KR20100018412A - Bus control network system and method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bus control network system and a method of the same are provided to enhance customers' satisfaction by offering a current position and arrival information service to an on-board customer, a greeting customer, and a waiting customer. CONSTITUTION: A bus control network system comprises a vehicle(10) with a digital tacho(100) and a vehicle control server(200). The digital tacho is transmitted with all data in electrical signal, when compared with the conventional analog method using records written on the paper. The digital tacho generates driving information by collecting the speed and position information from the vehicle speed sensor and the GPS(Global Positioning System) module installed in the vehicle. The vehicle control server collects the driving information through the CDMA(Code Division Multiple Access) network in real-time. The driving information comprises at least one of the position information, the moving speed, the RPM(Revolution Per Minute), the driving distance, the latitude/longitude, the destination, the driver and passenger information.

Description

Vehicle control system and method {Bus control network system and method of the same}

The present invention relates to a vehicle control system and method, and more particularly, to a vehicle control system and method for controlling a vehicle according to a driving state by collecting driving information in real time using digital taco and CDMA technology.

There are various types of transportation systems, especially those that transport people, such as by plane, by train, by bus, and other types of transportation that can occur on a given route during operation. Correlation with the means is very low, enabling on-time operation, and thus the operation of the transportation plan is sufficiently predictable, while in the case of buses, for example, the correlation with other means of transportation, such as other companies' buses, passenger cars, business vehicles, etc. Because of this very high, it is not easy to operate the transportation plan that was originally set up.

In addition, in the case of an airplane or a train, it is possible to operate a fixed speed because it can operate as expected, but in the case of a bus, it is easy to generate a sudden decrease in speed such as rapid acceleration and sudden braking depending on road conditions or operator's tendency. There is a difficulty.

Public buses must maintain the services provided to the customers who use them, and should take maximum care of the predictable time desired by the customers who use them, as well as by potential customers who are directly or indirectly connected to them. In addition, it is necessary to inform customers that they are pursuing safe driving through constant speed driving. In addition, in terms of operating companies, there is a great need for reducing maintenance costs according to the correct operation of buses.

In other words, in order to meet the necessity as described above, it is necessary to check and record the operation status of buses and to seek improvements in operation. For this purpose, buses, especially express buses and sightseeing buses, are used for expressways. The transportation system used is a separate device called "Taco".

Taco refers to a tachograph that is a device that records the driving state of the vehicle. The tachograph includes a clock, a speedometer, a odometer, an RPM, and the like to record all data related to the driving of a vehicle.

These tacos are classified into analog and digital according to the method. In the related art, the vehicle speed sensor and the taco are connected by cables so that driving information such as acceleration, deceleration, and current speed of the vehicle is input to the taco as it is. It could be printed on and checked. However, if the method of recording on paper is used, the vehicle speed information output on the paper can be viewed and guided only after the driving of the vehicle is ended. There was a lack of effective improvement.

On the other hand, a digital taco has been developed that improves the analog method, but unless such tacos are connected to the operating company through a communication network, the operating company cannot receive such taco information in real time. In addition, there was a great difficulty in providing real-time service for the current location and estimated time of arrival to the reservation customer and the customer using the freight.

Therefore, in the case of a passenger and another person who has a follow-up plan, it was not easy to adjust the plan with the passenger, and when the passenger does not have a communication means, the passenger's current location and estimated time of arrival cannot be known, Even when equipped, there was a problem that can not predict the expected arrival time by themselves.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control system and method for transmitting driving information in real time using digital taco and CDMA technology.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to transmit the data on the operation of the vehicle to the server in real time, to accurately recognize the driving state of the vehicle, and if the vehicle repeats the overspeed and sudden braking state by sending a warning message, safe driving and A vehicle control system and method for realizing fuel savings are provided.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control system and method for providing a convenient arrival guidance service by providing the current location and arrival information services to the passengers, pick-up customers, waiting customers to the vehicle, the terminal and the homepage. .

According to the present invention, the above object is connected to the digital taco and the digital taco and the CDMA network for generating driving information of the vehicle, and confirms the driving state of the vehicle through the driving information received in real time, Is achieved by a vehicle control server controlling the vehicle.

The vehicle control server may include an interface module for obtaining the driving information, an operating program module for querying and analyzing the driving information, a database storing the vehicle control information analyzed by the operating program module, and a request of the operating program module. Therefore, it is preferable to include a database management module for managing the database.

The operating program module, the location control module for determining the location of the vehicle, calculates the estimated arrival time, the web server for providing the estimated arrival time calculated from the location control module to the terminal and the speed, rapid acceleration, It is preferable to further include a safety management module for checking whether braking and idling, and transmitting a warning message to the digital taco in case of a violation of safety regulations.

The warning message may be at least one of an alarm sound, a voice signal, and a text message transmitted to the digital taco when the vehicle violates safety regulations.

The terminal is preferably any one of a wired / wireless Internet-accessible PC, an Internet TV, and a display device that provides image information when mounted in a vehicle.

Preferably, the digital taco is a GPS module for receiving location tracking coordinates from a GPS satellite, grasping the location information, A / D conversion module for converting the speed information on the speed and speed change of the vehicle into data, the A control module that receives signals regarding speed and location information from a GPS module and the A / D conversion module, a storage module for storing the driving information, and a CDMA network, and transmits the driving information in real time, and the vehicle It includes a CDMA module for receiving the control results from the control server.

Preferably, the apparatus further includes an input module having a menu for inputting crew and passenger information for driving the vehicle, and a display module for displaying the driving information and the warning message transmitted from the vehicle control server.

The storage module preferably includes basic information for storing at least one of vehicle management information, operator information, crew information, and passenger information, and driving record data for storing the driving information at a predetermined unit time.

The driving information may be at least one of location information of the vehicle, moving speed, RPM, driving distance, latitude / longitude, destination, crew, and occupant information.

The above object is performed in a vehicle control server which receives information in real time using a CDMA network from a digital taco generating vehicle driving information, and collecting the driving information from the digital taco and in real time. It is achieved by the step of checking the driving state of the vehicle through the received driving information, and controlling the vehicle in accordance with the driving state.

The vehicle control server inquires and analyzes the driving information, confirms whether the vehicle is in compliance with the safe driving, and provides the estimated time of arrival to the terminal based on the result of mapping the electronic map, and the terminal controls the vehicle. It is preferable to use any one of a wired / wireless Internet-accessible PC, an Internet TV, and a display device that provides image information when mounted on a vehicle that receives the driving information from a server.

Since the present invention uses digital taco and CDMA technology, it is possible to transmit driving information in real time.

In addition, the present invention increases the customer satisfaction because it provides the current location and arrival information service to the passengers, pick-up customers, waiting customers in the car, the terminal and the homepage.

In addition, since the present invention transmits the driving information to the server in real time, the vehicle accurately recognizes the driving state, and sends a warning message when the vehicle repeats the overspeed and the rapid braking state, thereby ensuring safe driving. This improves fuel efficiency by preventing idling and driving at constant speed.

In addition, since the vehicle is mapped to the electronic map, the location of the vehicle is displayed on the map, so that the vehicle can be quickly processed when the vehicle is stolen.

In addition, since data on vehicle operation generated by the digital taco is transmitted to the vehicle control server in real time, the work process process is greatly reduced by increasing the accuracy of data creation and shortening the preparation time compared with the conventional method.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing the present invention.

The vehicle control system includes a vehicle 10 equipped with a digital taco 100 and a vehicle control server 200.

Since the digital taco 100 receives all the data as an electric signal and stores it in its own memory, as compared to the conventional analog method recorded on paper, no separate recording paper is required. Therefore, the data stored in the memory can be transferred to the computer by wireless communication, and the data is analyzed by the computer and the central center.

First, the digital taco 100 collects speed and location information from a vehicle speed sensor and a GPS module provided in the vehicle 10 to generate driving information.

The vehicle control server 200 collects driving information in real time through the CDMA network. The driving information is any one of vehicle position information, moving speed, RPM, mileage, latitude / longitude, destination, crew and occupant information, and the digital taco 100 is obtained through a vehicle speed sensor provided in the vehicle 10. do.

The vehicle control server 200 checks the driving state of the vehicle 10 through the driving information, and controls the vehicle 10 according to the driving state.

If the vehicle control server 200 analyzes the driving information and determines that the safe driving rule is violated, the vehicle control server 200 transmits a warning message to the digital taco 100. Here, the warning message may be artificially transmitted, not by the server.

The warning message is at least one of an alarm sound, a voice signal, and a text message transmitted to the digital taco 100. The digital taco 100 further includes a speaker and a display device to generate the warning message.

The crew member who confirms the warning message received by the digital taco 100 is in compliance with the safe driving rules, which prevents an accident from occurring.

Since the present invention transmits the driving information to the server in real time, the vehicle accurately recognizes the driving state, and sends a warning message when the vehicle repeats the speeding and the braking state to ensure safe driving. This improves fuel efficiency by preventing idling and driving at constant speed.

2 is a configuration diagram of a vehicle control system for guiding an estimated arrival time.

The vehicle control system includes a vehicle 10 equipped with a digital taco and a vehicle control server 200.

First, the digital taco collects driving information from the vehicle speed sensor and the GPS module provided in the vehicle 10, and provides the driving information to the vehicle control server 200 connected to the CDMA network in real time.

The driving information is any one of vehicle position information, moving speed, RPM, driving distance, latitude / longitude, destination, crew and occupant information, and is collected through a vehicle speed sensor provided in the vehicle 10.

The vehicle control server 200 having obtained the driving information maps the location information included in the driving information and the electronic map obtained from the GIS server (not shown), and provides the estimated time of arrival to the terminal.

The terminal may be any one of a wired / wireless Internet-accessible PC, an Internet TV, and a display device that provides image information when mounted on a vehicle to receive the driving information from the vehicle control server. The vehicle control server 200 may include a vehicle 10. Provides the estimated time of arrival to the TV monitor 20, monitor 40 installed in the terminal and the homepage 50 provided in the.

The vehicle control server 200 increases customer satisfaction because it provides the current location and arrival information service of all vehicles managed to the onboarding customer, the picking up customer, and the waiting customer to the in-vehicle, the terminal, and the homepage.

3 is a block diagram illustrating components of the vehicle illustrated in FIG. 2.

The vehicle 10 includes a digital taco 100, a vehicle speed sensor 15, and a TV monitor 20.

The digital taco 100 includes a GPS module 110, a CDMA module 120, an A / D conversion module 130, a display module 140, a control module 150, an input module 160, and a storage module 170. It consists of.

The GPS module 110 receives the location tracking coordinates from the GPS satellites to grasp the location information.

The vehicle speed sensor 15 is provided in the vehicle 10, detects the speed of the vehicle, and the A / D conversion module 130 converts the speed information regarding the speed and the speed change of the vehicle into data.

The CDMA module 120 transmits driving information in real time using the vehicle control server and the CDMA communication network, and receives the control result from the vehicle control server. The received control result is displayed by the display module 140.

The control module 150 receives a signal regarding position and speed information generated from the GPS module 110 and the A / D conversion module 130.

The input module 160 may be configured to input a crew member and a passenger driving the vehicle 10 and to select a menu.

The storage module 170 stores driving information, and the stored information is transmitted through the CDMA module 120.

The TV monitor 20 displays the current position of the vehicle 10 and the estimated time of arrival in captions by rolling the caption at the bottom.

First, crew and occupant information is input to the input module 160. The speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor 15 is converted into speed data by the A / D conversion module 130, and the control module 150 is applied to the driving information from the GPS module 110 and the A / D conversion module 130. Receive input of position and velocity information. The collected driving information is stored in the storage module 170.

The display module 140 displays driving information of the current vehicle 10 and is wirelessly transmitted to the vehicle control server through the CDMA module 120.

The vehicle control server checks and controls the driving state of the vehicle 10 through the driving information obtained from the digital taco 100, maps it with an electronic map, and calculates an estimated arrival time. The estimated time of arrival is provided to the TV monitor 20 of the vehicle 10, the monitor of the terminal, and the homepage. The estimated time of arrival is displayed as a subtitle at the bottom of the TV monitor 20.

In addition, the vehicle control server sends a warning message informing the violation when the vehicle 10 violates the safe driving rules. The CDMA module 120 obtains a warning message, and the display module 140 displays a warning message. As described above, the warning message can be sent artificially as well as not by the server.

4 is a block diagram illustrating components of the storage module illustrated in FIG. 3.

The storage module 170 is composed of basic information 171 and driving record data 175.

The basic information 171 includes the vehicle information 172 in which the vehicle number and the general information of the vehicle are stored, the crew number and crew information 173 which is information related to the crew, and the number of passengers, adult / child ratio, and passenger information which is information. 174).

The driving record data 175 stores and stores the driving information obtained from a plurality of sensors provided in the vehicle for each predetermined time, and includes 0.1 second unit data 176, 1 second unit data 177, and 1 minute unit data 178. It is composed of

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the components of the vehicle control server shown in FIG. 1.

The vehicle control server 200 includes an interface module 210, a server control module 220, an operation program module 230, a web server 240, a database management module 250, and a database 260.

The interface module 210 provides the driving information of the vehicle received through the base station to the server control module 220, and the server control module 220 controls each device to operate.

The operating program module 230 is performed to inquire or analyze the received driving information of the vehicle, and the web server 240 provides the vehicle arrival information calculated by the operating program module 230 to the terminal.

The database management module 250 manages the database 260 according to the request of the server control module 220 and the operating program module 230, and the database 260 receives the received driving information and the operating program module 230. The edited vehicle control data is saved.

The database 260 further includes a vehicle-specific basic data DB 261, a maintenance vehicle DB 262, a crew DB 263, and a sales office DB 264.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating components of an operating program module shown in FIG. 5.

The operating program module 230 includes a location control module 231, a dispatch management module 232, a vehicle management module 233, a safety management module 234, and an administrator module 235.

The location control module 231 maps the electronic map based on the driving information received from the digital taco, tracks the location of the vehicle, and calculates an estimated arrival time. In addition, it is possible to check the status of the vehicle and whether it is a latent or stagnant section.

All vehicles mapped to the electronic map display the vehicle location on the map, so that if the vehicle is stolen, it can be quickly processed. It is possible to search for every vehicle by departure office, vehicle belonging, and route, and the display color of the vehicle is displayed differently depending on whether it is up, down, occasional or waiting. In addition, the crew, the dispatch time, the number of people and the route by vehicle is displayed, it is easy to determine the utilization rate of the vehicle.

By providing estimated time of arrival, the satisfaction of boarding passengers, pick-up customers and booking customers is increased, and the confirmation of the arrival of the cargo is easily confirmed. It is also used as a supplementary data for the operation of computerized dispatch.

The dispatch management module 232 is associated with crew management, timetable management, arrival and departure management, operation management, and average arrival information for each route related to the dispatch of the vehicle. The dispatch management module 232 realizes standardized dispatch and is switched to the systematic dispatch rather than the conventional random dispatch. If the wage is paid per km, the service records of the crew are paid in the judgment, which increases the efficiency of the work.

The vehicle management module 233 is associated with a driving log of each vehicle, whether or not it is repaired, the status of incoming / outgoing shipments, the repair details and the inquiry waiting vehicle inquiry.

In accordance with the preventive maintenance plan through the vehicle management module 233, maintenance personnel maintain the vehicle, and the maintenance rate of the vehicle is able to grasp the status of each step according to the maintenance waiting, maintenance, release waiting and release, so the operation rate of the vehicle is increased. Therefore, systematic vehicle DB management is possible.

The safety management module 234 checks whether speeding, rapid acceleration, sudden braking, long-term speeding, brakes and idling are performed based on the driving record of the digital taco attached to the vehicle, and queries whether the vehicle overtakes and the rest area by route.

Through the safety management module 234 it is possible to search for detailed conditions of the violation vehicle. For example,

1) 103km speeding vehicle

2) Vehicle lasting more than 3 minutes at 103km speed

3) Vehicles violating sudden braking (-10km) and rapid acceleration (+ 7km)

4) Classification of expressway and national road service

5) In case of rest areas, check the number and time violation of the vehicle to confirm compliance with the regulations.

If a safe driving violation is identified, a text message is sent to the vehicle's digital taco to ensure safe driving. This improves fuel efficiency by preventing idling and driving at constant speed.

This prevents accidents, induces safe operation, and enables rapid response to serious accidents. By inquiring whether the vehicle is driving safely in real time and raising safety awareness, customer satisfaction is increased as a result. In addition, these records are made into a database, used for statistics, and systematic management of the vehicle.

The manager module 235 performs code management such as route code, business code, user management, and business management.

As such, data related to driving a vehicle is transmitted to a real-time server, so that the accuracy of data creation is higher than that of the conventional method, and the work time is greatly reduced by shortening the preparation time.

7, 8 and 9 are diagrams showing estimated arrival times provided to customers.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an estimated time of arrival of the vehicle provided to the TV monitor of the vehicle.

The TV monitor installed inside the vehicle provides TV and satellite broadcasting, and the arrival time to the destination is rolled out and displayed at the bottom of the screen.

The rolling message is "Vehicle arrival guidance via GPS satellite traffic. The destination of this vehicle is Gwangju, which is scheduled for arrival at 16:30, 1 hour 20 minutes later. Departure Time 13:00, Arrival Time 16:30, Present Time 15:10, Rest Time 01:20, Enjoy your trip with Kumho Express. Thank you.

8 is a diagram illustrating a vehicle arrival guidance provided to a monitor installed in a terminal.

In the terminal, there are customers who will be boarding or picking up the passengers. Therefore, when the monitor is installed in the terminal, the vehicle arrival guidance and the current location can be seen at a glance.

9 is a view of the vehicle arrival guidance posted on the homepage.

The vehicle's current location and arrival instructions are posted on the homepage. This service makes it easy to determine the current location of the vehicle on which the passenger is aboard.

As described above, the services provided in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 provide the current location and arrival information services to the passengers, pick-up customers, and waiting customers in the car, the terminal, and the homepage, thereby increasing customer satisfaction.

10 is a diagram of a method for ensuring compliance with safe driving regulations.

First, the vehicle control server obtains driving information from the digital taco (S310).

The digital taco collects driving information from a plurality of sensors and GPS modules provided in the vehicle, and provides driving information in real time to the vehicle control server connected to the CDMA network.

The driving information is any one of vehicle position information, moving speed, RPM, driving distance, latitude / longitude, destination, crew and occupant information, and is collected through a vehicle speed sensor provided in the vehicle.

The vehicle control server analyzes the obtained driving information and checks whether the vehicle violates the safe driving regulations (S320).

If the vehicle has violated speed among safety regulations, the vehicle control server checks the speed violation, and transmits a warning message to the digital taco (S330). The warning message is at least one of an alarm sound, a voice signal, and a text message transmitted to the digital taco, and the digital taco further includes a speaker and a display device to generate the warning message.

By checking the driving information of the vehicle obtained in real time, it is checked whether to comply with the safe driving regulations (S340).

11 is a diagram for a method of guiding an estimated time of arrival.

The digital taco 100 collects driving information from a plurality of sensors and GPS modules provided in the vehicle, and provides driving information in real time to the vehicle control server 200 connected to the CDMA network (S400).

The driving information is any one of vehicle position information, moving speed, RPM, driving distance, latitude / longitude, destination, crew and occupant information, and is collected through a vehicle speed sensor provided in the vehicle.

The vehicle control server 200 having obtained the driving information maps the location information and the electronic map included in the driving information, grasps the current location of the vehicle, and calculates an estimated arrival time (S402).

The calculated estimated arrival time is provided to the terminal 60 (S404). The terminal 60 is any one of a wired / wireless Internet-accessible PC, an Internet TV, and a display device provided in a vehicle and providing image information, which receives driving information from a vehicle control server.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the vehicle control server 200 provides a scheduled arrival time to a TV monitor provided in a vehicle, a monitor installed in a terminal, and a homepage.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing the present invention,

2 is a block diagram of a vehicle control system for guiding an estimated time of arrival;

3 is a block diagram showing components of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a block diagram showing components of the storage module shown in FIG. 3;

5 is a block diagram showing the components of the vehicle control server shown in FIG.

6 is a block diagram illustrating components of an operating program module shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a view showing estimated vehicle arrival time provided to a TV monitor of a vehicle; FIG.

8 is a view showing a vehicle arrival guidance provided to a monitor installed in a terminal,

9 is a view of the vehicle arrival guidance disclosed in the homepage,

10 is a diagram of a method for ensuring compliance with safe driving regulations;

11 is a diagram for a method of guiding an estimated time of arrival.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100: digital taco 200: vehicle control server

110: GPS module 120: CDMA module

130: A / D conversion module 140: display module

Claims (11)

A digital taco for generating driving information of the vehicle; And A vehicle control server connected to the digital taco and a CDMA network, checking a driving state of the vehicle through the driving information received in real time, and controlling the vehicle according to the driving state; system. The method of claim 1, The vehicle control server, An interface module for obtaining the driving information; An operating program module for querying and analyzing the driving information; A database storing vehicle control information analyzed by the operating program module; And And a database management module managing the database according to a request of the operating program module. 3. The method of claim 2, The operating program module, A location control module for determining a location of the vehicle and calculating an estimated arrival time; A web server for providing a terminal with an estimated time of arrival calculated from the location control module; And And a safety management module that checks whether the vehicle is speeding, rapidly accelerating, braking and idling, and transmits a warning message to the digital taco when a safety regulation is violated. The method of claim 3, The warning message, And at least one of an alarm sound, a voice signal, and a text message transmitted to the digital taco when the vehicle violates safety regulations. The method of claim 3, The terminal, And a display device mounted on a wired / wireless internet accessable PC that receives the driving information from the vehicle control server, an Internet TV, and a display device mounted on the vehicle to provide image information. The method of claim 1, The digital taco, A GPS module that receives location tracking coordinates from a GPS satellite and grasps location information; An A / D conversion module for converting speed information regarding the speed and the speed change of the vehicle into data; A control module receiving a signal relating to position and speed information from the GPS module and the A / D conversion module; A storage module for storing the driving information; And And a CDMA module connected to the CDMA network, transmitting the driving information in real time, and receiving a control result from the vehicle control server. The method according to claim 1 or 6, An input module having a menu for inputting crew and passenger information for driving the vehicle; And And a display module configured to display the driving information and the warning message transmitted from the vehicle control server. The method of claim 6, The storage module, Basic information for storing at least one of vehicle management information, operator information, crew information, and passenger information; And And driving record data for storing the driving information every predetermined unit time. The method of claim 1, The service information, Vehicle control system, characterized in that at least any one of the position information of the vehicle, moving speed, RPM, mileage, latitude / longitude, destination, crew and occupant information. It is performed in a vehicle control server that receives information in real time using a CDMA network from a digital taco generating vehicle driving information. Collecting the driving information from the digital taco; And Checking the driving state of the vehicle based on the driving information received in real time, and controlling the vehicle according to the driving state. The method of claim 10, The vehicle control server, Querying and analyzing the driving information to confirm whether the vehicle is in compliance with the safe driving, and providing the estimated time of arrival to the terminal based on the result of mapping to the electronic map, The terminal, And a display apparatus mounted on a wired / wireless internet accessable PC that receives the driving information from the vehicle control server, an Internet TV, and a display device mounted on the vehicle to provide image information.

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