JPH06107068A - Automatic informing system of automobile accident - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically inform generation of such a traffic accident resulting in injury or death as that an occupant can not inform by himself by providing a control means for informing vehicle information stored in a memory means as well as the present position detected by a present position detection means to a person to which communication is made in case of emergency through a communication means when an accident is recognized by an accident recognizing means. CONSTITUTION:An abnormal condition detection signal from an accident recognizing means such as an air bag means 1, seat belt means, occupant condition detection seat 3, side impact beam 4 and the like is outputted to a center controller 10. The present position of vehicle calculated by a navigation means 5 is outputted to a center controller 10. This controller 10 is composed of a microcomputer, memory and the like and performs emergency call for saving the life of injured person, etc., through the car telephone instead of driver or the like. In the memory tel. Nos. of police and fire offices, insurance campany and the like (l), the registration No. of vehicle, information of user, etc., (m) are stored.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle accident automatic reporting system for automatically reporting on behalf of an occupant an accident of a vehicle, particularly a personal injury that the occupant cannot report by himself.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automobiles are undergoing remarkable development. For example, an air bag system and a pretensioner system that detect an impact at the time of collision of a vehicle to protect an occupant have been put into practical use. In addition, a navigation device that receives GPS signals and beacons to obtain the current position of the vehicle, displays a guide route to the destination on a road map around the current position of the vehicle, and guides an occupant has been put into practical use. Furthermore, car telephones, which can be called from inside the car, are becoming popular.

[0003]

However, when the occupant himself suffers a great deal of damage and suffers a personal injury in which he / she cannot make a report for lifesaving emergency, the above-mentioned vehicle-mounted equipment is of no use. It will be.

It is an object of the present invention to automatically notify an occupant of an automobile accident, particularly a personal injury that cannot be reported by the occupant.

[0005]

The present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which is a claim correspondence diagram. In the present invention, an accident recognizing means 100 for recognizing an accident of a vehicle and a present for detecting a current position of the vehicle are provided. When the accident is recognized by the position detecting means 101, the storage means 102 for storing information about the vehicle and the emergency contact information, and the accident recognizing means 100, the current position detected by the current position detecting means 101 and the storage means 102 are stored. And a control means 104 for notifying the urgent contact information of the stored vehicle information via the communication means 103, thereby achieving the above object.

[0006]

When the vehicle accident is recognized, the current position of the vehicle and the vehicle information are automatically notified to the emergency contact on behalf of the occupant.

[0007]

EXAMPLE FIG. 2 shows the configuration of an example. In the figure,
Reference numeral 1 denotes an airbag device, which expands and deploys at the time of a head-on collision exceeding a set limit of the vehicle to mitigate the impact on the occupant's face and outputs an operation signal to the center controller 10. Reference numeral 2 is a seat belt device, which instantly winds up the slack of the seat belt due to clothes or the like in the case of a frontal collision exceeding a set limit of the vehicle and securely restrains an occupant.
An operation signal is output to the center controller 10. A passenger condition detection sheet 3 outputs an abnormality detection signal to the center controller 10 when an occupant leans forward due to a frontal collision or the like and a state different from a normal driving posture is detected. Reference numeral 4 denotes a side impact beam provided on each door of the vehicle, which outputs a shape change detection signal to the center controller 10 when a door shape change exceeding a set limit is detected during a side collision of the vehicle.

A navigation device 5 displays the current position of the vehicle and a guide route to the destination on a road map around the vehicle to guide an occupant. The current position of the vehicle is calculated by integrating the traveling distance and the traveling azimuth detected by the sensor to obtain the traveling locus of the vehicle and collating it with a road map. In addition, the calculated current position is corrected to a more accurate position based on the GPS signal and the beacon. The current position of the vehicle calculated by the navigation device 5 is output to the center controller 10.

The center controller 10 comprises peripheral parts such as a microcomputer and a memory,
The control program described below is executed to make an emergency call for lifesaving emergency on behalf of the occupant. In the memory, police station,
The telephone numbers of fire departments, insurance companies, telecommunications carriers, and other emergency contacts, and vehicle information such as vehicle registration numbers, owners, and users are stored. Reference numeral 6 denotes a car telephone, which can communicate with a general subscriber telephone via the antenna 6a.

FIG. 3 shows a control program executed by the microcomputer of the center controller 10.
The operation of the embodiment will be described with reference to this flowchart. In step S1, it is determined whether or not an occupant restraint device such as the air bag device 1 or the seat belt device 2 has operated, or whether a vehicle accident detection device such as the passenger condition detection seat 3 or the side impact beam 4 has operated. When the occupant restraint system or the vehicle accident detection system operates, the process proceeds to step S2, and the content of the accident is analyzed based on the operation signal of each system. In step S3, it is determined whether or not a personal accident involving the occupant is detected. If a personal accident occurs, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, the current position information of the vehicle is input from the navigation device 5. The current position information of the vehicle includes a place name, a road name, an intersection name if it is inside the intersection, and a distance from the intersection if it is outside the intersection. In step S5, the above-mentioned vehicle information and the telephone number of the emergency contact are read from the memory, and in the subsequent step S6, the emergency call is dialed. In step S7, it is determined whether or not the emergency contact has been connected.
8. If not, return to step S6 and redial. In step S8, the occurrence of the accident, the current position of the vehicle, and the vehicle information are converted into voice through a voice synthesizer (not shown) and transmitted. In step S9, it is determined whether or not the reception on the receiving side is confirmed, and if the reception is confirmed, the process proceeds to step S10 to end the communication. If the reception is not confirmed, the process returns to step S6 to perform communication again from the beginning. The reception confirmation method may be such that the reception side voice is recognized or a special signal for reception confirmation is set in advance, and when the special signal is received from the reception side, it is determined that the reception is completed.

As described above, when a vehicle accident is recognized, the current position of the vehicle, information about the vehicle, etc. are automatically notified to the emergency contact, so that the occupant cannot notify himself and the surroundings are not notified. Arrangements for life-saving and ambulance will be made promptly in the event of a personal injury where there is no helper.

The information source for recognizing an accident is not limited to the above embodiment.

In the configuration of the above embodiment, the air bag device 1, the seat belt device 2, the passenger condition detection seat 3, the side impact beam 4 and the center controller 10 are accident recognition means, and the navigation device 5 is the current position detection means. The center controller 1
The memory of 0 constitutes storage means, the center controller 10 constitutes control means, and the car telephone 6 and the antenna 6a constitute communication means.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a vehicle accident is recognized, the current position of the vehicle and information about the vehicle are notified to the emergency contact, so that the occupant himself / herself can do so. Emergency arrangements will be made promptly for personal accidents where a person cannot report and there is no helper nearby.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a complaint correspondence diagram.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a control program for emergency communication processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Airbag device 2 Seatbelt device 3 Passenger condition detection seat 4 Side impact beam 5 Navigation device 6 Car phone 6a Antenna 10 Center controller 100 Accident recognition means 101 Current position detection means 102 Storage means 103 Communication means 104 Control means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An accident recognition means for recognizing a vehicle accident, a current position detection means for detecting a current position of the vehicle, a storage means for storing information about the vehicle and emergency contact information, and the accident recognition means. When an accident is recognized, the present position detection means and the vehicle information stored in the storage means and the control means for notifying the emergency contact via the communication means are provided. Auto accident reporting system for automobiles.