CN1826623A

CN1826623A - Information system

Info

Publication number: CN1826623A
Application number: CNA038270390A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 劳尔·德尔加多·阿卡尔雷塔
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-08-06
Filing date: 2003-08-06
Publication date: 2006-08-30
Also published as: WO2005015506A1; AU2003258732A1; EP1652152A1; JP2007514579A

Abstract

The information system contains a device for storing information data of operating parameters of related motor vehicles, so as to protect outside of data storage device by material combination. The materials have function of providing mechanical, electrical and fire-proof protection.

Description

Infosystem

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to a kind of Vehicle Information System, comprise the equipment that is used to store the information data of closing the vehicle operating parameter, thereby after traffic hazard, can recover described data in the compartment and outside the compartment.

More specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of equipment, this device design becomes to store the information data of closing the vehicle operating parameter, and shift on the road surface not removing driver's hand from bearing circle and do not advance from motor vehicles under driver's the situation of visual attention, allow to use the device of vehicle.

Background technology

At present, some motor vehicles are at their the inner equipment that stores the information data of closing the vehicle operating parameter of installing, for example average velocity, average fuel consumption etc., and described equipment is called truck-mounted computer.

The observer who is positioned at vehicle recovers described information data to observe by the display screen that is installed on the instrument panel appropriate location, for example, so that the vehicle driver can observe the information data of wanting.

Need the driver to remove a hand, will carry out data recovered so that select from road surface moment his/her visual attention of transfer and from bearing circle.By data input device, for example keyboard is manually introduced and is selected.

As a result, in moment, the driver can not make his/her all notice, i.e. vision and manually notice all accumulate on vehicle and the road surface that he is travelling.Therefore, under the situation that traffic changes suddenly, driver's reaction becomes slower, and therefore, crisis moment that spend the driver is recovered the control of vehicle and the visual attention of his road pavement, and the driver may not avoid traffic accident as a result.

Taking place under the situation of traffic hazard, appoint the observer that will understand fully described accident surrounding environment can a dependence information so that determine to cause the real event of described accident, described information be in some cases infer with coarse.

Therefore, need to propose a kind of equipment, allow to preserve and the storage data of recovering relevant vehicular traffic situation and operating conditions, described vehicle may be involved in the traffic hazard of for example collision and so on.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of infosystem; comprise the equipment that is used to store the information data of closing the motor vehicles operating parameter; so that data storage device externally is protected by the combination of material, these materials have the function that mechanical, electric and refractory protection are provided.

Another object of the present invention is to, the equipment that is used for the canned data data should store the data of closing the motor vehicles operating parameter, for example control of the turning to of the initial instant of speed, acceleration, retarded velocity, braking and duration thereof, vehicle, external environment condition situation, A.B.S. (Antilock brake system), T.C. (tractive force control), D.C. (descending control), S.R.S. (anti-skidding control), the vehicle mechanical power that is used for regulation moment and equipment, or the like.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of equipment, allow to be positioned at the observer of vehicle, for example the driver of described vehicle is not shifting his/her notice and is not removing from bearing circle under the situation of his/her hand from the road surface, and operation is installed in the various devices in the vehicle.

Another purpose of the present invention is to operate and to be installed in the compartment and the instantaneous parameters of those devices of operating in the face of the driver shows the pass vehicle, and all are not take place under the situation of the notice that shifts the driver from traffic.Therefore, reduced owing to the electronic equipment that is installed in the compartment is operated the risk that causes accident.

Another purpose of the present invention is when operating electronic equipment, avoids the driver to remove his/her hand and to shift his/her visual attention from the road surface from bearing circle.

Another purpose of the present invention is by the low energy consumption display screen, and for example LCD (LCD), electroluminescence, plasma screen or the like show the information data of selection.

Another purpose of the present invention is to use data input device, and in order to help to select the task of various operator schemes, menu etc., data input device is positioned adjacent to the driver and is used easily.And preferably, data input device is connected to the remainder of system, and does not use line, preferably uses electromagnetic signal, for example infrared ray.

Another purpose of the present invention is, the outer observer of vehicle can recover the vehicle operating parameter accident after, so as to determine before the accident with during event.

Because this memory device, the observer can understand all situations around the accident, for example government staff or insurance company representative.

Another object of the present invention is a kind of simple and low system of cost of exploitation.

Description of drawings

In the description based on accompanying drawing, provide the present invention is explained in more detail below, wherein:

-Fig. 1 is with the form diagram foundation infosystem of the present invention of block scheme.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 represents infosystem of the present invention, comprises the equipment 14 or the truck-mounted computer that are used to store data, and truck-mounted computer is connected to and a plurality ofly is used to detect the equipment 18 of data or is distributed in sensor in the engine different piece.Similarly, computing machine 14 is connected to each device 16, for example auto radio, CD-audio player, global position system such as GPS or similar device that vehicle is equipped with.Similarly, it also is connected to communication facilities 17, and communication facilities 17 can communicate with supervision control center via radio communications system, and radio communications system uses communication protocol, for example short message protocol SMS.The first data input/output device 12 is set, and it has manual element, for example is linked to the key of cursor control.For the data of selecting are carried out Visual Display, not shown screen is provided, by screen and according to selection mode, might the relevant selection data that are connected to each device 16 of computing machine 14 of Visual Display.

The information data of the operating parameter of the relevant engine different piece of computing machine 14 storage, for example energy consumption, pressure, temperature, liquid level, engine speed, the speed of a motor vehicle, braking time or similar parameters, computing machine 14 receives these parameters from each sensor 18.

By being installed in the input of first keyboard 12 on the bearing circle 11, perhaps in addition by being presented at the cursor control in the menu bar on the screen, the driver selects selecting arrangement 16 service data of vehicle and the device in being installed in vehicle, so that he makes not departure direction dish of his/her hand, and can make rapid reaction to the traffic conditions that changes.

Computing machine 14 is hidden in the enclosure, for example is suitable for bearing the enhancing shell 19 of high strength bump, high temperature etc.Shell 19 can for example be comprised heat insulation and stainless material fire resistive material and made by a kind of.Computing machine 14 receives electric power from the accumulator of vehicle and booster battery, booster battery is the described electric power of supply under the situation that the accumulator of vehicle breaks down.Like this, guaranteed the electric power supply of computing machine 14, so that computing machine can and be carried out some operation from the primary storage data under the situation of accident.

In case vehicle launch, different sensor 18 beginnings detect data in real time, when obtaining data, it is sent to computing machine 14 to write down and to store, so that be positioned at the observer in the compartment that may move and when stationary vehicle, be positioned at observer outside the vehicle, can recover these data and seek advice from.

As a result, two observers can both use different equipment so that consulting is stored in the data in the computing machine 14.For example, the observer from outside vehicle consultation information data uses the second data input/output device 15 that is connected to computing machine 14 output ports 20.

Second data input device 15 comprises the alphanumeric keyboard that is used for the I/O data, so that select and want the relevant menu bar of data recovered from computing machine 14.The information data of selecting is presented at and is connected on alphanumeric keyboard and the not shown display monitor.In order to summarize, in case stationary vehicle, the observer of outside vehicle can extract from vehicle and vehicle operating parameter and device 16 information corresponding, and device 16 is installed in the vehicle and can be operated by the driver.The information of recovering can help to clarify accident conditions.

Similarly, though the driver just at steering vehicle, he still can be presented at the information data of relevant operating parameter on the screen, and monitors the device operation be installed in the vehicle.

The driver can show the information data of wanting by display unit, the line holographic projections instrument before for example the information data that will want is projected on the windscreen.Like this, the driver need not shift his/her notice from the road surface that he advances.

First data input device 12 comprises transmitter, transmitter by first keyboard via electromagnetic signal, infrared ray for example, the selection that the driver is carried out is transmitted to the receiving equipment 13 that is installed on the Vehicular instrument panel.

In case receiving equipment 13 has received signal, these signals just supply with computing machine 14 so that the data of recovering to want, and by holographic display device it are shown to the driver.

According to operation, first data input device 12 comprises one group of membrane type control element, for example key or button, and they are corresponding to numeral and alphanumeric character and for example have up and down such functions such as vertical moving, menu move.Similarly, some keys can with kinds of characters and/or function association.

Another selection that makes the driver can select him to wish data presented is that touch-screen is installed, so that by by on the presumptive area that is pressed in described screen, selects the driver to wish that the information data that shows or he wish the device of operating.

In both cases, first data input device 12 and second data input device 15 allow to be manually switched to people in the mode of quickly and easily from the information that shows and wish other information of showing.Must point out, under driver's situation, when he selected and shows that the information data wanted and control are installed in the operation of the different device in the vehicle, he need not shift his/her visual attention from the road surface, and need not make his/her hand departure direction dish 11.

First data input device 12 has the operator scheme of a kind of driver of needs notice seldom, and can be with a finger, and for example thumb is operated.When operating key, it produces corresponding electromagnetic control signal,, passes to the infrared signal of the receiving equipment 13 that is connected to truck-mounted computer from transmitter that is.

Be used for the system of control device 16 will be normally drive and needs during and the system that starts for the operation of these systems, uses a hand, remove this hand from bearing circle 11, and driver's visual attention removed from the road surface for a moment.

The conversion of signals that is received by receiving equipment 13 becomes corresponding electrical control signal so that supply with computing machine 14, thereby according to the information that receives, to produce control signal corresponding for the device 16 of for example musical instruments, window operating system etc., perhaps the information data of recovering to want be shown.

After collision took place, the external observer can recover to be stored in information data in the computing machine 14 by second data input device 15.

Similarly, after accident, send message by foundation SMS agreement, computing machine 14 can send distress call message to Surveillance center via communication unit 17.In case received described message, will notify emergency service department, so that they can provide assistance for automotive occupant in Surveillance center.

The message that sends from the vehicle that suffers accident includes the information of closing the vehicle position, and described information is provided by the minitrack that is connected to computing machine 14, for example gps system.

Importantly will point out above-mentioned major advantage, even because in that do not have under the situation of automotive occupant also can plea for aid, vehicle has the independent equipment of carrying out described task.

Obviously, vehicle comprises and is connected to computing machine 14 and not shown crash sensor, so that in case receive the signal corresponding with accident, computing machine 14 just can produce the control signal corresponding sequence after described signal has sent, for example give the distress call message of Surveillance center.

Claims

1, a kind of equipment that is used to infosystem canned data data; described infosystem is adapted to be mounted within the motor vehicles; it is characterized in that data storage device (14) is designed to externally be protected by the combination of material, these materials have the function that mechanical, electric and refractory protection are provided.

2, equipment according to claim 1, the information data that it is characterized in that the relevant vehicle operating parameter that data storage device (14) collection and storage send from a plurality of data-detection apparatus (18), similarly, control signal can be produced so that operation is installed in the device (16) in the motor vehicles.

3, equipment according to claim 2, it is characterized in that by first input/output device (12) on the bearing circle (11) that is positioned at motor vehicles, may select to be kept at the information data in the data storage device (14), so that information data may be displayed on the display screen that is positioned at motor vehicles.

4, equipment according to claim 3 is characterized in that display screen is a holographic projecting screen.

5, equipment according to claim 2 is characterized in that selectively recovering canned data data by being connected to second input/output device (15) of data message equipment (14) from the outside, having.

6, equipment according to claim 2 is characterized in that, after accident, data storage device (14) produces alerting signal, and alerting signal sends to by radio communications system and monitors control center.

7, equipment according to claim 6 is characterized in that, sends the information of transmitting by radio according to short message protocol SMS.