JPH0968436A - Operation control system for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an operation control system, for a vehicle, by which a daily report or the like can be created precisely without a need for the help of a driver. SOLUTION: An operation control system is provided with a GPS receiving device 1 which receives a GPS signal and which detects position information and time information on a vehicle on the basis of the GPS signal, with a running-distance detection device 2 which detects the running distance of the vehicle and with a processing unit 3 to which the position information and the time information are inputted from the GPS receiving device 1 and to which running-distance information is inputted from the running-distance detection device 2. In addition, a vehicle is provided with an external device 4 (e.g. a taxi fare meter) by which external information (e.g. fare information) is outputted to the processing unit 3 and with a storage device 6 which is connected to the processing unit 3 and by which various pieces of information to be outputted from the processing unit 3 are stored in a portable storage medium 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle operation management system for commercial vehicles and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a commercial vehicle such as a taxi or a truck, it is often obligatory to create a daily operation report. For example, in the case of a taxi, the driver writes the passengers on the recording sheet each time the passengers get on and off, and creates a daily report, including when and where the passengers were placed, when and where the passengers were dropped off, and how much the fare was. Then, the driver collects and submits how much the sales were from the charge.

[0003]

However, it is very cumbersome to create a daily report while driving a vehicle, and it is cumbersome and time-consuming to perform totaling. In addition, there are frequent uncertainties in entering the time and place of getting in and out, mistakes in entering charges, etc., and a great deal of effort is required to correct these errors when calculating salaries for each driver and when collecting statistics. Was needed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle operation management system capable of accurately producing daily reports and the like without the need for the driver's hand. is there.

[0005]

A vehicle operation management system according to the present invention is a GP that receives a GPS signal and detects vehicle position information and time information based on the GPS signal.
The S receiver 1, the mileage detector 2 for detecting the mileage of the vehicle, the arithmetic processing unit 3 to which the positional information and the time information are input from the GPS receiver 1, and the mileage information is input from the mileage detector 2. And the external information from the arithmetic processing unit 3
The external device 4 for outputting to the computer and the storage device 6 that is connected to the arithmetic processing device 3 and stores the above-mentioned information output from the arithmetic processing device 3 in the portable storage medium 5 are provided in the vehicle. It is a feature.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the external device 4 is a taxi fare meter and the external information is fare information. The invention of claim 3 is:
The external device 4 is an electric field strength measuring device that measures the electric field strength of the radio wave radiated from the radio wave source, and the external information is the measured electric field strength information.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the vehicle is provided with a wireless communication device 4 which is connected to the arithmetic processing device 3 and transmits the above-mentioned respective information to the base station.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the system of the present invention, in which 1 is a GPS (Global Position).
This is a GPS receiving device formed by including a GPS antenna 11 for receiving GPS signals transmitted from a communication satellite 10 for the ing system). The GPS receiver 1 is formed by incorporating a calculation processing unit,
The latitude / longitude position information is detected based on the GPS signal, and the time information is detected based on the GPS signal. Further, the speed information of the vehicle can be detected from the relationship between the change in latitude / longitude and the change in time due to the movement of the vehicle. A display device 8 such as a display is connected to the GPS receiving device 1, and for example, the display device 8
The position of the vehicle is displayed on the map displayed on the basis of the position information of the latitude and longitude.

The GPS receiver 1 is connected to an arithmetic processing unit 3 including a CPU, a ROM storing an analysis program, a RAM for temporarily storing data, and the like. Further, in the arithmetic processing device 3, the arithmetic processing device 3
An external storage device 6 formed of a card reader or the like for writing and storing various information output from the portable storage medium 5 such as a memory card is connected.

The arithmetic processing unit 3 and the external storage unit 6 are housed in a casing 12 as shown in FIG.
A key input device 14 is provided. The switch 13 is the power switch of the system of the present invention.
The system can be started by pressing 3 to turn it on. The key input device 14 is formed by providing a plurality of function keys 15 on the front surface of the casing 12. The storage medium 5 is a casing 12
The storage device 6 can be detachably set by inserting it into the insertion port 16 provided on the front surface of the storage device 6.

The mileage detecting device 2 is formed of a vehicle speed pulse unit or the like which generates a vehicle speed pulse signal by rotation of the wheels of the vehicle, and detects the number of pulses per unit time and the pulse period of the vehicle. The traveling speed of the vehicle is detected, and the traveling distance of the vehicle is detected by counting the number of pulses. The traveling distance detection device 2 is connected to the arithmetic processing device 3, and the traveling distance information detected by the traveling distance detection device 2 is output to the arithmetic processing device 3. Further, a wireless communication device 7 is connected to the arithmetic processing device 3, and various information output from the arithmetic processing device 3 is transmitted to a base station, for example, a base station provided in a garage in the case of taxi operation. You can do it.

As the external device 4, for example, a taxi fare meter 4a can be used. By connecting the fare meter 4a formed of an electronic meter or the like to the arithmetic processing unit 3, the fare meter 4a The charge information is output to the arithmetic processing unit 3. Hereinafter, operation management of a taxi using the fare meter 4a as the external device 4 will be described.

First, when leaving the garage, the storage medium 5 such as a memory card is inserted into the insertion port 16 of the casing 12 and set in the storage device 6, and then the casing 12 is inserted.
When the switch 13 is turned on, the system is turned on, the GPS signal is started to be received by the GPS receiving device 1, and the traveling distance of the taxi is started to be detected by the traveling distance detecting device 2. Here, the position information and the time information obtained from the GPS signal are input from the GPS receiving device 1 to the arithmetic processing device 3, and the traveling distance information obtained from the traveling distance detecting device 2 is also input to the arithmetic processing device 3. .

Then, when a passenger takes a taxi and defeats the charge meter 4a to start the taxi, this charge meter 4a
Is used as a trigger, the latitude / longitude information and time information of the position obtained from the GPS signal at this time are output from the arithmetic processing device 3 to the storage device 6, and are set in the storage device 6. Recorded in 5. At this time, the passenger number is also output from the arithmetic processing device 3 to the storage device 6 and recorded in the storage medium 5 for the purpose of distinguishing it from other passengers. As the passenger numbers, numbers such as 1, 2, 3, ... Are assigned in the order of passengers. In this way, the latitude when boarding
The longitude and time information and the passenger number are recorded in the storage medium 5. While the taxi is traveling, the GPS receiving device 1 displays the taxi's own position on the map of the display device 8 based on the position information from the GPS signal, and the display device 8 indicates the route the taxi is traveling on the map. You can check it at. Further, the fare meter 4a calculates and integrates the fare according to the mileage of the taxi.

Next, when the fare meter 4a is returned and stopped when the passenger arrives at the destination and gets off, the stop signal of the fare meter 4a serves as a trigger and is obtained from the GPS signal at this point. Latitude and longitude information of the position,
The time information and the same passenger number as before are output from the arithmetic processing device 3 to the storage device 6 and recorded in the storage medium 5. At the same time, the charge information is output from the charge meter 4b to the arithmetic processing unit 3 and also output from the arithmetic processing unit 3 to the storage unit 6, and the charge is recorded in the storage medium 5. Further, since the payment of the fee may be cash or the ticket, this payment category is also recorded in the storage medium 5. For example, by operating the function key 15 of the key input device 14, the payment category data is output from the arithmetic processing device 3 to the storage device 6 and recorded in the storage medium 5. In this way, information on latitude and longitude and time when getting off, passenger number,
Information of each payment category is recorded in the storage medium 5.

In the same manner, each time a passenger gets on or off, the time of boarding / alighting, the latitude / longitude, the fare, from the time when the garage leaves to the time when the garage goes in, are accompanied by the operation of the fare meter 4a.
Information of each payment category is recorded in the storage medium 5. Further, the traveling distance information detected by the traveling distance detecting device 2 is
It is recorded in the storage medium 5 as 0 when the switch 13 of the casing 12 at the time of leaving the warehouse is turned on. The traveling distance information is accumulated by the arithmetic processing unit 3 as the taxi travels, and the traveling distance information accumulated at the same time is recorded in the storage medium 5 at the time of the above-mentioned recording when the passenger gets on and off. Has become. Further, when the taxi enters the garage and turns off the switch 13 of the casing 12, the final cumulative result of the traveling distance information is recorded in the storage medium 5. The taxi speed information obtained from the GPS signal is also recorded in the storage medium 5 in the same manner.

Further, the above-mentioned respective information inputted to the arithmetic processing unit 3 can be transmitted from the radio communication unit 7 to the base station at any time, and the base station can operate the taxi's traveling position and sales status. Can be monitored in real time. On the contrary, it is also possible to transmit an instruction from the base station to the wireless communication device 7 to give an instruction to the driver on the display device 8. It should be noted that the storage medium 5 not only records various information output from the arithmetic processing device 3, but also causes the data pre-written in the storage medium 5 to be input to the arithmetic processing device 3, and the arithmetic processing device is based on this data. It is also possible to control the operation of 3.

Next, when the taxi enters the garage, the storage medium 5 such as a memory card can be removed from the storage device 6 and a daily report can be prepared using a computer 18 such as a personal computer. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a system for creating a daily report based on the information recorded in the storage medium 5, and a map database 19 stored in a hard disk or the like is connected to the computer 18.
A display 20 and a printer 21 are further connected to the computer 18, and the created daily report is displayed on the display 20 and printed on the paper by the printer 21.

That is, FIG. 4 shows the daily report 22. When the data of the information recorded in the storage medium 5 is input to the computer 18 via a card reader or the like, the passenger number is displayed in the "customer number" column. Based on the time information at the time of boarding and the time information at the time of getting off, which is printed (printed) and recorded in the storage medium 5 in correspondence with this passenger number, the "board time" and "board time" columns are respectively displayed. The time is displayed (printed). Further, the place name is searched from the map database 19 based on the latitude / longitude which is the position information at the time of getting on or off the vehicle, which is recorded in the storage medium 5 in association with the same passenger number,
The place name is displayed (printed) in each of the "departure place" and "disembarkation place" columns. Further, the amount of charge is displayed (printed) in the "amount \" column based on the charge information recorded in the storage medium 5 corresponding to the same passenger number. Further, cash or a ticket is displayed (printed) in the “payment category” field based on the payment category information recorded in the storage medium 5 corresponding to the same passenger number. These are displayed (printed) for each passenger to create the daily report 22, and the total sales are calculated by the computer 18 based on the charge information for each passenger. For sales, cash sales, ticket sales, and total amount are calculated. In the "Total sales" column, the "Cash" column shows the cash sales amount, and the "Ticket" column shows the ticket. The total sales amount is displayed (printed) in the “total” column.

As described above, a daily report is automatically generated from each information such as boarding / alighting time information, position information, and fare information which are automatically recorded in the storage medium 5 such as a memory card according to the operation of a taxi. Not only can it be created, but sales can be aggregated, and daily reports can be created and aggregated accurately without the need for the driver to bother. Of course, in addition to these, a mileage column may be provided in the daily report 22 to display (print) the mileage.

Next, as the external device 4, the electric field strength measuring device 4 for measuring the electric field strength of the radio wave radiated from the radio wave source.
An embodiment using b will be described. When receiving from a broadcasting station or communicating with a mobile phone, etc., focus on the experimentally installed antenna to determine the installation position of the antenna that enables good broadcasting reception and communication in a wide range. The electric field strength was measured at several points
Based on these measurement results, the installation position of the antenna is determined. When such an electric field intensity measuring device 4b is mounted on the vehicle as the external device 4 and connected to the system of the present invention, the electric field intensity information measured by the electric field intensity measuring device 4b is output to the arithmetic processing device 3 as external information. The electric field strength information is output from the arithmetic processing unit 3 to the external storage device 6 to be stored in the storage medium 5 such as a memory card.
Recorded in. At this time, at the same time, position information and time information obtained from the GPS signal received by the GPS receiving device 1,
The travel distance information detected by the travel distance detection device 2 is output from the arithmetic processing device 3 to the external storage device 6 and recorded in the storage medium 5. In this way, the electric field intensity information measured by the electric field intensity measuring device 4b is recorded in the storage medium 5 together with the position information and time information at the time of measurement. Electric field strength measuring device 4
By measuring the electric field intensity at b, it is possible to record the electric field intensity information, position information, and time information at some points in the storage medium 5.

The storage medium 5 in which the electric field strength information, the position information and the time information are recorded in this way is loaded on the computer 18 of the system similar to that shown in FIG. The positional relationship can be displayed. That is, the data of the information recorded in the storage medium 5 via the card reader or the like is transferred to the computer 1
By inputting in 8, it is possible to combine with the electric field strength data based on the electric field strength information on the map called from the map database 19 based on the latitude / longitude which is the position information. By drawing a contour line of and displaying it on the display 20 or printing it on the printer 21, it is possible to create effective data for studying the relationship between the radio wave source and the electric field strength at the measurement point. is there.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, a GPS receiving device for receiving a GPS signal and detecting vehicle position information and time information based on the GPS signal, and a traveling distance detecting device for detecting a traveling distance of the vehicle. Connected to the arithmetic processing unit, an arithmetic processing unit to which position information and time information are input from the GPS receiving unit, and traveling distance information is input from the traveling distance detecting unit, and an external unit that outputs external information to the arithmetic processing unit. A storage device for storing each of the above-mentioned information output from the arithmetic processing device in a portable storage medium is provided in a vehicle, and the position information and time detected by the GPS receiving device are provided. The information, the mileage information detected by the mileage detecting device, and the external information output from the external device are respectively combined by an arithmetic processing device, and the information is stored in a storage device. Can be stored in a portable storage medium, and it is not necessary to record each of these pieces of information in the hands of the driver. It is something that can be created.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the external device is a taxi fare meter and the external information is fare information. The fare information from the fare meter is stored in a storage medium. By doing so, the fare information can be further combined with the position information, the time information, and the traveling distance information, and the daily taxi report can be accurately created.

According to a third aspect of the invention, the external device is an electric field intensity measuring device for measuring the electric field intensity of the radio wave radiated from the radio wave source, and the external information is the measured electric field intensity information. By storing the electric field strength information from the electric field strength measuring device in a storage medium, the electric field strength information is further combined with the above position information, time information, and mileage information, and the measurement point based on the position information is measured. It is possible to create effective data for studying the positional relationship between the electric field strength and the radio wave transmission source at.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the vehicle is provided with a wireless communication device which is connected to the arithmetic processing device and transmits the above-mentioned respective information to the base station.
By transmitting each information from the vehicle to the base station, the operation status of the taxi vehicle can be monitored in real time at the base station.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a casing accommodating the above system.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a system for creating a daily report.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a daily report created by the system of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 GPS receiving device 2 Running distance detecting device 3 Arithmetic processing device 4 External storage device 5 Storage medium 6 Storage device 7 Wireless communication device

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Reference number in the agency FI Technical display location G08G 1/123 G06F 15/74 330H (72) Inventor Hideki Oka 1048 Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kozo Miyai 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (72) Kenji Okuno, 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A GP that receives a GPS signal and detects vehicle position information and time information based on the GPS signal.
The S receiving device, the traveling distance detecting device for detecting the traveling distance of the vehicle, the position information and the time information from the GPS receiving device, and the arithmetic processing device to which the traveling distance information is inputted from the traveling distance detecting device, and the external information. An external device that outputs to the arithmetic processing device, and a storage device that is connected to the arithmetic processing device and stores each of the above-described information output from the arithmetic processing device in a portable storage medium are provided in the vehicle. Vehicle operation management system. 2. The vehicle operation management system according to claim 1, wherein the external device is a taxi fare meter and the external information is fare information. 3. The external device is an electric field strength measuring device for measuring electric field strength of a radio wave emitted from a radio wave source, and the external information is measured electric field strength information. Vehicle operation management system. 4. The vehicle operation management system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is provided with a wireless communication device which is connected to the arithmetic processing device and transmits each of the above information to the base station. .