Toll collection system, position measurement method, and program

1. A toll collection system configured to perform communication for toll collection with an on-board unit present within a defined communication region defined on a lane, among on-board units mounted in vehicles traveling on the lane, the toll collection system comprising:

a vehicle detector which is configured to detect entry of a vehicle to the lane;

a vehicle type identification unit which is configured to identify a vehicle type of the vehicle at a stage before the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector; and

a position measurement unit which is configured to measure, on the basis of a position measurement signal obtained by receiving, through a predetermined position measurement antenna, radio waves transmitted by the on-board unit after the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector, the position of the on-board unit which has transmitted the radio waves,

wherein the position measurement unit is configured to measure the position of the on-board unit on the basis of an angle of arrival of the radio waves, measured on the basis of the position measurement signal, and an installation height of the on-board unit, estimated from a vehicle type identification result of the vehicle,

the toll collection system further comprising:

a position measurement process switching unit which is configured to switch from a first position measurement process of measuring the position of the on-board unit on the basis of a plurality of position measurement signals respectively obtained from a plurality of position measurement antennas to a second position measurement process of measuring the position of the on-board unit on the basis of the angle of arrival of the radio waves measured on the basis of the position measurement signal obtained from the position measurement antenna which has no abnormality and the installation height of the on-board unit estimated from the vehicle type identification result of the vehicle when an abnormality with respect to part of the plurality of position measurement antennas has been detected.

2. The toll collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle type identification unit is configured to identify the vehicle type of the vehicle on the basis of number plate information about the vehicle, obtained at a stage before the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector.

3. The toll collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle type identification unit is configured to identify the vehicle type of the vehicle on the basis of laser scan data in accordance with the body shape of the vehicle, obtained at a stage before the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector.

4. A position measurement method for measuring a position of an on-board unit in a toll collection system which is configured to perform communication for toll collection with an on-board unit present within a defined communication region defined on a lane, among on-board units mounted in vehicles traveling on the lane, the position measurement method comprising:

a vehicle detection process of detecting entry of a vehicle to the lane;

a vehicle type identification process of identifying the vehicle type of the vehicle at a stage before the vehicle is detected through the vehicle detection process; and

a position measurement process of measuring, on the basis of a position measurement signal obtained by receiving, through a predetermined position measurement antenna, radio waves transmitted by the on-board unit after the vehicle is detected in the vehicle detection process, the position of the on-board unit which has transmitted the radio waves,

wherein the position of the on-board unit is measured on the basis of an angle of arrival of the radio waves, measured on the basis of the position measurement signal, and an installation height of the on-board unit, estimated from a vehicle type identification result of the vehicle in the position measurement process,

the position measurement method further comprising:

a position measurement process switching process of switching from a first position measurement process of measuring the position of the on-board unit on the basis of a plurality of position measurement signals respectively obtained from a plurality of position measurement antennas to a second position measurement process of measuring the position of the on-board unit on the basis of the angle of arrival of the radio waves measured on the basis of the position measurement signal obtained from the position measurement antenna which has no abnormality and the installation height of the on-board unit estimated from the vehicle type identification result of the vehicle when an abnormality with respect to part of the plurality of position measurement antennas has been detected.

5. A non-transitory computer readable medium, which records a program causing a computer of a toll collection system which is configured to perform communication for toll collection with an on-board unit present within a defined communication region defined on a lane, among on-board units mounted in vehicles traveling on the lane and includes a vehicle detector which is configured to detect entry of a vehicle to the lane to serve as:

a vehicle type identification unit which is configured to identify the vehicle type of the vehicle at a stage before the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector; and

a position measurement unit which is configured to measure, on the basis of a position measurement signal obtained by receiving, through a predetermined position measurement antenna, radio waves transmitted by the on-board unit after the vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector, the position of the on-board unit which has transmitted the radio waves,

wherein the position measurement unit is configured to measure the position of the on-board unit on the basis of an angle of arrival of the radio waves, measured on the basis of the position measurement signal, and an installation height of the on-board unit, estimated from a vehicle type identification result of the vehicle;

the program further causing the computer to serve as:

a position measurement process switching unit which is configured to switch from a first position measurement process of measuring the position of the on-board unit on the basis of a plurality of position measurement signals respectively obtained from a plurality of position measurement antennas to a second position measurement process of measuring the position of the on-board unit on the basis of the angle of arrival of the radio waves measured on the basis of the position measurement signal obtained from the position measurement antenna which has no abnormality and the installation height of the on-board unit estimated from the vehicle type identification result of the vehicle when an abnormality with respect to part of the plurality of position measurement antennas has been detected.