Method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatic loading and unloading

Abstract

The invention discloses a method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatic loading and unloading, so as to achieve the automatic loading and unloading of the unmanned vehicle. The method includes: controlling, by a vehicle controller, a vehicle to drive automatically and stop at a loading and unloading position; obtaining, by a loading and unloading control apparatus corresponding to the loading and unloading position, vehicle identification information of the vehicle; verifying the vehicle identification information and controlling a loading and unloading machine to load and unload when the verification succeeds; sending a loading and unloading completion indication to the vehicle controller after the loading and unloading is completed; and controlling, by the vehicle controller, the vehicle to leave the loading and unloading position when receiving the loading and unloading completion indication.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A loading and unloading control apparatus, comprising:
 a communication unit configured to receive and send information; and   a loading and unloading control unit configured to obtain vehicle identification information of a vehicle stopping at a loading and unloading position, and verify the vehicle identification information; control a loading and unloading machine to load and unload when the verification succeeds, and send, by the communication unit, a loading and unloading completion indication to a vehicle controller of the vehicle after the loading and unloading is completed,   wherein the vehicle is a container vehicle, and the loading and unloading control unit controls the loading and unloading machine: to load a container corresponding to the vehicle identification information to the vehicle; or to unload a container from the vehicle.   
     
     
         2 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the loading and unloading control apparatus includes a freight list that is prestored, and wherein the freight list includes a correspondence between the vehicle identification information of the vehicle and freight information that includes a container number, a container position at which the container is located, and a loading and unloading position. 
     
     
         3 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein, upon loading of the vehicle, the loading and unloading control apparatus obtains the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position, and sends a loading instruction carrying the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position to the loading and unloading machine configured to reach the container position and load the container corresponding to the container number onto the vehicle stopping at the loading and unloading position. 
     
     
         4 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein, upon loading of the vehicle, the loading and unloading control apparatus obtains the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position corresponding to the vehicle identification information from the freight list, and sends an unloading instruction carrying the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position to the loading and unloading machine configured to unload the container on the vehicle at the loading and unloading position and place the container at the container position. 
     
     
         5 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a roadside base station configured to gather environmental information according to an instruction sent by the loading and unloading control unit, and send the environmental information and information of a position at which the roadside base station is located to the vehicle controller.   
     
     
         6 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a roadside base station configured to receive, by the communication unit, a position at which the vehicle is located from the vehicle controller, generate driving guidance information according to environmental information, a position at which the roadside base station is located and the position at which the vehicle is located, and send the driving guidance information to the vehicle controller.   
     
     
         7 . A loading and unloading control apparatus, comprising:
 a communication unit configured to receive and send information;   a loading and unloading control unit configured to obtain vehicle identification information of a vehicle stopping at a loading and unloading position, and verify the vehicle identification information; control a loading and unloading machine to load and unload when the verification succeeds, and send, by the communication unit, a loading and unloading completion indication to a vehicle controller of the vehicle after the loading and unloading is completed; and   a roadside base station configured to send at least one of environmental information or driving guidance information to the vehicle controller.   
     
     
         8 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the roadside base station is configured to gather the environmental information according to an instruction sent by the loading and unloading control unit, and send the environmental information and information of a position at which the roadside base station is located to the vehicle controller. 
     
     
         9 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the roadside base station is configured to receive, by the communication unit, a position at which the vehicle is located from the vehicle controller, generate the driving guidance information according to the environmental information, a position at which the roadside base station is located and the position at which the vehicle is located, and send the driving guidance information to the vehicle controller 
     
     
         10 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the loading and unloading control apparatus includes a freight list that is prestored, and wherein the freight list includes a correspondence between the vehicle identification information of the vehicle and freight information that includes a container number, a container position at which the container is located, and a loading and unloading position. 
     
     
         11 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein, upon loading of the vehicle, the loading and unloading control apparatus obtains the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position, and sends a loading instruction carrying the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position to the loading and unloading machine configured to reach the container position and load the container corresponding to the container number onto the vehicle stopping at the loading and unloading position. 
     
     
         12 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein, upon loading of the vehicle, the loading and unloading control apparatus obtains the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position corresponding to the vehicle identification information from the freight list, and sends an unloading instruction carrying the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position to the loading and unloading machine configured to unload the container on the vehicle at the loading and unloading position and place the container at the container position. 
     
     
         13 . The loading and unloading control apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the vehicle is a container vehicle, and the loading and unloading control unit controls the loading and unloading machine: to load a container corresponding to the vehicle identification information to the vehicle; or to unload a container from the vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . A system of implementing vehicle automatic loading and unloading, comprising:
 a vehicle controller configured to control a vehicle to drive automatically and stop at a loading and unloading position; and control the vehicle to leave the loading and unloading position when receiving a loading and unloading completion indication sent by a loading and unloading control apparatus corresponding to the loading and unloading position; and   the loading and unloading control apparatus configured to obtain vehicle identification information of the vehicle, and verify the vehicle identification information; control a loading and unloading machine to load and unload when the verification succeeds, and send the loading and unloading completion indication to the vehicle controller of the vehicle after the loading and unloading is completed,   wherein the vehicle is a container vehicle, and the loading and unloading control apparatus controls the loading and unloading machine: to load a container corresponding to the vehicle identification information to the vehicle; or to unload a container from the vehicle.   
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the loading and unloading control apparatus includes a freight list that is prestored, and wherein the freight list includes a correspondence between the vehicle identification information of the vehicle and freight information that includes a container number, a container position at which the container is located, and a loading and unloading position. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein, upon loading of the vehicle, the loading and unloading control apparatus obtains the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position, and sends a loading instruction carrying the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position to the loading and unloading machine configured to reach the container position and load the container corresponding to the container number onto the vehicle stopping at the loading and unloading position. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein, upon loading of the vehicle, the loading and unloading control apparatus obtains the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position corresponding to the vehicle identification information from the freight list, and sends an unloading instruction carrying the container number, the container position and the loading and unloading position to the loading and unloading machine configured to unload the container on the vehicle at the loading and unloading position and place the container at the container position. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the loading and unloading control apparatus further comprises: a roadside base station configured to gather environmental information according to an instruction sent by a control unit in the loading and unloading control apparatus, and send the environmental information and information of a position at which the roadside base station is located to the vehicle controller. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the loading and unloading control apparatus further comprises: a roadside base station configured to receive, by a communication unit in the loading and unloading control apparatus, a position at which the vehicle is located from the vehicle controller, generate driving guidance information according to environmental information, a position at which the roadside base station is located and the position at which the vehicle is located, and send the driving guidance information to the vehicle controller.