KR20030010185A - Method and apparatus for indicating U-turn of car - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and device of indicating a U-turn of a vehicle is provided to prevent accidents by indicating intention of making a U-turn to adjacent vehicles. CONSTITUTION: A method of indicating a U-turn comprises steps of deciding whether a user of a vehicle wants to indicate intention of making a U-turn(S10) and indicating the intention of making a U-turn to the circumference of the vehicle(S12). If the user wants to indicate the intention of making a U-turn, the intention of making a U-turn is indicated as an acoustic pattern and is indicated as a visual pattern.

Description

Method and apparatus for indicating U-turns

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a direction indication of a vehicle, and more particularly, to a vehicle u-turn display method and apparatus for indicating that a vehicle proceeds to a U-turn.

In general, when driving a car in a left or right turn direction, in order to prevent an accident, a user operates a left or right turn direction indication lever to control a vehicle that is located in the vicinity of the car so that the car turns left or right. Inform your willingness to proceed.

However, when trying to advance the car in the u-turn direction, the user cannot properly inform the vehicles located near him that his car is willing to u-turn. Therefore, when the rear car waits for a traffic light to turn left and then the traffic light induces a left turn, if the leading car temporarily slows down to make a U-turn without indicating a U-turn intention, There is a problem that can lead to a contact accident with the leading car while not following the U-turn intention of the leading car.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a vehicle u-turn display method for displaying a vehicle traveling in a u-turn direction.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automobile u-turn display device for displaying an automobile traveling in a u-turn direction.

1 is a flowchart for explaining a vehicle u-turn display method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an automobile u-turn display device according to the present invention for performing the method shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a diagram of an interior of a vehicle for explaining a vehicle u-turn display method and apparatus according to the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying a car U-turn according to an embodiment of the present invention. If it is determined that the display is requested, it is preferable that the U-turn intention is displayed around the vehicle in a predetermined pattern.

In order to achieve the above another object, the car u-turn display device according to the present invention which performs the car u-turn display method is operated by a user of the car and outputs the operated result as a pseudo display request signal and the doctor. Preferably, the pseudo display unit is configured to display the u-turn intention in response to the display request signal.

Hereinafter, a configuration and an operation of a vehicle u-turn display method according to the present invention and a vehicle u-turn display device according to the present invention for performing the method will be described as follows.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a vehicle u-turn display method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a user of a vehicle requests to display a u-turn intention in a predetermined pattern (steps 10 and 12) Is made of.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an automobile u-turn display device according to the present invention for performing the method shown in FIG. 1, which is composed of a key operating portion 40 and a pseudo display portion 42. As shown in FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, it is determined whether the user of the vehicle requires the user of the vehicle to display the u-turn doctor indicating that the vehicle intends to proceed in the u-turn direction (step 10). If it is determined that the user of the vehicle requires the display of the u-turn intention, the u-turn intention is displayed around the vehicle in a predetermined pattern (step 12).

In order to perform the tenth step, the vehicle u-turn display device according to the present invention is provided with a key operation unit 40 which is operated by the user of the vehicle and outputs the operated result to the pseudo display unit 42 as a pseudo display request signal. The pseudo display unit 42 determines whether the pseudo display request signal is generated from the key operation unit 40.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of a vehicle interior for describing a vehicle u-turn display method and apparatus according to the present invention, and includes various function keys 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, and 110, a handle 70, and an operation lever 72. And internal direction indicators 120 and 122.

According to the present invention, the key manipulation unit 40 may be implemented as a pressure sensing unit (not shown), a sound sensing unit (not shown), a left turn manipulation lever (not shown), or a right turn manipulation lever (not shown). .

First, the pressure sensing unit may be a switch in the form of a button that outputs a pseudo display request signal to the pseudo display unit 42 when the user is pressed by a predetermined pressure. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the pressure sensing unit includes various function keys 100, 102, 104, 106 for various functions of the vehicle, for example, a function of preventing the frost of the vehicle glass, an emergency warning light display function, and the like. , 108 and 110, the user pushes a function key 100, 102, 104, 106, 108 or 110 when the user wants to make a U-turn, and the pushed function key is a request for a pseudo indication The signal is output to the pseudo display section 42.

In addition, the sound detection unit detects a sound generated when the user wants to turn the car on, and outputs a pseudo display request signal to the pseudo display unit 42 in response to the detected result. To this end, the sound detector may use a generally known speech recognition technology. For example, when the user generates the voice "U-turn", the sound detector 44 recognizes this as a command to make a U-turn, generates a pseudo display request signal in response to the recognized result, and the pseudo display unit 42. Can be printed as

In addition, the left or right rotation operation lever (not shown) is operated by the user when the intention of the intention of the left or right rotation of the vehicle, and outputs the pseudo display request signal to the pseudo display unit 42 when differently operated by the user. do. To this end, the left and right rotation manipulation levers may be integrated into the manipulation lever 72, as shown in FIG. In this case, when the user raises the operation lever 72 in the direction of the arrow 76, the inner direction indicator 120 blinks and the right turn indicator 52 provided on the outside of the vehicle also blinks to make the right turn around. When the intention indication is known and the operation lever 72 is lowered in the direction of the arrow 78, the internal direction indicator 122 blinks and the left turn indicator 50 provided on the outside of the vehicle also blinks to turn left. Intention indication is known. At this time, when the operation lever 72 is lowered in the arrow direction 78 and the operation lever 80 is lowered once again to operate the operation lever 80 differently, the operation lever 80 is shown in FIG. 3. As shown, the position 84 is output, and the pseudo display request signal is output to the pseudo display section 42. Alternatively, when the operation lever 72 is raised in the arrow direction 76 and once again raised in the arrow direction 88 to operate the operation lever 74 differently, the operation lever 74 is as shown in FIG. 3. At the position 86, the pseudo display request signal is output to the pseudo display section 42.

On the other hand, after the tenth step, the pseudo display unit 42 displays the u-turn pseudo in the vicinity of the vehicle in response to the pseudo display request signal input from the key operation unit 40.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that the user requests the display of the u-turn intention, that is, when the pseudo display request signal is input from the key manipulation section 40, the pseudo display section 42 hears the u-turn intention audible pattern. Can be displayed as For example, when the U-turn intention is to be displayed in an audible pattern, the pseudo display unit 42 generates a warning sound or a ringing sound for a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in response to the pseudo display request signal input from the key operation unit 40. U-turn intention can be displayed around the car.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that the user requests the display of the u-turn doctor, the doctor display unit 42 may display the u-turn doctor in a visual pattern. For example, the u-turn intention may be visually displayed by combining the intention to turn left and the intention to turn right and the intention to turn right. For example, the doctor may turn the left turn doctor and the right turn doctor and display the u-turn doctor, or may display the doctor turn left and the doctor turn right and the doctor turn left or turn right. Alternately, you can indicate your U-turn intention. That is, the u-turn intention may be visually displayed by repeatedly displaying the intention of the left turn and the intention of the right turn and then repeatedly displaying the intention of the left or right turn. At this time, the operation of simultaneously displaying the intention to turn left and the intention to turn right is repeated by the first predetermined number of times, and then the operation to repeat the intention to turn left or right by the second predetermined number of times is performed alternately. Can be displayed visually. For example, the first and second predetermined times are set in advance by the user. In addition, the u-turn intention may be visually displayed by combining at least two of the lamps provided on the front, side and rear surfaces of the vehicle. For example, the brake light can blink to indicate a u-turn intention.

In order to perform the twelfth step described above, according to the present invention, the pseudo display unit 42 illustrated in FIG. 2 may be implemented as a controller 44 and a direction indicator 46. The direction indicator 46 serves to display a driving direction of the vehicle in response to a control signal generated from the controller 44. To this end, the direction indicator 46 responds to the left turn indicator 50 indicating the intention of the left turn of the vehicle in response to the control signal input from the controller 44 and the control signal input from the controller 44. The right turn indicator 52 for indicating the right turn of the car can be implemented. At this time, the control section 44 generates a control signal in response to the pseudo display request signal input from the key operation section 40, and outputs the generated control signal to the direction indicator 46. FIG. Accordingly, the control unit 44 emits the light of the left turn indicator 50 and the right turn indicator 52 so that the u-turn intention can be displayed in a predetermined pattern when the pseudo display request signal is input from the key manipulation unit 40. Is controlled by a control signal.

For example, when the user operates the key operation unit 40 when the user wants to advance the vehicle in the u-turn direction, the key operation unit 40 outputs the pseudo display request signal to the control unit 44 of the pseudo display unit 42. At this time, the control section 44 of the pseudo display section 42, when the pseudo display request signal is input from the key operation section 40, the left turn indicator 50 and the right turn indicator 52 simultaneously emits light, The control signal is output to the left and right turn indicators 50 and 52 so that the left or right turn indicator 50 or 52 emits light.

As described above, the vehicle u-turn display method and apparatus according to the present invention display u-turn intention to vehicles located near the vehicle to be turned, thereby recognizing the U-turn in the vicinity of the vehicle to be U-turned and various accidents are not disclosed. It has the effect of preventing from.

Claims (14)

(a) determining whether the user of the vehicle requires an indication of a u-turn intention indicating that the vehicle is to be U-turned; And and (b) if it is determined that the user requests display of the u-turn intention, displaying the u-turn intention around the vehicle in a predetermined pattern. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step (b), if it is determined that the user requests the display of the u-turn intention, the u-turn intention is displayed in the acoustic pattern. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step (b), if it is determined that the user requests the display of the u-turn intention, the u-turn intention is displayed in the visual pattern. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step (b) further includes the indication of the left turn doctor and the right turn doctor indicating that the vehicle intends to turn left and right, if it is determined that the user requests the indication of the u-turn doctor. The u-turn display method of a vehicle characterized by visually displaying the u-turn intention by combining a display. The method of claim 4, wherein in the step (b), when it is determined that the user requests the display of the u-turn intention, the u-turn intention is displayed by alternately displaying the intention of the left turn and the intention of the right turn. U-turn display method of the vehicle, characterized in that. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein in step (b), if it is determined that the user requests the display of the u-turn intention, the display of the intention of the left turn and the intention of the right turn is simultaneously performed. And displaying the u-turn intention by alternately displaying the intention of the right turn. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein in the step (b), when the user determines that the user requires the indication of the u-turn doctor, the u-turn doctor is combined by combining at least two lamps provided on the front, side, and rear surfaces of the vehicle. A U-turn display method for a vehicle, which is visually displayed. The vehicle u-turn display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vehicle u-turn display method is performed. A key operation unit operated by the user of the vehicle and outputting the operated result as a pseudo display request signal; And And a pseudo display unit for displaying the u-turn intention in response to the pseudo display request signal. The method of claim 8, wherein the key operation unit And a pressure sensing unit for outputting the pseudo display request signal to the pseudo display unit when the user is pressed by a predetermined pressure. The method of claim 8, wherein the key operation unit And a sound detector configured to detect a sound generated when the user attempts to turn the car on the U-turn and output the pseudo display request signal to the pseudo display in response to the detected result. . The method of claim 8, wherein the key operation unit And a left turn operating lever operated by the user when the intention of the left turn of the vehicle is displayed. And the pseudo display request signal is output from the left rotation manipulation lever when the user operates the left rotation manipulation lever differently. The method of claim 8, wherein the key operation unit And a right turn operation lever operated by the user when the intention of the right turn of the vehicle is displayed, And the pseudo display request signal is output from the right rotation manipulation lever when the user operates the right rotation manipulation lever differently. The method of claim 8, wherein the pseudo display unit A direction indicator indicating a traveling direction of the vehicle in response to a control signal; And And a controller for generating the control signal in response to the pseudo display request signal. The method of claim 13, wherein the direction indicator light A left turn indicator indicating an intention to turn left of the vehicle in response to the control signal; And And a right turn indicator for indicating a right turn of the vehicle in response to the control signal.