Vehicle rescue device

Abstract

To rescue a failed vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicle rescue device 1 comprises: a storage unit 10 that stores operation information related to operation of a managed vehicle 2 under management; a detection unit 11 that detects a failed vehicle; a determination unit 12 that determines a rescue vehicle to rescue the failed vehicle on the basis of the operation information from the managed vehicle 2; and a guide unit 13 that guides at least one of the failed vehicle and the rescue vehicle toward the other vehicle. The detection unit 11 further detects a failure level of the failed vehicle. The determination unit 12 may determine the rescue vehicle further on the basis of the failure level, or the guide unit 13 may guide the vehicle on the basis of the failure level.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a vehicle rescue device that rescues a broken-down vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] The following Patent Document 1 discloses an abnormality determination device that determines whether an abnormal condition has occurred in a vehicle, and if it is determined that an abnormal condition has occurred in the vehicle, notifies the driver of the occurrence of the abnormal condition in the vehicle using an alarm means. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-83437 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The abnormality determination device can notify a driver of a vehicle malfunction, but cannot rescue the vehicle. Therefore, it is desirable to rescue a malfunctioning vehicle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] A vehicle rescue device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a storage unit that stores operational information regarding the operation of managed vehicles under its management, a detection unit that detects broken-down vehicles, a determination unit that determines a rescue vehicle from the managed vehicles based on the operational information to rescue the broken-down vehicle, and a guidance unit that guides at least one of the broken-down vehicle or the rescue vehicle to the other vehicle.

[0006] In this aspect, at least one of the broken-down vehicle and the rescue vehicle that will rescue the broken-down vehicle is guided to the other vehicle, and as a result of the guidance, the rescue vehicle can rescue the broken-down vehicle. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to rescue a broken-down vehicle. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a vehicle rescue system including a vehicle rescue device according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the vehicle rescue device according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a computer used in the vehicle rescue device according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table of operational information. [Figure 5] 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a rescue process executed by the vehicle rescue device according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the rescue process executed by the vehicle rescue device according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations will be omitted. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present disclosure in the following description are specific examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified to limit the present invention.

[0010] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of a vehicle rescue system 3 including a vehicle rescue device 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the vehicle rescue system 3 is configured to include a vehicle rescue device 1 and management vehicles 2 (a plurality of management vehicles 2a, 2b, 2c, ... are collectively referred to as "management vehicles 2" as appropriate). The vehicle rescue device 1 and each management vehicle 2 are connected to each other via a wireless network such as a mobile communication network, and can send and receive information to and from each other.

[0011] The vehicle rescue device 1 is a computer device that rescues a broken-down vehicle. The managed vehicle 2 is a vehicle under the management of the vehicle rescue device 1 (or the manager of the vehicle rescue device 1). The broken-down vehicle may be (any of) the managed vehicle 2.

[0012] A vehicle is a wheeled vehicle such as a truck, car, motorcycle, train, etc. A vehicle may be autonomous or non-autonomous (e.g., manually driven by a human driver).

[0013] In this embodiment, the vehicle is assumed to be an autonomous truck. In addition, in this embodiment, the vehicle is assumed to be equipped with an autonomous driving control device that controls the autonomous driving of the vehicle. The autonomous driving control device may receive driving instructions, which are instructions regarding driving, from the vehicle rescue device 1 via communication, and drive the vehicle in accordance with the received driving instructions. Note that if the vehicle does not perform autonomous driving, for example, the driver will drive the vehicle in accordance with the driving instructions received from the vehicle rescue device 1.

[0014] Rescue refers to helping a vehicle that is in a difficult or dangerous situation due to a breakdown or other reason. Rescue of a broken-down vehicle may be rescue of the broken-down vehicle itself (e.g., repairs, supplying fuel, hydrogen, electricity, etc.), or rescue of the service being performed or provided by the broken-down vehicle (e.g., continuation or resumption of service). In this embodiment, rescue is assumed to be continuation of the transport service of cargo carried by the truck (transporting cargo as originally planned), but is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the term "rescue" may be replaced with support, relief, assistance, support, aid, assistance, rescue, help, assistance, support, assistance, and assistance, as appropriate.

[0015] The vehicle rescue device 1 may cause a rescue vehicle, which is a vehicle that rescues a broken-down vehicle, to rescue the broken-down vehicle. The rescue vehicle may be (any of) the management vehicle 2. The rescue may include transferring cargo from the broken-down vehicle to the rescue vehicle.

[0016] The vehicle rescue device 1 may perform rescue by guiding at least one of the broken-down vehicle and the rescue vehicle to the other vehicle. More specifically, the vehicle rescue device 1 may guide the broken-down vehicle to the rescue vehicle, or may guide the rescue vehicle to the broken-down vehicle, or may guide the broken-down vehicle to the rescue vehicle and also guide the rescue vehicle to the broken-down vehicle.

[0017] Guidance refers to leading one vehicle to (the location of) another vehicle. In this embodiment, the term "guidance" may be replaced with "lead," "guide," "head," "direct," or the like, as appropriate. Guidance may be achieved, for example, by controlling the automatic driving of the vehicle to be guided, or by providing guidance to the driver of the vehicle to be guided via a car navigation system or the like.

[0018] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the vehicle rescue device 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle rescue device 1 includes a storage unit 10 (storage unit), a detection unit 11 (detection unit), a determination unit 12 (determination unit), and a guiding unit 13 (guiding unit).

[0019] Each functional block of the vehicle rescue device 1 is assumed to function within the vehicle rescue device 1, but is not limited to this. For example, some of the functional blocks of the vehicle rescue device 1 may function in a computer device different from the vehicle rescue device 1, and connected to the vehicle rescue device 1 through a network, while appropriately sending and receiving information with the vehicle rescue device 1. Also, some functional blocks of the vehicle rescue device 1 may be omitted, multiple functional blocks may be integrated into one functional block, or one functional block may be separated into multiple functional blocks.

[0020] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a computer used in the vehicle rescue device 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle rescue device 1 is physically configured as a computer system including a central processing unit (CPU) 100, which is a central processing unit (processor), a random access memory (RAM) 101 and a read-only memory (ROM) 102, which are main storage devices, an input / output device 103 such as a keyboard, a microphone, and a display, a communication module 104, which is a data transmission / reception device, and an auxiliary storage device 105 such as a hard disk and a solid-state drive (SSD). Each of the CPU 100, the RAM 101, the ROM 102, the input / output device 103, the communication module 104, and the auxiliary storage device 105 may be configured with multiple components. The functions of each functional block illustrated in FIG. 2 are realized by loading predetermined computer software onto hardware such as the CPU 100 and RAM 101 illustrated in FIG. 3, which operates the input / output device 103 and the communication module 104 under the control of the CPU 100 and reads and writes data from and to the RAM 101 and the auxiliary storage device 105.

[0021] Hereinafter, each function of the vehicle rescue device 1 shown in FIG. 2 will be described.

[0022] The storage unit 10 stores operational information related to the operation of the managed vehicle 2 under its management. In this embodiment, the term "operation" may be replaced with utilization, use, or the like as appropriate. The operational information may include at least one of cargo information, which is information related to the cargo carried by the managed vehicle 2; current location information, which is information related to the current location of the managed vehicle 2; destination information, which is information related to the destination of the managed vehicle 2; map information, which is information related to a map (for example, information related to a map including information on locations such as parking lots where rescue work or cargo transfers can be performed), or road information, which is information related to roads (for example, traffic congestion information).

[0023] The cargo information may include, for example, at least one of the following: load capacity, which is the amount of cargo being loaded; the maximum load capacity of the management vehicle 2; the remaining load capacity of the cargo that can be loaded onto the management vehicle 2; or details of the cargo (type, item, quantity, etc.).

[0024] The current location information may include at least one of the latitude and longitude of the current location, identification information for identifying the current location, the address of the current location, or the name of the area where the current location is located.

[0025] The destination information may include at least one of the latitude and longitude of the destination, identification information for identifying the destination, the address of the destination, or the name of the area of ​​the destination.

[0026] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an operation information table. In the example of the operation information table shown in Fig. 4, identification information for identifying a managed vehicle 2, the payload of the managed vehicle 2, the latitude and longitude of the current location of the managed vehicle 2, and the latitude and longitude of the destination of the managed vehicle 2 are associated with each other. For example, the first record in the example of the operation information table shown in Fig. 4 indicates that the payload of the managed vehicle 2 with identification information "2a" is "1 ton," the latitude and longitude of the current location are "(35.68, 139.69)," and the latitude and longitude of the destination are "(35.69, 139.76)."

[0027] The operational information stored by the storage unit 10 may be updated as appropriate by the vehicle rescue device 1 or the like so as to reflect the current (latest) situation.

[0028] The storage unit 10 may store any information used for other calculations in the vehicle rescue device 1 and the results of calculations in the vehicle rescue device 1. The information stored by the storage unit 10 may be referred to by each function of the vehicle rescue device 1 as appropriate.

[0029] The detection unit 11 detects a broken-down vehicle. The detection unit 11 may detect a broken-down vehicle among the managed vehicles 2 (from among the managed vehicles 2). For example, the detection unit 11 detects a broken-down vehicle by receiving a malfunction notification from the broken-down vehicle via communication, which is a notification indicating that the broken-down vehicle has broken down. The malfunction notification may include identification information of the broken-down vehicle, and the detection unit 11 may identify the broken-down vehicle based on the identification information included in the malfunction notification. The detection unit 11 may detect a broken-down vehicle by receiving a malfunction notification from another device via communication. The detection unit 11 may detect a broken-down vehicle based on information input by the user of the vehicle rescue device 1.

[0030] The detection unit 11 may further detect the degree of malfunction of the broken-down vehicle. That is, the detection unit 11 may detect the broken-down vehicle and also the degree of malfunction of the broken-down vehicle. For example, the detection unit 11 detects the broken-down vehicle and the degree of malfunction by receiving a malfunction degree notification from the broken-down vehicle via communication, which is a notification indicating a malfunction and the degree of malfunction from the broken-down vehicle. The malfunction degree notification may include identification information of the broken-down vehicle, and the detection unit 11 may identify the broken-down vehicle based on the identification information included in the malfunction degree notification. The detection unit 11 may detect the broken-down vehicle and the degree of malfunction by receiving a malfunction degree notification from another device via communication. The detection unit 11 may detect the broken-down vehicle and the degree of malfunction based on information input by the user of the vehicle rescue device 1.

[0031] The failure degree may indicate the seriousness of the failure. For example, the failure degree may be indicated in three levels: "0," "1," and "2." In this case, "0" may indicate the least seriousness of the failure, and "2" may indicate the most seriousness of the failure. Alternatively, the failure degree may be indicated by a real number between "0" and "1" (for example, "0.75"), in which case "0" may indicate the least seriousness of the failure, and "1" may indicate the most seriousness of the failure.

[0032] The vehicle may detect that the vehicle has broken down based on abnormal sounds, vibrations, etc. detected by various sensors attached to the vehicle, and may transmit a failure notification based on the detection results to the detection unit 11 of the vehicle rescue device 1. Furthermore, the vehicle may detect that the vehicle has broken down based on abnormal sounds, vibrations, etc. detected by various sensors attached to the vehicle, and may also detect the degree of the failure based on the magnitude of the detected abnormal sounds, vibrations, etc., and may transmit a failure degree notification to the detection unit 11 of the vehicle rescue device 1 based on the detection results.

[0033] The detection unit 11 outputs information about the detected broken-down vehicle (for example, identification information of the broken-down vehicle) to the determination unit 12 and the guiding unit 13. The detection unit 11 may output information about the detected broken-down vehicle and the detected degree of failure to the determination unit 12 and the guiding unit 13.

[0034] The determination unit 12 determines a rescue vehicle to rescue a broken-down vehicle (detected by the detection unit 11) from the managed vehicles 2 based on the operational information (stored by the storage unit 10). More specifically, when information about the broken-down vehicle is input from the detection unit 11, the determination unit 12 refers to the operational information stored by the storage unit 10 and determines a rescue vehicle to rescue the broken-down vehicle from the managed vehicles 2 based on the operational information.

[0035] A specific example will be described using the example of the table of operation information shown in FIG. 4. If the identification information of the broken-down vehicle is "2a", for example, the determination unit 12 refers to the example of the table of operation information shown in FIG. 4 and determines, as a rescue vehicle, a managed vehicle 2 with identification information "2c" whose load capacity is equal to or less than a predetermined amount (for example, "2 tons") (and which is a managed vehicle 2 with identification information other than "2a"). Other determination examples include determining, as a rescue vehicle, a managed vehicle 2 whose remaining load capacity (not shown) of loadable cargo is equal to or greater than the load capacity of the broken-down vehicle; determining, as a rescue vehicle, a managed vehicle 2 whose current location is closest to the broken-down vehicle's current location; determining, as a rescue vehicle, a managed vehicle 2 that has the potential to reach the broken-down vehicle's current location most quickly based on at least one of map information (for example, information about maps including information about locations such as parking lots where rescue work or cargo transfers can be performed) or road information (for example, traffic congestion information) (for example, if the broken-down vehicle is on an elevated road, (When other management vehicles 2 are on ground roads, even if their current locations on and under the overpass are extremely close to each other, it may be quicker to guide a management vehicle 2 on the same overpass even if the distance is somewhat greater, considering that the rescue vehicle will have to enter the overpass), determining as the rescue vehicle the management vehicle 2 whose destination is closest to the destination of the broken-down vehicle, determining as the rescue vehicle the management vehicle 2 whose load capacity is less than a specified amount and whose sum of the distance between its current location and the current location of the broken-down vehicle and the distance between its destination and the destination of the broken-down vehicle is the smallest, etc.

[0036] The determination unit 12 may determine a rescue vehicle further based on the degree of failure (detected by the detection unit 11). That is, the determination unit 12 may determine a rescue vehicle that will rescue the broken-down vehicle from the managed vehicles 2 based on the operational information and the degree of failure. More specifically, when the information about the broken-down vehicle and the degree of failure is input from the detection unit 11, the determination unit 12 refers to the operational information stored by the storage unit 10 and determines a rescue vehicle that will rescue the broken-down vehicle from the managed vehicles 2 based on the operational information and the degree of failure.

[0037] For example, the determination unit 12 may estimate the remaining driving distance or remaining driving time of the failed vehicle based on the degree of failure. Specifically, if the degree of failure is "0," the determination unit 12 may estimate the remaining driving distance of the failed vehicle to be "10 km" or the remaining driving time to be "1 hour." If the degree of failure is "1," the determination unit 12 may estimate the remaining driving distance of the failed vehicle to be "5 km" or the remaining driving time to be "30 minutes." If the degree of failure is "2," the determination unit 12 may estimate the remaining driving distance of the failed vehicle to be "1 km" or the remaining driving time to be "10 minutes." Next, the determination unit 12 may, for example, refer to the operation information and determine, as a rescue vehicle, a managed vehicle 2 whose current location is within a range of the estimated remaining driving distance from the current location of the failed vehicle. Alternatively, the determination unit 12 may, for example, refer to the operation information and determine, as a rescue vehicle, a managed vehicle 2 whose current location is within a range of the product of the estimated remaining driving time from the current location of the failed vehicle and a predetermined speed (e.g., 20 km / h).

[0038] The determination unit 12 outputs information about the determined rescue vehicle (for example, identification information of the rescue vehicle) to the guiding unit 13.

[0039] The guiding unit 13 guides at least one of the broken-down vehicle (detected by the detection unit 11) and the rescue vehicle (determined by the determination unit 12) to the other vehicle. More specifically, when information about the broken-down vehicle (and the degree of failure) is input from the detection unit 11 and information about the rescue vehicle is input from the determination unit 12, the guiding unit 13 guides at least one of the broken-down vehicle and the rescue vehicle to the other vehicle. For example, the guiding unit 13 guides the broken-down vehicle to the rescue vehicle by transmitting a driving instruction to the broken-down vehicle to move to the position of the rescue vehicle. Alternatively, for example, the guiding unit 13 guides the rescue vehicle to the broken-down vehicle by transmitting a driving instruction to the rescue vehicle to move to the position of the broken-down vehicle. Alternatively, for example, the guiding unit 13 guides the broken-down vehicle to the rescue vehicle and the rescue vehicle to the broken-down vehicle by transmitting a driving instruction to the broken-down vehicle to move to an intermediate position between the broken-down vehicle and the rescue vehicle and also transmitting a driving instruction to the rescue vehicle to move to the intermediate position.

[0040] The guiding unit 13 may provide guidance based on the degree of failure (detected by the detecting unit 11). For example, the guiding unit 13 may guide the broken-down vehicle to a rescue vehicle if the degree of failure is "0", may guide both the broken-down vehicle and the rescue vehicle to each other if the degree of failure is "1", or may guide the rescue vehicle to the broken-down vehicle if the degree of failure is "2".

[0041] Next, an example of processing executed by the vehicle rescue device 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of rescue processing executed by the vehicle rescue device 1.

[0042] First, the detection unit 11 detects a broken-down vehicle (step S1). Next, the determination unit 12 determines a rescue vehicle to rescue the broken-down vehicle detected in S1 from the managed vehicles 2 based on the operation information stored by the storage unit 10 (step S2). Next, the guidance unit 13 guides at least one of the broken-down vehicle detected in S1 or the rescue vehicle determined in S2 to the other vehicle (step S3). Next, as a result of the guidance in S3, the broken-down vehicle detected in S1 and the rescue vehicle determined in S2 approach each other, and the rescue vehicle rescues the broken-down vehicle (step S4). In other words, the vehicle rescue device 1 rescues the broken-down vehicle.

[0043] Next, another example of the process executed by the vehicle rescue device 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing another example of the rescue process executed by the vehicle rescue device 1.

[0044] First, the detection unit 11 detects a broken-down vehicle and the degree of the breakdown (step S10). Next, the detection unit 11 determines whether the degree of the breakdown detected in S10 is serious (greater than a predetermined threshold) (step S11). If it is determined in S11 that the degree of the breakdown is serious (S11: YES), the vehicle rescue device 1 (or the guiding unit 13) stops the broken-down vehicle detected in S10 (sends a driving instruction to the broken-down vehicle to stop) (step S12). Next, the determination unit 12 determines a rescue vehicle that will rescue the broken-down vehicle detected in S10 from among the managed vehicles 2 based on the operation information stored by the storage unit 10 (step S13). Next, the guiding unit 13 guides the rescue vehicle determined in S13 to the broken-down vehicle detected in S10 (step S14). Next, as a result of the guidance, the broken-down vehicle and the rescue vehicle approach each other, and the rescue vehicle rescues the broken-down vehicle (step S15), and the processing ends. That is, the vehicle rescue device 1 rescues the broken-down vehicle.

[0045] On the other hand, if it is determined in S11 that the degree of failure is not serious (S11: NO), the decision unit 12 estimates the remaining driving distance or remaining driving time of the broken-down vehicle detected in S10 (step S16). Next, the vehicle rescue device 1 (or the decision unit 12) determines whether or not the broken-down vehicle detected in S10 is permitted to drive based on at least one of the remaining driving distance estimated in S16, the remaining driving time estimated in S16, or the operational information (including baggage information, current location information, destination information, map information, or road information) stored by the storage unit 10 (step S17). Next, the vehicle rescue device 1 (or the decision unit 12) determines whether or not driving permission has been granted in S17 (step S18). If driving permission has not been granted in S18 (S18: NO), the process proceeds to S12. Furthermore, by determining permission to drive based on map information or road information, for example, at S17, even if the broken-down vehicle is able to drive the full distance or time it can travel, if the vehicle reaches a point where rescue would require time or effort (for example, if the vehicle is stopped in a tunnel), the risk of causing a secondary disaster can be reduced.

[0046] On the other hand, if travel is permitted in S18 (S18: YES), the determination unit 12 determines a rescue vehicle to rescue the broken-down vehicle detected in S10 from the managed vehicles 2 based on the operation information stored by the storage unit 10 (step S19). Next, the guiding unit 13 guides at least one of the broken-down vehicle detected in S10 or the rescue vehicle determined in S19 to the other vehicle (step S20), and the process proceeds to S15.

[0047] Next, the effects of the vehicle rescue device 1 according to the embodiment will be described.

[0048] According to the vehicle rescue device 1, the storage unit 10 stores operational information relating to the operation of managed vehicles 2 under its management, the detection unit 11 detects a broken-down vehicle, the determination unit 12 determines a rescue vehicle from the managed vehicles 2 that will rescue the broken-down vehicle detected by the detection unit 11 based on the operational information stored by the storage unit 10, and the guidance unit 13 guides at least one of the broken-down vehicle detected by the detection unit 11 or the rescue vehicle determined by the determination unit 12 to the other vehicle. With this configuration, at least one of the broken-down vehicle or the rescue vehicle that will rescue the broken-down vehicle is guided to the other vehicle, and as a result of the guidance, the broken-down vehicle can be rescued by the rescue vehicle.

[0049] Furthermore, according to the vehicle rescue device 1, the detection unit 11 may further detect the degree of failure of the broken-down vehicle, and the determination unit 12 may determine the rescue vehicle based further on the degree of failure detected by the detection unit 11. With this configuration, the rescue vehicle is determined further based on the degree of failure, so that a more appropriate rescue vehicle can be determined according to the degree of failure.

[0050] Furthermore, according to the vehicle rescue device 1, the detection unit 11 may further detect the degree of malfunction of the broken-down vehicle, and the guiding unit 13 may provide guidance based on the degree of malfunction detected by the detection unit 11. With this configuration, guidance is provided based on the degree of malfunction, so more appropriate guidance can be provided according to the degree of malfunction.

[0051] Furthermore, according to the vehicle rescue device 1, the operational information includes at least one of information about the cargo carried by the management vehicle 2, information about the current location of the management vehicle 2, information about the destination of the management vehicle 2, information about maps, or information about roads, and rescue may include transferring cargo from the broken-down vehicle to the rescue vehicle. With this configuration, for example, the cargo transport service provided by the broken-down vehicle can be continued by having the rescue vehicle transport the cargo transferred from the broken-down vehicle instead.

[0052] A modified example of this embodiment will be described. Some or all of the functional blocks of the vehicle rescue device 1 may be provided in each of the management vehicles 2. For example, the management vehicle 2 may include a storage unit 10 that stores operation information related to the operation of the management vehicles 2 under the management (of the vehicle rescue device 1), a detection unit 11 that detects a broken-down vehicle (detects that the host vehicle is a broken-down vehicle), a determination unit 12 that determines from the management vehicles 2 a rescue vehicle that will rescue the broken-down vehicle (host vehicle) detected by the detection unit 11 based on the operation information stored in the storage unit 10, and a guidance unit 13 that guides at least one of the broken-down vehicle (host vehicle) detected by the detection unit 11 or the rescue vehicle determined by the determination unit 12 to the other vehicle. When some of the functional blocks are provided in the vehicle rescue device 1 and the remaining functional blocks are provided in each of the management vehicles 2, the functional blocks of both vehicles function in the same way by transmitting and receiving information to and receiving information from each other via communication (between the vehicle rescue device 1 and the management vehicle 2). [Explanation of symbols]

[0053] 1...vehicle rescue device, 2...management vehicle, 3...vehicle rescue system, 10...storage unit, 11...detection unit, 12...determination unit, 13...guidance unit, 100...CPU, 101...RAM, 102...ROM, 103...input / output device, 104...communication module, 105...auxiliary storage device

Claims

1. a storage unit for storing operational information relating to the operation of managed vehicles under its management; a detection unit that detects a malfunctioning vehicle; a determination unit that determines a rescue vehicle that will rescue the broken-down vehicle from the management vehicles based on the operation information; a guidance unit that guides the broken-down vehicle to the rescue vehicle, or that guides the broken-down vehicle to the rescue vehicle and also guides the rescue vehicle to the broken-down vehicle; A vehicle rescue device comprising:

2. The detection unit further detects the degree of failure of the broken-down vehicle, The determination unit determines the rescue vehicle further based on the degree of failure, or the guidance unit guides the rescue vehicle based on the degree of failure. The vehicle rescue device according to claim 1 .

3. The operational information includes at least one of information about the cargo carried by the management vehicle, information about the current location of the management vehicle, information about the destination of the management vehicle, information about a map, or information about a road, The rescue includes transferring cargo from the broken-down vehicle to the rescue vehicle. The vehicle rescue device according to claim 1 or 2.

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