CN111425434B - Air supply parameter configuration method, system and computer readable storage medium - Google Patents

Air supply parameter configuration method, system and computer readable storage medium Download PDF

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CN111425434B
CN111425434B CN202010245533.1A CN202010245533A CN111425434B CN 111425434 B CN111425434 B CN 111425434B CN 202010245533 A CN202010245533 A CN 202010245533A CN 111425434 B CN111425434 B CN 111425434B
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Abstract

The invention discloses an air supply parameter configuration method, which comprises the following steps: acquiring physiological characteristic parameters of a user detected by intelligent wearable equipment in real time; judging whether the physiological characteristic parameters of the user reach a use threshold value; and according to the physiological characteristic information that the physiological characteristic parameter reaches the use threshold value, the air outlet grid plates which are mutually independent and movable are combined and arranged, the air supply parameters are configured to each air supply section according to the physiological characteristic information, and each air supply section executes the respective air supply parameter. According to the air supply parameter configuration method provided by the technical scheme, the air supply parameters of the intelligent air outlet device can be configured according to the requirements of a plurality of users in an air supply area. Furthermore, the air supply parameter configuration system is provided, the control method is simple, and the intelligent degree is high. In addition, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores an intelligent air-out device air supply section control program, so that the terminal device can execute the air supply parameter configuration method of the present invention.

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Air supply parameter configuration method, system and computer readable storage medium
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliance control, in particular to an air supply parameter configuration method, an air supply parameter configuration system and a computer readable storage medium.
Background
At present, conventional tower fans in the market mostly have air outlet in a single direction, the air supply range is small, even the tower fans can automatically swing left and right, the air supply range of the tower fans is enlarged, and the air supply angle is changed, but the tower fans are of an integrated structure, so that the air supply direction is relatively fixed, and further the air supply direction of the tower fans cannot be cut as required, and therefore the air supply direction of the tower fans is adjusted. Therefore, the air supply mode of the tower fan is limited, and the air supply requirement of multiple persons cannot be met simultaneously.
Further, in order to improve the comfort of the user when using the tower fan, the user can generally adjust the rotating speed of the wind wheel of the tower fan, and also can adjust the speed of the tower fan swinging left and right. Different users have different adaptability to the environment, so the configuration requirements of the users on the air supply parameters of the tower fan are different, but the adjustment of the tower fan in the prior art can only be uniformly adjusted, so the tower fan can only be adjusted according to the requirement of one user in an air supply area, but cannot be adjusted according to the requirements of a plurality of users in the air supply area, and the using satisfaction degree of the users on the tower fan is reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an air supply parameter configuration method, which can be used for simultaneously configuring air supply parameters of intelligent air outlet equipment according to the requirements of a plurality of users in an air supply area by segmenting an air supply section of the intelligent air outlet equipment so as to overcome the defects in the prior art.
The invention also aims to provide an air supply parameter configuration system which is simple in control method and high in intelligence degree.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable storage medium, which stores an intelligent air-out device air-supply section control program, so that a terminal device can execute an air-supply parameter configuration method according to the present invention.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
the air supply parameter configuration method comprises intelligent wearable equipment and intelligent air outlet equipment, wherein the intelligent wearable equipment is connected with the intelligent air outlet equipment through a communication network and transmits information to the intelligent air outlet equipment, the intelligent air outlet equipment is provided with a plurality of air outlet grid plates which independently move, and the air supply parameter configuration method comprises the following steps:
acquiring physiological characteristic parameters of a user detected by intelligent wearable equipment in real time;
judging whether the physiological characteristic parameters of the user reach a use threshold value;
and according to the physiological characteristic information of which the physiological characteristic parameter reaches the use threshold value, the air outlet grid plates which are mutually independent and movable are combined and arranged to form an air supply section, the air supply parameter is configured to each air supply section according to the physiological characteristic information, and each air supply section executes the respective air supply parameter.
Preferably, the generation of the usage threshold comprises the steps of:
collecting and recording the identity information of the user and storing the identity information as different identity information templates;
under the identity information template, the physiological characteristic parameters of the users under the identity information template are collected and stored in advance to serve as training samples, the physiological characteristic parameters of different identity information templates are trained by utilizing a neural network, and use threshold values of different users when the different users use the intelligent air outlet equipment are generated.
Preferably, the configuration of the air supply parameters includes determining the rotation speed of a wind wheel of the intelligent air outlet device, and specifically includes the following steps:
acquiring the body surface temperature of each user in an air supply area acquired by intelligent wearable equipment;
calculating the average body surface temperature of users in the air supply area;
and determining the wind wheel rotating speed of the intelligent air outlet equipment according to the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area.
Preferably, the step of calculating the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area specifically comprises:
pre-storing the calculation weights of different user identities;
identifying the identity of the user in the air supply area according to the identity information of the user in the air supply area;
and calculating the weighted average body surface temperature of the users in the air supply area according to the calculation weights of different user identities.
Preferably, the configuration of the air supply parameters includes determining an air supply mode of the air supply section, and determining the air supply mode of the air supply section by detecting a distance from a user to the intelligent air outlet device.
Preferably, the method further comprises the step of distance detection:
searching and acquiring intelligent wearable equipment worn by a user reaching a use threshold value in an air supply area;
detecting the signal intensity after the intelligent air outlet equipment and the intelligent wearing equipment establish communication interconnection;
according to the strength of the detected signal intensity, the distance between the intelligent wearable device and the intelligent air outlet device is obtained, and the distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet device is determined.
Preferably, the configuring of the air supply parameters includes determining an air supply mode of the air supply section, and further includes the following steps:
presetting the optimal wind power strength when the wind power of the intelligent air outlet equipment reaches a user;
acquiring the air flow rate in the air supply area in real time;
according to the detected distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet device and the air flow rate in the air supply area obtained in real time, the air supply mode required for reaching the optimal wind strength when the intelligent air outlet device reaches the user after air is exhausted is obtained.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following user feedback steps:
the intelligent air outlet equipment displays the wind power strength of the air sent by each air supply section to a user using the air supply section in real time;
a user sends a setting instruction of the optimal wind power intensity to the intelligent air outlet equipment through the intelligent wearable equipment;
the intelligent air outlet equipment receives a setting instruction of the optimal wind power intensity and detects the positioning information of the intelligent wearable equipment sending the setting instruction;
according to the positioning information of the intelligent wearable device, the air supply mode of the air supply section under the positioning information is reconfigured, and other air supply sections are kept unchanged.
An air supply parameter configuration system comprises intelligent wearable equipment and intelligent air outlet equipment, wherein the intelligent air outlet equipment is provided with a plurality of air outlet grid plates which independently move, and the intelligent wearable equipment is connected with the intelligent air outlet equipment through a communication network;
the intelligent wearable device is provided with a physiological characteristic parameter detection module;
the physiological characteristic parameter detection module is used for detecting and sending the physiological characteristic parameters of the user in real time;
the device also comprises a storage module, a judgment module, an information configuration module and an execution module;
the storage module is used for storing a use threshold value, and the use threshold value at least comprises a use threshold value of one physiological characteristic parameter;
the judging module is used for judging whether the physiological characteristic parameter of the user reaches the use threshold value or not according to the physiological characteristic parameter of the user acquired from the physiological characteristic parameter detecting module and the use threshold value acquired from the storage module;
the information configuration module is used for carrying out combined arrangement on the plurality of air outlet grid plates according to the physiological characteristic information of which the physiological characteristic parameter reaches the use threshold value, and sending the configuration information of the air supply section to the execution module;
the execution module is used for combining and arranging a plurality of air outlet grid plates which are independent from each other to form air supply sections, and each air supply section executes the air supply parameter of the configuration information.
Preferably, the system also comprises an identity acquisition module and a use threshold generation module;
the identity acquisition module is used for acquiring and recording the identity information of the user and storing the identity information as different identity information templates;
the using threshold generating module is used for training the physiological characteristic parameter training samples of different fingerprint templates by utilizing a neural network to generate using thresholds when different users use the intelligent air outlet equipment;
the storage module is used for storing the use threshold values under different fingerprint templates, and the use threshold values at least comprise the use threshold values of one physiological characteristic parameter.
Preferably, the information configuration module comprises a wind wheel rotating speed determining unit and an air supply mode determining unit;
the wind wheel rotating speed determining unit is used for acquiring the body surface temperature of each user in the air supply area acquired by the intelligent wearable device; calculating the average body surface temperature of users in the air supply area; determining the wind wheel rotating speed of the intelligent air outlet equipment according to the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area;
the air supply mode determining unit is used for determining the air supply mode of the air supply section by detecting the distance between a user and the intelligent air outlet equipment;
or the optimal wind power intensity when the wind power of the intelligent air outlet equipment reaches the user is preset; acquiring the air flow rate in the air supply area in real time; according to the detected distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet device and the air flow rate in the air supply area obtained in real time, the air supply mode required for reaching the optimal wind strength when the intelligent air outlet device reaches the user after air is exhausted is obtained.
Preferably, the system also comprises a user feedback module and an environmental information acquisition module;
the user feedback module is used for sending a setting instruction of the optimal wind power strength to the intelligent air outlet equipment by a user and sending the optimal wind power strength to the air supply mode determining unit;
the environment information acquisition module is used for acquiring the air flow rate in the air supply area in real time and sending the air flow rate to the air supply mode determination unit.
A computer readable storage medium is provided, and an intelligent air outlet device air supply section control program is stored on the computer readable storage medium, and when being executed by a processor, the intelligent air outlet device air supply section control program realizes the steps of the air supply parameter configuration method.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the air supply parameter configuration method provided by the technical scheme, the air supply section of the intelligent air outlet device is segmented, and the air supply parameters of the intelligent air outlet device can be configured according to the requirements of a plurality of users in an air supply area. Furthermore, the air supply parameter configuration system is provided, the control method is simple, and the intelligent degree is high. In addition, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores an intelligent air-out device air supply section control program, so that the terminal device can execute the air supply parameter configuration method of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of a method for configuring air supply parameters according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent air outlet device according to an embodiment of an air supply parameter configuration method of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the intelligent air outlet device in fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the operation of the air outlet grid plate under the strong die in the air supply parameter configuration method of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the operation of the air outlet grid plate under the soft mold in the air supply parameter configuration method of the present invention.
Wherein: the wind wheel 100, the wind wheel driving device 130, the wind inlet and outlet array mechanism 140, the unit driving device 400, the air outlet grid plate 310, the air duct plate 321, the arc segment 413 and the sharp arc segment 414.
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The technical scheme of the invention is further explained by the specific implementation mode in combination with the attached drawings.
An air supply parameter configuration method is deployed in an air supply parameter configuration system, the air supply parameter configuration system comprises intelligent wearable equipment and intelligent air outlet equipment, the intelligent wearable equipment is connected with the intelligent air outlet equipment through a communication network and transmits information of a user to the intelligent air outlet equipment, the intelligent air outlet equipment is characterized in that the intelligent air outlet equipment is provided with a plurality of air outlet grid plates which independently move, and the air supply parameter configuration method comprises the following steps:
acquiring physiological characteristic parameters of a user detected by intelligent wearable equipment in real time;
judging whether the physiological characteristic parameters of the user reach a use threshold value;
and according to the physiological characteristic information of which the physiological characteristic parameter reaches the use threshold value, the air outlet grid plates which are mutually independent and movable are combined and arranged to form an air supply section, the air supply parameter is configured to each air supply section according to the physiological characteristic information, and each air supply section executes the respective air supply parameter.
In the prior art, the adjustment of the tower fan can only be uniformly adjusted, so that the tower fan can only be adjusted according to the requirement of one user in the air supply area, but cannot be adjusted according to the requirements of a plurality of users in the air supply area, and the using satisfaction degree of the users to the tower fan is reduced.
The air supply parameter configuration method provided by the technical scheme is suitable for intelligent air outlet equipment, and particularly, the intelligent air outlet equipment is provided with a plurality of mutually independent air outlet grid plates, namely each air outlet grid plate is provided with a unit driving device, so that each air outlet grid plate can rotate around a rotating shaft of the intelligent air outlet equipment in a mutually independent mode.
Users in different physiological states have different air supply requirements, in an air supply area in the same environment, the users in a calm state may not need to supply air, and the users who just change from a sport state to the calm state may need to supply air due to excessive sport consumption and excessive sweating.
In order to enable the intelligent air outlet device to flexibly respond to air supply requirements of different users, the technical scheme provides an air supply parameter configuration method, and as physiological characteristic parameters of users in different physiological states are different, for example, the heart rate of the user in a calm state beats at a normal rate, the breathing is relatively stable, the body surface temperature is close to the normal body surface temperature, and the like, while the heart rate of the user just changing from a motion state to the calm state beats at a rate faster than the normal rate, the breathing is relatively rapid, the body surface temperature is slightly higher than the normal body surface temperature, and the like. Therefore, in order to accurately acquire the current physiological state of the user in the air supply area, the technical scheme firstly detects the physiological characteristic parameters of the user through the intelligent wearable device, and when the physiological characteristic parameters of the user reach the use threshold value, the air supply section is distributed to the user with the physiological characteristic parameters reaching the use threshold value. Specifically, the physiological characteristic parameters in the technical scheme include, but are not limited to, any one or combination of multiple of body surface temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, emotion, brain wave, fingertip pulse, electrocardio and body state, and the detected physiological characteristic parameters are analyzed and judged, so that the physiological state of the user can be judged more conveniently and accurately, and the requirement of the user on air supply can be predicted better; the usage threshold in the technical scheme refers to a numerical value at which a certain physiological characteristic parameter reaches a usage range, for example, the usage threshold of the heart rate is set at 90 times/minute, and if the intelligent wearable device detects that the heart rate of the user is 70 times/minute, it indicates that the user may be in a calm state at this time and may not need to supply air; if the smart wearable device detects that the heart rate of the user is 130 times/minute, it indicates that the user may just transit from the exercise state to the calm state at this time, and the user may need to supply air at this time.
Then, according to the technical scheme, the air outlet grating plates are combined and arranged according to the biological characteristic information of which the physiological characteristic parameters reach the use threshold value to form an air supply section, so that the air supply parameters can be configured according to the requirements of different users to realize the possibility. The combined arrangement of the plurality of air outlet grid plates refers to the combination of any one or more distribution modes of the number, the length or the sequence of the air supply sections. Specifically, in an embodiment of the present technical solution, the number of the air supply sections may be determined according to the number of users in the air supply area, the length of the air supply section may be determined according to the distance between the user and the intelligent air outlet device, or the sequence of the air supply sections may be determined according to the relative height of the user in the air supply area.
And finally, configuring and executing the air supply parameters of the air supply section according to the physiological characteristic information of the user using the air supply section, wherein the configuration of the air supply parameters comprises but is not limited to the wind wheel rotating speed and the air supply mode of the intelligent air outlet equipment, and the air supply requirements of the user can be further met. The air supply section of the intelligent air-out equipment is segmented, air supply parameters of the intelligent air-out equipment can be configured according to requirements of a plurality of users in an air supply area, and the improvement of the use satisfaction degree of the users on the intelligent air-out equipment is facilitated.
It should be noted that, in the technical solution, the air supply parameter configuration method may be implemented by the following intelligent air outlet device, but is not limited to the structure of the intelligent air outlet device.
The utility model provides an intelligence air-out equipment, includes: the wind wheel 100, the wind wheel driving device 130, the wind guide structure and the wind inlet and outlet array mechanism 140; the air inlet and outlet array mechanism 140 includes: the air duct structure comprises a plurality of layers of air duct layer structures which are stacked up and down and a driving mechanism for driving each layer of air duct layer structure to independently rotate horizontally; the drive mechanism includes: a plurality of unit driving devices 400 independently installed and driving parts in transmission fit with the unit driving devices 400; the driving part is arranged on the air duct layer structure. The wind wheel 100 is vertically arranged and is in transmission connection with the wind wheel driving device 130; the wind guide structure is arranged on the outer side of the wind wheel 100 and used for guiding wind on the outer side of the wind wheel; the air inlet and outlet array mechanism 140 is covered on the outer side of the air guide structure, and the unit driving device 400 is used for driving the air duct layer structure at the corresponding position to horizontally rotate relative to the air guide structure. The air duct layer structure is annular and is a layered structure formed by overlapping a plurality of layers of air outlet grid plates 310 up and down, the lower surfaces of the air outlet grid plates 310 vertically extend downwards to form air outlet duct plates 321, and the air outlet duct plates 321 are distributed in parallel with the lower surfaces of the air outlet grid plates 310.
In an embodiment of the present technical solution, the combined arrangement of the plurality of air outlet grid plates includes distributing the number of the air supply sections, the air outlet grid plates may be divided into an air supply section one, an air supply section two and an air supply section three, and the specific steps of implementing the segmentation are as follows: the intelligent air outlet device acquires physiological characteristic information of users in the air supply area from the intelligent wearing device, identifies three users in the air supply area according to the physiological characteristic information, and then segments the air outlet grid plates 310 according to the number of the users to generate segmented information for dividing the air outlet grid plates 310 into three segments. After the unit driving device 400 of the intelligent air outlet device acquires the segmentation information, the air duct layer structure at the corresponding position is driven to horizontally rotate relative to the air guide structure, so that the air outlet grid plate 310 is divided into three air supply sections under the driving of the unit driving device 400. The segmentation setting of air-out grid tray 310 makes this technical scheme distribute through the air supply section quantity to intelligent air-out equipment, and air supply section one, air supply section two and air supply section three can rotate to different or the same turned angle alone, makes the realization that satisfies many people's air supply demand simultaneously possible.
More specifically, the generation of the usage threshold includes the steps of:
collecting and recording the identity information of the user and storing the identity information as different identity information templates;
under an identity information template, collecting and storing physiological characteristic parameters of users under the identity information template in advance as training samples, training the physiological characteristic parameters of different identity information templates by utilizing a neural network, and generating use thresholds when different users use intelligent air outlet equipment;
when the air supply device is used next time, identity information of users in an air supply area is collected;
acquiring physiological characteristic parameters of a user detected by intelligent wearing equipment;
and judging whether the physiological characteristic parameters of the user meet the use threshold value under the identity information.
The physiological characteristic parameters of each user are different, for example, the heart rate of an adult is about 60-80 times/minute when the adult is in a calm state, the heart rate of a child is about 80-90 times/minute when the child is in a calm state, the respiratory rate of the adult is about 12-20 times/minute when the child is in a calm state, the respiratory rate of the child is about 20-30 times/minute when the child is in a calm state, and the like.
In order to more accurately judge the physiological state of the user in the air supply area, when judging whether the physiological characteristic parameter of the user reaches the use threshold, the determination of the use threshold should also reflect individual difference. Therefore, in an embodiment of the present technical solution, the identity information of the user is collected and recorded and stored as different identity information templates, so as to identify the user with different identities when comparing the physiological characteristic parameter with the usage threshold, where the identity information may be information that can be used for identity identification, such as voice or fingerprint of different users. And then under the identity information template of the user, the physiological characteristic parameters are collected and stored in advance to be used as training samples, and the neural network is used for training the physiological characteristic parameters collected in advance to form use thresholds when different users use the intelligent air outlet equipment.
Further, the configuration of the air supply parameters includes determining the rotation speed of the wind wheel of the intelligent air outlet device, and specifically includes the following steps:
acquiring the body surface temperature of each user in an air supply area acquired by intelligent wearable equipment;
calculating the average body surface temperature of users in the air supply area;
and determining the wind wheel rotating speed of the intelligent air outlet equipment according to the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area.
In an embodiment of the technical scheme, the intelligent air outlet device can supply air by using a single wind wheel, and therefore, in order to meet the air supply requirement of each user in an air supply area as much as possible, the rotating speed of the wind wheel of the intelligent air outlet device is determined firstly in the technical scheme.
Because the body surface temperature of each user can have individual difference, the body surface temperatures of adults and children can have difference, and the body surface temperatures of the users in a calm state and the users in a motion state can also have difference. Therefore, the air supply requirements of each user on the intelligent air-out device are different, and in order to meet the air supply requirements of each user in the air supply area as much as possible, the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area needs to be obtained in the technical scheme, and the wind wheel rotating speed of the intelligent air-out device is determined.
It should be noted that the mapping relationship between the average body surface temperature of the user and the wind wheel rotation speed of the intelligent air outlet device may be configured by a developer of the intelligent air outlet device, or may be configured by the user.
Further, the step of calculating the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area specifically includes:
pre-storing the calculation weights of different user identities;
identifying the identity of the user in the air supply area according to the identity information of the user in the air supply area;
and calculating the weighted average body surface temperature of the users in the air supply area according to the calculation weights of different user identities.
Because different users have different adaptive capacities to the environment, for example, children have no adaptive capacity to the environment as fast as adults, sick users have no adaptive capacity to the environment as fast as healthy users, therefore, in order to make the configuration method of the air supply parameters of the intelligent air outlet device further approach to the actual life of the user, the technical scheme provides that the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area is calculated in a weight mode, specifically, the calculation weights of different user identities are stored in advance, can be beneficial to optimizing the air supply parameter configuration method of the intelligent air outlet equipment according to the environment adaptability under the user identity, in one embodiment, the calculation weight of the user identity of the child may be configured to be 0.7, and the calculation weight of the user identity of the adult may be configured to be 0.3, so that the configuration of the air supply parameters is more biased to the child to realize humanized setting of the air supply parameter configuration method of the intelligent air outlet device; in another embodiment, the weights of users with different identities may also be set to be equal, and at this time, the wind wheel rotation speed of the intelligent air outlet device is distributed according to the average body temperature of each user. And then, according to the acquired identity information of the users in the air supply area, the user identities in the air supply area are identified, and according to the difference of the calculation weights of different user identities, the weighted average body surface temperature of the users in the air supply area is calculated.
It should be noted that the calculation weights under different user identities may be configured by a developer of the intelligent air outlet device, or may be configured by the user.
Further, the configuration of the air supply parameters includes determining an air supply mode of the air supply section, and determining the air supply mode of the air supply section by detecting a distance from a user to the intelligent air outlet device.
Further, the method further comprises the step of distance detection:
searching and acquiring intelligent wearable equipment worn by a user reaching a use threshold value in an air supply area;
detecting the signal intensity after the intelligent air outlet equipment and the intelligent wearing equipment establish communication interconnection;
according to the strength of the detected signal intensity, the distance between the intelligent wearable device and the intelligent air outlet device is obtained, and the distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet device is determined.
Under the condition that the rotating speeds of the wind wheels in the intelligent air outlet device are equal, when the distances from the users to the intelligent air outlet device are different, the wind power strength when the wind reaches the users is different, and the comfort level felt by the users is also different, for example, when the distance from the users to the intelligent air outlet device is farther, the wind power strength when the sent wind reaches the users is weaker, and when the distance from the users to the intelligent air outlet device is closer, the wind power strength when the sent wind reaches the users is stronger. In order to further meet the air supply requirements of different users, the technical scheme considers the distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet equipment when determining the air supply mode of the air grid plate, so that the realization of the air supply parameter configuration method of the intelligent air outlet equipment is closer to the actual life.
Further, the configuration of the air supply parameters includes determining an air supply mode of the intelligent air outlet device, and further includes the following steps:
presetting the optimal wind power strength when the wind power of the intelligent air outlet equipment reaches a user;
acquiring the air flow rate in the air supply area in real time;
according to the detected distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet device and the air flow rate in the air supply area obtained in real time, the air supply mode required for reaching the optimal wind strength when the intelligent air outlet device reaches the user after air is exhausted is obtained.
Specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the blowing mode includes, but is not limited to, a soft mode and a hard mode. Turbulence intensity, which describes the degree of wind speed variation over time and space, effectively reflects the relative intensity of the pulsating wind speed, is created because the airflow is impeded by air as it flows. Specifically, in an embodiment of the intelligent air outlet device in this technical scheme, the air outlet grid plate 310 is set to be of an oval-like structure, and is divided into an arc segment 413 and a sharp arc segment 414. When the arc section 413 is positioned at the air inlet, the wind wheel of the intelligent air outlet device sucks air from the arc section 413, the sharp arc section 414 is positioned at the air outlet, and the wind wheel blows air in the sharp arc section 414; as figure 3 shelves, be in the position of air intake when sharp segmental arc 414, and circular arc 413 is in the position of air outlet, the wind wheel of intelligence air-out equipment induced drafts from sharp segmental arc 414, air supply at circular arc 413, because the wind-guiding grid strip length of circular arc 413 is shorter, consequently, the wind that sends out from sharp segmental arc 414 receives the guide distance shorter, make the turbulent degree of the wind of sending out lower, make the air supply distance shorter, reach the soft purpose of air-out wind speed, the air supply mode at this moment is soft mode promptly.
Based on the above structure, it can be known that the wind power intensity when the wind sent from the intelligent wind outlet device reaches the user is related to the air flow rate in the wind supply area and is also related to the distance from the user to the intelligent wind outlet device, therefore, in the air supply parameter configuration method of the technical scheme, the optimum wind power intensity when the wind power of the intelligent wind outlet device reaches the user is preset firstly, then the air flow rate in the wind supply area is obtained in real time according to the detected distance from the user to the intelligent wind outlet device, and the air supply mode required for reaching the optimum wind power intensity when the wind reaches the user after the air is discharged from the intelligent wind outlet device is obtained.
Further, the method also comprises the following user feedback steps:
the intelligent air outlet equipment displays the wind power strength of the air sent by each air supply section to a user using the air supply section in real time;
a user sends a setting instruction of the optimal wind power intensity to the intelligent air outlet equipment through the intelligent wearable equipment;
the intelligent air outlet equipment receives a setting instruction of the optimal wind power intensity and detects the positioning information of the intelligent wearable equipment sending the setting instruction;
according to the positioning information of the intelligent wearable device, the air supply mode of the air supply section under the positioning information is reconfigured, and other air supply sections are kept unchanged.
The technical scheme also comprises a user feedback step, wherein the intelligent air-out equipment displays the wind strength of the air sent out by each air supply section to the user using the air supply section in real time, so that the user has certain reference to the strength of the wind strength, and then the air supply mode of the corresponding air supply section is changed through the optimal wind strength which is input by the user and is suitable for the self requirement.
An air supply parameter configuration system, characterized in that: the intelligent air outlet device is provided with a plurality of air outlet grid plates which independently move, and the intelligent wearable device is connected with the intelligent air outlet device through a communication network;
the intelligent wearable device is provided with a physiological characteristic parameter detection module;
the physiological characteristic parameter detection module is used for detecting and sending the physiological characteristic parameters of the user in real time;
the device also comprises a storage module, a judgment module, an information configuration module and an execution module;
the storage module is used for storing a use threshold value, and the use threshold value at least comprises a use threshold value of one physiological characteristic parameter;
the judging module is used for judging whether the physiological characteristic parameter of the user reaches the use threshold value or not according to the physiological characteristic parameter of the user acquired from the physiological characteristic parameter detecting module and the use threshold value acquired from the storage module;
the information configuration module is used for carrying out combined arrangement on the plurality of air outlet grid plates according to the physiological characteristic information of which the physiological characteristic parameter reaches the use threshold value, and sending the configuration information of the air supply section to the execution module;
the execution module is used for combining and arranging a plurality of air outlet grid plates which are independent from each other to form air supply sections, and each air supply section executes the air supply parameter of the configuration information.
According to the air supply parameter configuration system provided by the technical scheme, the execution module is arranged on the intelligent air outlet device, and the storage module, the judgment module and the information configuration module can be arranged on the intelligent air outlet device or the intelligent wearable device.
Furthermore, under the operation of a user, the storage module in the technical scheme can call the relevant detection data records of the physiological characteristic parameter detection module for the user, so that the user can correspondingly adjust the mapping relation in the configuration system according to the change of the data records and the information such as the change of the environment, and the accuracy and the pertinence of the configuration system of the air supply section of the intelligent air-out device are further improved. The physiological characteristic parameter detection module in the technical scheme comprises but is not limited to any one or combination of a body surface temperature detector, a heart rate detector, a respiratory rate detector, an emotion detector, a brain wave detector, a fingertip pulse detector, an electrocardio detector and a body state detector, the physiological state of a user is detected through various physiological characteristic parameter detectors, the detected various physiological characteristic parameters can be analyzed and judged, the physiological state of the user can be judged more accurately, and the requirement of the user on air supply is better predicted.
Further, the system also comprises an identity acquisition module and a use threshold generation module;
the identity acquisition module is used for acquiring and recording the identity information of the user and storing the identity information as different identity information templates;
the using threshold generating module is used for training the physiological characteristic parameter training samples of different fingerprint templates by utilizing a neural network to generate using thresholds when different users use the intelligent air outlet equipment;
the storage module is used for storing the use threshold values under different fingerprint templates, and the use threshold values at least comprise the use threshold values of one physiological characteristic parameter.
More specifically, the information configuration module comprises a wind wheel rotating speed determining unit and an air supply mode determining unit;
the wind wheel rotating speed determining unit is used for acquiring the body surface temperature of each user in the air supply area acquired by the intelligent wearable device; calculating the average body surface temperature of users in the air supply area; determining the wind wheel rotating speed of the intelligent air outlet equipment according to the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area;
the air supply mode determining unit is used for determining the air supply mode of the air supply section by detecting the distance between a user and the intelligent air outlet equipment;
or the optimal wind power intensity when the wind power of the intelligent air outlet equipment reaches the user is preset; acquiring the air flow rate in the air supply area in real time; according to the detected distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet device and the air flow rate in the air supply area obtained in real time, the air supply mode required for reaching the optimal wind strength when the intelligent air outlet device reaches the user after air is exhausted is obtained.
Further, the system also comprises a user feedback module and an environmental information acquisition module;
the user feedback module is used for sending a setting instruction of the optimal wind power strength to the intelligent air outlet equipment by a user and sending the optimal wind power strength to the air supply mode determining unit;
the environment information acquisition module is used for acquiring the air flow rate in the air supply area in real time and sending the air flow rate to the air supply mode determination unit.
Specifically, the user feedback module may be a key input device, and the key input device is used for inputting a setting instruction for the optimal wind power strength according to the prompt of the key information; the wind power generation device can be a screen input device which is used for inputting a setting instruction of the optimal wind power intensity according to the prompt of screen display information; the wind power generator can also be a voice acquisition device which is used for converting a generated electric signal into a voice control instruction when receiving the vibration of sound waves, wherein the voice control instruction is a setting instruction of the optimal wind power intensity. Since the environmental information is the air flow rate, the environmental information acquisition module may be a detection device such as a wind velocity meter that measures the air flow rate.
A computer readable storage medium is provided, and an intelligent air outlet device air supply section control program is stored on the computer readable storage medium, and when the intelligent air outlet device air supply section control program is executed by a processor, the steps of the air supply parameter configuration method are realized.
The technical solution of the present invention or the portions that contribute to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, where the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) as described above, and includes several instructions for enabling a terminal device (such as a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present invention.
The technical principle of the present invention is described above in connection with specific embodiments. The description is made for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention and should not be construed in any way as limiting the scope of the invention. Based on the explanations herein, those skilled in the art will be able to conceive of other embodiments of the present invention without inventive effort, which would fall within the scope of the present invention.

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1. An air supply parameter configuration method comprises intelligent wearable equipment and intelligent air outlet equipment, wherein the intelligent wearable equipment is connected with the intelligent air outlet equipment through a communication network and transmits information to the intelligent air outlet equipment; the air duct layer structure is annular and is a layered structure formed by overlapping a plurality of layers of air outlet grid plates from top to bottom; the air outlet grid plate is of an oval-like structure and is divided into an arc section and a sharp arc section, and the length of the air guide grid bars of the sharp arc section is greater than that of the air guide grid bars of the arc section;
the intelligent air outlet equipment is provided with a plurality of air outlet grid plates which are independent from each other and move, and the air supply parameter configuration method comprises the following steps:
acquiring physiological characteristic parameters of a user detected by intelligent wearable equipment in real time;
judging whether the physiological characteristic parameters of the user reach a use threshold value;
according to physiological characteristic information that physiological characteristic parameters reach a use threshold value, the air outlet grid plates which are mutually independent and movable are combined and arranged to form an air supply section, the air supply parameters are configured to the air supply sections according to the physiological characteristic information, and the air supply sections execute respective air supply parameters;
the configuration of the air supply parameters comprises the steps of determining the air supply mode of the air supply section, determining the air supply mode of the air supply section by detecting the distance between a user and the intelligent air outlet equipment, wherein the air supply mode comprises a soft mode and a powerful mode.
2. An air supply parameter configuration method as defined in claim 1, wherein the generation of the usage threshold includes:
collecting and recording the identity information of the user and storing the identity information as different identity information templates;
under the identity information template, the physiological characteristic parameters of the users under the identity information template are collected and stored in advance to serve as training samples, the physiological characteristic parameters of different identity information templates are trained by utilizing a neural network, and use threshold values of different users when the different users use the intelligent air outlet equipment are generated.
3. The air supply parameter configuration method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration of the air supply parameters includes determining a rotation speed of a wind wheel of the intelligent air outlet device, and specifically includes the following steps:
acquiring the body surface temperature of each user in an air supply area acquired by intelligent wearable equipment;
calculating the average body surface temperature of users in the air supply area;
and determining the wind wheel rotating speed of the intelligent air outlet equipment according to the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area.
4. An air supply parameter configuration method according to claim 3, characterized in that: the average body surface temperature calculation steps of the users in the air supply area are as follows:
pre-storing the calculation weights of different user identities;
identifying the identity of the user in the air supply area according to the identity information of the user in the air supply area;
and calculating the weighted average body surface temperature of the users in the air supply area according to the calculation weights of different user identities.
5. The air supply parameter configuration method according to claim 1, further comprising a distance detection step of:
searching and acquiring intelligent wearable equipment worn by a user reaching a use threshold value in an air supply area;
detecting the signal intensity after the intelligent air outlet equipment and the intelligent wearing equipment establish communication interconnection;
according to the strength of the detected signal intensity, the distance between the intelligent wearable device and the intelligent air outlet device is obtained, and the distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet device is determined.
6. The air supply parameter configuration method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration of the air supply parameters includes determination of an air supply mode of the air supply section, and further includes the steps of:
presetting the optimal wind power strength when the wind power of the intelligent air outlet equipment reaches a user;
acquiring the air flow rate in the air supply area in real time;
according to the detected distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet device and the air flow rate in the air supply area obtained in real time, the air supply mode required for reaching the optimal wind strength when the intelligent air outlet device reaches the user after air is exhausted is obtained.
7. An air supply parameter configuration method according to claim 6, further comprising a user feedback step of:
the intelligent air outlet equipment displays the wind power strength of the air sent by each air supply section to a user using the air supply section in real time;
a user sends a setting instruction of the optimal wind power intensity to the intelligent air outlet equipment through the intelligent wearable equipment;
the intelligent air outlet equipment receives a setting instruction of the optimal wind power intensity and detects the positioning information of the intelligent wearable equipment sending the setting instruction;
according to the positioning information of the intelligent wearable device, the air supply mode of the air supply section under the positioning information is reconfigured, and other air supply sections are kept unchanged.
8. An air supply parameter configuration system, characterized in that: the air supply parameter configuration method for achieving any one of claims 1 to 7 comprises intelligent wearable equipment and intelligent air outlet equipment, wherein the intelligent air outlet equipment is provided with a plurality of air outlet grids which independently move, and the intelligent wearable equipment is connected with the intelligent air outlet equipment through a communication network;
the intelligent wearable device is provided with a physiological characteristic parameter detection module;
the physiological characteristic parameter detection module is used for detecting and sending the physiological characteristic parameters of the user in real time;
the device also comprises a storage module, a judgment module, an information configuration module and an execution module;
the storage module is used for storing a use threshold value, and the use threshold value at least comprises a use threshold value of one physiological characteristic parameter;
the judging module is used for judging whether the physiological characteristic parameter of the user reaches the use threshold value or not according to the physiological characteristic parameter of the user acquired from the physiological characteristic parameter detecting module and the use threshold value acquired from the storage module;
the information configuration module is used for carrying out combined arrangement on the plurality of air outlet grid plates according to the physiological characteristic information of which the physiological characteristic parameter reaches the use threshold value, and sending the configuration information of the air supply section to the execution module;
the execution module is used for combining and arranging a plurality of air outlet grid plates which are independent from each other to form air supply sections, and each air supply section executes the air supply parameter of the configuration information.
9. An air supply parameter configuration system as defined in claim 8, further comprising: the system also comprises an identity acquisition module and a use threshold value generation module;
the identity acquisition module is used for acquiring and recording the identity information of the user and storing the identity information as different identity information templates;
the using threshold generating module is used for training the physiological characteristic parameter training samples of different fingerprint templates by utilizing a neural network to generate using thresholds when different users use the intelligent air outlet equipment;
the storage module is used for storing the use threshold values under different fingerprint templates, and the use threshold values at least comprise the use threshold values of one physiological characteristic parameter.
10. An air supply parameter configuration system according to claim 9, wherein said information configuration module includes a rotor speed determination unit and an air supply mode determination unit;
the wind wheel rotating speed determining unit is used for acquiring the body surface temperature of each user in the air supply area acquired by the intelligent wearable device; calculating the average body surface temperature of users in the air supply area; determining the wind wheel rotating speed of the intelligent air outlet equipment according to the average body surface temperature of the user in the air supply area;
the air supply mode determining unit is used for determining the air supply mode of the air supply section by detecting the distance between a user and the intelligent air outlet equipment;
or the optimal wind power intensity when the wind power of the intelligent air outlet equipment reaches the user is preset; acquiring the air flow rate in the air supply area in real time; according to the detected distance from the user to the intelligent air outlet device and the air flow rate in the air supply area obtained in real time, the air supply mode required for reaching the optimal wind strength when the intelligent air outlet device reaches the user after air is exhausted is obtained.
11. An air supply parameter configuration system as defined in claim 10, further comprising: the system also comprises a user feedback module and an environmental information acquisition module;
the user feedback module is used for sending a setting instruction of the optimal wind power strength to the intelligent air outlet equipment by a user and sending the optimal wind power strength to the air supply mode determining unit;
the environment information acquisition module is used for acquiring the air flow rate in the air supply area in real time and sending the air flow rate to the air supply mode determination unit.
12. A computer-readable storage medium characterized by: the computer readable storage medium stores an intelligent air outlet device air supply section control program, and the intelligent air outlet device air supply section control program realizes the steps of the air supply parameter configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 when being executed by a processor.
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