TIRE PATTERN DETERMINATION DEVICE, VEHICLE MODEL DISCRIMINATION DEVICE, AND TIRE PATTERN DETERMINATION METHOD AND PROGRAM

• Main Authors: YAMAGUCHI YASUHIRO, NAKAYAMA HIROYUKI, OWARI NOBUYUKI, FUKUZAKI SHIGETAKA, KOJIMA YOHEI, NAKAO KENTA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 23.09.2016
• Subjects: CHECKING-DEVICES; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS; MEASURING; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS; MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; TESTING; TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tire pattern discrimination device which can be installed regardless of a locational condition of a tollgate and can acquire the number of continuously provided tires being one piece of information necessary to discriminate a vehicle model, and to provide a vehicle model discrimination device, and a tire pattern discrimination method and program.SOLUTION: A tire pattern determination device 20 includes an irradiation part 20A for irradiating detection light to height corresponding to wheels of a vehicle which travels through, a detection part 20B for detecting a reflected light of the detection light, and a tire determination part 203 for determining the number of continuously provided tires of the vehicle on the basis of a detection result of the reflected light corresponding to the shapes of the wheels by the detection part 20B.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】料金所の立地条件に関わらず設置が可能であり、車種の判別に必要な情報の一つであるタイヤの連設数を取得することができるタイヤパターン判別装置、車種判別装置、タイヤパターン判別方法及びプログラムを提供する。【解決手段】タイヤパターン判定装置２０は、通過する車両のホイールに相当する高さに検出光を照射する照射部２０Ａと、前記検出光の反射光を検出する検出部２０Ｂと、前記検出部２０Ｂによる前記ホイールの形状に応じた前記反射光の検出結果に基づいて、前記車両のタイヤの連設数を判定するタイヤ判定部２０３と、を備える。【選択図】図３