Vehicle monitoring system, method and vehicle

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a vehicle monitoring system, method and vehicle, and relates to the field of vehicles. The system comprises: a first monitoring device, which is arranged on a vehicle outrigger; a second monitoring device, which is arranged on a vehicle boom; and a video monitoring platform, which is electrically connected to the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device; wherein the video monitoring platform records the outrigger status image information and the feed port status image information monitored by the first monitoring device, and the boom status image information and the discharge port status image information monitored by the second monitoring device when the vehicle is in a construction state. The present disclosure can monitor the status of the entire vehicle without the need for technicians to personally go to the site to collect data from each vehicle.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of vehicles, and in particular to a vehicle monitoring system, method and vehicle. Background Art

[0002] As the country increases its investment in engineering construction, concrete pump trucks play an increasingly important role in engineering construction. As concrete pump trucks are flexible, fast to transfer, and widely distributed, coupled with a lack of management and maintenance personnel, this brings great inconvenience to the on-site construction safety monitoring of the equipment. In addition, the timeliness of equipment maintenance and repair is also a problem, especially for some large-scale equipment manufacturers, where a large number of equipment is distributed throughout the country. If each vehicle is to be monitored and monitored to ensure that the equipment is running well during construction, professional technicians need to go to the site in person to maintain each one, which not only consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, but also takes up a lot of construction time. Summary of the invention

[0003] A technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide a vehicle monitoring system, method and vehicle, which can remotely monitor the status of the entire vehicle.

[0004] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle monitoring system is proposed, comprising: a first monitoring device, arranged on a vehicle outrigger; a second monitoring device, arranged on a vehicle boom; and a video monitoring platform, electrically connected to the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device; wherein the video monitoring platform records outrigger status image information and feed port status image information monitored by the first monitoring device when the vehicle is in a construction state, as well as boom status image information and discharge port status image information monitored by the second monitoring device.

[0005] In one embodiment, the first monitoring device includes a first image acquisition device arranged on the first leg, a second image acquisition device arranged on the second leg, a third image acquisition device arranged on the third leg, and a fourth image acquisition device arranged on the fourth leg; the second monitoring device includes a fifth image acquisition device arranged on the first section of the boom, and a sixth image acquisition device and a seventh image acquisition device arranged on the last section of the boom, wherein the sixth image acquisition device and the seventh image acquisition device have opposite shooting directions, and the fifth image acquisition device and the sixth image acquisition device shoot relative to each other.

[0006] In one embodiment, a sensor is arranged on each boom section; a controller is electrically connected to the sensor; a data recorder is electrically connected to the controller; and a data recording platform is electrically connected to the data recorder; wherein, the sensor sends the monitored boom posture information and boom vibration information to the data recorder through the controller, and the data recorder sends the recorded boom posture data information and boom vibration data information to the data recording platform through the mobile network.

[0007] In one embodiment, the data recorder is arranged in a global positioning system (GPS) device; wherein the data recording platform is a GPS platform.

[0008] In one embodiment, the image information sent by the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device to the video monitoring platform carries timestamp information; the data information sent by the GPS device to the GPS platform carries timestamp information; wherein the image information and the data information are associated based on the timestamp information.

[0009] In one embodiment, the system further includes a user terminal electrically connected to the video monitoring platform, wherein the video monitoring platform pushes the recorded image information to the user terminal.

[0010] In one embodiment, a third monitoring device is arranged at the front end of the vehicle; a fourth monitoring device and / or radar detection equipment is arranged at the rear end of the vehicle; and a radar detection equipment is arranged at the right rearview mirror of the vehicle.

[0011] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle is also provided, comprising the above-mentioned vehicle monitoring system.

[0012] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle monitoring method is also proposed, including: obtaining outrigger status image information and feed port status image information monitored by a first monitoring device; obtaining boom status image information and discharge port status image information monitored by a second monitoring device; and determining the vehicle construction status based on the outrigger status image information, feed port status image information, boom status image information, and discharge port status image information.

[0013] In one embodiment, boom posture information and boom vibration information monitored by a sensor are acquired; and the vehicle driving state is determined according to the boom posture information and boom vibration information.

[0014] In one embodiment, the outrigger status image information, the feed port status image information, the boom status image information, the discharge port status image information, the boom posture information and the boom vibration information carry timestamp information; and the outrigger status image information, the feed port status image information, the boom status image information, the discharge port status image information, the boom posture information and the boom vibration information are associated according to the timestamp information.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention can capture image information of the vehicle's outriggers and arm status and image information of the feed port and discharge port status by arranging monitoring devices on the vehicle's outriggers and arm. The image information is transmitted to a remote video monitoring platform, and the entire vehicle status can be monitored without the need for technical personnel to personally go to the site to collect data for each machine.

[0016] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The accompanying drawings, which constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0018] The present disclosure may be more clearly understood from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0019] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the vehicle monitoring system disclosed in the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the vehicle monitoring system disclosed in the present invention.

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the vehicle monitoring system disclosed in the present invention.

[0022] Figure 4 The figure is a flow chart of an embodiment of the vehicle monitoring method disclosed in the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the relative arrangement of components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure unless otherwise specifically stated.

[0024] At the same time, it should be understood that for the convenience of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship.

[0025] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the present disclosure, its application, or uses.

[0026] Technologies, methods and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant field may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the technologies, methods and equipment should be considered part of the authorization specification.

[0027] In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as limiting. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0028] It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters refer to similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further discussed in subsequent figures.

[0029] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more clearly understood, the present disclosure is further described in detail below in combination with specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0030] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The vehicle monitoring system includes a first monitoring device 110 , a second monitoring device 120 and a video monitoring platform 130 .

[0031] The first monitoring device 110 is arranged on the vehicle outrigger. The vehicle is, for example, a concrete pump truck. In one embodiment, the first monitoring device 110 includes a first image acquisition device, a second image acquisition device, a third image acquisition device, and a fourth image acquisition device. Among them, the four image acquisition devices are respectively arranged on the four outriggers. The image acquisition device is, for example, a camera, through which the image information of the status of the four outriggers can be captured. For example, images such as the distance between the outrigger and the foundation pit can be captured. In addition, the cameras arranged on the two outriggers at the rear of the vehicle can also capture the image information of the feed port.

[0032] The second monitoring device 120 is disposed on the vehicle boom. In one embodiment, the second monitoring device 120 includes a fifth image acquisition device disposed on the first boom section and a sixth image acquisition device and a seventh image acquisition device disposed on the last boom section. The image acquisition device is, for example, a camera, and the two cameras on the last boom section shoot in opposite directions. For example, one camera shoots toward the first boom section and the other camera shoots away from the first boom section. The camera shooting away from the first boom section can capture the image information of the discharge port. The camera disposed on the first boom section shoots toward the last boom section. For example, the distance to the boom section, such as a scaffold or a high-voltage line, can be captured.

[0033] The video monitoring platform 130 is electrically connected to the first monitoring device 110 and the second monitoring device 120. The video monitoring platform 130 records the image information of the outrigger status and the feed port status monitored by the first monitoring device 110, and the image information of the boom status and the discharge port status monitored by the second monitoring device 120 when the vehicle is in the construction state.

[0034] In one embodiment, Figure 2 As shown, after the video host 210 receives the video data collected by each camera 220, it sends it to the video monitoring platform 240 through the mobile communication network 230. Among them, the mobile communication network is, for example, a 3G, 4G, 5G network, and the network equipment includes a base station and an Ethernet / gateway. The video monitoring platform 240 can perform operations such as data storage, data management, streaming media distribution, and media transcoding. The video monitoring platform 240 can monitor the current status of the vehicle in real time, and can also review historical videos and analyze historical videos.

[0035] In the above embodiment, by arranging monitoring devices on the vehicle's legs and arms, image information of the vehicle's legs and arms status as well as image information of the feed port and discharge port status can be captured, and the image information is transmitted to the remote video monitoring platform. The entire vehicle status can be monitored without the need for technical personnel to personally go to the site to collect data from each unit.

[0036] In one embodiment, the video monitoring platform 240 can also push the recorded image information to the user terminal 250, where the user terminal is, for example, a mobile client or a PC client, so that professional technicians can watch video monitoring anytime and anywhere, which is convenient for subsequent product development.

[0037] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, since there are blind spots in video monitoring, a sensor is provided on each boom. Figure 3 As shown, the vehicle monitoring system further includes a sensor 310 , a controller 320 , a data recorder 330 and a data recording platform 340 .

[0038] The sensor 310 can detect the boom state data information and the boom vibration data information. The sensor is, for example, an acceleration sensor, an angle sensor, or a combination of the two sensors. A sensor can be set on each boom. In one embodiment, the sensor can also include a pumping pressure sensor set at the oil outlet of the hydraulic pump, a swing pressure sensor set in the swing circuit, an engine speed sensor set on the engine crankshaft, a hydraulic oil temperature sensor set on the hydraulic tank, and a hydraulic oil level sensor.

[0039] The sensor 310 is electrically connected to the controller 320 and can transmit the collected data information to the controller 320 .

[0040] The data recorder 330 is connected to the controller 320 via the CAN bus, so that the data recorder 330 can obtain the data information monitored by the sensor 310. Among them, the data recorder 330 can be built into a GPS (Global Positioning System) device 350, for example. The data recording platform 340 is a GPS platform. In this embodiment, the data recorded by the data recorder 330 is sent to the GPS platform 340 via a mobile network using the data remote transmission function of the GPS device 350. The GPS platform 340 can realize remote reading of vehicle status data, and can perform operations such as big data analysis on historical data.

[0041] In one embodiment, the image information sent by the first monitoring device 110 and the second monitoring device 120 to the video monitoring platform 130 carries timestamp information, and the data information sent by the GPS device 350 to the GPS platform 340 also carries timestamp information. The image information and the data information can be associated according to the timestamp information. That is, the network time is used for time synchronization to ensure the association of the two monitoring data. For example, at a certain moment, the data information of the sensor is analyzed to find that a certain component has a fault, then according to the timestamp information, the video information at that moment can be found to verify the fault.

[0042] In the above embodiment, video information and data information are combined to complement each other, reduce monitoring blind spots, and can be mutually verified to improve monitoring accuracy, provide a basis for determining responsibility for safety accidents, and analyze the operating economy of the entire vehicle.

[0043] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the vehicle monitoring system further includes a third monitoring device disposed at the front end of the vehicle, a fourth monitoring device and / or a radar detection device disposed at the rear end of the vehicle, and a radar detection device disposed at the right rearview mirror of the vehicle, wherein the third monitoring device is, for example, a driving recorder, and the fourth monitoring device is, for example, a reversing imaging device. The driving recorder can capture the road conditions in front of the vehicle, the reversing imaging device can capture the road conditions when the vehicle is reversing, the radar detection device disposed at the rear of the vehicle can detect whether there are obstacles at the rear of the vehicle, and the radar detection device at the right rearview mirror can sense whether there are obstacles on the right side of the vehicle, thereby reducing blind spots when turning right. The driving status of the vehicle can be recorded by the driving recorder, the reversing imaging device, and the radar detection device.

[0044] The vehicle monitoring system disclosed in the present invention can remotely monitor on-site construction safety, construction status, vehicle operation status and other information through the cooperation of sensors and monitoring devices, and realize the monitoring of the whole vehicle status. The remote video monitoring platform and GPS platform can perform remote maintenance reminders and remote fault diagnosis based on the information obtained, and can also realize the playback and analysis of historical data.

[0045] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a vehicle is protected, the vehicle comprising the above-mentioned vehicle monitoring system. The vehicle may be a concrete pump truck, and the vehicle monitoring system is applied to the concrete pump truck to realize monitoring of the entire concrete pump truck.

[0046] Figure 4 The figure is a flow chart of an embodiment of the vehicle monitoring method disclosed in the present invention.

[0047] In step 410, the image information of the state of the outrigger and the state of the feed port monitored by the first monitoring device is obtained. The first monitoring device is arranged on the outrigger of the vehicle.

[0048] In step 420, the boom state image information and the discharge port state image information monitored by the second monitoring device are obtained. The second monitoring device is arranged on the vehicle boom.

[0049] Among them, step 410 and step 420 can be executed simultaneously or in any order.

[0050] In step 430, the vehicle construction status is determined according to the outrigger status image information, the feed inlet status image information, the boom status image information and the discharge port status image information, wherein the outrigger status image information, the feed inlet status image information, the boom status image information and the discharge port status image information can be sent to a remote video monitoring platform.

[0051] In the above embodiment, by arranging monitoring devices on the vehicle's legs and arms, image information of the vehicle's legs and arms status as well as image information of the feed port and discharge port status can be captured, and the image information is transmitted to the remote video monitoring platform. The entire vehicle status can be monitored without the need for technical personnel to personally go to the site to collect data from each unit.

[0052] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the boom posture information and boom vibration information monitored by the sensor may also be acquired, and the vehicle driving state may be determined based on the boom posture information and boom vibration information.

[0053] In one embodiment, the outrigger state image information, the feed inlet state image information, the arm state image information, the discharge port state image information, the arm posture information and the arm vibration information carry timestamp information; the outrigger state image information, the feed inlet state image information, the arm state image information, the discharge port state image information, the arm posture information and the arm vibration information are associated according to the timestamp information. For example, at a certain moment, if a certain component fails according to the data information of the sensor, then according to the timestamp information, the video information at that moment can be found to verify the failure.

[0054] In the above embodiments, by monitoring the safety and operation status of the vehicle during driving and construction, the status of the entire vehicle is monitored, which reduces manpower and material resources and improves monitoring efficiency.

[0055] So far, the present disclosure has been described in detail. In order to avoid obscuring the concept of the present disclosure, some details known in the art are not described. Based on the above description, those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solution disclosed here.

[0056] The method and apparatus of the present disclosure may be implemented in many ways. For example, the method and apparatus of the present disclosure may be implemented by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination of software, hardware, and firmware. The above order of steps for the method is for illustration only, and the steps of the method of the present disclosure are not limited to the order specifically described above, unless otherwise specifically stated. In addition, in some embodiments, the present disclosure may also be implemented as a program recorded in a recording medium, which includes machine-readable instructions for implementing the method according to the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure also covers a recording medium storing a program for executing the method according to the present disclosure.

[0057] Although some specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail by way of example, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments may be modified without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A vehicle monitoring system, comprising: A first monitoring device is arranged on the vehicle leg; A second monitoring device is arranged on the vehicle arm; A video monitoring platform is electrically connected to the first monitoring device and the second monitoring device; wherein the video monitoring platform records the image information of the outrigger status and the feed port status monitored by the first monitoring device when the vehicle is in a construction state, and the image information of the boom status and the discharge port status monitored by the second monitoring device, as well as timestamp information; Sensors are installed on each boom section; A controller, electrically connected to the sensor; a data recorder electrically connected to the controller; and A data recording platform is electrically connected to the data recorder; wherein, The sensor sends the monitored boom posture information and boom vibration information to the data recorder through the controller, and the data recorder sends the recorded boom posture information and boom vibration information and timestamp to the data recording platform through the mobile network; According to the timestamp information, the outrigger status image information, the feed port status image information, the boom status image information, the discharge port status image information, and the boom posture information and boom vibration information are associated to verify the vehicle fault.

2. The vehicle monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein: The first monitoring device includes a first image acquisition device disposed on the first leg, a second image acquisition device disposed on the second leg, a third image acquisition device disposed on the third leg, and a fourth image acquisition device disposed on the fourth leg; The second monitoring device includes a fifth image acquisition device arranged on the first boom section and a sixth image acquisition device and a seventh image acquisition device arranged on the last boom section, wherein the sixth image acquisition device and the seventh image acquisition device have opposite shooting directions, and the fifth image acquisition device and the sixth image acquisition device shoot relative to each other.

3. The vehicle monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein: The data recorder is arranged in a global positioning system GPS device; Wherein, the data recording platform is a GPS platform.

4. The vehicle monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: A user terminal electrically connected to the video monitoring platform, wherein the video monitoring platform pushes the recorded image information to the user terminal.

5. The vehicle monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: A third monitoring device disposed at the front end of the vehicle; a fourth monitoring device and / or radar detection equipment disposed at the rear end of the vehicle; A radar detection device installed at the right rearview mirror of the vehicle.

6. A vehicle, comprising the vehicle monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. A vehicle monitoring method, comprising: Acquire the outrigger status image information and the feed port status image information monitored by the first monitoring device; Acquire the arm state image information and the discharge port state image information monitored by the second monitoring device; Determine the construction status of the vehicle according to the outrigger status image information, the feed port status image information, the boom status image information and the discharge port status image information; Acquire boom posture information and boom vibration information monitored by the sensor, wherein the outrigger status image information, feed port status image information, boom status image information, discharge port status image information, boom posture information and boom vibration information carry timestamp information; The outrigger status image information, feed port status image information, boom status image information, discharge port status image information, boom posture information and boom vibration information are associated according to the timestamp information to verify the vehicle fault.

8. The vehicle monitoring method according to claim 7, further comprising: The vehicle driving state is determined according to the boom posture information and the boom vibration information.

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