JP-7857068-B1 - Road disaster response support system and program, road management support method

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Abstract

[Challenge] To provide a road disaster response support system that enables the advancement of rescue operations and overall road disaster response, as well as the acceleration of initial response. [Solution] The road disaster response support system includes an information acquisition unit 610 that acquires at least one of the following: information received from rescue requests, information acquired from rescue vehicles, etc., and member notification information, including information received from rescue requests; and an analysis unit 620 that analyzes these using AI or the like to analyze the possibility of road disasters occurring and the possibility of abnormalities in road infrastructure. Based on the analysis results, the road service unit determines whether rescue vehicles can pass and the optimal route, and outputs information to support rescue activities, such as the feasibility of rescue activities, prioritization, and the deployment of equipment and personnel, thereby supporting rapid and rational rescue activities. [Selection Diagram] Figure 1

Inventors

葛西章史

Assignees

葛西章史

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20251019

Claims (20)

Information on the receipt of rescue requests related to responses to rescue requests caused by natural disasters, managed by road service providers. Furthermore, rescue activity information concerning road disaster conditions or road infrastructure conditions obtained by at least one of the following: the road service provider's rescue vehicle, the drive recorder installed in the rescue vehicle, the road service provider's small unmanned aerial vehicle camera, or the road service provider's portable information device. An information acquisition unit that acquires one or more pieces of information, including the aforementioned rescue request acceptance information, An analysis unit analyzes the possibility of a road disaster occurring or an abnormality in road infrastructure based on one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, It includes a Road Service Department that provides support for rescue operations by the said Road Service provider, The Road Service Unit generates and outputs support information regarding the implementation of the rescue activities by the Road Service Provider, using the analysis results analyzed by the Analysis Unit . A road disaster response support system characterized in that the support information includes information on at least one of the following: whether or not the rescue activities are necessary, the priority of the rescue activities, the selection of response means or rescue vehicles to be used for the rescue activities, or how to improve the efficiency of the rescue activities .
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, Based on the one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, the analysis unit performs the analysis based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit. Based on at least one of the following included in either the rescue request reception information or the rescue activity acquisition information, the road disaster content, geographical concentration, and time of occurrence, A road disaster response support system characterized by its ability to evaluate the probability of a road disaster occurring or the extent of its impact.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, Based on the one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, the analysis unit performs the analysis based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit. Based on the information, geographical details, and number of occurrences related to road disasters included in either the aforementioned rescue request reception information or the aforementioned rescue activity acquisition information, A road disaster response support system characterized by calculating the density of the aforementioned rescue requests or rescue activities, and deriving a road disaster score based on the density.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 3, The Road Service Department, based on the road disaster score derived by the Analysis Department based on the density, as well as information on the equipment and materials held at each branch or base and information on the personnel available to respond, A road disaster response support system characterized by generating and outputting the aforementioned support information for optimizing the allocation of personnel or equipment.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, Based on the one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, the analysis unit performs the analysis based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit. The contents related to road disasters included in either the aforementioned rescue request reception information or the aforementioned rescue activity acquisition information are analyzed by artificial intelligence. Based on the analysis results, the Road Service Department determines whether the road service provider's rescue vehicle is passable. A road disaster response support system characterized by generating and outputting at least one of the following based on the determination result: whether or not the rescue activities are necessary, the priority of the rescue activities, or the selection of rescue vehicles to be used for the rescue activities.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 5, The aforementioned information acquisition unit acquires information on traffic regulations managed by road administrators or administrative agencies (for example, traffic regulation information, road closure information, traffic restriction information, road opening information, detour information), Based on the rescue location information, support base information, and the traffic restriction information, the analysis unit will: Furthermore, based on the results of analyzing the rescue activity information, the passability will be evaluated. A road disaster response support system characterized in that the road service unit selects a passable route for the rescue vehicle based on the evaluation results from the analysis unit.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The aforementioned information acquisition unit sends an SMS to the member of the road service provider. A road disaster response support system characterized by having a function to acquire location information from a mobile terminal device carried by the member.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The road disaster response support system, based on one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, The road disaster score derived by the analysis unit, and the support information, the judgment results regarding the rescue activities, or the passable route information output by the road service unit, A road disaster response support system characterized by having a dashboard that visualizes at least one of the following.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 4, Based on the road disaster score derived by the analysis unit and the support information output by the road service unit, Select the appropriate response method from among multiple response methods for the aforementioned rescue operation. A road disaster response support system characterized by generating and outputting response proposal information regarding the implementation of the selected response measures based on the selected response measures.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The improvement unit, based on at least one of the following: the one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, the analysis results from the analysis unit, and the output results or operational results of the support information output by the road service unit, Using at least one of the aforementioned rescue request reception information and rescue activity acquisition information as training data, Perform training or updating of artificial intelligence models, A road disaster response support system characterized by being configured to improve the optimization accuracy of output related to at least one of the following: the accuracy of determining road disasters, the accuracy of determining whether a road is passable, and the accuracy of the support information output by the road service unit.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The road disaster response support system, based on one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, At least one of the following, output by the Road Service Department, regarding the decision results concerning the rescue operation, passable route information, or proposed response information, It is equipped with a communication function that transmits to a portable information device carried by the field personnel of the road service provider, Furthermore, the road disaster response support system is characterized by retrieving Street View images corresponding to the passable route and automatically overlaying them on the display screen of the portable information device.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The road disaster response support system, based on one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, At least one of the following, output by the analysis unit or the road service unit, is used: information regarding traffic restrictions, the status of road disasters, the estimated arrival time of the rescue vehicle, or information on passable routes. A road disaster response support system characterized by having a function to transmit information to a mobile terminal device carried by a member of the road service provider.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The road disaster response support system, based on one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, At least one of the following pieces of information output by the analysis unit or the road service unit: the status of the road disaster, the locations of road closures, the status of the rescue operations, or the estimated arrival time of the rescue vehicles, A road disaster response support system characterized by having a function to transmit data to an external system that can be used by road administrators, administrative agencies, or disaster response agencies.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The road disaster response support system, based on one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, Based on the road disaster score, the judgment results regarding the rescue activities, and information on the equipment and resources held at each branch or base, and the information on the personnel available, output by the aforementioned analysis unit or road service unit, To optimize the coordinated deployment of such personnel or equipment across multiple branches or multiple municipalities, and to optimize the securing of accommodation or support bases for such personnel, A road disaster response support system characterized by having a control linkage function that provides traffic permit information or traffic restriction instructions to a traffic permit management system or an entry management system for a disaster-stricken area.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The road disaster response support system, based on one or more pieces of information acquired by the information acquisition unit, If the road disaster score derived by the analysis unit exceeds a predetermined threshold, A road disaster response support system characterized by having a control function that automatically switches the operating mode of the road disaster response support system from normal mode to disaster mode and changes the priority or notification format of the information to be output.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The road disaster response support system collects at least one of the following: the actual status of a road disaster that has occurred, the results of the rescue activities, the traffic records of the rescue vehicles, the output results or operational results of the support information output by the road service department, and information regarding the analysis results obtained by the analysis department. The data is stored as training data for the artificial intelligence model used in the analysis unit or the road service unit, A road disaster response support system characterized by having a function to control a model update process for retraining or updating the aforementioned artificial intelligence model.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The aforementioned road disaster response support system will respond to the failure of some functions caused by communication failures, power failures, or equipment failures during a disaster. A road disaster response support system characterized by having a configuration that ensures the continuity of operation of the entire system by providing redundancy in case of failure of the function through other network routes (including satellite communications), alternative servers, or alternative processing mechanisms.
A road disaster response support system according to claim 1, The Road Service Unit, based on vehicle diagnostic information obtained from a vehicle abnormality detection device connected to the vehicle being assisted or from a vehicle abnormality detection device that operates in conjunction with a portable information device, Diagnosing the malfunction condition or abnormal trend of the vehicle to be rescued, Based on the diagnostic results, a rescue method will be selected, either on-site repair or towing. The selection results or diagnostic results are transmitted to a portable information device carried by the field personnel of the road service provider. Furthermore, the diagnostic results or statistical information of those diagnostic results are transmitted via the road service provider's server. Send the message to the towing repair shop or car manufacturer . A road disaster response support system characterized by providing information to the repair shop or automobile manufacturer for use in troubleshooting, analyzing the causes of failures, or considering measures to prevent recurrence.
A road disaster response support system according to any one of claims 1 to 18, The aforementioned road disaster response support system includes a multilingual processing layer that utilizes a large-scale language model, The aforementioned distress request information, including foreign languages, will be automatically translated. Extract attribute information related to language type, speaker category, urgency, or location description, The translation results are input into the analysis unit and used to derive the probability of road disaster occurrence, the scope of impact of road disaster, or the road disaster score, A road disaster response support system characterized by automatically translating and outputting the support information or passable route information output by the road service unit for foreign language speakers.
A program for causing a computer to function as a road disaster response support system as described in claim 1, The program is installed on the computer. (i) at least one of the functions described in claims 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10 to 18, Or (ii) at least one of the following functions (1) through (3): A program characterized by including a sequence of instructions for executing either or both: (1) A function to generate and output support information for optimizing the allocation of personnel or equipment based on road disaster scores, as well as information on equipment and materials held and personnel available at each branch or base. (2) A function to acquire information on traffic restrictions managed by road administrators or administrative agencies, evaluate the passability based on rescue location information, support base information and traffic restriction information, and further evaluate the passability in accordance with the analysis results of rescue activity information, and select a passable route for rescue vehicles based on the evaluation results. (3) A function that selects a response method suitable for relief activities from among multiple response methods based on the road disaster score and support information, and generates and outputs response proposal information regarding the implementation of said response method.

Description

The present invention relates to technology for supporting rescue operations in the event of a disaster on a road, and more particularly to a road disaster response support system, related programs, and road management support methods that integrate and analyze multiple pieces of information, such as rescue request reception information managed by road service operators, various information acquired at rescue operation sites, and information reported by members, to support the optimal deployment of rescue vehicles, route selection, determination of the feasibility of rescue operations, and assessment of the disaster impact. The present invention aims to expand road service operations, which were previously limited to rescue activities at disaster sites, to include the collection, analysis, and utilization of disaster information, thereby enabling the advancement of rescue activities and road disaster response as a whole, and accelerating the initial response. Until now, road service providers have primarily focused on providing emergency assistance at vehicle breakdown and accident scenes. However, during disasters, road closures and traffic disruptions often make on-site rescue difficult. Traditionally, rescue vehicles would only assess the disaster situation and begin responding after arriving at the scene. There was no established system for scientifically assessing the situation at the time of the rescue request, selecting appropriate routes, and coordinating with other organizations. Furthermore, on-site information obtainable from dashcam footage mounted on rescue vehicles and small unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), as well as information provided by members, was only used to a limited extent after rescue operations had been completed. There was no system in place to integrate and analyze this information before or during rescue operations to assess the disaster situation and road conditions in real time. Furthermore, in recent large-scale natural disasters, rescue requests tend to occur in a concentrated period of time, increasing the need to quickly and rationally determine which requests should be prioritized, whether rescue vehicles can pass, and which routes are optimal. With conventional technology, these decisions largely depended on the experience and intuition of rescue workers, making it difficult to optimize them according to the situation. Japan Automobile Federation, "Disaster Relief and Training by Special Support Teams," JAF is also active in areas affected by earthquakes, typhoons, etc., [online], publication date unknown, Japan, [searched October 19, 2025], Internet <URL: https://jaf.or.jp/common/about-road-service/training> This is a system configuration diagram relating to the road disaster response support system of the present invention.This is a flowchart illustrating an example of a patrol procedure.This is a flowchart illustrating an example of a fixed-point camera setup.This figure shows an example of a patrol situation.This figure shows an example of the status of fiber optic cable surveys.This is a diagram illustrating an example of satellite survey status.This figure shows an example of weather conditions.This is a diagram illustrating an example of vehicle driving conditions.This flowchart illustrates an example of the flow of the road disaster response support system of the present invention.This figure shows an example of the criteria used in the decision-making unit of the present invention.This figure shows an example of the hardware configuration related to the road disaster response support system of the present invention. Note that the configuration diagrams and flowcharts shown in Figures 1, 9, 10, and 11 are examples of the present invention and do not comprehensively illustrate all components related to the present invention. Configurations and processes not explicitly described in the drawings are also included as implementable elements in the present invention. An embodiment of the road disaster response support system of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that this embodiment described below does not unduly limit the technical concept of the present invention as described in the claims. Furthermore, not all of the configurations described in this embodiment are necessarily essential components of the present invention. In addition, each individual component constituting the feature group can also constitute an independent invention. The road disaster response support system according to the present invention, in the event of a disaster, collects at least one of the following: information on receiving rescue requests managed by road service operators, information on rescue activities acquired through rescue vehicles, drive recorders, small unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), portable information devices, etc., and member-reported information provided by members, and is configured to evaluate the likelihood and imp