KR20130025510A - Apparatus for exercising in the interior of a car - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An exercise apparatus of a vehicle for exercising in the interior of the vehicle is provided to control the speed or steering direction of the vehicle in response to the speed or direction of exercises by a user when the user exercises in the vehicle. CONSTITUTION: A kinematic apparatus of a vehicle for exercising in the interior of the vehicle comprises a exercising unit(60); a measuring unit(10) for recognizing and measuring the motions of a user using the exercising unit; an analyzing unit(20) for analyzing the motions of the user and generating the analysis information; a displaying unit(30) for displaying the analysis information of the analyzing unit; and a responding unit(40) for controlling a facilitating device according to the analysis information of the analyzing unit. [Reference numerals] (10) Motion sensing and measuring unit; (20) Motion analyzing unit; (30) Displaying unit; (40) Responding unit; (50) Energy converting unit; (60) Exercising unit; (AA) Air conditioner; (BB) Lighting device; (CC) Audio device; (DD) Wiper device

Description

Apparatus for exercising in the interior of a car}

The present invention relates to an indoor exercise device of a vehicle configured to enable indoor movement of a user in a vehicle interior space.

In general, exercise in the interior of a car of a user who rides in a vehicle is performed with a relatively small amount of exercise such as movement of an arm portion for steering and gear manipulation of a vehicle or a leg portion for stepping on an acceleration pedal or a brake pedal. In most cases it is repeated.

Therefore, in particular, a user mainly using a car may have a less exercise amount than a user who uses public transportation such as a subway or a bus in terms of exercise amount.

In addition, according to the spread of health and well-being trends in recent years, the number of people who exercise sports is increasing continuously, and according to such trends, a device that enables users to actively exercise in the interior of a car can be developed. There is a need.

The present invention has been made to meet the above-mentioned general necessity, and there is a technical problem of the present invention to provide an indoor exercise device of a vehicle designed to allow a user to actively exercise in a vehicle interior.

In addition, the present invention provides an indoor exercise apparatus for a vehicle configured to control a driving speed or a steering direction of a vehicle according to a movement speed or a direction of movement of a user.

In addition, the present invention provides an indoor exercise apparatus for a vehicle that can adjust a user's exercise pattern such as an air conditioner to be optimized to the user's movement pattern by recognizing and analyzing the user's movement.

In addition, the present invention provides an indoor exercise apparatus for a vehicle capable of converting kinetic energy generated by a user into a power source for driving the vehicle.

The configuration of the indoor exercise apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, the exercise unit which is installed in the interior space of the vehicle and the user's exercise is performed; A motion recognition and measurement unit for recognizing and measuring the motion of the user performed using the exercise unit; A motion analysis unit for analyzing the user's motion based on the information recognized and measured by the motion recognition and measurement unit to generate analysis information; A display unit displaying analysis information by the motion analysis unit 20; A response unit controlling a convenient device of a vehicle such as an air conditioner of the vehicle according to the analysis information by the operation analyzer; And a control unit.

The effects of the indoor exercise device of the vehicle of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the present invention provides an exercise device in an interior of a vehicle, whereby a user can actively perform exercise in the vehicle even in a stationary state of a vehicle as well as in a driving state.

Secondly, the present invention can operate the speed or steering direction of the car according to the speed or direction in which the user moves by recognizing and analyzing the user's motion, thereby improving the convenience of driving the car.

Third, it provides the user with the necessary information related to the exercise, and can control the convenience device such as the air conditioner of the car according to the analysis results, there is an advantage that can double the user's exercise effect.

Fourth, since it is possible to convert the kinetic energy generated by the user to a power source required for driving of the vehicle, it is an advanced invention having an effect that can contribute to the improvement of fuel efficiency of the vehicle.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the indoor exercising apparatus of the present invention vehicle,
2 is a block diagram of an indoor exercise device of a vehicle of the embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a detailed view of the exercise module of the embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a configuration diagram of a sliding plate is applied as a motion module of the embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a plan view of the sliding plate of the embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 5;
7 is a schematic diagram for measuring the movement displacement of the user of the embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a flow chart for the control of the sliding plate of the embodiment of the present invention.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, the structure of the indoor sports device of the motor vehicle of this invention is demonstrated in detail.

However, the disclosed drawings are provided as examples to sufficiently convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the following drawings, but may be embodied in other forms.

In addition, unless otherwise defined, the terms used in the description of the present invention have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, A detailed description of known functions and configurations that may be unnecessarily blurred is omitted.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an indoor exercise device of a motor vehicle of the present invention.

The indoor exercise device of the vehicle of the present invention is installed so that a user can perform exercise in the interior space of the vehicle.

In addition, the indoor exercise device of the vehicle of the present invention recognizes and measures a user's motion or motion, and analyzes the user's motion and the amount of motion based on the measurement, and provides the user with information related to the exercise based on the analyzed result. It can be adjusted so that the convenience device such as the air conditioner can be optimized for exercise.

In addition, the indoor exercise apparatus of the vehicle of the present invention may recognize and analyze the movement motion of the user and control the speed or the steering direction of the vehicle according to the speed or direction in which the user moves.

In addition, the indoor exercise device of the vehicle of the present invention may convert the kinetic energy generated by the user into a power source required for driving of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 1, the indoor exercise device of the present invention as described above is installed in the interior space of the vehicle and is performed using the exercise unit 60 and the exercise unit 60, which are mechanisms in which the user's exercise is performed. Motion recognition and measurement unit 10 for recognizing and measuring the motion of the user to be measured, and analyzing the user's motion based on the information recognized and measured by the motion recognition and measurement unit 10 to generate the analysis information A convenient device of a vehicle such as an air conditioner of a vehicle according to the analysis unit 20, a display unit 30 for displaying analysis information by the operation analyzer 20, and analysis information by the operation analyzer 20. It comprises a response unit 40 for controlling the, and the energy conversion unit 50 for converting the kinetic energy of the user made through the exercise unit 60 to the power energy of the vehicle.

The exercise unit 60 is installed in the interior of the vehicle exercise equipment is performed by the user, for example, a conventional indoor exercise equipment, such as a running machine installed in a place such as a gym, may be used, In addition, there is no limitation of the kind of exercise equipment suitable for use in the interior space of a car.

The motion recognition and measurement unit 10 recognizes a user's motion through the exercise unit 60 and measures the motion of the user. Conventional load sells for measuring body weight may be employed.

The motion analysis unit 20 is a part for analyzing a user's motion based on the image information or the measurement information recognized and measured by the motion recognition and measurement unit 10, and known image recognition hardware equipment based on image recognition technology. It consists of.

In general, such image recognition hardware equipment receives image data photographed by a photographing means such as a digital camera and performs a process of generating an image frame for each time zone, and then pre-stores the image frame in a linked database (not shown). By comparing the motion recognition data, the user's motion is recognized.

That is, after extracting important feature values such as movement or shape of the user's head, chest, waist, arm, leg, foot, and hand from the captured image data, the extracted important feature values are pre-stored in the database. By using a comparison method, the user is aware of what action he or she is taking.

As a method of determining a user's motion when the user's motion is recognized, a mechanical learning method using SVM (Support Vector Machine) known in the image recognition field may be employed.

The SVM (Support Vector Machine) is one of the mechanical learning methods mainly used in the field of image recognition, and extracts characteristic elements such as color, edge, and shape that form an image from an image. Expressed as a mathematical function, this function is repeatedly executed thousands of times to tens of thousands of times through a device such as a computer, so that a device such as a computer that executes this function automatically performs image training through training through mechanical repetitive learning. It is a mechanical learning method to analyze and grasp shapes.

In addition, as a machine learning method that can be employed when recognizing a user's motion of the present invention in addition to the SVM as described above, known methods such as ADA Boost algorithm, Bayesian Network, Neural Network, etc. Machine learning methods may be employed.

The display unit 30 is a portion for displaying the analysis information of the user analyzed by the motion analysis unit 20 to the user, a conventional analog or digital monitor is employed.

The response unit 40 is a part for controlling various convenience devices installed in the vehicle in order to optimize the user's movement according to the information analyzed by the motion analysis unit 20, which is controlled by the response unit 40. The convenience device may be an air conditioner for controlling a room temperature of a vehicle, an illumination device installed in a vehicle, an audio device such as a radio or a music player, or a wiper apparatus installed in a front window of a vehicle.

The energy conversion unit 50 is a part for converting the kinetic energy of the user through the exercise device of the exercise unit 60 into the power energy required for driving of the vehicle, for example, the front and rear of the foot of the running machine in equipment such as a running machine By converting the directional movement into a rotary motion it is possible to rotate the rotary shaft of the motor for the axis to perform electrical power generation.

2 is a view schematically showing the indoor exercising apparatus of the vehicle of the present invention to which the present invention configuration as described above is applied.

As shown, the indoor exercise apparatus 100 of the vehicle of the embodiment of the present invention, the motion module 160 installed on the bottom surface of the interior space of the vehicle, and the motion analysis module 120 in conjunction with the exercise module 160 ), The response module 140, the energy conversion module 150 is provided.

In addition, the display module 130 for displaying a screen of the results of the analysis of the motion analysis module 120 is installed in front of the indoor exercise device 100 of the vehicle of the present invention.

In addition, in order to recognize the motion of the user exercising on the exercise module 160, an image photographing unit 111 for photographing the user and generating image data in front of the interior space of the vehicle is installed, and the exercise module 160 The motion measuring unit 112 for measuring the user's motion is installed.

3 is a view showing in more detail the exercise module 160 of the embodiment of the present invention made as described above, as shown in the present invention, the exercise module 160 has a top plate 1201 in which the user U is located, and a base. Load cell 1203 (Load cell) is installed between the lower plate 1204 and the upper plate 1201 and the lower plate 1204 to measure the load due to the user's weight or stepping force applied to the upper plate 1201. It is provided.

In this case, in order to separately measure the loads applied to the right and left leg portions of the user, the upper plate 1201 is divided into two parts as shown, and the load cell (1) at the lower end of each separated upper plate 1201 ( Each of the load cells 1203 may be referred to as a kind of motion measuring instrument 112 of the present invention.

In addition, a partition plate 1204 is installed between the upper plate 1201 and the lower plate 1202 to firmly support the upper plate 1201 separated into two parts.

In the indoor exercise device of the vehicle of the present invention made as described above, when the user (U) performs the operation by running or walking on the exercise module 160 to board the interior space of the vehicle, the user's Image data is generated while the motion is photographed by the imager 111, and the generated image data is transmitted to the motion analysis module 120, and each part (head, Chest, waist, arms, legs, feet, hands, etc.) can be measured the range of motion, time zone position, and speed of movement.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, if a separate temperature measuring means is installed in the interior of the vehicle, the temperature for each part of the user's body may also be measured.

In addition, the motion analysis module 120 may generate user-specific information such as exercise amount and calorie consumption of the user based on information such as image data of the user or weight information of the user measured by the load cell 1203. Can be.

In addition, the information analyzed by the motion analysis module 120 and the user-customized information are displayed on the display module 130 located at the front, and provides the user with detailed information about his or her exercise situation or environment.

In addition, the response module 140 receives the information analyzed from the motion analysis module 120 and based on this information, the air conditioner, lighting device so that the manufacturer or the user of the car can adjust the preset indoor environment of the car Control various convenient devices in your car, such as audio devices, wiper devices.

For example, if the information analyzed by the motion analysis module 120 exceeds the range of the user's average exercise amount and the user's body temperature is within a preset range, the response module 140 based on the analysis information The air conditioner may be operated at a specific temperature. As another example, when the speed at which the user runs or walks within the preset range is determined by the information analyzed by the motion analysis module 120, the response module 140 displays the display module. Information displayed on 130 may be converted.

 In addition, the indoor exercise apparatus of the vehicle of the embodiment of the present invention may control the driving speed and the driving direction of the vehicle according to the motion information of the user analyzed by the motion analysis module 120.

That is, the imager 111 and the motion measuring unit 112 measure the speed at which the user walks or runs on the exercise module 160, and the motion analysis module 120 calculates the current speed of the user by referring to the speed information of the user. Then, if the user's walking or running speed is getting faster or slower, the control signal is transmitted to the electronic control unit (ECU) of the car, requesting that the car speed up or slow down according to the user's motion. The electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle can be configured to accelerate or decelerate the running speed of the vehicle in accordance with this control signal.

In addition, the imager 111 and the motion measuring unit 112 measures the direction in which the user walks or runs on the exercise module 1560, and the motion analysis module 120 refers to the user's current direction of motion by referring to the user's current direction. After determining the movement direction, a control signal for steering the driving direction of the vehicle in the direction in which the user is moving is transmitted to the electronic control unit ECU of the vehicle, and the electronic control unit ECU of the vehicle according to the control signal It can be configured to change the driving direction of the.

In addition, the energy conversion module 150 interlocked with the exercise module 160 may convert the user's kinetic energy into power energy required for driving the car. For example, the load by the user's load may be converted into electric energy. When a known converter such as a piezoelectric transducer is installed below the exercise module 160, the user's load is transferred to the piezoelectric motor while the user walks or runs to convert the user's kinetic energy into electrical energy. The electrical energy can be supplied to the engine or battery of the vehicle and used as an energy source required for the vehicle.

Figure 4 is a configuration of the sliding plate is applied as a motion module of the embodiment of the present invention, Figures 5 and 6 are a plan view and a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'of the sliding plate of the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the sliding plate 1210 as shown as the exercise module 160 of the embodiment may be applied.

The sliding plate 1210 allows the footrest 1211 on which the user is located to be moved forward or backward when the user walks or runs.

To this end, a rotating shaft (not shown) and a roller (not shown) installed on the rotating shaft for continuous movement of the scaffold are provided in the sliding plate 1210, and the scaffold 1211 mounted on the roller walks by the user. It can be moved forward or rearward by the jumping operation, and the moving principle of the scaffold using the rotating shaft and the roller is a structure that is generally applied to a general running machine, etc., and thus the detailed illustration thereof is omitted.

Referring to the plan view of FIG. 5 and the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, the sliding plate 1210 according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed at the bottom of the footrest 1211 and the footrest 1211 in which the user is located, or in front of or behind the footrest 1211. And a rail 1212 for supporting the movement of the. The rail 1212 is supported by a lower plate 1215 provided below.

In addition, the sliding plate 1210 may perform an operation to attenuate the inertia force generated due to the movement of the vehicle when walking or running in the interior of the vehicle. The drive means 1213 for moving to is installed. The drive means 1213 is preferably a conventional motor.

In addition, when the vehicle suddenly brakes or starts quickly, the user located on the sliding plate 1210 may be injured by suddenly falling forward or backward due to inertia, and the sliding plate 1210 may be injured to prevent such inertia. The shock absorber 1214 is installed at the front and the rear of each, and the operation of the shock absorber 1214 is preferably adopted by an electrically operated damper that can be controlled by the motion analysis module 120. .

The shock absorber 1214 as described above is a means for securing a kind of safety zone (S) on the front side and the rear side of the sliding plate 1210 by protecting the user from the sudden inertia force applied to the sliding plate 1210. have.

In addition, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, in order to separately measure the load applied to the right and left leg portions of the user, as shown in FIG. 6, the scaffold 1211 is divided into two parts and separated. It is preferable to install a total of two load cells 1216, one for each of the load cells 1216 at the lower end of each footrest 1211.

In addition, a partition plate 1217 is installed between the foot plate 1211 and the lower plate 1215 to firmly support the foot plate 1211 separated into two parts.

Sliding plate 1210 according to the embodiment of the present invention made as described above is usually moving in front or rear of the footrest 1211 in accordance with the user walking or running direction, when the car accelerates or decelerated above a predetermined acceleration or sudden stop (B) By forcibly moving the footrest 1211 of the sliding plate in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the vehicle during sudden braking, it prevents the user from being suddenly moved forward or backward by being inertia.

The user U positioned on the scaffold 1211 of the sliding plate 1210 is recognized and measured by the imager 111 and the motion measuring unit 112, and the user's movement is measured. As shown in FIG. 7, when the user stands, the deviation of the left knee joint point D1 and the right knee joint point D2 when the user walks or jumps from both side joint points P1 is measured, and the motion analysis is performed. The module 120 changes the displacement of the left and right knee joint angles (S1, S2, ... Sn) and the change in angular velocity per unit time (V1, V2, ..) according to the shift data of the left and right knee joint points. Calculate .Vn).

In addition, the motion analysis module 120 calculates the acceleration (A1, A2, ... An) by differentiating the angular velocity change (V1, V2, ... Vn) per unit time unit.

For example, when the driving speed of the vehicle is constant at V1 = 5km / h and V2 = 5km / h, the acceleration A1 is 0, which corresponds to a state in which the vehicle is traveling at a constant speed of the vehicle, and thus the sliding plate 1210. Does not force the scaffold 1211 to move forward or backward.

On the other hand, when the driving speed of the vehicle is accelerated to V1 = 5km / h, V2 = 7km / h, the acceleration A1 is 2, which corresponds to a state in which the speed of the vehicle is increased, the sliding plate 1210 The footrest 1211 is forcibly moved forward or rearward in the opposite direction of inertia applied to the vehicle.

In addition, when the vehicle suddenly brakes or starts suddenly and the acceleration is out of the set reference range, the scaffold of the sliding plate 1210 is moved forward or backward at a preset maximum speed.

In addition, in the case of such sudden braking or sudden departure, in order to attenuate the inertia of the sliding plate 1210 to the maximum, the shock absorber 1214 made of an electric damper is operated to absorb the inertia force applied to the sliding plate 1210 to the maximum.

8 is a flowchart for controlling the operation of the sliding plate 1210 as described above by the motion analysis module 120 of the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the displacement (S1, S2) of the knee joint angle of the left and right motion analysis module 120 when the position of the footrest 1211 of the first sliding plate 1210 is stationary (step S 10) Is determined to be the same (step S20), and if it is the same, the motion state is continuously monitored since it is still stopped, and if the displacement is different, it is because the user has started a walking or jumping exercise on the footrest 1211. The analysis module 120 calculates the angular velocity change amounts per unit time (V1, V2, ... Vn) (step S30).

Subsequently, the motion analysis module 120 determines whether the calculated angular velocity change amount V1, V2 per unit time is different (step S40), and if the two angular velocity change amounts are not different and are the same, the vehicle is driving at a constant speed. Therefore, the position of the footrest 1211 of the sliding plate 1210 is not forcibly moved.

However, when the two angular velocity changes are determined as a result of the vehicle being accelerated or decelerated, the motion analysis module 120 differentiates the angular velocity changes V1, V2,... Vn into unit time to accelerate the acceleration A1. , A2, ... An) is calculated (step S60).

 Then, the motion analysis module 120 calculates the absolute value of the difference value of the acceleration at two points in order to determine the magnitude of the acceleration, the absolute value of the difference value of the α value that is the maximum value of the preset acceleration tolerance range It is determined whether or not less than (step S 70).

As a result of the determination, if the absolute value of the difference value of the acceleration is less than the α value, it is determined that the relatively small difference is accelerated or decelerated, and the motion analysis module 120 maps the linked database (not shown). The scaffold 1211 of the sliding plate 1210 is moved forward or backward at a speed corresponding to the absolute value of the difference value of the aforementioned acceleration (step S 80).

However, if the absolute value of the difference value of the acceleration exceeds the value α, it is determined that the case of sudden braking or starting of the vehicle, the motion analysis module 120 is a sliding plate at a predetermined maximum speed mapped to the linked database ( The inertial force suddenly applied to the user is attenuated by moving the footrest 1211 of 1210 forward or backward (step S 90).

In addition, the motion analysis module 120 operates the shock absorber 1214 to forcibly absorb the impact force due to inertia applied to the sliding plate 1210 itself.

In the above description, the configuration of the indoor exercise apparatus of the vehicle of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention can be variously modified, changed, and replaced by those skilled in the art, and such modifications, changes, and substitutions may be made by the present invention. It should be interpreted as falling within the protection scope of.

Description of the Related Art [0002]
10; Motion recognition and measurement unit
20; Motion analysis
30; Display
40; Response
50; Energy conversion unit
60; Athletic
100; Indoor exercise device of a vehicle of the embodiment of the present invention
111; Video camera
112; Motion meter
120; Behavior Analysis Module
130; Display module
140; Response module
150; Energy conversion module
160; Exercise module
1201; Tops
1202; Bottom plate
1203; Load cell
1204; Partition plate
1210; Sliding plate
1211; Scaffolding
1212; rail
1213; Driving means
1214; Shock absorber
1215; Bottom plate
1216; Load cell
1217; Partition plate

Claims (6)

An exercise unit 60 installed in an interior space of a vehicle and configured to perform a user's exercise;
A motion recognition and measurement unit 10 for recognizing and measuring the motion of the user performed using the exercise unit 60;
A motion analysis unit 20 for generating analysis information by analyzing a user's motion based on the information recognized and measured by the motion recognition and measurement unit 10;
A display unit 30 displaying analysis information by the motion analysis unit 20;
And a response unit (40) for controlling the convenience device according to the analysis information by the motion analysis unit (20).
The method of claim 1, wherein the exercise unit 60,
The upper plate 1201 where the user is located, the lower plate 1204 constituting the base, and the load due to the weight or stepping force of the user, which is installed between the upper plate 1201 and the lower plate 1204 and applied to the upper plate 1201 as a load. Exercise module 160 consisting of a load cell 1203 for measuring,
The motion recognition and measurement unit (10), the indoor exercise device of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises an image photographing (111) for generating the image data by photographing the user located on the exercise module (160).
According to claim 1, wherein the motion analysis unit 20,
Indoor exercise apparatus of a vehicle, characterized in that for displaying the user customized information on the display unit 30 based on the user's image data or the user's weight information.
The method of claim 1, wherein the motion analysis unit 20,
The indoor exercise apparatus of the vehicle, characterized in that for generating a control signal for requesting the acceleration or deceleration of the running speed of the vehicle based on the user's walking or running speed information transmitted from the motion recognition and measurement unit (10).
The method of claim 1, wherein the motion analysis unit 20,
Indoor control apparatus for a vehicle, characterized in that for generating a control signal for requesting a change in the driving direction of the vehicle based on the information of the movement direction of the user walking or running from the motion recognition and measurement unit (10).
The method of claim 1, wherein the exercise unit 60,
When the user walks or runs, the footrest 1211 on which the user is located is a sliding plate 1210 that is moved forward or backward,
The sliding plate 1210 is provided at a lower portion of the scaffold 1211 to support movement of the front or rear of the scaffold 1211, and a lower plate 1215 to support the lower portion of the rail 1212. And driving means 1213 for moving the scaffold 1211 forward or rearward to attenuate the inertial force generated by the movement of the vehicle.
The indoor exercise device of the vehicle, characterized in that the shock absorber 1214 is installed in the front and rear of the sliding plate 1210 to absorb the inertial force.

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