CN110072730A - Accident monitoring in child safety seat - Google Patents

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CN110072730A
CN110072730A CN201780055763.8A CN201780055763A CN110072730A CN 110072730 A CN110072730 A CN 110072730A CN 201780055763 A CN201780055763 A CN 201780055763A CN 110072730 A CN110072730 A CN 110072730A
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N·G·嘉丽多
I·彼得洛维奇
V·莫里克
S·约瓦诺维奇
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60RVEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/01542Passenger detection systems detecting passenger motion
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60RVEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01556Child-seat detection systems
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60RVEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R2021/0027Post collision measures, e.g. notifying emergency services

Abstract

A kind of child safety seat (100) incident detection system (40), with equipment, such as the accelerometer for determining seat acceleration, and processor (41), it is operably connected to the equipment for determining the acceleration of seat, and is configured at least judge whether seat (100) has been in motor vehicle accident based on identified acceleration.

Description

Accident monitoring in child safety seat
Technical field
This application involves a kind of child safety seat more particularly to a kind of child safety seats equipped with accident monitoring device Chair.
Background technique
With the development of science and technology and improvement of living standard, automobile have become the indispensable vehicles.Passenger Safety is a critical issue of automobile.In general, the safety measure in automobile, such as safety belt and air bag, it is root mostly It is designed according to adult height and weight.If children are sitting on front-row seats and use of seat belts, due to the height of children It is different from adult with weight, children can more major injuries rather than reduce injured.The safety that therefore, it is necessary to design exclusively for children Measure.
Child safety seat is used for child placement in automotive seat.Child safety seat is equipped with restraint device, constraint Device is designed to child restraint, farthest to guarantee the safety of children when having a car accident.However, when having a car accident When, it may be necessary to the responsible adult notice accident other than to driver, so as to quickly solve children in automotive seat In situation.
Summary of the invention
All examples and function cited below can be combined in a manner of any technical feasibility.
In one aspect, child safety seat incident detection system includes the equipment for determining the acceleration of seat;With And processor, it is operably connected to the equipment for determining the acceleration of seat and is configured as at least based on determining Acceleration to determine whether seat in motor vehicle accident.
Embodiment may include the feature or any combination thereof in following characteristics.Seat may include seat body and Be connected to the handle of seat body, and the equipment of the acceleration for determining seat can be located on seat body or handle or In.Equipment for determining the acceleration of seat may include Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), and Inertial Measurement Unit includes at least one A accelerometer and at least one rotation sensor.Processor is configured to acceleration and acceleration determined by institute The time having occurred and that judges whether seat has been in motor vehicle accident.If identified acceleration at least meets threshold value Acceleration and time are less than threshold time, then processor may determine that seat has been in motor vehicle accident.If identified Acceleration is less than threshold acceleration or the time is big at least as threshold time, then processor may determine that seat is not in Motor vehicle accident.
Embodiment may include the feature or any combination thereof in following characteristics.Child safety seat accident detection system System can also include the wireless telecom equipment for being operatively coupled to processor, and wherein wireless telecom equipment is configured as accident Notice is sent to third party.Processor can be additionally configured to the third party contact person that search pre-establishes, and then start Communication equipment is to send third party as at least one for accident notice.Communication equipment, which can be configured as, passes through short message (SMS) form of service sends accident notice.Processor can be additionally configured to wait from by the reply of contact person, and if It it is not received by reply in the given time allows for communication equipment and send another person for accident notice.Child safety seat Incident detection system can also include the mobile device application that runs on the mobile apparatus, and be configured as and processor communication, Wherein mobile device application be configured as allow user release accident notice, for example, if recipient in a motor vehicle and from Automotive seat receives accident notice but there is no accidents.
Embodiment may include the feature or any combination thereof in following characteristics.Child safety seat accident detection system System can also include global positioning system (GPS) equipment, be configured to determine that the position of child safety seat and to processing Device provides position.GPS device may include GPS antenna and the GPS sensor for being operably connected to GPS antenna, and wherein GPS days Line is configured as receiving GPS satellite signal, and GPS sensor is configured as determining position based on satellite-signal, and by position Information input is to processor.Child safety seat incident detection system can also include children's detection device, and children detection is set It is standby to be configured as whether detection children are located in child safety seat.Children's detection device may include infrared sensor.Children Safety seat may include basket and the handle for being connected to basket, and children's detection device can be located in handle.Children's inspection Measurement equipment may include proximity sensor.
On the other hand, child safety seat incident detection system includes Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) comprising for examining At least one accelerometer of measuring acceleration and for detect rotation at least one rotation sensor, wherein IMU is located at children In or on safety seat.There are processors, are operably connected to IMU, and are configured as based on identified acceleration Judge whether seat has been in motor vehicle accident at least one in identified rotation.Processor is configured to base Judge whether seat has been in motor vehicle accident in the time that identified acceleration and acceleration have occurred and that.If institute Determining acceleration at least meets threshold acceleration and the acceleration time is less than threshold time, then processor judges that seat has been located In motor vehicle accident.If identified acceleration is less than threshold acceleration or the time is big at least as threshold time, Then processor judges that seat is not in motor vehicle accident.There are a kind of global positioning system (GPS) equipment, are configured to determine The position of child safety seat simultaneously provides position to processor, and wherein GPS device includes GPS antenna and is operably connected to The GPS sensor of GPS antenna, wherein GPS antenna is configured to receive GPS satellite signal.GPS sensor is configured as being based on defending Star signal determines position, and inputs location information into processor.It is set in the presence of the wireless communication for being operatively coupled to processor Standby, wherein wireless telecom equipment is configured as sending accident notice to third party, and wherein accident notice includes child safety seat The position of chair.
Embodiment may include above-mentioned and/or following characteristics in a feature or any combination thereof.Seat can have Seat body and the handle for being connected to ontology, wherein IMU is in the handle.Child safety seat incident detection system can also include Hub in motor vehicle and including hub IMU, wherein hub be configured as being sensed by hub IMU plus Speed is wirelessly transmitted to processor.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the decomposition perspective view of children's transporting equipment comprising children's seat and pedestal.
Fig. 2A is perspective view, and Fig. 2 B is the side view of the children's seat of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the side view of children's transporting equipment as perambulator.
Fig. 4 is the functional block diagram of child safety seat accident monitoring device.
Fig. 5 is the rearview of the children's seat of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
Fig. 6 is flow chart the step of explanation involved in accident detection and alarm generation.
Fig. 7 is the schematic partial cross section figure of the handle of automotive seat, shows the component of accident monitoring system.
Specific embodiment
The disclosure is intended to overcome the deficiencies of existing technologies, and provides a kind of children's safety with built-in accident monitoring ability Seat.In this way, driving accident can be monitored, and notice and/or alarm can be provided in the event of an accident.In addition, working as accident When generation, the accurate location of motor vehicle can be provided to responsible adult.
In order to reach above-mentioned objective and target, child safety seat is equipped with accident monitoring ability.Accident monitoring ability can be with By be arranged on the ontology of children car seat or in accident monitoring module complete.Accident monitoring module may include one A or multiple accelerometers or the other equipment that acceleration can be measured, and/or the one or more of the rotation around axis can be measured Rotation sensor.Accelerometer and rotation sensor can be a part of one or more Inertial Measurement Units (IMU).It is micro- Control processing unit (for example, microcontroller or microprocessor) is operably connected to Inertial Measurement Unit.Communication unit can be grasped It is connected to microprocessor with making.IMU can be used for measuring the movement of children's seat.Measured movement can be transferred to micro process Device.Microprocessor can develop accident information by analyzing and handling exercise data.Then it can send accident information To communication unit.Communication unit can send accident notice to one or more third parties, such as responsible adult, such as The civil authorities of emergency services and/or insurance company.
Inertial Measurement Unit may include one or more of gyroscope and accelerometer.One or more accelerometers It can be used for measuring the longitudinal acceleration (that is, acceleration in driving direction) of automotive seat.One or more rotation sensors can For measuring the rotary motion of automotive seat.
Microprocessor may include data-handling capacity and search and transfer capability.Data-handling capacity, which can provide, to be sentenced The ability whether disconnected accident occurs, such as by analysis automotive seat exercise data and/or use mobile device application.Search and Transfer capability can permit the scheduled emergency contact/entity of search, and by accident information or accident notice via communication unit The ability that member is sent to contact person/entity.
Communication unit may include mobile comm unit, which can be in the form of short message service (SMS) Or accident information is sent default connection by Email or the wireless forms of communication of any other currently known or following exploitation People.
Accident monitoring ability can also include positioning unit, which can determine and record the object of motor vehicle accident Reason position simultaneously provides it to microprocessor.GPS positioning unit may include GPS antenna and the GPS connecting with GPS antenna sensing Device, wherein GPS antenna is used to receive satellite-signal, and GPS sensor determines specific location information according to satellite-signal, and will Location information input microprocessor.Alternatively or additionally, positioning unit can be used A-GPS technology or GSM triangulation, Or positioning device/service of other currently known or following exploitations.
Accident monitoring ability can also include whether detection children are located at the ability in automotive seat.This can pass through one Or multiple proximity sensors are realized.The infrared sensor on seat can be used (or as being located in degree of approach sensing Specific installation in vehicle elsewhere is wirelessly communicated with motor-vehicle seat system) Lai Shixian, it includes usual that infrared sensor, which has, The visual angle of the position of child can be found.In a non-limiting example, proximity sensor can be located at automotive seat On handle, which is usually located above the open-top of automotive seat.Detect children on vehicle it is existing other it is currently available but Unrestricted mode (even if in the absence of automotive seat) includes attachment, such as infrared sensor, motion detector, phase Machine, pressure sensor and near field communication means (NFC) (such as children's bracelet).These can be activated with directly or Ground connection is for example applied and accident detection component communication via mobile device.
The disclosure has following one or more beneficial effects.Traffic accident can be monitored, is sounded an alarm, and position is believed Breath is sent to other people that may implement help.Therefore, the children on seat are after the accident there is a greater chance that be rescued.
Child safety seat with accident monitoring ability may include seat body and be arranged in seat body or interior Accident monitoring module.Accident monitoring module may include the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) of type known in the art.It can also deposit In micro control processing unit (for example, microcontroller or microprocessor) and communication unit.IMU is operably connected to micro process Device.Exercise data is transferred to microprocessor for measuring child safety seat movement by IMU.Microprocessor operationally connects It is connected to communication unit.Microprocessor obtains accident information by analyzing and handling from the received mobile data of IMU.Pass through communication Unit issues accident information.This realizes alarm, and alarm can remind other people: the children in motor vehicle want help.
IMU may include accelerometer, which is oriented measurement seat on the direction of travel of motor vehicle Acceleration.Measured acceleration can be transferred to microprocessor, be analyzed to determine whether that accident has occurred.
As described above, microprocessor may include data-handling capacity and search and transfer capability.Data processing is available In at least being analyzed based on measured acceleration and judge whether accident has occurred and that.In one example, microprocessor can To include two scheduled accident conditions.A kind of state is " true accident " state, and wherein IMU data are judged as by practical thing Therefore cause.Another state is " non-genuine " accident condition, and wherein IMU data are judged as not being as caused by true accident. When latent defect is judged as non-genuine accident, microprocessor determines that there is no traffic accidents, and needs not search for and forward Ability starts alert sequence.When judging latent defect is true accident, information, and search and transfer capability are caused an accident One or more Related Contacts are sent for accident information by communication unit immediately.Related Contact can be defeated by user Enter, and generally includes police, other emergency services, close relative or friend, insurance company etc..In one example, believe in accident Breath is sent to after the first contact person, if the first contact person is within a predetermined period of time without providing relevant response, accident Information is immediately forwarded to preset second contact person.The process continues, until at least one Related Contact receives accident Information simultaneously confirms that it is received.Other optinal plans for operational notification function are described elsewhere herein.
In one example, accident condition can be based between acceleration information and the time occurred about event (acceleration) Every data combination.Alternatively, accident condition can be based only upon acceleration information and/or be based only upon spin data.At one In example, if acceleration is greater than acceleration rate threshold, and the time that acceleration occurs is less than time threshold, it is determined that may be There are true accidents.If acceleration is less than acceleration rate threshold and/or the time is greater than time threshold, judge that data are not from Accident.As non-limiting example, in one case, if acceleration is at least 30 gravity (g), there are latent defects. In this example, be not more than 3 milliseconds (ms) in case of the time interval of at least 30g acceleration, it is determined that there are it is actual can Report accident.When acceleration is less than 30g and/or acceleration event time interval is greater than 3ms, actual accidents are not present in judgement. Note that specific acceleration and time restriction are not limiting, and it is exemplary.For example, when sample rate is 1kHz, 3ms Interior there are three samples, this may provide enough redundancies to prevent from reporting by mistake.In other words, if three continuous-readings are limited higher than g System, then reading may be effectively.
In some cases, low g and hight Tc superconductor can be used simultaneously.This will allow using multiple acceleration rate thresholds (for example, 30g and 50g), this can be interpreted the seriousness for determining accident.For example, if meeting low g and high g limitation, thing Therefore may be very serious, and if only meeting lower g limitation, accident may be less serious.It can be according to severity of injuries Carry out customised notification message.
Accident condition can also be based on the rotation detected.For instance, it may check from IMU spin data (one, In two or all three orthogonal axis) to determine that it is more than the rotation amount in given time, indicate turning over for automotive seat Turn.If children are on the seat, such as by there are sensors to determine, and turnover seat, it assumes that accident has occurred.With acceleration Equally, rotary sensing can (but not necessarily) join with the time correlation for determining whether there is true accident.For example, it may be determined that It is as caused by true traffic accident that a certain amount of (for example, 180 degree) is rotated in short time.Or the speed of rotation can be used rather than revolve Turn amount, or the speed of rotation can also be used other than rotation amount.As acceleration, multiple threshold rotating values can be used. It can determine that time threshold may be the other reasons tumbled etc due to accident rather than due to the accident of such as automotive seat.
As described above, search and transfer capability are activated to search for contact person simultaneously when can actually accident be reported by detecting Contact person is sent by the notice that accident has occurred.It can require the people contacted after receiving accident information, preferably In scheduled short time period, notice receipt is returned.If search and retransmission unit ability do not receive back in specific time It holds, then search and transfer capability find next contact person and forward accident information.This process will continue, until receiving receipt.
Child safety seat with accident monitoring module disclosed herein is also applied for children and carries seat, such as baby Youngster's basket and perambulator.Accident monitoring device is arranged on baby's basket or perambulator, with monitor accident whether occur and It is sounded an alarm when accident occurs.
Fig. 1 shows example child transporting equipment (children's seat) 100 comprising the hand-held basket suitable for baby or children Son 1 has and pivots carrying handle 12.It is well known that can be by catching handle and by basket from ground or children's seat institute Other surfaces on lift carrying basket.Basket 1 may be releasably connected to pedestal 2.In general, children's seat is in ability It is known in domain, therefore certain details of seat will not be described here.As best seen in Fig. 2A and 2B, basket 1 includes tool There is the shell 6 of front 4, rear portion 3 and lower rear portion 5.As shown in figure 3, basket 1 can also be removably mounted on stroller frame 30 On, to form children trolley 300.The present disclosure is not limited to any certain types of children's transporting equipments or any certain types of Children's seat or basket, because of this disclosure relates to accident monitoring in any kind of child safety seat.
Fig. 4 is the simplification functional block diagram of the accident monitoring system for the disclosure.System 40 is able to detect the system of being equipped with When 40 automotive seat is in motor vehicle accident.System 40 can contact responsible adult in the event of an accident.
System 40 includes processor (for example, microprocessor or microcontroller) 41, receives the acceleration from IMU 42 And rotating signal.IMU 42 is preferably fixedly mounted in automotive seat, allows it to the machine that detection is mounted with seat Acceleration on the direction of travel of motor-car.As described in more detail below, IMU 42 may be mounted at printed circuit board (PCB) On, which is fixed in automotive seat, so that when the automotive seat is appropriately secured on automotive seat, IMU Acceleration sensing axis be parallel to the longitudinal axis (antero posterior axis) of motor vehicle.It is necessary that make accelerometer axis with it is motor-driven Being appropriately directed for the automotive seat that the longitudinal axis of vehicle is correctly aligned can be individually determined.IMU 42 is also detected around three mutually The rotation of vertical axis, so as to detect the rolling, pitching and deflection of automotive seat, and to which detection is mounted with seat Motor vehicle rolling, pitching and deflection.In alternative exemplary, IMU 42 only senses the acceleration of the longitudinal axis along vehicle And/or the rotation of the axis around instruction motor vehicle rollover.More generally, IMU 42 has the function of necessary motion sensing and axial direction Alignment, to be able adequately determines the automotive seat for being confirmed as being in " accident " due to vehicle movement.
System 40 further includes communication function 45, is configured as sending accident notice to one or more third parties.Also Communication function 45 can be enabled to receive reply/confirmation message from third party recipient, and pass them to microcontroller 41, As described further below.Communication function 45 can be using the channel radio of any one or more of currently known or following exploitation Letter technology.In one example, it completes to communicate by SMS and/or via HTTP message (such as passing through RF transceiver).
System 40 further includes GPS function 44, the position of automotive seat can be determined using GPS antenna and sensor, such as It is well-known in the field GPS.Location information is provided to microprocessor 41.Location information may be used as third party's accident notice A part, therefore third party knows the position where vehicle and automotive seat.As set forth above, it is possible to pass through systems other than gps Mode carries out position and determines.
System 40 can also include children's monitor function 43.Children's monitor function 43 is configured with any feasible The technology of currently known or following exploitation detect the presence of children in automotive seat.Infrared (IR) or other kinds of close Degree sensing is the existing a kind of means for detecting people in automotive seat.One or more pressure below automobile seat cushion Sensor also is used as that there are sensors.Children's monitoring is very useful to accident detection but is not required.Children's monitoring at least may be used Using very useful as electricity-saving function.This can be sent out and making system 40 only detect latent defect when children are in automotive seat It is raw.If automotive seat do not have it is occupied, system 40 can enter battery saving mode, wherein children's monitor is periodically ordered To find children, but microprocessor, IMU, communication module and GPS are closed or in low level power sleep modes.Work as inspection When measuring children, accident detection and informing function (that is, microprocessor, IMU, communication and GPS) are enabled.This saves automotive seats In battery electric power.
As described above, children's monitoring can be by being for example mounted in door, window, ceiling or the other positions of motor vehicle Individual accessory is completed, for use in the presence of detection children.
Fig. 5 shows the non-limiting example of the placement of baby monitor 43.Children's monitor 43 can be mounted in hand IR sensor on handle 12, so that its visual field may include the children in automotive seat basket 1 and (be shown by the head 62 of children Out).However, children's monitor sensor can be located at automotive seat elsewhere or automobile elsewhere.For example, children Monitor sensor can be below the automobile seat cushion for being located at and being sat by children and be located above the rigid shell of automotive seat Weight sensor or pressure sensor.Fig. 5 also shows the vapour for carrying the retraction type handle 61 being located on the rear portion 5 of basket 1 Vehicle seats.Baby monitor described herein can be located in basket 1 and/or handle 12 or on required position.For example, they The lower rear portion 5 of seat shell 6 can be located at.
Fig. 6 is flow chart the step of showing involved in accident detection and warning generation procedure 70.Data are input to from IMU Microprocessor.In step 72, microprocessor determines whether the acceleration of measurement at least meets predetermined threshold.If acceleration is lower than Threshold value does not take further measures then.If acceleration meets or is more than threshold value, microprocessor determines that acceleration reaches or surpasses Whether the time for crossing threshold value is less than scheduled time threshold value.Time data can be developed by one or more system units, this for It is it will be apparent that for example in microprocessor, GPS unit and/or IMU for those skilled in the art.If acceleration is sent out Satisfaction or the time more than time threshold have been given birth to, then has not taken further movement.If the acceleration time is less than threshold value, micro- Processor enters alarm condition 76.
Under alarm condition, microprocessor can check the third party's list stored in memory and find down in lists One people/contact person, step 78.Then, microprocessor makes communication module send the people/contact person for alert notification, such as Pass through SMS or email message.Alert notification can have desired content, such as instruction children (or children's seat) is Generation accident, and the position determined by GPS module is provided.It is alternatively possible to find and notify more than one people.Then, Microprocessor waits scheduled setting time, to be replied from the people there contacted, step 80.If the people does not return Multiple, then operation is found back to step 78 and then notifies the next man in list.It can repeat step 78 and 80 directly It is responded to someone, process 70 terminates at this time.
In a non-limiting example, when detecting accident, processor and communication equipment take a series of notices dynamic Make.In the case where conventional accident occurs, it is logical that driver will receive pop-up in mobile device application (being described further below) Know, inquires whether they want help.By pressing the button in mobile device, recipient will call emergency services.This Provide the advantage that number need not be remembered in pressure or vibration.In addition, if driver does not reply in (for example) 1 minute, Then notice can be sent from trend emergency services department (if allowing such urgent call, can be provided this function by country /region Can), and (for example) 5 minutes later, send a notification to the first emergency contact.Reason for this is that allow emergency services Some times are to reach scene.If accident is measured as serious (for example, vehicle side turning, rolling, overturning etc.), drive Pop-up notification on the person's of sailing phone will be bypassed, and it is emergency contact later that emergency services will be directly called immediately, institute as above It states.Furthermore, it is possible to car insurance company be sent a notification to, so that they can go to scene.This can promote quickly to settle a claim.
Motor-vehicle seat system can record data in memory.It can recorde data, i.e., record at any time.For example, can To record acceleration, rotation and Event time data, speed data (for example, being determined by GPS or other modes) also can recorde. Speed and/or position and/or acceleration/spin data can be in accident evidence obtaining it is useful, such as to assist in accident Reason.In addition, if detect that seat has occurred and that collision, then it can be by the sequence number (or another unique identifier) of seat It is sent to the database safeguarded by third party (such as manufacturers of seat).The seat is presently considered to be unsafe.Seat is also It can have QR code or the unique identifier that can be scanned.If seat is sold again, buyer can pass through before purchase It scans QR code and checks whether seat is safe, then check database and report whether seat occurs accident.If occurred in accident Seat is used afterwards, then when carrying out automatically using preceding safety inspection, which cannot be used by applicative notifications the people.If Accident occurs for seat, it may occur that internal damage, and may be sold as second-hand article.Someone may buy, Using it, and seat is participated in without in the accident of same mechanical performance.These problems can scan position by second-hand buyer QR code in handle solves.This will open a link in a browser, wherein including the security information in relation to seat.
There are many physical forms and part device can be used for completing accident monitoring and notice.Component can be located on automotive seat Any position in or.The non-limiting example that component is placed is shown in FIG. 7, and Fig. 7 is the handle 90 of automotive seat Schematic partial cross section figure shows accident monitoring system/equipment component.Main PCB 94 is located at automotive seat handle 90 In, and peripheral PCB 92 (it also is located in handle) is connected to by cable 96.Battery supply is not shown.Main PCB 94 can be with Carry microprocessor, battery supply, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transceiver and RF transceiver.Peripheral PCB 92 can carry IR biography Sensor is arranged to and looks down along the direction of arrow " A " to detect children, schematically described by head " B ".
Accident monitoring may include one or more accelerometers and/or rotation sensor, such as can be by one or more A IMU is provided.In one example, using multiple IMU.Low g accelerometer and hight Tc superconductor are carried by PCB 92.May be used also In the setting elsewhere of motor vehicle or installation remote units, referred to as hub 100.Hub 100 can be with PCB 94 On primary processor communicated via Radio Link 97, such as pass through bluetooth, BLE, proprietary RF or GSM link.Hub 100 can be with One or two of low g and hight Tc superconductor are carried, to provide redundancy acceleration sensing to reduce the hair of wrong accident detection It is raw.It (such as in automotive seat and is connected to when using one or more accelerometers for being located at multiple positions or rotation sensor In the hub of another surface such as rear seat windscreen of vehicle) when, primary processor can inquire two sensors, and only There is the ability confirmation accident when they all meet scheduled acceleration and/or rotating condition.
The hight Tc superconductor in the various pieces of system can be used in accident detection, such as is integrated to the seat of system The hight Tc superconductor (if present) of the IMU and PCB 94 of PCB 92 in chair component.Accident detection algorithm can be with Operation on the processor of main PCB 94 (it is communicated by wired connection 96 with the IMU of PCB 92).If the processor determine that by The acceleration of the IMU sensing of PCB 92 is more than to indicate that the preset threshold of minimum acceleration level associated with accident situation accelerates Degree, then processor can trigger local alarm and/or remote alarm: have occurred and that accident.Alarm can be the sense of hearing, vision , or both.Processor can be communicated with the various pieces of system, to generate sense of hearing output or view on different system units Feel output.If there are the sense of hearing or visual output devices on PCB 92 or 94, can directly cause to export by processor.Alternatively Ground or additionally, processor can be for example by Radio Link via proprietary RF, bluetooth or gsm wireless communication link and line concentration Device 100 communicates, and can generate sound and/or view by the aural/visual output subsystem being integrated in line concentration device assembly Feel alarm output.Alarm may cause the output voice signal of the buzzer on PCB 92 or 94.Alarm may cause PCB 92 or LED on 94 visibly exports alarm condition (such as passing through flash red).Alarm can make the display of hub 100 can be from vehicle The visual alert for the problem of outside is seen.Hub can also export audio alarm.Alarm can also be wirelessly (for example, logical Cross BLE) it is transmitted to unshowned key chain.Key chain can also export the vision and audible signal of instruction alarm condition.Micro- place Reason device can also start and the communication positioned at long-range equipment (such as smart phone, tablet computer, personal computer etc.), Xiang Yuan There are the message of situation of problem for the transmission of journey equipment.
If there are hight Tc superconductor in hub 100, the processor of hub 100 can also be detected with interruption of service Algorithm.It, can be with by including being able to bear the sensor of high-level acceleration in the seat component and hub component of system Improve accident detection reliability.When accident detection algorithm is same on the processor of hub 100 and the processor of PCB 94 or 92 When Shi Yunhang, their output can be compared before the accident of determination has occurred and that.Thing only occurs when two kinds of algorithms all determine Therefore when can just trigger alarm condition.Which reduce due to accidental impact, fall or make seat component by not being by accident situation A possibility that being reported by mistake caused by caused high g impact.
Accident monitoring may include the mobile application run on mobile device (for example, tablet computer or smart phone), And it is configured as communicating with above system.Mobile device can have (and usually having) motion sensor, such as one Or multiple accelerometers and one or more rotation sensors, and always include processor.In this case, mobile device The exercise data that mobile device oneself can be used runs collision detection algorithm identical with automotive seat.Using API, movement is set It is standby to be communicated to other applications (such as Android Auto and various GPS navigation applications) relevant with driving, with true When the user for determining mobile device is driving or in the car.In this case, mobile device application can be with automotive seats The communication of chair incident detection system.It, can be to automotive seat about accident by the determining accident of mobile device application Data and conclusion be compared.This enables mobile device effectively to verify the accident conclusion of motor-vehicle seat system, this can To improve the accuracy of the notice of motor-vehicle seat system sending.In addition, if recipient is sitting on motor vehicle and from automotive seat Accident notice is received, but there is no accident or recipients to know that there is no accident, mobile device applications for any reason User is allowed for release accident notice (for example, terminating process 70, Fig. 4 during step 76,78 and 80).
Element in figure shows in block diagrams and is described as discrete elements.These may be implemented as analog circuit or number One or more of word circuit.Alternatively or additionally, can with one or more microprocessors for executing software instructions come Realize them.Software instruction may include digital signal processing instructions.Operation can implement equivalent mould by analog circuit or execution The microprocessor of the software of quasi- operation executes.Signal wire may be implemented as discrete analog or digital signal line, have can Handle the discrete digital signal line of the proper signal processing of independent signal, and/or the element as wireless communication system.
When indicating in block diagrams or implying process, these steps can be executed by an element or multiple element.These Step can be performed together, or be performed in different time.Execute movable element can it is physically mutually the same or It is closer to each other, or can be physically separate.One element can execute the movement of more than one box.
The embodiment of the systems and methods includes machine element and computer implemented step, these steps are for this It is obvious for the technical staff of field.For example, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that computer implemented step can be with It may be stored on the computer-readable medium as computer executable instructions, such as floppy disk, hard disk, CD, flash rom S, non-volatile Property ROM and RAM.It is also understood by those skilled in the art that computer executable instructions can be held on various processors Row, such as microprocessor, digital signal processor, gate array etc..For ease of description, not each of the systems and methods Step or element are described herein as a part of computer system, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that each step Rapid or element can have corresponding computer system or software component.Therefore, such computer system and/or software component It is implemented by the step or element (that is, their function) that describe its correspondence, and within the scope of this disclosure.
A certain number of embodiments have been described.It should be appreciated, however, that not departing from inventive concept described herein Range in the case where, can will be further modified, and therefore other embodiments are also in the range of following claims.

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1. a kind of child safety seat incident detection system, comprising:
Equipment for determining the acceleration of seat;And
Processor, is operably connected to the equipment of the acceleration for determining the seat, and is configured at least Judge whether the seat has been in motor vehicle accident based on the identified acceleration.
2. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 1, wherein the seat include seat body with And it is connected to the handle of the seat body, and wherein for determining that it is described that the equipment of the acceleration of the seat is located at In seat body or the handle or it is located in the seat body or the handle.
3. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 1, wherein for determining the acceleration of the seat The equipment of degree includes Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), and the Inertial Measurement Unit includes at least one accelerometer and at least One rotation sensor.
4. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to be based on The time that the identified acceleration and acceleration have occurred and that, to judge whether the seat has been in motor vehicle In accident.
5. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 4, wherein if the identified acceleration At least meet threshold acceleration and the time is less than threshold time, the processor judges that the seat has been in machine In motor-car accident.
6. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 5, wherein if the identified acceleration Big at least as the threshold time less than the threshold acceleration or the time, the processor judges the seat Chair is not yet in motor vehicle accident.
7. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 1 further includes being operatively coupled to the place The wireless telecom equipment for managing device, wherein the wireless telecom equipment is configured as sending third party for accident notice.
8. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 7, wherein the processor is additionally configured to search The third party contact person that rope pre-establishes, and the communication equipment is then made to send at least one for the accident notice Such third party.
9. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 8, wherein the communication equipment is configured as leading to Short message service (SMS) form is crossed to send the accident notice.
10. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 9, wherein the processor is additionally configured to To from the reply by contact person, and if being not received by reply in the given time, allows for the communication and set It is standby to send another person for the accident notice.
11. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 7 further includes mobile device application, the shifting Dynamic equipment application is run on the mobile apparatus, and be configured as with the processor communication, wherein the mobile device application It is configured as: if recipient receives accident notice but there is no accidents in a motor vehicle and from the automotive seat, just The user is allowed to release accident notice.
12. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 1 further includes that global positioning system (GPS) is set Standby, the global positioning system equipment is configured to determine the position of the child safety seat, and mentions to the processor For the position.
13. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 12, wherein the GPS device includes GPS days Line and the GPS sensor for being operably connected to the GPS antenna, wherein the GPS antenna is configured as receiving GPS satellite Signal, and the GPS sensor is configured as determining position based on the satellite-signal, and inputs location information into institute State processor.
14. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 1 further includes children's detection device, the youngster Virgin detection device is configured to detect whether children are located in the child safety seat.
15. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 14, wherein children's detection device includes Infrared sensor.
16. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 14, wherein the child safety seat includes Basket and the handle for being coupled to the basket, and wherein children's detection device is located in the handle.
17. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 14, wherein children's detection device includes Proximity sensor.
18. a kind of child safety seat incident detection system, comprising:
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), including at least one accelerometer for detecting acceleration and for detecting rotation At least one rotation sensor, wherein the IMU is located in the child safety seat or on the child safety seat.
Processor is operably connected to the IMU, and is configured as based on identified acceleration and identified rotation In turning at least one of judge whether the seat has been in motor vehicle accident, wherein the processor is configured to base Judge whether the seat has been in machine in both time that the identified acceleration and acceleration have occurred and that In motor-car accident, wherein if the identified acceleration at least meets threshold acceleration and the time is less than threshold value Time, the processor judge that the seat has been in motor vehicle accident, and wherein if the identified acceleration Degree is less than the threshold acceleration or the time is at least big as the threshold time, described in the processor judgement Seat is not yet in motor vehicle accident;
Global positioning system (GPS) equipment is configured to determine the position of the child safety seat, and mentions to the processor For the position, wherein the GPS device includes GPS antenna and the GPS sensing for being operably connected to the GPS antenna Device, wherein the GPS antenna is configured as receiving GPS satellite signal, and the GPS sensor is configured as defending based on described Star signal determines position, and inputs location information into the processor;And
It is operatively coupled to the wireless telecom equipment of the processor, wherein the wireless telecom equipment is configured as accident Notice is sent to third party, wherein the accident notice includes the position of the child safety seat.
19. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 18, wherein the seat has seat body And it is coupled to the handle of the seat body, wherein the IMU is in the handle.
20. child safety seat incident detection system according to claim 19 further includes being located in the motor vehicle Hub, and including hub IMU, wherein the hub is configured as the acceleration that will be sensed by the hub IMU It is wirelessly transmitted to the processor.
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