KR100406187B1 - Road control system - Google Patents

Abstract

A road control system that automatically displays and controls the flood condition of roads, which is mounted on several roads where flooding is expected, and a plurality of water level sensing means and a plurality of water level sensing devices for detecting the water level of each road. A plurality of transmission / reception means respectively provided corresponding to the means and converting and converting the water level state detected by each level detection means into data, management means for collecting and managing a plurality of data transmitted from the plurality of transmission / reception means, respectively, management According to the data collected by the means, the situation determination means indicating the mounting position, the water level value of the plurality of water level sensing means, and the permission or impossibility of the passage of the road on which the water level sensing means is mounted, the predetermined distance from the water level sensing means It is provided on the up and down line of the road, and expresses the permission or impossibility of the passage of the road in response to the situation determination means. It is a structure including a plurality of display means.

By using such a road control system, the effect that the cause of the traffic jam resulting from road control by flooding or heavy rain can be eliminated.

Description

Road control system

The present invention relates to a road control system for automatically displaying and controlling the flooded state of the road, especially when the road is inundated by flooding, heavy rain, etc., the road flooding state is displayed on the up and down line with a certain distance from the road flooding area To a road control system.

If traffic is controlled due to flooding of roads or underground roads with low ground due to flooding or heavy rains, the flooding situation is not recognized until the driver recognizes it through the broadcast. It became.

In recent years, the use of LEDs (light emitting diodes) is gradually increasing in advertising panels used for advertising, propaganda or news delivery.

In such an LED display, an electric signboard is mounted on a roof or a lot of traffic in a building in order to focus the eyes of a person or the like.

In addition, the highway and the like to inform the state of the traffic jams, time, etc. via the sign.

Examples of the technology using the LED is the Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0182288, 20-0205892, 20-0195633 and the like filed and registered by the inventor. 1 is a perspective view of a display device described in Republic of Korea Utility Model Model Publication No. 20-0182288.

As shown in FIG. 1, a display panel 1 for displaying characters such as advertisements and guidance using light emitting diodes and an operation panel 2 for remotely operating the display panel 1 are provided. Disclosed is a structure in which a light receiving portion 4 for receiving an ultraviolet signal 3 from the operation panel 2 is provided in the panel 1.

However, since the display panel 1 disclosed in the above publication can be operated by the user and operated only for the benefit of the user, there is a problem in that it is difficult to display in real time or use it for public purposes.

That is, the conventional display board is mainly used as a stand-alone, adopting a one-to-one serial connection method that the user is individually responsible for, and thus it was impossible for the user to centrally manage these display boards by inputting data through wired / wireless remote controllers individually. . In addition, there was a problem that the input of data and the status of the signboard had to be checked at the site.

In recent years, mobile billboards using wireless data have been developed. The mobile billboard is a system that sends down a message in one direction through a short message transmission service of a cellular network or a PCS network, receives the text message, and outputs the message content through the LED display board. However, the operation method of the LED signboard using the wireless communication network performs one-way communication from the server to the signboard, so it is impossible to know whether the message is correctly delivered in one communication. The disadvantage is that only bytes can be transferred. In order to transmit data that cannot be transmitted by SMS, data is communicated through regular communication between the LED display board and the server. However, when an emergency situation or data communication is desired in real time, the server cannot call the LED display board to download the data.

As described above, the conventional electronic signboard has a problem in that a plurality of users cannot control the electronic sign at the same time by connecting a network, and also the state monitoring and information transmission of the electronic sign can not be performed in real time.

An example of a technique for solving the above problems is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration Publication No. 10-0330343.

In the above publication, a plurality of electronic boards connected to a network can be individually controlled and monitored by a plurality of users, and can be centrally controlled and monitored, and can be controlled in real time regardless of the type of data and the amount of information transmitted. At least one client terminal that inputs and transmits output data by designating a target billboard in individual or group units so that data can be received and processed by the network, and each data transmitted from the client terminal to a database After storing and requesting the establishment of a communication path for data communication with a designated display board for each data, each management server is installed at a remote place from a management server and a management server to transmit each data to the corresponding display board through the established communication channel. Data from The electronic device is configured to include an electronic board that receives and outputs data from the management server by using a communication means for establishing a data communication path in response to the request for establishing the path.

In addition, in Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0257657, a rain gauge in the upstream valley, a water level measure in the middle stream valley, an alarm generating unit and a valley situation unit in which the image camera is installed in the valley around the camp site are provided. The measured rainfall and water level image data of the situation part are managed by the remote control station as a wireless communication network, and the management control station compares the rainfall measurement of the upstream valley and the water level measurement of the upstream valley to predict the valley flood situation according to the rainfall. According to the predicted situation, the alarm generation unit issues an alarm phase step by step and monitors the camp and valley area with the image camera to recognize the evacuation situation of the camper and the flood situation in the valley area, so that it can handle the flood flood automatically. A technology relating to facility systems is disclosed.

However, Korean Patent Registration Publication No. 10-0330343 discloses only a system for controlling a remote display by designating a target display board individually or in a group unit, and no method of using the display board by recognizing the real situation in real time. It is not disclosed.

In addition, the Korean Utility Model Registration Publication No. 20-0257657 has to install expensive systems such as a plurality of cameras and rain gauges in an amusement park on the side of a river or in a valley in the mountains. There was a problem that campers could not fully recognize the warning broadcast due to the noise of the noise and the flow of water in the valley.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to automatically measure the flooded state of the road due to flood or heavy rain, and to control the traffic in the flooded area according to the measurement causes the traffic jam It is to provide a road control system that can solve the problem.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a road control system that allows a driver operating a road flooded area to recognize a flooded area by a signboard provided at a predetermined distance from the flooded area without receiving a separate traffic broadcast.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional electronic display device for inputting characters using an operation panel;

2 is a view showing an example of a state of use of the road control system according to the present invention applied to an underground driveway,

3 is a block diagram of a road control system according to the present invention;

4 is an internal block diagram of a transceiver of the road control system shown in FIG. 3;

5 is an internal block diagram of the display means of the road control system shown in FIG.

6 is a flow chart of use of a road control system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

41... Antenna 42.. lightning arrester

43.. Bandpass filter 44.. Transceiver

45... Level determiner 46. Power supply

51... Display portion 52.. speaker

54... Memory section 55... Display control unit

200... Central management system 300... General situation board

In order to achieve the above object, the road control system of the present invention is a road control system for automatically indicating the flooded state of the road to notify the traffic environment, each of which is mounted on a number of roads where flooding is expected, respectively A plurality of water level sensing means for detecting a level of water, a plurality of transmitting and receiving means respectively provided in correspondence with the plurality of water level sensing means, for converting the level of water level detected by each of the water level sensing means into data, Management means for collecting and managing a plurality of data transmitted from each of the two transmission and reception means, and each mounting position, level value, and respective level detection means of the plurality of level detection means are mounted according to the data collected by the management means. Situation judging means for indicating permission or impossibility of passage of the road, and at a predetermined distance from the water level detecting means. It is provided on the up and down line of the road, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of display means for displaying the permission or impossibility of the passage of the road corresponding to the situation determination means.

Further, in the road control system according to the present invention, each of the plurality of transmission and reception means includes a water level determination unit for determining the water level detected by the water level detection unit and a receiving unit for receiving determination data from the situation determination unit. Each of the plurality of display means includes a control unit which controls to text the data received by the receiving unit, and an electronic display board which displays permission or impossibility of passage in accordance with the data characterized by the control unit.

Further, in the road control system according to the present invention, each of the plurality of water level sensing means is characterized in that the float system for driving the pulley by the resistance float and the relative weight.

Further, in the road control system according to the present invention, each of the plurality of display means further comprises a voice output unit for outputting a warning sound or a guide voice when the determination data from the situation determination means is not allowed to pass, the voice When there is an output from the output unit, the display board is characterized in that the non-passable characters.

Further, in the road control system according to the present invention, each of the plurality of display means, if the determination data from the situation determination means is the permission of the passage, the display board is a notice, weather information, road situation display, etc. It is characterized by being displayed.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the description and the accompanying drawings.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a view showing an example of a state of use of the road control system according to the present invention applied to the underground driveway.

In Fig. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes an upward line of an underground driveway, reference numeral 12 denotes a center line of an underground driveway, reference numeral 13 denotes a central separator that separates an upward line 11 and an downward line 12, and 14 is expensive. Indicates a roadway.

In addition, (100) is a display means according to the present invention, in the normal state, the notice board, weather guidance, road condition display, etc. are displayed on the display board, and displays a character prohibiting the traffic of the car when the road is flooded At the same time a beep sounds. 110 is installed in each of the underground driveway where the flooding is expected, and installs the measurement equipment with a built-in water level detection means for transmitting and receiving the water level of each road. The measuring equipment installation box 110 is made of stainless steel so as to be strong in heat dissipation, moisture proof, and durability, and is provided with a light shielding film, and the water tower is designed according to local conditions such as underground roadways.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 120 denotes a communication cable provided for communication between the display means 100 and the transmitter / receiver in the measuring apparatus installation box 110, and when using a communication network such as Bluetooth, the communication cable 120. May be omitted. In addition, when the communication cable 120 is used as a power supply line, a power supply unit may be provided and shared in only one of the display means 100 and the measurement equipment installation box 110.

The indicator means 100 and the measuring equipment installation box 110 are respectively installed in areas where flooding is expected. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the display means 100 and the measuring device installation box 110 may have a predetermined distance, for example, about 100 meters, which is a distance enough for the driver of the vehicle to recognize and bypass the flooded area. It is installed at intervals. In addition, in FIG. 2, the structure in which the display means 100 is provided so as to be recognized only by the up line 11 is illustrated. Similarly, the down line 12 also has the display means 100 at a predetermined position as in the up line 11. Prepare.

Next, changes in the display state of the display means 100 shown in FIG. 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of a road control system according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an internal block diagram of the transceiver of the road control system shown in Figure 3, Figure 5 is an interior of the display means of the road control system shown in FIG. It is a block diagram.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 111 denotes a transmission / reception unit provided in the measurement equipment installation box 110, and reference numeral 112 denotes a water level detection unit provided in the measurement equipment installation box 110. The water level detecting unit 112 is mounted on the roads where flooding is expected, respectively, and drives the pulley by a resistance float and a relative weight to measure the water level of each road during flood or heavy rain. It is configured in a float manner. Transmitting and receiving unit 111 is provided corresponding to each of the water level detection unit 112, and converts the water level state detected by each of the water level detection unit 112 to transmit the data, the configuration and operation will be described later. It demonstrates in detail according to 4.

In the water level detector 112 used in the present invention, the water level is measured in units of 1 cm of measurement error ± 1%, the size of the float is 25 cm or less in diameter, the weight weight is about 1 kg, the output method is parity BCD method including a.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 200 denotes a central management system provided in an office for managing a public facility, and is connected to the display means 100 and the transmission / reception unit 111 by wire or wirelessly. Collect and manage a plurality of data transmitted from each.

That is, the central management system 200 is provided in, for example, offices such as meteorological offices, police stations, or road works, and includes an antenna, a telemetry apparatus, a transceiver, and aluminum for transmitting and receiving to and from the display means 100 and the transceiver 111. And a console rack made of tempered glass, an industrial PC, and a memory device in which data about an expected water level for traffic control is stored in an area in which each level sensor 112 is mounted. In addition, 300 is a comprehensive status plate connected to the central management system 200, in accordance with the data collected from the central management system 200, each mounting position, the water level value and each of the plurality of water level detection unit 112 Traffic permission or impossibility of the road on which the water level detection unit 112 is mounted is displayed in a map form.

In addition, in FIG. 3, the central management system 200 is shown in a state of being connected with one display means 100 and the transmission / reception unit 111. It is connected to the means 100 and the transmission / reception unit 111 to collectively manage each flooded area, and the position of each display means 100 and the transmission / reception unit 111 is displayed on the integrated status panel 300.

Next, the structure of the transmission / reception unit 111 will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 41 denotes an antenna that is executed in an omnidirectional form for transmitting and receiving data to or from the central management system 200 or the display means 100, and 42 denotes an antenna for protecting the transceiver 111 from lightning strikes. It is a gas discharge type lightning arrester for this. Reference numeral 43 is a band pass filter for removing interference and unnecessary noise so as not to affect the transmission / reception unit 111 when transmitting and receiving data due to mutual interference and strong electric field due to high power equipment in a neighboring frequency band, and It is a transceiver for transmitting / receiving and alerting the collected data connected to the central management system 200 or the display means 100 by wire or wireless.

The transceiver 44, like a normal transceiver, includes a memory unit for storing data relating to an encoder for compressing collected data, an installation position of the display means 100, and the water level detector 112, and the like. And a control unit for processing the measured values of the unit 112, a decoder for restoring the received compressed data, a communication unit for wired and wireless communication with the central management system 200, or the display means 100, and the like.

In Fig. 4, reference numeral 45 denotes a water level determiner that determines whether or not the water level detected by the water level detection unit 112 is flooded by roads or floods. That is, the water level determiner 45 detects the water level by a temporary increase in the flow rate due to an accidental situation on the road on which the measuring equipment installation box 110 is mounted, or by flood or heavy rain. Whether the water level is detected by the increase in precipitation is measured at regular intervals to determine the detection state of the water level detector 112.

Reference numeral 46 is a power supply unit provided in the transmission / reception section 111, and supplies power required for each component in the transmission / reception section 111. The power supply 46 has a capacity of 12V 100AH, which is formed of a maintenance-free sealed battery.

Next, the structure of the display means 100 is demonstrated according to FIG.

In FIG. 5, the display means 100 outputs a warning sound or traffic guidance sound when the display unit 51 made of a light emitting diode, an LCD, or a PDP, and an underground road is flooded so that a real driver can recognize a display state. A memory storing a program for a speaker 52, a power supply unit 53 for supplying power required for each component of the display means 100, text data displayed on the display unit 51, and voice data output from the speaker 52. And a display control unit 55 for controlling the text received from the unit 54 and the transceiver 44 to be textified.

That is, the display control unit 55 receives the data transmitted from the central management system 200 at the transceiver 44, and when the traffic is permitted to the display unit 51 according to the transmitted command, the announcement, weather guidance, and road conditions. If the display and the like are displayed, and the data transmitted from the central management system 200 is not allowed to pass, the display unit 51 displays the passage impossible and detour, and the speaker 52 sends a voice corresponding to the display unit 51. Control the output. In addition, the power supply unit 53 of the display means 100 and the power supply unit 46 of the transmission / reception unit 111 can be used in common.

Next, the operation of the road control system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

6 is a flow chart of the use of a road control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, if the road control system according to the present invention is installed in the road flooding prediction area, the display means 100, for example, the display and the current time of "Seongsan Bridge south-north direction communication smooth" like a conventional road guide display device , The normal mode of the weather guide dong is displayed (S10). In addition, the water level detection unit 112 measures the water level on the road on which the road control system is installed (S11).

The water level detected by the water level detecting unit 112 determines whether the water level measured in the normal state in the water level determiner 45 or the water level measured by a temporary operation. The determination value determined by the water level determiner 45 is output to the transceiver 44, and after unnecessary noise is removed from the bandpass filter 43, it is transmitted to the central management system 200 through the antenna 41.

The central management system 200 to display the position of the road equipped with the display means 100 and the level of water level detected by the water level detecting unit 112 in accordance with the data transmitted from the transmission and reception unit 111. (S12).

In addition, the central management system 200 compares and determines the water level value to be treated as impossibility of the vehicle traffic input in advance on the road equipped with the display means 100 and the water level value detected by the water level detection unit 112. Determine whether the danger level (S13).

Next, when it is determined that the danger level is not determined, the central management system 200 returns to step S10 and sends the normal mode data to the transmission / reception unit 111 so that the display of the normal mode is made by the display means 100.

As a result of the determination in the central management system 200, when it is determined that the danger level is to control the road on which the display means 100 is mounted, traffic control, detour road guidance, etc. stored in the memory device provided in the central management system 200, etc. Transmits the data to the transceiver 111. The data transmitted from the central management system is received by the transceiver 44 via the antenna 41 and the bandpass filter 43, decoded by the transceiver 44 and transmitted to the display means 100.

In the display control unit 55 of the display means 100, traffic control and the like are displayed on the display unit 51 according to the data decoded by the transceiver 44, such as, for example, "△ △ road flood control", "X road bypass", and the like. Control to display the guidance (S14).

In addition, the display control unit 55 simultaneously controls the same contents as those displayed on the display unit 51 to be output as voice through the speaker 52.

This series of operations continues to run until flooded area roads are implemented in normal traffic.

In addition, since the location and the water level of the road determined as the flooded area by the central management system 200 are continuously displayed on the comprehensive status board 300, the manager can easily recognize the flooded situation visually.

As mentioned above, although the invention devised by the present inventor was demonstrated concretely according to the said Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

That is, in the above-described embodiment, the water level detection unit 112 has been described as a float method, but is not limited thereto. Of course, a water level measurement sensor may be used.

In the above embodiment, the case where the display means 100 is mounted on the center separator 13 is described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the right side of the up line 11 or the down line 12, or a normal traffic signal light may be used. Any place, such as the upper center of the road to be mounted, may be mounted in a position that the driver can recognize.

In addition, in the above embodiment, only the water level detecting unit 112 has been described so as to recognize road inundation. However, a monitoring camera may be provided so as to more reliably recognize the state of road inundation.

In addition, in the above embodiment, only the structure of recognizing the position of the flooded road and providing the traffic guidance is described. However, in the case of the habitual flooded area, the drainage pump mechanism is provided, and when it is determined that the road is flooded, the drainage pump is operated. It may also be configured to reduce the water level.

In addition, in the above embodiment, although the display means 100 and the measuring device mounting box 110 has been described as a structure for installing at the same time, when the existing road marking means is provided, it is to provide only the measuring device mounting box 110. It is also possible to activate the road control system according to the present invention.

As described above, according to the road control system of the present invention, since the road manager and the road driver can recognize the flooded area of the road in advance, the cause of the traffic jam due to the road control due to the flood or heavy rain can be eliminated. Effect is obtained.

In addition, according to the road control system of the present invention, it is also possible to reduce the risk of human injury and property loss due to the flooding of the road.

Claims (5)

In the road control system that automatically notifies the traffic environment by displaying the flooded state of the road, A plurality of water level sensing means each mounted on a plurality of roads where flooding is expected, and detecting a water level of each road; A plurality of transmission / reception means respectively provided in correspondence with the plurality of water level sensing means, and converting the water level state detected by each of the water level sensing means into data; Central management means for collecting and managing a plurality of data transmitted from each of the plurality of transmission and reception means, Situation determination means for displaying the installation position, the water level value of each of said plurality of water level sensing means, and the passage permission or impossibility of the road on which each level sensing means is mounted according to the data collected by said central management means; It is provided on the up and down line of the road at a predetermined distance from the water level detecting means, and includes a plurality of display means for indicating the permission or impossibility of the passage of the road in response to the situation determination means, Each of the plurality of transmission and reception means includes a water level determination unit for determining the water level detected by the water level detection unit and a receiving unit for receiving determination data from the situation determination unit, Each of the plurality of display means includes a control unit for controlling the data received by the receiving unit and a display board for displaying permission or impossibility of passage in accordance with the data characterized by the control unit. delete The method of claim 1, Each of the plurality of water level sensing means is a float control system for driving a pulley by a resistance float and a relative weight. The method of claim 1, Each of the plurality of display means further includes a voice output unit for outputting a warning sound or a guide voice when the judgment data from the situation determination means is impossible to pass. When there is an output from the sound output unit, the road control system, characterized in that the display of non-passable characters on the display. The method of claim 1, Each of the plurality of display means is a road control system, characterized in that announcements, weather guidance, road conditions display, etc. are displayed on the signboard when the judgment data from the situation determination means is a permission to pass.