KR100489996B1 - Telemeter for carry using gps system and the control method - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable range finder, which uses a GPS (Global Positioning System) information to display a variety of data such as its own moving distance and moving speed while being portable by an individual. And to a control method thereof.

According to the present invention, a GPS receiver for receiving a variety of data from the GPS satellites through the antenna provided in the main body to convert the predetermined signal and outputs; A data input unit for inputting setting data after the user switches modes through the key setting unit; Receives the data output from the GPS receiver and the setting value input by the user through the data input unit to collectively control arithmetic and additional functions of various algorithms, and to control the speed value and previously stored setting value (limit speed) of the user. A central controller which transmits a control signal after determining whether or not it is an overface; And outputting a warning sound through the speaker when the overface signal is transmitted from the central controller, and displaying a variety of data provided by the central controller.

Description

Portable range finder using GPS and its control method {TELEMETER FOR CARRY USING GPS SYSTEM AND THE CONTROL METHOD}

The present invention relates to a portable range finder, and in more detail, using a GPS (Global Positioning System: Satellite Port System) to display various data such as the user's own travel distance and moving speed while carrying the individual. The present invention relates to a portable range finder using GPS and a control method thereof.

In general, the Global Positioning System (GPS) is the most ideal navigation system available throughout the globe, regardless of weather conditions, but was initially developed for military use, but quickly became commercially available due to its economy and availability. It has been expanded to become the most common navigation system to date.

The satellite navigation system has a very wide range of applications because the satellite navigation system can be applied to the aircraft automatic landing system, geodetic, vehicle attitude determination and precision positioning that require high positional accuracy in addition to the general navigation system.

Recently, in line with the above situation transformation, the situation is applicable to personal handheld, and various researches and developments are in progress for this purpose.

However, current systems using GPS technology are mainly used as vehicle navigation systems, but have a problem that their size is not suitable to be used independently or portable.

In particular, in the case of conventional marathoners, the running pace was unexpected due to the fact that the marathoners lost their running pace because they did not know exactly while running the characteristics of each course (uphill, downhill, etc.) and their running performance information (movement distance, remaining distance, speed, etc.). There was a problem that resulted.

In addition, the golf operation system using a conventional GPS has a problem that the production cost according to its configuration is large because the system itself is configured in a large size.

Therefore, in the present invention, as well as the general individual, the above-described marathoner or golfers carry a portable (clock-type) range finder that can accurately check the GPS comprehensive information, in particular, moving distance, straight distance, speed and travel time, etc. There is a point.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to use a GPS (Global Positioning System: GPS) which calculates and displays various data such as moving distance and moving speed while being carried by an individual. It is to provide a portable range finder.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a control method of a portable range finder using GPS that calculates (measures) a moving distance, a linear distance, a running speed, and the like of a running marathoner, using location information of a GPS satellite.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to reduce the size to replace the conventional golf course operating system using a GPS satellite location information to reduce the size of the portable rangefinder using GPS to allow golfers to check a variety of information To provide.

The present invention relates to a portable range finder, comprising: a GPS receiver configured to receive various data from a GPS satellite through an antenna provided in a main body, convert the data into a predetermined signal, and output the converted signal; A data input unit for inputting setting data after the user switches modes through the key setting unit; Receives the data output from the GPS receiver and the setting value input by the user through the data input unit to collectively control arithmetic and additional functions of various algorithms, and to control the speed value and previously stored setting value (limit speed) of the user. A central controller which transmits a control signal after determining whether or not it is an overface; When the over-face signal is sent from the central control unit outputs a warning sound through the speaker and at the same time characterized in that it is composed of a display unit representing various data provided from the central control unit.

The central controller may include a memory unit including a main memory and an auxiliary memory to store data calculated by the central controller and data input by the user.

In addition, the portable range finder is characterized in that the clock.

The central control unit may further include a crosstalk preventing unit for preventing crosstalk between adjacent users.

In addition, the control method of the portable range finder of the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) receiving GPS data corresponding to the current location of the user from a plurality of GPS satellites; (b) counting a moving distance of each section of the user who runs after storing the current location information received from step (a); (c) counting moving speeds for each section based on the moving distances counted from step (b); (d) storing the data counted from step (c) in the memory unit; (e) displaying the data stored from the step (d).

In addition, the movement distance counting step of (b) includes: (b1) inputting a total distance to be moved; and (b2) counting the movement distance for each section after the step (b1);

(b3) calculating the remaining distance by subtracting the movement distance for each section of the step (b2) from the total distance to be moved in the step (b1); (b4) the remaining distance of step (b3) is zero;

("0"), the total distance traveled is counted.

In addition, the step (b2) and (b3) between the step of counting the straight distance for each section; characterized in that the configuration further comprises.

In addition, the moving speed counting step of step (c) may include (b1) calculating a minimum speed for each section; (b2) calculating a maximum speed for each section after step (b1); (b3) calculating the average speed for each section based on the minimum and maximum speed data from steps (b1) and (b2).

In addition, after the step (c3), the pace for the minimum, maximum, average speed

A method of controlling a portable range finder using GPS, further comprising: performing a parsing and lapping function.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention will be understood by the embodiments described in detail below.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a system of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention. 4 is a detailed diagram of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an embodiment of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 illustrates a GPS according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the algorithm of the used portable range finder, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the operation of the portable range finder which concerns on this invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention can be carried and used by anyone, and in particular, the various types of information are displayed on the basis of the comprehensive information received by the marathoners 20 from the plurality of GPS satellites 10. The portable range finder 30 which lights a warning light and outputs a warning sound when the running face of the face is overfaced. More specifically, the portable range finder 30 uses a triangulation method used in a conventional GPS system. By providing the marathoner 20 with the correct moving distance and moving speed.

According to FIG. 2, the portable range finder 30 using GPS is provided with a main body 31 having a predetermined size and an antenna 32 provided at one side of the main body 31 to receive data of the GPS satellites. In the upper part of the main body 31, a data input unit 33 for inputting data desired by the user, a display unit 34 showing data calculated according to a function selected by the user, and a warning sound when a difference is generated from the user input / A speaker 35 to be displayed, a warning light 36 and an analog compass 37 capable of confirming the direction of movement of the user are provided.

In addition, one side of the main body 31 has a mode switch 38 for allowing a user to switch to a desired mode such as a reset switch 38a, a clock, a stopwatch, and a distance meter.

b) and data input switch for user to input setting value (data) such as speed limit

A key setting section 38 for selecting a key desired by the user, such as 38c and a start / end switch 38d, is provided.

When the user selects the mode switch 38 as a clock function, not only the time is displayed but also a general clock function that enables time, date, and alarm setting through the data input unit 33.

And, both sides of the main body 31 is attached to the watch band 39 in the form of a general wrist watch, the watch band 39 is preferably formed of any one of a rubber or metal component.

Referring to Figure 3 schematically looks at the internal system of the present invention portable GPS ranger.

The portable distance measurer 30 of the present invention receives an antenna 32 for receiving a transmission signal of the GPS satellite 10 and a GPS signal received at the antenna 32 and converts the GPS signal into a predetermined signal (location information) for output. The central control unit 60 which receives the GPS receiver unit 50 and the converted signal through the GPS receiver unit 50 and performs various control functions, and the display unit 80 which displays the signals calculated by the central control unit 60. It consists of).

The GPS receiver 50 has a size of approximately 25 * 25 * 10 [mm] and its error range is composed of a GPS-only receiving module having a maximum range of 10 [m]-at least 5 [cm].

The central control unit 60 uses a CPU chip, the size of which is approximately 25 * 25 * 5 [mm] and is received from the GPS receiver 50 at the same time as receiving the signal of the key setting unit 38. It consists of a CPU module that controls algorithms for calculating various data (travel distance, linear distance, speed) using location information.

The display unit 80 includes a low power consumption type LCD module that effectively displays a signal calculated by the central control unit 60.

According to FIG. 4, the radio wave signal radiated from the GPS satellites 10 is transmitted to the antenna 32.

After being received by the GPS receiver 50, the signal is converted into a predetermined signal by the signal converter 52 and input to the central controller 60.

The signal converter 52 is connected to a downconverter (not shown) and a downconverter (not shown) for reducing the high frequency of the GPS signal transmitted from the GPS satellite 10 to an intermediate frequency and sampled at a predetermined rate. It is preferably composed of a digitizer (not shown) that generates a GPS signal of frequency.

The central control unit 60 is supplied with a driving power using a battery or the like, the power supply unit 62 configured to minimize the current consumption, and a key setting unit 38 for selecting a user desired mode and its key setting A memory for inputting data desired by the user after switching to various modes through the unit 38 and the data input through the data input unit 33 and storing program results through algorithms accompanying the data input unit 33. A display unit 34 which shows the result of the program 64 and the executed program to the user, and a voice output unit 68 which outputs an alarm when an error occurs with a setting value input by the user.

) And a timer 70 for counting the moving distance and the speed and the like are connected.

The memory unit 64 preferably uses RAM (Random Access Memory) as the main memory unit 64a as volatile memory and Flash ROM (Read only Memory) as the secondary memory unit 64b as the nonvolatile memory.

Therefore, it is desirable that the program be controlled while writing to RAM while the power is being supplied while using the advantages and disadvantages of the two memories.

In addition, the central control unit 60 is configured with a crosstalk prevention portion 66 for preventing crosstalk with adjacent users.

On the other hand, the voice output unit 68 is composed of a speaker 35 and the data input unit

Reference numeral 33 is preferably made of a configuration such as a conventional reduced keypad (number input possible) to be able to input a variety of numerical values.

According to FIG. 5, when the marathoner 20 wearing the portable rangefinder starts at the first point A when running the non-linear distance of the road 12, which is a marathon course, passes the point B and the point C, the inventors of the present invention measure the GPS. Using the triangulation method used in the system, the moving distances (between AB and BC), moving straight distances (D) and total moving distances (between ABCs) for each section of the marathoner 20 are calculated.

In addition, since the time according to the moving distance is counted by the timer 70, the minimum speed, the maximum speed, and the average speed of each section are calculated.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 6, the algorithm (program) made in the calculation (comparison) part 60a of the central control part 60 is demonstrated.

The calculation unit 61 basically counts (calculates) the distance 61a, the speed 61b, the time 61c, and the like and calculates additional comprehensive information 61d based on the default value.

First, the distance 61a is calculated based on the position where the user (hereinafter referred to as a marathoner) 20 starts after wearing the distance measuring device 30 of the present invention and the straight distance for each section and the remaining distance. Calculate distance and total distance traveled. The remaining distance is calculated by subtracting the movement distance for each section from the total distance to be set initially, and calculating the remaining distance for each section, and the remaining distance becomes zero ("0") when the final target point is reached.

Next, the algorithm for calculating the speed at which the marathoner 20 is running calculates the minimum speed and the maximum speed for each section and calculates the average speed based on the minimum speed and the maximum speed.

The time calculation calculates the total travel time (elapsed time) corresponding to the travel time for each section and the total travel distance of the marathoner 20 based on the current (start) time.

In addition, if the first marathoner 20 exceeds the set value (limit speed), the calculated value (distance, speed, time), etc. are combined to check whether there is an over pace.

(check) and the marathoner 20 is programmed to perform a lap function to check the time for each section during training and an alarm function to output a warning sound when the marathoner 20 is overfaced.

The program according to the algorithm is preferably microprocessor controlled.

Hereinafter, the operation and effects thereof of the portable range finder using the present invention GPS will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

First, the user checks the state of the initial mode of the range finder 102 or not, and if it is not the initial mode, resets (100) the initial mode and then selects the mode (104).

If the user selects the watch mode 106, the range finder performs a general electronic clock function based on the accurate time (data) of the GPS satellite 10 to display the current time as well as change the time and date. You can set the adjustment and alarm functions.

If the user selects the stopwatch mode 110, the range finder of the present invention displays a time and speed according to the moving distance by performing a stopwatch function, which is frequently used during the practice of the athlete. It will also perform a lap function to check.

If the user selects the range finder mode 120, the range finder is displayed on the display unit 34 to receive the data input 122, and after setting the data value, the user (marathoner) starts running at the same time. When the button is turned on (124), the operation unit (comparison) performs comparison / operation to display the distance display 128, the time display 130, the speed display 132, etc. of the user (marathoner). 34) performs a lap function (134) for measuring time and speed for each section.

In addition, the marathon toner 20 continuously checks whether the pace is over pace (136), and when the over face becomes an over face, a warning sound is output to the speaker 35 through the voice output unit 68 at the same time as the warning light 138. (140).

When the user's race is finished, the end button may be turned on 142 to check 146 various information (data) displayed on the display unit 34.

Therefore, the portable range finder using the GPS of the present invention can be used as a stopwatch in the case of using the watch as a normal time and to measure the land record, in particular, the user can use it as a range finder when marathon.

In addition, in recent years golf operation system is a large equipment using a GPS is used to operate the system there is an advantage that can be easily applied to the present invention range finder.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail as above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the scope of the present invention extends to the range substantially equivalent to the embodiment of the present invention.

As can be seen from the above description, the portable range finder using the GPS of the present invention is used when a general person moves from a certain place to another place, as well as, in particular, while the marathoner is worn on the wrist to check his pace. By running, it is possible to prevent the problem that becomes an over pace and causes unexpected results.

In addition, the present inventors have the effect that the golfer can carry and check the golf course information and their own putting information by replacing the conventional large-scale golf course operating system.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that has a variety of functions that can be used to select the stopwatch and the rangefinder when performing the clock function in normal times.

Finally, the present invention range finder has an expected effect that can be applied to all fields that can be carried out portable.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention.

3 is a system schematic diagram of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention;

4 is a detailed view of a system of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention.

5 is an embodiment of a portable range finder using GPS according to the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an algorithm of a portable range finder according to the present invention.

7 is a flowchart of operation of the portable range finder according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: GPS satellite 20: user

30: distance meter 32: antenna

34: display unit 50: GPS receiver

60: central control unit 70: timer

Claims (9)

A GPS receiver which receives various data from the GPS satellites through an antenna provided in the main body, converts the data into a predetermined signal, and outputs the converted signal; A data input unit for inputting setting data after the user switches modes through the key setting unit; Receives the data output from the GPS receiver and the setting value input by the user through the data input unit to collectively control arithmetic and additional functions of various algorithms, and to control the speed value and previously stored setting value (limit speed) of the user. A central controller which transmits a control signal after determining whether or not it is an overface; In the portable range finder using a GPS configured to display a variety of data provided from the central control unit while outputting a warning sound through the speaker when the over-face signal is sent from the central control unit, And a crosstalk prevention unit for preventing crosstalk between adjacent users in the central control unit. The portable range finder of claim 1, wherein the central controller comprises a memory unit including a main memory and an auxiliary memory for storing data calculated by the central controller and data input by the user. . delete The portable range finder of claim 1, wherein the portable range finder has a clock shape. delete  (a) receiving GPS data corresponding to a current location of a user from a plurality of GPS satellites; (b) counting a moving distance of each section of the user after storing the current location information received from the step (a); (c) counting moving speeds for each section based on the moving distances counted from step (b); (d) storing the data counted from step (c) in a memory unit; (e) displaying the data stored from the step (d); in the control method of the portable range finder using GPS, the moving distance counting step of the step (b) (b1) receiving a total distance to be moved (b2) counting the movement distance for each section after step (b1); (b3) calculating the remaining distance by subtracting the movement distance for each section of the step (b2) from the total distance to be moved in the step (b1); (b4) if the remaining distance of step (b3) is zero ("0"), counting the total distance moved; control method of a portable range finder using GPS. The method of claim 6, further comprising: counting a linear distance for each section between the steps (b2) and (b3). The method of claim 6, wherein the moving speed counting step of step (c) (c1) calculating a minimum speed for each section; (c2) calculating a maximum speed for each section after step (c1); (c3) calculating the average speed for each section based on the minimum and maximum speed data from the steps (c1) and (c2); and a control method of a portable range finder using GPS. The portable range finder of claim 8, further comprising: performing a pace analysis and a lap function on minimum, maximum, and average speeds after the step (c3). Control method.