KR102364421B1 - Input apparatus and vehicle using same and controlling method of input apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosed invention relates to a manipulation device and a method for controlling a vehicle and the manipulation device using the same, and the manipulation device includes: a touch pad for a user's touch input; a touch sensor for sensing a user's touch input on the touchpad; a controller for controlling the driving motor so that one side of the touch pad area corresponding to the touch input position on the touch pad transmitted from the touch sensor rises to a preset height and the other side of the touch pad area descends to a preset height; and a plurality of driving motors mounted on the touchpad to adjust the height of the touchpad to raise or lower the area of the touchpad according to the control of the controller.

Description

A control device and a method for controlling a vehicle and a control device using the same

It relates to a manipulation device, and a vehicle and a control method of the manipulation device using the same.

Vehicles are developing and installing various vehicle additional service devices in consideration of driver's convenience and safety.

More specifically, the vehicle supplementary service device includes a safety assistance device such as a lane departure warning device that assists a driver with a steering wheel operation to prevent departure from a driving lane, a route and a route to a destination selected by the driver, when the vehicle is driving on the road It may include a head unit that provides various additional services, including navigation for guiding surrounding information.

On the other hand, in order to more easily input the control information of the above-described head unit, a separate operation device is provided around the driver's seat spaced apart from the head unit at a position within the reach of the user's hand.

The operator has been looking for a way to accurately implement the operation of the operation device even in a situation where the driver is looking ahead.

Disclosed embodiments are to provide a manipulation device for preventing erroneous manipulation outside the touch pad area at the starting point and the end point of touching a user's finger on the touch pad of the manipulation device, and a method of controlling a vehicle and a manipulation device using the same.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, a manipulation device according to an aspect includes: a touch pad for a user's touch input; a touch sensor for sensing the user's touch input on the touchpad; a control unit controlling the driving motor so that one side of the touch pad area corresponding to the touch input position on the touch pad transmitted from the touch sensor rises to a preset height and the other side of the touch pad area descends to a preset height; and a plurality of driving motors mounted on the touchpad to adjust the height of the touchpad to raise or lower the area of the touchpad according to the control of the controller.

Also, when the touch input position corresponds to a height adjustment region preset on the touchpad, the controller may transmit a height adjustment control signal of the touchpad to the driving motor.

Also, the height adjustment area may be an area set inside by a preset width from the edge of the touch pad.

In addition, when the touch pad has a circular shape, the plurality of driving motors are located on the same plane to raise or lower the height adjustment area of the touch pad, and are mounted to be spaced apart from each other to form a 90° angle. can be

Also, when controlling the height of the touch pad, the controller may change the number of driving motors driven according to a touched position in the height adjustment region of the touch pad.

In addition, the touch pad may include a touch surface to which a user's touch is input; a height adjustment shaft provided under the touch surface to be connected to the touch surface and the driving motor to raise or lower the touch surface according to the driving of the driving motor; and a stopper provided so that one side of the height adjustment shaft is inserted and the height adjustment shaft rises or falls in a predetermined section of the preset height.

In addition, the manipulation device may further include a manipulation wheel formed to surround the edge of the touch pad from the outside.

Also, the touch pad may have a concave touch surface on which the user's touch is input.

According to one aspect, a vehicle includes: a head unit configured to operate a manipulation device when power is supplied to the vehicle; and when a user's touch input is sensed on the touch pad, the height of the touch pad area corresponding to the touch input position on the touch pad is raised to a preset height, and the height of the touch pad area opposite to the touch input position is increased. It may include; a manipulation device for descending to a preset height.

In addition, the manipulation device may include a touch pad for a user's touch input; a touch sensor for sensing the user's touch input on the touchpad; a control unit controlling the driving motor so that one side of the touch pad area corresponding to the touch input position on the touch pad transmitted from the touch sensor rises to a preset height and the other side of the touch pad area descends to a preset height; and a plurality of driving motors mounted on the touchpad to adjust the height of the touchpad to raise or lower the area of the touchpad according to the control of the controller.

Also, when the touch input position corresponds to a height adjustment region preset on the touchpad, the controller may transmit a height adjustment control signal of the touchpad to the driving motor.

Also, the height adjustment area may be an area set inside by a preset width from the edge of the touch pad.

In addition, when the touch pad has a circular shape, the plurality of driving motors are located on the same plane to raise or lower the height adjustment area of the touch pad, and are mounted to be spaced apart from each other to form a 90° angle. can be

Also, when controlling the height of the touch pad, the controller may change the number of driving motors driven according to a touched position in the height adjustment region of the touch pad.

In addition, the touch pad may include a touch surface to which a user's touch is input; a height adjustment shaft provided under the touch surface to be connected to the touch surface and the driving motor to raise or lower the touch surface according to the driving of the driving motor; and a stopper provided so that one side of the height adjustment shaft is inserted and the height adjustment shaft rises or falls in a predetermined section of the preset height.

In addition, the manipulation device may further include a manipulation wheel formed to surround the edge of the touch pad from the outside.

Also, the touch pad may have a concave touch surface on which the user's touch is input.

A method of controlling a manipulation device according to an aspect includes detecting a user's touch input on a touchpad, identifying a touch input location on the touchpad, and writing one side of a touchpad area corresponding to the touch input location on the touchpad. It may include adjusting the height of the touchpad by raising it to a preset height and lowering the other side of the touchpad area to a preset height.

In addition, after recognizing the location of the touch input, before performing the height adjustment of the touch pad, it is further performed to determine whether the identified location of the touch input corresponds to a preset height adjustment area on the touch pad. and, when the touch input position corresponds to the height adjustment area, the height of the touch pad may be adjusted.

In addition, the height adjustment of the touch pad may include driving a driving motor corresponding to one side corresponding to the user's touch input position among a plurality of driving motors provided for adjusting the height of the touch pad so that the touch pad rises and , a driving motor corresponding to the other side opposite to the user's touch input position may be driven so that the touch pad descends.

According to the above-described problem solving means, since the recognition rate of the touchpad is improved by raising the area where the user's finger is touched on the touchpad of the manipulation device, an effect that erroneous operation outside the touchpad area can be prevented can be expected.

In addition, the disclosed invention is a situation in which it is difficult to perform a touch input by mounting the wrist due to the low height of the position at which the concave operation device is mounted in the vehicle. It is possible to accurately identify the touch area of the touchpad even in a situation where the user is looking forward, thereby making touch input easier.

1 is a view showing an exterior of a vehicle;
2 is a view showing the interior of a vehicle;
3 is a control block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle including an operation device.
4 to 10 are exemplary views for explaining the operation of the manipulation device.
11 is a flowchart for explaining a method of controlling a manipulation device.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. This specification does not describe all elements of the embodiments, and general content in the technical field to which the present invention pertains or content that overlaps between the embodiments is omitted. The term 'part, module, member, block' used in the specification may be implemented in software or hardware, and according to embodiments, a plurality of 'part, module, member, block' may be implemented as one component, It is also possible for one 'part, module, member, block' to include a plurality of components.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, it includes not only direct connection but also indirect connection, and indirect connection includes connection through a wireless communication network. do.

Also, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

Terms such as first, second, etc. are used to distinguish one component from another, and the component is not limited by the above-mentioned terms.

The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In each step, the identification code is used for convenience of description, and the identification code does not describe the order of each step, and each step may be performed differently from the specified order unless the specific order is clearly stated in the context. there is.

Hereinafter, the working principle and embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing an exterior of a vehicle;

Referring to FIG. 1 , the exterior of the vehicle 1 includes a main body 10 forming the exterior of the vehicle 1 , a windscreen 11 providing a view of the front of the vehicle 1 to the driver, and the driver A side mirror 12 for providing a view of the rear of the vehicle 1, a door 13 for shielding the inside of the vehicle 1 from the outside, a front wheel 21 located in front of the vehicle, and a rear wheel located at the rear of the vehicle ( 22) and may include wheels 21 and 22 for moving the vehicle 1 .

The wind screen 11 is provided on the front upper side of the main body 10 so that a driver inside the vehicle 1 can obtain visual information on the front of the vehicle 1 . In addition, the side mirror 12 includes a left side mirror provided on the left side of the main body 10 and a right side mirror provided on the right side of the main body 10 , and the driver inside the vehicle 1 provides visual information on the side and rear of the vehicle 1 . to be able to obtain

The door 13 is rotatably provided on the left and right sides of the main body 10 so that the driver can get on the inside of the vehicle 1 when it is opened, and when it is closed, the inside of the vehicle 1 is shielded from the outside. can

In addition to the above-described configuration, the vehicle 1 includes a power unit 16 for rotating the wheels 21 and 22, a steering unit for changing the moving direction of the vehicle 1 (not shown), and a braking device for stopping the movement of the wheels ( not shown) may be included.

The power unit 16 provides a rotational force to the front wheel 21 or the rear wheel 22 so that the main body moves forward or backward. Such a power unit 16 may include an engine that generates rotational force by burning fossil fuel or a motor that receives power from a capacitor (not shown) to generate rotational force.

The steering device performs a reciprocating motion of a steering handle (42 in FIG. 2) that receives a driving direction input from the driver, a steering gear (not shown) that converts the rotational motion of the steering handle 42 into a reciprocating motion, and a steering gear (not shown) It may include a steering link (not shown) that transmits to the front wheel 21 . Such a steering device may change the driving direction of the vehicle 1 by changing the direction of the rotation shaft of the wheel.

The braking device includes a brake pedal (not shown) that receives a braking operation from a driver, a brake drum (not shown) coupled to the wheels 21 and 22, and a brake shoe that brakes the rotation of the brake drum (not shown) using frictional force. (not shown) and the like. Such a braking device may brake the driving of the vehicle 1 by stopping the rotation of the wheels 21 and 22 .

2 is a view showing the interior of a vehicle.

The interior of the vehicle 1 includes a dashboard 14 on which various devices for the driver to operate the vehicle 1 are installed, a driver's seat 15 for the driver of the vehicle 1 to be seated, and the vehicle 1 . Cluster display units 51 and 52 for displaying operation information of can do.

The dashboard 14 is provided to protrude from the lower portion of the windscreen 11 toward the driver, and allows the driver to operate various devices installed on the dashboard 14 while looking ahead.

The driver's seat 15 is provided at the rear of the dashboard 14 so that the driver can drive the vehicle 1 while watching the front of the vehicle 1 and various devices of the dashboard 14 in a stable posture.

The cluster display units 51 and 52 are provided on the driver's seat 15 side of the dashboard 14, and display the driving speed gauge 51 indicating the driving speed of the vehicle 1 and the rotational speed of the power unit (not shown). It may include an rpm gauge 52 to indicate.

The head unit 70 may include a display that displays information on a road on which the vehicle 1 travels or a route to a destination the driver wants to reach, and a speaker 41 that outputs a sound according to the driver's operation command. . Recently, an audio video navigation (AVN) device in which an audio device, a video device, and a navigation device are integrated has been installed in a vehicle.

The head unit 70 may be installed on a center fascia. In this case, the center fascia refers to a portion of the control panel between the driver's seat and the front passenger's seat of the dashboard 14, and is an area where the dashboard 14 and the shift lever meet vertically, where the head unit 70 and the air conditioner , heater controller, air outlet, cigar jack and ashtray, cup holder, etc. can be installed. In addition, the center fascia can also play a role of separating the driver's seat and the passenger seat together with the center console.

In addition, a separate operation device 60 for various driving operations including the head unit 70 may be provided.

The manipulation device 60 of the disclosed invention includes a method of performing a driving operation by rotating or applying pressure, as well as a touchpad having a touch recognition function and using a user's finger or a tool having a separate touch recognition function. Thus, handwriting recognition for a driving operation may be performed.

Hereinafter, the touch recognition function of the manipulation device 60 will be described as an example.

3 is a control block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle including an operation device.

Hereinafter, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10 which are exemplary views for explaining the operation of the manipulation device.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the vehicle 100 may include a head unit 200 and a manipulation device 300 .

The head unit 200 may operate the manipulation device 300 when power of the vehicle 100 is supplied.

When a user's touch input is sensed on the touchpad 320 , the manipulation device 300 increases the height of the touchpad area corresponding to the touch input position on the touchpad 320 to a preset height, and the touch input The height of the touch pad area opposite to the position may be lowered to a preset height.

Specifically, the manipulation device 300 may include a touch sensor 310 , a touch pad 320 , a driving motor 330 , a manipulation wheel 340 , a light 350 , and a controller 360 .

The touch sensor 310 may be configured to detect a user's touch input on the touchpad 320 .

The touchpad 320 may be configured for a user's touch input.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the manipulation device 300 may include a touch pad area and a manipulation wheel area formed to surround the outer edges of the touch pad area.

The touch pad 320 may have a concave touch surface on which a user's touch is input.

A plurality of driving motors 330 are mounted on the touch pad 320 to adjust the height of the touch pad 320 , and may raise or lower the area of the touch pad under the control of the controller 360 .

The controller 360 raises one side of the touch pad area corresponding to the touch input position on the touch pad 320 transmitted from the touch sensor 310 to a preset height, and the other side of the touch pad area to a preset height. The driving motor 330 may be controlled to descend.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6 , when the control unit 360 receives a touch input signal from the touch sensor 310 in region ① of FIG. 4 , region ① rises and region ② is 180 degrees opposite to region ① The driving motor 330 may be controlled to descend.

As shown in FIG. 7 , when the user's touch input starting in area ① moves to area ②, the controller 360 may control the driving motor 330 to raise area ② and descend to area ①. To this end, a plurality of driving motors 330 should be provided. A detailed description thereof will be provided later.

The controller 360 may transmit a height adjustment control signal of the touchpad 320 to the driving motor 330 when the touch input position corresponds to a height adjustment area preset on the touchpad 320 . When a touch input is sensed in an area other than the height adjustment area of the touchpad 320 (for example, the central area inside the height adjustment area of 15 mm in FIG. 5) of the touchpad 320, the control unit 360 does not adjust the height of the touchpad. it may not be This is, assuming that the touchpad 320 is concave, the area other than the height adjustment area of the touchpad 320 is a concave central area, not the edge of the touchpad, and the possibility that the user's finger leaves the touchpad area is relatively Since the number of touchpads is small, unnecessary adjustment of the touchpad can be restricted, and the recognition rate that the position where the height of the touchpad is adjusted is an area corresponding to the edge of the touchpad can be expected.

Since the installation location of the operation device 300 for inputting characters in the vehicle 100 is the center console next to the driver's seat separated in space from the display, when driving, when entering the first stroke of characters including numbers, put your hand in the touchpad 320 area. It is somewhat difficult to touch. In the disclosed invention, when the user's hand touches the height adjustment area corresponding to the boundary between the touchpad 320 area and the adjustment wheel area, the touched area is raised and the opposite side is lowered by 180 degrees, so that the user can use the touchpad ( 320) it is possible to easily input characters in the area. For this reason, the disclosed invention can keep the user's gaze forward while driving, and even if the first input point of the touchpad 320 is incorrectly selected when inputting text, the touchpad 320 is raised so that the finger naturally moves the touchpad. The effect of being able to control to reach the area (320) can be expected. In addition, the disclosed invention physically elevates the corresponding area so that the hand does not deviate from the touch pad area when inputting the text support left, right, or downward on the touch pad 320 so that the finger does not touch the control wheel area on the side or bottom. The effect of improving the character input and recognition rate by actively controlling it to prevent it can also be expected.

The above-described height adjustment area may be an area set inside by a preset width from the edge of the touch pad 320 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , it may be an area set within 15 mm from the edge of the touch pad. In this case, the width of the height adjustment area is not limited to 15mm, and may be changed according to the needs of the user or operator.

When the touch pad 320 has a circular shape, the plurality of driving motors 330 are located on the same plane to raise or lower the height adjustment area of the touch pad 320 , but each of the plurality of driving motors has an angle of 90°. It can be mounted to be spaced apart to achieve.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the height adjustment of the touchpad may be effective only when the height adjustment area, which is an area from the outermost to the inner 15mm of the touchpad 320 , is touched. That is, the controller 360 does not operate the driving motor 330 when a hand touches the central region in the [Touchpad Top View] of FIG. 8 . The touchpad 320 may be divided into arbitrary regions by the controller 360 .

When adjusting and controlling the height of the touch pad 320 , the controller 360 may change the number of driving motors 330 driven according to a touched position in the height adjustment region of the touch pad 320 .

Specifically, as shown in the [Touchpad Top View] of FIG. 8 , the driving motor 1, the driving motor 2, the driving motor 3, and the driving motor 4 may be mounted in each of the ①, ②, ③, and ④ regions. If there is a user's touch input in the 45° region to which the ①, ②, ③, and ④ regions belong, the controller 360 may operate only the driving motors 1 and 2 or the driving motors 3 and 4 .

For example, when the user's touch input position is a region ⓐ (a region 45° in the 12 o’clock direction in FIG. 8 ), the controller 360 may raise the driving motor 3 and lower the driving motor 4 . In this case, the operation of the driving motor 330 is performed within a preset range (eg, 2 mm) of displacement.

When the user's touch input position is the ⓑ region (45° region in the 2 o'clock direction in FIG. 8), the control unit 360 operates all of the driving motors 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the driving motors 2 and 3 are raised, Drive motors 1 and 4 can be lowered.

Referring to FIG. 9 , the touch pad 320 is provided to be connected to the touch surface P and the driving motor under the touch surface P on which a user's touch is input, and the touch surface P under the touch surface P, so as to drive the driving motor. According to the height adjustment axis (U) for raising or lowering the touch surface (P) and one side of the height adjustment axis (U) are provided to be inserted, the height adjustment axis (U) is a predetermined section of a preset height (for example, It may include a stopper (S1, S2) to rise or fall at a maximum of 2 mm).

Due to this structure, the height adjustment shaft, which is vertically operated by the operation of the driving motor, can be operated only in a section determined by the stoppers S1 and S2 provided as a pair of upper and lower portions.

On the other hand, the preset height at which the touchpad 320 is raised or lowered may be changed by a user or an operator. In this case, a stopper for limiting the amount of vertical displacement of the touch pad may be omitted, and the controller 360 may directly control the operation time of the driving motor 330 . In this case, the controller 360 may control the driving motor 330 through timing control of a corresponding bit of a motor enable register.

Referring to FIG. 10 , the controller (microcomputer) 360 selects arbitrary ports B and C among digital I/O ports to connect the Motor Driver IC. In this case, a dedicated drive chip may be used for direct motor driving to prevent burnout of the microcomputer. For example, since L293B of FIG. 10 can control the output current up to 1A, it may be suitable for the forward and reverse rotation control of the low current small motor of the present proposal, but is not limited thereto. It can be controlled to operate or stop driving motors 1 to 4 through the register setting of the control unit I/O port. When the user touch input position is the region ⓐ of FIG. 8, the control unit 360 transmits a set register (0000 0000) command to Port_B (Address 06h) and a set register (1010 1100) command to Port_C (Address 07h) to transmit the driving motor 3 indicates a forward rotation, and the driving motor 4 rotates in a reverse direction so that the point where the touch input occurs (the point where the finger touches) is upward, and the opposite direction is downward. Through this principle, the control unit 360 may change the register setting value of each port to organically operate the four driving motors. The moment a finger touches the touch pad 320 , the controller 360 detects a change in capacitance of the touch pad 320 , and simultaneously grasps the location information of the finger, so that the moment of detecting a gesture input and the driving of the driving motor 330 . The time difference between the viewpoints can be operated so quickly that the user does not feel it.

4 , the manipulation wheel 340 may be formed to surround the edge of the touch pad 320 from the outside.

The control wheel 340 may transmit a control wheel rotation signal by a user to the control unit 360 so that the control of the head unit 200 corresponding to the control wheel rotation signal can be performed.

The light 350 may generate light to facilitate recognition of the manipulation device 300 and user manipulation.

Although not shown, the vehicle 100 may further include a communication unit, an input unit, a storage unit, a display, and an ECU in addition to the above-described configuration.

In addition, the communication unit may include one or more components that enable communication with an external device, and may include, for example, at least one of a short-range communication module, a wired communication module, and a wireless communication module.

The short-distance communication module transmits signals using a wireless communication network in a short distance such as a Bluetooth module, an infrared communication module, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication module, a WLAN (Wireless Local Access Network) communication module, an NFC communication module, and a Zigbee communication module. It may include various short-distance communication modules for transmitting and receiving.

The wired communication module includes a variety of wired communication modules such as a Controller Area Network (CAN) communication module, a Local Area Network (LAN) module, a Wide Area Network (WAN) module, or a Value Added Network (VAN) module. In addition to communication module, various cable communication such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), DVI (Digital Visual Interface), RS-232 (recommended standard232), power line communication, or POTS (plain old telephone service) It can contain modules.

In addition to the Radio Data System-Traffic Message Channel (RDS-TMC), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), Wifi module, and WiBro (Wireless broadband) module, the wireless communication module includes a global System for GSM (GSM) module. Mobile Communication), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), UMTS (universal mobile telecommunications system), TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution) support various wireless communication methods It may include a wireless communication module that does.

The wireless communication module may include a wireless communication interface including an antenna for receiving a traffic information signal and a receiver. In addition, the wireless communication module may transmit an analog wireless signal received through the wireless communication interface as a digital control signal. It may further include a traffic information signal conversion module for demodulation.

Meanwhile, the communication unit may further include an internal communication module (not shown) for communication between electronic devices inside the vehicle 100 . As an internal communication protocol of the vehicle 100 , a controller area network (CAN), a local interconnection network (LIN), FlexRay, Ethernet, or the like may be used.

It will be natural that the above-described head unit 200 and the operation device 300 also transmit and receive information through the communication unit.

In addition to the operation device 300 described above, the input unit includes various buttons or switches, pedals, keyboards, mice, track-balls, various levers, handles, or sticks for user input. ) may include hardware devices such as

In addition, the input unit may include a graphical user interface (GUI) such as a touch pad for user input, that is, a device that is software. The touchpad may be implemented as a touch screen panel (TSP) to form a layer structure with a display (not shown).

The storage unit is a nonvolatile memory device such as a cache, read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), and flash memory, or random access memory (RAM). ) may be implemented as at least one of a volatile memory device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), or a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, but is not limited thereto. The storage unit may be a memory implemented as a chip separate from the processor described above in relation to the ECU, or may be implemented as a single chip with the processor.

The display (not shown) may display the characters input through the input unit other than the manipulation device 300 and the manipulation device on the screen so that the user can check them.

The display may be provided integrally with the above-described head unit 200 or may be provided separately.

The display is a cathode ray tube (CRT), a digital light processing (DLP) panel, a plasma display panel (Plasma Display Penal), a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, an electro luminescence (Electro Luminescence: EL) panel, Electrophoretic Display (EPD) panel, Electrochromic Display (ECD) panel, Light Emitting Diode (LED) panel, or Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) panel, etc. may be provided, but is not limited thereto.

An electronic control unit (ECU) performs the above-described operation using a memory (not shown) that stores data for an algorithm for controlling the operation of components in the vehicle 100 or a program reproducing the algorithm, and the data stored in the memory It may be implemented by a processor (not shown) that performs In this case, the memory and the processor may be implemented as separate chips. Alternatively, the memory and the processor may be implemented as a single chip.

11 is a flowchart for explaining a method of controlling a manipulation device.

First, as the vehicle 100 is powered on, the head unit 200 may perform booting ( 410 and 420 ).

Next, the manipulation device 300 may detect a user's touch input on the touchpad 320 ( 430 ).

Next, the manipulation device 300 may determine the location of the touch input on the touchpad 320 ( 440 ).

Next, the manipulation device 300 may check whether the detected touch input position corresponds to a height adjustment area preset on the touchpad 320 ( 450 ).

As a result of checking, when the touch input position corresponds to the height adjustment region, the manipulation device 300 raises one side of the touch pad region corresponding to the touch input position on the touch pad 320 to a preset height, and the touch A height adjustment of the touch pad for lowering the other side of the pad area to a preset height may be performed ( 460 ).

Specifically, the manipulation device 300 uses the driving motor 330 corresponding to one side corresponding to the user's touch input position among the plurality of driving motors 330 provided to adjust the height of the touch pad 320 to the touch pad 320 . ) may be driven to rise, and a driving motor 330 corresponding to the other side opposite to the user's touch input position may be driven so that the touch pad 320 descends.

Next, when the head unit 200 is turned off, the manipulation device 300 may return the height of the touch pad 320 to the basic position ( 470 and 480 ).

As a result of the check in step 470 , before the head unit 200 is turned off, it may be repeatedly performed from step 430 .

The above-described start signal for driving the manipulation device 300 is not limited to the booting signal and the off signal of the head unit 200 , and may be changed according to the needs of the operator.

The touchpad of the concave operation device has a concave touch surface, and when driving or blindly operating in a vehicle, a situation may occur in which a user unintentionally enters a character out of the touchpad. By raising the position of the touch pad, the position of the touch pad can be easily grasped, and the touch recognition area can be accurately recognized, so that the accuracy of character input can be improved.

Meanwhile, the disclosed embodiments may be implemented in the form of a recording medium storing instructions executable by a computer. Instructions may be stored in the form of program code, and when executed by a processor, may create a program module to perform the operations of the disclosed embodiments. The recording medium may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium.

The computer-readable recording medium includes any type of recording medium in which instructions readable by the computer are stored. For example, there may be a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, an optical data storage device, and the like.

The disclosed embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings as described above. Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be practiced in other forms than the disclosed embodiments without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. The disclosed embodiments are illustrative and should not be construed as limiting.

1, 100: vehicle
200: head unit
300: operation device
310: touch sensor
320: touchpad
330: drive motor
340: control wheel
350: lighting
360: control

Claims (20)

a touchpad for user's touch input;
a touch sensor for sensing the user's touch input on the touchpad;
When the touch input position on the touch pad transmitted from the touch sensor corresponds to a first area among the areas of the touch pad, the first area rises to a preset height, and a second area opposite to the first area is formed. At least one driving motor is controlled to descend to a preset height, and when the position of a touch input on the touch pad transmitted from the touch sensor corresponds to the second region among regions of the touch pad, the second region moves to a preset height. a control unit controlling the at least one driving motor to rise and the first region to descend to a preset height; and
a plurality of driving motors mounted on the touchpad to adjust the height of the touchpad, and configured to raise one area of the touchpad and lower the other area according to the control of the controller;
A manipulation device comprising a. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
When the touch input position corresponds to the first area or the second area among the areas of the touch pad, a control device for transmitting a height adjustment control signal of the touch pad to the driving motor. 3. The method of claim 2,
The first region and the second region,
A manipulation device that is an area set inward by a preset width from the edge of the touch pad. 3. The method of claim 2,
When the touch pad is circular,
The plurality of driving motors are located on the same plane to raise or lower the first area or the second area of the touch pad, and are mounted to be spaced apart from each other to form a 90° angle. 3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit is
A manipulation device for changing the number of driving motors driven according to the position of the touch input when adjusting and controlling the height of the touch pad. According to claim 1,
The touchpad is
a touch surface to which a user's touch is input;
a height adjustment shaft provided under the touch surface to be connected to the touch surface and the driving motor to raise or lower the touch surface according to the driving of the driving motor; and
a stopper provided so that one side of the height adjustment shaft is inserted and the height adjustment shaft rises or falls in a predetermined section of the preset height;
A manipulation device comprising a. According to claim 1,
a manipulation wheel formed to surround the edge of the touch pad from the outside;
An operation device further comprising a. According to claim 1,
The touchpad is
A manipulation device in which a touch surface on which the user's touch is input is formed in a concave shape. a head unit that operates the operation device when power is supplied to the vehicle; and
When a user's touch input is sensed on the touchpad, if the touch input position on the touchpad corresponds to a first area among the areas of the touchpad, the first area rises to a preset height and is opposite to the first area The second region in the direction descends to a preset height, and when the touch input position on the touchpad corresponds to the second region among regions of the touchpad, the second region rises to a preset height and the first region an operation device for descending to a preset height;
vehicle including. 10. The method of claim 9,
The operating device is
a touchpad for user's touch input;
a touch sensor for sensing the user's touch input on the touchpad;
When the touch input position on the touch pad transmitted from the touch sensor corresponds to a first area among the areas of the touch pad, the first area rises to a preset height, and a second area opposite to the first area is formed. At least one driving motor is controlled to descend to a preset height, and when the position of a touch input on the touch pad transmitted from the touch sensor corresponds to the second region among regions of the touch pad, the second region moves to a preset height. a control unit controlling the at least one driving motor to rise and the first region to descend to a preset height; and
a plurality of driving motors mounted on the touchpad to adjust the height of the touchpad, and configured to raise one area of the touchpad and lower the other area according to the control of the controller;
vehicle including. 11. The method of claim 10,
The control unit is
A vehicle that transmits a height adjustment control signal of the touch pad to the driving motor when the touch input position corresponds to the first area or the second area among the areas of the touch pad. 12. The method of claim 11,
The first region and the second region,
A vehicle that is an area set inward by a preset width from the edge of the touch pad. 12. The method of claim 11,
When the touch pad is circular,
The plurality of driving motors are positioned on the same plane to raise or lower the first area or the second area of the touch pad, and the plurality of drive motors are mounted to be spaced apart from each other to form a 90° angle. 12. The method of claim 11,
The control unit is
A vehicle configured to change the number of driving motors driven according to a position of the touch input when adjusting and controlling the height of the touch pad. 11. The method of claim 10,
The touchpad is
a touch surface to which a user's touch is input;
a height adjustment shaft provided under the touch surface to be connected to the touch surface and the driving motor to raise or lower the touch surface according to the driving of the driving motor; and
a stopper provided so that one side of the height adjustment shaft is inserted and the height adjustment shaft rises or falls in a predetermined section of the preset height;
vehicle including. 11. The method of claim 10,
The operating device is
a manipulation wheel formed to surround the edge of the touch pad from the outside;
A vehicle further comprising a. 11. The method of claim 10,
The touchpad is
A vehicle in which a touch surface to which the user's touch is input is formed in a concave shape. Detects the user's touch input on the touchpad,
Identify the location of the touch input on the touchpad,
When the touch input position on the touch pad corresponds to a first area among the areas of the touch pad, a touch for raising the first area to a preset height and lowering a second area opposite to the first area to a preset height perform height adjustment of the pad;
When the touch input position on the touch pad corresponds to the second area among the areas of the touch pad, the second area is raised to a preset height and a second area opposite to the first area is lowered to a preset height. A control method of a manipulation device comprising; performing height adjustment of the touch pad. 19. The method of claim 18,
After recognizing the location of the touch input, before performing height adjustment of the touch pad,
Further comprising confirming whether the identified touch input position corresponds to a height adjustment area preset on the touchpad,
When the touch input position corresponds to the height adjustment area, the control method of the manipulation device for adjusting the height of the touch pad. 19. The method of claim 18,
To perform height adjustment of the touchpad,
A driving motor corresponding to one side corresponding to the user's touch input position among a plurality of driving motors provided for adjusting the height of the touch pad is driven to raise the touch pad, and corresponding to the other side opposite to the user's touch input position. A control method of a manipulation device that drives a driving motor to descend so that the touch pad descends.

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