JP7227166B2 - Vehicle operation management device, vehicle operation management method, and vehicle operation management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle operation management device, a vehicle operation management method, and a vehicle operation management system for managing vehicle operation.

Conventionally, as this type of technology, there is known a device that manages reservations for an autonomous vehicle that can be used by multiple people and manages the operation of the autonomous vehicle to its destination (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the device of Patent Document 1, the user can specify a destination and a point on the way to the destination, and the device creates an autonomous driving route from the departure point to the destination so as to pass through the points specified by the user. to generate

International publication number WO2014/024254

However, since the device described in Patent Literature 1 generates a route to the destination via points specified by the user, there is a possibility that the user cannot arrive at the destination at the time desired by the user.

One aspect of the present invention is a vehicle operation management device, comprising: a departure point information acquisition unit that acquires departure point information including position information of a departure point of a vehicle and a possible departure time; and position information of a destination of the vehicle. a destination information acquisition unit that acquires destination information including an estimated arrival time; An operation route generation unit that generates an operation route for picking up a target person from a place to a destination by a vehicle; Departure information acquired by the departure point information acquisition unit; Based on the destination information and the operation route generated by the operation route generation unit, calculate the surplus time that occurs when picking up the person to be picked up along the operation route between the possible departure time and the estimated arrival time. and a delivery area determination unit that determines a delivery area in which goods can be delivered during transportation from the departure point to the destination based on the surplus time calculated by the surplus time calculation unit. and an output unit that transmits sales information that guides the sale of goods to the orderer terminal of the orderer whose address within the delivery area determined by the delivery area determination unit is registered; and an operation route that includes a delivery point within the delivery area determined by the delivery area determination unit according to the order received by the reception unit when the order is received by the reception unit. and an operating route correction unit that corrects the The output unit further outputs the service route corrected by the service route correction unit.

Another aspect of the present invention is a vehicle operation management method, comprising: a departure point information obtaining step of obtaining departure point information including location information of the departure point of the vehicle and a possible departure time , respectively executed by a computer ; A destination information obtaining step of obtaining destination information including location information of the destination of the vehicle and an estimated arrival time; A route generation step for generating an operation route for picking up and dropping off a person to be picked up by a vehicle from a departure point to a destination based on the information, the departure point information acquired in the departure point information acquisition step , and the destination information Based on the destination information acquired in the acquisition step and the operation route generated in the route generation step , when picking up the person to be picked up along the operation route between the possible departure time and the estimated arrival time Based on the surplus time calculation step of calculating the surplus time that will occur and the surplus time calculated in the surplus time calculation step , a delivery area in which goods can be delivered during transportation from the departure point to the destination is determined. a delivery area determination step for determining the delivery area, a sales information output step for transmitting sales information guiding the sale of goods to an orderer terminal of an orderer who has registered an address within the delivery area determined by the delivery area determination step; an order acceptance step for accepting an order for goods from an orderer via a customer terminal ; It includes a route correction step of correcting the operating route so as to include delivery points within the area, and a route output step of outputting the corrected operating route in the route correcting step .

Yet another aspect of the present invention includes a vehicle operation management device, a user terminal possessed or carried by a user of a vehicle, an orderer terminal possessed or carried by an orderer, and an in-vehicle terminal mounted on the vehicle. In a vehicle operation management system, a user terminal has a communication unit that transmits departure point information and destination information to a vehicle operation management device, and an orderer terminal has a communication unit that transmits an order to the vehicle operation management device. and the in-vehicle terminal has a communication unit that receives an operation route from the vehicle operation management device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to generate a route that meets the user's desire while observing the estimated arrival time.

The figure which shows roughly an example of the operation|movement by application of the vehicle operation management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows roughly the structure of the vehicle operation management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the in-vehicle terminal shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the user terminal in FIG. 2; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the server in FIG. 2; FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing executed by the server of FIG. 2; FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of another process executed by the server of FIG. 2; FIG.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG. A vehicle operation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention uses, for example, an automatic driving vehicle (hereinafter simply referred to as a vehicle) capable of automatically driving unmanned, while picking up a person to be picked up, such as a family member, to a destination. It manages the operation of vehicles in the same way as delivering goods. It is also possible to disable part or all of the automatic driving function of the vehicle and drive the vehicle manually.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of operation by applying a vehicle operation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an operation route RT (one-way routes RT1, RT2) of a vehicle 1 when picking up a child (person to be picked up) 3 from home (departure point) P1 to school (destination) P2. Of the entire operation route RT, the one-way route RT1 is a route for going back and forth between home P1 and school P2 without detours, and the one-way route RT2 is a route for passing through point P3 on the way. is.

An outline of the vehicle operation management system according to the present embodiment will be described. First, the user 2 causes the private car (vehicle) 1 parked at the home P1 to automatically run, and the child at the school (boarding point) P2 ( It is assumed that the person to be picked up (person to be picked up) 3 is to be picked up at a predetermined time. At this time, the user 2 receives an order for food (goods) prepared at home P1, and causes the vehicle 1 to go through the home (delivery point) P3 of the orderer 4 in order to deliver the food to the orderer 4.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the vehicle operation management system 100 according to the embodiment of the invention. A vehicle operation management system 100 includes an in-vehicle terminal 10 mounted on a vehicle 1, a user terminal 20 possessed by a user 2, a user terminal 30 possessed by a child 3, a user terminal 40 possessed by an orderer 4, and a vehicle operation management server. (hereinafter simply server) 50 . The on-vehicle terminal 10, user terminals 20, 30, 40, and server 50 are connected to a network 6 including a public wireless communication network such as the Internet network and a mobile phone network, and can communicate with each other via the network 6. . The network 6 also includes a closed communication network provided for each predetermined management area, such as wireless LAN, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the in-vehicle terminal 10. As shown in FIG. The in-vehicle terminal 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a sensor group 14, a communication unit 15, a display unit 16, and an actuator group 17, which are electrically connected to the control unit 11 by wire or wirelessly. have

The input unit 13 is a general term for equipment capable of inputting various commands and information, and has, for example, a physical switch (for example, a touch panel) that can be pressed. The input unit 13 has a microphone, and it is also possible to input various information and instructions by voice through the microphone. A command received by the communication unit 15 can also be input via the input unit 13 .

The sensor group 14 is a general term for devices that detect the driving state and driving conditions of the vehicle 1 . The sensor group 14 includes a GPS sensor that receives signals from GPS satellites and measures the current position of the vehicle 1, a vehicle speed sensor that detects the vehicle speed, a gyro sensor that detects the traveling direction of the vehicle 1, and the like. The sensor group 14 includes various detection devices that detect information corresponding to the driving operation when the user 2 manually drives the vehicle 1, such as an accelerator pedal sensor that detects the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal, and a sensor that detects the amount of depression of the brake pedal. Also included are a brake pedal sensor that detects the steering torque or steering angle of the steering wheel, and the like. Further, the sensor group 14 includes a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an occupant, for example, an occupant detector such as a push-type seat switch provided on a seat.

The communication unit 15 is configured to be wirelessly communicable with the server 50 via the network 6 . The communication unit 15 provides identification information for identifying the vehicle 1, the current location of the vehicle 1 detected by the GPS sensor, the vehicle speed of the vehicle 1 detected by the vehicle speed sensor, the traveling direction of the vehicle 1 detected by the gyro sensor, And the operation information including the presence or absence of passengers detected by the passenger detector is transmitted to the server 50 . The communication unit 15 receives various information from the server 50 . For example, an operation route RT of the vehicle 1, a scheduled departure time when the vehicle 1 is scheduled to depart from the departure point (home of the user 2) P1, a boarding point (school) P2 where the vehicle stops and the child 3 gets on, and an orderer Information such as a delivery point (home of orderer 4) P3 where child 3 is to receive food and a drop-off point (home of user 2) P1 where child 3 is dropped off is received.

The display unit 16 is provided in front of the driver's seat of the vehicle 1, and can be configured by a liquid crystal display or a touch panel that notifies information by screen display. When the display unit 16 is composed of a touch panel, the input unit 13 can be provided on the touch panel.

The actuator group 17 includes travel actuators such as a travel motor for driving the vehicle 1 and a steering motor for steering, door actuators such as a door motor for unlocking, locking, opening and closing the doors of the vehicle 1, and the like. .

The control unit 11 and the storage unit 12 include an arithmetic processing unit having a processor (CPU) corresponding to the control unit 11, memory (ROM, RAM) corresponding to the storage unit 12, and other peripheral circuits. It consists of an ECU (Electronic Control Unit). The control unit 11 can be wirelessly connected to the network 6 via the communication unit 15 . The control unit 11 controls the traveling actuators to cause the vehicle 1 to travel along the operation route RT, and controls the door actuators to drive the vehicle 1 at the pick-up/drop-off points P1 and P2 of the child 3 and the delivery point P3. Locks, unlocks, opens and closes the door. The control unit 11 can also display information received via the communication unit 15 and information input via the input unit 13 on the display unit 16, and can store these information in the storage unit 12.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the user terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The user terminal 20 has a control unit 21 and a storage unit 22, an input unit 23 connected to the control unit 21, a sensor group 24, a display unit 25, and a communication unit 26.

The input unit 23 is a general term for devices with which the user 2 can input various commands and information, and has a physical switch that can be pressed, such as a touch panel. The input unit 23 has a microphone, and it is also possible to input various information and instructions by voice through the microphone.

The sensor group 24 is a general term for various detectors provided in the user terminal 20 . The sensor group 24 includes GPS sensors, gyro sensors, and the like that receive signals from GPS satellites and measure the current position of the user 2 (user terminal 20).

The display unit 25 can be configured by a liquid crystal display or a touch panel, and the user 2 can recognize various information through the display unit 25 .

The communication unit 26 is configured to be able to wirelessly communicate with the server 50 via the network 6, and transmits various types of information input via the input unit 23 and receives various types of information. The information transmitted via the communication unit 26 includes, for example, the identification information of the user 2 (for example, user ID when using the vehicle operation management system 100), the pick-up point of the child 3 when the vehicle 1 picks up the child 3, and the like. P2, estimated time of arrival at the boarding point P2, sales information including information to the effect that the dish prepared by the user 2 will be sold and information on the photograph and price of the dish, approval information when the order for the dish is received, vehicle 1 includes information such as possible departure time at which 1 can depart from the departure point P1. The information received via the communication unit 26 includes the order information for the food by the orderer 4 transmitted via the server 50 and information such as the scheduled departure time of the vehicle 1 . The order information includes information such as the identification information of the orderer 4 and the delivery address (delivery point P3).

The control unit 21 and the storage unit 22 include an arithmetic processing unit having a processor (CPU) corresponding to the control unit 21, memory (ROM, RAM) corresponding to the storage unit 22, and other peripheral circuits. be. The control unit 21 can be wirelessly connected to the network 6 via the communication unit 26 . The control unit 21 causes the display unit 25 to display the information received via the communication unit 26 and the information input via the input unit 23 and causes the storage unit 22 to store the information.

The user terminals 30 and 40 have the same configuration as the user terminal 20. FIG. That is, the user terminals 30 and 40 each include control units 31 and 41 and storage units 32 and 42, input units 33 and 43 connected to the control units 31 and 41, sensor groups 34 and 44, display units 35 and 45, and communication units 36 and 46, respectively.

Among these, the communication unit 36 of the user terminal 30 prohibits boarding of the vehicle 1 transmitted from the server 50 when a third party is boarding before the child 3 boards at the boarding point P2. Receive notifications. The communication unit 46 of the user terminal 40 receives sales information from the server 50 and transmits order information to the server 50 . For example, if the current position of the orderer 4 and the delivery destination are the same, the current position of the orderer 4 detected by the GPS sensor is transmitted as the delivery point P3, and the orderer input via the input unit 43 is sent. 4 and the cooking order information of user 2 are transmitted. The communication unit 46 receives the estimated delivery time of the food transmitted from the server 50 .

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the server 50. As shown in FIG. Server 50 has control unit 51 , storage unit 52 , and communication unit 53 connected to control unit 51 .

The control unit 51 and the storage unit 52 include an arithmetic processing unit having a processor (CPU) corresponding to the control unit 51, memory (ROM, RAM) corresponding to the storage unit 52, and other peripheral circuits. Configure.

The control unit 51 can communicate with the in-vehicle terminal 10 and the user terminals 20 , 30 , 40 via the communication unit 53 . The control unit 51 has a functional configuration including a departure point information acquisition unit 511, a destination information acquisition unit 512, an operation route generation unit 513, a surplus time calculation unit 514, a delivery area determination unit 515, and a reception unit 516. , an operation route correction unit 517 , a boarding/alighting determination unit 518 , and an output unit 519 . Although illustration is omitted, the server 50 also has an input unit and a display unit.

Departure point information acquisition unit 511 communicates the departure point information including the current location (departure point) P1 of vehicle 1 included in the operation information transmitted from on-vehicle terminal 10 and the possible departure time transmitted from user terminal 20. It acquires (receives) via the unit 53 .

The destination information acquisition unit 512 acquires the destination information including the boarding point (destination) P2 of the child 3 transmitted from the user terminal 20 and the estimated time of arrival at the destination P2 via the communication unit 53. (receive).

The operation route generation unit 513 calculates the distance between the departure point P1 and the destination P2 based on the departure point information acquired by the departure point information acquisition unit 511 and the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition unit 512. A basic operating route RT0 for direct travel is generated. The basic operation route RT0 is generated, for example, as a round trip route from the departure point P1 to the destination P2, which is the shortest one-way route RT1.

The surplus time calculation unit 514 calculates the departure point information acquired by the departure point information acquisition unit 511, the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition unit 512, and the basic operation route RT0 generated by the operation route generation unit 513. Based on , a surplus time T that occurs when the vehicle 1 travels along the basic operation route RT0 between the possible departure time and the estimated arrival time is calculated. Specifically, the surplus time T is calculated by subtracting the time required to travel from the departure point P1 to the destination P2 along the basic operation route RT0 from the time from the possible departure time to the estimated arrival time. .

Based on the surplus time T calculated by the surplus time calculation unit 514, the delivery area determination unit 515 determines the route through which the vehicle 1 travels from the departure point P1 to the destination P2. Determine the area AR (Fig. 1). As shown in FIG. 1, the delivery area AR is represented by, for example, a roughly elliptical shape with a point of origin P1 and a point of destination P2 as focal points. A point on the outer periphery of the delivery area AR is set so that the traveling distance (traveling time) from the departure point P1 to the destination P2 when passing through the point on the way is constant and the surplus time T is 0 or almost 0. It is determined. The delivery area AR also includes points before the departure point P1 and beyond the destination point P2. Note that the shape of the delivery area AR that is actually determined differs depending on the route on which the vehicle 1 can actually travel, traffic rules, and the like, and does not have to be an ellipse.

The reception unit 516 receives the sales information and the order approval information transmitted from the user terminal 20 and the order information including the delivery point P3 transmitted from the user terminal 40 via the communication unit 53 . That is, it accepts sales information such as user 2's food photos and price information, order information when the orderer 4 places an order, and approval information when user 2 approves the order.

The operation route correction unit 517 corrects the basic operation so as to include the delivery point P3 within the delivery area AR determined by the delivery area determination unit 515 according to the delivery point P3 included in the order information received by the reception unit 516. A final operating route RT is determined by correcting the route RT0. To give an example, as shown in FIG. 1, an operation route RT returning to the starting point P1 on the shortest one-way route RT1 from the starting point P1 to the destination P2 along the one-way route RT2 via the delivery point P3 is the final route. determined as a reasonable route. Furthermore, the operating route correction unit 517 calculates the scheduled departure time at the departure point P1 and the scheduled delivery time at the delivery point P3 based on the final operating route RT and the scheduled arrival time. These calculations take into consideration traffic conditions and other factors.

The boarding/alighting determination unit 518 receives the operation information transmitted from the in-vehicle terminal 10 via the communication unit 53, and determines whether or not the child 3 gets on at the boarding point P2 based on the presence or absence of a passenger included in the operation information. It is determined whether or not a person is in the vehicle, or whether or not the child 3 has gotten off at the get-off point P1. That is, if the passenger is detected before reaching the boarding point P2 where the child 3 is scheduled to board, it is determined that a third party is boarding. Further, if the occupant continues to be detected for a certain period of time or more after arriving at the drop-off point P1 where the child 3 is scheduled to drop off, it is determined that the child 3 has forgotten to get off.

The output unit 519 outputs various commands and information to the in-vehicle terminal 10 and the user terminals 20 , 30 and 40 , that is, transmits them via the communication unit 53 . Specifically, the drop-off point P1 of the child 3 acquired by the departure point information acquisition unit 511 and the boarding point P2 of the child 3 acquired by the destination information acquisition unit 512 are received by the reception unit 516 in the vehicle-mounted terminal 10. The delivery point P3 included in the received order information, the final operation route RT corrected by the operation route correction unit 517, and the calculated scheduled departure time of the departure point P1 are transmitted. Further, when the boarding/alighting determining unit 518 determines that the child 3 has not gotten off at the getting off point P1, it transmits a getting off notification command for notifying that the child 3 should get off the vehicle.

Also, the output unit 519 transmits the order information received by the receiving unit 516 and the scheduled departure time of the vehicle 1 calculated by the operation route correcting unit 517 to the user terminal 20 . In addition, when the boarding/alighting determining unit 518 determines that a third person is boarding the vehicle before the child 3 boarding at the boarding point P2, a boarding prohibition notification is transmitted to the user terminal 30 . Further, the sales information received by the reception unit 516 and the scheduled delivery time calculated by the operation route correction unit 517 are transmitted to the user terminal 40 .

The storage unit 52 stores various kinds of information such as various programs and thresholds used in the programs. Various storage areas including a pick-up information area 521 and a delivery information area 522 are secured in the storage unit 52 .

In the pick-up information area 521, for each identification information of the vehicle 1 and the user 2, pick-up information related to the vehicle 1 and the user 2, for example, pick-up/drop-off points P1 and P2 of the child 3, operation route RT for pick-up, scheduled departure time, and The estimated time of arrival at the boarding point P2 is stored. The vehicle-by-vehicle and user-by-user information may be updated sequentially, or may be stored in chronological order without being updated.

In the delivery information area 522, for each orderer 4 identification information, delivery information related to the orderer 4, such as the type of goods to be delivered (for example, food), loading point (for example, user 2's home P1), delivery The location (for example, the home P3 of the orderer 4) and the estimated delivery time are stored. The information for each orderer may be updated sequentially, or may be stored chronologically without being updated.

6 and 7 are flowcharts showing an example of processing executed by the server 50 according to a program stored in advance in the storage section of the server 50. FIG. The processes shown in these flowcharts are repeated at predetermined intervals. FIG. 6 mainly shows the processing until the final operation route RT is determined, and includes a departure point information acquisition unit 511, a destination information acquisition unit 512, an operation route generation unit 513, a surplus time calculation unit 514, a delivery This corresponds to the processing performed by the area determination unit 515 , reception unit 516 , operation route correction unit 517 , and output unit 519 .

First, in step S1, the departure point information including the departure point P1 and the possible departure time received via the communication section 53 is read by processing in the departure point information acquisition section 511. FIG. Next, in step S2, the destination information acquisition unit 512 reads the destination information including the destination P2 received via the communication unit 53 and the estimated time of arrival.

Next, in step S3, the operation route generation unit 513 generates a basic operation route RT0 for direct travel based on the departure point information and destination information read in steps S1 and S2. Next, in step S4, by processing in the surplus time calculation unit 514, the vehicle directly travels back and forth based on the departure point information and destination information read in steps S1 and S2 and the basic operation route RT0 generated in step S3. The surplus time T for the case is calculated. Next, in step S5, the delivery area AR is determined by processing in the delivery area determination unit 515 based on the surplus time T calculated in step S4. Next, in step S6, it is determined whether sales information has been received via the communication unit 53 or not. If the result in step S6 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S7, and if the result is negative, the process proceeds to step S12.

In step S7, the sales information is transmitted to the user terminal 40 within the delivery area AR determined in step S5 by the processing in the output unit 519. FIG. Next, in step S8, it is determined whether or not the order information has been accepted via the communication unit 53. If the result in step S8 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S9, and if the result is negative, the process proceeds to step S12.

In step S<b>9 , the order information received via the communication unit 53 is transmitted to the user terminal 20 by processing in the output unit 519 . Next, in step S10, it is determined whether or not approval of the order has been received via the communication unit 53. If the result in step S10 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S11, and if the result is negative, the process proceeds to step S12.

In step S11, the operation route correction unit 517 corrects the basic operation route RT0 so as to include the delivery point P3 included in the order information received via the communication unit 53, thereby generating the final operation route RT. Then, in step S12, the scheduled departure time and scheduled delivery time are calculated based on the final operating route RT and the scheduled arrival time included in the destination information. Next, in step S13, the operation route RT, boarding/alighting points P1 and P2, delivery point P3, and the scheduled departure time are transmitted to the vehicle-mounted terminal 10 by processing in the output unit 519, and the scheduled departure time is transmitted to the user terminal 20. , the scheduled delivery time is transmitted to the user terminal 40 . If the results of steps S6, S8 and S10 are negative, the basic operating route RT0 is transmitted as the final operating route RT.

FIG. 7 is performed while the vehicle 1 is traveling along the determined operating route RT. FIG. 7 particularly shows processes performed by the boarding/alighting determination unit 518 and the output unit 519 among the processes performed by the server 50 .

First, in step S20, operation information of the vehicle 1 received via the communication unit 53 is read. Next, in step S21, the boarding/alighting determination unit 518 determines whether or not a third person boarded the train at the boarding point P2 before the child 3 boarded based on the presence or absence of a passenger included in the operation information read in step S20. or the child 3 does not get off at the drop-off point P1. If the result in step S22 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S23, and if the result is negative, the process ends. In step S<b>23 , the output unit 519 performs processing to transmit a boarding prohibition notification to the user terminal 30 or transmit a getting-off notification command to the in-vehicle terminal 10 .

Main operations of the vehicle operation management system 100 according to this embodiment will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. The user 2 automatically drives the vehicle 1 to pick up the child 3 from school P2. In such a situation, in this embodiment, it is possible to sell the food cooked by the user 2 at home P1 and deliver it during the pick-up service. In this case, the user 2 using the vehicle operation management system 100 first inputs the location of the pick-up destination school P2, the estimated time of arrival, food sales information, and the possible departure time of the vehicle 1 into the user terminal 20 (step S1, S2).

The sales information of user 2's food is delivered to the user terminal 40 of the orderer 4 whose address is registered within the delivery area AR (steps S3 to S7). The orderer 4 sees the distributed food sales information, and if he/she wishes to purchase the food, enters the order information into the user terminal 40 (step S8). The order information of the orderer 4 is notified to the user terminal 20 of the user 2 (step S9). The user 2 sees the notified order information of the orderer 4, and inputs the approval information to the user terminal 20 when approving it (step S10). When the user 2 approves the order of the orderer 4, the user terminal 20 of the user 2 is notified of the scheduled departure time of the vehicle 1, and the user terminal 40 of the orderer 4 is notified of the scheduled delivery time of the food (step S11-S13).

By using the vehicle operation management system 100 in this manner, the user 2 can deliver the food during the pick-up of the child 3 without being late for the scheduled arrival time for the pick-up. In addition, since the food is delivered on the outbound route when picking up the child 3, the time during which the vehicle 1 travels in an empty state can be reduced without interfering with the transportation, and efficient delivery can be performed. can be done.

Various information such as an operating route RT for automatic driving is transmitted to the vehicle 1, and when the scheduled departure time instructed by the server 50 comes, the vehicle 1 follows this operating route RT (a one-way route RT2 in FIG. 1). ) from home P1 to delivery point P3 by automatic driving. The information transmitted to the vehicle 1 includes a door unlocking command and the like, and the vehicle 1 stops at the delivery point P3 at the scheduled delivery time and unlocks the doors. Thus, the orderer 4 can receive the ordered food from the vehicle 1 in front of the orderer 4's home P3 at the notified scheduled delivery time.

After finishing the delivery of the food, the vehicle 1 goes from the delivery point P3 to the school P2 of the child 3 along the operation route RT (one-way route RT2), and stops at the boarding point P2 at the scheduled arrival time. As a result, the child 3 can get into the vehicle 1 that has stopped in front of the school P2 at the scheduled arrival time, that is, the pick-up and drop-off time agreed with the parent (user) 2 in advance. At this time, if a third party is in the vehicle 1, the user terminal 30 receives a boarding prohibition notice (steps S20 to S23). As a result, it is possible to prevent the child 3 from getting on the vehicle while a suspicious person or the like is on the vehicle.

When the child 3 gets on the vehicle 1, it returns from the school P2 to the home P1 along the operating route RT (one-way route RT1 in FIG. 1) and stops at the home P1. When a predetermined time has passed since the vehicle stopped, such as when the child 3 falls asleep on the way home and does not wake up when the child arrives at home P1, the vehicle 1 issues a notification to prompt the child to get off (steps S20 to S23). Therefore, after parking at home P1, it is possible to prevent the child 3 from being left behind in the car with the air conditioner turned off, or to prevent the vehicle 1 with the child 3 in it from going to another destination.

That is, according to this embodiment, the user 2 can pick up and drop off the child at the destination without being late for the scheduled arrival time simply by inputting the departure point information, the destination information, and the sales information to the user terminal 20. In addition, the food cooked by the user at home can be delivered to the orderer during the pick-up service within a predetermined delivery area determined based on the surplus time when traveling on the pick-up route (basic route). . Thereby, efficient vehicle operation management can be performed.

According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The server 50 includes a departure point information acquisition unit 511 that acquires departure point information including position information of the departure point P1 of the vehicle 1 and possible departure times, and a location information of the destination P2 of the vehicle 1 and an estimated arrival time. and based on the departure point information acquired by the departure point information acquisition unit 511 and the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition unit 512, the departure Operation route generation unit 513 for generating basic operation route RT0 for picking up child 3 from place P1 to destination P2 by vehicle 1; departure point information acquired by departure point information acquisition unit 511; Based on the destination information acquired by the acquisition unit 512 and the basic operation route RT0 generated by the operation route generation unit 513, the child 3 travels along the basic operation route RT0 from the possible departure time to the estimated arrival time. Based on the surplus time calculation unit 514 that calculates the surplus time T generated when picking up and dropping off, and the surplus time T calculated by the surplus time calculation unit 514, during the pick-up from the departure point P1 to the destination P2 A delivery area determination unit 515 that determines a delivery area AR in which the delivery can be performed, a reception unit 516 that receives an order for food from the orderer 4, and when the order is received by the reception unit 516, the reception unit 516 receives the order. an operation route correction unit 517 that corrects the basic operation route RT0 to the operation route RT so as to include the delivery point P3 within the delivery area AR determined by the delivery area determination unit 515 according to the received order, and an operation route correction unit 517. and an output unit 519 for outputting the operation route RT corrected by 517 (FIG. 5). That is, the operation route RT is determined so as to pass through the delivery point P3 within the delivery area AR determined in consideration of the estimated arrival time. As a result, it is possible to determine an operation route RT that meets the user's 2 desire to deliver food during pick-up and drop-off while adhering to the scheduled arrival time, and efficient vehicle operation management can be performed.

(2) The vehicle 1 is an automatic driving vehicle having a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a passenger (Fig. 3). The server 50 includes a boarding/alighting determination unit 518 that determines whether or not a third party is in the vehicle before the child 3 gets in, based on the presence or absence of a passenger included in the operation information transmitted from the vehicle 1 (Fig. 3). As a result, when a third party is riding in the vehicle 1, it is possible to notify the child 3 of prohibition of boarding via the user terminal 30 or the like. As a result, it is possible to prevent the child 3 from getting on the vehicle while a suspicious person or the like is on the vehicle.

(3) The vehicle 1 is an automatic driving vehicle having a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a passenger (Fig. 3). The server 50 includes a boarding/alighting determination unit 518 that determines whether or not the child 3 has gotten off at the drop-off point P1 based on the presence or absence of passengers included in the operation information transmitted from the vehicle 1 (FIG. 3). As a result, it is possible to issue a notification to prompt the driver to get off the vehicle if the occupant continues to be detected even after the predetermined time has elapsed after the vehicle stops at the get-off point P1. As a result, for example, it is possible to prevent the child 3 from being left behind in the vehicle with the air conditioner turned off, or to prevent the vehicle 1 from heading to another destination with the child 3 on board.

(4) The vehicle operation management method according to the embodiment of the present invention acquires departure point information including position information of the departure point P1 of the vehicle 1 and possible departure time (step S1), Destination information including position information and estimated arrival time is acquired (step S2), and based on the acquired departure point information and destination information, the child 3 is picked up by the vehicle 1 from the departure point P1 to the destination P2. (step S3), and based on the acquired departure point information, destination information, and the generated basic operation route RT0, from the possible departure time to the estimated arrival time A surplus time T that occurs when picking up and dropping off the child 3 along the basic operation route RT0 is calculated (step S4). A delivery area AR to which food can be delivered is determined on the way (step S5), a food order from the orderer 4 is accepted (step S8), and when the order is accepted, according to the accepted order, The basic operation route RT0 is corrected to the final operation route RT so as to include the delivery point P3 within the determined delivery area AR (step S11), and the corrected operation route RT is output (step S13). As a result, it is possible to determine the operation route RT according to the desire of the user 2 while observing the scheduled arrival time, and to perform efficient vehicle operation management.

(5) The vehicle operation management system 100 includes a server 50, a user terminal 20 possessed or carried by the user 2 of the vehicle 1, a user terminal 40 possessed or carried by the orderer 4, and an in-vehicle terminal mounted on the vehicle 1. 10 (FIG. 2). The user terminal 20 has a communication unit 26 that transmits departure point information and destination information to the server 50 (FIG. 4). The user terminal 40 has a communication section 46 that transmits orders to the server 50 (FIG. 4). The vehicle-mounted terminal 10 has a communication unit 15 that receives the operating route RT from the server 50 (FIG. 3). With such a vehicle operation management system 100, an operation route RT that meets the user's 2 desire is determined while observing the scheduled arrival time, and efficient vehicle operation management is performed.

(6) The communication unit 26 of the user terminal 20 transmits to the server 50 the user 2's desire to sell food, and the reception unit 516 of the server 50 receives the sales request transmitted from the communication unit 26 of the user terminal 20 ( step S1). The output unit 519 of the server 50 transmits sales information that guides the sale of food to the user terminals 40 within the delivery area AR (step S7). As a result, the sales information can be distributed to the user terminals 40 within the delivery area AR that can be passed through during the transfer. Therefore, even if the vehicle 1 passes through the home P3 of the orderer 4 who orders the food, the vehicle 1 is not late for the estimated arrival time, and the estimated arrival time can be reliably observed.

It should be noted that the above embodiment can be modified in various forms. Modifications will be described below. In the above embodiment, the departure point information acquisition unit 511 acquires the position information of the departure point P1 transmitted from the in-vehicle terminal 10 and the possible departure time transmitted from the user terminal 20. The configuration of the part is not limited to this. That is, the departure point information acquired by the departure point information acquisition unit 511 may include positional information of the departure point of the vehicle and possible departure time. may be

In the above embodiment, the destination information acquisition unit 512 acquires the position information and estimated arrival time of the destination P2 transmitted from the user terminal 20, but the configuration of the destination information acquisition unit is limited to this. do not have. That is, the departure point information acquired by the destination information acquisition unit 512 may include position information of the destination of the vehicle and the estimated arrival time. It may be specified via the user terminal 30 .

In the above-described embodiment, the basic operation route RT0 for pick-up generated by the operation route generation unit 513 was exemplified as a round trip route of the shortest one-way route RT1. The route is not limited to the shortest route. For example, it may be a route recommended by the school where the child is picked up or picked up, or a route preferred by the child 3 .

In the above embodiment, the surplus time calculation unit 514 subtracts the time required to travel from the departure point P1 to the destination P2 along the basic operation route RT0 from the time from the possible departure time to the estimated arrival time, and calculates the surplus time. The time T is calculated. However, the surplus time calculation unit only needs to calculate the surplus time that occurs when picking up and dropping off along the operation route between the possible departure time and the estimated arrival time, and the configuration of the surplus time calculation unit is as described above. is not limited to

In the above embodiment, the delivery area determination unit 515 determines the delivery area AR in which the food can be delivered during the pick-up service based on the surplus time T. Areas are not limited to these. For example, in addition to the surplus time, the area where the user 2 particularly wants to sell the goods may be considered.

In the above embodiment, the reception unit 516 receives sales information from the user 2 and receives order information from the orderer 4 who sees the sales information. A section may be configured in any way. For example, the reception unit may receive an order from the orderer 4 and notify the user 2 of the order, after which the user 2 prepares items such as food by the scheduled departure time.

In the above embodiment, only one delivery point P3 is passed through in the middle of the pick-up service. is not limited to those mentioned above. For example, additional time is calculated for pick-up and delivery on a route that passes through a previously determined delivery point, the delivery area is corrected, and additional delivery points within the corrected delivery area are added to the operation route. You can also

In the above embodiment, the output unit 519 notifies the vehicle-mounted terminal 10 of the operation route RT and scheduled departure time, the user terminal 20 of the scheduled departure time, and the user terminal 40 of the scheduled delivery time. The configuration of the output unit that outputs is not limited to this. For example, the operating route may be notified to the user terminal 20 so that the user 2 can confirm it.

In the above-described embodiment, if it is determined that a third party is in the vehicle before the child 3 gets in, the user terminal 30 is notified of the ban on boarding, but the configuration of the boarding determination unit is not limited to this. For example, a notification command may be transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal 10 to notify the child 3 that boarding is prohibited. In this case, a display unit, a speaker, or the like may be provided outside the vehicle 1 to inform the prohibition of boarding.

In the above embodiment, when it is determined that the child 3 has not gotten off the vehicle at the get-off point P1, the vehicle-mounted terminal 10 transmits a get-off notification command to notify the child 3 of getting off the vehicle. The configuration is not limited to such. For example, a similar notification command may be transmitted to the user terminal 30, and the user terminal 30 may also notify the user to get off the vehicle. Also, a notification to the effect that the child 3 has not gotten off may be transmitted to the user terminal 20 of the user 2 .

In the above-described embodiment, the vehicle 1 is automatically driven to pick up and drop off, but the user 2 may manually drive the vehicle 1 to pick up and drop off. In this case, the getting-on determining section and the getting-off determining section may be omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the vehicle operation management system 100 includes the in-vehicle terminal 10, the user terminals 20, 30, and 40, and the vehicle operation management server 50, but the configuration of the vehicle operation management system is not limited to this. For example, when the vehicle 1 notifies the person 3 to be picked up that boarding is prohibited, the vehicle operation management system 100 does not need to have the user terminal 30 .

In the above embodiment, the article to be delivered in the middle of pick-up and drop-off was exemplified as food, but the article may be anything that can be delivered by vehicle, such as handicrafts.

In the above-described embodiment, as an example of delivery during pick-up and drop-off, an example of delivery on the outbound route when picking up the child 3 was shown, but it may be applied to the case of delivery on the return route after sending the child.

In the above embodiment, the server 50 as an example of the vehicle operation management device determines the operation route RT, etc., but the vehicle terminal 10 or the user terminal 20 may determine the operation route RT. That is, the operating route generation unit 513, the operating route correction unit 517, and the like can be provided in the vehicle-mounted terminal 10, the user terminal 20, and the like.

The above description is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiments and modifications as long as the features of the present invention are not impaired. It is also possible to arbitrarily combine one or more of the above embodiments and modifications, and it is also possible to combine modifications with each other.

Reference Signs List 1 vehicle 10 in-vehicle terminal 11 control unit 12 storage unit 13 input unit 14 sensor group 15 communication unit 16 display unit 17 actuator group 20 (30, 40) user terminal 21 (31, 41) Control unit 22 (32, 42) Storage unit 23 (33, 43) Input unit 24 (34, 44) Sensor group 25 (35, 45) Display unit 26 (36, 46) Communication unit 50 Server , 51 control unit, 52 storage unit, 53 communication unit, 100 vehicle operation management system, 511 departure point information acquisition unit, 512 destination information acquisition unit, 513 operation route generation unit, 514 surplus time calculation unit, 515 delivery area determination unit , 516 reception unit, 517 operation route correction unit, 518 boarding/alighting determination unit, 519 output unit, 521 transfer information area, 522 delivery information area, AR delivery area, RT operation route, RT0 basic operation route, RT1, RT2 one-way route

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a departure point information acquisition unit that acquires departure point information including location information of the departure point of the vehicle and possible departure times;
a destination information acquisition unit that acquires destination information including location information and an estimated arrival time of the destination of the vehicle;
Pick-up and drop-off of a person to be picked up from the departure point to the destination by the vehicle based on the departure point information acquired by the departure point information acquisition section and the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition section An operation route generation unit that generates an operation route for performing
Based on the departure point information acquired by the departure point information acquisition unit, the destination information acquired by the destination information acquisition unit, and the operation route generated by the operation route generation unit, a surplus time calculation unit that calculates the surplus time that occurs when picking up the person to be picked up along the operation route from the possible departure time to the estimated arrival time;
a delivery area determination unit that determines a delivery area in which goods can be delivered during transportation from the departure point to the destination based on the surplus time calculated by the surplus time calculation unit;
an output unit for transmitting sales information guiding sales of the goods to an orderer terminal of an orderer whose address within the delivery area determined by the delivery area determination unit is registered;
a reception unit that receives an order for the goods from the orderer via the orderer terminal ;
When the order is received by the reception unit, the operation route is modified to include a delivery point within the delivery area determined by the delivery area determination unit according to the order received by the reception unit. and an operation route correction unit ,
The vehicle operation management device , wherein the output unit further outputs the operation route corrected by the operation route correction unit. In the vehicle operation management device according to claim 1,
The vehicle is an automatic vehicle having an occupant detection unit that detects the presence or absence of an occupant, and based on a signal transmitted from the occupant detection unit, a third party gets on before the person to be picked up gets on. A vehicle operation management device, further comprising a boarding determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle is present. In the vehicle operation management device according to claim 1 or 2,
The vehicle is an autonomous vehicle having an occupant detection unit that detects the presence or absence of an occupant, and determines whether or not the person to be picked up has gotten off at the drop-off point based on the signal transmitted from the occupant detection unit. A vehicle operation management device, further comprising a getting-off determination unit. respectively executed by a computer,
a departure point information obtaining step of obtaining departure point information including location information of the departure point of the vehicle and possible departure times;
a destination information obtaining step of obtaining destination information including location information of the destination of the vehicle and an estimated time of arrival;
Based on the departure point information and the destination information respectively acquired in the departure point information acquisition step and the destination information acquisition step , pick-up and drop-off of the person to be picked up from the departure point to the destination by the vehicle. a route generation step for generating an operating route for
based on the departure point information acquired in the departure point information acquisition step, the destination information acquired in the destination information acquisition step , and the operating route generated in the route generation step ; a surplus time calculation step of calculating a surplus time that occurs when picking up the person to be picked up along the operation route from the available time to the estimated arrival time;
a delivery area determination step of determining a delivery area in which goods can be delivered during transportation from the departure point to the destination based on the surplus time calculated in the surplus time calculation step ;
a sales information output step of transmitting sales information guiding sales of the goods to an orderer terminal of an orderer whose address within the delivery area determined in the delivery area determination step is registered;
an order acceptance step of accepting an order for the goods from the orderer via the orderer terminal ;
When the order is accepted in the order acceptance step , the operation route is changed according to the order accepted in the order acceptance step so as to include the delivery point within the delivery area determined in the delivery area determination step. a route modification step to modify ;
and a route output step of outputting the operation route corrected in the route correction step . A vehicle operation management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3;
a user terminal possessed or carried by a user of the vehicle;
the orderer terminal possessed or carried by the orderer;
A vehicle operation management system comprising an in-vehicle terminal mounted on the vehicle,
The user terminal has a communication unit that transmits the departure point information and the destination information to the vehicle operation management device,
The orderer terminal has a communication unit that transmits the order to the vehicle operation management device,
A vehicle operation management system, wherein the on-vehicle terminal has a communication unit that receives the operation route from the vehicle operation management device. In the vehicle operation management system according to claim 5,
The communication unit of the user terminal further transmits the user's desire to sell the article to the vehicle operation management device,
The vehicle operation management system, wherein the reception unit of the vehicle operation management device further receives the sales request transmitted from the communication unit of the user terminal.

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