KR20100090048A - The system for collecting and analyzing information related to driver's automobile manipulation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for collecting and analyzing information about driver's manipulation is provided to analyze correlation between data collected from a vehicle and external stimulation. CONSTITUTION: A system for collecting and analyzing information about driver's manipulation comprises a sensor(110), a data processor(120), and a terminal device(130). The sensor senses a data related to a vehicle. The data processor comprises a signal collecting unit(121), a storage unit(122), a communication unit(123), and a controller(124). The signal collecting unit collects the sensed data related to the vehicle. The storage unit stores the data in a database. The communication unit transmits/receives a command between the signal collecting unit and the controller. The controller controls the sensor, the signal collecting unit, the storage, and the communication unit. The terminal device is connected to the data processor and is controlled by the controller.

Description

The system for collecting and analyzing information related to driver's automobile manipulation}

The present invention relates to a system for collecting vehicle operation information of a driver and an analysis system thereof, and more specifically, to detect and analyze data related to determining a driver's state and ability from a vehicle in real time and to control the vehicle, The present invention relates to a vehicle operating information collection and analysis system of a driver capable of informing a status or analyzing a correlation between data.

In general, a driver who drives a vehicle checks the air pressure of a tire and a vehicle state such as an engine before driving. If a problem occurs in the vehicle before or during driving, or if the driver detects a problem with the driver himself, the driver should visit the car repair shop directly to check the vehicle's condition and repair it. In this case, you should contact the dispatch service for service. In addition, when the driver's speed or drunk driving, speed detection camera or police installed on the road directly measures and enforces.

However, the conventional vehicle status check or the driver's state detection may miss the maintenance timing due to the limitation of the driver detecting the state of the vehicle, thereby degrading the performance of the vehicle or driving an emergency situation. In addition, there is a problem that causes traffic accidents by speeding and drunk driving to avoid the speed detection camera or police crackdown.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system capable of collecting, in real time, data from a vehicle for a period of time associated with determining a driver's condition and ability.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and system capable of analyzing the correlation between the data collected from the vehicle or the correlation between the data collected from the vehicle and the external stimulus applied to the driver.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle operation information collection and analysis method of the driver, by driving in a state in which an external stimulus is applied to the driver to collect data on the operation information of the vehicle, collected vehicle operation information A method of collecting and analyzing a vehicle operation information of a driver, the method comprising analyzing a correlation between data and the external stimulus applied to the driver.

In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle operation information data is data relating to a change in the speed of the vehicle, a change in the number of revolutions of the engine (RPM), a change in the steering angle of the steering apparatus and a change in the stepping state of the brake.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a sensor device for sensing data relating to the operation information of the vehicle; A signal collecting unit collecting the vehicle operation information data signal sensed by the sensor device, a storage unit storing the vehicle operation information data signal collected in the signal collection unit, a command transmitting and receiving between the signal collecting unit and the control unit; A communication unit for transmitting the vehicle operation information data signal collected to the signal collection unit to the data storage unit, and electrically connected to the sensor device, the signal collection unit, the storage unit, and the communication unit to control each and process a command; A data processing apparatus having a control unit; And a terminal device connected to the data processing apparatus by a communication cable and controlled by the controller, the terminal apparatus including a display unit for outputting the vehicle operation information data on the screen. Provide an analysis system.

In a preferred embodiment, the terminal device further comprises an input unit to which an input signal is input by a driver or an external supervisor.

In a preferred embodiment, the input unit includes a data setting unit for setting and inputting an item of the vehicle operation information data and a collection interval of the vehicle operation information data.

In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle operation information collection and analysis system of the driver further comprises an emergency generating device for generating an emergency, the input unit is an emergency for generating a signal for operating the emergency generating device It is provided with a generation part.

In a preferred embodiment, the data processing apparatus analyzes the correlation between the data using the vehicle operation information data or the data analysis for analyzing the correlation between the vehicle operation information data and the external stimulus applied to the driver It further includes;

In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle operation information data is data relating to a change in the speed of the vehicle, a change in the number of revolutions of the engine (RPM), a change in the steering angle of the steering apparatus and a change in the stepping state of the brake.

The present invention has the following excellent effects.

First, according to the vehicle operation information collection and analysis system thereof of the present invention, it is possible to collect data related to determining the driver's state and ability from the vehicle in real time.

In addition, according to the vehicle operation information collection and analysis method and analysis system of the present invention, the correlation between the data collected from the vehicle or the correlation between the data collected from the vehicle and the external stimulus applied to the driver can do.

In addition, according to the vehicle operation information collection and analysis method and analysis system of the present invention, based on the correlation analysis between the collected data, the external product previously applied to the driver, such as drowsiness by reducing the sleeping time, the use of a mobile phone, such as drowsiness The relationship between the stimulus and the driver's physical and mental state and the level of safe driving can be found.

The correlation between the analyzed data can be used for various applications such as determining the level of safe driving, monitoring the driver's safety, and determining the dose of the drug.

The terms used in the present invention were selected as general terms as widely used as possible, but in some cases, the terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant are included. In this case, the meanings described or used in the detailed description of the present invention are considered, rather than simply the names of the terms. The meaning should be grasped.

Hereinafter, the technical structure of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms.

1 is a flow chart illustrating a method of collecting and analyzing a vehicle operation information of a driver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, the driver is driven in an external stimulus state (S100). The external stimulus refers to a stimulus that may affect the driver's cognition and judgment ability as an obstructive factor applied to the driver before or during the start of driving, such as drinking, drug use, using a mobile phone, and talking.

Subsequently, data about operation information of the vehicle is collected (S200). The vehicle operation information data means data about a change in the speed of the vehicle, a change in the RPM of the engine, a change in the steering angle of the steering apparatus, a change in the stepping state of the brake, and the like. The vehicle operation information data may be collected by using a sensor provided in the vehicle or by using an apparatus used for measuring a vehicle state.

In addition, the driver may intentionally generate an emergency situation according to a scenario set in the system at any point in time or in advance by the driver while driving the vehicle, thereby forcing the driver to operate a vehicle different from the usual in an emergency situation. You can also collect information about your vehicle operation.

Subsequently, a correlation between the collected vehicle operation information data and the external stimulus applied to the driver is analyzed (S300).

That is, the external stimulus (drinking, drug use, cell phone use, conversation, etc.) and the vehicle operation information data (vehicle speed change, engine speed (RPM) change, steering angle change of the steering device and stepping state of the brake) Analyze the correlation with data on changes, etc.). As a method for analyzing the correlation between the external stimulus and the vehicle operation information data, an optimal correlation function between data can be obtained and analyzed, and such a function can be analyzed by mathematical, logical, statistical or artificial intelligence methods. Can be determined.

The analyzed correlation can be applied to various fields such as determining the level of safe driving, monitoring the driver's safety, and determining the dose of the drug.

2 is a view illustrating a vehicle operation information collection and analysis system of a driver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a vehicle operation information collection and analysis system of a driver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is largely composed of a sensor device 110, a data processing device 120, and a terminal device 130.

The sensor device 110 is equipped with sensors for detecting data about the operation information of the vehicle. In this case, various data may be used as data related to the operation information of the vehicle, and in the embodiment of the present invention, a change in the speed of the vehicle, a change in the RPM of the engine, a change in the steering angle of the steering apparatus, and a change in the stepping state of the brake may be performed. Use data about Accordingly, the sensor device 110 detects a change in the step state of the brake and a sensor for detecting a change in the speed of the vehicle, a sensor for detecting a change in the RPM of the engine, a sensor for detecting a change in the steering angle of the steering device, and the brake. The sensor is provided.

The sensor for detecting a speed change of the vehicle may be a device that may use a speed sensor provided in the vehicle, a device used for measuring a vehicle state for vehicle maintenance, or calculate a moving speed such as a GPS. Device can be used.

The sensor for detecting a change in the engine speed (RPM) may use an RPM sensor that detects the engine speed provided in the vehicle, or an apparatus used for measuring a vehicle state for vehicle maintenance. have.

The sensor for detecting a change in steering angle may be used by using a sensor that measures the amount of rotation (change) of the steering apparatus provided in the vehicle, or by installing a separate sensor in the steering apparatus.

The sensor for detecting a change in the stepping state of the brake may be used by mounting a pressure sensor on the brake pedal shaft, and the pressure sensor may detect the change in the stepping state of the brake by measuring the force applied to the brake. The sensor for detecting a change in the stepping state of the brake may include a change in the strength of applying the brake, and may also include data indicating at what time and to what depth.

The data processing apparatus 120 includes a signal collector 121, a storage 122, a communication unit 123, a controller 124, a data analyzer 125, and the like.

The signal collection unit 121 detects a change in the state of the brake and a sensor for detecting a change in the speed of the vehicle, a sensor for detecting a change in the RPM of the engine, a sensor for detecting a change in the steering angle of the steering device, and the brake. Connected to the sensor device 110, such as a sensor to collect the received data signals continuously.

The storage unit 122 stores the vehicle operation information data signals collected by the signal collection unit 121 in a database.

The communication unit 123 transmits and receives commands between the signal collector 121 and the controller 124, and transmits data from the signal collector 121 to the storage unit 122.

The control unit 124 is electrically connected to the sensor device 110, the signal collecting unit 121, the storage unit 122, the communication unit 123, the data analyzing unit 125, and the like. Control components and process commands entered by the driver or external supervisor.

The data analysis unit 125 analyzes the correlation between the data using the stored vehicle operation information data. For example, the collected data can be classified according to the same situation, and the classified data can be analyzed to find correlations between configuration information (vehicle speed, RPM, steering angle, braking), or correlation between each data generated at the same time. Analysis can be performed to find relationships or to correlate the occurrence of data after a period of time (or over a period of time). In addition, the data analysis unit 125 is applied to the vehicle operation information data (changes in the speed of the vehicle, changes in the engine speed (RPM) of the engine, changes in the steering angle of the steering apparatus, changes in the stepping state of the brake, etc.) and the driver Correlation with external stimuli (drinking, drug use, cell phone use, conversations, etc.) can also be analyzed. As a method for analyzing the correlation between the external stimulus and the vehicle operation information data, an optimal correlation function between data can be obtained and analyzed, and such a function can be analyzed by mathematical, logical, statistical or artificial intelligence methods. Can be determined.

The terminal device 130 includes a display unit 131, an input unit 132, and the like, which are connected by a communication cable and controlled by the controller 124.

The display unit 131 outputs a screen of collected and stored vehicle operation information data or analyzed data, and the input unit 132 receives an input signal by a driver or an external supervisor.

The input unit 132 includes a data setting unit 133 to set and input an item of the vehicle operation information data and a collection interval of the vehicle operation information data. That is, the driver or the external supervisor may set and input an item of vehicle operation information data to be collected and set an interval or a period for collecting the vehicle operation information data. In addition, it is also possible to input the situation information (information about weather or location, etc.) that may affect the driver's seal and judgment ability at the time of vehicle operation information data collection. You can also enter general information, such as information about the driver or information about external supervisors.

On the other hand, the vehicle operation information collection and analysis system of the driver according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with an emergency situation generating device 140 for generating a virtual emergency situation.

The emergency situation generating device 140 is a device for collecting data for determining what changes, such as the driver's cognitive ability, judgment ability and reaction ability occurs when an emergency occurs. The emergency generating device 140 may be installed in a portion of the vehicle. For example, it may be installed on the front bumper in front of the vehicle front hood and supported by the hood cover to be fixed.

At this time, the input unit 132 is provided with an emergency situation generator 134 for generating a signal for operating the emergency situation generator 140. That is, the external supervisor may directly input a signal for operating the emergency recovery generator 140 through the input unit 132 during the driving of the driver, and may also include a time interval during which the emergency situation generator 140 operates. It can also be operated automatically by setting and entering operating conditions. For example, the emergency generating device 140 operates after a predetermined time or a certain distance, or operates after a predetermined time after pressing the brake, or operates after a predetermined time after the vehicle reaches a certain speed. It can be input by setting the operating conditions such as.

The storage unit 122 stores data collected when the emergency situation generating device 140 is operated, and the data analysis unit 125 analyzes correlations among the collected data. For example, the data analyzer 125 may analyze correlations between data by analyzing information such as the time required for the driver to apply the brake after the occurrence of the emergency situation and the strength of the brake.

As described above, the vehicle operation information collection and analysis system of the driver according to an embodiment of the present invention may collect data related to determining the driver's state and ability in real time and analyze the correlation between the data. In addition, the correlation between the analyzed data can be used in various fields such as determining the level of safe driving, monitoring the driver's safety, and determining the dose of the drug.

Vehicle and driver condition detection system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided in conjunction with the navigation provided in the vehicle, may be configured to be connected to a variety of peripherals, such as a computer.

As described above, the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to preferred embodiments, but is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and is provided to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Various changes and modifications will be possible.

1 is a flow chart illustrating a method of collecting and analyzing a vehicle operation information of a driver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view illustrating a vehicle operation information collection and analysis system of a driver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

110: sensor device 120: data processing device

121: signal collection unit 122: storage unit

123: communication unit 124: control unit

125: data analysis unit 130: terminal device

131: display unit 132: input unit

140: emergency situation generator

Claims (8)

In the vehicle operation information collection and analysis method of the driver, Collecting data about the operation information of the vehicle by driving the vehicle with an external stimulus applied to the driver, and analyzing the correlation between the collected vehicle operation information data and the external stimulus applied to the driver Vehicle operation information collection and analysis method thereof. The method of claim 1, The vehicle operation information data is a vehicle operation information collection and analysis method of the driver, characterized in that the change in the speed of the vehicle, the engine speed (RPM) change, the steering angle change of the steering apparatus and the change of the stepping state of the brake . A sensor device for sensing data relating to operation information of the vehicle; A signal collecting unit collecting the vehicle operation information data signal sensed by the sensor device, a storage unit storing the vehicle operation information data signal collected in the signal collection unit, a command transmitting and receiving between the signal collecting unit and the control unit; A communication unit for transmitting the vehicle operation information data signal collected to the signal collection unit to the data storage unit, and electrically connected to the sensor device, the signal collection unit, the storage unit, and the communication unit to control each and process a command; A data processing apparatus having a control unit; And A terminal device connected to the data processing device by a communication cable and controlled by the controller, the terminal device having a display unit for outputting the vehicle operation information data on a screen; system. The method of claim 3, wherein The terminal device further includes an input unit through which an input signal is input by a driver or an external supervisor, and the vehicle operation information collection and analysis system thereof of the driver. The method of claim 4, wherein And the input unit comprises a data setting unit for setting and inputting an item of the vehicle operation information data and a collection interval of the vehicle operation information data. The method of claim 4, wherein The driver's vehicle operation information collection and analysis system thereof further includes an emergency situation generating device for generating an emergency situation, And the input unit comprises an emergency situation generating unit for generating a signal for operating the emergency situation generating device. The method of claim 3, wherein The data processing apparatus may further include a data analyzer configured to analyze a correlation between the data using the vehicle operation information data or to analyze a correlation between the vehicle operation information data and an external stimulus applied to a driver. Vehicle operation information collection and analysis system of the driver, characterized in that. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 7, The vehicle operation information data is the driver's vehicle operation information collection and analysis system, characterized in that the data on the speed change of the vehicle, the engine speed (RPM) change, the steering angle change of the steering device and the change of the stepping state of the brake .

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