Boarding gate people flow control method and system
The method and system address uneven passenger distribution at boarding gates by dynamically selecting alternative gates for temporary use, enhancing boarding efficiency and passenger satisfaction.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411180972.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-27
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-20
AI Technical Summary
Existing airport boarding processes experience uneven passenger distribution leading to peak congestion and long waiting times, affecting passenger experience and operational efficiency.
A method and system that dynamically adjusts passenger flow by identifying emergency levels based on registration frequency and density, selecting alternative boarding gates for temporary use, and synchronously opening additional gates to manage congestion.
Effectively controls passenger flow, reducing waiting times and improving boarding efficiency while optimizing resource use through real-time monitoring and dynamic adjustments.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of airport operation management, and in particular to a method and system for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate. Background Art
[0002] In the existing airport boarding process, due to the uneven distribution of passengers' arrival time at the boarding gate, there are often peak passenger flow at the boarding gate during certain periods, causing congestion and long waiting times. This not only affects the passengers' boarding experience, but also reduces the airport's operating efficiency and may even affect the flight's punctuality. Therefore, an effective method and system is needed to control and optimize the passenger flow at the boarding gate. Summary of the invention
[0003] In order to solve the technical problems existing in the background technology, the present invention proposes a method and system for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate.
[0004] The present invention provides a method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate, comprising the following steps:
[0005] S1. Obtain the registration frequency, personnel density, and registered flight of the current boarding gate, and compare the registration frequency and personnel density of the boarding gate with the preset threshold according to the preset strategy to obtain the registration emergency level, which includes the first level and the second level;
[0006] S2. Obtaining the current usage status of multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, and determining a first type of boarding gate based on the usage status of the multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, where the flight status includes normal and delayed, and the usage status of the boarding gate includes occupied, idle, and stopped;
[0007] S3. Selecting a second type of boarding gate for temporary use from the first type of boarding gate according to the registered emergency level and the preset emergency strategy;
[0008] S4. Match the second type of boarding gate with the current registered flight and open the second type of boarding gate simultaneously to control the passenger flow at the current boarding gate.
[0009] Preferably, the preset threshold includes a first threshold and a second threshold; the preset strategy specifically includes:
[0010] Compare the check-in frequency at the boarding gate with a first threshold and the occupancy density with a second threshold;
[0011] When the registration frequency at the boarding gate is greater than or equal to the first threshold and the passenger density is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the registration emergency level is specifically the first level;
[0012] When the registration frequency at the boarding gate is less than the first threshold or the personnel density is less than the second threshold, the registration emergency level is specifically the second level.
[0013] Preferably, determining the first type of boarding gate based on the usage status of the plurality of boarding gates and the corresponding flight status specifically includes:
[0014] Filter out from multiple boarding gates a boarding gate whose flight delay duration reaches a preset time threshold or is free within the preset time threshold;
[0015] The boarding gate whose flight delay duration reaches the preset time threshold or is idle within the preset time threshold is designated as the first type of boarding gate.
[0016] Preferably, the preset emergency strategy specifically includes:
[0017] Obtaining the interval distance between each first-type boarding gate and the current boarding gate, and screening out multiple first-type boarding gates whose interval distance is less than a preset interval value;
[0018] sorting a plurality of first-type boarding gates whose intervals are smaller than a preset interval value in ascending order of the intervals;
[0019] When the registered emergency level is specifically the first level, the first type of boarding gate ranked first in the distance order is used as the second type of boarding gate for temporary use.
[0020] Preferably, the preset emergency strategy further includes: when the registered emergency level is specifically the second level, continuing to use the current boarding gate to handle boarding for the current flight.
[0021] Preferably, step S4 specifically includes:
[0022] associating a second type of boarding gate with the current checked-in flight so that the second type of boarding gate is available for check-in for the current checked-in flight;
[0023] Open the second type of boarding gate simultaneously with the current boarding gate to control the flow of people at the current boarding gate;
[0024] And the usage status of the second type of boarding gate is updated to occupied.
[0025] Preferably, it also includes:
[0026] S5. When the second type of boarding gate is opened synchronously, the boarding gate prompt information is updated in real time, and the updated boarding gate prompt information is sent to the display terminal.
[0027] The present invention provides a boarding gate passenger flow control system, comprising:
[0028] The data collection module is used to obtain the registration frequency, personnel density, and registered flights of the current boarding gate, and compare the registration frequency and personnel density of the boarding gate with the preset threshold according to the preset strategy to obtain the registration emergency level, which includes the first level and the second level;
[0029] a data processing module, configured to obtain the current usage status of multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, and determine a first type of boarding gate based on the usage status of the multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, wherein the flight status includes normal and delayed, and the usage status of the boarding gate includes occupied, idle, and stopped;
[0030] A data screening module, used for screening out a second type of boarding gate for temporary use from the first type of boarding gate according to the registered emergency level and the preset emergency strategy;
[0031] The output module is used to match the second type of boarding gate with the current registered flight and simultaneously open the second type of boarding gate to control the passenger flow at the current boarding gate.
[0032] Preferably, it also includes: an information publishing module, which is used to update the boarding gate prompt information in real time after the second type of boarding gate is opened synchronously, and send the updated boarding gate prompt information to the display terminal.
[0033] In the present invention, the proposed boarding gate passenger flow control method and system obtain the registration frequency, personnel density, and registered flight of the current boarding gate, and compare the registration frequency and personnel density of the boarding gate with the preset threshold according to the preset strategy to obtain the registration emergency level; obtain the current use status of multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, and determine the first type of boarding gate based on the use status of multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, the flight status includes normal and delayed, and the use status of the boarding gate includes occupied, idle, and stopped; when the registration emergency level is the first level, the second type of boarding gate for temporary call is selected from the first type of boarding gate; the second type of boarding gate is matched with the current registered flight, and the second type of boarding gate is opened synchronously to control the passenger flow of the current boarding gate. Through real-time monitoring and dynamic adjustment, the passenger flow of the boarding gate is effectively controlled to avoid congestion; improve boarding efficiency, reduce passenger waiting time, and improve passenger satisfaction; optimize the use of airport resources and improve the overall efficiency of airport operations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0034] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the work flow structure of a method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate proposed by the present invention;
[0035] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the system architecture of a boarding gate passenger flow control system proposed by the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0036] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The present invention proposes a method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate, comprising the following steps:
[0037] S1. Obtain the registration frequency, personnel density, and registered flight of the current boarding gate, and compare the registration frequency and personnel density of the boarding gate with the preset threshold according to the preset strategy to obtain the registration emergency level, which includes the first level and the second level.
[0038] In this embodiment, the preset thresholds include a first threshold and a second threshold; the preset strategy specifically includes: comparing the registration frequency of the boarding gate with the first threshold, and comparing the personnel density with the second threshold; when the registration frequency of the boarding gate is greater than or equal to the first threshold and the personnel density is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the registration emergency level is specifically the first level; when the registration frequency of the boarding gate is less than the first threshold or the personnel density is less than the second threshold, the registration emergency level is specifically the second level.
[0039] In this embodiment, the specific process of obtaining the check-in frequency, personnel density, and check-in flights of the current boarding gate is as follows:
[0040] Install infrared sensor equipment at the entrance to the boarding gate security channel, the waiting area before the boarding gate, and the corridor around the boarding gate; ensure that the equipment can accurately detect the passage of people and connect to the data acquisition system; clean, organize, summarize and aggregate the passenger flow correlation information obtained by the sensors at each location, remove invalid and redundant content, and save it into the database to obtain the passenger density at the boarding gate.
[0041] The process of obtaining the registration frequency is as follows: real-time statistics are made on the number of passengers processed within the preset collection time to obtain the registration frequency within the preset collection time.
[0042] Get the registered flight corresponding to the current boarding gate from the boarding gate information database, and detect the flight status of the registered flight in real time.
[0043] S2. Obtaining the current usage status of multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, and determining a first type of boarding gate based on the usage status of the multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, the flight status includes normal and delayed, and the usage status of the boarding gate includes occupied, idle, and stopped.
[0044] In this embodiment, determining a first type of boarding gate based on the usage status of multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status specifically includes:
[0045] Filter out from multiple boarding gates a boarding gate whose flight delay duration reaches a preset time threshold or is free within the preset time threshold;
[0046] The boarding gate whose flight delay duration reaches the preset time threshold or is idle within the preset time threshold is designated as the first type of boarding gate.
[0047] In this embodiment, the use status of each boarding gate is obtained in real time, and the flight status is promptly associated with the boarding gate, so as to facilitate obtaining the idle status of the boarding gate application and facilitate reasonable use of the boarding gate.
[0048] S3. Select a second type of boarding gate for temporary use from the first type of boarding gates according to the registered emergency level and the preset emergency strategy.
[0049] In this embodiment, the preset emergency strategy specifically includes: obtaining the interval distance between each first-type boarding gate and the current boarding gate, and screening out multiple first-type boarding gates whose interval distance is less than the preset interval value; sorting the multiple first-type boarding gates whose interval distance is less than the preset interval value in ascending order of the interval distance; when the registered emergency level is specifically the first level, using the first-type boarding gate ranked first in the interval distance as the second-type boarding gate for temporary call.
[0050] In this embodiment, the preset emergency strategy also includes: when the registered emergency level is specifically the second level, continue to use the current boarding gate to handle boarding for the current flight.
[0051] S4. Match the second type of boarding gate with the current registered flight and open the second type of boarding gate simultaneously to control the passenger flow at the current boarding gate.
[0052] In this embodiment, step S4 specifically includes:
[0053] associating a second type of boarding gate with the current checked-in flight so that the second type of boarding gate is available for check-in for the current checked-in flight;
[0054] Open the second type of boarding gate simultaneously with the current boarding gate to control the flow of people at the current boarding gate;
[0055] And the usage status of the second type of boarding gate is updated to occupied.
[0056] S5. When the second type of boarding gate is opened synchronously, the boarding gate prompt information is updated in real time, and the updated boarding gate prompt information is sent to the display terminal.
[0057] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The present invention proposes a boarding gate passenger flow control system, comprising:
[0058] The data collection module is used to obtain the registration frequency, personnel density, and registered flights of the current boarding gate, and compare the registration frequency and personnel density of the boarding gate with the preset threshold according to the preset strategy to obtain the registration emergency level. The registration emergency level includes the first level and the second level.
[0059] The data processing module is used to obtain the current usage status of multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, and determine the first type of boarding gate based on the usage status of the multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status. The flight status includes normal and delayed, and the usage status of the boarding gate includes occupied, idle, and stopped.
[0060] The data screening module is used to screen out the second type of boarding gate for temporary use from the first type of boarding gate according to the registered emergency level and the preset emergency strategy.
[0061] The output module is used to match the second type of boarding gate with the current registered flight and simultaneously open the second type of boarding gate to control the passenger flow at the current boarding gate.
[0062] The information release module is used to update the boarding gate prompt information in real time after the second type of boarding gate is opened synchronously, and send the updated boarding gate prompt information to the display terminal.
[0063] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1. Obtain the registration frequency, personnel density, and registered flight of the current boarding gate, and compare the registration frequency and personnel density of the boarding gate with the preset threshold according to the preset strategy to obtain the registration emergency level, which includes the first level and the second level; S2. Obtaining the current usage status of multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, and determining a first type of boarding gate based on the usage status of the multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, where the flight status includes normal and delayed, and the usage status of the boarding gate includes occupied, idle, and stopped; S3. Selecting a second type of boarding gate for temporary use from the first type of boarding gate according to the registered emergency level and the preset emergency strategy; S4. Match the second type of boarding gate with the current registered flight and open the second type of boarding gate simultaneously to control the passenger flow at the current boarding gate.
2. The method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate according to claim 1, characterized in that: The preset threshold includes a first threshold and a second threshold; the preset strategy specifically includes: Compare the check-in frequency at the boarding gate with a first threshold and the occupancy density with a second threshold; When the registration frequency at the boarding gate is greater than or equal to the first threshold and the passenger density is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the registration emergency level is specifically the first level; When the registration frequency at the boarding gate is less than the first threshold or the personnel density is less than the second threshold, the registration emergency level is specifically the second level.
3. The method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate according to claim 1, characterized in that: The determining of the first type of boarding gate based on the usage status of the plurality of boarding gates and the corresponding flight status specifically includes: Filter out from multiple boarding gates a boarding gate whose flight delay duration reaches a preset time threshold or is free within the preset time threshold; The boarding gate whose flight delay duration reaches the preset time threshold or is idle within the preset time threshold is designated as the first type of boarding gate.
4. The method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate according to claim 1, characterized in that: The preset emergency strategy specifically includes: Obtaining the interval distance between each first-type boarding gate and the current boarding gate, and screening out multiple first-type boarding gates whose interval distance is less than a preset interval value; sorting a plurality of first-type boarding gates whose intervals are smaller than a preset interval value in ascending order of the intervals; When the registered emergency level is specifically the first level, the first type of boarding gate ranked first in the distance order is used as the second type of boarding gate for temporary use.
5. The method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate according to claim 4, characterized in that: The preset emergency strategy also includes: when the registered emergency level is specifically the second level, continue to use the current boarding gate to handle boarding for the current flight.
6. The method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate according to claim 1, characterized in that: Step S4 specifically includes: associating a second type of boarding gate with the current checked-in flight so that the second type of boarding gate is available for check-in for the current checked-in flight; Open the second type of boarding gate simultaneously with the current boarding gate to control the flow of people at the current boarding gate; And the usage status of the second type of boarding gate is updated to occupied.
7. The method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: S5. When the second type of boarding gate is opened synchronously, the boarding gate prompt information is updated in real time, and the updated boarding gate prompt information is sent to the display terminal.
8. A boarding gate passenger flow control system, characterized in that: include: The data collection module is used to obtain the registration frequency, personnel density, and registered flights of the current boarding gate, and compare the registration frequency and personnel density of the boarding gate with the preset threshold according to the preset strategy to obtain the registration emergency level, which includes the first level and the second level; a data processing module, configured to obtain the current usage status of multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, and determine a first type of boarding gate based on the usage status of the multiple boarding gates and the corresponding flight status, wherein the flight status includes normal and delayed, and the usage status of the boarding gate includes occupied, idle, and stopped; A data screening module, used for screening out a second type of boarding gate for temporary use from the first type of boarding gate according to the registered emergency level and the preset emergency strategy; The output module is used to match the second type of boarding gate with the current registered flight and simultaneously open the second type of boarding gate to control the passenger flow at the current boarding gate.
9. The method for controlling passenger flow at a boarding gate according to claim 8, characterized in that: Also includes: The information release module is used to update the boarding gate prompt information in real time after the second type of boarding gate is opened synchronously, and send the updated boarding gate prompt information to the display terminal.
