KR102202638B1 - Driving assistance and driving assistance method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention may provide a driving assistance device capable of acquiring driving information of a vehicle. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a driving assistance device may comprise: a hand sensor which is attached to the user′s hand and detects a location of the hand; a foot sensor which is attached to the user′s right foot and detects position information of the right foot; a control unit which acquires steering information of a steering wheel based on the location information of the hand, and acquires pedal operation information regarding operation of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal based on the position information of the right foot; and a display for displaying vehicle driving information based on the steering information of the steering wheel of the steering wheel and the pedal operation information.

Description

Driving assistance device and driving assistance method using the same {DRIVING ASSISTANCE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD THEREOF}

The invention disclosed by the present application relates to a driving assistance device and a driving assistance method using the same.

Inexperienced vehicle driving ability can be directly related to traffic accidents and cause traffic jams. However, since it is important to gain experience through direct driving in order to develop driving skills, many novice drivers are still being driven to the road with fear, which causes damage to other drivers.

Therefore, there is an increasing demand for devices and methods for effectively cultivating driving capability.

According to an embodiment, a driving assistance device capable of sensing operations for controlling a vehicle by a user through a sensor attached to a user's body and acquiring driving information of a vehicle based on the sensed information may be provided.

The problem to be solved is not limited to the above-described problems, and problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

According to an aspect, a hand sensor attached to the user's hand to detect hand position information, a foot sensor attached to the user's right foot to detect position information of the right foot, steering information of a steering wheel based on the hand position information And a display for displaying vehicle driving information based on steering information and pedal manipulation information of a steering wheel and a control unit for acquiring pedal operation information regarding operation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal based on the position information of the right foot. A driving assistance device may be provided.

The foot sensor may include a first foot sensor attached to a first point positioned on the ankle of the user's right foot, and a second foot sensor attached to a second point spaced apart from the first point in the extension direction of the user's right foot.

It detects the position of the ankle through the first foot sensor, determines whether the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal are operated based on a change in the relative position in the first direction between the first foot sensor and the second foot sensor, and the first foot sensor And based on the relative position change in the second direction between the second foot sensors, it is possible to determine the operation strength of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal.

The control unit may detect the position of the user's hand on the handle and the steering angle of the handle based on the position information of the hand.

The driving assistance device includes an alarm unit that provides an alarm, the steering information includes a steering angle, and the control unit can acquire the vehicle speed based on the pedal operation information, and the steering angle exceeds a predetermined first threshold. And, when the speed of the vehicle exceeds the second threshold value determined by the first threshold value, the alarm unit may be operated.

The driving assistance device further includes an alarm unit for providing an alarm and a head sensor attached to the user's head to detect position information of the head,

The controller may operate the alarm unit if it is determined that the user's head has moved in a predetermined direction by a predetermined threshold value or more based on the location information of the head.

According to another embodiment, acquiring steering information of a handle based on position information of a hand sensed through a hand sensor attached to a user's hand, a right foot sensed through a foot sensor attached to the user's right foot Driving comprising: acquiring pedal operation information regarding operation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal based on the position information of and outputting driving information of the vehicle through a display based on steering information and pedal operation information of the steering wheel A method of operating an auxiliary device may be provided.

According to another embodiment, as a computer-readable recording medium in which a computer program for performing a driving assistance method is stored, the recording medium is a program that detects hand position information through a hand sensor attached to the user's hand, A program that detects the position information of the right foot through the foot sensor attached to the foot of the right foot, a program that acquires steering information of the steering wheel based on the position information of the hand, and controls the operation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal based on the position information of the right foot. A recording medium including a program for obtaining related pedal operation information and a program for displaying vehicle operation information through a display based on steering information and pedal operation information of a steering wheel may be provided.

According to another embodiment, a first foot sensor attached to a first point positioned on the ankle of the user's right foot, a second foot sensor attached to a second point spaced apart from the first point in the extension direction of the user's right foot, The first foot sensor detects the position of the ankle, determines whether the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal are operated based on the change in the relative position in the first direction between the first foot sensor and the second foot sensor, 2 Based on the change in the relative position in the first direction between the foot sensors, a control unit for determining the operation strength of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal, and a communication unit for transmitting the operation strength of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal and the operation strength of the pedal to the vehicle interior control unit A driving assistance device may be provided.

According to another embodiment, a steering drive unit that controls a steering device that determines the traveling direction of a vehicle, a power source drive unit that controls a power source of a vehicle, a brake drive unit that controls a brake device of a vehicle, and is attached to the user's hand A hand sensor that senses position information, a foot sensor that is attached to the user's right foot and detects the position information of the right foot, and controls the steering drive according to the steering information of the steering wheel acquired based on the position information of the hand, and the position of the right foot Provided by a vehicle including a control unit that controls the power source driving unit according to the information on the operation of the accelerator pedal obtained based on the information, and controls the brake driving unit according to the information on the operation of the brake pedal obtained based on the position information of the foot Can be.

According to an embodiment, a user may perform driving practice and driving training even in a place without a vehicle through the driving assistance device.

In addition, since the user's driving posture and driving habit are recorded through the sensors of the driving assistance device, the user can maintain a constant driving posture and habit through the driving assistance device, and correct incorrect postures and habits.

In addition, the driving assistance device is an input device that controls a vehicle and may replace a steering wheel or a pedal. The driving assistance device may sense a user's input motion through a sensor and transmit the user's input motion to a controller of the vehicle through a communication unit. Thereby, the steering wheel and pedal can be removed from the vehicle.

Effects according to the embodiments are not limited to the above-described effects, and effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a vehicle including a driving assistance device according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is an internal block diagram of a driving assistance device according to an embodiment.
3 is a diagram illustrating a state of use of a foot sensor of a driving assistance device according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a diagram illustrating another state of use of a foot sensor of the driving assistance apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a diagram illustrating a use state of a hand sensor of a driving assistance apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 is a diagram illustrating a state of use of a head sensor of a driving assistance device according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a driving assistance device according to an exemplary embodiment.

The terms used in the embodiments have selected general terms that are currently widely used as possible while considering functions in the present invention, but this may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a technician working in the field, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning of the terms will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall contents of the present invention, not a simple name of the term.

When a part of the specification is said to "include" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "... unit" and "... module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. Some or all of these functional blocks may be implemented with various numbers of hardware and/or software components that perform specific functions. For example, the functional blocks of the present disclosure may be implemented by one or more microprocessors, or may be implemented by circuit configurations for a predetermined function. In addition, for example, the functional blocks of the present disclosure may be implemented in various programming or scripting languages. The functional blocks may be implemented as an algorithm executed on one or more processors. In addition, the present disclosure may employ conventional techniques for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as “mechanism”, “element”, “means” and “composition” may be used widely, and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations.

In addition, the connecting lines or connecting members between the components illustrated in the drawings are merely illustrative of functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections. In an actual device, connections between components may be represented by various functional connections, physical connections, or circuit connections that can be replaced or added.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art may easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

1 is a block diagram of a vehicle 100 including a driving assistance device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the vehicle 100 includes a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 125, a memory 130, an output unit 140, a vehicle 100, a driving unit 150, and a vehicle 100. ) A driving assistance system (ADAS) 160, a control unit 170, an interface unit 180, and a power supply unit 190 may be included.

The above-described constituent elements are an embodiment of the constituent elements of the vehicle 100, and the vehicle 100 does not have to include all of the above-described constituent elements, and the vehicle 100 includes other constituent elements other than the above-described constituent elements. Of course, it may include more.

For example, depending on the degree to which the vehicle 100 intervenes in the operation of the user vehicle 100, the vehicle 100 may indirectly guide the user vehicle 100 through an output unit, or the vehicle 100 The user vehicle 100 may be more actively and directly guided through the vehicle 100 driving unit.

The vehicle 100 may include components of a general vehicle 100. Alternatively, the vehicle 100 may be provided in the form of an image recording device such as a general navigation system.

The communication unit 110 may include a short-range communication module, a location information module, an optical communication module, and a V2X communication module.

The communication unit 110 may receive information about roads and lanes in an area where the user vehicle 100 is located from an external device. The external device may be, for example, a server that provides traffic information and traffic-related laws of a corresponding region.

The input unit 120 may include a driving operation means, a camera, a microphone, and a user input unit.

The driving operation means receives a user input for driving the vehicle 100. The driving operation means may include a steering input means, a shift input means, an acceleration input means, and a brake input means.

The acceleration input means receives an input for acceleration of the vehicle 100 from a user. The brake input means receives an input for deceleration of the vehicle 100 from a user.

The camera may include an image sensor and an image processing module. The camera can process still or moving images obtained by an image sensor (eg CMOS or CCD). The image processing module may process a still image or a moving image acquired through an image sensor, extract necessary information, and transmit the extracted information to the controller 170.

Meanwhile, the vehicle 100 may include a front camera for photographing a front image of the vehicle 100, an around view camera for photographing an image around the vehicle 100, and a rear camera for photographing a rear image of the vehicle 100. Each camera may include a lens, an image sensor and a processor. The processor may computer-process the captured image to generate data or information, and transmit the generated data or information to the controller 170. The processor included in the camera may be controlled by the controller 170.

The camera may comprise a stereo camera. In this case, the processor of the camera may detect a distance to an object, a relative speed with an object detected in the image, and distances between a plurality of objects using a difference in disparity detected in the stereo image.

The camera may include a Time of Flight (TOF) camera. In this case, the camera may include a light source (eg, infrared or laser) and a receiver. In this case, the processor of the camera detects the distance to the object, the relative speed with the object, and the distance between a plurality of objects based on the time until the infrared or laser emitted from the light source is reflected and received (TOF). can do.

Meanwhile, the rear camera may be disposed near the rear license plate or the trunk or the tail gate switch, but the position at which the rear camera is disposed is not limited thereto.

Each image captured by the plurality of cameras is transmitted to a processor of the camera, and the processor may generate an image around the vehicle 100 by synthesizing each image. In this case, the image around the vehicle 100 may be displayed as a top view image or a bird's eye image through the display unit.

The sensing unit 125 senses various situations of the vehicle 100. To this end, the sensing unit 125 includes a collision sensor, a wheel sensor, a speed sensor, a tilt sensor, a weight detection sensor, a heading sensor, a yaw sensor, and a gyro sensor. , Position module, vehicle (100) forward/reverse sensor, battery sensor, fuel sensor, tire sensor, steering sensor by steering wheel rotation, vehicle (100) internal temperature sensor, vehicle (100) internal humidity sensor, ultrasonic It may include a sensor, an illuminance sensor, a radar, a lidar, and the like.

Accordingly, the sensing unit 125 includes vehicle 100 collision information, vehicle 100 direction information, vehicle 100 location information (GPS information), vehicle 100 angle information, vehicle 100 speed information, vehicle (100) acceleration information, vehicle 100 tilt information, vehicle 100 forward/reverse information, battery information, fuel information, tire information, vehicle 100 ramp information, vehicle 100 internal temperature information, vehicle 100 Sensing signals for internal humidity information, steering wheel rotation angle, and external illuminance of the vehicle 100 may be obtained.

The sensing unit may detect an object located around the user vehicle 100. For example, the sensing unit may detect the presence of objects located in each direction with respect to the user vehicle 100, a distance to the object, a moving direction and a moving speed of the object.

The memory 130 is electrically connected to the control unit 170. The memory 130 may store basic data for a unit, control data for controlling the operation of the unit, and input/output data. In terms of hardware, the memory 130 may be various storage devices such as ROM, RAM, EPROM, flash drive, and hard drive. The memory 130 may store various data for overall operation of the vehicle 100, such as a program for processing or controlling the controller 170.

The memory 130 may store information on roads and lanes in an area where the user vehicle 100 is located. The memory 130 may store information on roads and lanes received through the communication unit 110 or may store information on roads and lanes received from a user through an input unit.

The output unit 140 is for outputting information processed by the control unit 170 and may include a display unit, an audio output unit, and a haptic output unit.

When the lane in which the user's vehicle 100 is located is changed according to a command from the control unit, the output unit 140 provides various types such as a visual method through a display unit, an audible method through an acoustic output unit, or a tactile method through a haptic output unit. In this way, the user can be notified of the change of lane.

The display unit may display information processed by the controller 170. For example, the display unit may display information related to the vehicle 100. Here, the vehicle 100 related information may include vehicle 100 status information indicating the current status of the vehicle 100 or vehicle 100 driving information related to the operation of the vehicle 100. For example, the display unit may display current speed (or speed) of the vehicle 100, speed (or speed) of the surrounding vehicle 100, and distance information between the current vehicle 100 and the surrounding vehicle 100. The display unit may display a lane of a lane in which the user vehicle 100 is located, recognized by the controller according to a command from the controller.

Meanwhile, the display unit may include a cluster so that the driver can check vehicle 100 status information or vehicle 100 driving information while driving. Clusters can be placed on the dashboard. In this case, the driver may check information displayed on the cluster while keeping the gaze in front of the vehicle 100.

The sound output unit converts the electrical signal from the control unit 170 into an audio signal and outputs it. To this end, the sound output unit may include a speaker or the like.

The vehicle 100 driving unit 150 may control operations of various devices of the vehicle 100. The vehicle 100 driving unit 150 may include a power source driving unit, a steering driving unit, a brake driving unit, a lamp driving unit, an air conditioning driving unit, a window driving unit, an airbag driving unit, a sunroof driving unit, and a suspension driving unit.

The power source driving unit may perform electronic control on the power source in the vehicle 100. For example, when a fossil fuel-based engine (not shown) is a power source, the power source driving unit may perform electronic control on the engine. Thereby, it is possible to control the output torque of the engine and the like. When the power source driver is an engine, the speed of the vehicle 100 may be limited by limiting the engine output torque according to the control of the controller 170.

The brake driving unit may perform electronic control of a brake apparatus (not shown) in the vehicle 100. For example, it is possible to reduce the speed of the vehicle 100 by controlling the operation of the brake disposed on the wheel. As another example, the driving direction of the vehicle 100 may be adjusted to the left or to the right by different operations of the brakes disposed on the left and right wheels.

The lamp driver may control turn on/off of lamps disposed inside or outside the vehicle 100. In addition, it is possible to control the light intensity and direction of the lamp. For example, it is possible to control a direction indicator lamp, a brake lamp, and the like.

The vehicle 100 driving assistance system (ADAS, 160) is a driving assistance device 200 and a system that performs various driving assistance methods to assist the driver in driving. For example, a camera, a radar, a lidar, an ultrasonic wave It is possible to collect information through a sensor or the like, and perform various functions to assist driving based on the collected information.

The controller 170 may control the overall operation of each unit in the vehicle 100. The control unit 170 may be referred to as an ECU (Electronic Control Unit). The above-described collision preventing device may be driven by the control unit 170.

In hardware, the control unit 170 includes application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and processors. processors), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions.

In one embodiment, the controller 170 captures a road image using an ADAS camera while the vehicle 100 is driving, acquires horizontal data of the road from the photographed road image, and the vehicle 100 while the vehicle 100 is driving. ) Using the sensor of the vehicle body inclination is obtained, and the position of the ADAS camera is corrected based on the obtained horizontal data and inclination data.

The interface unit 180 may serve as a passage for various types of external devices connected to the vehicle 100. For example, the interface unit 180 may include a port that can be connected to a mobile terminal (not shown), and can be connected to a mobile terminal (not shown) through the port. In this case, the interface unit 180 may exchange data with the mobile terminal.

The power supply unit 190 may supply power required for operation of each component under the control of the controller 170. In particular, the power supply unit 190 may receive power from a battery (not shown) inside the vehicle 100.

2 is an internal block diagram of a driving assistance device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the driving assistance device 200 may include a sensing unit 210, a display 220, an alarm unit 230, a communication unit 240, and a control unit 250. The driving assistance device 200 does not have to include all of the above-described configurations, but may selectively include some of them.

The sensing unit 210 may be attached to a part of the user's body to receive a control signal from the user. The sensing unit 210 includes a hand sensor 212 that is attached to the user's hand and detects location information of the hand, a foot sensor 214 that is attached to the user's right foot and detects the location information of the right foot, and the user's head. It may include a head sensor 216 that is attached and detects position information of the head.

The controller 250 is electrically connected to each component of the driving assistance device 200 and controls the operation of each component and the driving assistance device 200 as a whole. The controller 250 may acquire steering information of a handle based on position information of a hand acquired from the hand sensor 212. The control unit 250 may acquire pedal operation information regarding operation of the brake pedal 152 and the accelerator pedal based on the position information of the right foot obtained from the foot sensor 214.

The display 220 may display driving information of the vehicle 100 according to a command of the controller 250.

The alarm unit 230 may provide the vehicle 100 operation information to a user by providing an alarm. For example, if the control unit 250 determines that the vehicle 100 is in a dangerous situation according to the driving information of the vehicle 100, the alarm unit 230 may provide an alarm.

More specifically, when the steering angle exceeds a predetermined first threshold and the speed of the vehicle 100 exceeds a second threshold determined by the first threshold, the controller 250 determines that it is dangerous. And, it is possible to provide an alarm through the alarm unit 230.

The communication unit 240 may transmit and receive information with the communication unit 110 in the vehicle 100. Accordingly, the information measured by the sensor 210 may be used by the control unit 170 in the vehicle 100, and the information measured by the sensing unit 125 may be used by the control unit 250. For example, the communication unit 240 may transmit whether the brake pedal 152 and the accelerator pedal 154 are operated and the operation intensity of the pedal to the control unit 170 inside the vehicle 100.

The driving assistance device 200 may be a separate configuration from the vehicle 100. According to an embodiment, some of the components of the driving assistance device 200 may match the components of the vehicle 100. For example, the display 220 of the driving assistance device 200 may be a component of the output unit 140 of the vehicle 100. Alternatively, the alarm unit 230 of the driving assistance device 200 may be an audio output unit of the vehicle 100. Also, the sensor 210 of the driving assistance device 200 may be the sensing unit 125 of the vehicle 100.

Further, the control unit 250 of the driving assistance device 200 may have the same configuration as the control unit 170 of the vehicle 100. The controllers 170 and 250 of the vehicle 100 control the modeling driving unit according to steering information of the steering wheel obtained based on the position information of the hand, and provide information on the operation of the accelerator pedal obtained based on the position information of the right foot. Accordingly, the power source driving unit may be controlled, and the brake driving unit may be controlled according to information on the operation of the brake pedal 152 obtained based on the position information of the foot.

3 is a diagram illustrating a state of use of the foot sensor 214 of the driving assistance device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating another state of use of the foot sensor 214 of the driving assistance device 200.

Referring to FIG. 3, the foot sensor 214 includes a first foot sensor 214-1 positioned at an ankle of a user's right foot, and a second foot sensor 214 positioned spaced apart from a first point in the extension direction of the user's right foot. -2) may be included.

The driving assistance device 200 may detect location information and exercise information of the first foot sensor 214-1 and the second foot sensor 214-2. That is, the driving assistance device 200 determines the position of the ankle and the motion state through the first foot sensor 214-1, and the position of the front part of the foot contacting the pedal through the second foot sensor 214-2. And the exercise state can be determined. The foot sensor 214 may include, for example, an acceleration sensor, a position sensor, or a gyroscope.

The driving assistance device 200 includes a brake pedal 152 and an accelerator pedal based on a relative rotational motion centered on the Z-axis direction between the first foot sensor 214-1 and the second foot sensor 214-2. 154) can be determined.

For example, when the second foot sensor 214-2 is sensed from the left and the first foot sensor 214-1 is sensed from the right as shown in FIG. 3(a), the driving assistance device 200 is It can be determined that the pedal 152 is being operated.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3(b), when the first foot sensor 214-1 is sensed on the left and the second foot sensor 214-2 is sensed on the right, the driving assistance device 200 is an accelerator pedal ( It can be determined that 154) is being manipulated.

Referring to FIG. 4, the driving assistance device 200 includes a brake pedal based on a relative rotational motion centering on the X-axis direction between the first foot sensor 214-1 and the second foot sensor 214-2. The intensity of operation of the 152 and accelerator pedal 154 may be determined.

For example, as shown in Fig. 4(a), the motion of the first foot sensor 214-1 is not detected, but the second foot sensor 214-2 rotates clockwise around the X axis. In this case, the driving assistance device 200 may determine that the pedal is being pressed. In addition, the driving assistance device 200 may determine the degree to which the pedal has moved based on the distance that the second foot sensor 214-2 has moved clockwise around the X-axis.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4(b), the driving assistance device 200 may determine that the input to the pedal is released based on the distance the second foot sensor 214-2 has moved counterclockwise around the X-axis. I can.

5 is a diagram illustrating a state of use of the hand sensor 212 of the driving assistance device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, the hand sensor 212 may include a first hand sensor 212-1 and a second hand sensor 212-2 attached to one of both hands, respectively.

The driving assistance device 200 may detect location information and exercise information of the first hand sensor 212-1 and the second hand sensor 212-2. That is, the driving assistance device 200 may determine the position and movement state of both hands through the hand sensors 212. The hand sensor 212 may include, for example, an acceleration sensor, a position sensor, or a gyroscope.

The driving assistance device 200 may detect the position of the user's hand on the handle and the steering angle of the handle based on the position information of the hand.

When the hand sensor 212 rotates counterclockwise, the driving assistance device 200 detects that the handle rotates counterclockwise, and based on the degree of rotation of the hand sensor 212 Thus, the degree of rotation of the handle can be determined.

6 is a diagram illustrating a state of use of the head sensor 216 of the driving assistance device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 6, the head sensor 216 is attached to the user's head and may detect position information of the head. The head sensor 216 may include, for example, an acceleration sensor, a position sensor, or a gyroscope.

Based on the location information of the head sensor 216, the driving assistance device 200 determines that the user's head has moved more than a predetermined threshold value in a predetermined direction, and determines that the user's head is in a dangerous state, and the alarm unit 230 It can work.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the driving assistance apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 7, the driving assistance device 200 may acquire steering information of a steering wheel based on position information of a hand sensed through a hand sensor 212 attached to a user's hand (S1100). The above-described matters through FIG. 5 may be applied to step S1100.

In addition, the driving assistance device 200 may acquire pedal operation information regarding operation of the brake pedal 152 and the accelerator pedal based on the position information detected of the foot through the foot sensor 214 attached to the foot of the user's right foot. Can be (S1200). The items described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 may be applied to step S1200.

The driving assistance device 200 may output driving information of the vehicle 100 based on steering information of a steering wheel and pedal operation information (S1300).

For example, the driving assistance device 200 determines that it is dangerous when the steering angle exceeds a predetermined first threshold value and the speed of the vehicle 100 exceeds a second threshold value determined by the first threshold value. And, it is possible to provide an alarm through the alarm unit 230.

As the first threshold increases, the second threshold increases. This means that as the speed of the vehicle 100 increases, the centrifugal force increases, and thus the steering angle must be decreased to withstand the centrifugal force.

The format of the output can vary. The driving assistance apparatus 200 may visually display driving information of the vehicle 100 through the display 220 or may audibly output driving information of the vehicle 100 through a speaker.

The driving assistance device 200 may sense operations that control the user's vehicle 100 through a sensor attached to the user's body. Accordingly, the user can perform driving practice and driving training even in a place without the vehicle 100 through the driving assistance device 200.

In addition, since the user's driving posture and driving habit, etc. are recorded through the sensors of the driving assistance device 200, the user maintains the driving posture and habit through the driving assistance device 200 and makes wrong postures and habits. Can be corrected.

Further, the driving assistance device 200 is an input device that controls the vehicle 100 and may replace a steering wheel or a pedal. The driving assistance device 200 may sense a user's input motion through a sensor and transmit the user's input motion to the control unit 170 of the vehicle 100 through the communication unit 240. Accordingly, the steering wheel and the pedal can be removed from the vehicle 100.

A device according to an embodiment includes a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a touch panel, a user such as a key, a button, etc. It may include an interface device or the like. Methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, as a computer-readable recording medium, a magnetic storage medium (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and optical reading medium (e.g., CD-ROM ) And DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). The computer-readable recording medium is distributed over network-connected computer systems, so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium is readable by a computer, stored in memory, and executed on a processor.

Reference numerals are described in the embodiments shown in the drawings, and specific terms are used to describe the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited by specific terms, and the embodiments are all configurations commonly conceived by those skilled in the art. It can contain elements.

An embodiment may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented with various numbers of hardware or/and software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, the embodiment is an integrated circuit configuration such as memory, processing, logic, a look-up table, etc., capable of executing various functions by controlling one or more microprocessors or other control devices Can be hired. Similar to how the components of the present invention can be implemented with software programming or software elements, embodiments include various algorithms implemented with a combination of data structures, processes, routines or other programming components, including C, C++. , Java, assembler, or the like may be implemented in a programming or scripting language. Functional aspects can be implemented with an algorithm running on one or more processors. In addition, the embodiments may employ conventional techniques for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as “mechanism”, “element”, “means”, and “composition” can be used widely, and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations. The term may include a meaning of a series of routines of software in connection with a processor or the like.

Specific implementations described in the embodiments are examples, and do not limit the scope of the embodiments in any way. For brevity of the specification, descriptions of conventional electronic configurations, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of the systems may be omitted. In addition, the connection or connection members of the lines between the components shown in the drawings exemplarily represent functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections, and in an actual device, various functional connections that can be replaced or additionally It may be referred to as a connection, or circuit connections. In addition, if there is no specific mention such as "essential" or "important", it may not be a necessary component for the application of the present invention.

In the specification of the embodiment (especially in the claims), the use of the term “above” and a similar reference term may correspond to both the singular and the plural. In addition, when a range is described in an embodiment, the invention to which individual values falling within the range are applied (unless otherwise stated), it is the same as describing each individual value constituting the range in the detailed description. . Finally, if there is no clearly stated or contrary to the order of steps constituting the method according to the embodiment, the steps may be performed in an appropriate order. The embodiments are not necessarily limited according to the order of description of the steps. The use of all examples or illustrative terms (for example, etc.) in the embodiments is merely for describing the embodiments in detail, and the scope of the embodiments is limited by the above examples or illustrative terms unless limited by the claims. It is not. In addition, those skilled in the art can recognize that various modifications, combinations, and changes may be configured according to design conditions and factors within the scope of the appended claims or their equivalents.

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Claims (10)

A hand sensor attached to a user's hand to sense location information of the hand;
A foot sensor attached to the foot of the user's right foot to detect position information of the right foot;
Acquiring steering information of the handle based on the position information of the hand,
A control unit for acquiring pedal operation information regarding operation of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal based on the position information of the right foot; And
Includes; a display for displaying driving information of the vehicle based on the steering information of the steering wheel and the pedal operation information,
The foot sensor,
A driving assistance device comprising a first foot sensor attached to a first point positioned on the ankle of the user's right foot, and a second foot sensor attached to a second point spaced apart from the first point in an extension direction of the user's right foot. delete The method of claim 1,
Detecting the position of the ankle through the first foot sensor,
It is determined whether the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal are operated based on a change in the relative position between the first foot sensor and the second foot sensor in a first direction,
Based on the relative position change in the second direction between the first foot sensor and the second foot sensor, to determine the operation strength of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal
Driving aids. The method of claim 1,
The control unit
Based on the position information of the hand, it is possible to detect the position of the user's hand on the handle and the steering angle of the handle.
Driving aids. The method of claim 1,
The driving assistance device includes an alarm unit for providing an alarm,
The steering information includes a steering angle,
The control unit
It is possible to obtain the speed of the vehicle based on the pedal operation information,
The steering angle exceeds a predetermined first threshold value,
When the vehicle speed exceeds a second threshold value determined by the first threshold value, the alarm unit is operated.
Driving aids. The method of claim 1,
The driving assistance device further includes an alarm unit for providing an alarm and a head sensor attached to the user's head to detect position information of the head,
The control unit
If it is determined that the user's head has moved by a predetermined threshold or more in a predetermined direction based on the location information of the head, the alarm unit operates
Driving aids. Acquiring steering information of a handle based on position information of a hand sensed through a hand sensor attached to a user's hand;
Acquiring pedal operation information regarding operation of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal based on the position information of the right foot detected through a foot sensor attached to the foot of the user's right foot; And
Including; based on the steering information of the steering wheel and the pedal operation information, outputting the driving information of the vehicle; Including,
The foot sensor,
A method of operating a driving assistance device comprising a first foot sensor attached to a first point positioned on the ankle of the user's right foot, and a second foot sensor attached to a second point spaced apart from the first point in the extension direction of the user's right foot . As a computer-readable recording medium in which a computer program for performing a driving assistance method is stored,
The recording medium is
A program for detecting location information of the hand through a hand sensor attached to the user's hand;
A program for detecting position information of the right foot through a foot sensor attached to the user's right foot;
A program for acquiring steering information of a steering wheel based on the position information of the hand;
A program for acquiring pedal operation information regarding operation of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal based on the position information of the right foot; And
Based on the steering information of the steering wheel and the pedal operation information, including a program for displaying the driving information of the vehicle through a display,
The foot sensor,
A recording medium comprising a first foot sensor attached to a first point positioned on the ankle of the user's right foot, and a second foot sensor attached to a second point spaced apart from the first point in an extension direction of the user's right foot. A first foot sensor attached to a first point located on the ankle of the user's right foot;
A second foot sensor attached to a second point spaced apart from the first point in the extension direction of the user's right foot;
Detecting the position of the ankle through the first foot sensor,
It is determined whether the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal are operated based on the change in the relative position in the first direction between the first foot sensor and the second foot sensor,
A control unit for determining an operation strength of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal based on a change in a relative position in the first direction between the first foot sensor and the second foot sensor; And
Including a communication unit that transmits the operation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal and the operation intensity of the pedal to the vehicle interior
Driving aids. A steering drive unit that controls a steering device that determines a traveling direction of the vehicle;
A power source driving unit for controlling a power source of the vehicle;
A brake driving unit for controlling a brake device of a vehicle;
A hand sensor attached to a user's hand to sense location information of the hand;
A foot sensor attached to the foot of the user's right foot to detect position information of the right foot; And
Controls the steering driving unit according to steering information of the handle obtained based on the position information of the hand, and controls the power source driving unit according to information on the operation of the excel pedal obtained based on the position information of the right foot, and the And a control unit for controlling the brake driving unit according to information on operation of the brake pedal obtained based on the position information of the foot,
The foot sensor,
A vehicle comprising a first foot sensor attached to a first point positioned on an ankle of a user's right foot, and a second foot sensor attached to a second point spaced apart from the first point in an extension direction of the user's right foot.

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