WO2015157974A1

WO2015157974A1 - Door unlocking control system and method for unmanned vehicle

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Publication number: WO2015157974A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/075622
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张志强
Original assignee: 张志强
Priority date: 2014-04-17
Filing date: 2014-04-17
Publication date: 2015-10-22

Abstract

A door unlocking control system for an unmanned vehicle comprises a passenger information storage module (100), a passenger information detection module (200), a passenger information comparison module (500), and a door unlocking module (400). The passenger information comparison module (500) compares a hardware identifier detected by the passenger information detection module (200) with a hardware identifier recorded by the passenger information storage module (100), and if they match, the door unlocking module is triggered to execute an unlocking operation on a door of the unmanned vehicle.

Description

Unmanned vehicle door unlocking control system and method

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of unmanned vehicles, and more particularly to an unmanned vehicle door unlocking control system and method.

Background technique

An unmanned vehicle is a vehicle that does not require manual driving and is controlled by a remote computing device while driving. The advantage of such a vehicle is that manual control is reduced, but on the other hand, the unmanned vehicle is difficult to be manually monitored, so that when the passenger gets on the bus, it is difficult for the unmanned vehicle to confirm the passenger on board. It is the passenger who makes a reservation for the vehicle. This makes it easy for the driverless vehicle to be confused during the passenger journey. After the passenger is reserved for the unmanned vehicle, the passenger may not be able to take the scheduled unmanned vehicle, making it difficult for the driverless vehicle to actually promote the application.

Summary of the invention

It is an object of embodiments of the present application to provide a door unlocking control system and method for an unmanned vehicle that can control an unlocking action on a door according to a hardware identification of a mobile electronic device held by a passenger. To achieve the above objective, the embodiment of the present application discloses an unlocking control system for an unmanned vehicle door, the system comprising: a passenger information storage module, a passenger information detecting module, a passenger information comparison module, and a door unlocking module; a passenger information storage module Means for recording at least one hardware identifier of the mobile electronic device held by the reserved passenger user; a passenger information detecting module, configured to, within a preset range, a hardware identifier of the mobile electronic device in the vicinity of the unmanned vehicle Performing a detection; a door unlocking module for performing an unlocking action of the door; a passenger information comparing module, configured to compare a hardware identifier detected by the passenger information detecting module and a hardware identifier recorded by the passenger information storage module, if If the match is matched, the door unlocking module is triggered to perform an unlocking operation on the door of the unmanned vehicle.

In addition, the present application also provides a method for unlocking an unmanned vehicle door, the method comprising the following steps: Recording at least one type of hardware identification of the mobile electronic device held by the passenger user; within a preset range, marking the mobile electronic device hardware near the unmanned vehicle

When it is determined that the detected hardware identification matches the recorded hardware identification, an unlocking operation is performed on the door of the unmanned vehicle. Therefore, the system and method provided by the present application compares the obtained hardware identification of the mobile electronic device around the vehicle with the hardware identification of the pre-recorded mobile electronic device, and when the determination is the same, controls the door unlocking module, The door performs an unlocking action, and the passenger who reserved the vehicle can thereby unlock the car and get on the bus. DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application and the prior art, the following is a brief description of the embodiments and the drawings used in the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only Some of the embodiments of the application can be obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art in view of these drawings without additional effort.

1 is a schematic structural view of a door unlocking control system in Embodiment 1 of the present application;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a system in Embodiment 2 of the present application, including a vehicle positioning module 300, a location information storage module 550, and a location information comparison module 580;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a system when the idle seat determining module 600 is included in the system in Embodiment 3 of the present application;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a system when a seat is idle in a pressure sensing manner according to Embodiment 3 of the present application;

5 is a schematic structural diagram of a system when a seat image recognition method is used to determine that a seat is idle in Embodiment 3 of the present application;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of a system in a system in Embodiment 4 of the present application, including a prompt information output module 700;

7 is a flowchart of a method for unlocking control of an unmanned vehicle door in Embodiment 5 of the present application; FIG. 8 is a diagram showing detection of a hardware identification of a mobile electronic device in the vicinity of the unmanned vehicle in Embodiment 6 of the present application; Method flow chart; 9 is a flowchart of a method for obtaining free seat information in an unmanned vehicle in Embodiment 7 of the present application;

10 is a flowchart of a method for obtaining idle seat information in an unmanned vehicle by using pressure sensing in Embodiment 7 of the present application;

11 is a flowchart of a method for obtaining idle seat information in an unmanned vehicle by using image recognition in Embodiment 7 of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a method for outputting prompt information by using the prompt information output module 700 in the eighth embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

In order to make the objects, the technical solutions, and the advantages of the present application more comprehensible, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without departing from the inventive scope are the scope of the application.

Embodiment 1, please refer to FIG. 1, an unlocking control system for an unmanned vehicle door, comprising: a passenger information storage module 100 for recording at least one hardware identifier of a mobile electronic device held by a reserved passenger;

The passenger information detecting module 200 is configured to detect, in a preset range, a hardware identifier of the mobile electronic device in the vicinity of the unmanned vehicle;

a door unlocking module 400, configured to implement an unlocking action of the door;

The passenger information comparison module 500 obtains a preset hardware identifier of the mobile electronic device from the passenger information storage module 100, and obtains a hardware identifier of the mobile electronic device around the vehicle from the passenger information detecting module 200, and determines that the passenger information detecting module is passed. When the hardware identifier obtained by 200 is the same as the hardware identifier pre-recorded by the passenger information storage module 100, the door unlocking module 400 is controlled to perform an unlocking action on the door.

In this embodiment, by comparing the hardware information detected by the passenger information detecting module 200 with the hardware identifier of the mobile electronic device recorded in advance, it is confirmed that the passenger matching the hardware identification is the passenger who reserved the vehicle, thereby performing an unlocking action on the door, and making an appointment. Passengers of the vehicle can open the door and get on the bus.

Here, the hardware identifier of the mobile electronic device includes a MAC address of the mobile electronic device, Or move the IMEI of the electronic device.

A MAC (Media Access Control) address, or MAC address, is used to define the location of a network device. Each mobile electronic device has a unique MAC address that is used to distinguish the identity of the mobile electronic device.

IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is an abbreviation of International Identity Code for Mobile Electronic Devices. The International Identification Code for Mobile Equipment is an electronic serial number consisting of 15 digits. It corresponds to each mobile electronic device one by one, and the code is unique. of. Each mobile electronic device will be assigned a unique set of IMEI numbers after assembly.

On the other hand, the passenger information detecting module 200 includes devices that use Bluetooth technology, wireless local area network protocol technology, infrared data transmission technology, NFC technology, or Zigbee technology for data transmission.

Bluetooth technology is a radio technology that supports short-range communication (typically within 10m) of the device. Wireless information exchange between mobile electronic devices including mobile phones, PDAs, wireless headsets, laptops, and related peripherals.

The WLAN protocol is a standard developed by the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for accessing the network using a wireless LAN. It can be applied to wireless network access of mobile electronic devices conforming to the 802.11 protocol.

NFC technology, Near Field Communication, is a short-range high-frequency radio technology that can identify and exchange data with compatible devices within a short distance. It can be point-to-point between two NFC-enabled devices. Transfer data.

Zigbee is a low-power personal area network protocol based on the IEEE802. 15. 4 standard. The technology specified under this protocol is a short-range, low-power wireless communication technology. It is mainly suitable for use in the fields of automatic control and remote control and can be embedded in various devices. Therefore, both mobile electronic devices and unmanned vehicles can be paired for data transmission by being equipped with a data transceiver module that conforms to the Zigbee protocol.

Referring to FIG. 2, Embodiment 2, the system further includes:

The location information storage module 550 is configured to record the location information of the location of the scheduled passenger; the vehicle location module 300 is configured to acquire the current location information of the driverless vehicle in real time; and the location information comparison module 580 is configured to locate the vehicle. The vehicle location information acquired by the module 300 is compared with the departure location information recorded by the location information storage module 550. If the two match, the passenger information detection module 200 is triggered within a preset range, adjacent to the unmanned vehicle. Move The hardware identification of the electronic device is detected.

In Embodiment 2, the location information of the departure vehicle is compared with the current location information of the driverless vehicle, and when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the preset position, the hardware identification of the mobile electronic device around the vehicle is started.

Referring to FIG. 3, Embodiment 3, the system further includes:

The idle seat determination module 600 is configured to determine current idle seat information of the driverless vehicle;

The door unlocking module 400 is specifically configured to unlock at least one door adjacent to the confirmed idle seat according to the confirmation result of the idle seat determining module 600.

The embodiment 3 includes a free seat determination module 600, which can detect the seat bearing information of the passengers in the vehicle before unlocking the door, and arrange the adjacent seats for the passengers who reserve the vehicle according to the position of the seat in the vehicle. The door opens.

Referring to FIG. 4, as a more specific embodiment of Embodiment 3, the idle seat determination module 600 includes: a pressure sensing unit 612 disposed at each seat in the vehicle, and a pressure sensing unit 612. Connected pressure processing unit 614, pressure processing unit 614 obtains the load weight on the corresponding seat from pressure sensing unit 612, and compares the load weight with a preset seat pressure threshold in pressure processing unit 614, where the load weight does not exceed When the pressure threshold is described, it is determined that the corresponding seat is currently in an idle state.

In this embodiment, by obtaining the load weight at the seat, and then comparing the load weight with the pressure threshold, it is determined whether there is a passenger on the seat. When the load weight does not exceed the pressure threshold, it is determined that the seat has no passengers, and the passenger information is compared. Module 500 implements an unlocking reference.

Referring to FIG. 5, on the other hand, as another specific embodiment of Embodiment 3, the idle seat determining module 600 includes:

Corresponding to the image acquisition unit 622 disposed at each seat in the vehicle, and the image processing unit 624 connected to the image acquisition unit 622, the image processing unit 624 obtains image information on the corresponding seat from the image acquisition unit 622, and identifies the corresponding seat. Facial image; When the facial image is not recognized, it is determined that the passenger is not carried on the corresponding seat.

In this embodiment, facial image recognition is adopted, first acquiring image information, and then recognizing facial image information. When the facial image cannot be recognized, it can be determined that the corresponding seat is not carried. The passenger provides a reference for the passenger information comparison module 500 to implement unlocking.

Embodiment 4, referring to FIG. 6, in order to output prompt information to the passenger after determining the identity of the passenger, the system further includes:

The prompt information output module 700 is configured to: when the location information comparison module 580 determines that the detected hardware identifier matches the pre-recorded hardware identifier, output at least one prompt information to notify the person inside or outside the vehicle that the door is about to be Implement an unlock operation.

Since the prompt information output module 700 is added, it is possible to remind the passenger that unlocking is to be performed by outputting the prompt information after confirming the customer identity of the reserved vehicle.

Embodiment 5, referring to FIG. 7, a method for controlling unlocking of an unmanned vehicle door, the method comprising: S101, recording at least one hardware identifier of a mobile electronic device held by a reserved passenger;

5103. Detecting, in a preset range, a hardware identifier of a mobile electronic device in the vicinity of the unmanned vehicle;

5105. Perform an unlocking operation on a door of the driverless vehicle when it is determined that the detected hardware identifier matches the pre-recorded hardware identifier.

The method is to obtain the hardware identification of the mobile electronic device twice, and when the obtained hardware identification of the mobile electronic device is consistent, it is determined that the passenger holding the mobile electronic device is the passenger who reserved the vehicle, and unlocks the door for the passenger. action.

Embodiment 6 Referring to FIG. 8, the hardware identification of the mobile electronic device in the vicinity of the unmanned vehicle is detected within a preset range, and the specific implementation is as follows:

S1021: Acquire real-time location information of the unmanned vehicle in real time;

S1022: Compare pre-recorded user's departure location information with current location information of the driverless vehicle, and if the two match, trigger the mobile electronic device hardware in the vicinity of the unmanned vehicle within a preset range. The logo is detected.

Embodiment 7, please refer to FIG. 9, the unlocking operation is performed on the door of the driverless vehicle, and the specific implementation is as follows:

5104, using the idle seat determination module 600, determining that the unmanned vehicle is currently freely seated

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5106. According to the confirmation result of the idle seat determination module 600, at least one door adjacent to the confirmed idle seat is unlocked. As a specific implementation, referring to FIG. 10, the step of determining the current idle seat information of the driverless vehicle includes:

S1041, obtaining a load weight on the corresponding seat by using the pressure sensing unit 612 disposed at each seat in the vehicle;

S1042: Compare the load weight with a preset seat pressure threshold, and when the load weight does not exceed the pressure threshold, determine that the corresponding seat is currently in an idle state.

The above method is to obtain the free seat information of the seat by detecting the pressure at the seat. As another specific implementation of the embodiment 7, the method for determining the current idle seat information of the unmanned vehicle is described with reference to FIG. 11, which specifically includes:

S1043, obtaining image information on the corresponding seat by using an image acquiring unit 622 disposed at each seat in the vehicle;

51044, identifying whether the image information is a facial image;

51045, If no, it is determined that the corresponding seat does not carry passengers.

The above method is to obtain the free seat information of the seat by means of face recognition at the seat. Embodiment 8 Referring to FIG. 12, the method further includes the following steps:

S108. If it is determined that the detected hardware identifier matches the pre-recorded hardware identifier, at least one prompt information is output to notify the user in the vehicle or the vehicle to perform an unlocking operation on the door.

By adopting the above method, the unmanned vehicle can control the output of the prompt information by the passenger information comparison module 500 after confirming the customer identity of the reserved vehicle, and remind the user inside or outside the vehicle to perform an unlocking operation on the door.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the application. Any modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc., which are made within the spirit and principles of the present application, should be included in the present application. Within the scope of protection.

Claims

Rights request

1. An unmanned vehicle door unlocking control system, characterized in that it includes: a passenger information storage module, a passenger information detection module, a passenger information comparison module and a door unlocking module;

Passenger information storage module, used to record at least one hardware identification of the mobile electronic device held by the user who reserved the ride;

Passenger information detection module, used to detect the hardware identification of mobile electronic equipment near the unmanned vehicle within a preset range;

The door unlocking module is used to implement the door unlocking action;

The passenger information comparison module is used to compare the hardware identification detected by the passenger information detection module with the hardware identification recorded by the passenger information storage module. If the two match, trigger the door unlocking module to perform the door unlocking module. The door of a human-driven vehicle is unlocked.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the system further includes: a location information storage module, used to record the departure location information of users who reserve rides; a vehicle positioning module, used to obtain the unmanned vehicle in real time The current location information of the driving vehicle; a location information comparison module, used to compare the location information obtained by the vehicle positioning module with the location information recorded by the location information storage module. If the two match, trigger the passenger information detection The module detects the hardware identification of mobile electronic devices near the unmanned vehicle within a preset range.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

The hardware identification of the mobile electronic device includes the MAC address of the mobile electronic device, or the IMEI of the mobile electronic device.

4. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that,

The passenger information detection module uses Bluetooth technology, wireless LAN protocol technology, infrared data transmission technology, NFC technology or Zigbee technology to detect the hardware identification of mobile electronic devices near the unmanned vehicle.

5. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the system further includes: an idle seat determination module, used to determine the current idle seat information of the unmanned vehicle; the door unlocking module, specifically used to determine according to The confirmation result of the vacant seat determination module unlocks at least one door adjacent to the confirmed vacant seat.

6. The system according to claim 5, characterized in that the free seat determination module includes: a pressure sensing unit provided at each seat in the car, and a pressure processing unit connected to the pressure sensing unit, pressure processing The unit obtains the load weight on the corresponding seat from the pressure sensing unit, compares the load weight with the seat pressure threshold preset in the pressure processing unit, and determines the corresponding seat weight when the load weight does not exceed the pressure threshold. The seat is currently vacant.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the free seat determination module includes: an image acquisition unit provided at each seat in the car, and an image processing unit connected to the image acquisition unit, The image processing unit obtains the image information on the corresponding seat from the image acquisition unit, identifies whether the image information is a facial image, and if not, determines that the corresponding seat does not carry passengers.

8. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the system further includes: a prompt information output module, used when the passenger information comparison module determines that the detected hardware identification matches the recorded hardware identification. , outputting at least one prompt message to inform the user inside or outside the vehicle that the vehicle door is about to be unlocked.

9. A method for door unlocking control of driverless vehicles, including:

Record at least one hardware identifier of the mobile electronic device held by the user who reserved the ride;

Within a preset range, the hardware identification of the mobile electronic device near the unmanned vehicle is determined. When it is determined that the detected hardware identification matches the recorded hardware identification, an unlocking operation is performed on the door of the unmanned vehicle. .

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the step of detecting the hardware identification of mobile electronic equipment near the unmanned vehicle within a preset range is specifically implemented as:

Obtain the current location information of the unmanned vehicle in real time;

Compare the pre-recorded user's departure location information with the current location information of the unmanned vehicle. If the two match, trigger the identification of the mobile electronic device hardware near the unmanned vehicle within a preset range. detection.

11. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the unlocking operation of the door of the unmanned vehicle is specifically implemented as: Use an available seat determination module to determine the current available seat information of the unmanned vehicle; and unlock at least one door adjacent to the confirmed available seat based on the confirmation result of the available seat determining module.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the step of determining the current free seat information of the unmanned vehicle specifically includes:

The pressure sensing unit installed at each seat in the car is used to obtain the load weight on the corresponding seat, and the load weight is compared with the preset seat pressure threshold. When the load weight does not exceed the pressure threshold, it is determined that the corresponding The seat is currently vacant.

13. The method according to claim 11, the steps of determining the current free seat information of the unmanned vehicle specifically include:

Use the image acquisition unit installed at each seat in the car to obtain the image information on the corresponding seat;

Identify whether the image information is a facial image;

If not, it is determined that the corresponding seat does not carry passengers.

14. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, the method further includes: when it is determined that the detected hardware identification matches the recorded hardware identification, outputting at least one prompt information to inform the vehicle. Or a user outside the car is about to unlock the car door.