JPH06187591A - System for detecting vehicle travel violation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a means realizing the effect of requiring no manual aid, monitoring and arresting violating vehicles at all times, remaining the evidence of violation, requiring no guidance of violating vehicle, and unnecessitating the violating vehicle to stop. CONSTITUTION:The system consists of an AVI passing detecting device 1 and an AVI passing trap 2 connected to the device 1. The AVI passing detecting device 1 consists of an AVI device 3 installed at the side of an opposite lane and a warning display device 4 installed to the downstream side with respect to the regular advancing direction rather than the AVI device 3. When a vehicle C2 enters an opposite lane B, the AVI device 3 recognizes the number plate of the vehicle C2 to display warning on the device 4. When the vehicle ignores the warning and continues the violating travel, the passing trap 2 collates the number plate and the violating vehicle C2 is arrested.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle traveling violation detection system for automatically controlling whether or not a vehicle is traveling in accordance with road traffic regulations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Police officers meet at a surveillance site or a TV installed at a surveillance site when conducting enforcement such as violation of overtaking prohibition, violation of prohibition of course change, violation of traffic section for exclusive use of bus, violation of designated traffic section, etc. It is common to crack down on a violating vehicle by watching the video sent through the camera.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when police officers crack down on the scene, they not only have to be sent to the scene even in bad weather, but they can crack down only on the current offense, and there is no physical evidence for the violation. . or,
When using a TV camera, even if you can find a violating vehicle, you cannot immediately arrest the violating vehicle because there are no police officers at the scene.
Moreover, there is no evidence to try to arrest the offender later. Therefore, for these reasons, the conventional cracking methods have the following problems. : A lot of manpower is required for crackdown. : Can only be arrested at the time of crackdown (only current offenders are arrested). : I have to explain to the offender only verbally because there is no physical evidence. : A place to guide a violating vehicle is required. : Stopping a violating vehicle on the side of the road will cause traffic congestion.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems (1), that is, it does not require manpower, that it can constantly monitor and arrest, that it must leave evidence of the violation, that it is not necessary to guide the violating vehicle, It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for realizing that it is not necessary to stop a vehicle.

[0005]

The above object is achieved by the vehicle traveling violation detection system of the present invention. The system of the present invention is an AVI (automatic visual recognition) device for visually identifying a vehicle and detecting a traveling route of the vehicle, and a traveling violation of the vehicle based on the traveling route of the vehicle detected by the AVI device. It is characterized by further comprising a control means for judging whether or not the vehicle has been violated, and for controlling the vehicle when the vehicle is judged to be a violating vehicle.

[0006]

The AVI device detects whether the vehicle is traveling in accordance with the road traffic regulation, and when a vehicle traveling in violation of the regulation is detected, the violating vehicle is cracked by the cracking means. The control means is a warning display device that displays a warning for a violating vehicle, an imaging device that images the violating vehicle, the violator (driver), the time, etc. when the warning is ignored and the violation continues. Composed.

In the system of the present invention, as described in the following embodiments, the system according to claim 2 is used for detecting an overtaking prohibition violation, and the claim 3 is used for detecting a course change prohibition violation. The system described above applies the system according to claim 4 to the detection of a bus-only lane traffic violation, and the system according to claim 5 applies to the detection of a designated traffic violation.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle traveling violation detection system of the present invention will be described below based on embodiments. First, an embodiment of the system according to claim 1 is shown in FIG. This system detects an overtaking prohibition violation and includes an AVI overtaking detection device 1.
The AVI overtaking control device 2 is connected to the detection device 1. In this embodiment, the AVI overtaking detection device 1
Is composed of an AVI device 3 and a warning display device 4. A
VI device 3 (including CCD camera) 3 and warning display device 4
Is installed on the opposite lane side so as to monitor a vehicle traveling in a predetermined section of the overtaking prohibition section, the AVI device 3 detects a vehicle in violation of the overtaking prohibition (license plate detection), and a warning display device 4 for the violating vehicle. The warning is displayed in. Further, here, when the AVI overtaking control device 2 continues to violate despite the warning by the warning display device 4, the control is performed by checking the license plate of the violating vehicle.

Regarding specific operations In FIG. 1, two lanes A and B are roads partitioned by a median strip (prohibition zone for overtaking), and a vehicle running in a predetermined zone of the prohibition zone for overtaking is controlled by the AVI device 3. Always monitor. Here, it is assumed that there is a vehicle C2 that has entered the oncoming lane B in order to overtake the vehicle C1 that is traveling in the lane A. Then, the AVI device 3 detects the vehicle C2. By this detection, it is recognized that the license plate of the vehicle C2 is gradually increased, so that the vehicle C2 is determined to be a vehicle traveling backward in the lane B, that is, a vehicle overtaking. Therefore, a violation warning is displayed on the warning display device 4 to alert the vehicle C2 that overtaking is prohibited.

In this embodiment, if a violation is continued without complying with the violation warning, the AVI overtaking control device 2 verifies the license plate of the violating vehicle C2, so that the violation act remains as physical evidence. Become. Based on this,
You can send a violation ticket later or call the violator to the police station, and you can arrest a malicious violator without missing it.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment. In this example, vehicle detection by the conventional AVI device 5 (license plate detection)
In this case, the overtaking detection function in the travel time measuring device (license plate matching) is added. In other words, by adding the license plate detection on the rear side to the license plate detection on the front side of the vehicle, a violating vehicle in the surveillance area of the overtaking prohibited section is detected.

Specifically, in FIG. 2, the license plate of the vehicle C1 traveling in the normal direction on the lane A is AVI.
It is detected by the device 5. In this detection, the “Fron
Since the license plate gradually increases as the vehicle C1 approaches the AVI device 5 as surrounded by “t”,
The I-device 5 recognizes that the vehicle C1 is traveling in the normal direction, and determines that the vehicle C1 does not violate the overtaking prohibition.

On the other hand, when the vehicle C2 traveling in the lane B enters the opposite lane A, the vehicle C2 is moved by the AVI device 5.
License plate is detected. In this detection, FIG.
As the number plate is gradually reduced so as to be surrounded by "Rear", the vehicle C2 is determined to be an overtaking prohibition violation vehicle traveling backward in the oncoming lane A, and the warning display device 4 warns.

According to these embodiments, a vehicle that has entered an oncoming lane for overtaking can be detected and a violation warning can be issued, and when a violation is continued or repeated, the You can also crack down. Therefore, it is possible to control not only vehicles that are in violation of overtaking prohibition but also vehicles that have entered the oncoming lane due to drowsy driving or runaway driving. In addition, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to measure travel time.

Next, a system according to claim 3 is shown in FIG. This system detects a turn-around prohibition violation. An image type vehicle detector (AVI device) 10 for detecting the shape of the vehicle and a road condition are provided on one side of a monitoring area L of about 30 to 40 m so as to monitor the vehicle traveling in a predetermined section of the route change prohibited section. Shooting situation Shooting video 11
And are arranged. Further, image pickup devices 12 and 13 for picking up an illegal vehicle are installed on the respective lanes A and B downstream of the monitoring area L with respect to the regular traveling direction. These sensor 10, video 11 and imaging device 12,
Reference numeral 13 is connected to the image type vehicle sensor control device 14.

In this system, among vehicles that have gone backwards in the surveillance area L, vehicles that have gone backwards in all sections of the surveillance area L are determined as violating vehicles, and the violating vehicle, the violator, the time, etc. are imaged as evidence, and at the same time, the violation is performed. It also records the traffic situation around the time. Specifically, in FIG. 3, the vehicle traveling in the lanes A and B in the monitoring area L is detected and tracked by the sensor 10, and the direction determination and speed measurement of each vehicle are performed. For example, if there is a vehicle traveling on _a traveling route C _a that runs in the opposite direction of the lane A, the sensor 10 that detects this vehicle immediately tracks the vehicle. At the same time, image pickup by the video 11 is started, and this image pickup is performed until the vehicle passes the monitoring area L. Then, when a vehicle that has gone backward in all the sections of the monitoring area L, such as the traveling route C _a , is detected, it is determined that the vehicle has violated the path prohibition. When it is determined that the vehicle is a violating vehicle, when the violating vehicle exits the monitoring area L, the imaging device 12 captures an image of the violating vehicle, the offender, the time, and the like. Of course, this record provides physical evidence for the subsequent arrest. Concurrently with this, the situation shooting video 11 records the traffic situation and speed of the violating vehicle before and after the violation, which supports the evidence.

When the vehicle travels along the route C _b , it has entered the lane A from the middle of the monitoring area L, so the detector 1
Although it is detected and tracked for the time being at 0, since the entire area of the monitoring area L is not moved backward, the imaging device 12 does not perform imaging,
Do not arrest as a violating vehicle. Similarly, when the vehicle travels backward in all the sections of the monitoring area L like the traveling route C _d , it is determined to be a violating vehicle, and when it enters from the middle of the monitoring area L like the route C _c , it is determined to be a violating vehicle. do not do.

Also in this example, in order to promote danger to the retrograde vehicle and prevent an accident, a monitoring area L is provided as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, a warning display device 15 may be provided on the downstream side with respect to the traveling direction so as to display a warning of a violation of course change prohibition on the reverse vehicle C1. Also, for reference, the recording screen of the violating vehicle by the video 11 is shown in frame-by-frame in FIG. On this screen, the offending vehicle C1 going backwards in the oncoming lane B
It gradually appears larger and remains in the record as it disappears from the screen.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment. This system
The route change prohibition section (monitoring area) L in the inflow part of the tolerance point is monitored, the vehicle that has changed the route in the monitoring area L is determined to be a violating vehicle, and the violating vehicle, the violator, the time, etc. are imaged, and the violation is taken. The traffic situation around the time is also recorded. Looking at a specific example, lanes A1, A2, A3
On the other hand, the image type vehicle detector (AVI
Device 10 and a video 11 for situation shooting, and image pickup devices 12a, 12b, 12c are installed corresponding to the lanes A1, A2, A3, respectively, and these detectors 10, video 11 and 3 units are installed. Imager 12 is connected to an image-based vehicle sensor controller 14.

In this system, the vehicle traveling in each lane A1, A2, A3 in the monitoring area L is detected and tracked by the sensor 10, and the direction of each vehicle is determined and the speed is measured. When detecting a vehicle in which the course change from the movement of the vehicle, for example when there is a lane change the vehicle lane A2 from the lane A1 as travel route C _e, the vehicle monitoring area L
Video 11 records the traffic situation around the vehicle until it passes. Then, when the violating vehicle passes through the monitoring area L, the imaging device 12 (in this case, the imaging device 1 in the middle)
In 2b), an image of the offending vehicle, the offender, the time, etc. is captured. Of course, in the video 11, the traffic situation and speed before and after the infringing action of the infringing vehicle are recorded one by one.

When the lane A2 is changed to the lanes A1 and A3, or when the lane A3 is changed to the lane A2, the same control is performed. Of course, such a system is similarly applied not only to the oncoming lane but also to the lane of the intersecting road. Here, similarly, the recording screen of the violating vehicle imaged by the video 11 is shown in frame advance in FIG. With this record, the violating vehicle C1 that changed lane from A1 to A2
The act of will certainly remain as evidence.

Next, FIG. 8 shows a system for detecting a bus-only lane traffic section violation according to claim 4. This system is a character-reading AVI device 20 installed at the starting point of a predetermined section so as to monitor a vehicle traveling in a predetermined section of a bus-only lane, and a predetermined distance (about 100 m) from the AVI apparatus 20 for a predetermined period. 4 installed at the end of the section
A character-reading AVI device 21, an imaging device 22 arranged in the upstream side of the AVI device 21 in sequence, a time-lapse video (video for situation shooting) 23, and the AVI devices 20, 2
1, a control device 24 to which an image pickup device 22 and a video 23 are connected. All character reading type AVI device 20
Reads all characters on the license plate, and the four-character reading AVI device 21 reads only the 4-digit vehicle number on the license plate. The imaging device 22 images a violating vehicle, a violator, a time, and the like, and the time-lapse video 23 records traffic conditions and times before and after the violating vehicle. Further, the control device 24 compares the four-digit vehicle numbers read by the AVI devices 20 and 21, and controls the imaging device 22 and the time-lapse video 23.

In such a system, in FIG.
When there is a vehicle C1 traveling on a bus lane, first, the entire contents of the license plate of the vehicle C1 is read by the all-character reading AVI device 20, and it is determined from the vehicle type code whether this vehicle C1 is a vehicle other than a bus. Further vehicle C
When 1 progresses in the bus-only lane, a 4-character reading type A
The VI device 21 also reads the 4-digit vehicle number on the license plate of the vehicle C1 (see FIG. 10). Here, the AVI device 2
When the four-digit vehicle numbers read at 0 and 21 match, it is determined that the same vehicle is a violating vehicle that has continued to drive in the bus lane, and the imaging device 22 images the violating vehicle C1, the offender, the time, and the like. To do. When the all-character reading AVI device 20 detects a vehicle other than a bus, the time-lapse video 23 starts recording the traffic conditions (driving lane, lane change, etc.) before and after the vehicle, and records the time. Will continue to record until it passes the surveillance area. However, AVI
If the vehicle detected by the device departs from the bus-only lane on the way, it is not regarded as a violating vehicle and the image capturing device 22 does not capture the image.

Further, FIG. 12 shows a system for detecting a designated traffic section violation according to claim 5. In FIG. 12, to monitor a vehicle traveling in a predetermined section of the designated traffic section,
The AVI devices 30 and 31 are installed at the inflow portions of the tolerance points corresponding to the lanes A2 and A3, and the lanes A1, A2, and A3 of the designated lanes of travel are monitored so as to monitor vehicles traveling from the designated lane of travel. Among them, AVI devices 32 and 33 are installed in the outflow portion of the intersection corresponding to the straight-ahead direction, and AVI devices 34 and 35 are installed in the outflow portion of the intersection corresponding to the left turn direction in each lane. AVI device 32, 33, 34, 35
In contrast, the imaging devices 40, 41, 42, 43 are arranged upstream of the traveling direction, and a time-lapse video (situation shooting video) 50 capable of recording the entire image of the cross intersection is installed at one corner of the intersection. ing. These AV
I devices 30 to 35, imaging devices 40 to 43, and video 50
Is connected to the control device 51. Similarly to the above, the AVI devices 30 to 35 read the license plate of the vehicle,
The imaging devices 40 to 43 capture images of a violating vehicle, a violator, a time, and the like. Further, the time-lapse video 50 records the traffic situation and time before and after the infringing vehicle, and the control device 51 compares the four-digit vehicle number read by the AVI device at two distant points and controls the imaging devices 40 to 43. I do.

In this system, it is assumed that there is a vehicle C1 traveling straight from the lane A3 for right turn. The license plate of the vehicle C1 traveling in the lane A3 is previously recognized by the AVI device 30, and the same contents as the license plate recognized by the AVI device 30 are installed in the lane on the right turn side.
When recognized by an AVI device other than the VI devices 34, 35, that is, the AVI device 32 or 33, it is determined that the vehicle C1 has proceeded straight from the lane A3 for turning right, and the imaging device 40 or 41 of the lane in which the vehicle C1 has traveled straight. Violation vehicle C1,
An image of the offender and the time of day is captured. In parallel with this, the time-lapse video 50 records the traffic conditions of the entire intersection one by one, so that the illegal driving of the violating vehicle C1 is also recorded.

On the other hand, when there is a vehicle C2 that makes a right turn from the straight lane A2, the AVI device 31 recognizes the license plate of the vehicle C2 traveling in the lane A2, and the AVI device 31
The same contents as the license plate recognized in
If it is recognized by 4 or 35, it is determined that the vehicle has made a right turn from the straight lane A2, and the image capturing device 42 or 43 captures an image of the violating vehicle C2, the offender, the time, and the like. Of course, the traveling record of the violating vehicle C2 is recorded by the time-lapse video 50. Such a system would apply equally to all other lanes at the intersection.

[0027]

The vehicle traveling violation detection system of the present invention comprises:
Since it is configured as described above, it has the following effects. (1) Not only the detection of a violating vehicle, but also the display of a warning, the image of the violating vehicle (and the violator, the time, etc.) and the recording of the traffic situation at that time are all performed automatically. There is no need to deploy police officers at the site, and the number of enforcement personnel can be greatly reduced. (2) Traffic can be monitored and traffic violations can be enforced 24 hours a day, regardless of bad weather or day and night. (3) It captures images of infringing vehicles and offenders, and also records the traffic conditions when they commit illegal activities, so that physical evidence and supporting evidence can be presented to offenders, and all offenders can be treated fairly. You can crack down from the standpoint. (4) Since it is not necessary to guide and stop the infringing vehicle, the space required for crackdown is not required. (5) Since it is not necessary to stop the violating vehicle on the side of the road or the like at the scene, it is possible to prevent traffic congestion especially in crackdowns on a road with a large amount of traffic. (6) Since the violating vehicle is not overlooked, the driver has a strong awareness of suppressing the violation, and the traffic accident can be suppressed accordingly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a system according to claim 2;

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the system according to claim 2;

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a system according to claim 3;

4 is a diagram showing an example in which a warning display device is provided in the system shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a video recording screen in the system shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the system according to claim 3;

7 is a diagram showing a video recording screen in the system shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the system according to claim 4;

9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the system shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the continuation of the operation of the system shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the continuation of the operation of the system shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the system according to claim 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

3, 5, 20, 21 AVI device 4, 15 Warning display device 10 Image type vehicle detector (AVI device) 11, 23, 50 Situation shooting video 12, 13, 22 Imaging device 30-35 AVI device 40-43 Imaging Device C1, C2 Vehicle A, A1, A2, A3 Lane B, B1, B2 Lane L Monitoring area

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An AVI device for visually identifying a vehicle and detecting a traveling route of the vehicle, and determining whether or not the vehicle violates a traveling route based on the traveling route of the vehicle detected by the AVI device. A vehicle traveling violation detection system, comprising: a controlling means for controlling a violating vehicle when it is determined to be a violating vehicle. 2. The AVI device is installed on the opposite lane side so as to monitor a vehicle traveling in a predetermined overpass prohibition section, and the control means is located on the opposite lane side with respect to the traveling direction relative to the AVI device. Equipped with a warning display device installed on the downstream side of the
2. The vehicle traveling violation detection system according to claim 1, wherein the detection is made by the VI device, and the warning display device displays a warning for the violating vehicle. 3. The AVI device is installed at a proper place so as to monitor a vehicle traveling in a predetermined section of a course change prohibited section,
The control means includes an image pickup device installed corresponding to each lane so as to pick up an image of a vehicle that has traveled in violation in the surveillance area, detects a vehicle that has changed course in the surveillance area with an AVI device, and detects the violation vehicle. The vehicle traveling violation detection system according to claim 1, wherein the violator (driver), time, and the like are imaged by an imaging device. 4. The AVI device is installed at a start point and an end point of a predetermined section so as to monitor a vehicle traveling in a predetermined section of a bus-dedicated lane, and the control means is more advanced than the AVI device installed at the end point. An image pickup device installed on the upstream side with respect to the direction is detected, and a vehicle recognized by both AVI devices in the monitoring area is detected, and an image of the violating vehicle, the violator (driver), the time, etc. is imaged. The vehicle traveling violation detection system according to claim 1, wherein an image is taken by the device. 5. The AVI device is installed in an inflow section of an intersection so as to monitor a vehicle traveling in a predetermined section of a designated traffic section of an inflow section to the intersection, and controls a vehicle traveling from a designated traffic direction. It is also installed at the outflow part of the intersection corresponding to the designated traffic direction to be monitored, and the control means is provided in accordance with the AVI device installed at the outflow part of the intersection.
An AVI device having an imaging device installed upstream of the I device in the traveling direction, and detecting a vehicle detected by the AVI device at the inflow portion of the intersection in a designated traffic direction of the lane in which the vehicle is traveling. Other than the AVI device, the violating vehicle, the offender (driver), the time, etc.
The vehicle traveling violation detection system according to claim 1, wherein an image is taken by an imaging device of a lane in which a violating vehicle has entered.