KR20090123330A - Apparatus for guiding a filling station according to fuel consumption calculation and method there-of - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An Apparatus for guiding a filling station according to a calculating mode of a fuel consuming amount and a method thereof are provided to search a filling station close to a present position by calculating an operating possible time based on a fuel consuming amount data. CONSTITUTION: A fuel detecting part(110) detects a fuel consuming amount data of a moving body. A dummy terminal part(310) detects a position data of the moving body. An operation module calculates an operating possible time based on the fuel consuming amount data, compares the calculated operating possible time with a destination arrival time, and searches a position of a filling station close to a present position of the moving body. A GPS position measurement calculating part generates and outputs a position data of the moving body according to a pseudo distance data. A point planning module(317) generates and outputs a path data from the present position of the moving body to the destination.

Description

Apparatus for Guiding a Filling Station according to Fuel Consumption Calculation and Method There-of}

The present invention relates to a gas station guide service for a vehicle occupant, and more particularly, to a gas station guide device and method according to a fuel consumption calculation method.

In general, a navigation system receives respective position data and absolute time data from a plurality of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, calculates its current position, and, when a destination is input from a user, from a current position to the destination. It is a system that performs route guidance by searching a route.

That is, the navigation system extracts the optimal route to the destination to be driven from the map data of the road network of each region, and provides the driver according to the traffic volume information of the road on the driving route provided by the location-based service server connected through the mobile communication network. It is possible to predict the estimated time of arrival by optimizing the route and preliminary understanding of road traffic conditions in the area to be operated.

However, the conventional navigation system does not automatically provide whether the current oil flow can reach the destination sufficiently, and also does not provide the key information associated with the current oil flow. Therefore, in the manner of guiding the gas station location of the navigation system, there is a need for a scientific system capable of searching for a gas station close to the current position according to the fuel consumption amount of the moving object.

Accordingly, a technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a gas station guide device and a method for guiding a gas station using a fuel consumption calculation method.

Gas station guide device according to the fuel consumption calculation method for achieving the technical problem is a fuel detector for detecting the fuel consumption data of the moving body; A emitter terminal unit for detecting position data of the movable body; And an operation module that calculates an operation time based on the fuel consumption data, and compares the calculated operation time with a destination arrival time and sequentially searches the position of the nearest gas station according to the current position of the moving object. Can be.

The emitter terminal unit includes a GPS antenna for receiving navigational radio waves from satellites; A GPS receiver connected to an output side of the GPS antenna and calculating and outputting pseudo distance data; A GPS position measurement calculator for generating and outputting position data of the moving body according to the pseudo distance data; A point planning module for receiving the position data and generating and outputting route data from the current position of the moving object to a destination in real time; A first memory for storing map data and gas station data in advance, and storing the location data and the route data in real time; And a display unit configured to display the location data and the gas station data in association with the map data according to the temporal flow of the route data.

The operation module may include a time calculation module that receives the fuel consumption data and calculates the operation time and the destination arrival time using the remaining fuel amount, average speed, and remaining distance to the destination of the moving object; And determine whether to search for a location of a gas station by comparing the operation time and the destination arrival time, and determine the location of the nearest gas station based on the map data, the gas station data, the location data, and the route data. It may include a gas station search module to search in turn.

The gas station search module is enabled when the driving time is shorter than the destination arrival time, and searches for the location data and the gas station data according to the temporal flow of the route data so as to be located within the map data. Positions of adjacent gas stations may be sequentially output to the emitter terminal unit.

Gas station guide apparatus according to the fuel consumption calculation method for achieving the technical problem according to another embodiment, the emitter terminal unit GPS antenna for receiving navigational radio waves from the satellite; A GPS receiver connected to an output side of the GPS antenna and calculating and outputting pseudo distance data; And a GPS position measurement calculator for generating and outputting position data of the moving body according to the pseudo distance data.

The gas station guide apparatus may further include a central server generating route data from a current position of the moving object to a destination, storing map data and gas station data in advance, and storing the position data and the route data in real time.

The gas station guide apparatus stores the route data in real time and generates data associated with the map data with the location data and the gas station data according to the temporal flow of the route data. It may further include a central server for transmitting,

The operation module may include a time calculation module and a gas station search module.

The time calculation module may receive the fuel consumption data to calculate the available time and the destination arrival time using the remaining fuel amount, the average speed, and the remaining distance to the destination.

The gas station search module determines whether to search for a location of a gas station by comparing the driving time and the destination arrival time, and is based on the map data, the gas station data, the location data, and the route data. You can navigate through the locations of gas stations.

The gas station search module is enabled when the operation time is shorter than the destination arrival time, and the nearest gas station located in the map data according to the time flow of the location data and the gas station data is routed. The position of may be sequentially output to the emitter terminal unit.

The emitter terminal unit receives the transmitted data when the location data is transmitted to the central server to generate and transmit the location data and the gas station data in association with the map data according to the time course of the route data. The display unit may further include a display unit.

Gas station guide method according to the fuel consumption calculation method for achieving the technical problem comprises the steps of detecting the fuel consumption data detected by the fuel detector; Detecting positional data of the moving object through the emitter terminal unit; And calculating an operation time based on the fuel consumption data, and comparing the calculated operation time with a destination arrival time to sequentially search for the position of the nearest gas station according to the current position of the moving object. have.

The detecting of the location data may include: detecting the map data and the gas station data; And generating route data based on the location data and the map data.

The step of searching for the position of the nearest gas station in sequence, the step of calculating the operation distance by dividing the residual fuel amount of the moving body by the hourly average value for the fuel consumption; Calculating the driving time by dividing the driving distance at an average speed per hour of the moving object; And calculating the destination arrival time by dividing the remaining distance to the destination of the moving object at an average speed per hour of the moving object.

In the step of searching for the location of the nearest gas station, the location data and the gas station data may be sequentially searched for the location of the nearest gas station located in the map data according to the temporal flow of the route data.

Gas station guide method according to the fuel consumption calculation method for achieving the technical problem according to another embodiment, before the step of sequentially searching for the location of the nearest gas station, the central server receives the current location data, and the map data The method may further include generating the route data on the basis of the route data.

The step of searching for the position of the nearest gas station in sequence, the step of calculating the operation distance by dividing the residual fuel amount of the moving body by the hourly average value for the fuel consumption; Calculating the driving time by dividing the driving distance at an average speed per hour of the moving object; And calculating the destination arrival time by dividing the remaining distance to the destination of the moving object at an average speed per hour of the moving object.

In the step of searching for the location of the nearest gas station, the location data and the pre-stored gas station data may be sequentially searched for the location of the nearest gas station located in the pre-stored map data according to the temporal flow of the route data.

The gas station guide method according to the method for calculating the fuel consumption may be stored in a recording medium that records a program for performing the gas station guide method.

As described above, the gas station guide device and the method using the fuel consumption calculation method according to the present invention provide an effect of searching for the position of the gas station close to the current position according to the fuel consumption.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a gas station guide device using a fuel consumption calculation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a major element guide apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a measurement unit 100 and a terminal unit 300. The terminal unit 300 of FIG. 1 may be a navigation system.

The measurement unit 100 includes electronic devices capable of communicating through a controller area network (CAN) network of an automobile. That is, the measurement unit 100 may communicate with each electronic device through a CAN communication network, and may also communicate with the control unit 330 in the terminal unit 300.

Here, CAN is a measurement controller communication network, and is a vehicle network system for providing digital serial communication between various measurement control equipment of an automobile. The intelligent replacement of serial electrical wiring and relays for electronic components in the vehicle reduces intelligence and complexity, while meeting the real-time demands of the vehicle. In addition, it is possible to diagnose abnormalities caused by electronic interference and to communicate organically in case of accident during driving. The ISO standard (ISO 11898) applies to advanced automotive electronics systems and enables system integration such as engine management, anti-lock braking systems, air conditioning, door locks and mirror adjustment.

The measurement unit 100 may include a fuel detector 110 and a speed detector 130, and the fuel detector 110 may include a fuel sensor. The fuel detector 110 detects the residual fuel amount of the moving object, generates residual fuel amount data, and outputs the residual fuel amount data to the control unit 330 of the terminal unit 300.

The speed detector 130 detects the current speed of the moving object (not shown, for example, a car) in real time and outputs the detected speed data to the controller 330 in the terminal 300 in real time. The speed detector 130 may be included in the measurement unit 100 as shown, but may be formed inside the terminal 300 when the terminal 300 is a general navigation system.

The terminal unit 300 may include a emitter terminal unit 310, a control unit 330, and an operation module 350.

The emitter terminal unit 310 includes a GPS antenna 311, a GPS receiver 313, a GPS positioning operator 315, a point planning module 317, a first memory 318, and a display unit 319. It is composed.

The GPS antenna 311 is a GPS antenna for receiving navigational radio waves from a satellite (not shown) and is mounted on a moving object (not shown).

The GPS receiver 313 is connected to the output side of the GPS antenna 311, and introduces pseudo-range data obtained by the reception of the navigation radio waves into the GPS positioning calculation unit 315.

The GPS position calculating unit 315 calculates the correct longitude, latitude, and altitude according to the pseudo distance data, and as a result, generates the position data in real time when the current position of the moving object (not shown) is detected. The generated position data is output to the point planning module 317.

The point planning module 317 receives the position data and generates and outputs the route data from the current position to the destination of the moving object in real time.

The first memory 318 stores in advance "map data" indicating the vicinity of the current moving object and "gas station data" indicating information on the gas station located around the current moving object. The " peripheral moving body " represents an area that can be displayed on the display unit 319.

On the other hand, the gas station data further includes price information for each gas station, when the display unit 319 to be described later may display the gas station price information together.

In addition, the first memory 338 stores the location data and the route data in real time. The map data and the gas station data may be updated automatically or manually.

Thus, the first memory 318 and the point planning module 317 work together. That is, the first memory 318 stores the position data and the route data obtained by the first memory 318 in real time, and the point planning module 317 moves the route data from the current position to the destination. Performs a function that creates a.

The display unit 319 may display the current position of the moving object and the position of the adjacent gas station on the map data. That is, the display unit 319 displays the location data and the gas station data in association with the map data according to the temporal flow of the route data generated by the point planning module 317 in real time according to the movement of the moving object. The " interlocked display " means that the map data, the location data, and the gas station data can be displayed together on one display unit 339.

The controller 330 receives the remaining fuel amount data from the fuel detector 110 to generate fuel consumption data and transmits the fuel consumption data and the remaining fuel amount data to the operation module 350.

The controller 330 receives the speed data from the speed detector 130 and transmits the speed data to the operation module 350 in real time.

The control unit 330 receives the position data, the map data, the gas station data, and the route data from the emitter terminal unit 310 and transmits the received data to the operation module 350.

CAN DRIVER (not shown) may be installed in the control unit 330 to load the data on the communication bus through the CAN communication line using CAN communication to control the multi-function ECU (100) Electronic Control Unit). On the other hand, in another embodiment of the present invention, CAN driver (not shown) may be included in the internal control device (not shown) of the mobile unit (not shown), not the terminal unit 300.

The operation module 350 receives the remaining fuel amount data, the fuel consumption data, the position data, the map data, the gas station data, the route data, and the speed data from the controller 330. The operation module 350 generates and compares an operation time and a destination arrival time using the received data, and then sequentially searches for the positions of the nearest gas stations and outputs them to the terminal unit 310 through the control unit 330. do.

The operation module 350 may include a time calculation module 351, a gas station search module 353, and a second memory 355.

The time calculation module 351 calculates the operation distance DL by dividing the residual fuel amount into an hourly average value for the fuel consumption amount using the residual fuel amount data and the fuel consumption data. In addition, the time calculation module 351 calculates the operation time DT. The driving time DT may be calculated by dividing the driving distance DL by the average hourly speed VT of the vehicle calculated from the speed data.

The time calculation module 351 also calculates the destination arrival time OT. The destination arrival time OT may be calculated by dividing the distance OL remaining to the destination by the average hourly speed VT of the vehicle.

The gas station search module 353 compares the size of the operation time DT and the destination arrival time OT. When the operation time DT is shorter than the destination arrival time OT, the gas station search module 353 may be automatically enabled. Alternatively, the gas station search module 353 may be automatically enabled when the driving distance DL is shorter than the reaching distance to the destination based on the driving distance DL and the reaching distance to the destination.

 The gas station search module 353 searches for the location of the nearest gas station located in the map data with the location data and the gas station data according to the temporal flow of the route data. The searched gas station data may be output to the controller 330, and the output data of the gas station may be transferred to the display unit 319 of the determinator terminal 310.

When the gas station search module 353 is enabled as described above, an indication that driving to the destination is not possible with the current amount of oil may be displayed to the driver through the display unit 319. In this case, the display unit 319 may display together with the warning (alarm) display, the distance Km which can be driven forward, and the gas station information within the distance that can be driven. In this case, the display unit 319 may display the information on all the gas stations in the driving distance in the order of proximity or the price.

On the other hand, when the operation time DT is longer than the destination arrival time OT, the gas station search module 353 is disabled.

When the gas station search module 73 is disabled as described above, the display unit 319 may display an indication to the driver that driving to the destination is possible with the current oil quantity.

The second memory 355 stores the remaining fuel amount data, the fuel consumption data, the position data, the map data, the gas station data, the route data, and the speed data received from the controller 330.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a gas station guide device using a fuel consumption calculation method according to another embodiment of the present invention. 2, the measurement unit 100 may include a measurement unit 100, a terminal unit 300 ′, and a central server 500. The terminal 300 ′ of FIG. 2 may be a mobile phone (mobile phone) equipped with a GPS device. In the present embodiment, the terminal unit 300 ′ may interwork with the central server 500 through a mobile communication network (not shown) to perform route guidance, gas station search, gas station guidance, and the like.

Since the configuration and operation of the measurement unit 100 are the same as the configuration and operation of the measurement unit of FIG. 1, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terminal unit 300 ′ may include a emitter terminal 310 ′, a control unit 330 ′, and an operation module 350 ′.

The emitter terminal unit 310 'includes a GPS antenna 311', a GPS receiver 313 ', a GPS positioning operator 315', and a display unit 319 '.

The GPS antenna 311 'is a GPS antenna for receiving navigational radio waves from a satellite (not shown) and is mounted on a moving object (not shown).

The GPS receiver 313 'is connected to the output side of the GPS antenna 311', and the pseudo-range data obtained by the reception of the navigation radio waves is introduced into the GPS position measurement calculation unit 315 '.

The GPS position measuring operation unit 315 'calculates the correct longitude, latitude, and altitude according to the pseudo distance data described above, and generates position data when the exact current position of the moving object is detected as a result.

On the other hand, the central server 500 receives the location data from the terminal unit 300 ′ and generates the route data from the current location to the destination. The central server 500 stores the map data and the gas station data in advance, and the location data and the route data are stored in real time. In addition, the central server 500 generates data linked with the map data related to the current location of the location data and the gas station data according to the temporal flow of the route data, and displays the display unit 319 of the terminal 300 '. Send to ').

In addition, the central server 500 may transmit the location data, the map data, the gas station data, and the route data to the control unit 330 'via the determinator 310', and the central server 500 may It may be directly transmitted to the control unit 330 'of the terminal 300' without passing through the emitter terminal 310 '.

 The control unit 330 'receives the remaining fuel amount data from the fuel detector 110 to generate fuel consumption data and transmits the fuel consumption data and the remaining fuel amount data to the operation module 350'.

The controller 330 'receives the speed data from the speed detector 130 and transmits the speed data to the operation module 350' in real time.

The controller 330 ′ may receive the position data, the map data, the gas station data, and the route data from the emitter terminal 310 ′ and transmit the received position data to the operation module 350 ′.

Since the configuration and operation of the operation module 350 'is the same as the configuration and operation of the operation module 350 of FIG. 1, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

3 is a flow chart of a gas station guide method according to the fuel consumption calculation method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3, the operation module 350 receives the remaining fuel amount data detected by the fuel detector 110 and the fuel consumption data received through the control unit 330 (S10).

The operation module 350 detects the position data, the map data, the gas station data, and the route data of the moving object (not shown) through the emitter terminal unit 310 (S20).

The residual fuel amount is divided into an hourly average value of the fuel consumption amount to calculate an operation distance DL (S30).

The driving distance DT is calculated by dividing the driving distance DL at the average hourly speed VT of the moving object, and the remaining distance to the destination of the moving body is divided at the average speed VT of the moving object. By doing so, the destination arrival time OT is calculated (S40).

The operation module 350 determines whether the destination arrival time OT is longer than the operation time DT (S50).

If the destination arrival time (OT) is longer than the driving time (DT), the gas station search is enabled in the operation module 350 (S60). That is, according to the time flow of the route data, the location data and the gas station data are sequentially searched for the nearest gas station located in the map data (S65).

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the driving time DT is less than 1 hour or less than 30 minutes, the driver may guide safe driving of the driver by guiding the shortest gas station.

When the destination arrival time OT is shorter than the operation time DT, the operation module 350 disables the gas station search (S70).

In an embodiment of the present invention, the searched gas station data may be sorted in various ways and provided to the driver. For example, it may be displayed in the order of the nearest gas station in the current position data of the vehicle or in the order of the cheapest gas station within the driving distance. In addition, among the searched gas stations, the user's preferred gas stations (eg, A company's gas stations) may be displayed in the order of proximity or price. As such, since the searched gas station data may be displayed in various ways, the present invention is not limited to the above-described method.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). It also includes.

The computer readable recording medium can also be injected onto a networked computer system so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. And functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a gas station guide device using a fuel consumption calculation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a gas station guide device using a fuel consumption calculation method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a gas station guide method using a fuel consumption calculation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (15)

A fuel detector for detecting fuel consumption data of the moving body; A emitter terminal unit for detecting position data of the movable body; And A fuel module including an operation module which calculates an operation time based on the fuel consumption data, and compares the calculated operation time with a destination arrival time and sequentially searches the position of the nearest gas station according to the current position of the moving object; Gas station guidance device according to the consumption calculation method. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal unit A GPS antenna for receiving navigational radio waves from satellites; A GPS receiver connected to an output side of the GPS antenna and calculating and outputting pseudo distance data; A GPS position measurement calculator for generating and outputting position data of the moving body according to the pseudo distance data; A point planning module for receiving the position data and generating and outputting route data from the current position of the moving object to a destination in real time; A first memory for storing map data and gas station data in advance, and storing the location data and the route data in real time; And And a display unit for displaying the position data and the gas station data in association with the map data according to a time flow of the route data. The method of claim 2, wherein the operation module, A time calculation module that receives the fuel consumption data and calculates the operation time and the destination arrival time using the remaining fuel amount, average speed, and remaining distance to the destination; And Determining whether to search the location of the gas station by comparing and determining the driving time and the destination arrival time, Gas station guide device according to the fuel consumption calculation method including a gas station search module for sequentially searching for the location of the nearest gas station on the basis of the map data, the gas station data, the location data, and the route data. According to claim 3, The gas station search module, Enabled when the available time is shorter than the destination arrival time, The gas station guide device according to the fuel consumption calculation method, characterized in that for outputting the position data and the gas station data the position of the nearest gas station located in the map data in order to the emitter terminal according to the time flow of the route data. The method of claim 1, wherein the emitter terminal portion A GPS antenna for receiving navigational radio waves from satellites; A GPS receiver connected to an output side of the GPS antenna and calculating and outputting pseudo distance data; And Gas station guide device according to the fuel consumption calculation method including a GPS position measurement calculation unit for generating and outputting the position data of the moving object in accordance with the pseudo distance data. The method of claim 5, wherein the emitter terminal portion Further comprising a display unit for receiving and displaying the data transmitted from the central server, The central server, Stores map data and gas station data in advance, receives position data of the moving object to generate route data from a current position of the moving object to a destination, and stores the position data and the gas station data according to a time flow of the route data. Gas station guide device according to the fuel consumption calculation method, characterized in that the data generated by interlocking with the map data generated by the transmission to the emitter terminal unit according to the time. The method of claim 6, wherein the operation module, A time calculation module which receives the fuel consumption data and calculates the operation time and the destination arrival time using the remaining fuel amount, the average speed, and the remaining distance to the destination; And Determining whether to search the location of the gas station by comparing and determining the driving time and the destination arrival time, A gas station search module that sequentially searches the position of the nearest gas station based on the map data, the gas station data, the location data, and the route data; Gas station guide device according to the fuel consumption calculation method comprising a. According to claim 7, wherein the gas station search module, Enabled when the available time is shorter than the destination arrival time, Gas station guide device according to the fuel consumption calculation method, characterized in that for outputting the position data and the gas station data in order to the navigation unit the position of the nearest gas station located in the map data according to the time flow of the route data. Detecting fuel consumption data detected by the fuel detector; Detecting positional data of the moving object through the emitter terminal unit; And Calculating a driving time based on the fuel consumption data, and comparing the calculated driving time with a destination arrival time to sequentially search for the position of the nearest gas station according to the current position of the moving object. Gas station guide method according to calculation method. The method of claim 9, wherein the detecting of the position data comprises: Detecting the map data and gas station data; And The gas station guide method according to the fuel consumption calculation method further comprising the step of generating route data based on the location data and the map data. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of sequentially searching for the location of the nearest gas station is Calculating an operable distance by dividing the residual fuel amount of the moving body by an hourly average value of the fuel consumption amount; Calculating the driving time by dividing the driving distance at an average speed per hour of the moving object; And And calculating the destination arrival time by dividing the remaining distance to the destination of the moving object at an average speed per hour of the moving object. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of sequentially searching for the location of the nearest gas station is The gas station guide method according to the fuel consumption calculation method, characterized in that for retrieving the position of the nearest gas station located in the map data in the position data and the gas station data according to the time flow of the route data. The method of claim 10, wherein before the step of sequentially searching for the location of the nearest gas station, The gas station guide method according to the fuel consumption calculation method further comprising the step of receiving the current location data, the central server to generate the route data based on the map data. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of sequentially searching for the location of the nearest gas station, Calculating an operable distance by dividing the residual fuel amount of the moving body by an hourly average value of the fuel consumption amount; Calculating the driving time by dividing the driving distance at an average speed per hour of the moving object; And And calculating the destination arrival time by dividing the remaining distance to the destination of the moving object at an average speed per hour of the moving object. A recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to any one of claims 9 to 14 is recorded.

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