DE102021003607A1 - Method for monitoring an urban mobility vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for monitoring an urban mobility vehicle (1), the urban mobility vehicle (1) being equipped with a telematic monitoring unit (3) with which a speed of the urban mobility vehicle (1) is monitored and a A message is issued when a possibly existing speed limit is exceeded, the telematic monitoring unit (3) comprising a satellite receiver and a cellular data transceiver for a mobile data connection with a cloud-based data processing unit, in which areas with different speed limits are defined, with the urban mobility vehicle (1) is equipped with a wirelessly controllable visual indicator (2) designed as an LED light, with a wireless connection between the telematic monitoring unit (3) and the visual indicator (2) and the visual indicator (2) is controlled so that it lights up, the visual indicator (2) also being used to indicate whether or not the urban mobility vehicle (1) is monitored in a restricted area and / or whether any existing speed limit is exceeded.

Description

The invention relates to a method for monitoring an urban mobility vehicle according to the preamble of claim 1.

With the introduction of new urban mobility and the interest of younger generations in CO ₂ -free transport, a shift in the streets that points away from traditional mobility (car, bus, subway) can be observed, with more and more people using bicycles and electric scooters to commute within the city.

Because of this shift, more and more accidents are occurring on the roads. According to the ADAC, 2155 accidents with electric scooters occurred in Germany in 2020 despite the limited mobility due to COVID. In 2018, 44.16% of fatal accidents involved drivers of scooters, mopeds or motorcycles compared to 30% car occupants. The accidents not only affect the drivers themselves but also pedestrians who can be run over. Some cities, countries and also the European Union have already identified the problem and the discussion on how to deal with this situation is ongoing.

So far, local authorities have focused on speed limits and penalties for cars if they are exceeded, as their speeds and numbers have resulted in most of the traffic casualties. This explains the amount of speed cameras and road signs with speed limits on the roads. So far, there are hardly any controls on cycle paths and / or footpaths where pedestrians, scooters and bicycles share the same traffic route.

There are LED lights, in particular for bicycles and scooters, known that emit colored LED light with different colors in order to make the driver or the bicycle or the scooter recognizable in the dark.

Commercially available electric scooters are factory-limited to a speed of 25 km / h in most countries. There is no such limitation for bicycles.

DE 20 2014 003 269 U1 describes a monitoring device for bicycles, wherein the monitoring device can be introduced into the seat tube of the bicycle frame and can be locked there in such a way that the seat post with a saddle attached can still be fastened in the seat tube of the bicycle frame.

It is desirable to find inexpensive solutions to reduce the number of accidents.

The invention is based on the object of specifying a method for monitoring an urban mobility vehicle.

The object is achieved according to the invention by a method for monitoring an urban mobility vehicle according to claim 1.

Advantageous refinements of the invention are the subject matter of the subclaims.

In a method according to the invention for monitoring an urban mobility vehicle, the urban mobility vehicle is or will be equipped with a telematic monitoring unit with which a speed of the urban mobility vehicle is monitored and a message is output when a possibly existing speed limit is exceeded. According to the invention, the telematic monitoring unit has a satellite receiver and a cellular data transceiver for a mobile data connection with a cloud-based data processing unit, in which areas with different speed limits are or are defined, the urban mobility vehicle being designed as an LED light , wireless controllable visual indicator is or is equipped, a wireless connection between the telematic monitoring unit and the visual indicator being established before starting the urban mobility vehicle and the visual indicator being controlled so that it lights up, furthermore by means of the visual indicator it is displayed whether or not the urban mobility vehicle is monitored in a restricted area and / or whether a possibly existing speed limit is exceeded.

The invention offers local authorities better opportunities to control urban mobility vehicles and enforce legal norms. Furthermore, the possibility of monitoring urban mobility vehicles avoids that urban mobility vehicles are legally treated less strictly than cars.

Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing.

• 1 eine schematische Ansicht eines urbanen Mobilitäts-Fahrzeugs.

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• 1 a schematic view of an urban mobility vehicle.

1 Figure 3 is a schematic view of an urban mobility vehicle 1 (UMV - urban mobility vehicle), for example an electric scooter, a bicycle, in particular an electric bicycle, or an electric motorcycle.

The present invention proposes two types of control mechanisms for an urban mobility vehicle 1 (UMV - urban mobility vehicle).

First is the urban mobility vehicle 1 a visual indicator 2 , for example an LED light, is provided, which is designed to indicate whether the urban mobility vehicle 1 is monitored in a restricted area or not and / or whether a possibly existing speed limit is exceeded.

There is also a telematic monitoring unit 3 provided, which is configured to output a message when a possibly existing speed limit is exceeded. For example, the report can be made to a local authority.

It can be provided that the use of the visual indicator 2 and the telematic monitoring unit 3 A prerequisite for this is that the owner or user of the urban mobility vehicle 1 may use, similar to the obligation of a vehicle owner to have a vehicle registration and insurance.

A local authority may use the visual indicator 2 and the telematic monitoring unit 3 with the urban mobility vehicle 1 Make it mandatory for a specific area, such as a city center or urban area. Provision can be made for a local authority in the capacity of fleet manager or owner of its infrastructure to have access to a web server or the like in the cloud 5 where it can define different areas on a map with different restrictions, for example a speed limit of 15 km / h if the traffic route is shared with pedestrians and / or a speed limit of 25 km / h for a cycle path, etc.

The telematic monitoring unit 3 (TCU - Telematic Control Unit) comprises a satellite receiver, for example for GPS, and a cellular data transceiver. The telematic monitoring unit 3 can for example be used as an urban mobility vehicle 1 separate smartphone with an application (app) or as one in the urban mobility vehicle 1 be designed as an integrated unit. In one embodiment, the telematic monitoring unit 3 have at least one loudspeaker and / or a visual display unit for extended functions.

The visual indicator 2 can be designed as a wirelessly controllable device that can be used as an urban mobility vehicle 1 separate device with an internal battery or as one in the urban mobility vehicle 1 integrated unit can be formed. The visual indicator 2 can optionally have a unique identifier, for example for Bluetooth or a wireless network according to IEEE 802.11.

It can be provided before the urban mobility vehicle is started 1 a wireless connection between the telematic monitoring unit 3 and the visual indicator 2 manufacture so that the visual indicator 2 shines. If an urban mobility vehicle 1 drives and the visual indicator 2 does not light up, then this is an indication that the urban mobility vehicle 1 What is not monitored is what is considered a violation of the law and can be sanctioned, for example, with a warning fee or a fine. The identifier can be used by the local authority to identify the owner. If there is no authorized identifier, it can be concluded that there has been misuse or fraud.

For abuse or fraud, or the use of an unapproved visual indicator 2 To prevent this, the local authority can use the web server in the cloud 5 for certain periods of time, for example for every week, or on request a different color and / or flashing frequency for the visual indicator 2 to adjust. If, for example, the color pink is set with a flashing frequency of one second and the surveillance authorities, for example the police, use an urban mobility vehicle 1 with a different color, then this can be considered a violation of the law and the vehicle owner can be sanctioned, for example, with a warning money or a fine. Not every urban mobility vehicle has to do this 1 can be stopped, but it can be remotely monitored visually whether the urban mobility vehicle 1 is traveling properly, similar to a taxi, it can be seen whether it is free or occupied.

When the urban mobility vehicle 1 is traveling above the speed limit of a certain area, this can be done by the telematic monitoring unit 3 can be detected and the visual indicator 2 can be set to a different flashing frequency and / or color as long as the speed limit is exceeded. In addition, it can be provided that the driver uses a voice output from the application in the telematic monitoring unit 3 warned and / or asked to slow down.

The telematic monitoring unit 3 can also be designed to detect any exceeding of the speed limit including time, date, location and driver (depending on the acquisition of this data by the telematic monitoring unit 3 ) to report to the local authority, which can then warn the owner or driver or impose a warning fee or a fine, similar to radar monitoring of cars.

When the urban mobility vehicle 1 an integrated telematic monitoring unit 3 (onboard), then the speed limit for an area can be used as a digital input value for an electric motor 4th as a drive for the urban mobility vehicle 1 used to power the electric motor 4th controlled so that the speed limit is not exceeded, even if the driver continues to accelerate.

In a further embodiment it can be provided that the telematic monitoring unit 3 has a gyroscope sensor that can be used to detect accidents and / or sudden decelerations. In such a case, the telematic monitoring unit 3 report an accident. For example, if a pedestrian is run over, it is easier to determine who caused the accident and what was the last speed driven before the accident. This information can also be used by the local authority to decide to lower the speed limit in a particular area if it can be seen that the number of accidents is still high.

List of reference symbols

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urban mobility vehicle

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visual indicator

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telematic monitoring unit

4th

Electric motor

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Cloud

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Patent literature cited

• DE 202014003269 U1 [0007]

Claims (10)

Method for monitoring an urban mobility vehicle (1), the urban mobility vehicle (1) being equipped with a telematic monitoring unit (3) with which a speed of the urban mobility vehicle (1) is monitored and a message is output, if a possibly existing speed limit is exceeded, characterized in that the telematic monitoring unit (3) comprises a satellite receiver and a cellular data transceiver for a mobile data connection with a cloud-based data processing unit, in which areas with different speed limits are defined, the Urban mobility vehicle (1) is equipped with a wirelessly controllable visual indicator (2) designed as an LED light, with a wireless connection between the telematic monitoring unit (3) and the visual indicator before the urban mobility vehicle (1) is started Indicator (2) produced llt, and the visual indicator (2) is controlled so that it lights up, the visual indicator (2) also showing whether the urban mobility vehicle (1) is monitored in a restricted area or not and / or whether any existing speed limit is exceeded. Procedure according to Claim 1 , characterized in that a different color and / or flashing frequency for the visual indicator (2) is set via the cloud-based data processing unit for certain periods of time or on request. Method according to one of the Claims 1 or 2 , characterized in that the visual indicator (2) is set to a different flashing frequency and / or color, as long as exceeding the speed limit is detected. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that if the speed limit is exceeded, a warning and / or a request to drive more slowly is output by means of a voice output in the telematic monitoring unit (3). Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the telematic monitoring unit (3) reports any exceeding of the speed limit including time, date, location and driver to the cloud-based data processing unit. Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the telematic monitoring unit (3) is integrated into the urban mobility vehicle (1), the speed limit specified in the cloud-based data processing unit for an area as a digital input value for an electric motor (4) as a drive for the urban one Mobility vehicle (1) is used to control the electric motor (4) so that the speed limit is not exceeded. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the telematic monitoring unit (3) has a gyroscope sensor which is used to detect accidents and / or sudden deceleration, the telematic monitoring unit (3) in such a case reporting an accident to the cloud-based one Data processing unit reports. Urban mobility vehicle (1), the urban mobility vehicle (1) being equipped with a telematic monitoring unit (3) with which the speed of the urban mobility vehicle (1) can be monitored and a message can be output if a possibly Existing speed limit is exceeded, characterized in that the telematic monitoring unit (3) comprises a satellite receiver and a cellular data transceiver for a mobile data connection with a cloud-based data processing unit, in which areas with different speed limits are defined, the urban mobility The vehicle (1) is equipped with a wirelessly controllable visual indicator (2) designed as an LED light, the telematic monitoring unit (3) and the visual indicator (2) being configured to carry out the method according to one of the preceding claims. Urban mobility vehicle (1) according to Claim 8 , characterized in that the telematic monitoring unit (3) and / or the visual indicator (2) are each designed as a unit separate from the urban mobility vehicle (1) or as a unit integrated into the urban mobility vehicle (1) / is. Urban mobility vehicle (1) according to Claim 8 or 9 , characterized in that the visual indicator (2) has a unique identifier.

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