JP2017177932A - Driver emergency response system and vehicle side response device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute rescue of a driver sufficiently when an emergency occurs in which the driver cannot perform a vehicle driving operation.SOLUTION: A driver emergency response system (1) includes a vehicle side response device (2) and a center side response device (3). The vehicle side response device (2) includes a driving determination part (10) for determining whether or not driving a vehicle is possible based on a state of the driver, and a stop transmission part (10) for stopping the vehicle when driving the vehicle is not possible, and transmitting biological information on the driver and vehicle information to the center side response device (3), and an automatic driving part (17) for driving the vehicle to a destination automatically. The center side response device (3) includes an arrangement transmission part (23) for transmitting the information on arrangement of an ambulance, or the information on a location of a medical institution and the information for instructing automatic driving to the vehicle side response device (2) based on the biological information on the driver and the vehicle information. Upon receipt of the information for instructing automatic driving, the vehicle side response device (2) executes automatic driving with the location of the medical institution as a destination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a driver emergency response system and a vehicle-side response device that can take appropriate measures when a driver of a vehicle loses consciousness.

  A system that monitors the situation of the driver and the surroundings of the vehicle, and automatically stops the vehicle, notifies the surroundings, and reports to the emergency center in order to suppress accidents according to the situation is known. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). According to this system, when the driver loses consciousness, the vehicle can be automatically stopped, so that an accident of the vehicle can be prevented.

JP 2000-301963 A

  In the above-described conventional configuration, an accident of the vehicle can be prevented, but only an emergency center is notified to the occurrence of an emergency that prevents the driver from operating the vehicle. For this reason, since there is almost no information regarding the abnormal state of the driver in the emergency center, there is a problem that the rescue method for the driver can hardly be examined.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a driver emergency response system and a vehicle side response device that can sufficiently rescue a driver when an emergency situation occurs in which the driver cannot drive the vehicle. is there.

  The invention of claim 1 includes a vehicle-side response device (2) mounted on a vehicle, and a center-side response device (3) disposed in an emergency center so as to be communicable with the vehicle-side response device (2). A driver emergency response system (1) provided, wherein the vehicle-side response device (2) is based on a driver state detection unit (10) for detecting the state of the driver and the detected state of the driver. A driving determination unit (10) for determining whether or not the driver can drive the vehicle, and when the driver cannot drive the vehicle, the vehicle is stopped and the driver's biological information and vehicle information are handled on the center side. A stop transmission unit (10) for transmitting to the device (3) and an automatic driving unit (17) for automatically driving the vehicle to the destination are provided, and the center side corresponding device (3) is the vehicle side corresponding device (2 ) To receive the driver's biological information and vehicle information from ( 2) and an ambulance is arranged based on the received driver's biometric information and vehicle information, or information on the position of the medical institution and information for instructing automatic driving is transmitted to the vehicle-side response device (2). When the vehicle-side response device (2) receives information on the position of the medical institution and information for instructing automatic driving from the center-side response device (3), the vehicle-side response device (23) The automatic operation is executed with the position of the engine as the destination.

Block diagram of a driver emergency response system showing the first embodiment Flowchart of control of driver management ECU of vehicle side corresponding device Flow chart of control of control device of center side compatible device Flow chart of driving availability determination process Figure showing an example of an emergency stop message The figure which shows an example of the message during emergency patient conveyance The figure which shows an example of a driver | operator's biometric information The figure which shows an example of vehicle information The figure which shows an example of the display mode of the driver | operator's information and vehicle information in a center side corresponding | compatible apparatus. The figure which shows an example of the positional information on a medical institution The figure which shows an example of the detection information of a driver's brain wave Diagram showing an example of an abnormal electroencephalogram pattern The figure which shows an example of a driver image

  The first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13. As shown in FIG. 1, the driver emergency response system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a vehicle-side response device 2 mounted on a vehicle and a center-side response device 3 disposed in an emergency center. The vehicle-side compatible device 2 and the center-side compatible device 3 are communicably connected via a wireless communication network that is a public line network, for example, a cellular phone network 4.

  The vehicle-side compatible device 2 includes a camera 5, a biological sensor 6, a microphone 7, a speaker 8, a communication unit 9, a driver management ECU 10, a GPS receiver 11, a radar 12, and travel state sensors. 13, a map data storage unit 14, a speaker 15, a display device 16, and an automatic travel ECU 17.

  The camera 5 captures the driver's driving posture, face, etc., and outputs the captured driver image to the driver management ECU 10. The biometric sensors 6 are composed of various sensors that detect biometric information such as a driver's brain wave, electrocardiogram, blood pressure, and the like, and output the detected biometric information of the driver to the driver management ECU 10. The microphone 7 inputs the driver's voice and converts it into a voice signal, and outputs the converted voice signal to the driver management ECU 10. The speaker 8 inputs sound signals such as voice and music output from the driver management ECU 10 and outputs sounds such as voice and music.

  The communication unit 9 has a function of performing wide-area communication connected to a public line network such as the mobile phone network 4, and communicates with the center side corresponding device 3 of the emergency center via the mobile phone network 4 to transmit and receive calls and data. I do.

  The driver management ECU 10 inputs the driver image from the camera 5 and the driver's biometric information from the biosensors 6, determines the driver's state based on the input information, and determines the driver's state. A function of determining whether or not driving of the vehicle has become difficult based on the determination result. Then, when the driver management ECU 10 determines that driving of the vehicle has become difficult, information indicating that the driving of the vehicle has become difficult, information on the determination result of the driver's state, and the living body of the driver Information, vehicle information described later, and the like are transmitted to the center side corresponding device 3 via the communication unit 9.

  Furthermore, when the driver management ECU 10 determines that the vehicle needs to be stopped, the driver management ECU 10 transmits a vehicle stop signal to the automatic travel ECU 17 to stop the vehicle. When the driver management ECU 10 automatically drives the vehicle, the driver management ECU 10 transmits the automatic driving signal and the destination information to the automatic travel ECU 17 to automatically drive the vehicle. In addition, the driver management ECU 10 allows the driver to talk to the operator of the center side corresponding device 3 of the emergency center through the communication unit 9 and the mobile phone network 4 by using the microphone 7 and the speaker 8. It is configured. The driver management ECU 10 has functions as a driver state detection unit, a driving determination unit, and a stop transmission unit.

  The GPS receiver 11 detects the current position of the vehicle (for example, latitude / longitude information) based on the received GPS signal, and transmits information on the detected current position to the automatic travel ECU 17. The radar 12 detects an obstacle in front of the vehicle and transmits the detected obstacle information (for example, distance information) to the automatic travel ECU 17. The traveling state sensors 13 are vehicle information indicating the current state of the vehicle (for example, current position, travelable distance, engine state, various sensor state of the vehicle, tire state, automatic driving enabled state, vehicle speed, accelerator Information, such as the degree of opening, braking operation amount, acceleration, steering operation amount, lighting state of various lights, lighting state of warning light, etc.), and the detected information is sent to the automatic travel ECU 17 Send.

  The map data storage unit 14 is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, a DVD, or the like, and is used for the navigation function and the automatic driving function (for example, road map data and speed limit data, landform data, facility data, maps throughout Japan Data for matching, voice data for route guidance, etc.) are stored. The automatic travel ECU 17 can read the map data in the map data storage unit 14. Then, the automatic travel ECU 17 outputs voices of various messages, warning sounds, and the like from the speaker 15, and displays a map, a guide route, the current position of the vehicle, various messages, and the like on the display device 16. The display device 16 includes a display device provided on the instrument panel, a display device (see FIGS. 5 and 6) provided on the upper inner surface of the rear glass of the vehicle (that is, the rear windshield glass), and the like. Yes. The display device 16 has a function as a display unit.

  Further, when the automatic travel ECU 17 receives the destination information and the automatic operation signal from the driver management ECU 10, the automatic travel ECU 17 calculates a guide route from the current position to the destination, and executes the automatic operation so as to travel along the calculated guide route. It has the function to do. When executing the automatic driving, the automatic traveling ECU 17 uses the GPS receiver 11, the radar 12, the traveling state sensors 13, the current position information received from the map data storage unit 14, obstacle information, vehicle information, map data, and the like. Based on this, it is configured to automatically operate the accelerator, brake, steering, etc. of the vehicle. The automatic traveling ECU 17 sends the current position information, obstacle information, vehicle information, map data, etc. received from the GPS receiver 11, the radar 12, the traveling state sensors 13, and the map data storage unit 14 to the driver management ECU 10. Configured to send. The automatic travel ECU 17 has a function as an automatic driving unit.

  The center side corresponding device 3 of the emergency center includes a display device 18, an input device 19, a microphone 20, a speaker 21, a communication unit 22, and a control device 23. The display device 18 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display capable of color display, an organic EL display, or the like. The input device 19 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The microphone 20 and the speaker 21 perform input of uttered voice and output of received voice at the time of a call by an operator of the emergency center.

  The communication unit 22 has a function of performing wide area communication connected to a public line network such as the mobile phone network 4, and communicates with the vehicle-side compatible device 2, other information terminals, etc. via the mobile phone network 4. Send and receive.

  The control device 23 includes information indicating that it is difficult to drive the vehicle from the vehicle-side response device 2, information on the determination result of the driver's state, biological information on the driver, information on the current position of the vehicle, vehicle information, And the driver's rescue method is examined. According to the examination result, the fire department 24 is notified to arrange the dispatch of the ambulance, the medical institution 25 is notified, and the location information of the medical institution 25 is received. And an instruction signal for automatically driving the vehicle with the medical institution 25 as a destination is transmitted to the vehicle-side response device 2. And the control apparatus 23 calculates the 1st time required to arrive at the medical institution 25 by performing an automatic driving | operation using the medical institution 25 as the destination based on the received vehicle information. In addition, the control device 23 arranges an ambulance based on the received vehicle information, and calculates a second time required to transport the driver to the medical institution 25 by the ambulance. The control device 23 has functions as an arrangement transmission unit, a first time calculation unit, and a second time calculation unit.

  Next, operation | movement of driver management ECU10 of the vehicle side corresponding | compatible apparatus 2 is demonstrated with reference to FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 2 shows the content of control of driver management ECU10. First, in step S10 of FIG. 2, driver information (for example, driver images from the camera 5 and driver's brain waves, electrocardiograms, blood pressure and other biological information from the biosensors 6) and vehicle information (for example, GPS) Information on the current position of the vehicle from the receiver 11, vehicle information from the running state sensors 13, and the like).

  Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S20, and the driver management ECU 10 determines whether or not the vehicle can be driven based on the acquired information. This determination process is executed by the control shown in FIG. 4 and will be described later.

  And it progresses to step S30 and driver | operator management ECU10 judges whether a driver | operator can drive a vehicle based on the judgment result of the said step S20. If the vehicle can be driven (YES), the process returns to step S10.

  In step S30, when the vehicle cannot be driven (NO), the process proceeds to step S40, and the driver management ECU 10 makes an emergency to the display device 16 provided on the rear glass of the vehicle (that is, the rear windshield glass). A stop message is displayed, and a display ringing instruction signal for ringing a siren (not shown) is transmitted to the automatic travel ECU 17. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the automatic travel ECU 17 displays the message “emergency patient stopped” on the display device 16 of the rear glass 26 and outputs an emergency stop siren sound from the speaker 15.

  Then, it progresses to step S50 and driver | operator management ECU10 transmits the stop instruction | indication signal which makes an emergency stop of the vehicle to the automatic travel ECU17. Thereby, the automatic travel ECU 17 makes the vehicle stop urgently. In step S60, the driver management ECU 10 determines the driver information (for example, the driver image from the camera 5 and the driver's brain wave, electrocardiogram, blood pressure, and other biological information from the biosensor 6) and the vehicle. Vehicle information including information on the current position of the vehicle (for example, information on the current position of the vehicle from the GPS receiver 11 and vehicle information from the running state sensors 13) and information indicating that the vehicle cannot be driven, It transmits (that is, reports) to the center side corresponding apparatus 3 of the emergency center. FIG. 7 shows an example of biological information such as a driver's brain wave and electrocardiogram transmitted to the emergency center. An example of the vehicle information transmitted to the emergency center is shown in the table of FIG.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S70, and the driver management ECU 10 determines whether or not a response from the emergency center has been received. If there is no response from the emergency center (NO), the determination in step S70 is repeated.

  In step S70, when there is a response from the emergency center (YES), the process proceeds to step S80, and the driver management ECU 10 determines whether or not there is an automatic driving instruction in the received response from the emergency center. to decide. Here, when there is an instruction for automatic driving (YES), the process proceeds to step S90, and the driver management ECU 10 displays an emergency transport message on the display device 16 on the rear glass of the vehicle, and sounds the siren for emergency transport. A display ringing instruction signal for ringing in the manner is transmitted to the automatic travel ECU 17. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the automatic traveling ECU 17 displays a message “carrying emergency patient” on the display device 16 of the rear glass 26 and outputs the sound of the emergency transport siren from the speaker 15.

  Then, it progresses to step S100, and driver | operator management ECU10 transmits the automatic driving | operation instruction | indication signal which instruct | indicates automatic driving | operation ECU17 and the information of the position of the medical institution in the response from an emergency center. Thereby, the automatic travel ECU 17 calculates a guidance route using the position of the medical institution as a destination, and executes automatic operation so that the vehicle travels on the calculated guidance route and arrives at the medical institution. Thereby, the control of FIG. 2 is terminated.

  In Step S80, when there is no instruction for automatic driving (NO), the process proceeds to Step S110, and the driver management ECU 10 determines whether or not there is a request to call the driver from the emergency center. Here, when there is a request to make a call with the driver (YES), the process proceeds to step S120, and the driver management ECU 10 uses the microphone 7 and the speaker 8 to execute a call between the driver and the emergency center operator. It can be so. After this, the process returns to step S70 and waits for the next response from the emergency center.

  Next, operation | movement of the control apparatus 23 of the center side corresponding | compatible apparatus 3 of an emergency center is demonstrated with reference to FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 3 shows the contents of control of the control device 23. In step S <b> 210 of FIG. 3, the control device 23 receives information transmitted from the vehicle-side corresponding device 2. Then, it progresses to step S220 and the control apparatus 23 judges whether there exists any received information. Here, if there is no information (NO), the process returns to step S210 to continue receiving information.

  In step S220, when there is received information (YES), the process proceeds to step S230, and the control device 23 determines the driver information (for example, from the camera 5) from the information received from the vehicle-side response device 2. A driver image, biological information such as a driver's brain wave, electrocardiogram, blood pressure, etc. from the biological sensors 6) and vehicle information (for example, information on the current position of the vehicle from the GPS receiver 11 and driving state sensors 13). Vehicle information and the like) and information indicating that the vehicle can no longer be driven are acquired and stored in an internal memory. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S240, and the control device 23 displays the acquired driver information and vehicle information on the display device 18. FIG. 9 shows an example of a display mode of driver information and vehicle information. As shown in FIG. 9, the driver's brain wave and electrocardiogram are displayed, and the driver image is displayed. Also, the vehicle position, travelable distance, engine state, vehicle sensor state, tire state, automatic Each piece of information on the state in which driving is possible is displayed. Furthermore, while displaying one of the medical institutions of a delivery destination, the said medical institution arrival estimated time at the time of use of an ambulance and the said medical institution arrival estimated time at the time of automatic driving | operation execution are calculated, and these calculation results are displayed. Furthermore, the display device 18 is configured to display a call button 27, an automatic operation start button 28, and an ambulance confirmation arrangement button 29.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S250, and the operator of the emergency center confirms the medical institution displayed on the display device 18 and reports to the medical institution, confirms the ambulance, and further calls the driver as necessary. Or the driver's transportation method is determined. When calling with the driver, the call is made using the microphone 20 and the speaker 21 by operating the call button 27.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S260, and the control device 23 determines whether the determination result of the transport method by the operator of the emergency center is automatic operation. Here, when the determination result is automatic driving (YES), the process proceeds to step S270, and the control device 23 controls the control signal of the automatic driving instruction and the position information of the medical institution (for example, information shown in FIG. 10, latitude / longitude information). And information on the name of the medical institution) are transmitted to the vehicle-side corresponding device 2. Thereby, automatic operation is performed by the vehicle side corresponding | compatible apparatus 2 as mentioned above. Thereby, the control of FIG. 3 is terminated.

  In step S260, when the determination result is not automatic driving (NO), the process proceeds to step S280, where the emergency center operator performs notification to the medical institution, arrangement of an ambulance, and the like. Thereby, the control of FIG. 3 is terminated.

  Next, the process of step S20 of the driver management ECU 10, that is, the process of determining whether or not the driver can drive the vehicle will be described with reference to FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 4 shows the contents of the control of the driver management ECU 10 (that is, the driving availability determination process).

  First, in step S310 of FIG. 4, the driver management ECU 10 acquires the driver's biological information (the driver's brain waves, electrocardiograms, blood pressure, and other biological information from the biological sensors 6). Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S320, and the driver management ECU 10 compares the acquired information on the driver's biometric information with the driving difficulty determination pattern or the driving difficulty determination threshold value, etc., so that the driver can drive the vehicle. A process for determining whether or not it has become difficult is performed, and the determination result is stored in an internal memory.

  In this determination process, a case where, for example, electroencephalogram information in biological information is determined will be described. For example, when a driver's seizure occurs, as shown in FIG. 11, the driver's brain wave waveform is a wave that sharpens like a thorn due to a seizure of the kite, a slightly wide and sharp wave, etc. Will occur. By comparing the waveform of the driver's brain wave with the brain wave pattern at the time of a seizure that is stored in advance in the internal memory (see, for example, FIG. 12 (e)), the driver becomes wrinkled and driving becomes difficult. Judge that 12A to 12D show other abnormal electroencephalogram patterns. When it is determined that the abnormal brain wave pattern and the waveform of the acquired driver's brain wave are substantially coincident with each other, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the driver's brain and driving has become difficult.

  As for the electrocardiogram of the driver, in the same manner as in the case of the above-described electroencephalogram pattern, abnormal electrocardiogram patterns that may be difficult to drive are stored in advance in the internal memory, and these abnormal electrocardiogram patterns and acquired When it is determined that the waveform of the driver's electrocardiogram substantially matches the characteristics of the waveform, it is determined that driving has become difficult due to an abnormality in the driver's heart. In addition, for data such as the blood pressure and pulse of the driver, threshold values for determining an abnormality that may make driving difficult are stored in advance in an internal memory, and the acquired threshold values and the acquired driver's blood pressure are stored. When it is determined that the threshold has been reached, the driver's blood pressure, pulse, etc. are abnormal (for example, coma, unconsciousness or cardiopulmonary arrest), making driving difficult Judge that The driver management ECU 10 is configured to store the determination result determined in the process of step S320 in an internal memory.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S330, and the driver management ECU 10 determines whether or not the determination result in step S320 is a problem (that is, an abnormality such as a driver's brain or heart). If the determination result is a problem (YES), the process proceeds to step S400, a flag that the driver cannot drive the vehicle is turned on, and this control is terminated.

  In step S330, when the determination result is not a problem (that is, the driver's brain or heart is not abnormal) (NO), the process proceeds to step S340, and the driver management ECU 10 displays the driver image from the camera 5. get. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S350, and the driver management ECU 10 determines whether it is difficult to drive the vehicle based on the acquired driver image. In this case, by performing image recognition processing on the driver image, for example, the position of the driver's face remains sideways, the driver remains closed, or the driver image is displayed during normal driving. It is determined that the driving has become difficult when the image is a posture different from the posture (for example, see FIG. 13) such as a state of losing consciousness or a painful state. Then, the driver management ECU 10 stores the determination result determined in the process of step S350 in an internal memory.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S360, where the driver management ECU 10 determines whether the determination result in step S350 is a problem (that is, the driver image is abnormal). If the determination result is a problem (YES), the process proceeds to step S400, a flag that the driver cannot drive the vehicle is turned on, and this control is terminated.

  In step S360, when the determination result is not a problem (NO), the process proceeds to step S370, where the driver management ECU 10 acquires vehicle information from the GPS receiver 11, the radar 12, and the traveling state sensors 13. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S380, and the driver management ECU 10 determines whether or not it is difficult to drive the vehicle based on the acquired vehicle information. In this case, from the acquired vehicle information, for example, the brake operation is not executed even if the vehicle approaches the preceding vehicle, the steering wheel operation is not performed even if the vehicle approaches the curve, or the necessary operation according to the driving situation is required. When driving operation is not performed, it is determined that driving has become difficult. Then, the driver management ECU 10 stores the determination result determined in the process of step S380 in the internal memory.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S390, and the driver management ECU 10 determines whether the determination result in step S380 is a problem (that is, the driver's vehicle operation is abnormal). If the determination result is a problem (YES), the process proceeds to step S400, a flag that the driver cannot drive the vehicle is turned on, and this control is terminated.

  In step S390, when the determination result is not a problem (NO), the process proceeds to step S410, where the driver management ECU 10 turns off the flag indicating that the driver cannot drive the vehicle, and ends this control.

  In the present embodiment having such a configuration, the driver management ECU 10 of the vehicle-side response device 2 detects the driver state, and whether or not the driver can drive the vehicle based on the detected driver state. When the driver cannot drive the vehicle, the vehicle is stopped and the driver's biological information and vehicle information are transmitted to the center side corresponding device 3. According to this configuration, when the driver has a seizure such as epilepsy, heart disease, or stroke, or when the vehicle cannot be driven due to cardiopulmonary arrest, the vehicle can be stopped. Can be prevented. When the driver cannot drive the vehicle, the driver's biometric information and vehicle information are transmitted to the center side corresponding device 3, so that the center side corresponding device 3 side grasps the state of the driver's medical condition in detail. Therefore, it is possible to examine and execute a rescue procedure corresponding to the driver's condition, so that the driver can be sufficiently rescued.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the vehicle-side corresponding device 2 is provided with an automatic travel ECU 17 that automatically drives the vehicle to the destination, and the center-side corresponding device 3 side, based on the received driver's biological information and vehicle information, An ambulance is arranged or information on the position of a medical institution and information for instructing automatic driving are transmitted to the vehicle-side response device 2. According to this configuration, when the driver becomes sick and cannot drive the vehicle in a city where an ambulance arrives quickly, the driver can be promptly transported to a medical institution by arranging the ambulance. Further, when the driver becomes ill in the countryside or mountainous areas where it takes a long time for the ambulance to arrive, and the vehicle cannot be driven, the center side corresponding device 3 gives information on the position of the medical institution and automatic driving. Information is transmitted to the vehicle-side corresponding device 2, and the vehicle-side corresponding device 2 side is configured to execute automatic driving with the position of the medical institution as the destination by the automatic travel ECU 17, so that the driver is referred to the medical institution. It can be transported promptly.

  In the present embodiment, the control device 23 of the center side corresponding device 3 performs a first time required to arrive at the medical institution by executing automatic driving with the medical institution as the destination based on the received vehicle information. And an ambulance is arranged based on the received vehicle information, and a second time required to transport the driver to the medical institution by the arranged ambulance is calculated. According to this configuration, by comparing the first time and the second time, it is possible to select and implement a measure that shortens the time required to transport the driver to the medical institution. In addition, when the medical institution of a transfer destination is a medical institution which adapts to the automatic driving | running | working conditions of a vehicle, you may comprise so that the countermeasure which performs an automatic driving | operation with a medical institution as the destination may be selected positively.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the driver cannot drive the vehicle in the vehicle-side response device 2, a message (see FIG. 5) indicating that the vehicle is in an emergency stop is displayed when the vehicle is stopped. Since it is configured to display on the device 16, people around the vehicle can clearly recognize that the vehicle is in an emergency stop or that an emergency patient is in the vehicle.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the driver cannot drive the vehicle in the vehicle-side response device 2, the vehicle is carrying an emergency patient when performing automatic driving with the medical institution as the destination. Since the message (see FIG. 6) is configured to be displayed on the display device 16, people around the vehicle clearly recognize that the vehicle is carrying an emergency patient and that the emergency patient is in the vehicle. can do.

  In the above embodiment, the center side corresponding device 3 side has two options of arranging an ambulance or instructing automatic driving. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may do it. For example, the vehicle is automatically driven from the point where the driver can no longer drive to the point where the ambulance can arrive quickly, and then the ambulance is arranged and the driver (ie, the ambulance patient) is transported by the ambulance. You may comprise as follows.

  In addition, during automatic driving of the vehicle, information on the image obtained by photographing the surroundings of the vehicle with a camera, vehicle information, and the like are transmitted to the center side corresponding device 3, and the received information on the vehicle surrounding image received on the center side corresponding device 3 side The automatic driving of the vehicle may be monitored based on the vehicle information or the like, and the automatic driving may be stopped and the vehicle may be stopped if necessary. In such a configuration, it is preferable that after the vehicle is stopped, an ambulance is arranged and the driver (that is, an emergency patient) is transported by the ambulance.

  In the drawings, 1 is a driver emergency response system, 2 is a vehicle side response device, 3 is a center side response device, 4 is a mobile phone network, 5 is a camera, 6 is a biosensor, 9 is a communication unit, and 10 is a driver. Management ECU (driver state detection unit, driving determination unit, stop transmission unit), 11 is a GPS receiver, 12 is a radar, 13 is a traveling state sensor, 16 is a display device (display unit), 17 is an automatic traveling ECU ( Automatic operation unit), 22 is a communication unit, 23 is a control device (arrangement transmission unit, first time calculation unit, second time calculation unit), 24 is a fire department, and 25 is a medical institution.

Claims (5)

Driver emergency response system comprising a vehicle-side response device (2) mounted on a vehicle and a center-side response device (3) disposed in an emergency center so as to be communicable with the vehicle-side response device (2) (1)
The vehicle-side response device (2) includes a driver state detection unit (10) that detects a driver's state;
A driving determination unit (10) for determining whether or not the driver can drive the vehicle based on the detected state of the driver;
When the driver cannot drive the vehicle, the vehicle is stopped, and a stop transmission unit (10) that transmits the driver's biological information and vehicle information to the center side corresponding device (3);
An automatic driving part (17) for automatically driving the vehicle to the destination,
The center side corresponding device (3) includes a receiving unit (22) for receiving the driver's biological information and vehicle information from the vehicle side corresponding device (2),
An arrangement transmitting unit that arranges an ambulance based on the received driver's biological information and vehicle information, or transmits information on the position of a medical institution and information that instructs automatic driving to the vehicle-side response device (2). (23)
When the vehicle-side corresponding device (2) receives information on the position of the medical institution and information for instructing automatic driving from the center-side corresponding device (3), the vehicle-side corresponding device (2) executes automatic operation with the position of the medical institution as the destination. Driver emergency response system configured to do. The center side corresponding device (3) calculates a first time required to arrive at the medical institution by executing an automatic operation with the medical institution as a destination based on the received vehicle information. A time calculation unit (23);
2. A second time calculation unit (23) that arranges an ambulance based on the received vehicle information and calculates a second time required to transport the driver to the medical institution by the ambulance. Driver emergency response system described.   The said vehicle side response | compatibility apparatus (2) was provided with the display part (16) which displays the message which shows that the vehicle has stopped urgently when a vehicle is stopped when a driver cannot drive a vehicle. The driver emergency response system according to claim 1 or 2.   When the driver cannot drive the vehicle, the vehicle-side response device (2) displays a message indicating that the vehicle is carrying an emergency patient when performing automatic driving with the medical institution as the destination. The driver | operator emergency response system as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3 provided with the display part (16) to perform. A vehicle side response device (2) used in the driver emergency response system according to claim 1,
A driver state detection unit (10) for detecting the state of the driver;
A driving determination unit (10) for determining whether or not the driver can drive the vehicle based on the detected state of the driver;
When the driver cannot drive the vehicle, the vehicle is stopped, and a stop transmission unit (10) that transmits the driver's biological information and vehicle information to the center side corresponding device (3);
An automatic driving part (17) for automatically driving the vehicle to the destination,
The automatic operation unit (17) automatically inputs the position of the medical institution as the destination when the information on the position of the medical institution transmitted from the center side corresponding device (3) and the information instructing the automatic operation are input. A vehicle-side response device configured to execute driving.

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