KR101047471B1 - Bicycle operation management system - Google Patents

Abstract

A driving information acquisition / recording device for obtaining driving information related to the driving of the bicycle and storing the driving information; An RFID tag for recording in which the rental record information of the bicycle is stored; A transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting the information obtained from the driving information acquisition / recording device to a remote integrated management server and receiving information from a remote integrated management server; An output unit for outputting driving information and warning messages obtained to the driver; Disclosed is a bicycle driving management system comprising: a main control unit for processing and managing information acquired through a driving information acquisition / recording device, and controlling a driver to inform a driver of a dangerous situation through an output unit when checking dangerous information. In addition, according to the disclosed system, it is possible to induce a safe driving while providing useful information to a cyclist.

Bicycle, driving, photography, RFID, management

Description

Bicycle operation management system {A BICYCLE OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a bicycle driving management system, and more particularly, to a bicycle driving management system that records the driving information of the bicycle and enables safe driving.

In recent years, commuting using cars has become increasingly difficult due to the increase in high oil prices and energy consumption.In addition to the economic burden, it is becoming increasingly difficult to operate automobiles in urban areas due to environmental pollution caused by heavy traffic and smoke. It is being controlled.

Therefore, in recent years, the use of bicycles as an alternative means of transportation due to high oil prices, traffic congestion and environmental pollution has increased, and in order to support this, government agencies and local governments have become representative vehicles of the green growth industry. Various policies are being promoted to expand the use of bicycles, and the representative one is the expansion of new bicycle lanes.

While the use of bicycles is increasing in this way, the reality is that there is no system for systematically managing bicycles.

In addition, when using a bicycle, there is a problem that is very vulnerable in collision accidents when driving on a general road as well as a bicycle-only road.

In addition, when a bicycle accident, unlike general vehicle accidents, it is difficult to collect information on the occurrence of the accident, it is difficult to secure evidence because it is difficult to secure the driving information of the bicycle.

Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a system for inducing a driver to be safely protected from the danger of driving the bicycle, and recording and managing the driving record of the bicycle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides an improved bicycle driving management system for acquiring and storing bicycle driving information and informing a driver of a dangerous situation so as to induce safe bicycle driving. There is a purpose.

Bicycle operation management system of the present invention for achieving the above object, the operation information acquisition / recording device for obtaining and storing the driving information associated with the operation of the bicycle; An RFID tag for recording in which the rental record information of the bicycle is stored; A transmitting / receiving unit which transmits the information acquired by the driving information acquisition / recording device to a remote integrated management server and receives information from a remote integrated management server; An output unit for outputting driving information and warning messages obtained to the driver; And a main controller configured to process and manage information acquired through the driving information acquisition / recording device, and to notify the driver of a dangerous situation through the output unit when checking the dangerous information.

The driving information acquisition / recording apparatus may include: a plurality of cameras mounted on the bicycle and photographing each of the front and the rear of the operated bicycle; An image information storage unit which stores image information photographed by each of the plurality of cameras; An image reading unit which reads image information photographed by each of the plurality of cameras to determine whether a dangerous situation occurs, and transmits corresponding information to the main controller when a dangerous situation occurs; A detection sensor installed at a handle of the bicycle and detecting whether the driver is in a dangerous driving state in which the driver releases his hand from the handle while driving; A counter for counting the number of times the driver releases his / her hand from the handlebar while driving the bicycle based on the information transmitted from the sensor; And a data storage unit in which the number and time counted by the counter are stored together with the operation date and the operation time, and the reference data is stored.

The main controller may be configured to determine the number of dangerous driving times stored in the data storage unit for each operation time, compare the reference data with the reference data, and output a warning message for safe driving when more times than the reference data occur. .

The output unit may include: a speaker configured to output an alarm signal informing of danger as an audio signal; The monitor is installed on the handle of the bicycle to display an alarm signal and driving information informing of danger; it is good to include.

In addition, a power generation device for producing electric energy using the driving force of the bicycle; And a storage battery for storing the electrical energy produced by the power generation apparatus. The driving information acquisition / recording device, the transmission / reception unit, and the output unit may be driven by using the electrical energy stored in the storage battery.

In addition, the power generation apparatus, the first generator is installed on the wheel of the bicycle to produce electric energy using the rotational force of the bicycle wheel; And a second generator installed at the handle of the bicycle to generate electric energy using wind power generated when the bicycle is driven.

In addition, a driving display device installed on the bicycle for notifying the operating status of the bicycle during the night driving around; And lighting to illuminate the front at night driving; And a power control unit controlling driving of the driving display device and the lamp.

The driving display device may further include: a tail light installed in front of the bicycle to inform that the bicycle is in operation; A brake lamp installed at the rear of the bicycle to be driven in conjunction with the brake of the bicycle; Is installed on the bike is turned on only when the bicycle wheel is rotated to inform the rotation state; it is good to include.

In addition, the GPS sensor is installed on the bicycle and provides the location information of the bicycle via satellite GPS; Further comprising a bicycle integrated management server for providing weather, traffic, disaster situation information for each driving position of the bicycle obtained through the GPS sensor, the bicycle integrated management server transmits the information to the transmission / reception unit through a wireless communication network Good to do.

In addition, an RFID reader installed in each bicycle rental management office for recording and obtaining rental information and recovery information from the RFID tag installed for each bicycle; A rental office management server installed at each bicycle rental management office to manage and store rental and recovery information of bicycles acquired through the RFID reader for each bicycle; It is good to include; the main management server that provides a program to connect to the membership through the Internet to apply for a rental of bicycles for each bicycle rental office.

According to the bicycle operation management system of the present invention, by taking a picture of the surrounding situation when the operation of the bicycle to check and inform the danger situation that the driver did not see, and by recording this advantage that can be used as evidence to prevent accidents as well as when an accident occurs There is this.

In addition, a sensor is installed on the handlebars to check the driver's safe driving status, and when the driver is inadvertently (dangerous), the driver detects it and outputs an alarm signal and warning message. This can be prevented in advance, thereby minimizing human and physical damage.

In addition, by receiving information on various situations from the remote comprehensive management server to inform the driver, the driver can not only prevent accidents, but also cope with various situations in advance to prevent accidents and comply with traffic regulations.

In addition, by using electrical energy used for bicycles as wind power and human power generation, energy costs can be reduced.

Hereinafter, a bicycle driving management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1, 2 and 3, the bicycle driving management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the driving information acquisition / recording device 100 for obtaining and storing and managing the driving information associated with the operation of the bicycle 10 ), An RFID tag 210, a transmitter / receiver 220, an output 230, a main controller 240, a power generator 250, a storage battery 260, and a display device 270. , Lighting 280, power control unit 290, GPS sensor 300, integrated management server 400, rental management server 500, RFID reader 600, the main management server 700 is provided.

The driving information acquisition / recording apparatus 100 may include a plurality of cameras 110 and 120, an image information storage unit 130, an image reading unit 140, a detection sensor 150, a counter 160, and data storage. The unit 170 is provided.

The plurality of cameras 110 and 120 may be divided into a first camera 110 and a second camera 120, and the first camera 110 may be installed at a front side frame of the bicycle 10 to operate the bicycle 10. To shoot ahead of you. In addition, the second camera 120 photographs the rear of the bicycle 10 which is installed and operated at the rear side of the bicycle 10. Thus, by installing the first and second cameras 110 and 120 to photograph the front and rear of the bicycle 10, respectively, it is possible to record and record the situation in the front and rear while riding the bicycle 10, in particular The risk situation can be identified in advance to prevent accidents. The plurality of cameras 110 and 120 are driven and controlled by the main controller 240, and are driven only when the bicycle 10 is driven to photograph an image, and when stopped, the camera 110 and 120 are controlled to stop the photographing operation.

The image information storage unit 130 records and stores an image photographed by each of the plurality of cameras 110 and 120. As such, by storing the image information photographed when the bicycle is running in the image information storage unit 130, it can be used as evidence for future accidents.

The image reading unit 140 reads image information photographed by each of the plurality of cameras 110 and 120 to determine whether a dangerous situation occurs, and transmits the corresponding information to the main control unit 240 when a dangerous situation occurs. Here, the criterion for determining the dangerous situation from the image information in the image reading unit 140 is, for example, if the vehicle is found within the shooting range, but detected to occupy a certain area within the image frame, it is determined that the vehicle is close and dangerous Judging by the situation. In addition, if a non-vehicle, an object such as a bicycle, a motorcycle, etc. are determined based on the shadow in the image, and the distance of the determined object is determined within the image frame and determined to be located within a certain distance, It can be judged that there is a possibility of collision.

The detection sensor 150 is installed on the handle 11 of the bicycle, that is, the handle portion of the handle, the driver is holding the handle 11 by hand while driving, or whether the hand 11 is out of the handle (11) To detect them. The detection sensor 150 may be installed to surround the handle 11 or may be a contact sensor or a pressure (piezoelectric) sensor installed outside the handle 11. Therefore, the driver can recognize it as a safe driving state only when both hands are mounted on the handle 11 in a state of applying a constant contact area or a certain pressure to the handle 11, and when one hand is placed on the handle 11, the driver detects this. The sensor 150 senses the signal and transmits the detection signal to the main controller 240. When the detection signal is transmitted from the detection sensor 150 as described above, the main controller 240 outputs a warning message to the driver through the output unit 230 in a visible and audible form. That is, the speaker 231 outputs an alarm signal informing of a danger about a dangerous driving state as a voice or a warning sound, and displays a dangerous state on a monitor 232 to display a pop-up window or a character to inform the driver.

In addition, the signal detected by the detection sensor 150 is transmitted to the counter 160. The counter 160 counts the detection signal transmitted from the detection sensor 150 from the time when the driver starts driving the bicycle to the time when the driver finishes driving. In addition, the counter 160 counts the duration of each detection signal and transfers the duration to the main controller 240 together with the number of monitoring. As such, the number of detection signals counted by the counter 160, the detection time, and the like are stored in the data storage unit 170 through the main controller 240. In addition, the main controller 240 may increase the intensity of the warning message according to the number of detection signals transmitted from the counter 160, that is, the number of detections compared to the driving time, and output the existing detection signal count stored in the storage unit 170. Depending on the number of times, it can be used as a warning for the cyclist for safe driving in the future, thereby preventing accidents.

The number and time counted by the counter 160 are stored in the data storage unit 170, and in particular, the driving date and the driving time are matched and stored. In addition, the data storage unit 170 may store the reference data together. Here, the main control unit 240 determines the number of dangerous driving (number of times detected by the detection sensor) stored in the data storage unit 170 for each operation time and compares it with the reference data. You can output a warning message for.

The RFID tag 210 is to store the rental record information of the bicycle 10, is installed in the bicycle 10, may be installed together with the driving information acquisition / recording device 100, may be installed separately. By attaching and installing the RFID tag 210 to the bicycle 10 in this way, it is possible to efficiently manage the bicycle in the bicycle rental station arranged in various places, the details related to the bicycle rental system will be described in detail later.

The transmitter / receiver 220 transmits the information obtained from the driving information acquisition / recording apparatus 100 to the remote integrated management server 400 and receives information from the remote integrated management server 400. The transmitter / receiver 220 may transmit and receive information through a wireless communication network 20 such as wireless LAN, GPS, and UTIS.

The output unit 230 outputs the information obtained from the driving information acquisition / recording device 100 or the information received from the remote management server 400 through the transmission / reception unit 220 to inform the bicycle driver As intended, the output information may include driving information and a warning message. The output unit 230 is a speaker 231 for outputting an alarm signal informing of danger as an audio signal, and a monitor 232 installed in the handle 11 of the bicycle 10 to display an alarm signal and driving information informing of danger. ).

The main controller 240 processes and manages the driving information (image information, count number information, etc.) obtained through the driving information acquisition / recording device 100, and informs the driver through the output unit 230 when checking the dangerous information. Be alert to dangers. In addition, the information received from the remote management server 400 through the transmission and reception unit 220 through the output unit 230 to provide to the driver. The information received from the integrated management server 400 may include local weather, traffic, disaster situation information.

The generator 250 is for producing electrical energy by using energy generated during driving of the bicycle 10, that is, driving force, and includes a first generator 251 and a second generator 252.

The first generator 251 is installed in the wheel frame 12 of the bicycle 10 to produce electrical energy from the rotational force of the wheel (13).

The second generator 252 includes a wind generator installed on the handle 11 of the bicycle 10 to produce electrical energy by using wind power generated when the bicycle 10 runs. That is, the second generator 252 is configured to install at least one pinwheel (windmill) on the handle 11 or the front side of the bicycle, it is possible to produce electrical energy by the driving wind generated during the bicycle running.

By generating power in each of the first and second generators 251 and 252 as described above, it is possible to produce a large amount of power more easily by using wind power than by generating electric energy from the rotational force of the bicycle wheel by the manpower. It becomes possible. Here, the pinwheel (windmill) of the second generator 252 is painted in a color that is visible to the person and installed on the front side of the bicycle, so that pedestrians can easily find the bicycle to prevent safety accidents, more preferably. It is possible to check the bicycle easily at night by luminous treatment, it can effectively prevent the safety accident at night.

The electrical energy produced by the first and first generators 251 and 252 is charged and stored in the storage battery 260. The electric energy charged and stored in the capacitor 260 may be provided for driving the output unit 230, and may be used for driving and controlling the driving information acquisition / recording device 100, and is particularly safe at night. It is used for driving the driving display 270 and the lighting 280 essential for driving.

The lamp 280 may be installed on the front frame 14 or the handle 11 of the bicycle 10 to illuminate the front of the bicycle 10 during the night driving. Such lighting 280 is preferably LED lighting.

The driving display device 270 is installed in the bicycle 10 to inform the surroundings of the driving condition of the bicycle 10 when driving at night, and includes a tail light 271, a brake light 272, and a rotation lamp 273. . The tail light 271 is installed in the front frame 14 of the bicycle 10, preferably installed in a lower position than the lamp (headlight; 280), low light output to illuminate a darker light than the lamp (280) Has This taillight 280 is for indicating that the bicycle 10 is running.

The brake light 272 is preferably installed at the rear of the bicycle 10, that is, the rear side of the saddle 15 so that the brake light 272 is operated in conjunction with the brake. The use of the brake can be notified to the back. Preferably, the brake light 272 is connected to the handbrake 16 installed in the handle 11 to be connected to operate.

The rotating lamp 273 is for displaying a state in which the wheel 13 of the bicycle is rotated while the bicycle is running, and may be installed on the wheels of the wheel 13. The rotating lamp 273 is a light that emits light only when the wheel 13 rotates. In general, since the lighting is widely used by being applied to a conventional bicycle, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The power controller 290 controls the driving of the driving display 270 and the lighting 280, and supplies the electric power charged to the storage battery 260 only at night to display the driving display 270 and the lighting ( The power supply is selectively controlled to drive 280.

The GPS sensor 300 is installed on the bicycle 10 and provides the location information of the bicycle 10 through the satellite GPS 30.

The integrated management server 400 obtains the driving position of the bicycle 10 through the GPS receiver 410, and provides weather, traffic, and disaster situation information for each driving position through the wireless communication room 20. Therefore, the bicycle 10 may be more safely and conveniently used by the bicycle 10 driver by selectively transmitting the weather, traffic, and disaster situation information corresponding to the location to each of the bicycles 10 having different positions.

In addition, the integrated management server 400 is connected to communicate with the main management server 700 for the processing and management of the rental bicycle, not only the general bicycle 10, but also rental, storage, recovery, management, etc. of the rental bicycle. Can be compatible with each other, and provides weather, accident, disaster situation information to the main management server 700 to the personal management server 500 and the personal PC 82 through the Internet network 810 of the bicycle rental station can do.

The rental management server 500 is provided for each bicycle rental location, rental information (rental time, renter's personal information, rental place, recovery place, etc.) of the rental bicycle, recovery information (recovery time, use time, rental amount, Manage and store the information of collection points by bicycle. The rental office management server 500 receives the rental information and the collection information as described above from the RFID reader 600 provided for each bicycle rental station, the RFID reader 600 inputs information to the RFID tag 210 installed for each bicycle And by obtaining the input information it is possible to conveniently manage each rental bike.

The main management server 700 provides a program that allows people to access and register through the Internet network 810 using a personal PC 820, to reserve or apply for a bicycle rental application for each bicycle rental station. The main management server 700 manages the member information, and transfers the bicycle rental information requested by the members to each rental management server 500, from each rental management server 500, the current bike status information available for rental, By checking the actual rental information, collection information, etc., it manages to rent and distribute bicycles by season and season.

In addition, in the case of a bicycle rented at a bicycle rental station, the main controller 240 counts the time from the time when the bicycle is taken out at an unmanned or manned bicycle rental station and displays it on the monitor 232 so that the driver can check it. The rental time and the usage fee according to the operation can be provided together.

In addition, the integrated management server 400 separates and transmits weather, traffic, and disaster situation information for each location through the wireless communication network 20, and in case of rainy weather, provides the location of the nearest shelter or public transportation transit. . The traffic information may include road conditions to destinations, traffic situation information of transit public transportation, and may calculate and provide an estimated starting time.

In addition, the disaster situation information may specifically include disaster and disaster situation information of the destination and the transit public transportation (subway, bus, etc.). Therefore, the bicycle driver can be used safely and conveniently as one of the transportation means based on various information provided from the integrated management server (400).

An operation and effect of the bicycle driving management system according to the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

First, the user uses the personal PC 820 in advance to access the main management server 700 through the Internet network 810 to apply for a bicycle rental in advance. At this time, the user may select a bicycle rental location, a rental expected time, a bicycle type, and the like, from a plurality of bicycle rental locations where he / she wants to rent a bicycle.

The user can then go to the bicycle rental station and authenticate, for example, using a personal data storage portable RFID card. The personal portable RFID card may be paid to a person who has registered in advance through the main management server 700, or may be supplied free of charge by a local government.

When renting a bicycle, the rental information is processed and stored in the bicycle rental management server 500, the RFID reader 600 obtains the bicycle information from the RFID tag 210 of the bicycle rented from the bicycle rental, Rental information (shipping time) may be recorded in the RFID tag 210.

When the user rides on a rented bicycle, the driving information acquisition / recording device 100 is operated from then on, photographing and recording the front and rear of the bicycle, and determining a dangerous situation and the like (hereinafter referred to as a driver). Inform to the visible / audible status.

In addition, as described above, the driver's driving state detected through the detection sensor 150 is checked, and if it is determined that the dangerous situation, the alarm signal or warning message is output so that the driver can drive safely. While preventing the occurrence of safety accidents.

In addition, the monitor 232 during the operation provides the time and the amount of money used since the first rental time in real time so that the driver can check.

In addition, various information transmitted from the integrated management server 400 through the wireless communication network 20 is provided to the driver in a visible / audible state through the output unit 230 while the driver is able to operate safely and conveniently.

In addition, during operation, the first and second generators 251 and 252 produce electrical energy to charge the storage battery 260, thereby operating various components that require electric power in the bicycle without having to employ or provide a separate battery. Will be.

When the bicycle arrives at the destination as described above, the bicycle is returned to the bicycle rental station of the destination, the authentication received through the personal portable RFID card is canceled, and the usage fee is calculated. At this time, for the bicycle to enter the bicycle rental station of the destination obtains information about the bicycle entered in the RFID reader 600 installed in the rental station provides the information obtained to the rental management server 500. Then, the rental management server 500 checks and processes the rental record of the bicycle, and charges a return fee to the returner so that the payment can be made. The obtained rental and recovery information may be stored in the rental management server 500 or transferred to the main management server 700.

As mentioned above, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and any person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the claims. Various modifications and variations will be possible.

1 and 2 are each a block diagram illustrating a bicycle management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing a bicycle to which a bicycle management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10. Bicycle 20. Wireless Network

30. Satellite GPS 100. Operation information acquisition / recording device

110, 120. First and second camera 130. Video information storage unit

140. Image Reader 150. Sensor

160..Counter 170..Data storage

210..RFID tag 220..Transmitter / receiver

230..Output unit 240..Main control unit

250. Generator 260. Storage battery

270 display device 280 lighting

290. Power control unit 300. GPS sensor

400 .. Integrated management server 500 .. Rental management server

600..RFID Reader 700..Main Management Server

810..Internet 820 .. Personal PC

Claims (10)

A driving information acquisition / recording device for obtaining driving information related to the driving of the bicycle and storing the driving information; RFID tag for recording the rental record information of the bicycle; A transmitting / receiving unit which transmits the information acquired by the driving information acquisition / recording device to a remote integrated management server and receives information from a remote integrated management server; An output unit for outputting driving information and warning messages obtained to the driver; And And a main controller for processing and managing the information obtained through the driving information acquisition / recording device, and controlling the driver to notify the driver of the dangerous situation through the output unit when checking the dangerous information. The driving information acquisition / recording device, A detection sensor installed at a handle of the bicycle and detecting whether the driver is in a dangerous driving state in which the driver releases his hand from the handle while driving; A counter for counting the number of times the driver releases his / her hand from the handlebar while driving the bicycle based on the information transmitted from the sensor; And The number and time counted by the counter are stored together with the driving date and the driving time, and a data storage unit for storing reference data. Bicycle operation management system comprising a. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the main control unit, And determining the number of dangerous driving times stored in the data storage unit for each driving time, comparing the reference data with the reference data, and controlling to output a warning message for safe driving when more times than the reference data occur. The method of claim 1, wherein the output unit, A speaker for outputting an alarm signal informing of danger as an auditory signal; And Monitor mounted on the handlebar of the bicycle to display alarm signals and driving information alerting you of danger Bicycle operation management system comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 1, 3, and 4, A generator for producing electric energy using the driving force of the bicycle; And It further includes a storage battery for storing the electrical energy produced by the power generation device, Bicycle operation management system, characterized in that for driving the driving information acquisition / recording device, the transmission / reception unit and the output unit using the electrical energy stored in the battery. According to claim 5, The power generation device, A first generator installed at the wheel of the bicycle to generate electric energy using the rotational force of the bicycle wheel; And The second generator is installed on the handle of the bicycle to produce electrical energy by using the wind power generated when the bicycle is running Bicycle operation management system comprising a. The method of claim 5, A driving display device installed in the bicycle to notify the surroundings of the driving state of the bicycle during the night driving; Lights that illuminate the front at night; And A power control unit controlling driving of the driving display device and the lamp Bicycle operation management system comprising a. The display apparatus of claim 7, wherein the driving display device comprises: Taillights installed in front of the bicycle to indicate that the bicycle is running; A brake lamp installed at the rear of the bicycle to be driven in conjunction with the brake of the bicycle; And Revolving lamp installed on the bicycle to light up only when the wheel is spinning Bicycle operation management system comprising a. The method of claim 5, A GPS sensor installed in the bicycle to provide location information of the bicycle through satellite GPS; Further comprising a bicycle integrated management server for providing weather, traffic, disaster situation information for each driving position of the bicycle obtained through the GPS sensor, The bicycle integrated management server, the bicycle driving management system, characterized in that for transmitting information to the transmission / reception unit through a wireless communication network. The method of claim 5, An RFID reader installed at each bicycle rental management station to record and acquire rental information and collection information from RFID tags installed for each bicycle; A rental station management server installed at each bicycle rental management station to manage and store rental and recovery information of bicycles acquired through the RFID reader for each bicycle; And The main management server that provides a program that allows users to apply for rental of bicycles by the bicycle rental offices by joining the membership through the Internet. Bicycle operation management system comprising a.

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