Operation control device, operation control program, and operation control system

Abstract

To provide a driving control device, a driving control program and a driving control system that restrict a delay of a car wash in a car washing machine by causing a vehicle to stop at a proper car washing position.SOLUTION: An on-vehicle unit 20 includes a CPU 20A. The CPU 20A detects that a vehicle 12 has entered an area where a car washing machine 32 is enabled to perform car washing, switches travel of the vehicle 12 to automatic driving and controls the vehicle 12 so that it stops at a car washing position according to the car washing machine 32 by using automatic driving.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a driving control device, a driving control device system, and a vehicle that stop a vehicle at an appropriate car wash position. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a car wash machine that washes the body surface of an automobile by moving relative to the automobile. This car wash machine is capable of stopping or not starting its own device when it determines that the automobile is in an unsuitable state for washing based on images transmitted from a camera that can capture an area including the device itself and at least the side of the automobile stopped in a position where washing is possible from the front of the device. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-214024 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The car wash machine of Patent Document 1 is capable of stopping or not starting the machine itself if it determines that the vehicle is in an unsuitable state for washing. However, in order to quickly start the washing operation of the machine itself, it is necessary to guide the vehicle to an appropriate washing position.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned facts, and aims to provide an operation control device that can prevent delays in washing a vehicle in a car wash machine by stopping the vehicle at an appropriate car wash position. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The driving control device according to claim 1 includes a processor, the processor detecting that a vehicle has entered an area where the vehicle can be washed by a car wash machine,notifying the car wash machine of characteristic information indicating the characteristics of the vehicle for identifying an external shape of the vehicle, and acquiring information indicating a car wash position calculated using the external shape of the vehicle identified from the characteristic information from the car wash machine; Switch the vehicle's driving to automatic driving, Run, The above wash and controlling the vehicle to stop at the vehicle position. When the vehicle stops deviating from the car wash position, deviation information indicating the deviation between the stopping position of the vehicle and the car wash position is acquired, and the vehicle is controlled to travel in an automatic driving manner so as to correct the deviation indicated by the deviation information and to stop at the car wash position. .

[0007] In the driving control device according to claim 1, the detection unit detects that the vehicle has entered an area where the vehicle can be washed by the car wash machine, A notification unit notifies the car wash machine of characteristic information indicating characteristics of the vehicle for identifying an external shape of the vehicle, and an acquisition unit acquires information indicating a car wash position calculated using the external shape of the vehicle identified from the characteristic information from the car wash machine, The switching unit switches the vehicle's driving to automatic driving, and the control unit controls the vehicle to be driven automatically. Run, The above wash According to the driving control device of claim 1, by stopping the vehicle at an appropriate car wash position, it is possible to suppress delays in washing the car in the car wash machine. According to the driving control device of claim 1, the car wash position can be set based on the characteristics of the vehicle, so that the car wash machine can be operated more reliably. According to the driving control device of claim 1, even if the vehicle stops deviating from the car wash position, the car wash position can be corrected.

[0012] Claim 2 In the operation control device described in The deviation indicated by the deviation information is not a deviation that can be corrected by automatic operation. In this case, the driving of the vehicle is switched from automatic driving to manual driving.

[0013] Claim 2 According to the driving control device described in the above, even if the vehicle cannot be stopped at the car wash position by automatic driving, it is possible to move the vehicle to the car wash position by manual driving.

[0014] Claim 3 In the operation control device described in If the deviation indicated by the deviation information is not a deviation that can be corrected by automatic driving, switching the driving of the vehicle from automatic driving to manual driving, The vehicle is notified to be manually driven to the car wash location.

[0015] Claim 3 According to the driving control device described in the above, even if the vehicle cannot be stopped at the car wash position by automatic driving, it is possible to prompt the driver to drive the vehicle manually and move it to the car wash position.

[0016] Claim 4 The driving control program described in detects that a vehicle has entered an area where the vehicle can be washed by a car wash machine, and switches the driving of the vehicle to automatic driving; notifying the car wash machine of characteristic information indicating the characteristics of the vehicle for identifying an external shape of the vehicle, and acquiring information indicating a car wash position calculated using the external shape of the vehicle identified from the characteristic information from the car wash machine; With autonomous driving Run,Controlling the vehicle to stop at the car wash location When the vehicle stops deviating from the car wash position, deviation information indicating the deviation between the stopping position of the vehicle and the car wash position is acquired, and the vehicle is controlled to travel in an automatic driving manner so as to correct the deviation indicated by the deviation information and to stop at the car wash position. The processing is executed by a computer.

[0017] Claim 4 According to the driving control program described in the above, it is possible to prevent delays in washing the vehicle in the car wash by stopping the vehicle at an appropriate car wash position. According to the driving control program of claim 4, the car wash position can be set based on the characteristics of the vehicle, so that the car wash machine can be operated more reliably. According to the driving control program of claim 4, the car wash position can be corrected even if the vehicle stops deviating from the car wash position.

[0018] Claim 5 The operation control system according to the present invention is 3 An operation control system including the operation control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and a car wash, wherein the car wash is To identify the external shape of a vehicle that has entered an area where the vehicle can be washed by the car wash machine Features of the vehicle is obtained from the driving control device and calculated using the vehicle's external shape identified from the characteristic information. Car wash location information Operation control device Notify.

[0019] Claim 5 According to the driving control system described in the above, it is possible to prevent delays in washing the vehicle at the car wash by stopping the vehicle at an appropriate car wash position.

[0020] Claim 6 The operation control system according to the present invention is 3 An operation control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wash and a car wash machine, wherein the processor in the operation control device controls the car wash machine to Entering a car wash area When the washing of the vehicle is completed, the vehicle is controlled so as to exit the washable area by automatic driving.

[0021] Claim 6 According to the driving control system described above, delays in washing the vehicle at the car wash machine can be reduced by having the vehicle leave the washable area through automatic driving.

[0022] Claim 7 The operation control system according to the present invention is 3 An operation control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, washand a car wash machine, wherein the processor in the operation control device controls the car wash machine to Entering a car wash area When the washing of the vehicle is completed, the driver is notified to drive the vehicle manually.

[0023] Claim 7 According to the driving control system described in the above, it is possible for the driver to exit the vehicle from the car wash area at a timing desired by the driver. Effect of the Invention

[0024] According to the present invention, delays in washing a vehicle in a car wash machine can be suppressed by stopping the vehicle at an appropriate car wash position. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0025] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an operation control system according to an embodiment; [Diagram 2] 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of devices installed in the car wash machine; [Diagram 3] 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a CPU in the control device. FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of devices mounted on a vehicle. FIG. [Diagram 5] 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a CPU in the vehicle-mounted device. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a process flow in the operation control system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of a car wash location travel process performed by the vehicle-mounted device according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing a process flow in the operation control system according to the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0026] [First embodiment] An operation control system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a driving control system 10 according to this embodiment.

[0027] (composition) 1, a driving control system 10 according to this embodiment includes a vehicle 12, a car wash 32, and a user terminal 40. The vehicle 12 includes an on-board device 20 as a driving control device. The on-board device 20, the car wash 32, and the user terminal 40 are connected to each other via a network N1.

[0028] The user terminal 40 is a smartphone or a tablet terminal carried by a passenger of the vehicle 12 using the driving control system 10.

[0029] 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of devices mounted on the car wash machine 32 of this embodiment. The car wash machine 32 includes a control device 30 and a car wash device .

[0030] The car wash device 34 is a device that washes the body surface of the vehicle 12. The car wash device 34 includes a brush for removing dirt from the body surface, a blower for removing water droplets and the like from the body surface, a pump for supplying wash water and detergent and the like, a sensor for detecting the vehicle 12, and an actuator for adjusting the positions of the brush and blower.

[0031] The control device 30 includes a CPU 30A, a ROM 30B, a RAM 30C, a storage 30D, an input / output I / F 30E, and a wireless communication I / F 30F. The CPU 30A, the ROM 30B, the RAM 30C, the storage 30D, the input / output I / F 30E, and the wireless communication I / F 30F are connected to each other via a bus 31 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0032] The CPU 30A is a central processing unit, and executes various programs and controls each part. That is, the CPU 30A reads a program from the ROM 30B or the storage 30D, and executes the program using the RAM 30C as a working area. In this embodiment, an execution program 350, which will be described later, is stored in the storage 30D. The CPU 30A executes the execution program 350, thereby functioning as the derivation unit 300, the determination unit 310, and the notification unit 320 shown in FIG. 3.

[0033] The ROM 30B stores various programs and various data. The RAM 30C temporarily stores programs or data as a working area. The storage 30D as a storage unit is configured with an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive) and stores various programs including an operating system and various data. The storage 30D of this embodiment stores an execution program 350.

[0034] The input / output I / F 30E is an interface for communicating with each device mounted on the car wash machine 32. The car wash device 34 is connected to the vehicle-mounted device 20 of this embodiment via the input / output I / F 30E. The car wash device 34 may be directly connected to the bus 31.

[0035] The wireless communication I / F 30F is an interface for communicating with other devices such as the vehicle 12 and the user terminal 40, and uses standards such as Ethernet (registered trademark), FDDI, and Wi-Fi (registered trademark).

[0036] The execution program 350 is a program for controlling the control device 30 .

[0037] Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the CPU 30A. As shown in Fig. 3, the CPU 30A has a derivation unit 300, a determination unit 310, and a notification unit 320. Each functional configuration is realized by the CPU 30A reading out and executing an execution program 350 stored in the storage 30D.

[0038] The derivation unit 300 has a function of deriving information on a car wash location corresponding to the vehicle 12 based on characteristic information (described later) that is information notified from the vehicle 12 and indicates the characteristics of the vehicle 12. Specifically, the derivation unit 300 uses the characteristic information to identify the external shape of the vehicle 12. Then, the derivation unit 300 calculates a car wash location corresponding to the vehicle 12 using the identified external shape of the vehicle 12.

[0039] The determination unit 310 has a function of determining whether or not the vehicle 12 can be washed, based on the vehicle state, which is information notified from the vehicle 12. Here, the vehicle state is information indicating the state of each part of the vehicle 12, and an example of this is the open / closed state of the door mirrors 25 and the door windows 26 of the vehicle 12. If the door mirrors 25 and the door windows 26 of the vehicle 12 are closed, the determination unit 310 determines that the vehicle 12 can be washed, and if the door mirrors 25 and the door windows 26 of the vehicle 12 are open, the determination unit 310 determines that the vehicle 12 cannot be washed.

[0040] The notification unit 320 has a function of notifying the vehicle 12 of the information on the car wash position corresponding to the vehicle 12 derived by the derivation unit 300 via the wireless communication I / F 30F. In addition, the notification unit 320 has a function of notifying the vehicle 12 of a request to close the open door mirrors 25 and door windows 26 (hereinafter referred to as a "car wash request") via the wireless communication I / F 30F when the determination unit 310 determines that the vehicle 12 cannot be washed.

[0041] In addition, the notification unit 320 has a function of notifying the vehicle 12 via the wireless communication I / F 30F to have the vehicle 12 leave the car wash area when the car wash device 34 has finished washing the vehicle 12.

[0042] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of devices mounted on the vehicle 12 of this embodiment.

[0043] The GPS device 22 is a device that acquires position information of the vehicle 12 .

[0044] The camera 23 is an external camera that also serves as a sensor for the automatic driving device 24, and is an imaging device provided in front of the vehicle 12.

[0045] The automatic driving device 24 is a device that causes the vehicle 12 to travel autonomously by performing driving operations related to acceleration, steering, and braking based on information from external sensors such as a camera 23, a millimeter wave radar, and a lidar (Light Detection and Ranging).

[0046] The vehicle-mounted device 20 includes a CPU 20A, a ROM 20B, a RAM 20C, a storage 20D, an input / output I / F 20E, and a wireless communication I / F 20F. The CPU 20A, the ROM 20B, the RAM 20C, the storage 20D, the input / output I / F 20E, and the wireless communication I / F 20F are connected to each other via a bus 21 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0047] The CPU 20A is a central processing unit, and executes various programs and controls each part. That is, the CPU 20A reads out a program from the ROM 20B or the storage 20D, and executes the program using the RAM 20C as a working area. In this embodiment, a control program 250 is stored in the storage 20D as an operation control program. The CPU 20A executes the control program 250 to function as the detection unit 200, the acquisition unit 210, the switching unit 220, the control unit 230, and the notification unit 240 shown in FIG. 5.

[0048] The ROM 20B stores various programs and various data. The RAM 20C temporarily stores programs or data as a working area. The storage 20D as a storage unit is configured with an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive) and stores various programs including an operating system and various data. The storage 20D of this embodiment stores a control program 250 and feature data 260.

[0049] The input / output I / F 20E is an interface for communicating with each device mounted on the vehicle 12. A GPS device 22, a camera 23, an automatic driving device 24, a door mirror 25, and a door window 26 are connected to the vehicle-mounted device 20 of this embodiment via the input / output I / F 20E. The GPS device 22, the camera 23, the automatic driving device 24, the door mirror 25, and the door window 26 may be directly connected to the bus 21.

[0050] The wireless communication I / F 20F is an interface for communicating with other devices such as the car wash machine 32 and the user terminal 40, and uses standards such as Ethernet (registered trademark), FDDI, and Wi-Fi (registered trademark).

[0051] The control program 250 is a program for controlling the vehicle-mounted device 20 .

[0052] The characteristic data 260 stores, as characteristic information, the presence or absence of spoilers, corner poles, roof rails, rear mirrors, etc., which indicate characteristics of the vehicle 12, as well as the vehicle rank, model, size, etc.

[0053] Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the CPU 20A. As shown in Fig. 5, the CPU 20A has a detection unit 200, an acquisition unit 210, a switching unit 220, a control unit 230, and a notification unit 240. Each functional configuration is realized by the CPU 20A reading out and executing a control program 250 stored in the storage 20D.

[0054] The detection unit 200 has a function of detecting that the vehicle 12 has entered an area where the car can be washed by the car wash machine 32 (hereinafter referred to as the "car washable area"). Specifically, the detection unit 200 detects that the vehicle 12 has entered the car washable area by receiving, via the input / output I / F 20E, a notification that the camera 23 has recognized a distance supplement marker provided on the car wash machine 32.

[0055] The detection unit 200 also has a function of detecting whether the vehicle 12 has stopped deviating from the car wash position. Specifically, the detection unit 200 detects whether the vehicle 12 has stopped deviating from the car wash position by receiving an image captured by the camera 23 via the input / output I / F 20E. The detection unit 200 may detect whether the vehicle 12 has stopped deviating from the car wash position by receiving the stopping position of the vehicle 12 from the GPS device 22 via the input / output I / F 20E.

[0056] The acquisition unit 210 has a function of acquiring deviation information relating to the deviation between the vehicle 12 and the car wash position when the vehicle 12 stops deviating from the car wash position. A detailed explanation of the deviation information will be given later. Specifically, when the detection unit 200 detects that the vehicle 12 has stopped deviating from the car wash position, the acquisition unit 210 receives the stopping position of the vehicle 12 from the GPS device 22 via the input / output I / F 20E. Then, the acquisition unit 210 acquires deviation information between the stopping position of the vehicle 12 and the car wash position from the received stopping position of the vehicle 12.

[0057] The acquisition unit 210 also has a function of acquiring information on a car wash location corresponding to the vehicle 12 from the car wash machine 32 via the wireless communication I / F 20F.

[0058] The switching unit 220 has a function of switching the driving of the vehicle 12 to automatic driving. Specifically, the switching unit 220 starts control of the automatic driving device 24 when the detection unit 200 detects that the vehicle 12 has entered a car wash area.

[0059] In addition, the switching unit 220 has a function of switching the driving of the vehicle 12 from automatic driving to manual driving when the vehicle 12 stops deviating from the car wash position. Specifically, the switching unit 220 stops control of the automatic driving device 24 when the deviation acquired by the acquisition unit 210 is less than a predetermined threshold value.

[0060] The control unit 230 has a function to control the vehicle 12 to stop at the car wash position by automatic driving. In this embodiment, the control unit 230 controls the vehicle 12 to stop at the car wash position by automatic driving based on the deviation information acquired by the acquisition unit 210. Here, the deviation information is information that expresses the difference of the stopping position of the vehicle 12 from the car wash position in coordinates in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction. The control unit 230 transmits an instruction to the automatic driving device 24 so that the vehicle 12 travels an amount corresponding to the difference of the stopping position of the vehicle 12 from the car wash position related to the slip information acquired by the acquisition unit 210. In addition, the control unit 230 has a function to control the vehicle 12 to exit the car wash area by automatic driving. In this embodiment, the control unit 230 transmits an instruction to the automatic driving device 24 so that the vehicle 12 exits the car wash area when the car wash of the vehicle 12 is completed.

[0061] The notification unit 240 has a function of reading out characteristic information from the characteristic data stored in the storage 20D, and notifying the car wash machine 32 of the read out characteristic information via the wireless communication I / F 20F.

[0062] Furthermore, the notification unit 240 has a function of notifying the user to manually drive the vehicle 12 to the car wash position when the vehicle 12 has stopped shifting from the car wash position. Specifically, when the detection unit 200 detects that the vehicle 12 has stopped shifting from the car wash position, the notification unit 240 transmits a message to the user terminal 40 via the wireless communication I / F 20F indicating that manual driving will be performed. The notification unit 240 may also transmit a message to a touch panel type liquid crystal display or the like provided on the center console or dashboard of the vehicle 12 indicating that manual driving will be performed via the input / output I / F 20E.

[0063] (Processing flow) Next, the flow of processing in the operation control system 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

[0064] 6, the vehicle-mounted device 20 waits until it detects that the vehicle 12 has entered the car wash area. If the vehicle-mounted device 20 detects that the vehicle 12 has entered the car wash area (step S1: YES), the process proceeds to step S2.

[0065] In step S2, the vehicle-mounted device 20 reads out the characteristic information from the characteristic data stored in the storage 20D, and notifies the control device 30 of the read out characteristic information via the wireless communication I / F 20F.

[0066] In addition, when a sensor installed in the car wash machine 32 detects that the vehicle 12 has entered a car wash area, the control device 30 may request characteristic information from the vehicle-mounted device 20, and the vehicle-mounted device 20, upon receiving the request, may notify the control device 30 of the characteristic information.

[0067] In step S3, the control device 30 derives information on a car wash position corresponding to the vehicle 12 based on the characteristic information, and notifies the vehicle of the derived car wash position information. Specifically, the control device 30 identifies the external shape of the vehicle 12 using the characteristic information notified from the in-vehicle device 20. Then, the control device 30 calculates the car wash position using the identified external shape of the vehicle 12, and notifies the in-vehicle device 20 of the calculated car wash position information.

[0068] In step S4, the vehicle-mounted device 20 executes a process for traveling to a car wash position. The process for traveling to a car wash position allows the vehicle 12 to stop at the car wash position.

[0069] In step S5, the vehicle-mounted device 20 notifies the control device 30 of information that the vehicle 12 is stopped, as well as the vehicle state.

[0070] In step S6, the control device 30 determines whether or not the vehicle 12 can be washed based on the vehicle state notified by the in-vehicle device 20. If the control device 30 determines that the vehicle 12 can be washed (step S6: YES), the process proceeds to step S10. On the other hand, if the control device 30 determines that the vehicle 12 cannot be washed (step S6: NO), the process proceeds to step S7.

[0071] In step S7, the control device 30 notifies the vehicle-mounted device 20 of a car wash request.

[0072] In step S8, the vehicle-mounted device 20 executes control based on the notified car wash request to close the door mirrors 25 if the door mirrors 25 are open, and close the door window 26 if the door window 26 is open.

[0073] In step S9, the vehicle-mounted device 20 transmits a car wash permission notification to the vehicle-mounted device 20, which indicates that the vehicle 12 is in a state where it can be washed.

[0074] In step S10, the control device 30 controls the car wash device 34 to wash the vehicle 12.

[0075] In step S11, when the control device 30 receives a command notification from the car wash device 34 indicating that washing of the vehicle 12 has been completed, the control device 30 determines that the car wash has been completed.

[0076] In step S12, the control device 30 notifies the vehicle 12 of an exit request, which is a request to cause the vehicle 12 to exit the car wash area.

[0077] In step S13, the vehicle-mounted device 20 transmits an instruction to the automatic driving device 24 to cause the vehicle 12 to exit the car wash area.

[0078] Next, a car wash position travel process executed by the CPU 20A of the vehicle-mounted device 20 reading the control program 250 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0079] 7, the CPU 20A switches the driving of the vehicle 12 from manual driving to automatic driving. Specifically, the CPU 20A starts control of the automatic driving device 24.

[0080] In step S101, the CPU 20A transmits an instruction to the automatic driving device 24 to drive the vehicle 12 to a car wash location.

[0081] In step S102, the CPU 20A determines whether the vehicle 12 has stopped at the car wash position. Specifically, the CPU 20A receives an image captured by the camera 23 via the input / output I / F 20E to determine whether the vehicle 12 has stopped at a position shifted from the car wash position. If the CPU 20A determines that the vehicle 12 has stopped at the car wash position (step S102: YES), the CPU 20A ends the car wash position travel process. On the other hand, if the CPU 20A determines that the vehicle 12 has stopped at a position shifted from the car wash position (step S102: NO), the CPU 20A proceeds to step S103.

[0082] In step S103, the CPU 20A acquires deviation information. Specifically, the CPU 20A receives the stopping position of the vehicle 12 from the GPS device 22 via the input / output I / F 20E. Then, the CPU 20A acquires the deviation between the stopping position of the vehicle 12 and the car wash position from the received stopping position of the vehicle 12. Note that the control device 30 may determine whether the vehicle 12 has stopped deviating from the car wash position. In this case, the CPU 20A acquires the deviation information by transmitting the deviation information from the control device 30 to the in-vehicle device 20.

[0083] In step S104, the CPU 20A judges whether or not the vehicle 12 can correct the deviation by autonomous driving, based on the acquired deviation information. Specifically, the CPU 20A judges whether or not the deviation acquired in step S103 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. When the CPU 20A judges that the vehicle 12 can correct the deviation by autonomous driving, in other words, when the deviation is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold (step S104: YES), the process returns to step S101. On the other hand, when the CPU 20A judges that the vehicle 12 cannot correct the deviation by autonomous driving, in other words, when the deviation is less than a predetermined threshold (step S104: NO), the process proceeds to step S105. The threshold for judgment is set in consideration of the detection accuracy of external sensors such as the camera 23, millimeter wave radar, and lidar, and the accuracy of control of the vehicle 12 by autonomous driving.

[0084] In step S105, the CPU 20A switches the driving of the vehicle 12 from automatic driving to manual driving. In other words, the CPU 20A stops the control of the automatic driving device 24.

[0085] In step S106, the CPU 20A notifies the user terminal 40 via the wireless communication I / F 20F to perform manual driving.

[0086] In step S107, the CPU 20A executes the same process as in step S102. If the CPU 20A determines that the vehicle 12 has stopped at the car wash position (step S107: YES), the CPU 20A ends the car wash position travel process. On the other hand, if the CPU 20A determines that the vehicle 12 has stopped away from the car wash position (step S107: NO), the CPU 20A repeats the process of step S107.

[0087] (Summary of the first embodiment) As described above, according to the driving control system 10 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent delays in washing the vehicle at the car wash machine 32 by stopping the vehicle 12 at an appropriate car wash position.

[0088] Here, in the vehicle-mounted device 20 of this embodiment, when the detection unit 200 detects that the vehicle 12 has stopped deviating from the car wash position, the acquisition unit 210 acquires deviation information relating to the deviation between the vehicle 12 and the car wash position. Then, the control unit 230 transmits an instruction to the automatic driving device 24 so that the vehicle 12 travels an amount corresponding to the difference between the stopping position of the vehicle 12 and the car wash position relating to the acquired deviation information. This makes it possible to correct the car wash position even if the vehicle 12 has stopped deviating from the car wash position.

[0089] Furthermore, the vehicle-mounted device 20 of this embodiment has a function in which the notification unit 240 notifies the car wash machine 32 of characteristic information read from the characteristic data stored in the storage 20D, and the control device 30 acquires information on the car wash position corresponding to the vehicle 12, which information is derived based on the characteristic information. This makes it possible to operate the car wash machine 32 more reliably.

[0090] Furthermore, in the vehicle-mounted device 20 of this embodiment, when the deviation acquired by the acquisition unit 210 is less than a predetermined threshold, the switching unit 220 stops control of the automatic driving device 24. As a result, even if the vehicle 12 cannot be stopped at the car wash position by automatic driving, it is possible to move the vehicle 12 to the car wash position by manual driving.

[0091] In addition, in the vehicle-mounted device 20 of this embodiment, when the detection unit 200 detects that the vehicle 12 has shifted from the car wash position and stopped, the notification unit 240 transmits a message to the user terminal 40 via the wireless communication I / F 20F to the effect that manual driving will be performed. As a result, even if the vehicle 12 cannot be stopped at the car wash position by automatic driving, it is possible to urge the user to perform manual driving and move the vehicle 12 to the car wash position.

[0092] [Second embodiment] In the first embodiment, when the washing of the vehicle 12 is completed, the in-vehicle device 20 transmits an instruction to the automatic driving device 24 to cause the vehicle 12 to leave the car wash area. In the second embodiment, when the washing of the vehicle 12 is completed, the in-vehicle device 20 notifies the automatic driving device 24 to drive the vehicle 12 manually. The differences from the first embodiment will be described below. Note that the hardware configuration is the same as in the first embodiment, so the description will be omitted.

[0093] The process flow in the driving control system 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Note that the steps that execute the same processes as those in the process flow in the driving control system 10 shown in Fig. 6 are given the same step numbers as in Fig. 6, and the description thereof will be omitted.

[0094] The process flow in the driving control system 10 shown in FIG. 6 is different from the process flow in the driving control system 10 shown in FIG. 8 in that the processes in steps S14 and S15 are applied instead of the process in step S13.

[0095] 8, the vehicle-mounted device 20 notifies the user terminal 40 via the wireless communication I / F 20F to manually drive the vehicle 12 out of the car wash area. The vehicle-mounted device 20 may also notify a touch panel type liquid crystal display or the like provided on the vehicle 12 to manually drive the vehicle out of the car wash area.

[0096] In step S15, the CPU included in the user terminal 40 prompts the user via a speaker, a screen, or the like to manually drive the vehicle 12 out of the car wash area.

[0097] [remarks] In the driving control system 10 of the above embodiment, the vehicle-mounted device 20 is built into the vehicle 12. However, the vehicle-mounted device 20 may be installed outside the vehicle 12. In this case, the vehicle-mounted device 20 controls the automatic driving device 24 and the like through the network N1.

[0098] In the above embodiment, the car wash position travel process executed by the CPU 20A by reading the software (program) may be executed by various processors other than the CPU. In this case, examples of the processor include a PLD (Programmable Logic Device) such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) whose circuit configuration can be changed after manufacture, and a dedicated electric circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) which is a processor having a circuit configuration designed exclusively for executing a specific process. The car wash position travel process may be executed by one of these various processors, or may be executed by a combination of two or more processors of the same or different types (for example, a plurality of FPGAs, a combination of a CPU and an FPGA, etc.). The hardware structure of these various processors is, more specifically, an electric circuit that combines circuit elements such as semiconductor elements.

[0099] In the above embodiment, the control program 250 is pre-stored (installed) in the storage 20D, but the present invention is not limited to this. The program may be provided in a form recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory), or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory. The program may be downloaded from an external device via a network.

[0100] The process flow described in the above embodiment is also one example, and unnecessary steps may be deleted, new steps may be added, or the process order may be changed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0101] Furthermore, the configurations of the vehicle-mounted device, the car wash machine, and the user terminal described in the above embodiments are merely examples, and may be changed according to circumstances without departing from the spirit of the invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0102] 10 Driving control system 12 Vehicles 20 Vehicle-mounted device (driving control device) 32 Car wash machine 200 Detection unit 210 Acquisition Department 220 Switching section 230 Control Unit 240 Notification Department 250 Control program (operation control program) 320 Notification Department

Claims

1. A processor is provided. The processor, Detects when a vehicle enters an area where it can be washed by a car wash machine, notifying the car wash of characteristic information indicating characteristics of the vehicle for identifying an external shape of the vehicle; acquiring information indicating a car wash position calculated using an external shape of the vehicle identified from the characteristic information from the car wash machine; Switching the driving of the vehicle to automatic driving, Controlling the vehicle so that the vehicle travels autonomously and stops at the car wash position; When the vehicle stops at a position shifted from the car wash position, deviation information indicating a deviation between the stopping position of the vehicle and the car wash position is acquired; A driving control device that controls the vehicle to travel in an automatic driving manner so as to correct the deviation indicated by the deviation information and to stop the vehicle at the car wash position.

2. The processor, The driving control device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the deviation indicated by the deviation information is not a deviation that can be corrected by automatic driving, the driving of the vehicle is switched from automatic driving to manual driving.

3. The processor, The driving control device according to claim 1, wherein, if the deviation indicated by the deviation information is not a deviation that can be corrected by automatic driving, the driving of the vehicle is switched from automatic driving to manual driving, and a notification is given to manually drive the vehicle to the car wash location.

4. Detects when a vehicle enters an area where it can be washed by a car wash machine, Switching the driving of the vehicle to automatic driving, notifying the car wash of characteristic information indicating characteristics of the vehicle for identifying an external shape of the vehicle; acquiring information indicating a car wash position calculated using an external shape of the vehicle identified from the characteristic information from the car wash machine; Controlling the vehicle so that the vehicle travels autonomously and stops at the car wash position; When the vehicle stops at a position shifted from the car wash position, deviation information indicating a deviation between the stopping position of the vehicle and the car wash position is acquired; The vehicle is controlled to travel in an automatic manner so as to correct the deviation indicated by the deviation information and to stop at the car wash position. An operation control program for causing a computer to execute processing.

5. A driving control system comprising the driving control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and a car wash, The car wash machine is acquiring, from the driving control device, characteristic information indicating characteristics of the vehicle for identifying an external shape of the vehicle that has entered an area where the car can be washed by the car wash machine, and notifying the driving control device of information on a car wash position calculated using the external shape of the vehicle identified from the characteristic information; Driving control system.

6. A driving control system comprising the driving control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and a car wash, The processor in the driving control device controls the vehicle so that, when the washing of the vehicle that has entered the area where the car can be washed by the car wash machine is completed, the vehicle exits the area where the car can be washed by automatic driving. Driving control system.

7. A driving control system comprising the driving control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and a car wash, The processor in the driving control device issues a notification to manually drive the vehicle when the car wash of the vehicle that has entered the area where the car wash by the car wash machine is completed. Driving control system.

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