CN112224326A

CN112224326A - Electric bicycle

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Publication number: CN112224326A
Application number: CN202010995047.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 翁秋晨; 邓申; 章思远; 张笑笑; 靳洪都
Original assignee: Mobai Beijing Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Mobai Beijing Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-21
Filing date: 2020-09-21
Publication date: 2021-01-15
Anticipated expiration: 2040-09-21
Also published as: CN112224326B

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electric bicycle comprising a controller and an output device, the output device being connected with the controller; the controller is configured to: acquiring state information of the electric bicycle; and controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding state according to the state information. This electric bicycle can carry out corresponding instruction to the state of setting for the user can in time learn electric bicycle's state.

Description

Electric bicycle

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of vehicle technology, and more particularly, to an electric bicycle.

Background

At present, the shared vehicle trip becomes a emerging trip mode in a city, and the trip demand of urban people can be effectively solved. The existing shared vehicles include bicycles, electric automobiles and the like.

The conventional electric bicycle cannot provide an indication about the state of the electric bicycle, for example, the electric bicycle cannot indicate whether the electric bicycle is located in a designated parking area or not, an indicator light about the remaining power cannot be provided, and the user terminal needs to indicate the states of the electric bicycle, so that the user needs to frequently operate the mobile phone to know the states of the electric bicycle, which is inconvenient to operate, and influences the user to know the important states of the electric bicycle under the condition that the user terminal is out of power or has low power, and therefore, a scheme capable of indicating the states of the electric bicycle is needed.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the disclosed embodiment is to provide a new technical solution of an electric bicycle.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an electric bicycle comprising a controller and an output device connected with the controller; the controller is configured to:

acquiring state information of the electric bicycle;

and controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding state according to the state information.

Optionally, the output device comprises at least one of an audio output device and a light output device.

Optionally, the controller is further configured to:

detecting a set event;

and executing the operation of the state information of the electric bicycle when a setting event is detected.

Optionally, the electric bicycle comprises a key, and a signal output end of a key circuit where the key is located is connected with the controller; the detecting a setting event comprises: receiving a first trigger signal output by the signal output end in an unlocking state;

the acquiring the state information of the electric bicycle when the setting event is detected comprises the following steps:

under the condition that the unlocking state receives the first trigger signal, acquiring the position information of the electric bicycle;

and obtaining first state information according to the position information, wherein the first state information is state information which indicates whether the electric bicycle is located in a specified parking area.

Optionally, the obtaining first state information according to the location information includes:

sending the position information to a server for position detection, wherein the position detection comprises the following steps: detecting whether the electric bicycle is located in a designated parking area according to the position information;

and acquiring the first state information returned by the server through the position detection.

Optionally, the electric bicycle comprises a key, and a signal output end of a key circuit where the key is located is connected with the controller; the detecting a setting event comprises: receiving a second trigger signal output by the signal output end in an unlocking state;

under the condition that the unlocking state receives the second trigger signal, returning the vehicle to the detection operation;

and acquiring second state information obtained by the vehicle returning detection operation, wherein the second state information is state information indicating whether the vehicle returning is successful or not.

Optionally, the electric bicycle comprises a key, and a signal output end of a key circuit where the key is located is connected with the controller; the detecting a setting event comprises: receiving a third trigger signal output by the signal output end in a locking state;

and acquiring third state information of the electric bicycle under the condition that the third trigger signal is received in the locking state, wherein the third state information is state information representing the first residual electric quantity of the electric bicycle in the locking state.

Optionally, the electric bicycle further comprises a vibration sensor, and a signal output end of a vibration detection circuit where the vibration sensor is located is connected with the controller to output a detection signal reflecting whether the electric bicycle vibrates to the controller; the detecting a setting event comprises: determining that the electric bicycle vibrates in a locking state according to the detection signal;

and acquiring third state information of the electric bicycle under the condition that the electric bicycle is determined to vibrate in the locking state according to the detection signal, wherein the third state information is state information representing the first residual capacity of the electric bicycle in the locking state.

Optionally, the output device comprises a light output device comprising at least two charge indicator lights; the controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding state according to the state information includes:

according to the third state information, determining an electric quantity indicator lamp corresponding to the first residual electric quantity;

and controlling the corresponding electric quantity indicator lamp to be lightened.

Optionally, the at least two power indicator lights include a specific indicator light having a first indicator color and a second indicator color, wherein the first indicator color is used for indicating the first remaining power, and the second indicator color is used for indicating a first specific state corresponding to the first remaining power and the first remaining power;

the controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding state according to the state information further comprises:

judging whether the electric bicycle is in the first specific state or not according to the third state information;

controlling the specific indicator light to light in the second indication color when in the first specific state.

Optionally, the output device comprises a light output device comprising at least two charge indicator lights;

the acquiring of the state information of the electric bicycle includes:

acquiring fourth state information of the electric bicycle in an unlocking state, wherein the fourth state information is state information representing second residual electric quantity of the electric bicycle in the unlocking state;

the controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding state according to the state information includes:

determining an electric quantity indicator lamp corresponding to the second residual electric quantity according to the fourth state information;

Optionally, the at least two power indicator lights include a specific indicator light having a first indicator color and a second indicator color, wherein the first indicator color is used for indicating the second remaining power, and the second indicator color is used for indicating a second specific state corresponding to the second remaining power and the second remaining power;

judging whether the electric bicycle is in the second specific state or not according to the fourth state information;

controlling the specific indicator light to light in the second indication color if the specific indicator light is in the second specific state.

Optionally, the acquiring the state information of the electric bicycle includes:

and acquiring fifth state information indicating that the electric bicycle is located outside the operation area in the unlocking state.

Optionally, the controller includes a control assembly and a housing, the control assembly is disposed in the housing, the housing is connected to the handlebar, the housing is provided with an operation hole, and the control assembly has a control button corresponding to the operation hole.

According to the electric bicycle of the embodiment, the state information of the electric bicycle can be acquired, so that the output device of the electric bicycle is controlled to indicate the corresponding state according to the state information. Therefore, the user can timely know the important state of the electric bicycle according to the indication of various states output by the electric bicycle so as to more conveniently use the electric bicycle.

Other features of the present invention and advantages thereof will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a shared vehicle system of a usage scenario of an electric bicycle;

FIG. 2 is a block schematic diagram of a control system architecture of an electric bicycle in accordance with one embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a control flow diagram of an electric bicycle in accordance with one embodiment;

fig. 4 is a block schematic diagram of a control system structure of an electric bicycle according to another embodiment;

fig. 5 is a block schematic diagram of a control system structure of an electric bicycle according to still another embodiment;

fig. 6 is a schematic control flow diagram of an electric bicycle according to an embodiment.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.

In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

< shared vehicle System >

Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a shared vehicle system to which an electric bicycle according to an embodiment is applied.

As shown in fig. 1, the shared vehicle system 100 includes a server 1000, a user terminal (user's terminal device) 2000, and an electric bicycle 3000.

The server 1000 and the user terminal 2000, and the server 1000 and the electric bicycle 3000 may be communicatively connected through the network N100. The electric bicycle 3000 and the server 1000, and the network N100 through which the user terminal 2000 and the server 1000 communicate with each other may be the same or different.

The server 1000 provides a service point for processes, databases, and communications facilities. The server 1000 may be a unitary server, a distributed server across multiple computers, a computer data center, a cloud server, or a cloud-deployed server cluster, etc. The server may be of various types, such as, but not limited to, a web server, a news server, a mail server, a message server, an advertisement server, a file server, an application server, an interaction server, a database server, or a proxy server. In some embodiments, each server may include hardware, software, or embedded logic components or a combination of two or more such components for performing the appropriate functions supported or implemented by the server. For example, a server, such as a blade server, a cloud server, etc., or may be a server group consisting of a plurality of servers, which may include one or more of the above types of servers, etc.

In one embodiment, the server 1000 may be as shown in fig. 1 and may include a processor 1100, a memory 1200, an interface device 1300, a communication device 1400, and the like.

Processor 1100 is used to execute computer programs, which may be written in instruction sets of architectures such as x86, Arm, RISC, MIPS, SSE, and the like. The memory 1200 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface device 1300 includes, for example, various bus interfaces such as a serial bus interface (including a USB interface), a parallel bus interface, and the like. The communication device 1400 is capable of wired or wireless communication, for example.

In this embodiment, the memory 1200 of the server 1000 is used for storing a computer program for controlling the processor 1100 to perform operations for monitoring the electric bicycle and the like, including, for example: according to an unlocking request sent by a user terminal 2000 of a user, an unlocking instruction is sent to the electric bicycle, so that the electric bicycle is in a state of being ridden; according to a locking request sent by a user terminal 2000 of a user, a locking instruction is sent to the electric bicycle so that the electric bicycle is in a non-riding state; and determining whether the electric bicycle is located in a designated parking area or not according to the position information reported by the electric bicycle or the user terminal. The skilled person can design the computer program according to the disclosed solution. How the computer program controls the processor to operate is well known in the art and will not be described in detail here.

In this embodiment, the user terminal 2000 is, for example, a mobile phone, a portable computer, a tablet computer, a palm computer, a wearable device, or the like.

The user terminal 2000 is installed with a vehicle-using application client, and a user can operate the vehicle-using application client to achieve the purpose of using the electric bicycle 3000.

As shown in fig. 1, the user terminal 2000 may include a processor 2100, a memory 2200, an interface device 2300, a communication device 2400, a display device 2500, an input device 2600, a speaker 2700, a microphone 2800, and the like.

The processor 2100 is used to execute a computer program, which may be written in an instruction set of an architecture such as x86, Arm, RISC, MIPS, SSE, and so on. The memory 2200 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface device 2300 includes, for example, a USB interface, a headphone interface, and the like. The communication device 2400 can perform wired or wireless communication, for example, the communication device 2400 may include at least one short-range communication module, for example, any module that performs short-range wireless communication based on a short-range wireless communication protocol such as a Hilink protocol, WiFi (IEEE 802.11 protocol), Mesh, bluetooth, ZigBee, Thread, Z-Wave, NFC, UWB, LiFi, and the like, and the communication device 2400 may also include a long-range communication module, for example, any module that performs WLAN, GPRS, 2G/3G/4G/5G long-range communication. The display device 2500 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, a touch panel, or the like. The input device 2600 may include, for example, a touch screen, a keyboard, and the like. The user terminal 2000 may output an audio signal through the speaker 2700 and collect an audio signal through the microphone 2800.

In this embodiment, the memory 2200 of the user terminal 2000 is used to store a computer program for controlling the processor 2100 to operate to perform a method of using the electric bicycle, including, for example: acquiring a unique identifier of the electric bicycle 3000, generating an unlocking request for the electric bicycle, and sending the unlocking request to the server 1000; transmitting a lock closing request to a server for the electric bicycle 3000; and, bill calculation and the like are performed according to the charge settlement notice transmitted from the server 1000. A skilled person can design a computer program according to the solution disclosed in the present invention. How computer programs control the operation of the processor is well known in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In this embodiment, the electric bicycle 3000 may be any bicycle with a motor, and the motor is configured to output a rotation torque to the wheels of the electric bicycle 3000 to provide a riding assistance for a user, where the rotation torque in this embodiment refers to a torque that can drive the wheels to rotate so that the electric bicycle travels forward, and when the motor does not output the rotation torque, the electric bicycle 3000 cannot travel forward without providing a forward power by the user.

As shown in fig. 1, the control system of the electric bicycle 3000 may include a processor 3100, a memory 3200, an interface device 3300, a communication device 3400, an output device 3500, an input device 3600, a state detection device 3700, motors 3800, and the like.

The processor 3100 is for executing a computer program, which may be written in an instruction set of an architecture such as x86, Arm, RISC, MIPS, SSE, etc. The computer program is for controlling the processor 2100 to operate to perform at least the following steps: acquiring state information of the electric bicycle 3000; and controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding state according to the state information.

The electric bicycle 3000 may be provided with at least one processor 3100, and the at least one processor 3100 may be used as a controller of a control system. The processor 3100 may be, for example, a microprocessor MCU or the like.

The memory 3200 may comprise, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk, or the like.

The interface device 3300 may include at least one of a USB interface, an RJ45 interface, and an earphone interface, for example.

The communication device 3400 is capable of wired or wireless communication, for example, and is also capable of short-range and long-range communication, for example, and the communication module 340 may include at least one of a GSM module, a GPRS module, a 3G module, a 4G module, and a WLAN module.

The output device 3500 may include at least one of a display device, an audio output device, and a light output device. The display device is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or a touch panel. The audio output device may include at least one of a speaker and a buzzer, for example. The light output device includes, for example, an LED module.

The input device 3600 may include at least one of an audio input device for inputting an audio signal, such as a touch panel, a physical key, a microphone, and the like.

The state detector 3700 detects a corresponding state of the electric bicycle 3000 and outputs a signal indicating the corresponding state, and the state detector 3700 may output the signal by outputting an analog signal or a digital signal, which is not limited herein.

The state detection means may be a sensing device or an integrated management module or the like. The state detection device is connected to the processor 3100 via a corresponding circuit, and forms a corresponding state detection circuit.

The electric bicycle 3000 may include a plurality of state detection circuits including, for example, at least one of a motion state detection circuit, a pressure detection circuit, a battery level detection circuit, a handle voltage detection circuit, a stator voltage detection circuit of a motor, a driving current detection circuit of a motor, a rotational speed detection circuit of a motor, a pedaling frequency detection circuit, a wheel motion detection circuit, and the like.

Each motor 3800 includes at least a motor for outputting a rotational torque to a wheel of the electric bicycle 3000. Each motor 3800 may further include a motor for locking the battery module, and the like, which is not limited herein.

It should be understood that although fig. 1 shows only one server 1000, one user terminal 2000, and one electric bicycle 3000, it is not meant to limit the respective numbers, and the shared vehicle system 100 may include a plurality of servers 1000, a plurality of user terminals 2000, a plurality of electric bicycles 3000, and the like.

< electric bicycle embodiment >

The present embodiment provides an electric bicycle, and as shown in fig. 2, the electric bicycle 4000 includes a controller 4100 and an output device 4500.

The controller 4100 may be a processor such as an MCU.

The output device 4500 is connected to a controller 4100, and the output device 4500 performs an output operation under the control of the controller 4100.

The output device 4500 may include at least one of a display device, an audio output device, a light output device, a vibration output device, and the like.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the controller 4100 can be configured to perform the following steps S310-S320:

in step S310, the state information of the electric bicycle is acquired.

The state information may include at least one of state information on a remaining power of the electric bicycle 4000, state information on whether the electric bicycle 4000 is located in a designated parking area, state information on whether the electric bicycle 4000 is located in a service area, state information on whether the electric bicycle 4000 is successfully returned, and the like.

In one embodiment, the controller 4100 can acquire the state information of the electric bicycle according to the trigger of the setting event. In this embodiment, the controller 4100 can be arranged to perform the following steps: detecting a set event; and performing an operation of the state information of the electric bicycle in a case where the setting event is detected.

In this embodiment, different events may be set for different status information to trigger the obtaining of the corresponding status information, so that the obtaining of the status information of the electric bicycle in step S310 may include: in the case where the setting event is detected, the state information of the electric bicycle is acquired, that is, the state information corresponding to the detected setting event is acquired.

In one embodiment, the controller 4100 can comprise a control assembly disposed in a housing connected to the handlebar, and a housing having an operation hole, wherein the control assembly has a control button corresponding to the operation hole for the user to perform a triggering operation.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the electric bicycle 4000 includes a button 4610, and a signal output terminal of a button circuit in which the button 4610 is located is connected to the controller 4100. In this embodiment, detecting the setting event may include: the controller 4100 receives the first trigger signal output from the signal output terminal in the unlocked state.

In this embodiment, the unlocked state indicates that the electric bicycle 4000 is in the unlocked state.

In this embodiment, the acquiring the state information of the electric bicycle when the setting event is detected may include: under the condition that the unlocking state receives the first trigger signal, acquiring the position information of the electric bicycle; and obtaining first state information according to the position information, wherein the first state information is state information which indicates whether the electric bicycle is located in a designated parking area.

In this embodiment, the electric bicycle 4000 may be configured to detect whether the first trigger signal is received in the unlocked state, and not to perform the detection in the locked state.

In one embodiment, the above position information of the electric bicycle 4000 may be position coordinates of the electric bicycle 4000, and the electric bicycle 4000 may transmit the acquired position information to the server 1000 to detect whether the electric bicycle is positioned in a designated parking area according to the position information by the server 1000, and return first state information to the electric bicycle 4000 according to the detection result, so that the electric bicycle 4000 can control the output device 4500 to output an instruction corresponding to the first state information according to the first state information.

In this embodiment, obtaining the first state information according to the location information may include: sending the position information to a server for position detection, wherein the position detection comprises the following steps: detecting whether the electric bicycle is located in a designated parking area according to the position information to obtain first state information; and acquiring the first state information returned by the server through the position detection.

The designated parking area is an area defined according to the plan and allowing parking, and may also be referred to as a parking fence, a parking spot, etc.

After the parking area is defined, information indicating the parking area may be uploaded to the server 1000 by the operation and maintenance personnel.

For example, the information indicating the parking area may include center position coordinates and an area radius of the parking area, that is, the effective range of the parking area may be defined by the center position coordinates and the area radius. In this regard, the server 1000 may determine whether the electric bicycle 4000 is located in the designated parking area by detecting whether the electric bicycle 4000 is located in the valid range according to the position information of the electric bicycle 4000.

For another example, the information indicating the parking area may also include position coordinates of a corner point of a boundary of the parking area, where the corner point is an unguided point on the boundary, and the effective range of the parking area is defined by the position coordinates of the corner point. In this regard, the server 1000 may determine whether the electric bicycle 4000 is located in the designated parking area by detecting whether the electric bicycle 4000 is located in the valid range according to the position information of the electric bicycle 4000.

In another embodiment, the position information of the electric bicycle 4000 may also be relative position information reflecting a relative positional relationship between the electric bicycle 4000 and a calibration object provided in a parking area. The relative position information may include an identifier of a calibration object corresponding to the parking area and a signal strength reference value corresponding to the calibration object, where the calibration object is, for example, a bluetooth device or a radio frequency identification device disposed in the parking area. In this regard, after scanning the signal broadcast by the calibration object, the electric bicycle 4000 may determine whether it is located in the designated parking area according to the identifier of the scanned calibration object and the corresponding signal intensity value, and further obtain the first state information.

In the embodiment where the electric bicycle 4000 includes the button 4610, the above detection of the setting event may also include: the controller 4100 receives a second trigger signal output by the signal output terminal in the unlocking state, wherein the second trigger signal is different from the first trigger signal.

In this embodiment, a triggering manner corresponding to the first triggering signal and a triggering manner corresponding to the second triggering signal may be set, so that the user may operate the key 4610 in the first triggering manner to enable the key circuit where the key 4610 is located to output the first triggering signal to the controller 4100, and operate the key 4610 in the second triggering manner to enable the key circuit where the key 4610 is located to output the first triggering signal to the controller 4100, thereby implementing the multiplexing design for the key 4610. For example, the triggering manner corresponding to the first triggering signal may be set as a short pressing of the key 4610, and the triggering manner corresponding to the second triggering signal may be set as a long pressing of the key 4610, wherein the long pressing of the key 4610 means that the key 4610 is continuously pressed for not less than a set time period, and the short pressing of the key 4610 means that the key 4610 is continuously pressed for less than the set time period.

In this embodiment, the above acquiring the state information of the electric bicycle in the case where the setting event is detected may include: under the condition that the unlocking state receives a second trigger signal, returning the vehicle to the detection operation; and acquiring second state information obtained by the vehicle returning detection operation, wherein the second state information is state information indicating whether the vehicle returning is successful or not.

In this embodiment, the user may trigger the returning request in the second trigger manner by using the button 4610 provided in the electric bicycle 4000, and the controller 4100 performs the returning detection operation when receiving the second trigger signal.

In this embodiment, the electric bicycle 4000 may be configured to detect whether the second trigger signal is received in the unlocked state, and not to perform the detection in the locked state.

In this embodiment, the controller 4100 performing the returning detection operation may include: acquiring parking state information of the vehicle according to the second trigger signal; sending a lock closing request carrying the parking state information to the server 1000 to detect whether the lock closing condition is met; and controlling the locking of the electric bicycle in response to a locking instruction returned by the server 1000 according to the detection result meeting the locking condition so as to finish returning the bicycle.

In this embodiment, in the case that the electric bicycle 4000 has the physical lock, the control electric bicycle locking finger controls the physical lock to perform the locking action. In the case that the electric bicycle 4000 does not have the physical lock, the electric bicycle locking control finger sets the switch state of the electric bicycle to the locking state, which is the state of prohibiting use, and is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, the controller 4100 may determine that the vehicle is successfully returned when the electric bicycle 4000 is successfully locked according to the lock closing instruction, otherwise, determine that the vehicle cannot be successfully returned, and the second state information obtained at this time is state information indicating that the vehicle is successfully returned.

In this embodiment, when the controller 4100 receives a response message indicating that the vehicle return detection is not passed, the second status information obtained by the controller 4100 is status information indicating that the vehicle return cannot be successfully performed.

The above parking state information may include parking position information of the electric bicycle 4000. The parking position information of the electric bicycle 4000 reflects the parking position of the vehicle.

The parking state information may also include parking direction information of the electric bicycle 4000. The parking direction information of the electric bicycle 4000 reflects the direction of the electric bicycle 4000 when parked, i.e., reflects the parking direction of the electric bicycle 4000. For example, according to the parking direction information of the electric bicycle 4000, it is determined that the parking direction of the electric bicycle 4000 is a true north direction, or a true north is 10 ° off east, etc.

The direction information of the electric bicycle 4000 at any time, for example, parking direction information, may include attitude data collected by an attitude sensor mounted on the electric bicycle 4000 or a direction angle calculated from the attitude data. The attitude sensor comprises at least one motion sensor such as a three-axis gyroscope, a three-axis accelerometer, a three-axis electronic compass and the like.

In this embodiment, after obtaining the parking state information, the electric bicycle 4000 generates a lock closing request carrying the parking state information, and sends the lock closing request to the server 1000. The electric bicycle 4000 may send the locking request and the parking state information through one data packet, or may send the locking request and the parking state information through different data packets, which is not limited herein.

After receiving the locking request, the server 1000 detects whether the vehicle meets the locking condition according to the parking state information provided by the vehicle.

For example, the parking state information includes parking position information. The detection of whether the lock condition is met by the server 1000 may include: detecting whether the electric bicycle is parked in a designated parking area or not according to the parking position information; and determining that the electric bicycle is not in a locked condition if the electric bicycle is not parked in the parking area.

As another example, the parking state information includes parking direction information. The server 1000 performs detection on whether the lock condition is met, which may include the following steps: detecting whether the parking direction of the electric bicycle is consistent with the standard parking direction of the position area according to the parking direction information; and in the case of inconsistency, determining that the electric bicycle is not in the locking condition.

For another example, the parking state detection may further include information on whether the electric bicycle falls down, i.e., information indicating whether the electric bicycle falls down. In this embodiment, the detecting whether the lock closing condition is met by the server may include: and detecting whether the electric bicycle is in a falling state according to the information of whether the electric bicycle falls down, and determining that the electric bicycle does not accord with the locking condition under the condition that the electric bicycle is in the falling state.

Regarding the above detection items performed according to the parking position information, the parking direction information, and the falling or falling information, the server may be configured to implement some or all of the detection items to determine whether the electric bicycle meets the locking condition, which is not limited herein.

In addition, the parking status information may further include other status information, such as electric quantity information, vehicle speed information, and the like, so that the server 1000 performs other detections on whether the lock-off condition is met, which is not limited herein.

In an embodiment where the electric bicycle 4000 includes the button 4610, the above detection of the setting event may include: and receiving a third trigger signal output by the signal output end in the locking state.

The third trigger signal may be the same as the first trigger signal or the second trigger signal, or may be different from both the first trigger signal and the second trigger signal, which is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, the above acquiring the state information of the electric bicycle in the case where the setting event is detected may include: and acquiring third state information of the electric bicycle under the condition that the third trigger signal is received in the locking state, wherein the third state information is state information representing the first residual electric quantity of the electric bicycle in the locking state.

The first remaining capacity is also the remaining capacity of the battery module of the electric bicycle in the locked state.

The locking state means that the electric bicycle is in the locking state.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the electric bicycle may further include a vibration sensor, and the vibration sensor is located at a signal output terminal of the vibration detection circuit and connected to the controller to output a detection signal to the controller, wherein the detection signal reflects whether the electric bicycle is vibrated or not.

In this embodiment, the vibration sensor may be an acceleration sensor, or may be another type of sensor that can be used to detect the vibration of the electric bicycle, such as a speed sensor or a non-contact eddy current sensor, which is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, the above detecting the setting event may include: and determining that the electric bicycle vibrates in the locking state according to the detection signal.

For example, determining that the electric bicycle vibrates in the locked state according to the detection signal may include: when the electric bicycle is in a locked state, obtaining the vibration amplitude of the electric bicycle in a set direction according to the detection signal; when the vibration amplitude exceeds a set amplitude, it is determined that the electric bicycle is vibrated in the locked state.

In this embodiment, the above acquiring the state information of the electric bicycle in the case where the setting event is detected may include: and acquiring third state information of the electric bicycle under the condition that the electric bicycle is determined to vibrate in the locked state according to the detection signal, wherein the third state information is state information representing the first residual capacity of the electric bicycle in the locked state.

In this embodiment, the user may, for example, tap the seat of the electric bicycle 4000 to cause the electric bicycle 4000 to generate a vibration in the locked state, which satisfies a set condition that the vibration amplitude in the set direction exceeds a set amplitude, at which time the controller 4100 of the electric bicycle 4000 may determine that the electric bicycle 4000 is vibrated in the locked state according to the detection signal output by the vibration sensor, and further perform an operation of acquiring the third state information of the electric bicycle 4000 to control the output device to indicate the first remaining amount of power according to the third state information.

In one embodiment, the acquiring of the state information of the electric bicycle in step S310 may include: and acquiring fourth state information of the electric bicycle in the unlocking state, wherein the fourth state information is state information representing second residual electric quantity of the electric bicycle in the unlocking state.

The second remaining capacity is also the remaining capacity of the battery module of the electric bicycle in the unlocked state.

According to this embodiment, the controller 4100 will be able to control the output device to make a status indication corresponding to the fourth status information.

In one embodiment, the acquiring of the state information of the electric bicycle in step S310 may include: and acquiring fifth state information indicating that the electric bicycle is located outside the operation area in the unlocking state.

The operation area refers to a pre-defined area that allows operations to share the electric bicycle service. For example, in a city where electric bicycles are operated, a corresponding operation area is defined.

In this embodiment, the server may determine whether the electric bicycle 4000 is located outside the operating area according to the location information reported by the electric bicycle 4000 in the unlocked state and/or the location information reported by the user terminal, and send the fifth status information to the controller 4100 of the electric bicycle 4000 when the electric bicycle is located outside the operating area, so that the electric bicycle 4000 performs a corresponding status indication, thereby prompting the user to ride the electric bicycle 4000 back to the operating area.

Step S320, controlling the output device to instruct the corresponding state according to the state information.

In the case where the output device 4500 includes a display device, the controller 4100 can control the output device 4500 to indicate the corresponding state by characters and/or images.

In the case where the output device 4500 includes an audio output device including, for example, a speaker and/or a buzzer, the controller 4100 may control the output device 4500 to indicate the corresponding state by voice and/or a buzzer.

In the case where the output device 4500 includes a light output device including, for example, an LED indicator lamp, the controller 4100 may control the output device 4500 to indicate the corresponding state by lighting.

In the case where the output device 4500 includes a vibration output device, the controller 4100 may control the output device 4500 to instruct a corresponding state by vibration or the like.

In one embodiment, the output device 4500 may include a light output device, and the controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding status according to the status information in step S320 may include: in a case where the above first state information indicates that the electric bicycle is not located in the designated parking area, the first key indicator lamp of the light output device is controlled to be turned on.

In a case where the first state information indicates that the electric bicycle is not located in the designated parking area, for example, the first key indicator lamp is turned on. In this way, when the user activates the key 4610 in the first activation manner so that the key circuit in which the key 4610 is located outputs the first activation signal to the controller 4100, it may be determined that the electric bicycle 4000 is not currently located in the designated parking area if the first key indicator is turned on, and it may be determined that the electric bicycle 4000 is currently located in the parking area if the first key indicator is not turned on.

In one embodiment, the output device 4500 may include a light output device, and the controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding status according to the status information in step S320 may include: and controlling the second key indicator lamp of the light output device to be turned on when the second state information is the state information indicating that the vehicle cannot be successfully returned.

When the second status information is status information indicating that the vehicle cannot be successfully returned, the second key indicator lamp is turned on in red, for example.

The first key indicator light and the second key indicator light may be the same indicator light or different key indicator lights, which is not limited herein.

In this way, when the user needs to return the vehicle, the button 4610 is triggered in the second triggering manner, so that the button circuit where the button 4610 is located outputs the second triggering signal to the controller 4100, if the second button indicator lamp is turned on, it may be determined that the electric bicycle 4000 is not in compliance with the lock-off condition currently, and the lock cannot be turned off, that is, the vehicle return fails.

In one embodiment, the output device 4500 can include a light output device that includes at least two charge indicator lights.

In this embodiment, the step S320 of controlling the output device to instruct the corresponding state according to the state information may include: according to the third state information, determining an electric quantity indicator lamp corresponding to the first residual electric quantity; and controlling the corresponding electric quantity indicator lamp to light.

For example, the light output device includes five power indicating lamps arranged in series, wherein in the case where the first remaining power is in the first section S1, the corresponding power indicating lamp includes a first power indicating lamp, in the case where the first remaining power is in the second section S2, the corresponding power indicating lamp includes the first power indicating lamp and a second power indicating lamp, in the case where the first remaining power is in the third section S3, the corresponding power indicating lamp includes the first power indicating lamp, the second power indicating lamp and a third power indicating lamp, in the case where the first remaining power is in the fourth section S4, the corresponding power indicating lamp includes the first power indicating lamp, the second power indicating lamp, the third power indicating lamp and a fourth power indicating lamp, and in the case where the first remaining power is in the fifth section S5, the corresponding electric quantity indicating lamps comprise the five electric quantity indicating lamps.

The remaining capacity can be represented by a state of charge, i.e. a ratio of the remaining capacity to the capacity in a fully charged state, and is not limited herein.

For example, the above first section S1 may be that the first remaining capacity is less than 20%, the above second section S2 may be that the first remaining capacity is greater than or equal to 20% and less than 35%, the third section S3 may be that the first remaining capacity is greater than or equal to 35% and less than 55%, the fourth section S4 may be that the first remaining capacity is greater than or equal to 55% and less than 75%, and the fifth section S5 may be that the first remaining capacity is greater than or equal to 75%.

In one embodiment, the at least two power indicator lamps may include a specific indicator lamp having a first indicator color and a second indicator color, wherein the first indicator color is used for indicating the first remaining power, and the second indicator color is used for indicating the first remaining power and a first specific state corresponding to the first remaining power.

In this embodiment, the step S320 of controlling the output device to instruct the corresponding state according to the state information may further include: judging whether the electric bicycle is in a first specific state or not according to the third state information; and controlling the specific indicator lamp to light in the second indication color when in the first specific state.

In this embodiment, the specific indicator light is, for example, a first power indicator light.

The first specific state is, for example, a state in which the lock cannot be opened.

The above determining whether the electric bicycle is in the first specific state according to the third state information may include: in a case where the third state information indicates that the first remaining capacity is located in the first section S1, it is determined that the electric bicycle is in the first specific state.

The second indication color is, for example, red and the first indication color is, for example, green.

And under the condition that the third state information indicates that the first residual capacity is in other intervals, determining that the electric bicycle is not in the first specific state, and controlling the specific indicator lamp to be lightened in a first indicating color to indicate the first residual capacity together with other capacity indicator lamps.

Under the condition that the electric bicycle is in the first specific state, the specific indicator lamp is controlled to be lightened in the second indicating color, and a user can know the first residual capacity of the electric bicycle in the locked state and whether the electric bicycle is in the first specific state in the locked state according to the lightening condition.

In one embodiment, the output device comprises a light output device comprising at least two charge indicator lights.

In this embodiment, the step S320 of controlling the output device to instruct the corresponding state according to the state information may include: according to the fourth state information, determining an electric quantity indicator lamp corresponding to the second residual electric quantity; and controlling the corresponding electric quantity indicator lamp to light.

For example, the light output device includes five power indicating lamps arranged in series, wherein the corresponding power indicating lamp includes a first power indicating lamp in the case where the second remaining power is in the first interval S1 ', the corresponding power indicating lamp includes a first power indicating lamp and a second power indicating lamp in the case where the first remaining power is in the second interval S2 ', the corresponding power indicating lamp includes a first power indicating lamp, a second power indicating lamp, and a third power indicating lamp in the case where the first remaining power is in the third interval S3 ', the corresponding power indicating lamp includes a first power indicating lamp, a second power indicating lamp, a third power indicating lamp, and a fourth power indicating lamp in the case where the first remaining power is in the fourth interval S4 ', and the corresponding power indicating lamp includes a first power indicating lamp, a second power indicating lamp, a third power indicating lamp, and a fourth power indicating lamp in the case where the first remaining power is in the fifth interval S5 ', the corresponding electric quantity indicating lamps comprise the five electric quantity indicating lamps.

For example, the above first section S1 ' may be that the first remaining capacity is less than 15%, the above second section S2 ' may be that the first remaining capacity is greater than or equal to 15% and less than 35%, the third section S3 ' may be that the first remaining capacity is greater than or equal to 35% and less than 55%, the fourth section S4 ' may be that the first remaining capacity is greater than or equal to 55% and less than 75%, and the fifth section S5 ' may be that the first remaining capacity is greater than or equal to 75%.

The definition of the above interval may be different or the same between the locked state and the unlocked state, and is not limited herein.

In an embodiment where the at least two power indicator lamps include the above specific indicator lamp, a first indication color of the specific indicator lamp may be used for indicating the second remaining power, and a second indication color of the specific indicator lamp may be used for indicating the second remaining power and a second specific state corresponding to the second remaining power.

In this embodiment, the step S320 of controlling the output device to instruct the corresponding state according to the state information may include: judging whether the electric bicycle is in a second specific state or not according to the fourth state information; and controlling the specific indicator lamp to light in a second indication color when in the second specific state.

The second specific state is, for example, a state in which the low power cannot provide the riding assist, that is, the motor of the electric bicycle cannot provide the riding assist at this time.

The above determining whether the electric bicycle is in the second specific state according to the fourth state information may include: in a case where the fourth state information indicates that the second remaining capacity is in the first section S1', it is determined that the electric bicycle is in the second specific state.

And under the condition that the fourth state information indicates that the second residual capacity is in other intervals, determining that the electric bicycle is not in the second specific state, and controlling the specific indicator lamp to be lightened in the first indicating color to indicate the second residual capacity together with other capacity indicator lamps.

Under the condition that the electric bicycle is in the second specific state, the specific indicator lamp is controlled to be lightened in the second indicating color, and a user can know the second residual capacity of the electric bicycle in the unlocking state and whether the electric bicycle is in the second specific state in the unlocking state according to the lightening condition.

In one embodiment, the output device 4500 may include an audio output device, and the step S320 of controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding status according to the status information may include: in a case where the above first state information indicates that the electric bicycle is located in the designated parking area, controlling the audio output device to output a first voice indication corresponding to the electric bicycle being located in the parking area; and in the case where the above first state information indicates that the electric bicycle is not located in the designated parking area, controlling the audio output device to output a second voice instruction or the like corresponding to the electric bicycle not being located in the parking area.

In one embodiment, the output devices 4500 can also include audio output devices. In this embodiment, the step S320 of controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding status according to the status information may include: under the condition that the second state information indicates that the car is successfully returned, controlling the audio output device to output a voice indication corresponding to the successful car return; and under the condition that the second state information indicates that the car cannot be successfully returned, controlling the audio output device to output a voice prompt corresponding to the car returning failure.

As can be seen from steps S310 and S320, the electric bicycle 4000 of the present embodiment can acquire the state information of the electric bicycle in the unlocked state and/or the locked state, and control the output device 4500 of the electric bicycle to instruct the corresponding state based on the state information. In this way, the user can know the important state of the electric bicycle 4000 in time according to the instructions for various states output by the electric bicycle 4000, so that the user can use the electric bicycle 4000 more conveniently.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the controller 4100 of the electric bicycle 4000 in the unlocked state can be configured to perform the following steps S610 to S660.

Step S610, detecting whether the first trigger signal triggered by the key 4610 is received, if yes, performing step S620, and if no, continuing the detection according to step S610.

Step S620 detects whether the set time is reached according to the set period, if yes, step S630 is executed, and the detection according to step S620 is continuously executed, and if no, the detection according to step S620 is continuously executed.

In step S620, the position information of the electric bicycle 4000 is acquired, and the first state information is obtained according to the position information, and then step S630 is performed.

In step S630, the output device is controlled to perform an instruction corresponding to the first state information according to the first state information, and then the process proceeds to step S660.

Step S640 is to determine whether fifth status information indicating that the electric bicycle is located outside the operating area is received, if so, step S650 is performed, and if not, step S640 is continued.

In step S650, the output device is controlled to give an instruction corresponding to the fifth status information according to the fifth status information, and then the process proceeds to step S660.

In this embodiment, in the case where the first status information indicates that electric bicycle 4000 is not located in the designated parking area, the user can return to the parking area found previously by searching for the nearby parking area on the map provided by the vehicle use application of user terminal 2000 or by looking for the nearby parking area with the naked eye according to the indication of the corresponding status given by electric bicycle 4000 through output device 4500.

In the case where the user determines that the electric bicycle 4000 is located in the designated parking area according to the instruction of the output device 4500, the key 4610 may be operated in the second trigger manner so that the key circuit in which the key 4610 is located can output the second trigger signal to the controller 4100.

In step S660, when the second trigger signal triggered by the button 4610 is received, the car return detection operation is performed according to the second trigger signal, and the second state information obtained by the car return detection operation is acquired, and then step S670 is executed.

Step S670, controlling the output device to perform an instruction corresponding to the second state information according to the second state information.

The electric bicycle 4000 may have the same or similar hardware structure as the electric bicycle 3000 in fig. 1, and thus, the detailed description thereof is omitted.

The present invention may be a system, method and/or computer program product. The computer program product may include a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied therewith for causing a processor to implement various aspects of the present invention.

The computer readable storage medium may be a tangible device that can hold and store the instructions for use by the instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic memory device, a magnetic memory device, an optical memory device, an electromagnetic memory device, a semiconductor memory device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer readable storage medium would include the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanical coding device, such as punch cards or in-groove projection structures having instructions stored thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. Computer-readable storage media as used herein is not to be construed as transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through a waveguide or other transmission medium (e.g., optical pulses through a fiber optic cable), or electrical signals transmitted through electrical wires.

The computer-readable program instructions described herein may be downloaded from a computer-readable storage medium to a respective computing/processing device, or to an external computer or external storage device via a network, such as the internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and/or a wireless network. The network may include copper transmission cables, fiber optic transmission, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. The network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer-readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer-readable program instructions for storage in a computer-readable storage medium in the respective computing/processing device.

The computer program instructions for carrying out operations of the present invention may be assembler instructions, Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) instructions, machine-related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Smalltalk, C + + or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The computer-readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider). In some embodiments, aspects of the present invention are implemented by personalizing an electronic circuit, such as a programmable logic circuit, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), with state information of computer-readable program instructions, which can execute the computer-readable program instructions.

Aspects of the present invention are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-readable program instructions.

These computer-readable program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer-readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer, programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer-readable medium storing the instructions comprises an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions. It is well known to those skilled in the art that implementation by hardware, implementation by software, and implementation by a combination of software and hardware are equivalent.

Having described embodiments of the present invention, the foregoing description is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and not limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or improvements made to the technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electric bicycle comprises a controller and an output device, wherein the output device is connected with the controller; the controller is configured to:

acquiring state information of the electric bicycle;

2. The electric bicycle of claim 1, wherein the output device comprises at least one of an audio output device and a light output device.

3. The electric bicycle of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

detecting a set event;

4. The electric bicycle according to claim 3, wherein the electric bicycle comprises a key, and a signal output end of a key circuit where the key is located is connected with the controller; the detecting a setting event comprises: receiving a first trigger signal output by the signal output end in an unlocking state;

5. The electric bicycle according to any one of claim 4, wherein the obtaining first state information according to the position information includes:

6. The electric bicycle according to claim 3, wherein the electric bicycle comprises a key, and a signal output end of a key circuit where the key is located is connected with the controller; the detecting a setting event comprises: receiving a second trigger signal output by the signal output end in an unlocking state;

7. The electric bicycle according to claim 3, wherein the electric bicycle comprises a key, and a signal output end of a key circuit where the key is located is connected with the controller; the detecting a setting event comprises: receiving a third trigger signal output by the signal output end in a locking state;

8. The electric bicycle according to claim 3, wherein the electric bicycle further comprises a vibration sensor, and a signal output end of a vibration detection circuit of the vibration sensor is connected with the controller to output a detection signal reflecting whether the electric bicycle vibrates to the controller; the detecting a setting event comprises: determining that the electric bicycle vibrates in a locking state according to the detection signal;

9. The electric bicycle of claim 7 or 8, wherein the output device comprises a light output device comprising at least two charge level indicator lights; the controlling the output device to indicate the corresponding state according to the state information includes:

10. The electric bicycle according to claim 9, wherein the at least two power indicator lights comprise a specific indicator light having a first indicator color and a second indicator color, wherein the first indicator color is used for indicating the first remaining power, and the second indicator color is used for indicating the first remaining power and a first specific state corresponding to the first remaining power;

11. The electric bicycle of claim 1, wherein the output device comprises a light output device comprising at least two charge indicator lights;

the acquiring of the state information of the electric bicycle includes:

12. The electric bicycle according to claim 11, wherein the at least two power indicator lights comprise a specific indicator light having a first indicator color and a second indicator color, wherein the first indicator color is used for indicating the second remaining power, and the second indicator color is used for indicating the second remaining power and a second specific state corresponding to the second remaining power;

13. The electric bicycle of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the state information of the electric bicycle comprises:

14. The electric bicycle of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a control assembly and a housing, the control assembly is disposed in the housing, the housing is connected to the handlebar, the housing is provided with an operation hole, and the control assembly has a control button corresponding to the operation hole.