CN215042442U - Vehicle wading early warning device and vehicle - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a vehicle wading early warning device, which comprises a sensor module, a strategy decision module, a network module and an early warning module; the sensor module comprises a rainfall sensor and a video acquisition unit, the rainfall sensor is connected with the strategy decision module, and the video acquisition unit is connected with the strategy decision module and used for acquiring the water immersion condition in real time to obtain water immersion data and sending the water immersion data to the strategy decision module; the strategy decision module judges the current rainfall condition according to the rainfall data and a preset algorithm, calculates the probability that the vehicle is flooded by water according to the rainfall condition and the water immersion data at different moments, and judges whether to send early warning information to the early warning module to remind a driver; the network module and the early warning module are both connected with the strategy decision module, the network module is used for providing a network connection function, and the early warning module is used for receiving early warning information and reminding a driver that the current vehicle is in risk of being soaked in water. The utility model discloses can send the early warning before the vehicle is flooded, avoid the risk.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to an automotive electronics technical field especially relates to a vehicle early warning device and vehicle of wading.
Background
With the maturity of the related technologies for manufacturing automobiles, automobiles are more and more popular, and at present, automobiles become the main transportation means for people to go out daily. In general, in order to ensure the safety of the driver in the vehicle as much as possible, the vehicle is provided with various protection devices, such as a flooding alarm device, an airbag, and the like. The existing water flooding alarm device can trigger alarm only when the automobile is completely submerged, and although the loss of the automobile can be reduced, for drivers in the automobile, the optimal alarm time is missed, and the survival rate of the drivers in the automobile is reduced.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides a vehicle early warning device and vehicle wade can still reduce the volume when satisfying the heat dispersion of vehicle early warning device and vehicle wade to portable.
In a first aspect, the utility model provides a vehicle early warning device that paddles, the vehicle early warning device that paddles includes sensor module, tactics decision module, network module and early warning module;
the sensor module comprises a rainfall sensor and a video acquisition unit, the rainfall sensor is connected with the strategy decision module and used for calculating rainfall in real time to obtain rainfall data and sending the rainfall data to the strategy decision module, and the video acquisition unit is connected with the strategy decision module and used for acquiring water immersion conditions in real time to obtain water immersion data and sending the water immersion data to the strategy decision module;
the strategy decision module judges the current rainfall condition according to the rainfall data and a preset algorithm, calculates the probability of the vehicle being flooded by water according to the rainfall condition and the water immersion data at different moments, and judges whether to send early warning information to the early warning module to remind a driver;
the network module and the early warning module are both connected with the strategy decision module, the network module is used for providing a network connection function, and the early warning module is used for receiving the early warning information and reminding the driver that the current vehicle is at risk of being soaked in water.
Furthermore, the video acquisition unit comprises an in-vehicle information acquisition unit and an out-vehicle information acquisition unit, the in-vehicle information acquisition unit and the out-vehicle information acquisition unit are connected with the strategy decision module, the in-vehicle information acquisition unit is used for acquiring the water immersion condition in the vehicle to obtain water immersion data and sending the water immersion data to the strategy decision module, and the out-vehicle information acquisition unit is used for acquiring the water level condition outside the vehicle to obtain water level data and sending the water level data to the strategy decision module.
Furthermore, the system also comprises a sound capturing unit, wherein the sound capturing unit is connected with the strategy decision module and is used for collecting the environment sound outside the vehicle and the sound inside the vehicle.
Furthermore, the early warning module comprises a call unit and a reminding unit, wherein the call unit is respectively connected with the strategy decision module and the network module and is used for receiving the early warning information and sending a call signal to a rescue unit through the network module;
the reminding unit is connected with the strategy decision module and used for receiving the early warning information, reminding the driver that the current vehicle is in risk of being soaked in water, and sending the early warning information to the terminal equipment of the driver through the network module.
Furthermore, the reminding unit comprises a voice reminding unit and a video connecting unit, the voice reminding unit is connected with the strategy decision module and used for receiving the early warning information to remind the driver through voice, and the video connecting unit is respectively connected with the strategy decision module and the display screen and used for receiving the early warning information and reminding the driver through the display screen.
And the information storage unit is connected with the strategy decision module and used for storing historical flooding point data.
The power supply unit is connected with the strategy decision module and used for supplying power to the strategy decision module.
Further, the intelligent water logging system further comprises a Bluetooth module, wherein the Bluetooth module is respectively connected with the strategy decision module and terminal equipment of the driver, so that the driver can remotely acquire the water logging data through the terminal equipment.
Further, the policy decision module is a CPU.
In a second aspect, the present invention also provides a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is provided with any one of the above-mentioned vehicles wading early warning device.
The vehicle wading early warning device and the vehicle provided by the utility model are provided with the sensor module on the vehicle, and calculates rainfall in real time through a rainfall sensor in the sensor module to obtain rainfall data, and the video acquisition unit acquires the water immersion condition of the vehicle to obtain water immersion data, and sends the water immersion data and rainfall data to the strategy decision module, the strategy decision module acquires real-time weather forecast information and early warning information of a water immersion point from a third party through the network module, so that the strategy decision module calculates the probability of the current vehicle being flooded by water and judges whether to send out early warning information according to the third-party early warning information, the water logging data, the rainfall data and the preset algorithm, therefore, the early warning can be sent out before the vehicle is flooded, the risk of flooding the vehicle is reduced, and the survival probability of the driver in the flooding accident is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle wading early warning device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle wading early warning device according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle wading early warning device according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle wading early warning device according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle wading early warning device according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle wading warning device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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The technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in the specification and the appended claims refers to any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items, and includes such combinations.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is the utility model provides a vehicle early warning device 100 that paddles's structure schematic diagram, the utility model discloses can early warning flooding danger in advance, reduce the probability that the vehicle was flooded by water.
As shown in fig. 1, the vehicle wading early warning device 100 provided by the present invention includes a sensor module 20, a policy decision module 10, a network module 30, and an early warning module 40; the sensor module 20 comprises a rainfall sensor 21 and a video acquisition unit 22, the rainfall sensor 21 is connected with the strategy decision module 10 and used for calculating rainfall in real time to obtain rainfall data and sending the rainfall data to the strategy decision module 10, and the video acquisition unit 22 is connected with the strategy decision module 10 and used for acquiring water immersion conditions in real time to obtain water immersion data and sending the water immersion data to the strategy decision module 10; the strategy decision module 10 judges the current rainfall condition according to the rainfall data and a preset algorithm, calculates the probability of the vehicle being flooded by water according to the rainfall condition and the water immersion data at different moments, and judges whether to send early warning information to the early warning module 40 to remind a driver; the network module 30 and the early warning module 40 are both connected to the strategy decision module 10, the network module 30 is used for providing a network connection function, and the early warning module 40 is used for receiving the early warning information and reminding the driver that the current vehicle is at risk of being soaked in water.
Specifically, the sensor module 20 includes a rainfall sensor 21 and a video capture unit 22, the rainfall sensor 21 is usually disposed at the windshield wiper of the vehicle or on the front windshield of the vehicle, and the rainfall is determined by detecting the change of the total amount of the rainwater on the windshield, and the rainfall data is sent to the policy decision module 10. The video acquisition unit 22 is used for acquiring video information, and can be arranged inside and outside the vehicle, and the current water level condition of the vehicle can be acquired outside the vehicle, for example, water has submerged wheels, and the condition of being soaked by water in the vehicle can be acquired in the vehicle, for example, water has submerged a gearbox, and the video acquisition unit 22 acquires the water soaking video information inside and outside the vehicle and sends the acquired water soaking data to the strategy decision module 10.
The policy decision module 10 calculates the rainfall condition of the current external environment according to the rainfall data and a preset algorithm, wherein the preset algorithm is an algorithm disclosed by the technology in the field for judging the rainfall condition according to the rainfall data, the policy decision module 10 acquires weather early warning information and flooding point early warning information provided by a third party through the network module 30, and simultaneously, the current rainfall condition is judged to be light rain, medium rain, heavy rain or heavy rain by combining the rainfall data and the preset algorithm. When the current rainfall condition is light rain or medium rain, the probability of the vehicle being flooded is very small, and therefore, the policy decision module 10 does not need to further process the current rainfall condition, and when the current rainfall condition is heavy rain or heavy rain, the vehicle may be flooded, and therefore, further judgment needs to be performed according to the flooding data. The video acquisition unit 22 acquires the water immersion condition of the vehicle in real time, and sends the water immersion data to the strategy decision module 10, the strategy decision module 10 judges the probability of the vehicle being flooded according to the water immersion data at different moments, for example, the water immersion data at the first moment shows that water just arrives at the bottom of the tire of the vehicle, the water immersion data at the second moment shows that the water has just passed half of the tire of the vehicle, and the interval between the first moment and the second moment is 20 minutes, which indicates that the water level rises faster, the vehicle has the risk of flooding, and the strategy decision module 10 sends out early warning information to the early warning unit to remind a driver that the current vehicle has the risk of flooding and drives away from the current road section as soon as possible. The early warning unit can remind the driver through modes such as voice broadcast or video broadcast, and the current vehicle has the risk of being flooded by water. The network module 30 is used for providing a network connection function, so that the policy decision module 10 can obtain related data, such as weather early warning and historical flooding point data, through the network module 30, and meanwhile, can call for help through the network module 30. In addition, the policy decision module 10 may send the relevant warning information to the terminal device of the driver, such as a mobile phone and a tablet computer, through the network module 30, so that when the driver is not in the vehicle, the terminal device may also check the water immersion condition inside and outside the vehicle in real time, and remove the vehicle in advance to avoid the risk.
As shown in fig. 2, as a further embodiment, the video collecting unit 22 includes an in-vehicle information collecting unit 221 and an out-vehicle information collecting unit 222, both the in-vehicle information collecting unit 221 and the out-vehicle information collecting unit 222 are connected to the policy decision module 10, the in-vehicle information collecting unit 221 is configured to collect water immersion conditions in a vehicle to obtain water immersion data, and send the water immersion data to the policy decision module 10, and the out-vehicle information collecting unit 222 is configured to collect water level conditions outside the vehicle to obtain water level data, and send the water level data to the policy decision module 10.
The in-vehicle information collection unit 221 is configured to collect conditions inside the vehicle, such as conditions of a driver inside the vehicle and water immersion inside the vehicle, and send water immersion data and other conditions inside the vehicle to the policy decision module 10, and the out-vehicle information collection unit 222 is configured to collect water level conditions outside the vehicle and rain conditions, such as which position of the vehicle the water passes through, or determine current rain conditions according to the concentration of rainwater, and send the water level data outside the vehicle to the policy decision module 10. The strategy decision module 10 can determine the probability that the current vehicle is submerged by water according to the water level data and the water immersion data at different moments. The water level data are mainly used for detecting the water level condition outside the current vehicle, the water immersion data are mainly used for detecting the water inlet condition in the vehicle, and the current vehicle can be accurately judged whether to have the risk of flooding by combining the data in the two aspects. The in-vehicle information collection unit 221 and the out-vehicle information collection unit 222 may be specifically cameras.
As shown in fig. 3, as a further embodiment, the system further includes a sound capturing unit 50, where the sound capturing unit 50 is connected to the policy decision module 10 and is configured to capture an external environment sound and an internal sound.
The sound capturing unit 50 is used for collecting external environmental sound and in-vehicle sound, the external environmental sound may include thunder and rain dropping sound, the in-vehicle sound may include speaking content of a driver and sound of water immersion in the vehicle, and the policy decision module 10 may more accurately judge the probability that the current vehicle is submerged by water by combining with the video information collected by the video collecting unit 22. The sound capturing unit 50 may be a microphone.
As shown in fig. 4, as a further embodiment, the early warning module 40 includes a call unit 41 and a reminding unit 42, where the call unit 41 is respectively connected to the policy decision module 10 and the network module 30, and is configured to receive the early warning information and send a call signal to a rescue unit through the network module 30; the reminding unit 42 is connected to the strategy decision module 10, and configured to receive the early warning information and remind the driver that the current vehicle is at risk of being soaked in water.
The distress call unit 41 is configured to send a distress call signal to an external rescue unit, where the distress call signal may include a current position of a vehicle and a situation of being immersed in water, and the reminding unit 42 is mainly configured to remind a driver in the vehicle that the current vehicle is at a risk of being flooded in water, so that the driver drives away from a current road section, and the risk is avoided.
As shown in fig. 5, as a further embodiment, the reminding unit 42 includes a voice reminding unit 421 and a video connecting unit 422, the voice reminding unit 421 is connected to the strategic decision module 10 for receiving the early warning information to remind the driver through voice, and the video connecting unit 422 is respectively connected to the strategic decision module 10 and the display screen for receiving the early warning information and reminding the driver through the display screen.
The voice prompt unit 421 is configured to prompt a driver of the current vehicle of the vehicle to be flooded through voice broadcast, and the video connection unit 422 is configured to connect the strategy decision module 10 and the display screen, so that the driver can be accurately informed of the water level condition of the current vehicle and the flooding probability through an in-vehicle video.
As shown in fig. 6, as a further embodiment, the system further includes an information storage unit 60, where the information storage unit 60 is connected to the policy decision module 10, and is used to store historical flooding point data.
The information storage unit 60 is configured to store historical flooding point data, and the policy decision module 10 may obtain the historical flooding point data from the network through the network module 30, or may download and store the historical flooding point data to the information storage unit 60 in advance, and update the data periodically, so that when the network module 30 fails, related data may still be obtained from the information storage unit 60.
In a further embodiment, the system further includes a power supply unit 70, where the power supply unit 70 is connected to the policy decision module 10 and is configured to supply power to the policy decision module 10.
The power supply unit 70 is configured to independently supply power to the strategy decision module 10, and in general, the vehicle wading early warning device 100 is powered by a main circuit system of the vehicle, and when a main circuit fault occurs due to a flooding fault, the power supply unit 70 may be switched to supply power.
In a further embodiment, the vehicle-mounted intelligent water logging system further comprises a bluetooth module 80, and the bluetooth module 80 is respectively connected with the strategy decision module 10 and an external intelligent device, so that the driver can remotely obtain the water logging data through the external intelligent device.
Wherein, bluetooth module 80 is used for supplementary network module 30, can be connected with outside intelligent equipment for when the network module breaks down, also can acquire the water logging condition of vehicle through bluetooth module 80.
In a further embodiment, the policy decision module 10 is a CPU.
The CPU can judge the rainfall condition according to a preset algorithm and by combining rainfall data, and can judge the probability that the current vehicle is flooded by water according to the water logging data.
The utility model also discloses a vehicle, the vehicle be provided with any of the above-mentioned embodiments the vehicle early warning device 100 that paddles.
The utility model discloses can calculate rainfall data through rainfall sensor for the tactics decision-making module can be according to rainfall data and predetermine the algorithm and judge the current rainfall condition, and simultaneously, can acquire the water logging data through the video acquisition unit, and judge the probability that current vehicle was flooded by the water according to the water logging data at different moments, thereby judge whether need send early warning information and call for help signal, and then make the vehicle can avoid the risk in advance, reduce the probability by the flooding, vehicle and navigating mate's security has been improved.
The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical scope of the present invention, and these modifications or replacements should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
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1. The utility model provides a vehicle early warning device that paddles which characterized in that includes: the system comprises a sensor module, a strategy decision module, a network module and an early warning module;
the sensor module comprises a rainfall sensor and a video acquisition unit, the rainfall sensor is connected with the strategy decision module and used for calculating rainfall in real time to obtain rainfall data and sending the rainfall data to the strategy decision module, and the video acquisition unit is connected with the strategy decision module and used for acquiring water immersion conditions in real time to obtain water immersion data and sending the water immersion data to the strategy decision module;
the strategy decision module judges the current rainfall condition according to the rainfall data and a preset algorithm, calculates the probability of the vehicle being flooded by water according to the rainfall condition and the water immersion data at different moments, and judges whether to send early warning information to the early warning module to remind a driver;
the network module and the early warning module are both connected with the strategy decision module, the network module is used for providing a network connection function, and the early warning module is used for receiving the early warning information and reminding the driver that the current vehicle is at risk of being soaked in water.
2. The vehicle wading early warning device of claim 1, wherein the video acquisition unit comprises an in-vehicle information acquisition unit and an out-vehicle information acquisition unit, the in-vehicle information acquisition unit and the out-vehicle information acquisition unit are both connected with the strategy decision module, the in-vehicle information acquisition unit is used for acquiring an in-vehicle water immersion condition to obtain water immersion data and sending the water immersion data to the strategy decision module, and the out-vehicle information acquisition unit is used for acquiring an out-vehicle water level condition to obtain water level data and sending the water level data to the strategy decision module.
3. The vehicle wading early warning device of claim 2, further comprising a sound capture unit connected to the strategy decision module for capturing vehicle exterior environmental sounds and vehicle interior sounds.
4. The vehicle wading early warning device of claim 1, wherein the early warning module comprises a call-for-help unit and a reminding unit, the call-for-help unit is respectively connected with the strategy decision module and the network module, and is configured to receive the early warning information and send a call-for-help signal to a rescue unit through the network module;
the reminding unit is connected with the strategy decision module and used for receiving the early warning information and reminding the driver that the current vehicle is in risk of being soaked in water.
5. The vehicle wading early warning device of claim 4, wherein the reminding unit comprises a voice reminding unit and a video connecting unit, the voice reminding unit is connected with the strategy decision module and used for receiving the early warning information to remind the driver through voice, and the video connecting unit is respectively connected with the strategy decision module and a display screen and used for receiving the early warning information and reminding the driver through the display screen.
6. The vehicle wading early warning device of claim 1, further comprising an information storage unit connected to the policy decision module for storing historical flooding point data.
7. The vehicle wading early warning device of claim 1, further comprising a power supply unit connected with the policy decision module for supplying power to the policy decision module.
8. The vehicle wading early warning device of claim 1, further comprising a Bluetooth module, wherein the Bluetooth module is respectively connected with the strategy decision module and a terminal device of the driver, so that the driver can remotely acquire the water immersion data through the terminal device.
9. The vehicle wading warning device of claim 1, wherein the policy decision module is a CPU.
10. A vehicle characterized in that a vehicle wading warning device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is provided.
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