JP-2026076055-A - Operation management device and operation management method

JP2026076055AJP 2026076055 AJP2026076055 AJP 2026076055AJP-2026076055-A

Abstract

[Challenge] To improve the technology related to the operation management of autonomous vehicles. [Solution] The operation management device 20, each time it receives a dispatch request from a user, issues an operation plan that includes the operation time period from the start time of operation to the arrival time at the destination, the operation route, the type of operation, and predetermined information. If the type of operation is automatic operation, it assigns a first vehicle 10A to the operation plan from among the vehicles 10 that can operate during the operation time period, the type of operation is set to automatic operation, and the vehicle 10 is capable of receiving automatic operation data transmitted from the vehicle 10. The control unit 24 transmits an operation instruction to the first vehicle 10A if the difference between the assignment time to which the first vehicle 10A is assigned to the operation plan and the start time of operation is less than a predetermined time. [Selection Diagram] Figure 1

Inventors

平野実里
上田晃嗣

Assignees

トヨタ自動車株式会社

Dates

Publication Date: 20260511
Application Date: 20241023

Claims (6)

A vehicle management system that assigns vehicles to a vehicle operation plan, A vehicle dispatch management device comprising: a control unit that, each time a dispatch request is received from a user, issues a dispatch plan including the dispatch time from the start time of operation to the arrival time at the destination, the dispatch route, the type of operation, and predetermined information; if the type of operation is automatic driving, assigns a first vehicle to the dispatch plan from among the vehicles that can operate during the dispatch time, the type of operation is set to automatic driving, and the control unit that transmits a dispatch instruction to the first vehicle if the difference between the assignment time to which the first vehicle is assigned to the dispatch plan and the dispatch start time is less than a predetermined time.
The operation management device according to claim 1, The control unit, if the difference between the assigned time and the start time of operation is greater than or equal to the predetermined time, has the first vehicle wait until the preparation time for operation, and when the time reaches the preparation time for operation, if it is possible to receive the automatic driving data transmitted from the first vehicle, it transmits an operation instruction to the first vehicle.
The operation management device according to claim 1, If the aforementioned operation type is manual operation, The control unit is an operation management device that assigns a second vehicle, whose operation type is set to manual operation, from among the vehicles that can be operated during the operating time period, to the operation plan, has the second vehicle wait until the operation preparation time, and transmits an operation instruction to the second vehicle when the time reaches the operation preparation time.
The operation management device according to claim 1, It further comprises a display unit having a display screen, Operation management device, wherein the control unit notifies the user on the display screen that it will suspend the allocation of a vehicle to the operation plan if there are no vehicles available for operation during the operating time period, the driving type of a vehicle available for operation during the operating time period is not set to automatic driving, or automatic driving data cannot be received from a vehicle available for operation during the operating time period that is set to automatic driving.
A method of operation management performed by an operation management device that assigns vehicles to an operation plan, Each time a dispatch request is received from a user, a dispatch plan is issued that includes the operating time from the start time to the arrival time at the destination, the route, the type of driver, and other required information. If the aforementioned driving type is automatic driving, then from among the vehicles available to operate during the aforementioned operating time, a first vehicle whose driving type is set to automatic driving and which is capable of receiving automatic driving data transmitted from the aforementioned vehicle is assigned to the operation plan. A method for managing operations, comprising: transmitting an operation instruction to the first vehicle if the difference between the assigned time assigned to the first vehicle in the operation plan and the start time of operation is less than a predetermined time.
A method for providing MaaS (Mobility as a Service) using the operation management device described in claim 1.

Description

This disclosure relates to a train operation management system and a train operation management method. Conventional technologies for managing the operation of autonomous vehicles are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses technology for an autonomous vehicle that, when communication with an operation management center is normal, operates automatically in automatic mode according to an operation schedule provided via communication. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2021-9429 This is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.This flowchart shows an example of how the train operation management system works. (Summary of the embodiment) Referring to Figure 1, an overview of System 1 according to an embodiment of this disclosure will be described. System 1 comprises a vehicle 10 and a fleet management device 20. The vehicle 10 and the fleet management device 20 are communicably connected to a network 2, which includes, for example, the Internet and a mobile communication network. Vehicle 10 is, for example, an automobile, but is not limited to that and may be any vehicle. The automobile may be, but is not limited to, a gasoline car, a BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle), a HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), or an FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle). Vehicle 10 can be set to a driving type (manual/automatic) and operates as either a first vehicle (automatic driving vehicle) 10A or a second vehicle (manual driving vehicle) B. The operation management device 20 is, for example, a computer such as a server. The operation management device 20 can communicate with the vehicle 10 via the network 2. First, an overview of this embodiment will be described, and details will be described later. Each time the operation management device 20 receives a dispatch request from a user, it issues an operation plan including the operation time period from the start time to the destination arrival time, the operation route, the type of operation, and predetermined information. If the type of operation is automatic operation, the device assigns a first vehicle 10A to the operation plan from among the vehicles 10 available for operation during the operation time period, the first vehicle 10A whose operation type is set to automatic operation and which can receive automatic operation data transmitted from the vehicle 10. If the difference between the assignment time to which the first vehicle 10A is assigned to the operation plan and the start time of operation is less than a predetermined time, the device sends an operation instruction to the first vehicle 10A. Thus, according to this embodiment, the operation management device 20 automatically assigns the first vehicle 10A to the operation plan from among the vehicles 10 available for operation during the operating time period. Therefore, even when the operation plan is determined irregularly based on user requests, such as in on-demand operation, and immediate operation is desired, efficient vehicle allocation becomes possible, thus improving the technology related to the operation management of autonomous vehicles. (Vehicle configuration) As shown in Figure 1, the vehicle 10 includes a communication unit 11, a measurement unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a control unit 14. The communication unit 11 is equipped with a communication interface for wireless connection to the network 2. The communication interface connecting to the network 2 may, for example, support mobile communication standards such as 4G (4th Generation) or 5G (5th Generation), but is not limited to these. The measurement unit 12 includes a sensor 12A. Sensor 12A is a sensor that monitors the environment surrounding the autonomously driving vehicle 10, and includes a camera, 3D-LiDAR, millimeter-wave sensor, acceleration sensor, and GPS sensor. However, sensor 12A is not limited to these. The storage unit 13 includes one or more memories. These memories are, for example, semiconductor memories, magnetic memories, or optical memories, but are not limited to these. Each memory included in the storage unit 13 may function as, for example, a main memory, an auxiliary memory, or a cache memory. The storage unit 13 stores any information used in the operation of the vehicle 10. The storage unit 13 may store system programs, application programs, and embedded software, etc. The control unit 14 includes one or more processors, one or more programmable circuits, one or more dedicated circuits, or a combination thereof. The processors are, for example, general-purpose processors such as CPUs (Central Processing Units) or GPUs (Graphics Processing Units), or dedicated processors specialized for specific processing, but are not limited to these. The programmable circuits are, for example, FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays), but are not limited to these. The dedicated circuits are, for example, ASICs (Appli