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Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd.

Hitachi

Vehicle navigation system for commercial vehicle

  • Feature
    • High durability which is suitable for use in commercial vehicles
    • Ease of business operation with large touch panel monitor, and large operation keys
    • Standard equipment of communication function to cooperate with center
    • Useful Functional screen feature to design flexible screen layout adjustable to various business operation form
  • Specification
    • On-dash type (Head unit and monitor separated from each other), 1DIN head unit
    • 8GB flash memory (HDD-less / DVD-less)
    • Easy-to-use Large operation keys
    • 7inch WVGA touch panel monitor
    • External connection interface
      • RS232-C
      • USB interface
    • 12 / 24V power supply compatible
    • 1/1000 scale city map
    • VICS (multiple FM)
    • 3D gyrocompass (with acceleration sensor),
      speed pulse input
  • Option
    • Rear view monitor connected with optional rear view camera for safety driving
No Function Name Description
1 Location information collection and sending to center Send location information to center at specified interval (latitude / longitude <map matched data>, altitude, speed, direction, date, travel distance, back and force / right and left acceleration, etc.)
2 Route search Search the route at spot specified by the center
3 Specified map data display Display map data with longitude, latitude, and scale specified by
the center
4 Display information / Route Setting information acquisition Send map data information on the screen / route information set to the Navigation
5 Display message and send reply Display message from center on the screen, send reply to the center (<confirmed> or <Yes / No>)
Up to 100 messages can be saved
6 Functional screen Display message on Functional screen registered via USB memory at the setup.
Send operated key information and message text to the center on Functional screen key input
7 Spot registration / Deletion Registration / Deletion the spot information specified by the center (latitude / longitude / name / mark etc.)
8 Registered and accumulated all information sending / Deletion Send / Delete all registered spot information and all accumulated messages to the center
Send the specified Functional screen information

Communication connection example

Input of business information

By use of Functional screen, the message can be sent back to the center.

Input of business information

Sending the driving information

Since the operation status of vehicle can be sent to the center by use of Functional screen, the sent vehicle's position information can be used for a dynamic vehicle positioning and management system to overlay their information on the map to show where that vehicle drives, etc.

Sending the driving information

By use of Functional screen, fleet management function can be provided with "Solid Navi".

Example of Functional screen for fleet management(open in new window)

Information basically sent from Solid Navi to the center, such as Historical data of driving information, message screen and Functional screen, can be accumulated to USB memory connected to Solid Navi.
Even in the case of the customer's system has no network communication facility, the vehicle operation management can be performed by referring the accumulated driving information.

Easy start-up operation by using USB memory

Register /Read out spot information Register the spot positional information to Solid Navi / Read out the spot positional information from Solid Navi
Driving information accumulation Accumulate driving information on USB memory at specified time intervals
Button operation log information acquisition Accumulate driver's button-operation reply information of the message screen and button-operation reply with input message of Functional screen on USB memory

Feature of Functional screen

(1) Screen layout of Functional screen adjustable to various business operation forms
Using Functional screen feature, a customizing to the optimized screen layout, and an allocation of operation keys on the screen and an assignment of their actions can be performed with easy and flexible operation at the center or the office. Functional screen can be designed by using the tool on PC, and registered to "Solid Navi" via USB memory.

(2) Effective cooperation of a driver and the center operator using Functional screen monitor
With the appropriate exchange of operational information between the center operator and a vehicle driver anytime with the FUNCTION key on Functional screen, the operation support will be kept effective during their work.

Layout screen and register to "Solid Navi"

Functional screen can be registered maximum 256 patterns to "Solid Navi" and displayed on the monitor of Solid Navi in response to the call from the center operator.
Using Functional screen, it can be performed that the center operator sends a message to Solid Navi and receives the response from the driver by pushing button key and sending message.

Layout screen and register to "Solid Navi"

Display of menu / Reply

Since maximum 16 keys can be allocated on Functional screen and the message can be changed at the every event of center call to Functional screen, the different instructions of business operation can be issued using the same Functional screen layout.

Display of menu / Reply

For taxi vehicle
     - Taxi dispatch management
     - Customer phone call reception management
     - Driver support, etc.

For taxi vehicle

For maintenance vehicles of facilities such as lifeline
     - Feedback of the latest maintenance data
     - Transmission operational instruction
     - Task progress management, etc.

For maintenance vehicles of facilities such as lifeline