KR101532087B1 - Motorcycle black box having external data collecting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a black box for a motorcycle and, more specifically, comprises: a body unit installed inside a seat of the motorcycle, having a storage module wherein data collected by the black box is stored, a first communication module, and a control module; a camera unit waterproofed, having an image photographing module and a second communication module; and a data collecting unit waterproofed, having a sound collecting module, a GPS module, and a third communication module. The present invention is to provide a black box for a motorcycle having an external data collecting unit.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a black box for a motorcycle,

The present invention relates to a black box for a motorcycle, and more particularly to a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collection unit.

A black box is a device that is mounted on an aircraft and stores flight records. It is used to identify the cause of a crash in the event of a crash. In recent years, the complexity of traffic has increased along with the development of cities, and the rate of traffic accidents caused by automobiles has been increasing year by year, so that a black box used in conventional airplanes has been applied to vehicles. The vehicle black box stores vehicle driving information (accident information, etc.) in a fixed amount of memory, and the driver uses the vehicle driving information stored in the vehicle black box as proof of the fact when an accident occurs 20-2005-0002379). A vehicle black box is generally attached to the front of the vehicle, and the camera and the main body are integrally formed. Recently, a form in which a black box function is added to navigation is also being developed. Such a method has an advantage that it is easy to install and manage the device, but there is a problem that the size and the weight of the device increase as the function of the device is added.

On the other hand, motorcycles are always exposed to the outside, and when a conventional black box is installed and used, there is a fear that the device may be stolen or lost, and there is a fear that the device may be broken by snow or rain. Therefore, it is common to use a detachable black box on a motorcycle just before driving and store it separately after parking. Such a method is inconvenient due to repeated installation and removal of the black box. In addition, it is almost impossible to add various functions to the black box because the size and the weight are limited in order for the device to be stably installed and fixed on a motorcycle having a smaller space than an automobile. In addition, there were concerns about damage to the equipment and shaking of the shooting scene due to the nature of the motorcycle, which caused much vibration during driving compared to the automobile.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional methods. The main body is provided inside the motorcycle saddle, and the camera part and the data collecting part, which are necessarily installed outside, By providing a communication function between the main body portion, the camera portion, and the data collecting portion, it is possible to install and use the motorcycle in a suitable position, and to suit the characteristics of the motorcycle, It is an object of the present invention to provide a black box for a motorcycle which includes an external data collecting section to which an emergency button function, an accident detecting function and a Wi-Fi function are added.

Further, the present invention further includes a vibration damping member in each of the main body unit, the camera unit, and the data collecting unit, thereby solving the problem of black box destruction and camera shake caused by vibration generated during motorcycle travel, And an emergency button, thereby facilitating data collection and data transfer of the black box according to the needs of the driver, and further including an accident detection unit, so that the data collection of the black box can be efficiently performed at an appropriate time. It is another object of the present invention to provide a black box for a motorcycle which includes a motorcycle.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit,

A main body 100 including a storage module 110, a first communication module 120, and a control module 130 in which data collected by the black box is stored, the main body 100 being provided inside the saddle of the motorcycle 10;

The image capturing module 210 for photographing the front or rear of the motorcycle 10 by a control signal of the control module 130 and the image capturing module 210 for communicating with the first communication module 110, And a second communication module (220) for transmitting an image to the main body (100), wherein the camera module (200) is waterproofed; And

A sound collecting module 310 for collecting external sound according to a control signal of the control module 130, a GPS module 320 for collecting position information of the motorcycle 10 according to a control signal of the control module 130, And a third communication module 330 communicating with the first communication module 120 to transmit the sound and position information collected by the sound collection module 310 and the GPS module 320 to the main body 100, And a water-proofed data collecting unit 300. As shown in FIG.

Preferably, the data collecting unit (300)

And an LED display module 340 for displaying a data collection state of the data collection unit 300.

Preferably,

The main body 100, the camera unit 200,

And may further include vibration damping members 400, respectively.

Preferably,

The black box for motorcycles further includes an emergency button 500 for receiving an event generation signal from the motorcycle 10 driver,

When the emergency button 500 receives the event generation signal, the emergency button 500 transmits an event generation signal to the main body unit 100 and the main body unit 100 transmits the event generation signal to the camera unit 200 and the data collection unit 300 To transmit an operation command to the control unit.

Preferably, the black box includes:

Further includes an accident detecting unit 600 for detecting an occurrence of an accident and delivering an accident occurrence signal to the main body 100 when the impact value obtained by the impact sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined value can do.

More preferably, the accident detection unit (600)

Using the acceleration sensor or the GPS speed sensor as the impact sensor,

When the GPS speed sensed by the GPS speed sensor indicates a decrease value equal to or greater than a predetermined value and when the GPS speed change amount detected by the GPS speed sensor is greater than a predetermined value, And at least one time period selected from the group including the case where the time is 0 for a predetermined time or longer.

Advantageously, the first communication module (120)

And may transmit data stored in the storage module 110 to the smart device 20 by wireless communication with the smart device 20.

More preferably, the main body portion 100 includes:

When the event generation signal is transmitted from the emergency button 500, the data collected by the camera unit 200 and the data collection unit 300 are wirelessly transmitted to the smart device 20,

The smart device 20 can transmit the received data to the predetermined destination 30. [

More preferably,

When the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor indicates a change of more than a predetermined value, when the GPS speed sensed by the GPS speed sensor indicates a decrease value equal to or greater than a predetermined value, When the sensor detects an occurrence of an accident and transmits an accident occurrence signal to the main body unit 100 in at least one or more cases selected from the group including a case where the GPS velocity change amount is 0 for a predetermined time or longer,

The main body unit 100 wirelessly transmits the data collected by the camera unit 200 and the data collection unit 300 to the smart device 20,

The smart device 20 can transmit the received data to the predetermined destination 30. [

According to the black box for a motorcycle which includes the external data collecting unit proposed in the present invention, the main body is provided inside the motorcycle saddle, and the camera unit and the data collecting unit, which are necessarily installed outside, By providing a communication function between the body part, the camera part and the data collecting part, it is possible to install and use the motorcycle in a suitable position, Button function, accident detection function and Wi-Fi function can be added.

Further, according to the present invention, a vibration buffering member is further included in each of the main body unit, the camera unit, and the data collecting unit, thereby solving the problem of black box destruction and camera shake due to vibration generated during motorcycle travel, So as to facilitate data collection and data transfer of the black box according to the driver's need, and further include an accident detection unit, so that the data collection of the black box can be efficiently performed at an appropriate time.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a view illustrating a motorcycle equipped with a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a data collecting unit of a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view illustrating a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an emergency button of a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a data transfer process of a black box for a motorcycle, a smart device, and a destination, which includes an external data collector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The same or similar reference numerals are used throughout the drawings for portions having similar functions and functions.

In addition, in the entire specification, when a part is referred to as being 'connected' to another part, it may be referred to as 'indirectly connected' not only with 'directly connected' . Also, to "include" an element means that it may include other elements, rather than excluding other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage module 110, a first communication module 120, and a control module 130 The camera module 200 and the sound collection module 310, the GPS module 320 and the third communication module 330 including the main body 100, the image capturing module 210 and the second communication module 220, And a data collecting unit 300 for collecting data.

2 is a view illustrating a motorcycle equipped with a black box for motorcycles including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, in the black box for motorcycles including the external data collecting unit according to the embodiment of the present invention, the main body 100 is fixedly installed inside the saddle of the motorcycle 10, The camera unit 200 is installed on the headlight or the handle of the motorcycle 10 so as to photograph the front of the motorcycle 10 and to mount the camera unit 200 on the license plate to photograph the rear of the motorcycle 10 And the data collecting unit 300, which is configured separately from the main body 100, can be located near the driver's seat instrument panel. Since the camera unit 200 and the data collecting unit 300 for collecting sound and GPS information are required to be exposed to the outside due to the nature of the function, it is preferable to fix the camera after the waterproofing process.

As described above, according to the present invention, the main body 100 of the black box is intercepted from the outside of the motorcycle 10, and the camera unit 200 and the data collecting unit 300 are provided outside, It is possible to solve the problem that the risk of theft of the device is reduced and the installation and removal are repeated every time the device is used. Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail.

The main body 100 includes a storage module 110 for storing data collected by a black box, a camera unit 200 and a data collection unit 300, and an external device (e.g., a smart device) And a control module 130 for controlling the operation of the entire black box. That is, the main body 100 is capable of storing data, controlling the operation of the apparatus, and performing communication functions, and includes an expensive CPU, a memory chip, and the like, (10) It can be fixed permanently inside the saddle. By adopting the structure in which the motorcycle 10 is installed inside the saddle, it is possible to stably hold the motorcycle 10 inside the saddle having a relatively large space, and the limitation on the size and the weight of the main body 100 itself is remarkably reduced. Therefore, it is easy to add a large capacity memory chip, a data processing function, and a WiFi communication function. The first communication module 120 may be connected to the camera unit 200 and the data collecting unit 300 through a wired or wireless connection so as to perform data communication. According to the embodiment, it is possible to solve the inconvenience caused by the cable during operation by communicating using short range wireless communication such as Bluetooth or infrared communication. Also, the problem that the cable and the contact terminal are easily damaged due to the property of being always exposed to the outside, and the replacement is necessary can be solved.

The camera unit 200 includes a video imaging module 210 and a first communication module 110 that photograph the front and / or rear of the motorcycle 10 according to a control signal of the control module 130 of the main body 100, And a second communication module 200 for communicating the image captured by the image capturing module 210 to the main body 100. Preferably, the camera unit 200 uses a two-channel imaging module 210 of a front camera and a rear camera. In addition, since only a simple function of capturing an image and transmitting the captured image to the main body 100 can be performed, a micro camera device can be used. However, as described above, the waterproofing process is necessarily required since it is always exposed to the outside, and it is preferable that the motorcycle 10 is integrally fixed to the motorcycle 10. In addition, it can be configured to record HD or full HD video so that the accident situation that may occur during day and night can be clearly obtained.

The data collecting unit 300 includes a sound collecting module 310 for collecting external sounds according to a control signal of the control module 130 of the main body 100, And transmits the sound and position information collected by the sound collection module 310 and the GPS module 320 to the main body unit 100 by communicating with the GPS module 320 and the first communication module 120 collecting the position information of the sound module 310 and the first communication module 120 And a third communication module (330). That is, the data collecting unit 300 collects operating environment-related information excluding images, and can collect sound including noise at an accident site and location information including a moving route of the motorcycle 10. Since the data collecting unit 300 performs the function of collecting the information related to the external environment, the data collecting unit 300 can be installed externally so that accurate data collection can be performed. Like the camera unit 200, the motorcycle 10 can be integrally fixed.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a data collecting unit of a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3, the data collecting unit 300 of the black box for a motorcycle including the external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a microphone (sound collecting module) A GPS module 320 for receiving position information from a global positioning system (GPS), a third communication module 330 for communicating data with the main body unit 100, And an LED display module 340 for displaying the LEDs. The LED display module 340 displays an indication that data is being collected or a device status of the data collection unit 300 so that the driver can easily check the black box status.

4 is a view illustrating a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4, a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 100, a camera unit 200, and a data collecting unit 300, (400). Since the motorcycle generates much vibration during operation compared with the vehicle, there is a possibility that the device may be damaged and the image may be shaken. Therefore, the vibration damping member 400 having elasticity capable of absorbing vibration may be used. By covering, the problem caused by the vibration can be solved.

5 is a diagram illustrating an emergency button of a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the black box for motorcycle further includes an emergency button 500 for receiving an event generation signal from the motorcycle 10 driver, and the emergency button 500 When the event generation signal is input, the main body unit 100 transmits an event generation signal to the main body unit 100, and transmits an operation command to the camera unit 200 and the data collection unit 300. In some embodiments, the emergency button 500 is an RF radio emergency button and is capable of RF communication with the main body 100. When the driver recognizes the necessity of an accident risk, a threat of another person, or the surrounding situation, when the emergency button 500 is pressed, the camera 100 can be manually instructed to shoot the camera and collect sound and position information have.

The main body 100 may be configured to communicate with an external device such as the smart device 20. In this case, the main body 100 may be connected to the smart device 30 And can cause the designation destination 30 to perform a relief request. Specifically, when an event generation signal is transmitted from the emergency button 500, the main body unit 100 wirelessly transmits the data collected by the camera unit 200 and the data collection unit 300 to the smart device 20, The smart device 20 can transmit the received data to the predetermined destination 30. Motorcycle accidents should be designed to protect the life and safety of the driver because the accident is so severe that the driver causes severe injury and death. Therefore, it is possible to configure the emergency situation to be transmitted to the outside through the RF radio emergency button when the driver accident occurs.

6 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a black box for a motorcycle including an external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the black box for a motorcycle including the external data collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes an impact sensor, so that when an impact value acquired by the impact sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, And an accident detection unit 600 for detecting an occurrence of an accident and transmitting an accident occurrence signal to the body 100.

According to an embodiment, when the acceleration sensed by the acceleration sensor indicates a change of a predetermined value or more by using an acceleration sensor or a GPS speed sensor as an impact sensor, the accident detection unit 600 detects a GPS change When the speed indicates a decrease value equal to or greater than a predetermined value, at least one or more cases selected from the group including the case where the GPS speed change detected by the GPS speed sensor is 0 for a predetermined time or more, can be recognized as an accident occurrence. That is, if a sudden impact occurs, the acceleration sensor senses the impact change value (X, Y, Z), and if the GPS speed value decreases rapidly or the GPS speed change is completely zero for more than 30 seconds, can do. However, an accident detection algorithm of a variety of known methods may be used for this embodiment.

Preferably, when the accident detection unit 600 indicates that the acceleration sensed by the acceleration sensor indicates a change of more than a predetermined value, and the GPS change rate detected by the GPS speed sensor indicates a decrease value equal to or greater than a predetermined value, When the occurrence of an accident such as a case where the amount of change in the GPS speed detected by the sensor is 0 for a predetermined time or longer is transmitted to the main body unit 100, The data collected by the data collecting unit 300 may be wirelessly transmitted to the smart device 20 and the smart device 20 may transmit the received data to the predetermined destination 30. [

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data transmission process of a black box for a motorcycle, a smart device, and a destination, which includes an external data collector according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7, the first communication module 120 may wirelessly communicate with the smart device 20 and may transmit data stored in the storage module 110 to a smart device (not shown) 20). The smart device 20 can transmit the data received through the pre-installed application or the like to the designation destination 30 again. The designated place 30 is a police station, a fire station, an emergency medical center, an acquaintance or the like, and is a contact point of a place or a person who needs to report assistance or report the current situation of the driver. Automatic transmission can be received.

The present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention.

10: Motorcycle 20: Smart device
30: designated place (police, fire station, emergency medical center, acquaintance) 100:
110: storage module 120: control module
130: first communication module 200: camera unit
210: image capturing module 220: second communication module
300: data collecting unit 310: sound collecting module
320: GPS module 330: Third communication module
340: LED display module 400: vibration damping member
500: Emergency button 600:

Claims (9)

As a black box for motorcycles,
A storage module 110 for storing data collected by the black box for motorcycle, a first communication module 120 for transmitting data stored in the storage module 110, a control module 120 for controlling the operation of the black box for motorcycle, (100) provided inside the saddle of the motorcycle (10) including the motorcycle (130);
A two-channel image capturing module 210 for capturing the forward and backward directions of the motorcycle 10 according to a control signal of the control module 130 and a two-channel image capturing module 210 for communicating with the first communication module 110, A camera module 200 including a second communication module 220 for transmitting a front image and a rear image captured by the camera module 210 to the main body 100; And
A sound collecting module 310 for collecting external sound according to a control signal of the control module 130, a GPS module 320 for collecting position information of the motorcycle 10 according to a control signal of the control module 130, And a third communication module 330 communicating with the first communication module 120 to transmit sound and position information collected by the sound collection module 310 and the GPS module 320 to the main body 100 And a data collecting unit 300 which is waterproofed while being exposed to the outside of the motorcycle 10,
The camera unit 200 is integrally fixed to the motorcycle 10 and is configured to record a high-resolution image having an HD resolution or higher,
Motorcycle comprising the main body 100, the camera section 200 and data collecting section 300 respectively, external data acquisition, characterized in that is being covered by the vibration buffer member 400 including the elastic material portion Black box for.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data collection unit (300)
Further comprising an LED display module (340) for displaying the data collection status of the data collection unit (300).
delete The method according to claim 1,
The black box for motorcycles further includes an emergency button 500 for receiving an event generation signal from the motorcycle 10 driver,
When the emergency button 500 receives the event generation signal, the emergency button 500 transmits an event generation signal to the main body unit 100 and the main body unit 100 transmits the event generation signal to the camera unit 200 and the data collection unit 300 And the external data collecting unit is configured to transmit the operation command to the black box for motorcycle.
The black box according to claim 1,
Further includes an accident detecting unit 600 for detecting an occurrence of an accident and delivering an accident occurrence signal to the main body 100 when the impact value obtained by the impact sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined value Wherein the external data collecting unit comprises:
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the accident detection unit (600)
An acceleration sensor or a GPS speed sensor as the impact sensor,
When the GPS speed sensed by the GPS speed sensor indicates a decrease value equal to or greater than a predetermined value and when the GPS speed change amount detected by the GPS speed sensor is greater than a predetermined value, And when the vehicle is at least one selected from the group including the case where the vehicle speed is zero for a predetermined time or longer.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first communication module (120)
Wherein the smart device (20) wirelessly communicates with the smart device (20) and transmits the data stored in the storage module (110) to the smart device (20).
8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the main body (100)
When the event generation signal is transmitted from the emergency button 500, the image data of the camera unit 200 and the sound and position information of the data collection unit 300 are wirelessly transmitted to the smart device 20,
Wherein the smart device (20) transmits the wirelessly received image data, sound, and position information to a predetermined destination (30).
The method according to claim 6,
When the occurrence of an accident is recognized in the accident detection unit 600, the accident detection unit 600 transmits an accident occurrence signal to the body unit 100,
The main body 100 receives the incident signal and wirelessly transmits the video data of the camera unit 200 and the sound and position information of the data collector 300 to the external smart device 20,
Wherein the smart device (20) transmits the wirelessly received image data, sound, and position information to a predetermined destination (30).

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