JPH0944077A - Automobile and simulated driving system apparatus for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily have a simulated driving experience with his own automobile without requiring large-scale equipment by controlling an electronic apparatus for driving in accordance with behavior information on the vibration, etc., of the momentary time of the vehicle in a virtual driving environment. SOLUTION: A virtual driving environment setting device 2 forms the behavior information, such as the vibration of the vehicle, the vibration of rolls and a steering wheel 11 and the kickback of the steering wheel 11 at the time of the virtual start, acceleration, brake, turn, etc., of the automobile 1 in the virtual driving environment according to the vehicle operation information applied from an on-vehicle controller 20 and applies the information via a communication cable 49 to the virtual riving information receiving section 48 of the on-vehicle controller 20 at the time of the pseudo driving experience using the automobile 1. The behavior control section 43 of the on-vehicle controller 20 generates the behavior meeting the behavior information in the vehicle and the steering wheel 11 by controlling an electronically controlled suspension unit 4 and a motor operated power steering unit 5 in accordance with the given behavior information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle and a simulated driving system device thereof for enabling a simulated driving experience in a virtual driving environment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the traffic volume has increased remarkably as the number of vehicle owners has increased, and it is becoming difficult for vehicle owners to enjoy a comfortable drive easily.
Therefore, there is a demand for a vehicle that allows a user to easily carry out a virtual driving experience under various virtual driving environments.

Conventionally, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 194465 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-35282, while capturing a landscape image in a virtual traveling environment in front of an actual vehicle or a model vehicle, vibrations and inclinations corresponding to actual traveling are generated in the vehicle. It has been known that an image of a landscape is produced according to the driving operation of the vehicle (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-35282).

However, in these devices, a vibrating device for supporting a heavy vehicle while causing vibration and inclination to the vehicle is used, or a vehicle is immovable while driving wheels to prevent the vehicle from moving. Since it uses a rotating drum that supports wheels for traveling, it requires a large facility, and it is possible to perform a simulated traveling experience only at a facility equipped with such a facility.
It is difficult to disseminate such facilities in various places,
Individual car-owned vehicles could not easily provide a simulated car driving experience.

On the other hand, in recent years, with the development of multimedia, it has become possible to provide a large amount of various kinds of information such as video information to an individual by using a CD-ROM, a personal computer, an optical cable communication network, etc. It is becoming possible to provide each individual with information such as various virtual driving environments for carrying out a simulated driving experience of a car.

Further, in recent automobiles, various running devices such as electronically controlled suspension and electric power steering have been electronically controlled, and these running electronic devices are currently under actual control. Although it is used only for traveling, it is possible to perform control not only during actual traveling but to cause various operations.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an automobile capable of easily carrying out a simulated driving experience with its own automobile without requiring a large facility. And a simulated traveling system device thereof.

[0008]

In order to achieve such an object, a vehicle of the present invention is provided with a traveling electronic device including at least an electronically controlled suspension,
Virtual traveling information including behavior information such as momentary vibrations of the vehicle in the virtual traveling environment is received from a virtual traveling environment setting device that sets a virtual traveling environment of an automobile, and the traveling electronic device is controlled based on the behavior information. It is provided with a behavior control means for controlling.

According to the vehicle of the present invention, when the virtual traveling environment setting device provides the behavior control means with the virtual traveling information including the behavior information of the vehicle in the virtual traveling environment of the vehicle, the behavior control means provides the virtual traveling information. Based on the obtained behavior information, the driving electronic device including the electronically controlled suspension of the automobile is controlled, and thereby the behavior such as the vibration of the vehicle corresponding to the behavior information is generated by the traveling electronic device such as the electronically controlled suspension. . That is, in the automobile of the present invention, when a simulated traveling experience is taken, the behavior of the vehicle in the virtual traveling environment is originally determined by using the traveling electronic device such as the electronically controlled suspension for controlling the behavior during traveling of the vehicle. Give birth.

Therefore, according to the vehicle of the present invention, only the virtual traveling information including the behavior information of the vehicle is given to the behavior control means, and a large facility such as a vibrating device is not required and the vehicle can be operated under the virtual traveling environment. The behavior of the vehicle can be generated by an electronic device for traveling such as an electronically controlled suspension mounted on the vehicle for traveling, and a simulated traveling experience can be performed in the own vehicle.

In the automobile of the present invention, the virtual traveling environment setting device generates the virtual traveling information in accordance with vehicle operation information including at least steering wheel operation, accelerator operation and brake operation of the vehicle under the virtual traveling environment. In the case of a device, it further comprises means for detecting the vehicle operation information and outputting it to the virtual traveling environment setting device.

By doing so, the behavior of the vehicle according to the vehicle operation such as the steering wheel operation, the accelerator operation, the brake operation and the like can be generated by the traveling electronic device such as the electronically controlled suspension during the simulated traveling experience. You can
You can make the driving experience more realistic.

Further, in the automobile of the present invention, when the virtual traveling information of the virtual traveling information generating device includes traveling operation sound information in the virtual traveling environment and scenery image information around the vehicle, it is mounted on the vehicle. And a display unit for displaying a landscape image based on the landscape image information on at least the windshield portion of the vehicle. Further, when the virtual travel information of the virtual travel information generation device includes air temperature information under the virtual travel environment, an air conditioning control means for controlling an air conditioner mounted on the vehicle based on the air temperature information is provided. By doing so, it is possible to generate the traveling operation sound and the temperature condition under the virtual traveling environment by using the acoustic device and the air conditioner mounted on the automobile without using a dedicated device, You can experience a more realistic simulated driving according to the actual driving condition in the virtual driving environment. Further, the display means allows a person to experience a more realistic simulated traveling including a visual simulated traveling experience without using a large-scale facility equipped with a video screen or the like.

As described above, according to the automobile of the present invention,
By controlling the devices such as the electronic devices for driving that are already installed in the vehicle based on the virtual driving information provided from the virtual driving environment setting device, the vehicle behavior under the virtual driving environment, the driving operation sound, the temperature, the landscape image And so on,
It is possible to easily experience the simulated traveling without requiring a large-scale mechanical facility for generating those simulated traveling states.

In the automobile of the present invention, the virtual traveling environment setting device may be provided outside the vehicle or may be mounted on the vehicle, but it is particularly preferable that the virtual traveling environment setting device is provided outside the vehicle. In the case where the vehicle of the present invention is provided, it is preferable that the automobile of the present invention is provided with a connecting portion to which the virtual traveling environment setting device can be connected. When the virtual traveling environment setting device is installed in a vehicle, the virtual traveling environment setting device is, for example, a computer equipped with a CD-ROM player that records and holds information for setting the virtual traveling environment. It can be configured using.

Further, in the automobile of the present invention, it is preferable that an external power receiving section for supplying power to the vehicle-mounted electronic equipment including the traveling electronic equipment from an external power source is provided so as to be connectable to the external power source.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the vehicle simulated driving system apparatus according to the present invention is a vehicle simulated driving system apparatus which is equipped with at least driving electronic equipment including an electronically controlled suspension. Detecting means for detecting vehicle operation information including steering operation, accelerator operation and brake operation of the automobile, and virtual traveling information including behavior information such as vibration of the automobile in the virtual traveling environment while setting the virtual traveling environment of the automobile Virtual traveling environment setting means for generating the vehicle according to the vehicle operation information detected by the detecting means, and behavior control means for controlling the traveling electronic device based on the behavior information generated by the virtual traveling environment setting means. It is characterized by having and.

According to the simulated traveling system device of the present invention, the traveling electronic device such as the electronically controlled suspension mounted on the automobile is based on the behavior information such as the vibration of the automobile generated by the virtual traveling environment setting device. Control
Since a behavior such as a vibration of an automobile is generated, it is not necessary to provide a mechanical device for generating the behavior, and therefore, the simulated traveling system device is utilized by using the traveling electronic equipment provided in each automobile. Can be made small. Further, the behavior corresponding to the vehicle operation such as the steering wheel operation of the vehicle in the virtual traveling environment can be generated in the vehicle, and a realistic simulated traveling can be experienced.

Further, in the simulated traveling system device of the present invention, the virtual traveling information of the virtual traveling environment setting means includes traveling operation sound information of the vehicle under the virtual traveling environment and scenery image information around the vehicle, The sound control means controls an audio device mounted on the vehicle based on the traveling operation sound information, and a display means for displaying a landscape image based on the landscape image information on at least a windshield portion of the vehicle. Further, the virtual travel information of the virtual travel environment setting means includes air temperature information under the virtual travel environment, and includes air conditioning control means for controlling an air conditioner mounted on the vehicle based on the air temperature information. As a result, an acoustic device provided in each vehicle with a simulated traveling system device that enables the user to experience a more realistic simulated traveling, without using a dedicated device, for the traveling operation sound and the temperature condition during the simulated traveling. It can be made compact by using an air conditioner. Further, the display means does not require a large screen or the like for displaying a landscape image in front of the automobile, but an occupant of the automobile views the virtual landscape image at the position of the window glass as in actual driving. Therefore, the simulated traveling system device for experiencing a more realistic simulated traveling can be configured in a small size by using the window glass of each vehicle.

Therefore, according to the simulated traveling system device of the present invention, various virtual traveling states can be produced by utilizing various devices mounted on individual automobiles such as traveling electronic devices and acoustic devices. By simply controlling these in-vehicle devices, it is possible to have a simulated driving experience in a virtual driving environment. In other words, it does not require various mechanical equipment to perform simulated driving, and it is easy to implement a simulated driving system that allows you to easily experience simulated driving with your own car, even at home etc. of individual car owners. Can be built into.

It is preferable that the simulated traveling system apparatus for an automobile according to the present invention comprises means for supplying electric power to an on-vehicle electronic device including the traveling electronic device from an external power source.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are explanatory views schematically showing the configuration of the main part of the vehicle simulated driving system device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is the configuration of the major part of the vehicle simulated driving system device of FIGS. 1 to 3. It is a block diagram showing.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an automobile having a function for giving a simulated driving experience, and 2 denotes a virtual traveling environment such as a traveling area, a road environment and a landscape environment when the vehicle 1 is simulated. Is a virtual traveling environment setting device for setting.

The virtual traveling environment setting device 2 is constituted by a computer, a personal computer or the like owned by the information providing organization, and sets an appropriate virtual traveling environment using CD-ROM data or the like. Then, behavior information of the vehicle 1 in the set virtual traveling environment, traveling operation sound information, the vehicle 1
Various information such as landscape image information of surroundings, weather information such as temperature and humidity, radio information of traveling area, broadcasting information of television etc., map information of traveling area, etc., handle operation provided from the automobile 1 as described below, accelerator It is designed to be generated in accordance with vehicle operation information at the time of simulated traveling operation such as operation and brake operation.

The automobile 1 is an actual vehicle that can carry out normal actual traveling.
As shown in FIG. 3, the electronically controlled suspension unit 4 and the electric power steering unit 5 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronically controlled suspension unit 4 is provided with a damper 6, a damping variable valve 7, a suspension actuator 8 and the like for each running wheel of the automobile 1. In accordance with an instruction from an in-vehicle control device, which will be described later, the damping force of the damper 6 and the like are controlled via the suspension actuator 8 and the damping variable valve 7 according to the traveling state. In such a suspension unit 4, by controlling the suspension actuator 8 and the damping variable valve 7 even during parking, the damper 6 is expanded or contracted,
It is also possible to adjust its expansion and contraction force, so that the automobile 1
It is possible to cause behavior such as vibration of the vehicle.

The electric power steering unit 5 is
The steering wheel (front wheel) 10 is provided with a power steering actuator 9 and is operated by a steering wheel of the automobile 1 according to an instruction from an in-vehicle control device described later during normal traveling.
The steering force is assisted by the power steering actuator 9 according to the traveling state and the like. In such an electric power steering unit 5, by controlling the power steering actuator 9 even when the vehicle is parked, the steering wheel 11 (see FIG. 2) of the automobile 1 can be operated to prevent steering A force or vibration equivalent to the force can be applied.

As shown in FIG. 4, the automobile 1 is provided with an audio device 13, a television 14, a navigator 15, and an air conditioner (air conditioner) 16 as another on-vehicle electronic device 12 of the traveling electronic device 3. Along with the display meter 17 for displaying the traveling speed and the like, and a projector 19 for projecting a landscape image at the time of a pseudo traveling, which will be described later, on the windshield 18 (see FIG. 2) of the automobile 1, these on-vehicle electronic devices 12 are also provided. The vehicle-mounted control device 20 which controls is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the automobile 1 has a detecting means 2 for detecting operations of the steering wheel 11, the brake pedal 22, the clutch pedal 23, the accelerator pedal 24, the shift lever 25, and the hand brake 26, respectively.
7, a steering sensor 28, a pedal brake sensor 2
9, a clutch sensor 30, an accelerator sensor 30a, a shift sensor 31, and a handbrake sensor 32.

As shown in FIG. 3, the audio device 13 is composed of an audio main body 33 such as a radio, a cassette deck, a CD player and a plurality of speakers 34.

The air conditioner device 16 is composed of an air conditioner control unit 35, a compressor 36, an evaporator 37, a fan 38 and the like.

The projector 19 is, as shown in FIG.
For example, it is attached to the hood 39 of the automobile 1, and an image is projected onto the windshield 18 under the control of the vehicle-mounted controller 20 with the hood 39 open. In this case, the windshield 18
The transmissive projection display 40 is attached, and the image projected from the projector 19 is projected on the transmissive projection display 40 so that it can be seen from the passenger compartment. The transmissive projection display 40 is designed so that the driver of the automobile 1 can look forward without trouble during normal traveling. Further, the projector 19 and the transmissive projection display 40 constitute the display means 41 corresponding to the configuration of the present invention.

The on-vehicle controller 20 is composed of an electronic circuit including a microcomputer, and as a functional configuration thereof, as shown in FIG. 4, a traveling electronic device such as the electronically controlled suspension unit 4 during actual traveling. 3 and the actual travel control unit 42 that controls the speed display of the display meter 17 and the electronically controlled suspension unit 4 during simulated travel described later.
Behavior control section 43 for controlling the electronic device 3 for traveling, such as the audio device 13, the television 14, the navigator 15, etc.
A / V control unit 44 for controlling the A / V equipment, an air conditioning control unit 45 (air conditioning control means) for controlling the air conditioner device 16, a video control unit 46 for controlling the speed display by the display meter 17 and the projector 19. An operation information output unit 47 that integrates vehicle operation information such as steering wheel operation detected by the detection means 27 such as the steering sensor 28 and outputs the integrated information to the virtual traveling environment setting device 2, and the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 from the vehicle. And a virtual travel information receiving unit 48 for receiving virtual travel information such as the behavior information of FIG. The A / V control unit 44 includes a function as a sound control unit.

The in-vehicle control device 20 is provided with a connecting jig 50 which can connect the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 outside the automobile 1 via a communication cable 49 such as an optical communication cable. By appropriately connecting the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 to the jig 50, the virtual traveling information and the vehicle are communicated with the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 via the virtual traveling information receiving unit 48 and the operation information output unit 47. Operation information can be sent and received.

Further, the automobile 1 is provided with an external power receiving section 53 which is connectable to an external power source 51 via a power cable 52, and the external power receiving section 53 connects the external power receiving section 53 to the external power source 5.
By connecting to the vehicle-mounted electronic device 1, the vehicle-mounted electronic device 12 such as the traveling electronic device 3 and the vehicle-mounted control device 20 is supplied with power from the external power source 51.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, the reference numeral 54 designates a rotary plate for supporting steerable wheels 10 of the automobile 1 so as to be steerable during a pseudo traveling described later.

Next, the operation of the vehicle 1 of this embodiment and the simulated traveling system device thereof will be described.

In order to experience a simulated driving using the automobile 1 of this embodiment, the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 is connected to the connection jig 50 of the vehicle-mounted control device 20 of the automobile 1 via the communication cable 49. Also, the external power source 51 is connected to the external power receiving unit 53 via the power cable 52. Further, the hood 39 of the automobile 1 is opened, the projector 19 is made to face the windshield 18, and the operating wheel 10 of the automobile 1 is placed on the rotating plate 54. In this case, an external power source 51 is used for various in-vehicle electronic devices 12 such as the traveling electronic device 3.
Powered from the engine of the car 1 (not shown)
Does not need to be up and running.

In this state, the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 sets a virtual traveling environment such as a traveling area, a road environment, and a landscape environment, and scenery image information, temperature, and humidity around the automobile 1 under the virtual traveling environment. Weather information such as, broadcast information such as radio and television, map information, and the like are provided from the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 to the virtual traveling information receiving unit 48 of the in-vehicle control device 20 via the communication cable 49.

At this time, the image control section 46 of the vehicle-mounted control device 20 controls the projector 19 to project the landscape image corresponding to the given landscape image information on the transmissive projection display 40 of the windshield 18. This allows
A scene under the virtual traveling environment is projected in front of the occupant of the automobile 1.

When the occupant of the automobile 1 operates the audio device 13, the television 14, and the navigator 15 in the same manner as in the usual case, the A / V control section 44 of the vehicle-mounted control device 20 is operated.
Controls the audio device 13 and the like on the basis of the broadcast information and map information provided, and the occupant of the automobile 1 hears and listens to the local broadcast in the virtual traveling environment by the audio device 13 and the TV 14. The navigator 15 allows the user to see the local map.

Further, the air conditioning control unit 45 of the on-vehicle control device 20
Drives and controls the air conditioner device 16 based on the given weather information to generate the temperature and humidity in the virtual traveling environment in the passenger compartment of the automobile 1.

Next, the occupant of the automobile 1
When the steering wheel 11, the accelerator 22 or the like is operated when the steering wheel 11 or the accelerator 22 is operated while actually driving the automobile 1 in the road scenery under the virtual traveling environment displayed on the transmissive projection display 40 of FIG. Sensor 30a
The vehicle operation information detected by the detection means 27 such as the above is output from the operation information output unit 47 of the in-vehicle control device 20 to the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 via the communication cable 49.

At this time, the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 responds to the vehicle operation information given from the on-vehicle controller 20.
Behavior information such as vehicle vibration and roll at the time of virtual start, acceleration, braking, turning, etc. of the vehicle 1 in a virtual traveling environment, vibration of the steering wheel 11, kickback to the steering wheel 11, etc. is generated and communicated. It is given to the virtual travel information receiving unit 48 of the vehicle-mounted control device 20 via the cable 49. And
The behavior control unit 43 of the vehicle-mounted control device 20 controls the electronically controlled suspension unit 4 and the electric power steering unit 5 based on the given behavior information to generate a behavior corresponding to the behavior information in the vehicle and the steering wheel 11. Close. For example, when the road under the virtual traveling environment is an unpaved road, vibration information of the vehicle generated when traveling on the unpaved road is given from the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 to the in-vehicle control device 20, At this time, the behavior control unit 43
Controls the electronically controlled suspension unit 4 and the electric power steering unit 5 so as to generate the vibration. Further, for example, when an occupant of the automobile 1 operates the brake, the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 is
Of behavior information such that the front portion of the vehicle is lowered and the rear portion of the vehicle is raised is given to the vehicle-mounted control device 20.
Controls the electronically controlled suspension unit 4 so as to bring about its behavior.

Further, the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 grasps the traveling state such as the vehicle speed of the vehicle 1 intended by the occupant of the vehicle 1 based on the given vehicle operation information, and the surroundings of the vehicle 1 corresponding thereto are grasped. Dynamic landscape video information and cars 1
The display information of the display meter 17 is generated, and the landscape video information and the display information are given to the vehicle-mounted control device 20. At this time, the image control unit 46 of the vehicle-mounted control device 20 controls the projector 19 based on the given landscape image information so that the dynamic landscape image is displayed on the transmissive projection display 40 on the windshield and is also given. The display meter 17 displays the vehicle speed and the like based on the displayed information.

Further, the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 generates traveling operating sound information such as engine sound and wind noise corresponding to the virtual traveling state of the automobile 1 which is grasped based on the given vehicle operation information. The running operation sound information is given to the vehicle-mounted control device 20. At this time, the A / V control unit 44 of the vehicle-mounted control device 20 controls the audio device 13 based on the given traveling operation sound information, and causes the speaker 34 of the audio device 13 to generate the traveling operation sound.

In this way, the occupant of the automobile 1 feels as if he or she is actually driving in a virtual driving environment such as a landscape environment projected in front of it, and is realistic in all five senses. You can experience simulated driving.

In this case, in such a simulated traveling,
The configuration for producing the behavior of the vehicle or producing the virtual running operation sound, the temperature, the landscape image, etc. is for running the electronically controlled suspension unit 4 etc. provided for the actual running of the automobile 1. Electronic device 3 and car 1
Audio device 13, air conditioner device 16,
Since the projector 19 and the like are used, equipment such as a vibration device for creating a virtual running state such as the behavior of the vehicle as described above is not required. That is, as long as the above-mentioned information can be exchanged with the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 configured by a computer or a personal computer of an information providing organization, a large mechanical facility is not required. In addition, you can experience simulated driving with the car 1.
Therefore, the simulated traveling can be easily experienced even at the home of the owner of the automobile 1.

Further, during the above-mentioned simulated traveling, the external power source 51 is used without using the battery (not shown) of the automobile 1 in order to operate the vehicle-mounted electronic equipment 12 such as the traveling electronic equipment 3. Therefore, it is not necessary to operate the engine (not shown) of the automobile 1. Therefore, in order to experience the simulated driving, the battery is drained, the engine is operated to consume the fuel, and exhaust gas is discharged. You can experience simulated driving without having to. In this case, since the running sound such as the engine sound is generated by using the audio device 13, the running reality is not impaired even when the engine is stopped.

As described above, in the automobile 1 and its simulated traveling system device of this embodiment, the automobile 1 owned by each person
Using, you can easily experience realistic simulated driving without the need for large equipment.

In this embodiment, the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 is provided outside the automobile 1. However, the virtual traveling environment setting device 2 is, for example, a small computer equipped with a CD-ROM player. If it is configured by the above, it may be mounted on the automobile 1.

Further, in the present embodiment, the projector 19 for displaying a landscape image is mounted on the automobile 1. However, the projector 19 may be provided outside the automobile 1, or may be detachable from the automobile 1. It may be. When the projector is provided outside the automobile 1, a landscape image may be projected on each window glass of the automobile 1 by a plurality of projectors. In this case, although a plurality of projectors must be installed separately from the automobile 1, large equipment such as a vibration device for vibrating the automobile 1, which is a heavy object, is not required. Therefore, a large-scale equipment is not required.
Therefore, it is possible to experience simulated driving with a small facility.

Further, in order to display a landscape image, for example, a liquid crystal display may be attached to each window glass of the automobile 1 at the time of simulated traveling, and the landscape image may be displayed on the liquid crystal display.

Further, in the case where the automobile 1 is equipped with a telephone, it is possible to give the occupant of the automobile 1 local information and the like in the virtual traveling environment by the telephone.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a configuration of a main part of an automobile and a simulated traveling system device thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing a configuration of a main part of an automobile and a simulated traveling system device thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a configuration of a main part of an automobile and a simulated traveling system device thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the automobile and the simulated traveling system device thereof shown in FIGS. 1 to 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automotive, 2 ... Virtual traveling environment setting device, 3 ... Electronic equipment for traveling, 4 ... Electronically controlled suspension unit, 12 ...
In-vehicle electronic device, 27 ... Detection means, 41 ... Display means, 43
... Behavior control means, 44 ... A / V control section (acoustic control means), 45 ... Air conditioning control means.

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. In a vehicle equipped with electronic equipment for traveling including at least an electronically controlled suspension, a virtual traveling environment setting device for setting a virtual traveling environment of the vehicle, and a behavior such as a momentary vibration of the vehicle under the virtual traveling environment. An automobile including a behavior control means for receiving virtual traveling information including information and controlling the traveling electronic device based on the behavior information. 2. The virtual traveling environment setting device is a device for generating the virtual traveling information in accordance with vehicle operation information including at least a steering wheel operation, an accelerator operation and a brake operation of the vehicle under the virtual traveling environment, The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting the vehicle operation information and outputting it to the virtual traveling environment setting device. 3. The virtual traveling information of the virtual traveling information generating device includes traveling operating sound information in the virtual traveling environment and landscape image information around the vehicle, and the traveling operating sound of an acoustic device mounted on the vehicle is generated. The vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: an audio control unit that controls based on the information, and a display unit that displays a landscape image based on the landscape image information on at least a windshield portion of the vehicle. 4. The virtual travel information of the virtual travel information generation device includes air temperature information in the virtual travel environment, and an air conditioning control means for controlling an air conditioner mounted on the vehicle based on the air temperature information is provided. The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: 5. A simulated traveling system device for an automobile equipped with traveling electronic equipment including at least an electronically controlled suspension, and detecting means for detecting vehicle operation information including at least steering operation, accelerator operation and brake operation of the automobile. And a virtual traveling environment setting for setting virtual traveling environment of the vehicle and generating virtual traveling information including behavior information such as vibration of the vehicle in the virtual traveling environment according to the vehicle operation information detected by the detecting means. And a behavior control means for controlling the traveling electronic device based on the behavior information generated by the virtual traveling environment setting means. 6. The virtual traveling information of the virtual traveling environment setting means includes traveling operation sound information of a vehicle under the virtual traveling environment and landscape image information around the vehicle, and the vehicle based on the traveling operation sound information. 6. A vehicle according to claim 5, further comprising: sound control means for controlling an audio device mounted on the vehicle, and display means for displaying a landscape image based on the landscape image information on at least a windshield of the vehicle. Simulated driving system device. 7. The virtual travel information of the virtual travel environment setting means includes air temperature information under the virtual travel environment, and an air conditioning control means is provided for controlling an air conditioner mounted on the vehicle based on the air temperature information. The simulated traveling system device for an automobile according to claim 5 or 6.