RU2533003C1 - Cargo control device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: cargo control device includes main device, video signal output device and video signal input facilities. The main device and video signal output device are located in vehicle cabin. Video signal input facility is located in vehicle basket and intended to receive cargo image. The main device includes the following: computing device in the form of PC, high-capacity accumulator, control panel, video signal output converter, signal receive multiplier, device providing connection to network (3G modem).

EFFECT: improved cargo control.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of control of the transportation process, mainly for the state of the cargo for displacement, movement or a change in the location of the cargo in a localized area.

It is known that when transporting goods by road, the safety of cargo is a priority factor. The occurrence of cargo non-safety events is very common.

Ensuring cargo safety is the most important task today, and the cargo securing procedure plays the role of a priority factor in the matter of cargo safety during transportation.

The carrier is obliged to ensure the safety of the goods from the moment of receiving the goods (loading) to the moment of delivery of the goods to a person authorized to receive it. It should be noted that the most important task of the carrier, reflecting its responsibility, is the safety of the cargo. In practice, after loading the cargo into the vehicle, the procedure for securing the cargo in the vehicle body is performed, however, the incompetence of the persons providing this procedure indicates the unreliability of this operation. Consequently, with an unreliable fastening procedure, the fact of the deliberate occurrence of cargo non-safety events is ascertained. Thus, the implementation of the control procedure for securing the cargo, and therefore its condition, will ensure the adjustment of fastening materials and eliminate the causes of risk to the cargo.

Known means of monitoring the transportation of goods / ed. testimonial. USSR No. 1363123, 1730648, 1755310, 1764070; RF patents No. 2452996, 2058592, 2053561, 2108626, 2157565, 2177647, 2269821, 2271038, 2312399 /.

However, the known means and systems do not provide control over the safety of the cargo for displacement from the initial state.

The closest is a system for monitoring cargo transportation / patent RU 245 2996 C1, publ. 06/10/2012 /.

The known system comprises vehicle on-board equipment, a security alarm and an information-analytical center, a radio navigation system receiver with an antenna, an interface unit, a signaling console, a duplex radio communication receiver with an antenna, a code signal receiver from the security alarm, and an executive unit.

The known system provides control mainly of the passage and transportation of goods to their destinations.

The objective of the proposed tool is to control the object located in the back of the vehicle, aimed at ensuring its safety along the route, as well as providing video information to the administrator and interested person (s) about the condition of the object - the cargo along the route. The next task is to determine the responsibility of the administrator, that is, the carrier, in the person of the driver.

The technical result is an increase in the efficiency of cargo control. The specified technical result is achieved in that the device for controlling the load located in the vehicle contains a head unit and a video signal output device that are located in the vehicle cabin, a video signal input means, which is located in the vehicle body, while the head device contains a computer in the form A PC to which a high-capacity battery is connected by a wired connection, which, in turn, is also connected to the vehicle electrical system by a wired connection especially, a control panel connected via a plug-in connection, a converting device that is also connected to a video output device by a wired method, a signal receiving multiplier in the form of a HUB or SWITCH, connected by a wired method, a device providing access to a network using a 3G network (3G modem ) connected using a detachable connection; the video output device is a stationary screen of any type, which is connected to the converting device; the video input means comprises a number of video cameras and a lighting device.

The device through the use of video recording devices (cameras), through software, through vector measurements of points reflecting the surface of the object, and also using this software can monitor the object for movement (displacement) and, as a result, signal to the person (s) providing this control . The received video signals from the cameras are sent to the head unit, namely to the PC, where the signal is processed using software that is pre-calibrated based on the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the controlled object. The administering person also receives information received from the cameras, which is displayed on the output device, that is, the monitor. Through the use of a 3G modem, the received video signal is recorded on a cloud to a server, which is provided to persons interested in the object who access using Internet services (when using IP cameras, the video signal is obtained by connecting to the camera port). The resulting video signal is also recorded on a storage device that is equipped with a PC. Administrative person receives a signal in real time, and the person concerned receives a signal with the ability to view at any time interval. The operation of this device, based on the above, allows at the time of recording the movement of the object to eliminate circumstances that, with a passive reaction of persons, can lead to the risk of creating a situation of cargo non-safety. In other words, adjust the fastening means to ensure the immobility of the object - the load.

The claimed technical solution is illustrated by illustrative materials, where figure 1 presents a structural diagram of a device for monitoring cargo; figure 2 is a structural diagram of the head unit; figure 3 is a structural diagram of a means of inputting a video signal; figure 4 is a structural diagram of software (primitive level).

The load control device consists of a head unit 1 (Fig. 2), which contains a PC 4 in the form of a PC, a high-capacity battery 5, a control panel 6, a signal output converting device 7, a signal reception multiplier 8 in the form of a HUB or SWITCH, a device 10 providing access to the network using a 3G network (3G modem).

The head unit 1 is intended for analysis, reproduction, transmission and recording of the received signal.

The video input means 3 (Fig. 3) contains a number of video cameras 9, for example, WEB / USB (any kind of cameras can be used). An illumination device 11 is connected to each video camera using wires, which is, for example, an incandescent lamp or an LED.

Means for inputting a video signal 3 is intended for receiving an image of a cargo. Also, the lighting device 11 is designed to optimize conditions for improving the quality of the received signal.

The software (Fig. 4) contains an operating system 12 (for example, windows), a program for recording 13, tracking and analyzing a video signal (for example, Webcam 7), an Internet service 14 (for example, Invideo), a program for synchronizing programs 15 (for example , mouserobot).

The software is designed to ensure the operation of all constituent elements and calibrate the device.

The output device of the video signal 2 is an element of a cargo control device (figure 1).

The video output device 2 is designed to output video information received from the input means of the video signal using the recording program 13, tracking and analysis of the video signal.

High-capacity battery 5 is designed to accumulate charge from the vehicle's on-board network and subsequently to provide the device with the necessary electric charge (without receiving energy from the on-board network). Provides the autonomy of this device.

The control panel 6 is designed to control and calibrate the device.

The converting device 7 is designed to be able to connect various video output devices (this ability is designed to provide expertise when removing this device).

The signal reception multiplier 8 is designed to connect a number of video input means.

The device 10, providing access to the network using a 3G network (3G modem), is designed to access the Internet to transmit a video signal from the input means of the video signal.

The device operates as follows.

The head unit 1 and the video output device 2 are installed in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, where the administrative person, that is, the driver, is located. Next, the device is connected to the electric power network of the vehicle. The head unit 1 and the video signal output device 2 are started using the power button, which is located on the control panel 6. The video signal input means 3 are located in the back of the vehicle into which the load object is loaded. Installation is carried out sequentially and is associated with the loading process. The video input means 3 are installed around the perimeter of the localized area of the body, it is also possible to mount on the inside of the body roof (if necessary). They also install the lighting device 11. Next, using the control panel 6, the device is calibrated, which includes determining the totality of the received signals, adjusting the sensitivity, setting the warning sound signal and its volume. Logging on to the Internet and launching all software is automatic.

On the way to the video output device 2, the situation in the back of the vehicle, where the cargo is located, is displayed. Through access to the Internet, which is carried out using a device 10 that provides access to the network, the signal is transmitted to an Internet server, which is open to interested parties who can use it to monitor the situation in the back of a vehicle.

In case of movement (displacement) of the cargo, a signaling signal is sent to the administrator, and a letter is sent to an e-mail or SMS to interested parties. Upon receipt of this signal, the admin is obligated to take measures to eliminate risks (this obligation is imposed on the admin in the framework of the law). If you don’t know the methods of eliminating risks, a competent person can contact the driver in this matter who analyzes from the Internet service (from the person concerned). The risk signal is triggered regardless of the operation of the video output device 2.

The operation of this device, namely, the entire received video signal, is recorded, all emerging circumstances of the formation of risks are also recorded as a separate video, on which there is an overlay of a grid (matrix) that displays the movement vector (displacement) of the cargo, and as a result, a change in its location.

The head unit 1 is mounted in an easily accessible place by means of, for example, a fastener (quick tape), which ensures the reliability of its fastening, but at the same time the ease of its removal. This feature is relevant for expert analysis. In case of impossibility to remove or break down equipment (in case of accident), all information is extracted from the Internet server.

This device is designed to perform a number of tasks: real-time visualization of the situation in the back of the vehicle where the cargo is located; transmitting the video signal to the administrator (driver); analysis of the state of the cargo on the occurrence of movement; signal transmission to interested parties (control room, client); video surveillance records of the object - cargo; warnings about changes in the situation (cargo displacement).

The operation of this device allows you to: control the cargo in the back of a vehicle, prevent possible risks, conduct expert monitoring remotely, visualize the process of transportation of goods, determine the possible causes of inconsistency of cargo.

Claims (1)

A control device for a cargo located in a vehicle, comprising a head unit and a video signal output device that are located in the vehicle cabin, a video signal input means that is located in the vehicle body, the head unit comprising a computer in the form of a PC to which is connected by a wired connection high-capacity battery, which in turn is connected to the vehicle’s on-board network by wire, a control panel connected via a connector connection, a converting device that is connected to the video signal output device by a wired method, a signal reception multiplier in the form of a HUB or SWITCH, connected by a wired method, a device that provides access to a network using a 3G modem network; a video output device connected to a converting device; video input means.

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