JPWO2018066050A1 - Elevator group management device - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an elevator group management device that can guide a user to a specific elevator position using an autonomous mobile body. The elevator group management device 4 according to the present invention includes an assigning unit 15 that assigns an elevator 1 to a call based on information transmitted from an autonomous mobile body 5 that accepts call registration by a user, and a plurality of members belonging to the same bank 3. Generated by the guidance data generation unit 18 that generates information for specifying the position of at least one of the elevators 1 belonging to the bank 3 on the floor where the hall 2 of the elevator 1 is provided. A guidance instruction unit 19 that transmits information to the autonomous mobile body 5 existing on the floor.

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator group management apparatus.

  Conventionally, there is known a hall operation panel that autonomously moves on a floor provided with a plurality of elevator halls belonging to the same bank. Such a hall operation panel accepts call registration by a user. Patent Document 1 listed below describes a hall display device that displays information indicating elevators assigned to calls.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-348170

  The hall operation panel as described above stores a floor map, for example, but cannot distinguish a plurality of elevators belonging to the same bank. For this reason, the position of the specific elevator allocated to the call cannot be guided to the user.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. The purpose is to provide an elevator group management device that can guide the position of a specific elevator to a user using an autonomous mobile body.

  The elevator group management apparatus according to the present invention includes an assignment unit that assigns an elevator to a call based on information transmitted from an autonomous mobile body that accepts a call registration by a user, and a plurality of elevator halls belonging to the same bank. A guidance data generation unit that generates information for specifying the position of at least one of the elevators belonging to the bank on the provided floor, and the information generated by the guidance data generation unit is transmitted to the autonomous mobile body existing on the floor A guidance instruction unit.

  In the elevator group management apparatus according to the present invention, the guidance data generation unit includes information for identifying at least one position of the elevators belonging to the bank on the floor provided with a plurality of elevator landings belonging to the same bank. Generate. A guidance instruction | indication part transmits the information produced | generated by the data generation part for guidance to the autonomous mobile body which exists in a floor. For this reason, according to this invention, the position of a specific elevator can be guided to a user using an autonomous mobile body.

3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a floor map according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing a first example of guidance operation in the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing a second example of the guidance operation in the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the elevator system in the first embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram of a group management apparatus.

  A group management device and an elevator system will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. The overlapping description will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a floor map in the first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a building floor provided with a plurality of elevators 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of elevators 1 are provided in the building. Each elevator 1 shown in FIG. 1 has any identification information from “#A” to “#H”. The identification information of the elevator 1 may be a number, a symbol, a name, or the like, for example.

  A plurality of halls 2 are provided on the floor shown in FIG. One landing 2 is used for getting on and off a plurality of elevators 1 belonging to the same bank 3. In FIG. 1, a bank 3 a and a bank 3 b are shown as the bank 3. The four elevators 1 from “#A” to “#D” belong to the bank 3a. The four elevators 1 from “#E” to “#H” belong to the bank 3b.

  The group management device 4 is provided in a building, for example. The group management device 4 controls a plurality of elevators 1 belonging to the corresponding bank 3. FIG. 1 shows a group management device 4 a and a group management device 4 b as the group management device 4. The group management device 4a controls, for example, the elevator 1 belonging to the bank 3a. For example, the group management device 4a does not control the elevator 1 belonging to the bank 3b. The group management device 4b controls, for example, the elevator 1 belonging to the bank 3b. For example, the group management device 4b does not control the elevator 1 belonging to the bank 3b. For example, the group management device 4b is not electrically connected to the group management device 4a.

  At least one autonomous mobile body 5 exists on the floor shown in FIG. The autonomous mobile body 5 has a moving mechanism and can move autonomously.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the elevator system according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the elevator system includes a group management device 4, a plurality of control devices 6, and a plurality of communication devices 7. The autonomous mobile body 5 includes a communication unit 8, a destination floor registration unit 9, a storage unit 10, a movement control unit 11, a notification unit 12, and a notification control unit 13. The group management device 4 includes an operation control unit 14, an allocation unit 15, a storage unit 16, a position detection unit 17, a guidance data generation unit 18, and a guidance instruction unit 19.

  The control device 6 is provided for each elevator 1. The control device 6 controls the operation of the corresponding elevator 1. The control device 6 is electrically connected to the group management device 4.

  The communication device 7 is provided, for example, on a wall surface or ceiling in a building. For example, the communication device 7 is provided in both the hall 2 and the place other than the hall 2 on the floor. A plurality of communication devices 7 are provided for each bank 3 and group management device 4. For example, the communication device 7 is arranged around the corresponding bank 3 and is not arranged around the non-corresponding bank 3. The communication device 7 has a function of communicating with the corresponding group management device 4. For example, the communication device 7 is electrically connected to the corresponding group management device 4.

  The communication unit 8 of the autonomous mobile body 5 performs wireless communication with the communication device 7. That is, the autonomous mobile body 5 has a function of performing wireless communication with the group management device 4 via the communication device 7. When the autonomous mobile body 5 enters the wireless communication area of the communication device 7, it can perform wireless communication with the group management device 4 corresponding to the communication device 7.

  The destination floor registration unit 9 accepts call registration by the user. For example, the user operates the operation unit (not shown) of the autonomous mobile body 5 and inputs the destination floor. The user may input the destination floor to the autonomous mobile body 5 by voice input, for example. The destination floor registration unit 9 outputs information indicating the user's destination floor. For example, when information indicating the destination floor is output from the destination floor registration unit 9, the communication unit 8 of the autonomous mobile body 5 includes the information indicating the destination floor and the autonomous mobile body 5 via the communication device 7. The information indicating the floor to be transmitted is transmitted to the group management device 4. Thereby, the call for moving from the floor where the autonomous mobile body 5 exists to the destination floor is generated.

  The operation control unit 14 controls the operation of the elevator 1 corresponding to the control device 6 via the control device 6. That is, the operation control unit 14 controls the operation of a plurality of elevators belonging to the same bank.

  The assigning unit 15 assigns the elevator 1 to the call based on the information transmitted from the autonomous mobile body 5. For example, the identification information of the assigned elevator 1 is transmitted from the group management device 4 to the autonomous mobile body 5. The operation control unit 14 moves the car of the assigned elevator 1 to the floor on which the autonomous mobile body 5 that has accepted the call registration exists.

  The storage unit 16 of the group management device 4 stores, for example, identification information of a plurality of elevators 1 belonging to the bank 3 corresponding to the group management device 4 and a floor map of each floor.

  The position detection unit 17 detects the position of the autonomous mobile body 5 on the floor. The position of the autonomous mobile body 5 is detected based on, for example, the installation position of at least one communication device 7 that has performed wireless communication with the autonomous mobile body 5. The position of the autonomous mobile body 5 is detected based on, for example, the radio wave intensity of wireless communication between the autonomous mobile body 5 and the communication device 7.

  The guidance data generation unit 18 generates guidance data. The guidance data includes, for example, route guidance data and direction guidance data.

  The route guidance data is, for example, information indicating the position of the elevator 1 on the floor map and the identification information of the elevator 1 in association with each elevator 1. That is, the route guidance data includes, for example, the positions of the four elevators 1 belonging to the bank 3a shown in FIG. 1 and the identification information “#A”, “#B”, “#C”, and “#D”. This is information indicating a correspondence relationship.

  The guidance data generation unit 18 generates route guidance data based on the contents of the storage unit 16. For example, when the group management device 4 receives information from the autonomous mobile body 5 that has accepted call registration, the guidance data generation unit 18 generates route guidance data for the floor on which the autonomous mobile body 5 exists. .

  For example, when the position detection unit 17 detects a position that does not correspond to the hall 2 when the group management device 4 receives information from the autonomous mobile body 5 that has accepted call registration, the guidance data generation unit 18 You may generate | occur | produce the data for route guidance of the floor in which the said autonomous mobile body 5 exists.

  The direction guidance data indicates, for example, the direction in which the elevator 1 assigned by the assigning unit 15 exists based on the position detected by the position detecting unit 17 when the call registration using the autonomous mobile body 5 is performed. It is information to show. That is, the direction guidance data is, for example, information indicating the direction in which the assigned elevator 1 is located when viewed from the autonomous mobile body 5 when the call registration is accepted.

  The guidance data generation unit 18 generates direction guidance data based on the position of the elevator 1 assigned to the call by the assignment unit 15 and the position detected by the position detection unit 17. The guidance data generation unit 18, for example, when the position corresponding to the hall 2 is detected by the position detection unit 17 when the group management device 4 receives information from the autonomous mobile body 5 that has accepted call registration, Data for direction guidance is generated.

  The guidance instruction unit 19 transmits the information generated by the guidance data generation unit 18 to the autonomous mobile body 5.

  The storage unit 10 of the autonomous mobile body 5 stores, for example, a floor map of the floor on which the autonomous mobile body 5 exists. For example, the storage unit 10 does not store information for distinguishing a plurality of elevators 1 belonging to the same bank on the floor map.

  The movement control unit 11 moves the autonomous moving body 5 by operating the moving mechanism of the autonomous moving body 5. The movement control part 11 moves the autonomous mobile body 5 based on the floor map memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 10, for example. The movement control part 11 moves the autonomous mobile body 5 based on the information transmitted from the guidance instruction | indication part 19 of the group management apparatus 4, for example. For example, the movement control unit 11 may automatically move the autonomous mobile body 5 without any operation or signal from the outside.

  The notification unit 12 notifies information. For example, the notification unit 12 has a function of performing at least one of visual information display and audio information broadcast. As the notification unit 12, for example, at least one of a liquid crystal display, a touch panel, a speaker, and the like is used.

  The notification control unit 13 controls the operation of the notification unit 12. The notification control unit 13 causes the notification unit 12 to notify information based on, for example, the contents of the storage unit 10 and the information transmitted from the group management device 4.

  The autonomous mobile body 5 performs a guidance operation based on the guidance data transmitted from the group management device 4. The guidance operation includes, for example, a route guidance operation and a direction guidance operation. The route guidance operation is based on route guidance data, for example. The direction guidance operation is based on, for example, direction guidance data.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a first example of the guidance operation in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 shows an example of route guidance operation.

  FIG. 3 shows a case where the user performs call registration using the autonomous mobile body 5 at a position other than the landing 2 on the floor. For example, the group management device 4 assigns the elevator # 1 “#D” to the call. For example, the group management device 4 transmits route guidance data and identification information of the assigned elevator 1 to the autonomous mobile body 5 used for call registration. For example, the movement control unit 11 moves the autonomous moving body 5 to “#D” before the landing 2 based on the floor map and the route guidance data stored in the storage unit 10. That is, the route guidance operation is, for example, taking the user to the front of the assigned elevator 1 door.

  The route guidance operation may include notifying information from the notification unit 12, for example. For example, when the autonomous mobile body 5 starts moving from the position where the user performs call registration, the notification control unit 13 notifies the notification unit 12 of a message that prompts the user to follow the autonomous mobile body 5. Also good. For example, the notification control unit 13 may cause the notification unit 12 to display visual information representing a moving route from the position where the user performs call registration to the assigned door of the elevator 1 on the floor map. . The route guidance operation may be, for example, displaying the moving route on the notification unit 12 without moving the autonomous mobile body 5 from the position where the user performs call registration.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a second example of the guidance operation in the first embodiment. FIG. 4 shows an example of the direction guidance operation.

  FIG. 4 shows a case where the user performs call registration using the autonomous mobile body 5 at the landing 2 on the floor. For example, the group management device 4 assigns the elevator # 1 “#D” to the call. For example, the group management device 4 transmits the direction guidance data to the autonomous mobile body 5 used for call registration. For example, the movement control unit 11 adjusts the orientation of the autonomous mobile body 5 so that the notification unit 12 that displays visual information can be viewed from the user. For example, the notification control unit 13 causes the notification unit 12 to display visual information indicating the direction in which “#D” is located based on the direction guidance data. The visual information indicating the direction is, for example, an arrow.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the elevator system according to the first embodiment.

  The user performs call registration using the autonomous mobile body 5 (step S101). The group management device 4 assigns the elevator 1 to the call (step S102). Subsequent to step S102, the group management device 4 determines whether or not the autonomous mobile body 5 is located at the landing 2 at the time of call registration (step S103).

  When it is determined in step S103 that the autonomous mobile body 5 is not located at the hall 2, the group management device 4 transmits route guidance data to the autonomous mobile body 5 (step S104). The autonomous mobile body 5 performs a route guidance operation based on the route guidance data (step S105).

  When it is determined in step S103 that the autonomous mobile body 5 is located at the landing 2, the group management device 4 transmits the direction guidance data to the autonomous mobile body 5 (step S106). The autonomous mobile body 5 performs a direction guidance operation based on the direction guidance data (step S107).

  In the first embodiment, the assigning unit 15 assigns the elevator 1 to a call based on information transmitted from the autonomous mobile body 5 that accepts call registration by a user. The guidance data generation unit 18 generates information for specifying at least one position of the elevators 1 belonging to the bank 3 on the floor where the hall 2 for getting on and off the plurality of elevators 1 belonging to the same bank 3 is provided. To do. The guidance instruction | indication part 19 transmits the information produced | generated by the data generation part 18 for guidance to the autonomous mobile body 5 which exists in a floor. For this reason, according to Embodiment 1, the autonomous mobile body 5 can be notified of the position of at least one elevator 1. As a result, the position of a specific elevator can be guided to the user using the autonomous mobile body.

  In the first embodiment, the guidance data generation unit 18 generates different types of information according to the detection result of the position detection unit 17, for example. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, for example, the position of a specific elevator can be easily guided to the user according to the position where the user is present during call registration.

  In the first embodiment, for example, the guidance data generation unit 18 is configured to detect the floor floor when the position detection unit 17 detects that the autonomous mobile body 5 is not located at the landing 2 when accepting call registration. Route guidance data indicating the position of the elevator 1 on the map and the identification information of the elevator 1 in association with each elevator 1 is generated. Thereby, for example, a plurality of elevators 1 belonging to the same bank can be distinguished from the autonomous mobile body 5. For this reason, according to the first embodiment, for example, a user who performs call registration at a position away from the landing is used to guide the travel route to the elevator assigned to the call using an autonomous mobile body. Can do.

  In the first embodiment, the guidance data generation unit 18 is, for example, a position detection unit when the position detection unit 17 detects that the autonomous mobile body 5 is located at the landing 2 when accepting call registration. Direction guidance data indicating the direction in which the elevator 1 allocated by the allocation unit 15 exists is generated with the position detected by 17 as a reference. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, for example, it is possible to indicate which elevator is assigned to the call to the user who registered the call at the landing using the autonomous mobile body.

  In the first embodiment, for example, the guidance data generation unit 18 may previously generate route guidance data for each floor regardless of whether the autonomous mobile body 5 has accepted call registration. For example, regardless of whether or not the autonomous mobile body 5 has accepted the call registration, the guidance instruction unit 19 transmits the route guidance data for the floor generated in advance to the autonomous mobile body 5 existing on each floor. May be. In this case, the autonomous mobile body 5 stores route guidance data in, for example, the storage unit 10 or a memory (not shown). As a result, a plurality of elevators belonging to the same bank can be distinguished from the autonomous mobile body 5 in advance.

  In the first embodiment, the autonomous mobile body 5 moves on a floor provided with a plurality of halls 2 corresponding to different banks 3, for example, as shown in FIG. For example, the autonomous mobile body 5 performs wireless communication with the group management device 4a in the wireless communication area of the communication device 7 corresponding to the bank 3a. For example, the autonomous mobile body 5 performs wireless communication with the group management device 4b in the wireless communication area of the communication device 7 corresponding to the bank 3b. For this reason, for example, when a plurality of halls 2 corresponding to different banks 3 exist on the floor, the position of the elevator 1 belonging to each bank 3 can be guided by one autonomous mobile body 5. Note that the autonomous mobile body 5 may be used, for example, on a floor provided with one landing 2 corresponding to one bank 3.

  FIG. 6 is a hardware configuration diagram of the group management apparatus.

  Each function of the operation control unit 14, the allocation unit 15, the storage unit 16, the position detection unit 17, the guidance data generation unit 18, and the guidance instruction unit 19 in the group management device 4 is realized by a processing circuit. The processing circuit may be dedicated hardware 50. The processing circuit may include a processor 51 and a memory 52. A part of the processing circuit is formed as dedicated hardware 50, and may further include a processor 51 and a memory 52. FIG. 6 shows an example in which the processing circuit is partly formed as dedicated hardware 50 and includes a processor 51 and a memory 52.

  When at least a part of the processing circuit is at least one dedicated hardware 50, the processing circuit may be, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or the like. The combination is applicable.

  When the processing circuit includes at least one processor 51 and at least one memory 52, each function of the operation control unit 14, the allocation unit 15, the storage unit 16, the position detection unit 17, the guidance data generation unit 18, and the guidance instruction unit 19 Is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. Software and firmware are described as programs and stored in the memory 52. The processor 51 reads out and executes the program stored in the memory 52, thereby realizing the function of each unit. The processor 51 is also referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a central processing unit, a processing unit, an arithmetic unit, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, and a DSP. The memory 52 corresponds to, for example, a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, and an EEPROM, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a mini disk, and a DVD.

  Thus, the processing circuit can realize each function of the group management device 4 by hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. Each function of the autonomous mobile body 5 is also realized by a processing circuit similar to the processing circuit shown in FIG.

  As described above, the present invention can be used for a plurality of elevators belonging to the same bank.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Elevator 2 Platform 3 Bank 3a Bank 3b Bank 4 Group management apparatus 4a Group management apparatus 4b Group management apparatus 5 Autonomous mobile body 6 Control apparatus 7 Communication equipment 8 Communication part 9 Destination floor registration part 10 Storage part 11 Movement control part 12 Notification part 13 Notification Control Unit 14 Operation Control Unit 15 Allocation Unit 16 Storage Unit 17 Position Detection Unit 18 Guidance Data Generation Unit 19 Guidance Instruction Unit 50 Dedicated Hardware 51 Processor 52 Memory

The elevator group management apparatus according to the present invention includes an assignment unit that assigns an elevator to a call based on information transmitted from an autonomous mobile body that accepts a call registration by a user, and a plurality of elevator halls belonging to the same bank. A guidance data generation unit that generates information for specifying the position of at least one of the elevators belonging to the bank on the provided floor, and the information generated by the guidance data generation unit is transmitted to the autonomous mobile body existing on the floor And a position detection unit that detects the position of the autonomous mobile body on the floor, and the guidance data generation unit generates different types of information according to the detection result of the position detection unit. .

The elevator group management apparatus according to the present invention includes an assignment unit that assigns an elevator to a call based on information transmitted from an autonomous mobile body that accepts a call registration by a user, and a plurality of elevator halls belonging to the same bank. a guidance data generation section in provided floor generates information specifying the position of the elevator assigned by the assignment unit of the elevator belonging to the bank to identify the position of the elevator that is generated by the guidance data generation section a directional instruction unit that transmits the information to the autonomous moving body that is present on the floor, and a position detector for detecting the position of the autonomous moving body in the floor, the guidance data generation unit, as information for specifying the position of the elevator The route guidance data or the direction guidance data is generated according to the detection result of the position detection unit.

Claims (5)

An allocating unit that assigns an elevator to a call based on information transmitted from an autonomous mobile that accepts a call registration by a user;
A guidance data generating unit for generating information for identifying at least one position of elevators belonging to the bank on a floor provided with a plurality of elevator halls belonging to the same bank;
A guidance instructing unit that transmits information generated by the guidance data generating unit to an autonomous mobile body existing on the floor;
Elevator group management device. A position detector for detecting the position of the autonomous mobile body on the floor;
The elevator group management device according to claim 1, wherein the guidance data generation unit generates different types of information according to a detection result of the position detection unit.   When the position detection unit detects that the autonomous mobile body is not located at the landing when the autonomous mobile body receives call registration, the guidance data generation unit and the position of the elevator on the floor map of the floor The elevator group management device according to claim 2, wherein route guidance data is generated in association with the identification information of the elevator for each elevator.   When the position detection unit detects that the autonomous mobile body is located at the landing when the autonomous mobile body receives call registration, the guidance data generation unit is based on the position detected by the position detection unit. The elevator group management device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein direction guidance data indicating a direction in which the elevator assigned by the assigning unit exists is generated.   Regardless of whether or not the autonomous mobile body has accepted call registration, the guidance data generation unit correlates the position of the elevator on the floor map of the floor and the identification information of the elevator for each elevator. The elevator group management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data is generated in advance.

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