the moving body.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the individual number and position information of the mobile unit are automatically measured, the position information of the mobile unit is displayed on the display at the general management headquarters, and a message from the mobile unit is created and voiced. By outputting the information, it is intended to provide information on the moving body both visually and aurally, and to facilitate understanding of the situation at the general management headquarters.

Further, according to the present invention, each mobile unit is provided with a unit for measuring and inputting information about the mobile unit, a transmitting unit, etc., and through the automation of information collection and transmission and the compression of the amount of information to the general management headquarters. It also aims to improve the efficiency of reporting work.

[0011]

A mobile unit general management system according to the present invention comprises a unit for measuring, to each mobile unit, an individual number and position coordinates of the own mobile unit, and a unit for transmitting the measured individual number and position coordinates. Based on the received information, the general management headquarters has means for receiving the individual number and position coordinate of the mobile body transmitted from each mobile body, means for holding the received information, and the corresponding area based on the received information. The above-mentioned object is achieved by including a display for displaying at least the position of the corresponding moving body on the map, and means for creating a message regarding the corresponding moving body and outputting the voice.

Further, the moving body is provided with a sensor for automatically measuring (sensing) the coordinate value indicating the position of the moving body, the state of the equipment, etc. as the measuring means, and the person on the moving body is informed. It has an input panel for inputting, measuring (sensing) the mobile body, and a function of digitizing the input information and transmitting it to the headquarters, and the general management headquarters displays the geographical information on the display using a map database. function,
Automatic creation of messages based on information transmitted by mobiles,
It is also effective to have a function of displaying on the display and converting / outputting voice.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the position of the moving body (or the state of equipment, etc.) is automatically measured on the moving body by using the measuring means (such as an on-board sensor) (by using the input panel). It is even more effective to input information about the situation at the site by touch operation). Further, the information from the mobile body is automatically digitized and transmitted to the headquarters. In addition, based on at least the information on the position of the mobile unit, the general administration headquarters displays the position of the mobile unit on the display that displays the map of the relevant area provided from the map database, and also displays the information from the mobile unit. By creating a message about the mobile unit based on the original and converting and outputting voice,
It becomes possible to provide visual information and auditory information.

[0014]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the present invention. The present invention is composed of a plurality of mobile units 10 and a general management headquarters 11.

Mobile unit 10 (10 ₁ , 10 ₂ , ..., 10 _n )
Is equipped with an information processing device 230, a data storage device 234, input sensors 260 and the like. The general management headquarters 11
It has an information processing device 330, a data storage device 334, a voice output device 340, a display 350, and the like. Each mobile body 10 processes the information acquired using the input sensors 260 using the information processing device 230 and the data storage device 234 which is a map database provided as necessary, and then transmits the information to the general management headquarters 11. To do. Also, the mobile units can communicate with each other.

The general management headquarters 11 creates a message from the transmitted information by using the information processing device 330 and the data storage device 334, and outputs the message to the voice output device 340 and the display 350 to display the current position of the moving body and the like. The situation is grasped and a command is transmitted to each mobile unit 10.

The mobile unit 10 and the general management headquarters 11 will be described below.
Details of the configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a system mounted on each mobile body in the present invention. As shown in the figure, the mobile device mounting system includes a wireless reception device 210, a wireless transmission device 220, an information processing device 230, and a data storage device 23.
4, a display 240, a voice output device 250, input sensors 260, and a conversational radio 290. The information processing device 230 includes a control / processing device 231, a route guidance device 232, a search device 233, and the like. The input sensors 260 include the mounted sensor 261 and the input panel 26.
2. The image capturing device 263. Conversational radio 2
90 has a switch 291.

The command transmitted by the general management headquarters is received by the wireless reception device 210 and passed through the control / processing device 231.
It is provided to the operator of the mobile body as an image using the display 240 or a sound using the sound output device 250. For the display 240, information such as the current position of each mobile body against the background of the map of the target area, the situation of the site, the supply source of equipment, and attribute information about the site is compressed into information on the display at the headquarters. It is displayed by transmitting or by synthesizing the display contents by using the information of the data storage device 234 installed in the moving body.

FIG. 9 shows the display 2 mounted on the mobile unit.
It is a display example of information in 40. As shown by 901 in the figure, the current position of each moving body (self moving body) is displayed on the map, and as shown by 902, a command from the headquarters is displayed as a message. If necessary, the head office calculates and transmits the optimal route from the moving body to the destination as indicated by 903, or the route guidance device 232 calculates and displays the optimal route.

The mobile unit acquires information about the mobile unit from the input sensors 260 at the same time according to a command from the general management headquarters, determines the transmission priority by the control / processing device 231, and then transmits the wireless transmission device 220. It is transmitted to the general management headquarters. Among the input sensors, the mounting sensor 261 periodically acquires the coordinate value of the current position of the moving body itself, and senses the state of equipment mounted on the moving body and the surrounding situation. Further, the input panel 262 is used for inputting the situation of the moving body and its surroundings (for example, a rescue signal, a situation of spread of fire, the name of a member on the moving body, etc.) by a simple operation of the operator. Further, the mobile unit activates the conversational radio 290 by the switch 291 and uses it for communication with the general management headquarters.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the general management headquarters for general management of mobile units in the present invention. As shown in the figure, the integrated management headquarters is provided with the wireless reception device 31.
0, a wireless transmission device 320, an information processing device 330, a data storage device 334 which is a map database, a display 340, a voice output device 350, an input device 360, and a conversational wireless 370. The information processing device 330 includes a control / processing device 331, a map coordinate conversion device 332, a search device 333, a message creation device 335, and a voice editing device 336.

The general management headquarters receives the information transmitted by the mobile unit by the wireless reception device 310, and the control / processing device 33.
After determining the priority order according to 1, the display 34
0, acquired via the audio output device 350.

Display 340, audio output device 350
The information provided by is generated as follows. First,
The map coordinate conversion device 332 converts the information transmitted by the mobile body, and the search device 333 displays it on the display 340 together with the geographical information obtained by searching the data storage device 334. Further, the message creating device 335 analyzes the state in which the mobile body is placed on the basis of various numerical values transmitted by the mobile body, and creates a message by combining the keywords selected according to the analysis result. The message is displayed as characters on the display and is output from the voice output device 350 via the voice editing device 336.

FIG. 10 is a display example of information on the display 340 in the general management headquarters. Display 34
0 is the current position of each mobile unit against the background of the map of the target area,
Geographical information such as site conditions (eg, extent of disaster), sources of equipment necessary for mobile activities (eg, irrigation in fire trucks), etc. are displayed. As shown at 1001 in the figure, a large-scale map of the target area is displayed overlaid on the wide area map as needed, and attribute information (eg, information about disaster victims living in the target area) is displayed at 1002. It The attribute information of each mobile unit is also displayed on the map as indicated by 1003, and the information transmitted by the mobile unit is displayed as a message by 1004.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the information processing apparatus provided in the system mounted on the mobile body. The information processing process in the on-board system will be described below with reference to FIG.

When the wireless receiving device 210 receives the information transmitted by the headquarters (map of the relevant area, current position of each moving body, destination, surroundings, attribute information about the site, etc.) (step 400), the installed system is , And display it on the display 240 (410). The coordinate value of the current position of the moving body is periodically acquired by dead reckoning, radio navigation, or the like (420). The measured coordinate values are automatically transmitted to the head office together with the individual number of the moving body (421).

When the on-board sensor 261 detects a defect such as equipment (430), the individual number of the detected sensor is output to the wireless transmission device 220 and is transmitted to the headquarters together with the individual number of the mobile unit (431). ). The individual number of the sensor is
Correspond to the contents of information in advance one-to-one.

When a person on the moving body operates the input panel 270 to input information (440), the individual number of the input button (touched position on the panel) is output to the wireless transmission device 220 and transmitted to the headquarters. Yes (441). The individual number of the input button is previously associated with the content of the information one-to-one.

When a move command is received from the head office (450), the announcement is announced by voice from the voice output device 250 (451). When the operator on the moving body inputs a command acceptance from the input panel 270 (452), the optimum route from the current position of the moving body to the destination is calculated by the route guiding device 232 (453), and the display 240 is displayed.
Is displayed (454). The head office may also calculate the route. Based on the calculated route, route guidance device 2
32 guides the moving body, which is disclosed in JP-A-4-2120.
This is a known technique (455) as seen in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.

Further, as a means for transmitting the situation at the site, image capturing and transmission of an image using the image capturing device 263 (460,
461), conversation with the headquarters using the conversational wireless 290 (4
70) can also be performed as needed.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are diagrams showing the processing flow of the information processing apparatus provided to the general management headquarters. The information processing process in the general management headquarters will be described below with reference to FIG.

In the general management headquarters, a message is created by using the information (positional information, information regarding the state of equipment, etc., information input from the input panel 262) transmitted by the mobile body as keywords. The messages are mainly classified into two types, i) messages relating to position information, and ii) messages relating to information other than position (information relating to the state of equipment or the like or information input from the input panel 262).

When the wireless receiving device 310 receives information from the mobile unit (step 500), the control / processing device 33.
1 analyzes whether information is urgent (510). In advance, a mark for distinguishing from other numbers is attached to the individual number of the mobile-body-mounted sensor (or the sensing location of the input panel) linked to the information of urgency. If the received individual numbers of the input sensors are marked, it is determined that the content of the information is urgent (520), and if necessary, the display form of the mobile body that has transmitted the information is displayed on the display 340. To change (size and color, highlight display, etc. 521) and output a signal sound from the audio output device 350 (522) to call attention. Further, in the case of emergency information, processing is performed so as to preferentially create and output a message related to the information (523).

I) Regarding position information, the headquarters receives the coordinate value of the current position of the moving body (530) and converts it by the map coordinate conversion device 332 (531) to obtain the movement amount from the previous position. Calculate (532). The movement of the moving body is defined such that the moving body is moving when the moving amount is a certain amount or more (533), and the moving body is stopped when the moving amount is less than the certain amount,
Create a message (536). However, if it is confirmed that it was stopped during the previous analysis (53
7), do not create a message. When the moving body is moving, the position data of the moving body and the display position on the display are updated (534 and 535).

Referring to FIG. 7, a detailed description will be given of the process of creating a message regarding the information regarding the position of the mobile unit and providing it to the operator of the general management headquarters.

First, the geographic information in the data storage device 334 is searched by using the search device 333 to obtain a target object that serves as a guide indicating the position of the corresponding moving body (710). Secondly, the coordinate values of the target object and the moving body are compared to analyze the positional relationship between the two (711). Third, the distance from the current position of the moving body to the destination is calculated (712). Fourth,
Using the message creation device 335, the syntax of the message relating to the position is called (713), and the processes 710 to 7 are executed.
The keyword obtained through 12 is embedded in the syntax (714) to complete the message.

The created message is displayed on the display 34.
When it is confirmed that there is a voice output request (720), it is converted into voice by using the voice editing device 336 (731) and output to the voice output device 350 ( 732). In the display on the display, it is possible to use symbols instead of letters.

An example of a message regarding position information is shown below. The underlined parts are keywords and are variable parts.

Example: Currently, car No. 3 (individual number of moving body ) is Satsuki Elementary School (target ) on Yayoi-dori (road name )
Moving next to (positional relationship with target)
Ki) .

To the destination, the remaining 350 (distance to the destination
Away) meters.

Ii) Regarding information other than the position (information about the state of equipment and the surrounding situation), the wireless reception device 310 has received the individual number of the mobile unit of the transmission source and the individual numbers of the sensors used for measurement and input. In the case (540), the content of the information is analyzed (541), the status display on the map and the data of the corresponding moving body are updated (542, 543), and a message is created and output (544).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the flow of processing for creating and outputting a message regarding information other than the position of a mobile unit at the general management headquarters. A method of creating and outputting a message relating to information other than the position will be described with reference to FIG.

First, a syntax suitable for the content of the obtained information is selected from the data storage device 334 (810). Using the obtained information as a keyword, the message creating device 335
To embed it in the syntax and complete the message (8
11). Secondly, the message is displayed on the display 340 as characters or symbols by the same procedure as that performed in the output processing of the message regarding the position information (720). Thirdly, when it is confirmed that there is a voice output request (730), the voice editing device 336 converts the voice into voice by the same procedure as the output process of the message regarding the position information (731), Output to the output device 350 (73
2).

The voice output follows the priority order according to the urgency of the content of the message, and the highly urgent message can be preferentially output by the interruption. In addition, the type of message or the moving object that is the target of voice output can be arbitrarily specified. Furthermore, it has a function of facilitating the situation grasp by changing the type of voice for notifying the message according to the content of the information.

An example of a message relating to information other than the position is shown below. The underlined parts are keywords and are variable parts.

Example: Currently, car No. 3 (individual number of moving body) is running out of fuel (link to the individual number of the detected sensor).
Information) . Seeking support (Link to the individual number in the input area
Information) .

The information transmitted from the mobile unit can be made into a database at the head office and referred to at any time. When referring to data, as shown in the flow of processing in FIG.
The operator of the general management headquarters uses the display 340 and the input device 360 to instruct the target moving body (550).
Then, the data relating to the moving body is searched by the search device 333 (551) and displayed on the display 340 (552). At this time, the data may be displayed in a window generated on the display. Also, the data may be output as voice.

Further, as a means for transmitting information from the headquarters to the moving body, the target moving body and the destination are designated by using the display 340 and the input device 360 (56).
0), a function of issuing a movement command (561), a search / output function of attribute information using the search device 333 (570,
571) is also available. In addition, as a method of acquiring information from a moving body, a method of receiving and displaying an image (580, 581)
Or conversation with a mobile unit using the interactive wireless 370 (59
It is possible to carry out 0) as needed.

In the present invention, as a means for exchanging information between mobile units, it is possible to indirectly provide information regarding the own mobile unit to the general management headquarters and obtain information regarding other mobile units from the general management headquarters. Provision and acquisition of information,
Two methods are provided: direct information exchange by communicating with other mobile units.

The present invention is directed to a fire engine (ambulance) integrated management system by a fire station, a patrol car integrated management system by a police station, a rescue operation vehicle integrated management system by a disaster countermeasure headquarters, a taxi integrated management system by a taxi company, and a courier service delivered by a delivery company. Vehicle integrated management system, fishing boat integrated management system, unmanned helicopter integrated management system for agricultural and forestry operators to spray pesticides, combat vehicle (fighter aircraft, battleship) integrated management system, environmental monitoring center Various applications such as an unmanned sensor integrated management system by In addition, application to general management of public vehicles and diplomats by general companies can be considered.

[0051]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

By providing the visual information by the display and the aural information by the voice output device together, it becomes easy to grasp the situation including the accurate position situation of the moving body. For example, even if the head office is not gazing at the screen, the voice information alerts the user, and the change in the situation can be immediately grasped.

The function of creating a message allows the mobile unit to restore the information that is transmitted after being compressed into a keyword-like content, so that the situation at the headquarters can be grasped as smoothly as with the conventional conversational radio. It is also much easier than using a display that displays only a map.

Further, in the moving body, it is possible to input / send information automatically or by a simple touch operation, and there is an effect that the burden of reporting work is reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a system mounted on each moving body according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a head office for centrally managing a mobile unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a process flow of an information processing device in a system mounted on a moving body.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a processing flow of an information processing apparatus in the general management headquarters.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing flow of an information processing device in the general management headquarters.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a process flow of creating and outputting a message regarding the position of a moving body.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a process flow of creating and outputting a message relating to information other than position.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of information on a display mounted on a mobile body.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of information on a display in the general management headquarters.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Mobile object, 11 ... General management headquarters, 210 ... Wireless receiving device, 220 ... Wireless transmitting device, 230 ... Information processing device, 231 ... Control / processing device, 232 ... Route guiding device, 233 ...... Search device, 234 …… Data storage device, 240 …… Display, 250 …… Voice output device, 260 …… Input sensors, 261 …… Mounted sensor,
262 ... Input panel, 263 ... Image capturing device, 29
0 ... Interactive radio, 291 ... Switch, 310 ... Radio receiving device, 320 ... Radio transmitting device, 330 ... Information processing device, 331 ... Control / processing device, 332 ... Map coordinate conversion device 333 ... Search device, 334 ... Data storage device, 335 ... Message creating device, 336
...... Voice editing device, 340 ...... Display, 350 ...
... voice output device, 360 ... input device, 370 ... conversational wireless, 371 ... switch.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shunichi Yajima 1-280 Higashi Koigokubo, Kokubunji, Tokyo Inside the Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A system comprising a plurality of mobile units and a mobile unit general management headquarters, wherein each mobile unit has means for measuring an individual number and position coordinates of its own mobile unit, and the measured individual number and position coordinates. And a means for receiving the individual number and position coordinates of the mobile body transmitted from each mobile body, a means for holding the received information, and a received information. In addition, a mobile unit integrated management system comprising a display for displaying at least the position of the target mobile unit on a map of the target region, and means for creating a message and outputting a voice message regarding the target mobile unit. 2. The mobile body integrated management system according to claim 1, wherein each mobile body has a means for measuring or inputting information regarding the situation of the own mobile body and surroundings, and an individual number of a sensor used for the measurement or input. Has a means for transmitting together with the individual number of its own mobile unit, and the central management headquarters has means for receiving the individual number of the mobile unit and the individual number of the sensor transmitted from each mobile unit, and the received information. Means for holding
A mobile unit integrated management system comprising means for creating a message relating to the corresponding mobile unit based on the received information and outputting the voice. 3. The mobile unit general management system according to claim 2, wherein the general management headquarters and at least the general management headquarters of each of the mobile units have a map database, and the map is stored on the map of the relevant area. A mobile unit integrated management system including means for displaying on the display using attribute information about the position of each mobile unit, the situation around the mobile unit, and the relevant area, and changing the displayed content according to the information received from the mobile unit. . 4. The integrated mobile management system according to claim 3, wherein the integrated management headquarters is provided with means for simultaneously outputting the created message as a voice and displaying it on a display. 5. The mobile unit integrated management system according to claim 3, wherein each mobile unit has means for assigning a priority to the individual number of the sensor used for measurement or input, and the overall management headquarters is assigned A mobile unit integrated management system comprising: means for recognizing a given priority order and means for creating and outputting a message of each information according to the priority order. 6. The mobile unit integrated management system according to claim 5, wherein the general management headquarters displays the display form of the mobile unit on the map for the mobile unit that has transmitted the information (emergency information) having a high priority. A mobile unit general management system equipped with means for changing and changing the information reception by voice. 7. The mobile unit integrated management system according to claim 5, wherein the general management headquarters designates the target mobile unit and the destination on the display from the current position of the mobile unit. Means for calculating the optimum route to the destination, and means for transmitting a movement command and an optimum route to the destination to the moving body, and each moving body receiving the movement command And a means for notifying the reception of the movement command by voice, a means for calculating an optimum route to a designated destination, and a means for guiding the mobile body by a display and voice output, and a mobile body general management system.