KR100804830B1 - System for collecting a toll with hybrid form and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for collecting a toll in a hybrid type are provided to collect the toll efficiently by classifying vehicle types, manage toll collection without dividing automatic and manned collection lanes, and manage a vehicle included in a blacklist recording the vehicles fleeing without paying a toll. A vehicle type classifier(100) detects/classifies vehicles into mini, small, middle, and large vehicles. An automatic toll collector(110) collects a toll according to the classified vehicle type automatically by communicating with a wireless communicator installed in the vehicle and equipped with a smart card. A manned collector(120) collects the toll according to the vehicle type in a contact or contactless mode when the wireless terminal is not installed to the vehicle or is not communicated. An entry speed controller(160) transmits a signal for controlling vehicle speed by communicating with a controller, which controls the vehicle speed in the vehicle, through the wireless network. The vehicle type classifier classifies the vehicle by using information including a distance between two front wheels and the distance between the front wheel and a rear wheel.

Description

System for collecting a toll with hybrid form and method

1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a hybrid toll collection system according to the present invention.

Figure 2 shows an example of the flow of the hybrid toll collection method according to the present invention.

Figure 3 shows a schematic view of the actual installed hybrid toll collection system according to the present invention.

Figure 4 shows a flow of another specific example of implementing the hybrid toll collection method according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of implementing a method of controlling a speed of an in-vehicle vehicle in a hybrid toll collection method according to the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to vehicle traffic, and more particularly, to a hybrid toll collection system and method capable of efficiently collecting a toll of a vehicle.

Conventionally, the toll collection system uses a manned or unmanned automatic toll collection system such as a high pass system or an ETCS in a separate lane. As a closed fare collection system, when a vehicle enters the highway, it receives a ticket at the entrance office where the driverless ticket issuing machine is installed and operated, and collects the fare through the confirmation of the ticket with the pass checker at the exit office. As a toll collection system, the system collects a predetermined fee from the toll terminal installed in the booth of the lane of an open sales office where the vehicle is installed every certain distance after entering the expressway.

In terms of road work, it is not easy to control and guide a vehicle that attempts to enter an unmanned lane because driverless lanes are separated from unmanned lanes where the manager does not work. In addition, when a vehicle without an unmanned terminal enters an unmanned toll lane, the driver of the vehicle is charged backwards or by a shoulder to charge a separate fee, or a vehicle that escapes after failing to pay is recognized by a license plate. There is also a case of paying bills.

In terms of lane use, there is an increased risk of accidents when changing lanes due to the separation of manned and unmanned lanes.

As a result, the existing toll collection system and the unmanned system are operated as separate systems, and thus mutual linkage processing is impossible, and the restraint and prevention of vehicles escaping without paying a fair fee in the unmanned lanes is impossible. There is a difficult problem.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention, to solve the above problems, can manage the fare even if the distinction between manned and unmanned lanes separately, and blacklist including a vehicle that escapes without unauthorized payment The present invention provides a hybrid toll collection system and a method for managing vehicles on the vehicle.

According to the present invention for solving the above technical problem, a hybrid type toll collection system, the vehicle type classification unit for detecting a vehicle and classifies the light vehicle, small, medium, large vehicles of the detected vehicle; An automatic toll collection unit configured to automatically collect a fee for the vehicle according to a vehicle type through communication between a vehicle classified in a vehicle type and a wireless communication means including a smart card mounted on the vehicle; And if the vehicle is not equipped with a wireless communication means for automatic automatic charge collection or communication is impossible, the attracting unit for collecting the charge for the vehicle by contact or contactless according to the vehicle type.

The system may further include a photographing unit which photographs the vehicle including a license plate of the vehicle and recognizes the vehicle number, and further includes a blocking unit which blocks the vehicle from passing. When included in the information, the blocking unit may be operated to block the vehicle progress, and a speed measuring unit for measuring the traveling speed of the vehicle; further comprising a means for controlling the vehicle speed embedded in the vehicle and wireless communication An entry speed control unit configured to transmit a signal for controlling a speed of the vehicle through the entry speed control unit when the speed of the vehicle exceeds a normal speed that is a speed limit; Transmit the controlling signal.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mixed-type toll collection method, the method comprising: detecting an entering vehicle and classifying the light vehicle, small, medium, and large vehicle types of the detected vehicle; Recognizing a vehicle number by photographing the classified vehicle; Automatically collecting a fee for the vehicle according to a vehicle type through communication with a wireless communication means including a smart card mounted on the vehicle; Searching whether the recognized vehicle number is included in a black list which is a management target, and blocking entry of the vehicle when the vehicle number is included in the black list; And if the vehicle is not subject to automatic toll collection, collecting the toll by contact or contactless for each vehicle with respect to the vehicle.

And detecting a speed at which the vehicle enters the vehicle to exceed the normal speed, which is a speed limit. It further comprises ;.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a hybrid toll collection system according to the present invention.

The system includes a vehicle type classification unit 100 that detects a vehicle and classifies the detected light vehicle, small, medium, and large vehicle types, and a vehicle in which the vehicle type is classified and a smart card mounted on the vehicle. The automatic toll collection unit 110 that automatically collects charges for the vehicle through communication with the means according to the vehicle type, and when the vehicle is not equipped with a wireless communication means for automatic charge collection or communication is impossible Induced collection unit 120 to collect charges in a contact or contactless manner depending on the model.

And a photographing unit 130 for photographing a vehicle including a license plate of the vehicle and recognizing the vehicle number, a blocking unit 150 for blocking the passing of the vehicle, and a speed measuring unit 140 for measuring a traveling speed of the vehicle. And an entry speed control unit 160 for transmitting a signal for controlling the speed of the vehicle through wireless communication and means for controlling the vehicle speed embedded in the vehicle.

Figure 2 shows an example of the flow of the hybrid toll collection method according to the present invention.

Detects the vehicle entering, classifies and recognizes the light, small, medium, and large models of the detected vehicle (step 200), recognizes the vehicle number by photographing the classified vehicles (step 210), and mounts on the vehicle It is determined whether the vehicle is a high-pass vehicle that is subject to automatic charge collection through communication with the wireless communication means including the smart card (step 215), and the vehicle automatically collects the charges according to the vehicle type and displays the details (220). In step 225, if the vehicle is not a high pass vehicle, the content is displayed (step 225).

It is determined whether the recognized vehicle number is included in the black list to be managed by determining whether the vehicle is included in the black list. If the vehicle is on the black list, a beep is issued and the manager is notified (step 235). By closing the lane to block the vehicle (step 240).

If the vehicle is not a blacklisted vehicle, the vehicle collects a fee by contact or contactless or by mandatory collection (step 245). If necessary, the processing data is transmitted to the same location as the central management server (step 250).

Figure 3 shows a schematic view of the actual installed hybrid toll collection system according to the present invention.

When the vehicle 300 enters through the lane, the vehicle classification classification view 310 detects this and classifies the vehicle model.

The vehicle type classification unit 310 may classify the vehicle types through various methods. One of them is to install a roof structure on the floor of the lane into which the vehicle enters, and detect that the wheel of the vehicle is stepped on the front wheel of the vehicle. Vehicle types can be classified by including information about the distance between them and the distance between the front and rear wheels. The information about the vehicle model classified as described above is transmitted to the automatic toll collection unit 330. The automatic toll collection number 330 may include a lane controller 340 for various types of control according to the automatic toll collection. That is, the wireless charge collection unit 330 is responsible for the wireless communication, and the lane controller 340 is responsible for the subsequent control. This is merely an example of implementation, and it will be apparent that the automatic toll collection unit 330 may include all functions for wireless communication and control.

The transfer of information on classified vehicles can also take a variety of methods, including:

-Option 1: Sending to the automatic toll collection unit (330 or 340) and manned collection unit 350 at the same time

-Option 2: Sending vehicle classification signal only to automatic toll collection unit (330 or 340)

-Option 3: Send vehicle class classification signal only to the mandatory collection unit 350

If the information is required from the side that has not received the vehicle model information may be requested by the vehicle class classification unit 310 or another collection unit that has already received the information.

The automatic toll collection unit 330 may automatically collect charges by communicating with a means for automatically collecting charges through wireless communication, such as a high pass card installed in a vehicle. In this case, the vehicle must continue without additional charge collection, and for this purpose, the automatic charge collection unit 330 informs that the toll collection unit 350 automatically collects the charge. Or if the vehicle is not equipped with a means such as a high-pass card to collect the charges in the toll collection unit 350 when the wireless communication for the charge collection, the automatic toll collection unit 330 is a toll collection unit 350 This notification is notified to inform that the vehicle to be collected by the incentive collection unit 350.

That is, the automatic toll collection unit 330 distinguishes between the case where the vehicle is subject to automatic charge collection and the case where the toll collection unit is subject to charge collection and notifies the toll collection unit 350 through wired / wireless communication.

The photographing unit 320 photographs a vehicle including a license plate of an entering vehicle and recognizes a vehicle number. This information is also sent to the attracting unit 350.

The attracting unit 350 stores black list information including the number of the specially managed vehicle in advance, and compares the number of the vehicle recognized by the photographing unit 350 with the information on the black list. Information on the blacklisted vehicles may include information about vehicles that have previously escaped without paying a fair fee, and may also include administrative information such as taxes and insurance on the vehicle or its owner.

If the number of the entered vehicle is included in the black list information, it is necessary to stop the vehicle once. In this case, the breaker 370 may be operated to close the lane. In addition, the vehicle may be notified by displaying that the progress of the vehicle is blocked at a position that can be seen by the driver in the vehicle. Obviously, in this case, it can be marked as an emergency signal for the administrator to know.

If the breaker is lowered and the vehicle is blocked, the vehicle may proceed for escape. In this case, an unintentional vehicle accident may occur.In order to prepare for this, if the speed of the vehicle is higher than a certain speed, for example, if the vehicle continues at a speed of 40 km / h or more, the breaker is raised again to allow the vehicle to proceed. . To this end, it is possible to determine that the vehicle is traveling at a predetermined speed or more through speed measurement including speed measurement using reflection of ultrasonic waves. In addition, there are various ways to measure the speed of a vehicle. The means for measuring the vehicle speed may also be mounted in the breaker in this case.

As described above, the blocking unit includes an airbag installed on the floor of a car to prevent the vehicle from running away, and when the vehicle, once blocked by the blacklist, proceeds without permission for the escape, the airbag operates to operate the vehicle. You can stop it.

In the case of vehicles that are not subject to automatic charge collection, the toll collection unit 120 collects the charge. In this case, the toll may be literally collected by the person collecting the toll. For the purpose of automation, the charge terminal equipped with keyboard, magnetic card processing unit, electronic card processing unit, key switch, etc. can be processed by toll or contactless input from the driver's pass card or credit card to collect the charge. .

If the vehicle subject to the toll collection passes by the tolling unit 350 without toll collection, the vehicle may be blocked through the blocking unit 370 as described above. When escaping without separate blocking or escaping through the blocking unit 370, the recognized vehicle number of the vehicle may be included in the black list information and managed.

When the present invention is implemented, a vehicle that collects the charge automatically through a means such as a high pass or a vehicle that collects the charge through the tolling unit 350 may be processed through one lane. In this case, when both the automatic toll collection and the toll collection vehicle according to other methods proceed at a high speed, it may be necessary to partially reduce the speed for the toll collection in the manned collection unit 120.

By the way, if there is a vehicle that proceeds at a high speed ignoring this, an accident may occur, the present invention includes a configuration for this.

The speed measuring unit 140 measures the speed of the entering vehicle. The speed of the vehicle may be measured by using reflected waves of ultrasonic waves as in the above-described method, or the distance between the front and rear wheels passing through the loop installed for the detection and classification of the vehicle classifier 310 and the front wheel and It is also possible to measure the speed of the vehicle through the time difference between each contact of the rear wheels and other commercially available methods, and in any case the subject matter of the present invention is still applicable.

All vehicles include an engine control unit (ECU), and a vehicle to which speed control, which is a function of the present invention to be described below, is applied, the speed of the vehicle through the wireless communication with the constant speed driving means in the ECU mounted on the vehicle Is a controlled vehicle. That is, some functions of the present invention may be applied to a vehicle that may lower the speed of the vehicle through a specific control signal predetermined externally.

Entry speed control unit 160 transmits a signal for controlling the speed of the vehicle through a means for controlling the vehicle speed embedded in the ECU of the vehicle and the wireless communication, the speed is that the speed of entry of the vehicle exceeds the normal speed, the speed limit When detected by the measuring unit 140, the speed input control unit 160 transmits a signal for controlling the vehicle to the speed below the speed limit to the means for controlling the vehicle speed embedded in the ECU of the vehicle. The result is to slow down the vehicle.

Communication with the vehicle may use WPAN technologies such as UWB, Bluetooth, and Zigbee, and for this purpose, a beacon wireless communication system may be implemented by car. In this case, the lane beacon wireless system may include a configuration for transmitting control data to the ECU of the vehicle through an ultrasonic sensor for wirelessly sensing the vehicle speed and wireless communication. In order to minimize the interference of radio interference with other vehicles, the direction of wireless communication can be limited to within 20 degrees.

The attracting unit 120 may transmit and receive data received from the automatic toll collection unit 110 to a device such as the central management server 360 as management data in addition to the data on the vehicle charge collection.

The central management server 360 automatically draws out system problems through mutual communication and self-diagnosis between the automatic toll collection unit 330 and the manned collection unit 350 to carry out maintenance warning messages to employees, managers, and maintenance personnel. It can be notified by SMS, management computer screen, e-mail, etc., or it can be notified of the measures. The application of this system is to monitor the processing flow of collected vehicles and to verify the vehicle treatment efficiency and effectiveness of each lane. The vehicle flow status and vehicle processing status may be displayed on the screen and the management screen, and various management data may be used.

Figure 4 shows a flow of another specific example of implementing a hybrid toll collection method according to the present invention. The overlapping parts already described above will be omitted.

When the vehicle enters, classify the vehicle (step 400) and transmit the data (step 405), photograph the vehicle and recognize the vehicle registration number displayed on the license plate (step 410).

The wireless vehicle checks whether the target vehicle is a high pass vehicle that is automatically tolled via wireless communication (step 415), automatically collects the charge, and transfers the collected data to a place such as a central management server. Transmit (step 420). In addition, the data is also transmitted to the manned collection unit, and a message such as a high-pass vehicle processing is displayed on the screen so that a worker who manages it knows and outputs it by voice (step 430).

If the vehicle is not a high pass vehicle that is subject to automatic toll collection, the mandatory collection unit is notified of this, and it displays a notification that the vehicle to be collected is entered on the work screen (step 435).

Check the vehicle registration number against the information on the black list of the previous escaped vehicle (step 440) to check whether the vehicle is listed on the black list (step 440), and if the vehicle is listed, display a warning sound and display a warning message. In step 450, the controller automatically notifies this to the user. The vehicle occupant is notified of the blacklist management target vehicle (step 455), and the vehicle is closed using the breaker to prevent the vehicle from entering (step 460).

If the vehicle is not on the blacklist, check whether the automatic fare collection is completed by the vehicle equipped with the high pass (step 465) .If not, the fare can be collected by contact or contactless method or by the worker. Manually collect (step 470).

If the breaker is lowered in advance, the breaker is opened and a greeting is passed through the vehicle (step 475). When the toll collection for the vehicle is completed, the completed and processed data are transmitted to a central server such as a computer of a business office and notified (step 480).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of implementing a method of controlling a speed of an in-vehicle vehicle in a hybrid toll collection method according to the present invention. Similarly, the overlapping portions already described above will be omitted.

When the vehicle enters, the vehicle is classified and classified (step 500), and the speed of the vehicle is measured (step 505). Take a picture of the vehicle to recognize the vehicle registration number (step 510), and determine whether the normal speed, which is a predetermined speed limit, is exceeded (step 515). Notify (step 520).

Under normal circumstances, only vehicles equipped with the High Pass, which is a vehicle to which charges are automatically made, will proceed at a high speed, so the worker will be notified by a message and voice of the high pass vehicle processing (step 525), and a radio control signal is sent to the ECU of the vehicle. In step 530, the vehicle control is started by the ECU of the vehicle so as to start the vehicle control.

The worker is notified that the vehicle has entered (step 540) and is automatically charged or contacted by the worker (step 545).

Through the present invention as described above it can be easily guessed to improve the efficiency of the operation by using a manned toll collection system and unmanned toll collection system in the same lane to collect fees on the highway and private investment road.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Examples included in the above description are introduced for the understanding of the present invention, and these examples do not limit the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various embodiments in accordance with the present invention in addition to the above examples are possible. The scope of the present invention is shown not in the above description but in the claims, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

In addition, it can be easily understood by those skilled in the art that each of the above steps according to the present invention can be variously implemented in software or hardware using a general programming technique.

And some steps of the invention may also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium.

According to the present invention, there is provided a wireless communication means including a vehicle classifier that detects a vehicle and classifies the light vehicle, small, medium, and large vehicle types of the vehicle, and classifies the vehicle and the smart card mounted on the vehicle. The automatic toll collection unit that automatically collects the charges for the vehicle through the communication according to the vehicle type, and if the vehicle is not equipped with a wireless communication means for automatic charge collection or communication is not possible, Including the inductive collection of contactless collection, it is possible to improve the convenience of operation for the collection of road charges such as highways, the driver's convenience, the interoperability, and the reliability of the mixed lane operation.

Specifically, it is possible to prevent confusion when entering unmanned vehicles by unmanned terminal by using mixed use without using distinction between manned and unmanned lanes, and to improve the convenience of managing the violating vehicles, regardless of the type of toll collection system. Depending on the environment, it is possible to operate a mixed lane or a single lane, and to enter a vehicle without distinction between unmanned and unmanned lanes, to lower the traffic accident rate due to excessive lane change, and to automatically prevent traffic accidents. It can provide a basic environment for real-time display and voice broadcasting of the driver's behavioral guidelines to collect or attract toll charges, and to use them interoperate with manned and unmanned systems. Therefore, depending on the embodiment, the integration of the lane controller between the manned system and the unmanned system And, in the case of an operation as a separate system reliability through the communication sub-optimal control period and may ever accurate data transmission and reception is possible. In addition, it is possible to implement mixed system function by implementing error handling and reliable exception handling by using mixed use of manned toll collection system and unmanned toll collection system, separate vehicle blacklist management, and control the entry / exit of vehicle by installing breaker. It is possible to secure the integrity of toll collection by notifying relevant agencies to the blacklisted vehicles, and to securely collect the vehicle by decelerating the speed of the vehicle by forcibly controlling the vehicle entering the tollgate. It offers advantages that can be used.

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A vehicle model classification unit configured to detect a vehicle and classify the light, small, medium, and large vehicle types of the detected vehicle; An automatic toll collection unit configured to automatically collect a fee for the vehicle according to a vehicle type through communication between a vehicle classified in a vehicle type and a wireless communication means including a smart card mounted on the vehicle; And And a attracting unit configured to collect charges for the vehicle in a contact or contactless manner according to a vehicle type when the vehicle is not equipped with a wireless communication means for automatic charge collection or communication is not possible. Means for controlling the vehicle speed embedded in the vehicle and the entry speed control unit for transmitting a signal for controlling the speed of the vehicle through wireless communication; And when the speed of the vehicle exceeds a normal speed that is a speed limit, the entrance speed control unit transmits a signal for controlling the vehicle to be a speed lower than the speed limit. The method of claim 1, The vehicle type classification unit may be configured to classify the vehicle type, including information on the distance between the front wheels, the front and rear wheels of the vehicle. The method of claim 1, The automatic toll collection unit distinguishes between the case of automatic charge collection and the case of charge collection by the manned toll collection unit according to whether the communication with the wireless communication means mounted on the vehicle to inform the toll toll via wired and wireless communication, characterized in that Hybrid Toll System. The method of claim 1, And a photographing unit for photographing a vehicle including a license plate of the vehicle and recognizing the vehicle number. The method of claim 4, wherein The toll collection unit pre-stores black list information including a number of a specially managed vehicle, and compares the number of the vehicle recognized by the photographing unit with the black list information. The method of claim 5, It further includes a blocking unit for blocking the passing of the vehicle, And when the vehicle number is included in the information of the black list, the blocking unit operates to prevent the vehicle from progressing. The method of claim 6, When the cutoff portion is lowered to block the vehicle, if it is determined that the vehicle continues to be higher than a predetermined speed through the speed measurement including the speed measurement using the reflection of ultrasonic waves on the vehicle, the cutoff portion is raised so as not to interfere with the blocking progress. Hybrid toll collection system, characterized in that. The method of claim 7, wherein The blocking unit includes an air bag installed at the bottom of the car, Mixed charge collection system, characterized in that to prevent the progress of the vehicle by operating the air bag when the vehicle proceeds to the unauthorized break up. The method according to claim 5 or 6, The toll collection unit displays an emergency signal when the vehicle number is included in the black list information. The method of claim 5, The automatic toll collection unit attempts to communicate with the wireless communication means mounted on the vehicle and determines that the vehicle is not subject to automatic toll collection when wireless communication is not performed. And the tolling unit includes a recognized vehicle number of the vehicle in the black list information when a vehicle that is not subject to automatic tolling passes without toll collection through the tolling unit. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, And a speed measurement unit for measuring a traveling speed of the vehicle. delete Detecting an entering vehicle and classifying the light vehicle, small, medium, and large vehicle types of the detected vehicle; Recognizing a vehicle number by photographing the classified vehicle; Automatically collecting a fee for the vehicle according to a vehicle type through communication with a wireless communication means including a smart card mounted on the vehicle; Searching whether the recognized vehicle number is included in a black list which is a management target, and blocking entry of the vehicle when the vehicle number is included in the black list; And If communication with the wireless communication means mounted on the vehicle does not allow wireless communication, the vehicle is determined to not be subject to automatic toll collection, and if the vehicle is not subject to automatic toll collection, Collecting charges by contact or contactlessly; Transmitting a signal for detecting the speed of the vehicle to reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed lower than the speed limit through wireless communication with the speed control means mounted on the vehicle when the speed of the vehicle is detected and the speed limit is exceeded. Mixed charge collection method characterized in that it further comprises. delete

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