KR20110131900A - Electrically-driven vehicle pedal apparatus having memory function of user setting values, method for setting pedal position and method for adjusting pedal position - Google Patents
Electrically-driven vehicle pedal apparatus having memory function of user setting values, method for setting pedal position and method for adjusting pedal position Download PDFInfo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electric vehicle pedal device having a user setpoint memory function, a pedal position setting method and a pedal position adjusting method. The position adjustment switch inputs a switch operation amount operated by the user. The control unit generates a position adjustment command for increasing or decreasing the height of the pedal in accordance with the switch operation amount input from the position adjustment switch. The storage unit stores a user setting value corresponding to the position adjustment command generated by the controller. The motor driver generates a motor driving signal according to the position adjustment command generated by the controller. The step motor unit is mechanically coupled to change the height of at least one of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal, and performs rotation in accordance with the motor drive signal generated by the motor driver. According to the present invention, the height of a vehicle pedal such as a brake pedal or an accelerator pedal can be set electrically, and the effect of improving user convenience in setting the height of the pedal is achieved.
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The present invention relates to an electric vehicle pedal device having a user set value memory function, a pedal position setting method and a pedal position adjusting method. More specifically, the user simply operates a switch to electrically adjust the height of the brake pedal or the accelerator pedal. An electric vehicle pedal device, a pedal positioning method, and a pedal position adjusting method which can be adjusted and store user setting values for a pedal height.
As vehicles become more advanced, vehicles with convenience functions such as electric side mirrors, electric seats, and automatic parking systems are rapidly increasing.
With regard to brake pedals (or accelerator pedals), most of the fixed type cannot adjust the height of the brake pedal, but a brake pedal position adjusting device configured to adjust the height manually by a button method is also known.
However, women or short drivers are still inconvenient in adjusting the height of the brake pedal or the accelerator pedal. Therefore, there is a demand for an electric vehicle pedal device capable of electrically setting the height of the brake pedal or the accelerator pedal electrically.
The present invention is to achieve the above technical problem, it is possible to drive the step motor in accordance with the switch operation amount of the user to set the height of the pedal electrically, the user setting value can be stored separately in the device or a portable storage medium, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle pedal device.
In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a pedal position setting method for setting the pedal height of the electric vehicle pedal device in accordance with the switch operation amount of the user.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a pedal position adjusting method for adjusting a pedal height according to a user setting value by loading a user setting value.
An electric vehicle pedal device according to the present invention comprises: a position adjustment switch for inputting a switch operation amount operated by a user; A control unit for generating a position adjustment command for increasing or decreasing the height of the pedal according to the switch operation amount input from the position adjustment switch; A memory that provides a storage space for arithmetic processing performed by the controller; A storage unit which stores a user setting value corresponding to the position adjustment command generated by the controller; A motor driver generating a motor driving signal according to a position adjustment command generated by the controller; And a step motor unit which is mechanically coupled to change the height of at least one of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal, and performs rotation in accordance with the motor drive signal generated by the motor driver.
In addition, the pedal position setting method of the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the present invention, the first step of receiving a switch operation amount manipulated by the user from the position adjustment switch; A second step of determining whether the input switch operation amount is for decreasing or increasing a height of a pedal; In the second step, if the input switch operation amount is for reducing the height of the pedal, generating a position adjustment command for reducing the height of the pedal by a predetermined step, and outputs the generated position adjustment command to the motor drive unit. A third step of doing; In the second step, if the input switch operation amount is for increasing the height of the pedal, generating a position adjustment command for increasing the height of the pedal by a predetermined step, and outputs the generated position adjustment command to the motor driver. A fourth step of making; A fifth step of storing a user setting value for a height of a pedal corresponding to the generated position adjustment command; And a sixth step of judging whether the switch operation amount by a user's operation is additionally input from the position adjusting switch, and if it is determined that the switch operation amount is further input, including the sixth step of repeating the processing of the first to fifth steps. It is characterized by.
In addition, the pedal position adjustment method of the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the present invention, the first step of determining whether to perform the pedal position setting according to the user's selection; In a first step, if it is determined that the pedal positioning is performed according to a user's selection, a second step of executing the pedal positioning subroutine; Determining that the pedal position setting is not performed in the first step, or when the second step is completed, determining whether to load a user setting value according to a user's selection; A fourth step of searching for a storage location of the user setting value and loading the user setting value when it is determined that the user setting value is loaded in the third step; A fifth step of generating a position adjustment command for adjusting a pedal height according to a user set value loaded in the fourth step and outputting the command to a motor driver; If it is determined that the user setting value is not loaded in the third step, a default setting value stored in the storage unit of the electric vehicle pedal device is loaded, and a position adjustment command for adjusting the pedal height according to the default setting value is issued. And a sixth step of generating and outputting the motor drive unit.
According to the electric vehicle pedal device, the pedal position setting method and the pedal position adjusting method of the present invention, by driving the step motor in accordance with the switch operation amount to increase or decrease the height of the pedal, the height of the vehicle pedal, such as a brake pedal or an accelerator pedal, etc. It is possible to set the, and by supporting the storage of the user setting value in the storage device or a separate portable storage medium, it is possible to improve the user convenience in setting the height of the pedal.
1 is a block diagram showing an exemplary configuration of an electric vehicle pedal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a pedal position setting method of the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a pedal position adjusting method of the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In order to fully understand the contents of the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the effects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the drawings.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms. This embodiment is provided to enable a full implementation of the present invention and to fully inform those skilled in the art (hereinafter referred to as "the person skilled in the art") the technical idea of the invention.
First, a configuration and operation of an electric vehicle pedal device having a user set value memory function according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, an electric vehicle pedal device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a
The electric vehicle pedal device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to communicate with an audio / video / navigation (AVN)
In the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the positions of the
The
Although not specifically illustrated in FIG. 1, the
The
The memory 14 provides a storage space for arithmetic processing performed by the
The
The
The
In addition, the
The CAN
Meanwhile, the user setting value corresponding to the position adjustment command generated by the
Referring back to FIG. 1, the AVN
In addition, as shown in Figure 1, the electric vehicle pedal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the AVN
When a user manipulates the
The AVN
Thus, the user can carry the
If the electric vehicle pedal device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to a car or someone else's vehicle, the user may store the user stored in the
Next, a pedal position setting method of the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a pedal position setting method of the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The flowchart illustrated in FIG. 2 may be implemented in the form of a software program and stored in the
On the other hand, Figure 2 is described as setting the height of the
Referring back to FIG. 2, as the operation starts, the
Next, the
In step S22, when it is determined that the input switch operation amount is for reducing the height of the
If the input switch operation amount is determined to increase the height of the
When the step S23 or step S24 is completed, the
Next, the
If it is determined that the switch operation amount is additionally input, the
Next, a pedal position adjusting method of the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a pedal position adjusting method of the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The flowchart illustrated in FIG. 3 may be implemented in the form of a software program and stored in the
When the operation is started, the
If it is determined in step S31 that the pedal position is set according to the user's selection, the
When it is determined in step S31 that the pedal position setting is not performed according to the user's selection, or when step S32 is completed, the
For example, the user may select whether to load the user setting value by manipulating the
If it is determined in step S33 that the user set value is loaded, the
Next, the
If it is determined in step S33 that the user setting value is not loaded, the
As such, when step S35 or step S36 is completed, the pedal position adjusting method of the electric vehicle pedal apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention ends.
According to the electric vehicle pedal device, the pedal position setting method and the pedal position adjusting method of the present invention described above, by driving the step motor in accordance with the switch operation amount to increase or decrease the height of the pedal, such as a brake pedal or an accelerator pedal electrically The height of the same vehicle pedal can be set, and by supporting the storage of user setting values in a storage device or a separate portable storage medium, the user's convenience can be improved in setting the height of the pedal.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary and will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and variations can be made therefrom. However, such modifications should be considered to be within the technical protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.
10: position adjustment switch 12: control unit
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18: CAN communication interface 20: motor drive
22: step motor unit 24: brake pedal
26: accelerator pedal
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A control unit for generating a position adjustment command for increasing or decreasing the height of the pedal according to the switch operation amount input from the position adjustment switch;
A memory that provides a storage space for arithmetic processing performed by the controller;
A storage unit which stores a user setting value corresponding to the position adjustment command generated by the controller;
A motor driver generating a motor driving signal according to a position adjustment command generated by the controller; And
And a step motor unit which is mechanically coupled to change the height of at least one of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal, and which performs rotation in accordance with the motor drive signal generated by the motor driver.
Electric vehicle pedals
When the step motor unit rotates in either direction, the height of the brake pedal or accelerator pedal is increased by one step, and when the motor unit rotates in the direction opposite to the direction, the height of the brake pedal or accelerator pedal is 1. Characterized in that the step motor unit and the brake pedal or the accelerator pedal are mechanically coupled to reduce the step.
Electric vehicle pedal unit.
And a controller area network (CAN) communication interface for performing data communication with other devices in the vehicle.
Electric vehicle pedal unit.
The CAN communication interface unit may be connected to a vehicle audio / video / navigation system, and the vehicle audio / video / navigation system has an interface unit for connecting a portable storage medium.
Electric vehicle pedal unit.
The control unit transmits a user setting value corresponding to a position adjustment command to the audio / video / navigation system through the CAN communication interface unit, and the audio / video / navigation system stores the user setting value in a portable storage medium. Characterized
Electric vehicle pedal unit.
A second step of determining whether the input switch operation amount is for decreasing or increasing a height of a pedal;
In the second step, if the input switch operation amount is for reducing the height of the pedal, generating a position adjustment command for reducing the height of the pedal by a predetermined step, and outputs the generated position adjustment command to the motor drive unit. A third step of doing;
In the second step, if the input switch operation amount is for increasing the height of the pedal, generating a position adjustment command for increasing the height of the pedal by a predetermined step, and outputs the generated position adjustment command to the motor driver. A fourth step of making;
A fifth step of storing a user setting value for a height of a pedal corresponding to the generated position adjustment command; And
And a sixth step of judging whether the switch operation amount by a user's operation is additionally input from the position adjusting switch, and if it is determined that the switch operation amount is further input, including the sixth step of repeating the processing of the first to fifth steps. Characterized by
How to set pedal position of electric vehicle pedal unit.
In the fifth step, the user setting value is stored in a storage unit in the electric vehicle pedal device according to a user's selection, or the user setting value is stored in a portable storage medium using CAN communication.
How to set pedal position of electric vehicle pedal unit.
In a first step, if it is determined that the pedal positioning is performed according to a user's selection, a second step of executing the pedal positioning subroutine;
A third step of determining not to perform pedal position setting in the first step, or determining whether to load a user setting value according to a user's selection when the second step is completed;
A fourth step of searching for a storage location of the user setting value and loading the user setting value when it is determined that the user setting value is loaded in the third step;
A fifth step of generating a position adjustment command for adjusting a pedal height according to a user set value loaded in the fourth step and outputting the command to a motor driver; And
If it is determined that the user setting value is not loaded in the third step, a default setting value stored in the storage unit of the electric vehicle pedal device is loaded, and a position adjustment command for adjusting the pedal height according to the default setting value is issued. And generating a sixth step of outputting the motor to the motor driver.
How to adjust the pedal position of the electric vehicle pedal unit.
The user setting value may be stored in a storage unit of the electric vehicle pedal device or in a portable storage medium accessible through an audio / video / navigation system using CAN x communication.
How to adjust the pedal position of the electric vehicle pedal unit.
The pedal positioning subroutine executed in the second step is
A second step of receiving a switch operation amount manipulated by a user from a position adjusting switch;
Step 2-2 of determining whether the input switch operation amount is for decreasing or increasing the height of the pedal;
In step 2-2, if the input switch operation amount is to reduce the height of the pedal, a position adjustment command for reducing the height of the pedal by a predetermined step is generated, and the generated position adjustment command is generated by the motor driver. Outputting to the second 2-3 step;
In step 2-2, if the input switch operation amount is for increasing the height of the pedal, a position adjustment command for increasing the height of the pedal by a predetermined step is generated, and the generated position adjustment command is generated by the motor driver. 2-4 steps to output to;
Steps 2-5 of storing a user setting value for the height of the pedal corresponding to the generated position adjustment command; And
It is determined whether the switch operation amount by the user's operation is further input from the position adjustment switch, and if it is determined that the switch operation amount is additionally input, the second step of repeating the processes of steps 2-1 to 2-5 is repeated. Characterized in that it comprises -6 steps
How to adjust the pedal position of the electric vehicle pedal unit.
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