KR101537190B1 - Energy independent sensor system for vehicle electric device based on visible light communication - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an energy-independent visible light based vehicle full field sensor system. More particularly, the present invention relates to an energy-based visible light-based vehicle electric vehicle capable of wirelessly supplying power for operating various sensors installed in an engine room of a vehicle in a visible light manner and receiving status information collected by the sensors using visible light communication Sensor system.
Generally, in an engine room of a vehicle such as an automobile, various electric devices for driving the vehicle and a plurality of sensors for detecting the state of the electric devices are installed.
The status information of the vehicles acquired by these sensors is sent to the Engine Control Unit (ECU) or the On-Board Diagnosis (OBD) and used as data for vehicle operation and inspection.
Conventionally, each sensor uses a built-in battery as a power source for operating these sensors, and a wired communication method such as a CAN (Control Area Network) is used for communication between the sensor and the ECU or OBD.
However, according to the conventional method of supplying power to the sensor using the built-in battery, there is a problem that efficiency in maintenance is deteriorated because the battery must be periodically replaced due to limitations of the battery capacity. In order to compensate for this, it is possible to consider a method of supplying power by connecting sensors to a vehicle battery and a wire. However, according to the wired power supply method, additional wiring work is required for power supply and additional maintenance burden is generated There is a problem.
In addition, according to the conventional method of performing communication with the sensor using the CAN wire communication method, communication wiring work between the sensor and the ECU and communication wiring between the sensor and the OBD are required for building a CAN, There is a problem that the efficiency in terms of network construction and management is deteriorated.
The present invention provides an energy-free visible light-based vehicle electrical field sensor system capable of semi-permanently supplying operating power of various sensors installed in a vehicle and wirelessly receiving information collected by the sensors without using any communication wiring As a technical task.
More particularly, the present invention provides a power supply for operating various sensors installed in an engine room of a vehicle by wirelessly supplying visible light, and receiving status information collected by the sensors by using visible light communication, And to provide an energy-free visible light-based vehicle electric-field sensor system capable of simultaneously reducing the network construction cost and the operation cost for communication with the sensor.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an energy-free visible light-based vehicle electric vehicle sensor system, which is operated by electric energy generated by photoelectric conversion of light energy supplied from a light source unit and a light source unit, And an information sensing unit.
The light source unit includes a light source module including a light emitting element for emitting the light energy and a light receiving element for receiving an optical signal transmitted from the vehicle state information sensing unit, A light source side communication module for optical communication with the vehicle state information sensing unit, and a control module for controlling operations of the light source module and the light source side communication module.
In the energy-free visible light based vehicle full-field sensor system according to the present invention, the control module constituting the light source unit controls the light energy to be supplied to the vehicle state information sensing unit by operating the light emitting device at a predetermined cycle .
The light source module constituting the light source unit is mounted on a lower surface of a bonnet of the vehicle, and the control module constituting the light source unit may include a bonnet of the vehicle, The light source module is turned on and the light energy is supplied from the light emitting device to the vehicle state information sensing unit.
In the energy-free visible light based vehicle full-field sensor system according to the present invention, the control module constituting the light source unit may be configured such that state information of the vehicle collected through the vehicle state information sensing unit is provided to the vehicle through the light- An engine control unit (ECU), and an on-board diagnostic (OBD) device.
In the energy-free visible light based full-length sensor system according to the present invention, the control module constituting the light source unit may be configured such that, in an inspection mode in which the bonnet of the vehicle is opened in the parking space of the vehicle, The state information of the light source side communication module is automatically transmitted to the self-diagnosis device through the light source side communication module.
In the energy-independent visible light based vehicle full-field sensor system according to the present invention, the control module constituting the light source unit may control the state information of the vehicle, collected through the vehicle state information sensing unit, And the control unit controls the automatic transmission to the engine control unit through the communication module.
In the energy-free visible light-based vehicle full-field sensor system according to the present invention, the control module constituting the light source unit may receive state information of the vehicle collected through the vehicle state information sensing unit when an information transmission request from the portable inspection apparatus is received And controls the light source side communication module to be transmitted to the portable inspection device through the light source side communication module.
In the energy-independent visible light based full-length sensor system according to the present invention, the vehicle state information sensing unit may include a power generation module for generating photoelectric conversion of light energy received from a light emitting device constituting the light source module, into electric energy, A sensor module for sensing status information, and a sensor side communication module for transmitting status information of the vehicle sensed by the sensor module to the light source side communication module.
In the energy-free visible light-based vehicle full-field sensor system according to the present invention, the vehicle state information sensing unit may further include a power storage module for storing electrical energy generated by the power generation module.
In the energy-free visible light-based vehicle full-field sensor system according to the present invention, the vehicle state information sensing unit may include various sensors installed in an engine room of a vehicle.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, an energy-free visible light-based vehicle electric-field sensor system capable of semi-permanently supplying operation power of various sensors installed in a vehicle and wirelessly receiving information collected by the sensors without using any communication wiring There is an effect provided.
More specifically, power supply for operating various sensors installed in an engine room of a vehicle is wirelessly supplied in a visible light manner, and status information collected by the sensors can be received using visible light communication, thereby improving efficiency And an energy-free visible light-based vehicle electric-field sensor system capable of simultaneously reducing the network construction cost and the operation cost for communication with the sensor.
1 is a view illustrating an energy-independent visible light based full-length vehicle sensor system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an example of the configuration of each sensor constituting the vehicle condition information sensing unit in the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an example of a concrete operation of the energy-independent visible light based full length vehicle sensor system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a view illustrating an energy-independent visible light based full-length vehicle sensor system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, an energy-free visible light based full length light vehicle sensor system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a
The
For example, the
The
The light source
The
One of the functions of the
For example, the
As another example, in a state where the
The other of the functions of the
The
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The vehicle state
The vehicle state
Each sensor constituting the vehicle state
2, each of the sensors constituting the vehicle state
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Hereinafter, an example of a specific operation of the energy-independent visible light based full length light sensor system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
3, first, in step S10, the
Next, in step S20, a process of generating electric energy by photoelectrically converting the light energy supplied from the
Next, in step S30, a process of storing electric energy generated by the
Next, in step S40, the vehicle state
Next, in step S50, the process of transmitting the state information of the vehicle sensed by the vehicle state
In step S60, the
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to semi-permanently supply operation power of various sensors installed in a vehicle, and to provide energy-independent visible light that can wirelessly receive information collected by these sensors Based vehicle full-length sensor system is provided.
More specifically, power supply for operating various sensors installed in an engine room of a vehicle is wirelessly supplied in a visible light manner, and status information collected by the sensors can be received using visible light communication, thereby improving efficiency And an energy-free visible light-based vehicle electric-field sensor system capable of simultaneously reducing the network construction cost and the operation cost for communication with the sensor.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. In addition, it is a matter of course that various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.
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A light source; And
And a vehicle state information sensing unit for sensing vehicle state information,
The light source unit
A light source module including a light emitting element for emitting the light energy and a light receiving element for receiving an optical signal transmitted from the vehicle state information sensing unit;
A light source side communication module for optical communication with the vehicle state information sensing unit; And
And a control module for controlling the operation of the light source module and the light source side communication module.
The control module constituting the light source unit
And controls the light emitting element to be supplied to the vehicle state information sensing unit by operating the light emitting element at a predetermined cycle.
The light source module constituting the light source unit is mounted on the lower surface of the bonnet of the vehicle,
Wherein the control module constituting the light source unit turns on the light source module when the bonnet of the vehicle is opened and controls the light energy to be supplied from the light emitting device to the vehicle state information sensing unit. Electric field sensor system.
The control module constituting the light source unit
The state information of the vehicle collected through the vehicle state information sensing unit is transmitted to the engine control unit (ECU) and the on-board diagnostic device (OBD) provided in the vehicle through the light source side communication module To the at least one device, so as to be transmitted to at least one device.
The control module constituting the light source unit
The control unit controls the state information of the vehicle collected through the vehicle state information sensing unit to be automatically transferred to the self diagnosis apparatus through the light source side communication module in the inspection mode in which the bonnet of the vehicle is opened in the vehicle of the vehicle Energy-based visible light-based vehicle full-field sensor system.
The control module constituting the light source unit
Wherein the control unit controls the state information of the vehicle collected through the vehicle state information sensing unit to be automatically transferred to the engine control unit through the light source side communication module in the traveling mode in which the vehicle is running, Vehicle full - field sensor system.
The control module constituting the light source unit
Wherein the controller is configured to control the state information of the vehicle collected through the vehicle state information sensing unit to be transmitted to the portable inspection apparatus through the light source side communication module when an information transmission request from the portable inspection apparatus is received, Visible Light Based Vehicle Length Sensor System.
The vehicle state information sensing unit
A sensor module for sensing status information of the vehicle;
A sensor side communication module for transmitting status information of the vehicle detected by the sensor module to the light source side communication module;
A power generation module that generates power by electric energy generated by photoelectric conversion of light energy supplied from the light source unit; And
And a power storage module for storing electrical energy generated by the power generation module.
Wherein the vehicle state information sensing unit comprises various sensors installed in the engine room of the vehicle.
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