The present application is a divisional application of the invention entitled "automobile apparatus and automobile control method" with application number 2015100607216 and application date 2015, 02/05.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a portable vehicle control device, a vehicle device and a vehicle control method to solve the above problems.
A portable vehicle control device, comprising:
the interface is used for being connected with a communication interface on an automobile device and realizing data communication between the portable automobile control device and the automobile device; and
a control unit, the control unit comprising:
the driving information acquisition module is used for acquiring driving information of each driving information device on the automobile device through the interface; and
and the projection control module is used for controlling a projector on the automobile device to project various driving information acquired by the driving information acquisition module onto a dimming film on a front windshield of the automobile device for a user to check.
The utility model provides an automobile device, this automobile device is including covering front windshield, power and a plurality of driving information device that have the film of adjusting luminance, and this a plurality of driving information devices are used for acquireing corresponding driving information respectively, and this automobile device still includes:
the fixed seat is used for being connected with a portable automobile control device and is used for realizing data communication between the automobile device and the portable automobile control device;
a processing unit, the processing unit comprising:
the control processing module is used for detecting whether a portable automobile control device matched with a fixed seat of the automobile device is plugged on the fixed seat or not, and controlling the power supply to be turned on when the portable automobile control device is plugged on the fixed seat, so that power is supplied to the driving information devices in the automobile device, and the driving information devices detect corresponding driving information.
An automobile control method is applied to an automobile device and a portable automobile control device, the automobile device comprises a fixed seat, a front windshield covered with a dimming film, a power supply, a plurality of driving information devices and a projector, the driving information devices are respectively used for acquiring corresponding driving information, and the method comprises the following steps:
detecting whether a portable automobile control device matched with a fixed seat of the automobile device is plugged in the automobile device or not, and controlling the power supply of the automobile device to be turned on when detecting that the portable automobile control device matched with the fixed seat is plugged in the fixed seat so as to supply power to each driving information device in the automobile device, so that the driving information devices are turned on to detect various driving information;
acquiring various driving information detected by a driving information device of an automobile device through an interface; and
and controlling a projector on the automobile device to project the acquired various driving information onto a dimming film on a front windshield of the automobile device for a user to check.
According to the invention, the driving information of each driving information device arranged on the automobile device is obtained through the portable automobile control device, and the projector is controlled to project the obtained driving information on the dimming film on the front windshield of the automobile device for the user to check, so that the risk of accidents in the driving process caused by the user checking the display content on each driving information device by distraction is avoided.
Detailed Description
The portable vehicle control device, the vehicle device, and the vehicle control method according to the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1, a block diagram of a portable vehicle control device 10 and a vehicle device 20 according to an embodiment of the invention is shown. The portable vehicle control device 10 is a portable electronic device and can be communicatively connected to the vehicle device 20. The automobile device 20 includes a fixing base 201, a projector 202 and a front windshield 203, wherein the fixing base 201 and the projector 202 are both disposed on a center console (not shown) of the automobile device 20. In this embodiment, the projector 202 is a micro-projector using digital light source processing technology. The fixed base 201 is a communication interface between the portable automobile control device 10 and the automobile device 20, and the portable automobile control device 10 is plugged in the fixed base 201 to perform data communication with the automobile device 20. In the present embodiment, the portable vehicle control device 10 may also be connected to the vehicle device 20 by wireless communication means such as WiFi or bluetooth. The vehicle device 20 is further provided with a plurality of driving information devices 212, and the portable vehicle control device 10 is plugged in the fixing base 201 and then performs data communication with the driving information devices 212 of the vehicle device 20. Each driving information device 212 is used for acquiring corresponding driving information of the automobile device 20. For example, the driving information devices 212 include a GPS navigation device, a back-up display device, and a driving recorder, wherein the GPS navigation device is used to obtain navigation information of the car device 20, the back-up display device is used to obtain image information within a certain range of the tail of the car device 20, and the driving recorder is used to obtain information such as images and sounds of the car device 20 during driving. The front windshield 203 is covered with a light control film 204, and the light control film 204 is used as a rear projection screen of the projector 202. When the dimming film 204 is powered on, the polymer liquid crystal materials of the dimming film 204 are orderly arranged, the dimming film 204 is in a semitransparent state, light can penetrate through the dimming film 204 in a semi-transparent state, when the dimming film 204 is not powered on, the polymer liquid crystal materials of the dimming film 204 are disorderly arranged, and at the moment, the light cannot penetrate through the film 204. The portable vehicle control device 10 is configured to acquire various driving information of the vehicle device 20 through the driving information devices 212, and control the projector 202 to project the acquired various driving information onto the light control film 204 on the front windshield 203 of the vehicle device 20 for viewing by a user.
Referring to fig. 2, a functional block diagram of a vehicle control system 100 according to an embodiment of the invention is shown, wherein the vehicle control system 100 operates in an environment of the architecture of the vehicle device 20 and the portable vehicle control device 10. The system 100 includes an identity information sending module 110, a driving information obtaining module 120, a projection control module 130, and a control processing module 140. The modules referred to in the system 100 are blocks that implement a specific function. The identity information sending module 110, the driving information acquiring module 120 and the projection control module 130 are all operated in the portable automobile control device 10, and the control processing module 140 is operated in the automobile device 20.
Referring to fig. 1, the portable vehicle control device 10 includes an information acquisition unit 101, a communication unit 102, a control unit 103, and an interface 104. The information obtaining unit 101 is configured to obtain identity information of a current user. In this embodiment, the information acquiring unit 101 is a fingerprint identification device, and is used for acquiring fingerprint information of a current user. In other embodiments, the information acquiring unit 101 is a face recognition device for acquiring face information of a user. The communication unit 102 is used to implement a communication connection between the portable vehicle control device 10 and the vehicle device 20. In this embodiment, the communication unit 102 may be a wireless communication module such as WiFi or bluetooth. The interface 104 is used for connecting with a fixed seat 201 on the automobile device 20, and is used for realizing data communication between the portable automobile control device 10 and the automobile device 20. The control unit 103 is configured to operate the identity information sending module 110, the driving information obtaining module 120, and the projection control module 130.
The automobile device 20 further includes a driver 205, a door lock 206, a communication unit 207, a storage unit 208, a processing unit 209, and a power supply 210. In the present embodiment, the actuator 205 is an electric motor for driving the door lock 206 of the automobile device 20 to open or lock. The communication unit 207 is used to realize a communication connection between the automobile device 20 and the portable automobile control device 10. The storage unit 208 stores therein user identification information, such as fingerprint information, face image information, and the like of the user. The processing unit 209 is used to run the control processing module 140.
The identity information sending module 110 is configured to send the identity information acquired by the information acquiring unit 101 to the automobile device 20 through the communication unit 102.
The control processing module 140 is configured to receive the identity information sent by the portable vehicle control device 10 and compare the received identity information with the identity information of the user stored in the vehicle device 20, and the control processing module 140 controls the driver 205 in the vehicle device 20 to unlock the door lock 206 when it is determined that the received identity information is consistent with the stored identity information. As described above, the driver 205 is a motor, and the control processing module 140 controls the motor to rotate reversely when it is determined that the received fingerprint information is identical to the stored fingerprint information, so that the door lock 206 of the automobile device 10 is unlocked.
The control processing module 140 is further configured to detect whether a portable vehicle control device 10 that matches the fixing base 201 of the vehicle device 20 is plugged into the vehicle device 20, and when detecting that the portable vehicle control device 10 that matches the fixing base 201 is plugged into the fixing base 201, control the power supply 210 to be turned on to supply power to the driving information devices 212 in the vehicle device 20, so that the driving information devices 212 detect corresponding driving information. For example, the automotive device 20 may provide power to the light modulating film 204 when the power source 210 of the automotive device 20 is turned on. For another example, when the power supply 210 is turned on, the car device 20 may supply power to the driving information devices 212, such as a GPS navigation device, a back-up display device, and a driving recorder, installed in the car device 20, so that the driving information devices 212 are in a power-on operating state. The vehicle device 20 may further include a battery (not shown) for supplying power to the processing unit 209 and the driver 205 before the power supply 210 is activated.
The driving information obtaining module 120 is used for obtaining the driving information of each driving information device 212 on the vehicle device 20 through the interface 104 when the portable vehicle control device 10 is plugged into the vehicle device 20. As mentioned above, the car device 20 is installed with a GPS navigation device and a driving recorder device, and the driving information acquiring module 120 can acquire navigation image information transmitted by the GPS navigation device and image and sound information transmitted by the driving recorder device about the car device 20 during driving.
The projection control module 130 is configured to control the projector 202 to project various driving information acquired by the driving information acquiring module 120 onto the dimming film 204 on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20 for viewing by a user. In this embodiment, the projection control module 130 typesets the acquired various pieces of driving information in a predetermined position distribution, and then controls the projector 202 to project the typesetted contents including the various pieces of driving information onto the dimming film 204 on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20 for the user to view.
In other embodiments, the projection control module 130 controls the projector 202 to project each driving information onto the light control film 204 on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20. In one embodiment, the projection control module 130 controls the projector 202 to switch a piece of driving information to be projected every predetermined time (e.g., 10 seconds). In another embodiment, the portable vehicle control apparatus 10 further comprises a switch button 105, and the projection control module 130 is further configured to switch the driving information projected on the front windshield 203 of the vehicle apparatus 20 in response to the user pressing the switch button 105. For example, the driving information projected by the projection control module 130 on the light control film 204 on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20 is the navigation information of the automobile device 20, and when the user presses the switch button 105, the projection control module 130 switches the driving information projected on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20 to the image information of the automobile device 20 during driving.
In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle device 20 further includes a sitting height measuring device 211, and the vehicle control system 100 further includes a driving state monitoring module 150 and an angle adjusting module 160. The driving state monitoring module 150 and the angle adjustment module 160 are operated in the processing unit 209 of the vehicle device 20. In the present embodiment, the sitting height measuring device 211 is an infrared altimeter for measuring the sitting height of the user driving the car device 20. The storage unit 208 of the vehicle device 20 further stores a corresponding relationship table between the sitting height and the angle adjustment command, and the corresponding relationship table defines the corresponding relationship between each sitting height range and a projector projection angle adjustment command.
The driving state monitoring module 150 is configured to obtain the sitting height information of the user through the sitting height measuring device 211.
The angle adjustment module 160 is configured to determine an angle adjustment instruction according to the sitting height information of the user acquired by the driving state monitoring module 150 and the stored corresponding relationship between the sitting height and the angle adjustment instruction, and control the projector 202 to perform corresponding adjustment according to the determined angle adjustment instruction. Therefore, the area projected by the projector 202 is flush with the sight line of the user, and the user can conveniently watch the image.
In other embodiments, the driving information acquiring module 120 and the projection control module 130 are both operated in the processing unit 209 of the automobile device 20.
Referring to fig. 3, a flowchart of a vehicle control method according to an embodiment of the invention is shown. The method is applied to the portable automobile control device 10 and the automobile device 20. The method comprises the following steps:
s301: the identification information acquired by the information acquisition unit 101 is transmitted to the automobile device 20 through the communication unit 102. In this embodiment, the information acquiring unit 101 is a fingerprint identification device, and is used for acquiring fingerprint information of a current user. In other embodiments, the information acquiring unit 101 is a face recognition device for acquiring face information of a user.
S302: receives the identity information transmitted from the portable automobile control device 10, compares the received identity information with the identity information of the user stored in the automobile device 20, and controls the driver 205 in the automobile device 20 to unlock the door lock 206 when it is determined that the received identity information is identical to the stored identity information.
S303: detecting whether a portable automobile control device 10 matched with a fixed seat 201 of the automobile device 20 is plugged in the automobile device 20, and controlling a power supply 210 to be turned on when detecting that the portable automobile control device 10 matched with the fixed seat 201 is plugged in the fixed seat 201 to supply power to driving information devices 212 in the automobile device 20, so that the driving information devices 212 detect corresponding driving information. For example, the automotive device 20 may provide power to the light modulating film 204 when the power source 210 of the automotive device 20 is turned on. For another example, when the power supply 210 is turned on, the car device 20 may supply power to the driving information devices 212, such as a GPS navigation device, a back-up display device, and a driving recorder, installed in the car device 20, so that the driving information devices 212 are in a power-on operating state. The vehicle device 20 may further include a battery (not shown) for supplying power to the processing unit 209 and the driver 205 before the power supply 210 is activated.
S304: the driving information of each driving information device 212 on the automobile device 20 is acquired through the interface 104.
S305: and controlling the projector 202 to project the acquired various driving information onto a dimming film 204 on a front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20 for a user to view. In this embodiment, the projection control module 130 typesets the acquired various pieces of driving information in a predetermined position distribution, and then controls the projector 202 to project the typesetted contents including the various pieces of driving information onto the dimming film 204 on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20 for the user to view. In other embodiments, the projection control module 130 controls the projector 202 to project each driving information onto the light control film 204 on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20. Specifically, the portable automobile control device 10 further includes a switch button 105, and the projection control module 130 is further configured to switch the driving information projected on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 10 in response to the user pressing the switch button 105. For example, the driving information projected by the projection control module 130 on the light control film 204 on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20 is the navigation information of the automobile device 20, and when the user presses the switch button 105, the projection control module 130 switches the driving information projected on the front windshield 203 of the automobile device 20 to the image information of the automobile device 20 during driving.
Further, the method comprises the following steps:
acquiring the sitting height information of the user through the sitting height measuring device 211; and
and determining an angle adjusting instruction according to the obtained sitting height information of the user and the stored corresponding relationship between the sitting height and the angle adjusting instruction, and controlling the projector 202 to perform corresponding adjustment according to the determined angle adjusting instruction.
For example, the vehicle device 20 is further installed with driving information devices such as a driving state monitoring system, a tire pressure management system, and a front collision warning system, and the driving information obtaining module 120 further obtains driving information of the driving information devices such as the driving state monitoring system, the tire pressure management system, and the front collision warning system installed on the vehicle device 20. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.