KR20090102959A - Apparatus and method for controlling air conditioning system in automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for controlling an air conditioner for a vehicle are provided to make the air in the vehicle inside fresh by controlling the device according to the body temperature of a driver and passengers. CONSTITUTION: A device for controlling an air conditioner for a vehicle comprises a sensing terminal(100) and a determination processing unit(200). The sensing terminal is wirelessly connected to the vehicle and detects the body temperature of a driver before getting on the vehicle. The determination processing unit determines a driving mode of the air conditioner by comparing the body temperature of the driver detected by the sensing terminal to the setting up body temperature range. A control signal is generated in order to control the air conditioning device.

Description

Control device and method for vehicle air conditioner {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN AUTOMOBILE}

The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner, and more particularly to a vehicle air conditioner control device for controlling the air conditioner according to the body temperature of the motor vehicle driver.

In general, a vehicle air conditioner is a semi-automatic air conditioner that has air conditioning judgment processing equipment installed only on the front wheels of a car to provide indoor air conditioning. There is a device. Here, in the case of the semi-automatic air conditioner vehicle, the air conditioning is performed at the set temperature set in the front wheels in the rear seat of the vehicle when the indoor air conditioner in the front wheel of the vehicle, an imbalance phenomenon occurs in the indoor air conditioner. Therefore, in order to alleviate the indoor air conditioning imbalance of the semi-automatic air conditioner, a fully automatic air conditioner capable of equilibrating the entire air conditioner by equipping both the front and rear wheels of the vehicle with the air conditioning judgment processing device. Adopted.

However, the conventional air conditioner does not reflect the body temperature of the driver of the vehicle, and thus detects only the indoor temperature and the outdoor temperature of the vehicle to perform air conditioning, thereby preventing efficient indoor air conditioning.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and controls the air conditioner for a vehicle to sense the body temperature of the driver using a temperature sensor before the driver boards the car and to control the air conditioner accordingly. It is an object to provide an apparatus and method.

Automotive air conditioner control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the device for controlling the air conditioner for the vehicle, connected to the vehicle by wireless communication, before the driver boards the vehicle Detection terminal for detecting the body temperature of the driver; And a determination processing device which receives the driver's body temperature from the detection terminal, compares the driver's body temperature with a preset set temperature range, determines a driving mode of the air conditioner, and generates a control signal for controlling the air conditioner accordingly. It includes.

The sensing terminal may include a sensing unit configured to sense a body temperature of the driver before the driver boards the vehicle; And a transmitter for transmitting the driver's body temperature detected by the detector to the determination processing apparatus.

Determination processing apparatus, the receiving unit for receiving the body temperature of the driver from the sensing terminal; A storage unit which stores a set temperature range which is a reference for determining a driving mode of the air conditioner; A determination unit which determines a driving mode of the air conditioner by comparing the driver's body temperature received through the communication unit with a set temperature range of the storage unit; And a controller configured to generate a control signal for controlling the air conditioner according to the determination result of the determination unit.

The determination unit determines that the driver drives the heating when the body temperature is less than the set temperature range, and determines the cooling driving when the driver's body temperature exceeds the set temperature range.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling an air conditioner for a vehicle, the method for controlling an air conditioner for a vehicle, wherein the sensing terminal measures the temperature of the driver before the driver boards the vehicle. Sensing step of sensing; And a determination processing step of determining, by the determination processing apparatus, the driving mode of the air conditioning apparatus by comparing the body temperature of the driver with a preset set temperature range, and generating a control signal for controlling the air conditioning apparatus.

The detecting step may include: a temperature detecting step of detecting a body temperature of the driver before the driver boards the vehicle; And a transmission step of transmitting, by the transmission unit, the body temperature of the driver detected in the temperature detection step to the determination processing device.

The determination processing step may include a reception step of receiving a body temperature of the driver transmitted by the reception unit in the transmission step; Determination unit, Determining step of determining the driving mode of the air conditioner by comparing the body temperature of the driver received in the receiving step and the set temperature range of the storage unit; And a control step of the control unit generating a control signal for controlling the air conditioner according to the determination result of the determination step.

In the determination step, when the driver's body temperature is less than the set temperature range, it is determined as heating driving, and when the driver's body temperature is above the set temperature range, the driving is determined as cooling driving.

According to the present invention, by controlling the air conditioner according to the body temperature of the driver sensed before the driver boards the vehicle, it is possible to give comfort to the driver in the vehicle, and efficient indoor air conditioning.

1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a vehicle air conditioner control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart for explaining a control method for a car air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: detection terminal 110: detection unit

120: transmitter 200: judgment processing apparatus

210: receiver 220: storage

230: determination unit 240: control unit

300: air conditioner

Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. .

1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for controlling a vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus for controlling a vehicle air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a sensing terminal 100 and a determination processing apparatus 200.

The sensing terminal 100 includes a sensing unit 110 and a transmitting unit 120.

The detector 110 detects the driver's body temperature before the driver boards the vehicle. Here, the sensing unit 110 is configured separately from the vehicle and is connected to the determination processing apparatus 200 by wireless communication (eg, infrared communication, Bluetooth, etc.). The sensing unit 110 uses a temperature sensor that detects body temperature in contact with the body of the driver.

The transmitter 120 transmits the driver's body temperature detected by the detector 110 to the determination processing apparatus 200. Here, a device capable of wireless communication, such as an infrared transmitter, a Bluetooth transmitter, is used as the transmitter 120.

The decision processing apparatus 200 includes a receiver 210, a storage 220, a determiner 230, and a controller 240.

The receiver 210 receives a driver's body temperature from the sensing terminal 100. Here, as the receiver 210, a device of the same type as the transmitter 120 of the sensing terminal 100 is used among devices capable of wireless communication such as an infrared receiver and a Bluetooth receiver.

The storage unit 220 stores a set temperature range which is a reference for determining a driving mode of the air conditioner 300. Here, the set body temperature range is changeable and is generally stored at ± 0.4 ° C. of normal body temperature. That is, when the driver sets the normal temperature to 36.5 ° C, the storage unit 220 stores 36.1 ° C to 36.9 ° C, which is ± 0.4 ° C of 36.5 ° C, to the set temperature range.

The determination unit 230 determines the driving mode of the air conditioner 300 by comparing the driver's body temperature from the sensing terminal 100 with the set body temperature range of the storage unit 220. Here, the determination unit 230 determines that the driver body temperature from the sensing terminal 100 is less than the set temperature range of the storage unit 220 as the heating drive, and determines that the driver body temperature exceeds the set temperature range as the cooling drive. For example, the determination unit 230 determines that the driver's body temperature of the sensing terminal 100 is 35.8 ° C and the set body temperature range of the storage unit 220 is 36.1 ° C to 36.9 ° C. The determination unit 230 determines that the driver's body temperature of the sensing terminal 100 is 37.2 ° C. and the set body temperature range of the storage unit 220 is 36.1 ° C. to 36.9 ° C., as the cooling driving.

The controller 240 generates a control signal for controlling the air conditioner 300 according to the determination result of the determination unit 230. That is, the control unit 240 generates a control signal to the device connected to the heating drive, such as a heater unit for heating the bet or the outside to increase the temperature when the determination unit 230 determines that the heating drive air conditioning apparatus 300 Control the heating drive, and if the determination unit 230 determines that the cooling drive is a device associated with the cooling drive, such as a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser to remove the heat of the refrigerant, an evaporator for blowing the coolant from the condenser By generating a control signal to control the cooling operation of the air conditioner (300). Here, the details of the air conditioning driving and the heating driving of the air conditioner 300 are easily understood by those skilled in the same industry, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for a vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention.

When the driver releases the lock of the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle or presses a button of the sensing terminal 100 for remote starting, the sensing unit 110 detects the body temperature of the driver (S100). For example, if a driver touches a hand with a remote control device (eg, a device for remotely controlling the start of the car or the unlocking of the car) to operate the car from outside the car, the temperature installed in the remote control device The sensor detects the driver's body temperature. Here, the details of the body temperature sensing method using the temperature sensor are easily understood by those skilled in the same industry, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The transmitter 120 transmits the driver's body temperature detected by the detector 110 to the determination processing apparatus 200 (S200). Here, a device capable of wireless communication, such as an infrared transmitter, a Bluetooth transmitter, is used as the transmitter 120.

The receiver 210 receives a driver's body temperature from the transmitter 120 (S300). Here, as the receiver 210, a device of the same type as the transmitter 120 may be used among devices capable of wireless communication such as an infrared receiver and a Bluetooth receiver.

The determination unit 230 compares the driver's body temperature received through the receiver 210 with the set temperature range of the storage unit 210 to determine the driving mode of the well-known conditioner 300 (S400). That is, the determination unit 230 determines that the driver's body temperature through the receiving unit 210 exceeds the set temperature range of the storage unit 210 as the cooling operation of the air conditioner 300. The determination unit 230 determines that the driver's body temperature is less than the set temperature range of the storage unit 210 through the receiver 210 as the heating operation of the air conditioner 300. For example, the determination unit 220 determines that the driver's body temperature is 37.2 ° C. and the set body temperature range of the storage unit 210 is 36.1 ° C. to 36.9 ° C., as the cooling drive. The determination unit 220 determines that the driver's body temperature is 35.8 ° C. and the set body temperature range of the storage unit 210 is 36.1 ° C. to 36.9 ° C., as the heating driving.

If the determination unit 220 determines that the cooling drive (S500; YES) generates a control signal for driving the air conditioner 300 in the cooling drive mode to control the air conditioner 300 to drive in the cooling drive mode. (S600). That is, the control unit 230 is a device connected to the cooling drive, such as a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser for removing the heat of the refrigerant, an evaporator for blowing the coolant from the condenser when the determination unit 220 determines that the cooling drive. The control signal is generated to control the cooling driving of the air conditioner 300.

If the determination unit 220 determines that the heating drive (S700; YES), the controller 230 generates a control signal for driving the air conditioner 300 in the heating drive mode to drive the air conditioner 300 heating Control to drive in the mode (S800). That is, the control unit 230 generates a control signal to the device connected to the heating drive, such as a heater unit for raising the temperature by applying heat to the bet or the outside when the determination unit 220 determines that the heating drive air conditioning apparatus 300 Control to run in heating drive mode. As such, by controlling the air conditioner according to the body temperature of the driver sensed before the driver boards the vehicle, it is possible to give comfort to the driver who rides in the vehicle, and to efficiently adjust the indoor air.

Although the storage 210, the determiner 220, and the controller 230 are illustrated as being independently implemented and operated in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be configured as one device to process a corresponding function.

Although a preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been described above, it is possible to modify in various forms, and those skilled in the art to various modifications and modifications without departing from the claims of the present invention It is understood that it may be practiced.

Claims (8)

In the apparatus for controlling the air conditioner for automobiles, A detection terminal connected to the vehicle by wireless communication and detecting a body temperature of the driver before the driver boards the vehicle; And Receives the body temperature of the driver from the sensing terminal, compares the body temperature of the driver with a predetermined set temperature range, determines the driving mode of the air conditioner, and generates a control signal for controlling the air conditioner accordingly. Vehicle air conditioner control device comprising a determination processing device. The method according to claim 1, The sensing terminal, A detector configured to detect a body temperature of the driver before the driver rides in the vehicle; And And a transmitter for transmitting the body temperature of the driver detected by the detector to the determination processing apparatus. The method according to claim 1, The determination processing device, A receiver configured to receive the body temperature of the driver from the sensing terminal; A storage unit which stores the set temperature range which is a reference for determining a driving mode of the air conditioner; A determination unit which determines a driving mode of the air conditioner by comparing the body temperature of the driver received through the communication unit with a set temperature range of the storage unit; And And a control unit for generating a control signal for controlling the air conditioner according to the determination result of the determination unit. The method according to claim 3, The determination unit, And determining the heating drive when the body temperature of the driver is less than the set temperature range, and determining the cooling driving when the body temperature of the driver exceeds the set temperature range. In the method for controlling the automotive air conditioner, A sensing terminal for sensing a temperature of the driver before the driver boards the vehicle; And And a determination processing step of determining, by the determination processing device, the driving mode of the air conditioner by comparing the body temperature of the driver with a preset set temperature range, and generating a control signal for controlling the air conditioner accordingly. Vehicle air conditioner control method, characterized in that. The method according to claim 5, The detecting step, A sensing unit, a temperature sensing step of sensing a temperature of the driver before the driver boards the vehicle; And And a transmitter for transmitting the body temperature of the driver detected by the body temperature sensing step to the determination processing apparatus. The method according to claim 5, The determination processing step, A receiving step of receiving a body temperature of the driver transmitted in the transmitting step; A determination unit, determining a driving mode of the air conditioner by comparing the driver's body temperature received in the receiving step with a set temperature range of the storage unit; And And a control unit for generating a control signal for controlling the air conditioner according to the determination result of the determination step. The method according to claim 4, In the determination step, And determining the heating driving when the body temperature of the driver is less than the set temperature range, and determining the cooling driving when the body temperature of the driver exceeds the set temperature range.