KR100765889B1 - Monitoring system for damage of vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

A vehicle damage monitoring system is provided to acquire pictures as an evidence by rotating a camera to the initial damage position upon detection of vehicle damage. A vehicle damage monitoring system includes a front bumper damage detector(10a), a rear bumper damage detector(10b), a camera control module(20), a camera operating unit(40), and a camera(50). The front bumper damage detector has two switches arranged on a front inner surface of a front bumper and two switches arranged at corners of the front bumper. The rear bumper damage detector has two switches arranged on a rear inner surface of a rear bumper and two switches arranged at corners of the rear bumper. The camera control module determines rotation angle of the camera and outputs a control signal when signals are input from the front and rear bumper damage detectors, and stores data of image taken by the camera. The camera operating unit rotates the camera in accordance with the control of the camera control module. The camera takes pictures from the area where vehicle damages are detected. Resistors having different resistant values are connected between the switches of the front and rear bumper damage detectors. The camera control module determines rotation angle of the camera by judging which signal is inputted from which switch in accordance with the current value of the signal.

Description

Monitoring System for Damage of Vehicles

1 is a block diagram of a vehicle damage monitoring system according to the present invention;

2A and 2B are structural diagrams of the bumper damage detector shown in FIG. 1 and an exemplary installation diagram of a vehicle;

3 is a view showing a rotation angle of the camera when installed as shown in FIG.

4 is a circuit diagram between a camera control module and a bumper damage detector shown in FIG. 1;

5 is a detailed structural diagram of a camera operating means shown in FIG. 1;

6A to 6D are diagrams showing the operation sequence of the camera when damage to the bumper is detected.

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10a, 10b: bumper damage detector 20: camera control module

30: BCM 40: camera operating means

50: camera 60: burglar alarm

70: emergency light switch 80: emergency light

90: ceiling base

The present invention relates to a vehicle damage monitoring system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a vehicle damage monitoring system that can detect an accurate accident situation by monitoring an accident site when a vehicle damage or breakage (hereinafter referred to as damage) occurs.

While the speed of vehicle development and the number of possessions are increasing rapidly, the automobile culture cannot keep up.

If a driver attempts to park a vehicle or damages another vehicle parked while leaving a vehicle in a parked state, most drivers inform the owner of the parked vehicle of the damage.

However, some drivers often sneak in and damage the vehicle to avoid accident liability.

There is no countermeasure other than the method of mounting a CCD camera near the house and shooting 24 hours a day for unauthorized illegal acts such as damage to the vehicle.

In particular, if an expensive vehicle is damaged, the abuser is more likely to avoid responsibility, and even if the vehicle is notified, it is difficult to catch the offender.

Recently, there has been an increase in vehicle damage crime due to social dissatisfaction, and there is a fear of vehicle damage in the case of a vehicle without a separate garage.

As described above, there is disclosed a vehicle damage alarm device that generates an external alarm sound when the vehicle is damaged due to an impact.However, an external alarm sound may prevent the vehicle from being damaged, but the vehicle may be damaged. There was a problem with not knowing who the attacker was.

In addition, in the case where a human accident occurs in a rare place or in a dark night, there is no witness at the scene of the accident, and the victim does not recognize the vehicle as the victim due to the accident shock, so that the vehicle or the perpetrator is not known. There was this.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, when the damage of the vehicle occurs, it is possible to find out the exact accident situation by monitoring the accident site, to find out the offender who damaged the vehicle unauthorizedly and compensate for the damage The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vehicle damage monitoring system.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle damage monitoring system that can safely protect the vehicle can utilize the image taken by rotating the camera to the initial damage position of the vehicle when the vehicle is damaged.

Vehicle damage monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the front and rear bumpers of the vehicle to detect the damage of the bumper to each of the four sensors for detecting the damage of the vehicle and It detects the location data, and when the vehicle is damaged, it is linked with the burglar alarm and emergency light to alert the perpetrators and inform the driver of the damage, and monitor the spot where the damage occurred with the camera located at the top center inside the vehicle. Stores information about

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a vehicle damage monitoring system according to the present invention,

As shown, the vehicle damage monitoring system according to the present invention is a bumper damage detector (10a, 10b) and the camera control module 20, BCM 30, the camera operating means 40, the camera 50, the burglar alarm ( 60), an emergency light switch 70 and an emergency light (80).

The bumper damage detectors 10a and 10b are provided in the front and rear bumpers of the vehicle, respectively, and generate a detection signal when the bumper is damaged and transmit the detected signals to the camera control module 20 and the BCM 30.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the bumper damage detectors 10a and 10b are respectively installed at the front bumper and the rear bumper, which frequently cause damage to the vehicle due to parking or negligence when the driver is absent.

The bumper damage detector (10a) installed in the front bumper is a sensor for detecting damage to the front bumper, four switches at the front end (②, ③) (12a, 13a), both side corners (①, ④) Two units (11a, 14a) are installed to allow efficient detection of damage on wide surfaces.

The bumper damage detector (10b) installed in the rear bumper is a sensor for detecting the damage of the rear bumper, four switches at the rear end (⑥, ⑦) (12b, 13b), both side corners (①, ⑧) Two units (11b and 14b) are installed for efficient detection of damage on wide surfaces.

The bumper damage detector 10a installed in the front bumper of the vehicle includes a switch case 15, a spring 16, switches 11a, 12a, 13a, and 14a and a contact 17.

The switch case 15 is elastically supported by a spring 16 provided between the switches therein, and four switches 11a, 12a, 13a, and 14a provided inside the switch case 15 are provided in the switch case 15. The contact surface is formed in contact with the contact 17 formed at the opposing position inside to improve the grounding force against external impact.

As the switch case 15 provided in the front bumper is compressed by an external impact, the switches 11a, 12a, 13a, and 14a come into contact with the other side and the contact 17 to generate a detection signal.

The bumper damage detector 10b provided on the rear bumper of the vehicle also has the same structure as the bumper damage detector 10a described above.

That is, the bumper sensor is equipped with a total of eight switches (11a, 12a, 13a, 14a), (11b, 12b, 13b, 14b) and detects the corresponding position information when a shock damage occurs, and detects the detection signal of the camera control module. 20, the camera control module 20 determines the degree of rotation of the camera 50 based on this information to control the camera operating means 40.

The camera 50 is installed in the center of the vehicle interior, that is, the ceiling base 90 in the middle of the driver's seat and the passenger seat and in the middle of the first row and the second row, so that the passenger's activity is not inconvenient and the four directions can be evenly monitored. Make sure

In addition, when the detection signal is input from only one switch in the camera control module 20 to monitor the damage point of the external shock, the detection of the camera 50 may be performed even if the detection signal is input from two adjacent switches. Determine the degree of rotation.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the detection signal is input only at one switch in a state in which the camera 50 faces the front, the camera 50 rotates a ° left when the detection signal is input at the switch 1a. B12 turn left when the detection signal is input from switch 12a, b ° turn right when the detection signal is input by switch ③a, ③ turn right a ° when inputting the detection signal by switch ④, switch ④ ), 180 °-a ° left turn when input sensing signal, 180 °-b ° left turn when input sensing signal at switch ⑥, 180 °-b ° right turn when input sensing signal by switch ⑦, and ⑧ Rotate 180 ° -a ° when the detection signal is input from switch 14b.

When the detection signal is input from the two switches while the camera 50 is facing forward, the camera 50 is rotated left by c ° when the detection signal is input from the ① and ② switches 11a and 12a. Rotation (stop) when inputting detection signal at No. switch (12a, 13a), c ° right turn when inputting detection signal at No. (13a, 14a) of ③ and ④, switch (11b, 12b) of ⑤ and ⑥ 173 °-c ° left turn when sensing signal input, 180 ° left turn or right turn when sensing signal input at switches ⑥ and ⑦ and 173 when sensing signal is input by switches ⑦ and ⑧ °-c ° Turn right.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram between the camera control module and the bumper damage detector shown in FIG. 1, each switch 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a, 11b, 12b, 13b, 14b serving as a sensor of the bumper damage detectors 10a and 10b. The resistors R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8, each having a different resistance value, are connected to the rear end of the camera control module 20 and the BCM 30.

When the switches 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a, 11b, 12b, 13b, and 14b detect damage to the bumper and output a detection signal to the camera control module 20, the resistor R1 having the different resistance value , R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 have different current values of the detection signal input to the camera control module 20, and the camera control module 20 inputs the current value from any switch. The rotation angle of the camera 50 is determined by determining whether the signal is a signal.

In this case, the BCM 30 briefly detects the presence or absence of current and operates the burglar alarm 60 in FIG. 1 when the current of the detection signal is input and turns on the emergency light switch 70 to output an alarm sound. Flashes to inform the driver or third party near the vehicle of the current situation.

The BCM (Body Control Module) 30 is a vehicle control module, ECU for separately controlling the wiper, airbag, air conditioner, power window, power seat, burglar alarm 60, emergency light switch 70, etc. provided in the vehicle (Electronic Control Units) are integrated and controlled in one integrated control unit.

The camera control module 20 outputs a control signal to the camera operating means 40 to rotate the camera 50 after determining the rotation angle of the camera 50, and the camera 50 is rotated to face the damage point. When a predetermined time is taken around the damage point, the image data is stored in the memory 22 provided in the camera control module 20.

The camera operating means 40 rotates the camera 50 toward the damage point according to the control signal of the camera control module 20, and returns to the original position when the camera 50 is finished photographing. ) Forward.

5 is a detailed structural diagram of the camera operating means shown in FIG.

As shown, the camera operating means 40 installed below the ceiling base 90 includes two step motors 41 and 42, a bevel gear 43, a pulley 44, a moving wire 45, and a lifting lift type. It comprises the 46 and the rollers 47a and 47b.

The step motors 41 and 42 perform rotational operations due to pulses under the control of the camera control module 20, and the rotation angles are determined by the pulses.

A pulley 44 wound with a moving wire 45 is inserted into the shaft of the one-side step motor 41, and the moving wire 45 has a roller at a lower end of an antenna type sunken lift 46 provided with a camera 50. 47a, 47b).

The retractable lift 46 is composed of a plurality of tubular pipes 46a, 46b and 46c, and is coupled so that another pipe adjacent to one pipe can be retracted while sliding.

At this time, the pipes (46a, 46b, 46c) of the lifting lift 46 to remove the friction by applying a lubricating oil in order to smooth the vertical movement by the moving wire (45).

As the step motor 41 rotates forward and backward, the pulley 44 rotates forward and backward, thereby releasing or winding the moving wire 45. As the moving wire 45 is released or wound, the lifting lift 46 is elevated. Thus, the camera 50 installed in the lift type lift 46 is lifted.

A bevel gear 43 is inserted into the shaft of the other step motor 42, and the bevel gear 43 is a horizontal bevel gear 43a inserted into the shaft of the step motor 42 and the horizontal bevel gear ( Comprising a vertical bevel gear (43b) to be engaged with 43a), the lifting type lift 46 is provided in the center of the vertical bevel gear (43b).

As the step motor 42 rotates forward and backward, the bevel gear 43 converts the rotational movement direction from vertical to horizontal, thereby rotating the camera 50 installed in the folding lift 46 and the lifting lift 46. .

6A to 6D are diagrams illustrating an operation sequence of a camera when damage to a bumper is detected.

In the usual case of FIG. 6A, the inlet-type lift 46 is a state in which the lower pipes 46b and 46a are inserted into the upper pipe 46c and the camera 50 is raised, and the camera 50 moves forward of the vehicle. Is headed.

In case of damage to the front and rear bumpers of the vehicle, the bumper damage detectors 10a and 10b installed on the front and rear bumpers of the vehicle are provided with resistors R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8) outputs to the camera control module 20 and the BCM (30).

The BCM 30 notifies the driver near the vehicle by operating the burglar alarm 60 by outputting an alarm sound and turning on the emergency light switch 70 to flash the emergency light 80.

The camera control module 20 determines which of the switches 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a, 11b, 12b, 13b, and 14b of the bumper damage detectors 10a and 10b is input as a current value of the detection signal. After the rotation angle of the camera 50 is determined, the lifting lift 46 and the camera 50 are rotated by rotating the one-step motor 41 in FIG. 6B to release the moving wire 45 wound around the pulley 44. Lower

In FIG. 6C, when the lowering of the camera 50 is completed, the camera control module 20 rotates the step motor 42 on the other side in accordance with the determined rotation angle, and thus the lift-up type lift 46 is formed by the rotation of the bevel gear 43. Point the camera 50 at the damaged point of the bumper.

In the state in which the camera 50 faces the damaged point in FIG. 6D, the camera 50 stores the captured image data in the memory 22 by photographing the vicinity of the damaged point for a predetermined time, and when the shooting is completed, the original image of FIG. Return to position

The captured image stored in the memory 22 helps to solve the accident later.

As described above, according to the present invention, in case of damage to the vehicle, the cause of the accident can be monitored by monitoring the accident site, and anxiety can be solved. This prevents the offender from escaping and informs drivers around the accident so they can respond immediately.

Claims (8)

Bumper damage decker which is installed at the front bumper of the vehicle and has four switches 12a, 13a at the front inner side and two 11a, 14a at both side corners for detecting the damage of the bumper due to an external impact ( 10a) and four switches mounted on the rear bumper of the vehicle for detecting the damage of the bumper due to external impacts, two switches 12b and 13b on the rear inner side and two switches 11b and 14b on both side corners. When the bumper damage detector 10b and the detection signals of the bumper damage detectors 10a and 10b are input, the angle of rotation of the camera 50 photographing the damaged point is determined and outputs a control signal. A camera control unit 20 for storing the image data photographed by the user 50 for a predetermined time, and a camera operating means 40 for rotating the camera 50 toward the damaged point under the control of the camera control unit 20; , While rotating towards the damaged point A vehicle damage monitoring system comprising a camera (50) for photographing near a damaged point for a time; Resistors R1, ..., R8 having different resistance values are interposed between the switches 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a, 11b, 12b, 13b, and 14b and the camera control module 20, respectively. The camera control module 20 determines the rotational angle of the camera 50 by determining which signal is input from which switch as the current value of the input detection signal. delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1, The camera control module 20 is configured not only when a detection signal is input from one switch but also when a detection signal is input from two adjacent switches in order to reliably monitor a point where damage to an external shock occurs. Vehicle damage monitoring system, characterized in that for determining the angle of rotation. delete The method of claim 1, The camera operating means 40 includes two step motors 41 and 42 which rotate due to a pulse under the control of the camera control module 20 and whose rotation angle is determined by the pulse. A pulley 44 inserted into an axis of one of the two step motors 41; An antenna-type lifting type lift 46 installed at a lower portion of the camera 50, One end is wound on the pulley 44 and the other end is connected to the lifting type lift 46 to move the lifting type lift 46 and the camera 50 in accordance with the rotation of the pulley 44 and , The vertical bevel gear 43b in which the horizontal bevel gear 43a inserted into the shaft of the other step motor 42 and the horizontal bevel gear 43a are engaged by the horizontal bevel gear 43a, and the retractable lift 46 is installed at the lower center. ) Is a pair, the vehicle damage monitoring system comprising a bevel gear (43) for rotating the inlet lift (46) and the camera (50).

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