JP4441410B2 - Car equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device.

Currently, in-vehicle devices equipped with various functions such as navigation, television, and audio are widely used. This in-vehicle device is provided with a display monitor, and various contents are displayed in order to enhance entertainment during driving (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Here, since there is a demand for some drivers to objectively see the vehicle body condition during driving, an onboard device is equipped with an acceleration sensor (see, for example, Patent Document 2), and the vehicle body condition is determined based on the detection result. In-vehicle devices that display on a display monitor have been developed. When the acceleration sensor is incorporated in an in-vehicle device, the acceleration sensor checks whether or not the measurement value is accurately adjusted, and performs calibration if it is not accurate. 6A and 6B are side views of the in-vehicle device 100 at the time of acceleration / deceleration. FIG. 6A illustrates the inclination of the in-vehicle device 100 during deceleration, FIG. 6B illustrates the in-vehicle device 100 during acceleration, FIG. Yes. On the other hand, FIG. 7 is a front view of the in-vehicle device 100, where (a) shows the inclination of the in-vehicle device 100 when turning left, (b) when going straight, and (c) when turning right. The acceleration sensor detects the acceleration by detecting the above-described inclination. However, since the accurate display cannot be performed unless the inclination detection is accurate, calibration is required. The calibration at the time of incorporation in the in-vehicle device is set so that the in-vehicle device 100 is in a horizontal state, that is, the situation of FIG. 6B and FIG.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-210216 JP-A-5-16479

  By the way, depending on the vehicle type, the in-vehicle device 100 may be mounted so as to tilt even when stopped or when traveling straight. In this state, there is a difference between the actual inclination of the vehicle body and the detected value of the acceleration sensor, and the actual vehicle body condition cannot be accurately displayed depending on the vehicle type.

  An object of the present invention is to increase the accuracy of inclination detection even if the vehicle types are different, thereby enabling display according to the actual situation of the vehicle body.

The in-vehicle device in the invention according to claim 1 is:
An in-vehicle device body attached to the vehicle body;
Display means provided on the in-vehicle device main body for displaying various information;
Inclination with respect to the traveling direction in which the in-vehicle device body is inclined in the left-right direction with respect to an axis in the traveling direction of the vehicle body , and about a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis with respect to a horizontal plane including the traveling direction of the vehicle body Acceleration detecting means for detecting acceleration by detecting the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction, which is an inclination inclined to the vehicle body, and the traveling direction of the vehicle body with respect to the in-vehicle device body ;
Control means for controlling the display means based on a detection result of the acceleration detection means;
Input means for inputting a calibration start instruction of the acceleration detection means to the control means,
The control means includes
Based on the start instruction from the input means, the display means is controlled to display the calibration procedure. After the display, the inclination with respect to the traveling direction, the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction detected by the acceleration detecting means, and The calibration is performed from the traveling direction of the vehicle body with respect to the in-vehicle device body .

The invention according to claim 2 is the in-vehicle device according to claim 1,
The calibration procedure includes stopping the vehicle body,
When the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction and the inclination with respect to the traveling direction detected by the acceleration detection means after the stop of the vehicle body is displayed as the calibration procedure are constant for a predetermined time, the vehicle body there it is determined that the stopped state, is characterized by setting the inclination with respect to the tilt and the direction of travel as the reference value of the horizontal direction with respect to the horizontal direction was the predetermined time constant.

The invention according to claim 3 is the in-vehicle device according to claim 2,
When the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction or the inclination with respect to the traveling direction detected by the acceleration detection means has fluctuated within a predetermined time, the control means determines that the vehicle body is in a traveling state and controls the display means. It is characterized by displaying an error.

The invention according to claim 4 is the in-vehicle device according to claim 2 or 3,
When the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction or the inclination with respect to the traveling direction that has been constant for the predetermined time exceeds a predetermined first determination value, the control means controls the display means to display an error. It is characterized by letting.

Invention of Claim 5 is the vehicle equipment as described in any one of Claims 1-4,
The calibration procedure includes running the vehicle body,
The control means is in a traveling state when the inclination with respect to the traveling direction detected by the acceleration detecting means fluctuates within a predetermined time after the traveling of the vehicle body is displayed as the calibration procedure. In other words, the traveling direction at the time of the change is set as a reference value for the traveling direction.

The invention according to claim 6 is the in-vehicle device according to claim 5,
When the inclination with respect to the traveling direction detected by the acceleration detection unit is constant for a predetermined time, the control unit determines that the vehicle body is in a stopped state and controls the display unit to display an error. It is characterized by letting.

The invention according to claim 7 is the in-vehicle device according to claim 5 or 6,
The control means controls the display means to display an error when the traveling direction at the time of fluctuation exceeds a predetermined second determination value.

According to the present invention, after the calibration procedure has been displayed, the inclination with respect to the traveling direction acceleration detecting means detects, since calibration is performed from the traveling direction of the slope and the vehicle body with respect to the horizontal direction, the vehicle device body Calibration is possible even after installation. For this reason, calibration for each vehicle type is possible, and the accuracy of tilt detection is improved. Therefore, it is possible to display in accordance with the actual situation of the vehicle body.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the in-vehicle device 1, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view. As shown in the figure, the in-vehicle device 1 receives an in-vehicle device body 2 attached to the vehicle body, a display monitor 3 provided on the in-vehicle device body 2 as a display means for displaying various information, and various instructions. And an input unit 4 as input means.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main control configuration of the in-vehicle device 1 in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the in-vehicle device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a display monitor 3, an input unit 4, an acceleration sensor 5, a memory 13, a storage device 14, a reproduction control unit 17, a timer 18, and an audio output unit. 19, a CD mechanism unit 30, an MD mechanism unit 40, and a tuner mechanism unit 60 are connected by a bus 22 so as to be able to transmit and receive data to each other.

  The CPU 11 is a control unit according to the present invention. The in-vehicle device uses a basic operation control program stored in the storage device 14, a display control program based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 5, a calibration control program for the acceleration sensor 5, and the like. The processing operation of 1 is comprehensively controlled.

The display monitor 3 is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays an image or the like on the display screen in accordance with a display signal input from the CPU 11.
The input unit 4 includes a plurality of input switches (not shown) in addition to the analog input unit 41 for volume adjustment shown in FIG. 1, and outputs a signal generated by rotation or pressing to the CPU 11.

  The acceleration sensor 5 is an acceleration detection means according to the present invention, and detects the inclination of the in-vehicle device body 2 with respect to the traveling direction and the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction. This acceleration sensor 5 is a direction that is orthogonal to the front surface of the in-vehicle device 1 in a horizontal place before the in-vehicle device 1 is mounted on the vehicle body, with the detection result at that time as a reference value for the inclination in the horizontal direction and the traveling direction. Calibration is performed in advance (arrow A in FIG. 1B) as a reference value in the traveling direction.

  The memory 13 is constituted by a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like, and forms a work area for temporarily storing various programs executed by the CPU 11 and data processed by these various programs.

The storage device 14 includes a storage medium (not shown) in which programs and data are stored in advance. A basic operation control program corresponding to the in-vehicle device 1 and a display control program based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor 5 are stored in the storage medium. In addition, a calibration control program for the acceleration sensor 5, a first determination value, a second determination value, a measurement time T1, and the like used in the calibration control program are stored.
Here, the first determination value is a value for determining that the inclination in the horizontal direction and the inclination in the traveling direction of the acceleration sensor 5 at the time of calibration are greater than expected, and the second determination value is at the time of calibration. This is a value for determining that the direction of travel of the acceleration sensor 5 at or above is greater than expected. The first determination value and the second determination value are set to optimum values through various experiments and simulations.

The reproduction control unit 17 controls the CD mechanism unit 30, the MD mechanism unit 40, and the tuner mechanism unit 60, performs reproduction control of each source of CD, MD, and tuner, and sends an audio signal to the audio output unit 19. Let them pronounce.
The timer 18 measures the measurement time T1 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 11.
The audio output unit 19 includes a speaker, a D / A converter, an amplifier (none of which are shown), and the like, and in accordance with an audio output instruction signal from the reproduction control unit 17 or the CPU 11, the digital audio signal is analogized by the D / A converter. After conversion to a signal, the signal is amplified to a predetermined volume by an amplifier and output from a speaker as sound.

Next, the effect | action of the vehicle equipment 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a horizontal direction inclination, a traveling direction inclination, and a traveling direction when the in-vehicle device 1 is mounted on the vehicle body. 3A is a side view showing the inclination in the left-right direction, FIG. 3B is a side view showing the inclination in the front-rear direction, and FIG. 3C is a coordinate axis showing the traveling direction. 3A and 3B show a case where the coordinates (0, 0) are shifted to the position of the black point P due to the inclination in the left-right direction and the traveling direction. When this shift in coordinates is viewed from above, the position of the black point P in FIG. A black line P and a line L1 passing through the origin position of the reference coordinates and a line L2 orthogonal to the line L1 and passing through the origin position of the reference coordinates are corrected coordinate axes. Here, the line L1 is the corrected X axis, and the line L2 is the corrected Y axis. If the coordinate axes after correction are thus obtained, the relationship between the values (y ₀ , x ₀ ) for the coordinate axes before correction and the values (y ₁ , x ₁ ) for the coordinate axes after correction is as follows.
y ₁ = sin (θ ₀ −θ) = y ₀ × cos θ + x ₀ × sin θ
x ₁ = cos (θ ₀ −θ) = x ₀ × cos θ−y ₀ × sin θ
θ: Inclination of corrected coordinates relative to uncorrected coordinates If the corrected X-axis is moving clockwise relative to the uncorrected X-axis, θ is assigned a negative value and corrected. When the later X axis is moving counterclockwise with respect to the X axis before correction, θ is substituted with a positive value.

  When the in-vehicle device 1 is mounted on the vehicle body as shown in FIG. 3, the user operates the input unit 4 to select a calibration start instruction. At this time, the CPU 11 controls the display monitor 3 to display various items. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the display monitor 3. When the display monitor 3 indicates that the calibration is started (FIG. 4 (a): “G-Calibration”), the user inputs the input unit. 4 is selected to select the item, and calibration is started. Based on the calibration start instruction from the input unit 4, the CPU 11 reads the calibration control program from the storage device 14, develops it in the memory 13, and executes it.

  FIG. 5 is a calibration flowchart. As shown in FIG. 5, when calibration is started, the CPU 11 controls the display monitor 3 to display a message that prompts the vehicle body to stop as a calibration procedure (FIG. 4B: “Stop”). (Step S1). The user stops the vehicle body while traveling.

  In step S <b> 2, the CPU 11 acquires the horizontal tilt and the traveling tilt detected by the acceleration sensor 5. Here, at the time of horizontal calibration, the horizontal inclination of the in-vehicle device 1 is corrected, so it is necessary to park the vehicle body in a horizontal place. If the vehicle is parked in such a place, the detection result of the acceleration sensor 5 is constant for a predetermined time. For this reason, it is determined whether or not the inclination in the horizontal direction or the inclination in the traveling direction obtained by the acceleration sensor 5 is constant for the measurement time T1 (step S3). If it is constant, it is determined that the vehicle body is in a stopped state, the sampling value is stored in the memory 13, and the process proceeds to step S5.

  Since the horizontal calibration is not accurately performed when the vehicle body is in a traveling state, in step S4, the CPU 11 controls the display monitor 3 to indicate an error (FIG. 4 (e): “No Calibration”). Is displayed.

  In step S5, the CPU 11 determines whether or not sampling has been performed N times in the horizontal inclination and the inclination in the traveling direction. If not, the process proceeds to step S2, and if it has been performed, The process proceeds to step S6.

In step S <b> 6, the CPU 11 calculates the average of the total sampling values in the horizontal direction inclination and the traveling direction inclination.
In step S7, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the average value of the inclination in the horizontal direction or the average value of the inclination in the traveling direction exceeds the first determination value. If it exceeds, the process proceeds to step S8 and exceeds it. If not, the process proceeds to step S9.

In step S8, the CPU 11 controls the display monitor 3 to display an error message (FIG. 4 (e): “No Calibration”).
In step S9, the CPU 11 sets the average value of the inclination in the horizontal direction and the average value of the inclination in the traveling direction as a reference value in the horizontal direction.

  In step S10, the CPU 11 controls the display monitor 3 to display a message that prompts the vehicle body to travel as a calibration procedure (FIG. 4C: “Move Forward”). In response to this, the user moves the vehicle straight.

  In step S <b> 11, the CPU 11 acquires the traveling direction detected by the acceleration sensor 5. Here, at the time of calibration in the traveling direction, since the shift in the traveling direction of the in-vehicle device is corrected, it is necessary to move the vehicle straight. If the vehicle body goes straight, the detection result of the acceleration detection means will fluctuate. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the inclination in the traveling direction obtained by the acceleration sensor 5 is constant for the measurement time T1 (step S12). If the inclination is constant, the vehicle body is determined to be in a stopped state, and step S13 is performed. If it has changed, it is determined that the vehicle body is in a running state, the sampling value is stored in the memory 13, and the process proceeds to step S14.

  When the vehicle body is in a stopped state, the direction of travel is not calibrated. In step S3, the CPU 11 controls the display monitor 3 to display an error message (FIG. 4 (e): “No Calibration”). .

  In step S14, the CPU 11 determines whether or not sampling in the traveling direction has been performed N times. If not, the process proceeds to step S11. If it has been performed, the process proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, the CPU 11 calculates the average of the total sampling values in the traveling direction.
In step S16, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the average value in the traveling direction exceeds the second determination value. If it exceeds, the process proceeds to step S17. If not, the process proceeds to step S18. .

In step S <b> 17, the CPU 11 controls the display monitor 3 to display an error message (FIG. 4E: “No Calibration”).
In step S18, the CPU 11 sets the average value in the traveling direction as a reference value in the traveling direction.

  In step S19, the CPU 11 controls the display monitor 3 to display that the calibration is completed (FIG. 4 (d): “Calibration OK”). This completes the calibration.

  As described above, according to the in-vehicle device 1 of the present embodiment, the calibration is performed from the inclination with respect to the traveling direction, the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction, and the traveling direction detected by the acceleration sensor 5 after the calibration procedure is displayed. Even after the in-vehicle device 1 is mounted on the vehicle body, the acceleration sensor 5 can be calibrated. In this way, if calibration can be performed after the vehicle body is mounted, calibration for each vehicle type is possible, and the accuracy of tilt detection is improved. Therefore, it is possible to display in accordance with the actual state of the vehicle body.

When the inclination relative to the horizontal direction or the inclination relative to the traveling direction detected by the acceleration sensor 5 is constant for the measurement time T1, the CPU 11 determines that the vehicle body is in a stopped state, and the constant inclination is horizontal. Since it is set as the reference value for the direction, calibration in the horizontal direction can be performed.
At this time, if the CPU 11 determines that the vehicle body is in the running state, an error message is displayed on the display monitor 3, so that the user can be notified even if the horizontal calibration is performed in the running state. it can.
If the constant inclination exceeds the first determination value, an error message is displayed on the display monitor 3, so that the detection result of the acceleration sensor 5 is much higher than expected due to some problem. Even if the value is reached, the user can be notified.

On the other hand, when the inclination of the traveling direction detected by the acceleration sensor 5 varies within the measurement time T1, it is determined that the vehicle body is in a traveling state and is set as a reference value for the traveling direction at the time of variation. Calibration in the direction can be performed.
At this time, if the CPU 11 determines that the vehicle body is in a stopped state, an error message is displayed on the display monitor 3, so that the user can be notified even if the traveling direction calibration is performed in the stopped state.
If the traveling direction at the time of the fluctuation exceeds the second determination value, an error message is displayed on the display monitor 3, so that the detection result of the acceleration sensor 5 is far from expected due to some trouble. Even if the value exceeds the value, the user can be notified.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be modified as appropriate.
For example, in the present embodiment, the case where the calibration for the traveling direction is performed after the calibration for the horizontal direction has been described as an example, but on the contrary, the calibration is performed for the traveling direction. The order in which calibration is performed may be used.

It is explanatory drawing showing schematic structure of the vehicle equipment which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the main control structure of the vehicle equipment of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the inclination of a horizontal direction when the vehicle equipment of FIG. 1 is mounted in the vehicle body, and the inclination of a advancing direction. It is explanatory drawing showing the example of a display of the display monitor with which the vehicle equipment of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is a flowchart of the calibration performed with the vehicle equipment of FIG. It is a side view at the time of acceleration / deceleration of the conventional vehicle equipment. It is a front view of the vehicle equipment of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 In-vehicle apparatus 2 In-vehicle apparatus main body 3 Display monitor (display means)
4 Input section (input means)
5 Acceleration sensor (acceleration detection means)
11 CPU (control means)

Claims (7)

An in-vehicle device body attached to the vehicle body;
Display means provided on the in-vehicle device main body for displaying various information;
Inclination with respect to the traveling direction in which the in-vehicle device body is inclined in the left-right direction with respect to an axis in the traveling direction of the vehicle body , and about a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis with respect to a horizontal plane including the traveling direction of the vehicle body Acceleration detecting means for detecting acceleration by detecting the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction, which is an inclination inclined to the vehicle body, and the traveling direction of the vehicle body with respect to the in-vehicle device body ;
Control means for controlling the display means based on a detection result of the acceleration detection means;
Input means for inputting a calibration start instruction of the acceleration detection means to the control means,
The control means includes
Based on the start instruction from the input means, the display means is controlled to display the calibration procedure. After the display, the inclination with respect to the traveling direction, the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction detected by the acceleration detecting means, and The in-vehicle device, wherein the calibration is performed from a traveling direction of the vehicle body with respect to the in-vehicle device body . The in-vehicle device according to claim 1,
The calibration procedure includes stopping the vehicle body,
When the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction and the inclination with respect to the traveling direction detected by the acceleration detection means after the stop of the vehicle body is displayed as the calibration procedure are constant for a predetermined time, the vehicle body vehicle equipment but that it is determined that the stopped state, and sets the inclination with respect to the tilt and the direction of travel with respect to the horizontal direction was the predetermined time constant as a reference value for the horizontal direction. The in-vehicle device according to claim 2,
When the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction or the inclination with respect to the traveling direction detected by the acceleration detection means has fluctuated within a predetermined time, the control means determines that the vehicle body is in a traveling state and controls the display means. An in-vehicle device that displays an error message. In the in-vehicle device according to claim 2 or 3,
When the inclination with respect to the horizontal direction or the inclination with respect to the traveling direction that has been constant for the predetermined time exceeds a predetermined first determination value, the control means controls the display means to display an error. In-vehicle equipment characterized by causing In the in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The calibration procedure includes running the vehicle body,
The control means is in a traveling state when the inclination with respect to the traveling direction detected by the acceleration detecting means fluctuates within a predetermined time after the traveling of the vehicle body is displayed as the calibration procedure. The in-vehicle device is characterized in that the traveling direction at the time of the change is set as a reference value for the traveling direction. The in-vehicle device according to claim 5,
When the inclination with respect to the traveling direction detected by the acceleration detection unit is constant for a predetermined time, the control unit determines that the vehicle body is in a stopped state and controls the display unit to display an error. In-vehicle equipment characterized by causing In the in-vehicle device according to claim 5 or 6,
The in-vehicle device, wherein the control means controls the display means to display an error when the traveling direction at the time of fluctuation exceeds a predetermined second determination value.

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