KR102238198B1 - Cap with ambient light sensor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cap with an illumination sensor, and specifically, to a cap in which the illuminance sensor is provided on the brim of the cap to automatically control a light depending on a measurement value of the illuminance sensor.

Description

Cap with light sensor {CAP WITH AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR}

The present invention relates to a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor, and more particularly, to a hat in which an illuminance sensor is provided in the brim of the hat so that light is automatically controlled according to a measured value of the illuminance sensor.

In general, hats are used to protect the wearer's head, to decorate or hide the messy head, and in work places such as coal mines, hats made of reinforced plastic and equipped with lights are used.

In general, hats can be classified into a cap shape and a hat shape. The cap shape is a shape with a narrow visor at the front, and the hat shape is a shape with a relatively wide visor formed around the entire circumference. It can be used to cover light, etc.

Meanwhile, wearers working in rural areas leave home in the morning and return to work in the evening.In rural areas, street lights are not well installed, so the road is very dark, and the risk of accidents increases if you do not have portable lights.

It is possible to wear a hat equipped with a light used in a coal mine, but the wearing feeling is not good, there is no decorative effect, and there is an inconvenience that the wearer must turn on or off the light directly.

The present invention is devised to solve the above problems, and the hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to the present invention provides a hat in which an illuminance sensor is provided in the brim of the hat so that the light is automatically controlled according to the measured value of the illuminance sensor. It is to do.

A hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a body portion formed in a cap shape and having a receiving portion therein; A visor portion protruding in one direction from a lower portion of the body portion; A sensor unit including at least one illuminance sensor coupled to the outer surface of the visor to measure illuminance; A light irradiation unit coupled to the outer surface of the visor unit to irradiate light; A control unit that is accommodated in a coupling groove formed on an outer surface of the visor and controls the light irradiation unit according to information measured by the sensor unit, wherein the light irradiation unit includes the light irradiation unit according to an illuminance value measured by the sensor unit. The rotation direction and amount of rotation are controlled.

The light irradiation unit moves along the groove formed on one side of the visor.

The control unit adds the measured values of the illuminance sensors located in the plurality of areas for each area, and controls the light irradiation unit to move to the area where the summed measurement value is lowest.

The control unit controls the light irradiation unit to move in the direction of an illuminance sensor that detects the lowest illuminance measurement value among illuminance sensors of the sensor unit.

A hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with an illuminance sensor on the brim of the hat, so that the light can be automatically controlled according to the measured value of the illuminance sensor.

1A to 1B are views showing a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a control unit of a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a brim of a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the technical field to which the present specification pertains and are not directly related to the present specification will be omitted. This is to more clearly convey the gist of the present specification by omitting unnecessary description.

For the same reason, some elements in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated. In addition, the size of each component does not fully reflect the actual size. The same reference numerals are assigned to the same or corresponding components in each drawing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1A to 2 are views showing a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1A to 2, the hat 100 provided with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a visor 110, a control unit 120, a sensor unit 130, and a light irradiation unit for irradiating light ( 140) and a body portion 150.

The main body 150 is formed in a cap shape and is formed in a receiving portion in which the user's head can be accommodated, so that the main body 150 is formed in a shape surrounding the user's head, and the visor 110 is the main body ( 150) is formed to protrude in one direction from the bottom of the user's eyes, thereby protecting the user's eyes from being dazzled or burning, and a coupling groove 111 that accommodates the control unit 120 in the center Is formed.

The visor part 110 includes a wing 112 for inserting the visor part 110 into the body part 150. The body portion 150 includes an insertion groove 151 for receiving the wing 112 of the visor portion 110, and the wing 112 of the visor portion 110 is the circumference of the body portion 150 from the insertion groove 151 Is inserted along. Since the user can wash the body part 150 by separating it from the visor part 110, contamination of the body part 150 can be removed, and the wings 112 of the visor part 110 are plastic to support the visor part 110. It can be composed of.

The sensor unit 130 may include one or a plurality of illuminance sensors coupled to the outer surface of the visor unit 110 to measure illuminance. The illuminance sensor transmits the measured value of illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor to the control unit 120 accommodated in the coupling groove 111.

The illuminance sensor is connected to the controller 120 by wireless or wired, and the controller 120 may include a receiving module for receiving a measurement value transmitted from a wired or wireless sensor. When the illuminance sensor is a wireless sensor, the illuminance sensor The receiving module transmits not only the measured value of the illuminance measured by the illuminance sensor, but also the sensor ID (Identification) for distinguishing the wireless sensor.

The control unit 120 is accommodated in the coupling groove 111 formed on the outer surface of the visor unit 110 and controls the light irradiation unit 140 according to the measured value input from the illuminance sensor. The controller 120 controls the light irradiation unit 140 so that the light irradiation unit 140 irradiates light when the value measured by the illuminance sensor is less than a predetermined value, and the light irradiation unit 140 irradiates light when the value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. The light irradiation unit 140 is controlled so that it is not.

A method of controlling the light irradiation unit 140 by the control unit 120 according to the measured value input from the illuminance sensor will be described later.

The hat equipped with the illuminance sensor of the present invention is configured such that the controller 120 automatically controls the light irradiation unit 140 according to the measured value of the illuminance measured by the illuminance sensor of the sensor unit 130, so that the illuminance sensor of the present invention is The user wearing the provided hat does not need to manipulate the light irradiation unit 140.

A coupling groove 113 into which the light irradiation unit 140 is inserted is formed on one side of the lower end of the visor 110, and the light irradiation unit 140 includes at least one light emitting diode, and the light irradiation unit 140 includes the control unit 120 and It is connected and the light emitting diode is turned on and off under the control of the controller 120.

The light irradiation unit 140 may have a fixed direction of light irradiation due to a fixed direction of the light emitting diode, or the light irradiation direction may be changed by rotating the light emitting diode in place around an axis.

3 is a view showing a control unit of a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1A to 3, the control unit 120 of a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a digital signal input/output unit 121, an analog signal input unit 122, a power input unit 123, It includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port 124, a serial input unit 125, a serial output unit 126, and a microcontroller 127, and an Arduino board or the like may be used.

The digital signal input/output unit 121 receives or outputs a digital signal, and the analog signal input unit 122 receives an analog signal. The power input unit 123 receives DC power and supplies power to the control unit 120. The power input unit 123 may be connected to a conventional battery to receive DC power or may be connected to a solar module to receive DC power from the solar module.

When the USB port 124 is connected to a computer, it transfers a program to the microcontroller 127 and supplies power to the control unit 120. The serial input unit 125 and the serial output unit 126 are used for serial communication.

The digital signal input/output unit 121 and the analog signal input unit 122 may include a plurality of pins for receiving respective signals, and each pin may include a unique ID.

The microcontroller 127 includes a flash memory and a nonvolatile memory, stores a program transferred from the USB port in the flash memory and nonvolatile memory, and executes the program.

The sensor unit 130 is connected to the analog signal input unit 122 of the control unit 120, and the light irradiation unit 140 is connected to the digital signal input/output unit 121 of the control unit 120. The plurality of illuminance sensors of the sensor unit 130 are connected to respective pins of the analog signal input unit 122 to transmit the measured value of the illuminance sensor, and the plurality of light emitting diodes of the light irradiation unit 140 are digital signal input/output units 121 Is connected with each pin of.

The microcontroller 127 controls a light emitting diode connected to each pin of the digital signal input/output unit 121 according to a sensor value input from each pin of the analog signal input unit 122.

The microcontroller 127 receives a measurement value measured by an illuminance sensor connected to a pin having a unique ID of the analog signal input unit 122, and a light emitting diode connected to a pin having a unique ID of the digital signal input/output unit 121 Control to turn on and off.

When the light emitting diode of the light irradiation unit 140 is one, an example of a pseudo code for controlling the light emitting diode by the microcontroller 127 is as follows.

int ledOutPin = 11;

int sensorPin = A0;

void setup(){

Serial.begin(9600);

pinMode (ledOutPin, OUTPUT);

}

void loop(){

int sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);

Serial.println(sensorValue);

if (sensorValue<200)

{

digitalWrite (ledOutPin,HIGH);

}

Else

{

digitalWrite (ledOutPin, LOW);

}

}

In the example of the pseudo code above, 11 is the ID of any one of the plurality of pins of the digital signal input/output unit 121 and A0 is the ID of any one of the plurality of pins of the analog signal input unit 122. The microprocessor may turn on the light emitting diode if the measured value measured by the illuminance sensor is less than a predetermined value, and turn off the light emitting diode if it is greater than a predetermined value.

4 is a view showing a brim 110 of a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the sensor unit 130 of a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of illuminance sensors coupled to one side of the visor 110 and the other side and the center.

The plurality of illuminance sensors are connected to a plurality of pins of the analog signal input unit 122 having a specific ID, and the control unit 120 receives the measured values of the illuminance sensor using the IDs of the pins of the analog signal input unit 122.

The control unit 120 controls a light emitting diode connected to a plurality of pins having a unique ID of the digital signal input/output unit 121 according to a measured value of an illuminance sensor connected to the pin of the analog signal input unit 122.

The light irradiation unit 140 includes a plurality of light emitting diodes facing different directions, and an example of a pseudo code for controlling the light irradiation unit 140 by the microcontroller 127 is as follows.

int leftLedPin = 11;

int middleLedPin = 12;

int rightLedPin = 13;

int leftSensorPin = A0;

int middleSensorPin = A1;

int rightSensorPin = A2;

void setup(){

Serial.begin(9600);

pinMode (leftLedPin,OUTPUT);

pinMode (middleLedPin, OUTPUT);

pinMode (rightLedPin, OUTPUT);

}

void loop(){

int leftSensorValue = analogRead(leftSensorPin);

int middleSensorValue = analogRead(middleSensorPin);

int rightSensorValue = analogRead(rightSensorPin);

Serial.println(leftSensorValue);

if (leftSensorValue <200)

{

digitalWrite (leftLedPin,HIGH);

} Else

{

digitalWrite (leftLedPin, LOW);

}

if (middleSensorValue <200)

{

digitalWrite (middleLedPin,HIGH);

} Else

{

digitalWrite (middleLedPin,LOW);

}

if (rightSensorValue <200)

{

digitalWrite (rightLedPin,HIGH);

}

Else

{

digitalWrite (rightLedPin, LOW);

}

}

In the pseudo code of the above example, 200 is a predetermined value for controlling the light emitting diode, and any other value may be used. One or a plurality of light emitting diodes may be controlled to be turned on according to an illuminance measurement value measured by each illuminance sensor.

Depending on the embodiment, the light emitting diode is disposed corresponding to the illuminance sensor of the sensor unit 130, and the control unit 120 sums the measured values of the illuminance sensors located in a plurality of regions for each region, and the summed measured value is the lowest. Only the light emitting diodes located in the zone can be controlled to turn on.

According to another embodiment, the light emitting diode is disposed corresponding to the illuminance sensor of the sensor unit 130, and the control unit 120 sums the measured values of the illuminance sensors located in a plurality of regions for each region, and is proportional to the summed measured value. Thus, it is possible to control the illuminance of the light emitting diodes of the light irradiation unit 140 located in a plurality of areas.

For example, the sum of the measured values of the illuminance sensors in the center area is the lowest, the sum of the measurements of the illuminance sensors in the left area is the highest, and the sum of the measurements of the illuminance sensors in the right area is the central area. If the value is between the sum of the measured values of the illuminance sensors in the left area and the summed values of the illuminance sensors in the left area, the illuminance of the light emitting diodes located in the central area is proportional to the sum of the measured values of the illuminance sensors in each area. The LEDs are controlled so that the illumination of the LEDs located in the left area is the highest, the illumination of the LEDs located in the left area is the lowest, and the illumination intensity of the LEDs located in the right area is between the illumination of the LEDs located in the center area and the LEDs located in the left area. I can.

The method of controlling the illuminance of the light emitting diodes of the light irradiation unit 140 for each area in proportion to the sum of the illuminance measurement values of the illuminance sensors in each area is proportional to the summation of all illuminance measurements of the illuminance sensors for each area. Same as Equation 1.

는 각 구역별 광 조사부(140)의 구역에 따른 발광 다이오드의 조도이며

는 각 구역의 조도 센서들의 조도 측정값을 합산한 수치이며

는 각 구역의 조도 센서들의 조도 측정값을 모두 합산한 수치이다.

은 발광 다이오드가 조사할 수 있는 최대 조도이다.In the above equation

Is the illuminance of the light emitting diode according to the area of the light irradiation unit 140 for each area

Is the sum of the illuminance measurements of the illuminance sensors in each area.

Is the sum of all the illuminance measurements of the illuminance sensors in each area.

Is the maximum illuminance that a light emitting diode can irradiate.

5 is a view showing a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the hat equipped with an illuminance sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body part (not shown), a visor part 110, a sensor part 130, a control part (not shown), and a visor part 110. It includes a light irradiation unit 140 configured to be movable along a groove formed at one side and a servo motor 160 for controlling the light irradiation unit 140 under control of a control unit (not shown).

The light emitting diode of the light irradiation unit 140 may be fixed to face the front side or configured to rotate in place around one axis.

The sensor unit 130 includes a plurality of illuminance sensors, and the plurality of illuminance sensors may be configured one by one on one side and the other side of the visor unit 110 or may be configured along the front side of the visor unit 110.

The light irradiation unit 140 is connected to the servo motor 160 and moves along the groove 171 formed on one side of the lower end of the visor unit 110 according to the rotation of the servo motor 160, and the illuminance measured by the sensor unit 130 The direction of rotation and the amount of rotation can be controlled according to the measured value of.

The illuminance sensor may be disposed on one side of the visor 110 at regular angular intervals.

Depending on the embodiment, the controller 120 rotates in the direction of the illuminance sensor that detects the lowest illuminance among the illuminance sensors in which the light irradiation unit 140 is disposed, or sums the measured values of the illuminance sensors located in a plurality of regions for each region, It can be controlled to move to the area with the lowest measured value.

The controller 120 sums the measured values of the illuminance sensors located in a plurality of areas for each area, and controls the light irradiation unit 140 to move along the groove formed on one side of the visor 110 to the area where the summed measurement value is the lowest. An example of the pseudo code to do is as follows.

#include <Servo.h>

int servoPin = 9;

Servo servo;

int leftLedPin1 = 2;

int leftLedPin2 = 3;

int middleLedPin1 = 4;

int middleLedPin2 = 5;

int rightLedPin1 = 6;

int rightLedPin2 = 7;

int leftSensorPin1 = A0;

int leftSensorPin2 = A1;

int middleSensorPin1 = A2;

int middleSensorPin2 = A3;

int rightSensorPin1 = A4;

int rightSensorPin2 = A5;

void setup()

{

Serial.begin(9600);

servo.attach(servoPin);

pinMode (leftLedPin1,OUTPUT);

pinMode (leftLedPin2, OUTPUT);

pinMode (middleLedPin1, OUTPUT);

pinMode (middleLedPin2, OUTPUT);

pinMode (rightLedPin1, OUTPUT);

pinMode (rightLedPin2, OUTPUT);

}

void loop(){

int leftSensorValue1 = analogRead(leftSensorPin1);

int leftSensorValue2 = analogRead(leftSensorPin2);

int middleSensorValue1 = analogRead(middleSensorPin1);

int middleSensorValue2 = analogRead(middleSensorPin2);

int rightSensorValue1 = analogRead(rightSensorPin1);

int rightSensorValue2 = analogRead(rightSensorPin2);

int leftSum = leftSensorValue1 + leftSensorValue2;

int middleSum = middleSensorValue1 + middleSensorValue2;

int rightSum = rightSensorValue1 + rightSensorValue2;

int leftAngle = 45;

int middleAngle = 90;

int rightAngle = 135;

if (leftSum<400 && leftSum <middleSum && leftSum <rightSum)

{

servo.write(leftAngle);

}

if (middleSum<400 && middleSum <leftSum && middleSum <rightSum)

{

servo.write(middleAngle);

}

if (rightSum<400 && rightSum <leftSum && rightSum <middleSum)

{

servo.write(rightAngle);

}

}

In this case, the term'~ unit' used in this embodiment refers to software or hardware components such as FPGA or ASIC, and'~ unit' performs certain roles. However,'~ part' is not limited to software or hardware. The'~ unit' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium, or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example,'~ unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , Subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Components and functions provided in the'~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of elements and'~ units', or may be further separated into additional elements and'~ units'. In addition, components and'~ units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or a security multimedia card.

Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present specification pertains will appreciate that the present specification may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative and non-limiting in all respects. The scope of the present specification is indicated by the scope of the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the concept of equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present specification. It must be interpreted.

On the other hand, the present specification and drawings disclose preferred embodiments of the present specification, and although specific terms are used, these are merely used in a general meaning to easily describe the technical content of the present specification and to aid understanding of the invention. It is not intended to limit the scope of the specification. In addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, it is apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that other modified examples based on the technical idea of the present specification may be implemented.

Claims (4)

A body portion formed in a cap shape and having an accommodating portion therein;
A visor portion protruding in one direction from a lower portion of the body portion;
At least one illuminance sensor coupled to the outer surface of the visor to measure illuminance
A sensor unit including;
A light irradiation unit coupled to the outer surface of the visor to irradiate light;
It is accommodated in the coupling groove formed on the outer surface of the visor and measured by the sensor unit
Includes; a control unit for controlling the light irradiation unit according to information,
The light irradiation unit irradiates the light according to the illuminance value measured by the sensor unit
A hat equipped with an illuminance sensor that controls the negative rotation direction and rotation amount.
The method of claim 1,
An illuminance sensor in which the light irradiation unit moves along a groove formed on one side of the visor.
A hat with a book.
The method of claim 1,
The control unit sums the measured values of the illuminance sensors located in a plurality of areas for each area.
And, a hat equipped with an illuminance sensor that controls the movement of the light irradiation unit to a region in which the summed measurement value is lowest.
The method of claim 1,
The control unit is provided with an illuminance sensor for controlling the light irradiation unit to move in the direction of the illuminance sensor which detects the lowest illuminance measurement value among illuminance sensors of the sensor unit.
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