KR102302212B1 - Glasses unit for improving concentration of driver - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to glasses having a driver's concentration enhancement function, and more particularly, to an eyeglass unit having a driver's concentration improvement function that can prevent a safety accident while driving by generating a sound or vibration to the driver when approaching an object.
The glasses unit with the function of improving the concentration of the driver of the present invention notifies the driver through sound or vibration that an object is approaching around the vehicle, so that the driver can recognize in advance that an object is approaching to the blind spot, so safety accident prevention efficiency has the advantage of increasing
In addition, the glasses unit having a driver's concentration improvement function of the present invention can prevent drowsy driving by generating a sound or vibration to increase concentration when the driver's drowsiness is detected, thereby increasing safety accident prevention efficiency.

Description

Glasses unit for improving concentration of driver

The present invention relates to glasses having a driver's concentration enhancement function, and more particularly, to an eyeglass unit having a driver's concentration improvement function that can prevent a safety accident while driving by generating a sound or vibration to the driver when approaching an object.

In general, in automobiles, side mirrors are installed on both sides of a vehicle and a rearview mirror in the center of the front of the interior so that a driver can observe the side and rear to secure a view when changing lanes while driving the vehicle.

The side mirror is installed on the outside of the driver's and passenger's door to secure the driver's side and rear view. There is a difficult problem.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Patent No. 10-0893668 and Korean Patent No. 10-1355664 disclose a configuration capable of detecting an object approaching a blind spot.

However, since the structure of the front pillar needs to be changed in the automobile having the visibility structure disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0893668, the rigidity of the vehicle body may be weakened, and it is difficult to apply it to an existing vehicle.

On the other hand, the vehicle blind spot object detection warning system of Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1355664 notifies the side mirror and the rearview mirror that an object is approaching the blind spot by text, so the driver may not be able to check it. have.

In particular, when the driver is drowsy driving, it is more difficult to check it, so there is a limit in preventing a safety accident.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0091629 : A-pillar side blind spot observation device of a car Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0893668: Vehicle equipped with a structure for securing visibility

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and the driver's concentration improvement function that can prevent a safety accident by providing a notification means for notifying when an object approaches the vehicle on the side of the eyeglass frame leg that the driver can wear We would like to provide a spectacle unit with

The glasses unit having a function of improving the concentration of a driver of the present invention for achieving the above object includes: an object approach sensing unit mounted on a vehicle to detect an object approaching from the outside; A receiving unit installed on the side of the eyeglass frame leg and wirelessly connected to the object access sensing unit to receive a signal from the object approach sensing unit wirelessly when an object approaches the vehicle periphery; and wearing glasses installed on the side of the glasses frame leg and including a notification means for notifying the driver of the approach of the object under the control of the controller.

The notification means may be provided with a sound generator that is installed to be built-in or retracted to the eyeglass frame leg and generates a sound so that the user can recognize the approach of the object.

Alternatively, the notification means may be provided with a vibration generating unit that is installed to be built-in or retracted to the eyeglass frame leg and vibrates the eyeglass frame leg so that the user can recognize an object approach.

The glasses unit having a function of improving the concentration of a driver of the present invention further includes a drowsy driving detecting unit installed in a vehicle to detect the driver's drowsy driving and wirelessly connected to the receiving unit, wherein the control unit detects the drowsy driving through the receiving unit. Upon receiving a signal from the unit, it may be applied to drive the notification means so that the driver does not fall asleep.

The notification means further includes left and right position detection films attached to the left and right lenses of the wearable glasses and connected to the control unit to emit light when approaching the object, and the control unit is a direction corresponding to the left or right direction in which the object approaches. It is preferable to control the left position detection film or the right position detection film on the side to emit light so that the driver can recognize the approach direction of the object.

The object approach detection unit includes a plurality of object access detection sensors to be installed at regular intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the vehicle, and the plurality of object access detection sensors are located on an imaginary line extending in the front-rear direction from the center of the width of the vehicle. It is divided into a first group located on the left with respect to the imaginary line, and a second group located on the right side with respect to the virtual line, wherein the left position detection film and the right position detection film extend in the left and right directions and are vertically spaced apart from each other. a plurality of X-axis grids matched one-to-one with a plurality of object approach detection sensors spaced apart in the front-rear direction of the first group or the second group; a plurality of Y-axis grids extending in the vertical direction and spaced apart from each other at regular intervals in the left and right directions to intersect the X-axis grid and matching one-to-one to the number of unit distances spaced apart from the vehicle; An organic EL layer that emits light may be provided at a point where the X-axis grid and the Y-axis grid intersect any one of the X-axis grids corresponding to the direction and distance in which the object is sensed.

The glasses unit with the function of improving the concentration of the driver of the present invention notifies the driver through sound or vibration that an object is approaching around the vehicle, so that the driver can recognize in advance that an object is approaching to the blind spot, so safety accident prevention efficiency has the advantage of increasing

In addition, the glasses unit having a driver's concentration improvement function of the present invention can prevent drowsy driving by generating a sound or vibration to increase concentration when the driver's drowsiness is detected, thereby increasing safety accident prevention efficiency.

1 is a partial perspective view of a spectacles unit having a function of improving the concentration of a driver according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a block diagram of the glasses unit of Figure 1
3 is a partial perspective view of a spectacles unit having a driver's concentration improvement function according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a partial cutaway perspective view of the left or right position detection film of the spectacle unit of FIG. 3 .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in more detail with respect to the spectacles unit having the function of improving the concentration of the driver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the glasses unit having a function of improving the concentration of the driver according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The glasses unit having a driver's concentration improvement function according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an object approach sensing unit 7 mounted on the vehicle side to detect an object approaching the vehicle side, and a driver's drowsiness mounted on the vehicle side. When a signal is transmitted from the drowsy driving detection unit 21, the object approach detection unit 7 and the drowsy driving detection unit 21 to detect the It is provided with a wearing glasses (1) including a notification means.

The object approach detection unit 7 is mounted on the outer circumferential side of the vehicle to detect an object approaching around the vehicle. A first transmitter (not shown) that wirelessly transmits a signal to the receiver 13 of the wearing glasses 1, and a first sensor that controls to transmit a signal detected from the object approach detection sensor 8 through the first transmitter It includes a control unit (not shown).

The first and second transmitters are not limited in the wireless transmission/reception means, but are preferably constructed to communicate with the receiver in a Zigbee communication method, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As the object approach detection sensor 8, various sensors for detecting a distance by recognizing an approaching object can be used, and representatively, the infrared light emitting unit and the infrared light emitting unit that emit infrared light are reflected by the approaching object and return. an infrared sensor with a photodiode that detects infrared; Alternatively, an ultrasonic sensor having an ultrasonic transmitter and an ultrasonic receiver to measure a time for ultrasonic waves to collide with an object and return to the receiver to detect a distance and an object; may be applied.

The drowsy driving detecting unit 21 includes a drowsy driving detecting sensor (not shown), a second transmitting unit (not shown) transmitting a signal detected from the drowsy driving detecting sensor to the wirelessly connected receiving unit 13, and a drowsy driving detecting sensor. It includes a second transmitter (not shown) for wirelessly transmitting the detected signal to the receiver, and a second sensor controller (not shown) for controlling the signal detected from the drowsy driving sensor to be transmitted through the second transmitter.

The drowsy driving sensor may be a heart rate sensor that is mounted on a seat belt or a steering wheel to measure a driver's heart rate. The second sensor controller may determine the driver's drowsiness state according to the heart rate measured by the drowsy driving detection sensor, and when the drowsy state is detected, transmit a signal notifying the drowsiness state to the receiver of the wearing glasses through the second transmitter.

Alternatively, the drowsy driving detection sensor may be an infrared camera for photographing the driver's iris, as disclosed in Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2019-0037701. The second sensor controller detects the driver's iris photographed by the infrared camera, and if the driver's iris is not detected after exceeding the reference time, the second sensor controller determines that the driver's iris is in a drowsy state. It can also be applied to transmit .

Alternatively, the drowsy driving detection unit 21 includes lane-related information including location information and direction between the vehicle and the lane collected by a camera (not shown) attached to the outside of the vehicle, and the speed of the vehicle in motion collected from the sensor of the vehicle. , RPM, and a preprocessing module (not shown) that converts driving information such as speed, RPM, and steering angle data of the driving vehicle collected from the sensor of the vehicle into input data, and the second sensor controller is a vehicle obtained from the preprocessing module It can also be applied to detecting that you are drowsy driving when a pattern different from the normal driving pattern is detected by analyzing the driving information and lane information of the driver.

The drowsy driving detecting unit 21 is not limited as long as it can detect the driver's drowsiness and transmit the sensing information to the receiving unit 13 in addition to the above-described technical configuration.

Wearing glasses (1) includes a spectacle frame body (2) to which a lens is mounted, a plurality of spectacle frame legs (3), and a control module (11) built into the spectacle frame legs (3), a notification means, and a power supply unit (17) to provide

The spectacle frame leg 3 has a mounting space 4 formed therein, and the mounting space 4 has one side facing the driver's face open. And, the wearing glasses (1) may be provided with a cover (5) to cover and close the open side of the mounting space (4).

In the mounting space 4 , the control module 11 , the sound generating unit 13 and the vibration generating unit 15 connected to the control module 11 are accommodated.

The notification means includes a sound generating unit 15 and a vibration generating unit 14 . The notification means may be provided with only the sound generating unit 15 or only the vibration generating unit 14, unlike the one shown.

The control module 11 includes a receiving unit 13 that receives a signal from the first transmitting unit or the second transmitting unit, and a sound generating unit ( 13) or a control unit 15 for driving the vibration generating unit 15 is provided.

The sound generator 15 generates a sound or message stored under the control of the controller 15 as a sound so that a specific sound or message is stored so that the driver can recognize an object approach or wake up from drowsiness. ) may be provided with a sound generating unit (not shown) driven by the control, and a speaker for outputting a signal processed by the sound generating unit.

The vibration generating unit 14 is driven under the control of the control unit 15 to generate vibration on the side of the eyeglass frame leg 3 so that the driver recognizes an object approach around the vehicle or prevents drowsy driving.

The vibration generating unit 14 is not limited as long as it can generate vibration when power is applied by the control unit 15, and for example, a vibration motor (not shown) driven when power is applied and a center of gravity on the driving shaft of the vibration motor are eccentric. A configuration of a vibrator (not shown) that is mounted so as to generate vibration when the driving shaft is rotated may be applied.

The sound generating unit 15 and the sound generating unit 14 are covered with the cover 5 and built into the spectacle frame leg 3, but differently from the figure, one side is exposed so that the spectacle frame leg 3 may be retracted. .

The glasses unit with the function of improving the concentration of the driver according to the first embodiment of the present invention notifies the driver through sound or vibration that an object is approaching around the vehicle 9, so that the driver can prevent the object from approaching the blind spot. Since it can be recognized in advance, there is an advantage that safety accident prevention efficiency can be increased.

In addition, the glasses unit having a driver's concentration improvement function according to the first embodiment of the present invention can prevent drowsy driving by generating a sound or vibration to increase concentration when the driver's drowsiness is detected, thereby increasing the safety accident prevention efficiency. There are advantages that can be

Meanwhile, FIGS. 3 and 4 show the glasses unit having a function of improving the concentration of the driver according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The glasses unit having a driver's concentration improvement function according to the second embodiment of the present invention is attached to the left and right lenses of the wearing glasses 1 as a notification means, respectively, and is connected to the control unit 12 to emit light when approaching an object. The right position detection film (120, 130) is further provided.

Then, the control unit 12 controls the left position detection film 120 or the right position detection film 130 in the corresponding direction according to the left or right direction to which the object approaches to emit light so that the driver recognizes the object approach direction. make it possible

A plurality of object approach detection sensors 8 are located in the first group on the left side on a virtual line extending in the front-rear direction from the center of the width of the vehicle, and on the right side on the virtual line (a) (see Fig. 2). divided into the second group.

The left position detection film 120 and the right position detection film 130 are applied to a general position detection liquid crystal display device, and have a transparent first film 121 and a second film 123 and a first film in a thin thin plate shape. A plurality of X-axis grids 122 attached to 121 , a plurality of Y-axis grids 124 attached to the second film 123 , an organic EL layer 125 , and a plurality of X-axis grids 122 . ) and a holding resistor 126 connected to the Y-axis grid 124 , and a driving signal applying unit 127 positioned at a corner and made of a capacitor and a switching element and connected to the control unit 12 , respectively.

The organic EL layer is a known one, is formed in direct contact with the X-axis grid 122 and the Y-axis grid 124, includes at least a light emitting layer formed of a polymer material, and is a polymer precursor polytetrahydro-thiophenylene (polytetrahydro-thiophenylene). ) is applied by a casting method, and the precursor is converted into polyphenylenevinylene by heating to form a hole transport layer (not shown).

A plurality of X-axis grids 122 extend in the left-right direction, are spaced up and down, and are matched one-to-one with a plurality of object approach detection sensors 8 spaced apart in the front-rear direction of the first group or the second group.

A plurality of Y-axis grids 124 extend in the vertical direction and are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals in the left and right directions to intersect the X-axis grids 122, and are matched one-to-one with distances that increase at regular intervals with respect to the vehicle 9 . For example, the plurality of Y-axis grids 124 may be matched to a distance increasing by 1 m in a direction away from the side close to the nasal cavity, that is, 1 m, 2 m, 3 m, 4 m ... intervals.

The X-axis grid 122 and the Y-axis grid 124 are made of ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) used as a position detection device.

The organic EL layer 125 emits light at a point where any one of the X-axis grids 122 and Y-axis grids 124 corresponding to the direction and distance in which the object is sensed intersect, so that the user recognizes the approach direction and distance of the object. make it possible

The operation of the spectacles unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure will be described.

For example, when an object is located at a distance of 2 m from the left side of the vehicle, distance information and a detection signal are transmitted It is transmitted to the control unit 12 through the first transmission unit.

The control unit 12 applies power to the X-axis grids 122 matching the plurality of object approach detection sensors 8 that detect an object, and the Y-axis grid 124 corresponding to a distance of 2 m from the vehicle and crosses them. The driving signal applying unit 127 may be controlled so that the organic EL layer emits light in the region to be used.

In this way, the glasses unit having the function of improving the concentration of the driver according to the second embodiment of the present invention is attached to the lens side of the wearing glasses and the approach direction and distance of the object through the left and right position detection films 120 and 130 that emit light. Since it is possible to measure, it is possible to accurately grasp the approach position of an object, which has the advantage of further increasing the safety accident prevention efficiency and driver's concentration.

Above, the glasses unit having the function of improving the concentration of the driver of the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, but this is only an example, and a person of ordinary skill in the art can perform various modifications and equivalents therefrom. It will be appreciated that other embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

1: Wearing glasses 2: Glasses frame body
3: Eyeglass frame leg 4: Mounting groove
7: object approach detection unit 8: object approach detection sensor
12: control unit 13: receiving unit
14: sound generating unit 15: vibration generating unit
17: power supply unit 21: drowsy operation detection unit

Claims (6)

an object approach detection unit mounted on a vehicle to detect an object approaching from the outside;
A receiver installed on the side of the eyeglass frame leg and wirelessly connected to the object access detecting unit to receive a signal from the object access detecting unit wirelessly when an object approaches around the vehicle; and wearing glasses installed on the side of the glasses frame leg and including a notification means for notifying the driver of the approach of the object under the control of the controller; and
The notification means is respectively attached to the left and right lenses of the wearing glasses and is connected to the control unit and includes left and right position detection films capable of emitting light when approaching an object,
The control unit controls the left position detection film or the right position detection film on the side corresponding to the left or right direction to which the object approaches to emit light so that the driver can recognize the object approach direction,
The object approach detection unit is provided with a plurality of object approach detection sensors to be installed at regular intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the vehicle,
A plurality of the object approach detection sensors are divided into a first group located on the left side on a virtual line extending in the front-rear direction from the center of the width of the vehicle, and a second group located on the right side on the virtual line,
The left position detection film and the right position detection film
a plurality of X-axis grids extending in the left and right directions, spaced up and down, and matched one-to-one with a plurality of object approach sensors spaced apart in the front and rear directions of the first group or the second group; a plurality of Y-axis grids extending in the vertical direction and spaced apart from each other at regular intervals in the left and right directions to intersect the X-axis grid, and one-to-one matching distances to increase with respect to the vehicle at regular intervals; The glasses unit with a driver's concentration improvement function, characterized in that it comprises an organic EL layer that emits light at a point where the X-axis grid and the Y-axis grid cross each other corresponding to the direction and distance in which the object is sensed. According to claim 1, wherein the notification means
The glasses unit with a function of improving the concentration of the driver, characterized in that it is installed in the leg of the spectacle frame or is installed to be retracted and includes a sound generator for generating a sound so that the user can recognize an object approach. According to claim 1, wherein the notification means
The glasses unit having a function of improving concentration of a driver, characterized in that it is installed to be built into or retracted from the eyeglass frame leg and includes a vibration generating unit that vibrates the eyeglass frame leg so that the user can recognize an object approach. The method of claim 1,
Further comprising; a drowsy driving detection unit installed in a vehicle to detect the driver's drowsy driving and wirelessly connected to the receiver;
the control unit
When a signal is received from the drowsy driving detection unit through the receiving unit, the glasses unit with a driver's concentration improvement function, characterized in that driving the notification means so that the driver does not fall asleep. delete delete

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