Information processing device, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To provide a technique for efficiently maintaining a road.SOLUTION: In an information processing device according to the present disclosure, a control unit collects vehicle information including a wheel speed change rate acquired by a vehicle traveling on each of a plurality of road sections. The control unit executes a first process of estimating a road surface state of each road section based on the collected vehicle information. At this time, the control unit executes the first process by excluding, from among the road sections, a first road section where first construction related to repair of a road surface has been performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] There is known a technique in which a server estimates the road surface condition based on information acquired by a vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-036454 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] An object of the present disclosure is to provide technology that enables road maintenance to be performed efficiently. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The present disclosure can be understood as an information processing device that executes a first process of estimating road surface conditions for each of a plurality of road sections based on a first value acquired by a vehicle that has traveled along each road section. Executing the first process while excluding a first road section in which a first construction work related to road surface repair has been carried out from among the plurality of road sections; A control unit may be provided.

[0006] The present disclosure can also be regarded as an information processing method in which a first process is executed by a computer to estimate road surface conditions for each of a plurality of road sections based on a first value acquired by a vehicle that has traveled along each road section. The computer may execute the first process by excluding, from the plurality of road sections, a first road section in which a first construction work related to repair of a road surface has been carried out.

[0007] The present disclosure can also be understood as a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described information processing method, or a non-transitory storage medium for storing the program. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a technology that enables road maintenance to be performed efficiently. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a maintenance system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an in-vehicle device according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a management server according to an embodiment. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in a vehicle information database. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a road information database. [Figure 6] 13 is a flowchart showing a processing routine executed by the management server when an exclusion period is set. [Figure 7] 13 is a flowchart showing a processing routine executed by the management server when performing the estimation process. [Figure 8] 13 is a flowchart showing a processing routine executed by the management server when an exclusion period is released. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] The information processing device according to the present disclosure is a computer that executes a first process of estimating road surface conditions for each of a plurality of road sections, based on a first value acquired by a vehicle that has traveled along each road section.

[0011] Here, for road sections where the road surface condition requires repair, construction work (first construction work) is carried out with the main purpose of repairing the road surface. In the road section where the first construction work has been carried out, the road surface condition can be considered to be in good condition.

[0012] Therefore, in the information processing device according to the present disclosure, the control unit executes the first process by excluding the first road section in which the first construction work was carried out from among the multiple road sections. This reduces the computational load on the computer that executes the first process. As a result, it becomes possible to efficiently maintain the road.

[0013] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The configurations described in the present embodiments are merely examples, and the present disclosure is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments.

[0014] <Embodiment> First, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 7. In this embodiment, an example in which an information processing device according to the present disclosure is applied to a maintenance system will be described. The maintenance system is a system for providing information necessary for road maintenance to a road manager or the like.

[0015] (System Overview) 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a maintenance system 1 according to this embodiment. The maintenance system 1 includes a plurality of vehicles 10 and a management server 200. In the maintenance system 1, the plurality of vehicles 10 and the management server 200 are connected to each other via a network N1. The network N1 is, for example, a WAN (Wide Area Network), which is a global public communication network such as the Internet, or another communication network.

[0016] (vehicle) The vehicle 10 provides the management server 200 with information used to estimate the road surface condition. The vehicle 10 in this embodiment has an in-vehicle device 100. As shown in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle device 100 includes a wheel speed sensor 101, a position sensor 102, an ECU 103, and a communication terminal 104. The wheel speed sensor 101, the position sensor 102, the ECU 103, and the communication terminal 104 are connected to each other via an in-vehicle network. The in-vehicle network is, for example, a network conforming to the Controller Area Network (CAN) standard, the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) standard, or the FlexRay standard.

[0017] The wheel speed sensor 101 detects the speed of the wheels of the vehicle 10. The position sensor 102 detects the position of the vehicle 10. The ECU 103 calculates the rate of change of the wheel speed per unit time (hereinafter, may be referred to as "wheel speed change rate") based on the detection value of the wheel speed sensor 101. The communication terminal 104 connects to the network N1 by a mobile communication method or a wireless communication method, and communicates with the management server 200 through the network N1. The mobile communication method is, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-Advanced, 5G (5th Generation), or 6G (6th Generation), etc.

[0018] The communication terminal 104 in this embodiment has a function of transmitting vehicle information to the management server 200. The vehicle information includes information for identifying the vehicle 10 (vehicle ID), a wheel speed change rate, and a wheel speed The information includes the position of the vehicle 10 when the wheel speed used in the calculation of the change rate was detected (the value detected by the position sensor 102) and the date and time when the wheel speed used in the calculation of the wheel speed change rate was detected. The calculation of the wheel speed change rate and the transmission of the vehicle information are repeated at a predetermined cycle (for example, every tens of milliseconds to a few seconds).

[0019] (Management Server) The management server 200 estimates and manages the road surface condition for each road section. The management server 200 is, for example, a computer operated by a public institution that manages the roads, or a company commissioned by the public institution. The management server 200 corresponds to the "information processing device" according to the present disclosure. The management server 200 estimates the road surface condition of each road section based on vehicle information received from a vehicle 10 that has traveled on the road. A method of estimating the road surface condition of each road section will be described later.

[0020] 1, the management server 200 in this embodiment includes a processor 210, a main memory unit 220, an auxiliary memory unit 230, and a communication interface (communication I / F) 240. Note that in FIG. 1, only the hardware components that perform processing related to estimating the road surface condition are extracted and shown from among the hardware components of the management server 200, and hardware components other than the hardware components shown in FIG. 1 may be included in the management server 200.

[0021] The processor 210 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) or a digital signal processor (DSP). The processor 210 controls the management server 200 by performing various arithmetic processing.

[0022] The main memory unit 220 includes, for example, semiconductor memories such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory). The main memory unit 220 provides a memory area and a working area for loading programs stored in the auxiliary memory unit 230. The main memory unit 220 is also used as a buffer for arithmetic processing by the processor 210.

[0023] The auxiliary storage unit 230 is, for example, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The auxiliary storage unit 230 may include a removable medium, i.e., a portable recording medium. The removable medium is, for example, a disk recording medium such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory, a Compact Disc (CD), or a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD). The auxiliary storage unit 230 stores various programs and data used by the processor 210 when executing each program. The programs stored in the auxiliary storage unit 230 include an OS (Operating System) as well as a program for causing the processor 210 to execute a process related to estimating the road surface condition.

[0024] The communication I / F 240 is an interface for connecting the management server 200 to the network N1. The communication I / F 240 connects to the network N1 by, for example, a mobile communication system or a wireless communication system. In this embodiment, the communication I / F 240 communicates with the vehicle 10 (communication terminal 104) through the network N1.

[0025] (Management Server Functionality Configuration) Here, a functional configuration of the management server 200 in this embodiment will be described. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the management server 200 in this embodiment. The management server 200 in this embodiment has, as its functional components, a receiving unit F201, a control unit, a vehicle information database D203, and a road information database D204.

[0026] The receiving unit F201 and the control unit F202 are configured by the processor 210. This is achieved by loading and executing the program stored in the main storage unit 220. The processor 210 that achieves the reception unit F201 and the control unit F202 corresponds to the "control unit" of the information processing device according to the present disclosure.

[0027] The vehicle information database D203 and the road information database D204 are constructed by a DBMS (Database Management System) program executed by the processor 210 managing data stored in the auxiliary storage unit 230. In this case, the vehicle information database D203 and the road information database D204 may be constructed as a relational database.

[0028] The vehicle information database D203 stores vehicle information provided from a plurality of vehicles 10. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the vehicle information database D203. The vehicle information database D203 shown in Fig. 4 stores a plurality of records corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles 10. Each record in the vehicle information database D203 includes a vehicle ID field and a vehicle information field. The vehicle information field includes subfields for date and time, vehicle position, and wheel speed change rate.

[0029] In the vehicle ID field, information (vehicle ID) for identifying each of the multiple vehicles 10 is registered. In the date and time field of the vehicle information field, the date and time when the wheel speed sensor 101 detected the wheel speed used in the calculation of the wheel speed change rate is registered. In the vehicle position field of the vehicle information field, the position of the vehicle 10 (the detection value of the position sensor 102) when the wheel speed sensor 101 detected the wheel speed used in the calculation of the wheel speed change rate is registered. The information registered in the vehicle position field is, for example, information indicating the latitude and longitude of the location where the wheel speed sensor 101 detected the wheel speed used in the calculation of the wheel speed change rate. In the wheel speed change rate field of the vehicle information field, the wheel speed change rate calculated in the vehicle 10 is registered.

[0030] In this embodiment, a single vehicle ID field may be associated with multiple vehicle information fields. This is because a vehicle information field is added each time the receiving unit F201 receives vehicle information from the corresponding vehicle 10. The vehicle information field is added by the control unit F202 when the receiving unit F201 receives vehicle information from the corresponding vehicle 10.

[0031] Returning now to the explanation of Fig. 3, the road information database D204 stores information about roads under the jurisdiction of the management server 200 by road section. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the road information database D204. The road information database D204 shown in Fig. 5 stores a plurality of records corresponding to each of a plurality of road sections. Each record in the road information database D204 includes fields for a section ID, location information, and an exclusion period.

[0032] In the section ID field, information (section ID) for identifying each of a plurality of road sections is registered. A road section may be defined by a plurality of road links, or may be defined by a single road link. Also, a single road link may be divided into a plurality of sections, and a section ID may be assigned to each of the divided road sections. The division of roads is performed, for example, by a public institution that manages roads under the jurisdiction of the management server 200.

[0033] In the position information field, information indicating the position of each road section is registered. The information registered in the position information field is a collection of information indicating the position of each point in each road section. The position information of each point in each road section is, for example, information indicating the latitude and longitude of each point.

[0034] The exclusion period field stores information indicating the period during which each road section is excluded from the estimation process described below. The information stored in the exclusion period field includes, for example, information indicating the date on which the exclusion period starts and information indicating the date on which the exclusion period ends. Note that the exclusion period field of a road section for which no exclusion period is set stores information indicating that no exclusion period is set (for example, information indicating "none"). The method of setting the exclusion period will be described later.

[0035] Returning now to the description of Fig. 3, the receiving unit F201 receives vehicle information transmitted from a plurality of vehicles 10 via the communication I / F 240. The vehicle information received by the receiving unit F201 is passed to the control unit F202.

[0036] The control unit F202 stores the vehicle information received by the receiving unit F201 in the vehicle information database D203. Specifically, the control unit F202 accesses the vehicle information database D203 using the vehicle ID included in the vehicle information as an argument, and identifies the record of the vehicle 10. That is, the control unit F202 identifies a record in which information matching the vehicle ID included in the vehicle information is registered in the vehicle ID field. The control unit F202 adds a vehicle information field to the identified record. The control unit F202 registers the information included in the vehicle information in each subfield (date and time field, vehicle position field, and wheel speed change rate field) of the added vehicle information field.

[0037] Furthermore, when the control unit F202 receives information (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "first information") related to a construction work (first construction work) for the purpose of repairing the road surface, the control unit F202 sets an exclusion period for the corresponding road section (first road section). The first information includes a section ID of the first road section, an area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work, and an end date of the first construction work, etc. Such first information may be input by an operator of the management server 200. Alternatively, the first information may be provided to the management server 200 from an external server that manages the first construction work via the network N1. In this case, when the communication I / F 240 receives the first information transmitted from the external server, the receiving unit F201 may pass the first information to the control unit F202. The control unit F202 may set an exclusion period for the first road section using the reception of the first information from the receiving unit F201 as a trigger.

[0038] In this embodiment, the start date of the exclusion period is set to the same date as the end date of the first construction work. The end date of the exclusion period is determined based on the area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work. Specifically, the control unit F202 first determines the length of the exclusion period (first period length) based on the area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work. In this embodiment, the larger the area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work, the longer the first period length is determined. This is because, in a case where a part of the road surface included in the first road section is partially repaired, the smaller the area of ​​the repaired part, the more likely the repaired part and the road surface around it tend to deteriorate. Therefore, the first period length is determined to be shorter as the area of ​​the repaired part becomes smaller, with the upper limit value being the period length when the area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work covers the entire first road section. The upper limit value in this case may be, for example, the same period as the service life of the paving material used in the first construction work, or may be the period obtained by subtracting a predetermined margin from the service life. When the first period length is determined in this manner, the control unit F202 sets the end date of the exclusion period to the date obtained by adding the first period length to the start date of the exclusion period.

[0039] When the start date and end date of the exclusion period are set by the above-mentioned method, the control unit F202 accesses the road information database D204 using the section ID included in the first information as an argument, and identifies the record of the first road section. A record in which information matching the section ID included in the information is registered in the section ID field is identified, and the control unit F202 registers the exclusion period in the exclusion period field of the identified record.

[0040] The control unit F202 also performs a process (estimation process) of estimating the road surface condition of each road section based on the information stored in the vehicle information database D203 and the road information database D204. Specifically, the control unit F202 first accesses the road information database D204 using the section ID of the road section that is the target of the estimation process as an argument, and identifies the record of the target road section. The control unit F202 acquires information registered in the location information field of the identified record.

[0041] The control unit F202 compares the information acquired from the road information database D204 with the information registered in the vehicle position field of the vehicle information database D203. By performing the above-mentioned comparison, the control unit F202 identifies records of the vehicle 10 that have a history of traveling the target road section from among the records stored in the vehicle information database D203. The control unit F202 extracts records of the vehicle 10 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as the "relevant vehicle 10") that have a history of traveling the target road section during the period that is the subject of the estimation process, based on the information registered in the date and time field of the identified record. The control unit F202 acquires information registered in the vehicle information field of the extracted record.

[0042] Based on the acquired vehicle information, the control unit F202 acquires the wheel speed change rate at each point when the relevant vehicle 10 traveled on the target road section during the period targeted for the estimation process. In this case, if there are multiple relevant vehicles 10, the control unit F202 may calculate an average value of the wheel speed change rates at each point of the multiple relevant vehicles 10 and use the calculated average value as the wheel speed change rate at each point. Alternatively, the control unit F202 may use the largest wheel speed change rate among the wheel speed change rates at each point of the multiple relevant vehicles 10 as the wheel speed change rate at each point.

[0043] When the wheel speed change rates are acquired for all of the multiple points included in the target road section, the control unit F202 derives the wheel speed change rate of the target road section. In this embodiment, the control unit F202 derives the largest wheel speed change rate among the wheel speed change rates of the multiple points included in the target road section as the wheel speed change rate of the target road section. The control unit F202 may also derive the average value of the wheel speed change rates of the multiple points included in the target road section as the wheel speed change rate of the target road section.

[0044] When the wheel speed change rate of the target road section during the target period is obtained by the above-mentioned method, the control unit F202 judges whether the wheel speed change rate is greater than a predetermined threshold. If the wheel speed change rate of the target road section is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold, the control unit F202 estimates that the road surface condition of the target road section is in a state that does not require repair. On the other hand, if the wheel speed change rate of the target road section is greater than the predetermined threshold, the control unit F202 estimates that the road surface condition of the target road section is in a state that requires repair.

[0045] The estimation process performed by the above-mentioned method is an example of the "first process" according to the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the first process. That is, the estimation of the road surface condition of the target road section may be performed by other known methods. For example, instead of the wheel speed change rate, the road surface condition of the target road section may be estimated using the vertical acceleration of the vehicle 10, etc. Also, instead of the wheel speed change rate, the road surface condition of the target road section may be estimated using a road image captured by a camera mounted on the vehicle 10.

[0046] Incidentally, the above-mentioned estimation process is performed on all road sections under the jurisdiction of the management server 200. If the estimation is performed for a period of time, the calculation load on the management server 200 may become excessive. In contrast, in this embodiment, an exclusion period is set in the exclusion period field of the road information database D204, and a first road section whose target period is included in the exclusion period is excluded from the estimation process. This is because it is assumed that in a first road section where a first construction project for repairing the road surface was carried out, the road surface condition will not deteriorate to a state requiring repair during the exclusion period. This makes it possible to reduce the number of road sections that are the subject of the estimation process, and therefore the calculation load on the management server 200.

[0047] Either the receiving unit F201 or the control unit F202, or a part thereof, may be realized by a hardware circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).Furthermore, the functional components of the management server 200 are not limited to the example shown in FIG. 3, and components may be omitted, replaced, or added as appropriate.

[0048] (Processing flow) Here, the flow of processing performed by the management server 200 in this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 6 and 7. Fig. 6 shows a processing routine executed by the management server 200 when setting an exclusion period. The processing routine of Fig. 6 is executed when the reception of the first information is used as a trigger. Fig. 7 shows a processing routine executed by the management server 200 when performing estimation processing. The processing routine of Fig. 7 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle. Note that the processing routines of Figs. 6 and 7 are executed by the processor 210 of the management server 200, but will be described here mainly with reference to the functional components of the management server 200.

[0049] In FIG. 6, when an operator inputs first information to the management server 200, the input first information is passed to the control unit F202 (S101). The first information is information about a first construction work for repairing a road surface. As described above, the first information includes a section ID of a road section (first road section) where the first construction work was performed, an area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work, and an end date of the first construction work. Note that, as described above, the first information may be provided to the management server 200 from an external server that manages the first construction work via the network N1. In that case, when the communication I / F 240 receives the first information transmitted from the external server, the receiving unit F201 may pass the first information to the control unit F202. When the control unit F202 finishes executing the process of step S101, it executes the process of step S102.

[0050] In step S102, the control unit F202 determines a first period length based on the first information. The first period length is the period length of the excluded period. The control unit F202 determines the first period length based on the area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work, which is included in the first information. In this embodiment, the control unit F202 determines the first period length to be longer as the area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work is larger. After completing the process of step S102, the control unit F202 executes the process of step S103.

[0051] In step S103, the control unit F202 determines the exclusion period based on the first information and the first period length. Specifically, the control unit F202 determines the same date as the end date of the first construction work as the start date of the exclusion period. The control unit F202 also determines the date obtained by adding the first period length to the start date of the exclusion period as the end date of the exclusion period. After completing the process of step S103, the control unit F202 executes the process of step S104.

[0052] In step S104, the control unit F202 registers the exclusion period (the start date and end date of the exclusion period) determined in step S103 in the road information database D204. Specifically, the control unit F202 identifies the record of the first road section by accessing the road information database D204 using the section ID included in the first information as an argument. The control unit F202 registers the start date and end date of the exclusion period determined in step S103 in the exclusion period field of the record of the first road section. When the control unit F202 finishes executing the process of step S104, execution of this processing routine is terminated.

[0053] 7, the control unit F202 accesses the road information database D204 to identify the record of the road section that is the target of the estimation process (step S201). That is, the control unit F202 identifies a record in which information matching the section ID of the target road section is registered in the section ID field among the records stored in the road information database D204. After completing the process of step S201, the control unit F202 executes the process of step S202.

[0054] In step S202, the control unit F202 refers to the information registered in the exclusion period field of the record identified in step S201 and determines whether an exclusion period has been set for the target road section. If information indicating the start date and end date of the exclusion period is registered in the exclusion period field, the control unit F202 determines that an exclusion period has been set for the target road section (positive determination in step S202). In this case, the target road section corresponds to the first road section. Furthermore, if information indicating "none" is registered in the exclusion period field, the control unit F202 determines that no exclusion period has been set for the target road section (negative determination in step S202). In this case, the target road section does not correspond to the first road section.

[0055] If the result of step S202 is positive, the control unit F202 executes the process of step S203. In step S203, the control unit F202 determines whether the target period of the estimation process is included in the exclusion period based on the information registered in the exclusion period field of the record identified in step S201. If the target period of the estimation process is included in the exclusion period (positive determination in step S203), the control unit F202 does not execute the estimation process for the target road section and ends the execution of this processing routine. As a result, the road section in which the exclusion period including the target period is set is excluded from the target of the estimation process.

[0056] Furthermore, if a negative determination is made in step S202, or if a negative determination is made in step S203 that the target period of the estimation process is not included in the excluded period (negative determination in step S203), the control unit F202 executes the process of step S204. In step S204, the control unit F202 executes the estimation process for estimating the road surface condition of the target road section. After completing the process of step S204, the control unit F202 ends the execution of this processing routine.

[0057] According to the embodiment described above, among the multiple road sections under the jurisdiction of the management server 200, a first road section where a first construction work aimed at repairing the road surface has been carried out is excluded from the estimation process from the end date of the first construction work until the exclusion period has elapsed. This can reduce the calculation load on the management server 200. Furthermore, since the period length of the exclusion period (first period length) is set shorter as the area of ​​the road surface where the first construction work was carried out becomes smaller, the estimation process for the first road section can be resumed before the road surface condition deteriorates to the point where repair is required.

[0058] <Variation 1> In the embodiment described above, an example was described in which a first road section in which a first construction project was carried out among a plurality of road sections under the jurisdiction of the management server 200 was excluded from the estimation process until the exclusion period had elapsed. In contrast, in this modified example, the exclusion of the first road section An example will be described in which, when construction work (second construction work) whose main purpose is other than repairing the road surface is carried out during the period, the estimation process for the first road section is resumed without waiting for the end of the excluded period.

[0059] The second construction work referred to here is, for example, construction work carried out for the purpose of maintaining lifeline facilities (e.g., water pipes, gas pipes, power pipes, etc.) buried under the road in the first road section. After the second construction work is completed, the road surface is repaved, but there is a possibility that a step will be generated between the road surface of the repaved portion and the road surface of the other portions, or that a paving material different from that of the other portions will be used in the repaved portion. In such a case, the wheel speed change rate of the vehicle 10 traveling on the step portion described above may become excessive, or the boundary between the repaved portion and the other portions may be easily deteriorated.

[0060] Therefore, in this modified example, if a second construction work is carried out in the first road section before the exclusion period for the first road section has elapsed, the estimation process for the first road section is resumed.

[0061] FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing routine executed by the management server 200 when an operator inputs information about the second construction work (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "second information") to the management server 200. The second information includes the section ID of the road section where the second construction work was carried out. The second information may be provided to the management server 200 from an external server that manages the second construction work via the network N1. In this case, when the communication I / F 240 receives the second information transmitted from the external server, the receiving unit F201 may pass the second information to the control unit F202. The control unit F202 may execute the processing routine of FIG. 8 when the control unit F202 receives the first information from the receiving unit F201.

[0062] 8, when an operator inputs second information to the management server 200, the input second information is passed to the control unit F202 (step S301). After completing the process of step S301, the control unit F202 executes the process of step S302.

[0063] In step S302, the control unit F202 judges whether an exclusion period is set for the road section where the second construction work was carried out. Specifically, the control unit F202 accesses the road information database D204 using the section ID included in the second information as an argument, and identifies the record of the road section where the second construction work was carried out. The control unit F202 judges whether an exclusion period is registered in the exclusion period field of the identified record. If an exclusion period is registered in the above-mentioned exclusion period field (positive judgment in step S302), the control unit F202 executes the processing of step S303.

[0064] In step S303, the control unit F202 cancels the exclusion period of the road section where the second construction work was carried out. Specifically, the control unit F202 deletes the exclusion period registered in the exclusion period field of the record of the road section where the second construction work was carried out, and registers information indicating "none". After completing the processing of step S303, the control unit F202 ends the execution of this processing routine. This allows the estimation processing for the road section where the second construction work was carried out to be resumed.

[0065] In addition, in step S302, if no exclusion period is registered in the exclusion period field, that is, if information indicating "none" is registered in the exclusion period field (negative judgment in step S302), the control unit F202 skips the processing of S303 and terminates the execution of this processing routine.

[0066] According to this modification, the second construction work is carried out in the first road section during the exclusion period. Even in this case, the road surface condition of the first road section can be appropriately managed.

[0067] Even if a disaster or the like occurs during the exclusion period of the first road section, the control unit F202 may cancel the exclusion period of the first road section, as in the case where the second construction work is carried out. Also, even if an excessively large wheel speed change rate is detected in the vehicle 10 that has traveled the first road section before the exclusion period of the first road section has elapsed, the control unit F202 may cancel the exclusion period of the first road section.

[0068] <Variation 2> In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the first road section is unconditionally excluded from the estimation process until the exclusion period has elapsed. In contrast, when the first construction work is completed, the estimation process may be performed on the first road section, and the first road section may be excluded from the estimation process on the condition that the estimation result satisfies a predetermined criterion (for example, the wheel speed change rate of the first road section is smaller than a reference value (reference value<predetermined threshold value)). This makes it possible to appropriately manage the road surface condition of the first road section even if there is a defect in the first construction work.

[0069] <Variation 3> In the above-described embodiment, an example was described in which the first road section is excluded from the estimation process until the exclusion period has elapsed, regardless of the content of the first construction work, etc. In contrast, if the content of the first construction work is localized repair, such as pothole repair, the first road section may not be excluded from the estimation process. This is because even if localized repairs are made to a road surface where a pothole or the like has occurred, the repaired area or the surrounding area of ​​the repaired area may be prone to deterioration. This allows the road surface condition of the first road section to be appropriately managed.

[0070] <Variation 4> In the above-described embodiment, an example was described in which the length of the exclusion period (first period) was determined according to the area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work. In contrast, the first period may be determined based on an estimated value of traffic volume in the first road section or the durability of the pavement material used in the first construction work. For example, the control unit F202 may determine the first period to be longer when the estimated value of traffic volume in the first road section (first estimated value) is low, compared to when the estimated value is high. The first estimated value may be determined based on statistics of past traffic volume, etc. Furthermore, the control unit F202 may set the exclusion period to be longer when the durability of the pavement material used in the first construction work is high, compared to when the durability is low.

[0071] In addition, the control unit F202 may determine the first period length based on at least two of the area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work, the estimated traffic volume of the first road section, and the durability of the paving material used in the first construction work.

[0072] <Other> The above-described embodiment and modified examples are merely examples, and the present disclosure may be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the processes and configurations described in the present disclosure may be freely combined and implemented as long as no technical contradiction occurs.

[0073] Furthermore, a process described as being performed by one device may be shared and executed by multiple devices. A process described as being performed by different devices may be executed by one device. In a computer system, the hardware configuration for implementing each function can be flexibly changed.

[0074] The present disclosure can also be realized by supplying a computer program implementing the functions described in the above-mentioned embodiment to a computer, and having one or more processors of the computer read and execute the program. Such a computer program may be provided to the computer by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium connectable to the system bus of the computer, or may be provided to the computer via a network. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions, such as, for example, a magnetic disk (such as a floppy disk or a hard disk drive (HDD)), an optical disk (such as a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, or a Blu-ray disk), a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an EPROM, an EEPROM, a magnetic card, a flash memory, or an optical card. [Explanation of symbols]

[0075] 1 Maintenance System 10 Vehicles 100 Onboard equipment 200 Management Server 210 Processor F201 Receiver F202 Control unit D203 Vehicle Information Database D204 Road Information Database

Claims

1. An information processing device that executes a first process of estimating a road surface condition for each of a plurality of road sections based on a first value acquired by a vehicle that has traveled along each road section, Acquiring first information for a first road section in which a first construction work for repairing a road surface has been carried out among the plurality of road sections, the first information including information on an end date and time of the first construction work and an area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work; setting an exclusion period during which the first road section is excluded from being a target for executing the first process based on the acquired first information; registering the exclusion period in a record corresponding to the first road section in a database constructed in the information processing device and having a plurality of records corresponding to each of the plurality of road sections; For a target road section that is one of the plurality of road sections, determining whether the excluded period is registered in the record corresponding to the target road section in the database; when it is determined that the exclusion period is registered in the record corresponding to the target road section in the database, excluding the target road section from the execution of the first process until the exclusion period has elapsed; A control unit that executes Information processing device.

2. The exclusion period is the period from the end of the first construction work to the elapse of the first period length, The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. The control unit sets the first period length according to an area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work. The information processing device according to claim 2 .

4. The control unit determines whether an area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction is large or small. The first period length is set to be longer than the first period length. The information processing device according to claim 3 .

5. the control unit sets the first period length in accordance with a first estimated value that is an estimated value of a traffic volume of the first road section; The information processing device according to claim 2 .

6. The control unit sets the first period to be longer when the first estimated value is small than when the first estimated value is large. The information processing device according to claim 5 .

7. The control unit sets the first period length according to the durability of the paving material used in the first construction work. The information processing device according to claim 2 .

8. The control unit sets the first period to be longer when the durability of the paving material used in the first construction is high than when the durability is low. The information processing device according to claim 7.

9. Setting the exclusion period comprises: performing the first process for the first road section when the first construction work is completed; When the road surface condition estimated by the first process satisfies a predetermined standard, a period from the end of the first construction work to the elapse of the first period length is set as the exclusion period; Including, The information processing device according to claim 2 .

10. when a second construction work for a purpose other than repairing a road surface is carried out on at least a part of a road surface of the first road section before the first period length has elapsed, the control unit deletes the exclusion period from the record corresponding to the first road section in the database. The information processing device according to claim 2 .

11. The second construction work is a construction work for repairing a lifeline facility buried under the road surface of the first road section. The information processing device according to claim 10.

12. When the first construction work is a work to repair a pothole in the first road section, the control unit does not set the exclusion period for the first road section. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

13. a computer that performs a first process of estimating a road surface condition for each of a plurality of road sections based on a first value acquired by a vehicle that has traveled along each road section, Acquiring first information for a first road section in which a first construction work for repairing a road surface has been carried out among the plurality of road sections, the first information including information on an end date and time of the first construction work and an area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work; setting an exclusion period during which the first road section is excluded from being a target for executing the first process based on the acquired first information; A database constructed in the computer, each of the plurality of road sections registering the exclusion period in a record corresponding to the first road section in a database having a plurality of records corresponding to the first road section; For a target road section that is one of the plurality of road sections, determining whether the excluded period is registered in the record corresponding to the target road section in the database; when it is determined that the exclusion period is registered in the record corresponding to the target road section in the database, excluding the target road section from the execution of the first process until the exclusion period has elapsed; Execute Information processing methods.

14. The exclusion period is a period from the end of the first construction work to the elapse of a first period length. The information processing method according to claim 13.

15. The computer sets the first period length according to an area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work. The information processing method according to claim 14.

16. the computer sets the first period length in response to a first estimated value which is an estimated value of a traffic volume of the first road section; The information processing method according to claim 14.

17. Setting the exclusion period comprises: performing the first process for the first road section when the first construction work is completed; When the road surface condition estimated by the first process satisfies a predetermined standard, a period from the end of the first construction work to the elapse of the first period length is set as the exclusion period; Including, The information processing method according to claim 14.

18. when a second construction work other than a road surface repair is carried out on at least a part of the road surface of the first road section before the first period has elapsed, the computer deletes the excluded period for the first road section from the database. The information processing method according to claim 14.

19. When the first construction work is a work to repair a pothole in the first road section, the computer does not set the exclusion period for the first road section. The information processing method according to claim 13.

20. a computer that performs a first process of estimating a road surface condition for each of a plurality of road sections based on a first value acquired by a vehicle that has traveled along each road section, Acquiring first information for a first road section in which a first construction work for repairing a road surface has been carried out among the plurality of road sections, the first information including information on an end date and time of the first construction work and an area of ​​the road surface repaired by the first construction work; setting an exclusion period during which the first road section is excluded from being a target for executing the first process based on the acquired first information; In a database constructed in the computer and having a plurality of records corresponding to each of the plurality of road sections, registering said exclusion period in a record that is to be registered; For a target road section that is one of the plurality of road sections, determining whether the excluded period is registered in the record corresponding to the target road section in the database; when it is determined that the exclusion period is registered in the record corresponding to the target road section in the database, excluding the target road section from the execution of the first process until the exclusion period has elapsed; In order to execute program.

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