KR20130139697A - Apparatus for car navigation and controlling method thereof - Google Patents

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KR20130139697A
KR20130139697A KR1020120063380A KR20120063380A KR20130139697A KR 20130139697 A KR20130139697 A KR 20130139697A KR 1020120063380 A KR1020120063380 A KR 1020120063380A KR 20120063380 A KR20120063380 A KR 20120063380A KR 20130139697 A KR20130139697 A KR 20130139697A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W50/00—Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces
    • B60W50/08—Interaction between the driver and the control system
    • B60W50/14—Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/26—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
    • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
    • G01C21/36—Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
    • G01C21/3626—Details of the output of route guidance instructions
    • G01C21/3629—Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
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    • G01C21/26—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
    • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
    • G01C21/36—Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
    • G01C21/3626—Details of the output of route guidance instructions
    • G01C21/3652—Guidance using non-audiovisual output, e.g. tactile, haptic or electric stimuli
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/90—Details or parts not otherwise provided for
    • B60N2002/981—Warning systems, e.g. the seat or seat parts vibrates to warn the passenger when facing a danger

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Abstract

The present invention provides a navigation device for a vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof. The navigation device for a vehicle includes a navigation unit which receives GPS data, computes a current position, and outputs events occurred in driving based on map information; a control unit which generates vibration signals according to the events outputted by the navigation unit; a sound outputting unit which outputs warning alarms and guide voice for the events; and a vibrating unit which vibrates a vibration motor according to the vibration signals. The prevent invention is provided to make a driver focus on the guidance of the navigation device by vibrating a driver's seat when the navigation device outputs warning alarms and a guide voice. [Reference numerals] (10) Navigation unit;(20) Operation button;(30) Control unit;(40) Sound output unit;(50) Vibration unit

Description

Vehicle navigation device and control method thereof {APPARATUS FOR CAR NAVIGATION AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a vehicle navigation apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a vehicle navigation apparatus and a control method thereof, by vibrating a driver seat when a warning sound and a voice guidance output of the navigation apparatus are output. It is about.

In general, a navigation device of a vehicle receives a radio wave containing information through a GPS device using three or more satellites to determine a current location and a current speed of a vehicle, and maps the current location of the vehicle to a mass information storage medium. By reading the display to the screen, the driver can know the current position of the vehicle through the displayed screen.

In addition, when a destination is selected by the driver, as the user guides the route to the destination through the screen and voice guidance, the driver may know the current position, speed, driving direction, and road information of the vehicle, and in particular, a dangerous section while driving. And notifies the user with a screen and sound for guidance and warning sounds for the enforcement section.

Prior art related to this is Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0748328 "Navigation based vehicle control system and its vehicle control method" (2007.08.03).

As such, the navigation device outputs a warning sound and voice guidance only on the screen and sound, so the driver may not be able to see the screen by focusing on driving, or may not be able to hear the voice guidance due to the noisy surroundings. And, there is a problem that can be taken to the camera intermittent do not recognize the speed warning warning sound.

The present invention was created to improve the above problems, and when the event occurs, such as road guidance and speed limit exceeded, by sending a vibration signal to the driver's seat at the same time as the warning sound and voice guidance output, the driver can concentrate on the guidance of the navigation device An object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device for a vehicle and a control method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle navigation apparatus comprising: a navigation unit configured to receive a plurality of GPS data, calculate a current location, and output an event generated while driving based on map information; A controller configured to generate a vibration signal according to an event output from the navigation unit; A sound output unit for outputting a warning sound and a guide sound according to the event; And a vibration unit for vibrating a vibration motor according to the vibration signal. And a control unit.

The present invention, the operation button for turning on and off the vibration mode; Further comprising, wherein the control unit, when the operation button is on, characterized in that for generating the vibration signal.

In the present invention, the control unit is characterized in that for generating the vibration signal by setting the vibration intensity and vibration section of the vibration motor according to the event.

In the present invention, the vibration motor is characterized in that provided in the vehicle seat.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle navigation control method comprising: determining, by a control unit, whether a vibration mode is on or off from an operation button input for turning on or off a vibration mode; Determining whether an event is input from the navigation unit when the vibration mode is on, and when the event is input, generating a vibration signal for driving the vibration motor according to the event; And outputting a warning sound and a guide sound according to the event, and vibrating the vibration motor according to the generated vibration signal. And a control unit.

In the present invention, the generating of the vibration signal may be generated by setting a vibration intensity and a vibration section of the vibration motor according to an event input to the controller.

The present invention by vibrating the driver's seat by sending a vibration signal to the driver's seat at the same time when the event occurs, such as road guidance and speed limit exceeded, even when the driver did not hear the warning sound and voice guidance due to noise, etc. It is possible to concentrate on the guidance of the navigation device.

In addition, by guiding the route using the driver's tactile signal through the vibration of the driver's seat, it is possible to increase the concentration of the front gaze and reduce the risk of an accident as compared to the visual route guidance method.

In addition, even when listening to music or broadcasting, it is possible to concentrate on guiding the navigation device when an event occurs and to prevent drowsy driving so as to promote safe driving.

1 is a block diagram showing a vehicle navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a vehicle navigation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of a vehicle navigation apparatus and a control method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a block diagram showing a vehicle navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes a navigation unit 10, an operation button 20, a control unit 30, a sound output unit 40, and a vibration unit 50.

The navigation unit 10 receives a plurality of GPS data, calculates a current position, and outputs an event generated while driving based on map information.

The operation button 20 turns on and off the vibration mode according to the driver's input.

The controller 30 generates a vibration signal according to the event output from the navigation unit 10.

At this time, the controller 30 generates a vibration signal when the operation button 20 is turned on by the driver.

The sound output unit 40 outputs a warning sound and a guide sound according to the event.

That is, the sound output unit 40 is composed of an amplifier (not shown), a speaker (not shown), and the like to detect the warning sound and the guide voice signal according to the event output from the navigation unit 10 as a human ear. Output

Specifically, the amplifier receives the audio signal and amplifies the signal to be output at a sufficient volume and power, and the speaker receives the electrical audio signal amplified from the amplifier and converts the vibration into vibration of the diaphragm so that the human ear can sense the sound. Will output

The vibrator 50 vibrates a vibration motor (not shown) according to the vibration signal generated by the controller 30.

At this time, the vibration motor is a vibration element that vibrates under the control of the driving circuit, and it is preferable to apply a vibration motor that provides a vibration of intensity appropriate to the driver among the forms of a coil (not shown) and a cylinder (not shown). desirable.

In addition, the vibration motor is provided in the vehicle seat.

Therefore, the vibrator 50 outputs a warning sound and a guide sound according to an event through the sound output part 40 and vibrates the driver's seat of the vehicle to allow the driver to watch the screen of the navigation device and to listen to the warning sound and the guide sound. Make sure you concentrate.

In addition to the driver's seat of the vehicle, the steering wheel and the Bluetooth headphone may be provided to concentrate the output of the warning sound and the guide sound through the vibration of the steering wheel or the vibration of the Bluetooth headphone.

Therefore, the vibration signal is enough to be recognized by the driver, but preferably generated at an intensity that does not interfere with driving.

That is, the controller 30 generates a vibration signal by setting the vibration intensity and the vibration section of the vibration motor according to the event.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation flow of a vehicle navigation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, with reference to this will be described the specific operation of the present invention.

First, the control unit 30 determines whether the vibration mode on or off from the input of the operation button 20 for turning on and off the vibration mode (S10).

At this time, the vibration mode is turned on and off in accordance with the input of the operation button 20 of the driver.

If the vibration mode is on, the controller 30 determines whether an event is input from the navigation unit 10, and generates an vibration signal for driving the vibration motor according to the input event when the event is input (S20).

At this time, the vibration signal and the vibration section of the vibration motor are set according to the input event to generate a vibration signal.

That is, when the event generated in the navigation unit 10 is a warning sound and a guide voice for indicating a relatively less dangerous situation, the vibration intensity and vibration interval are set weakly and shortly, and in the case of a warning sound and a guide voice for indicating a dangerous situation, the vibration intensity and Set the vibration section strong and long so that the driver can recognize and cope with the dangerous situation quickly.

When an event is input, the vibration motor is vibrated according to the generated vibration signal (S30), and a warning sound and a guide sound according to the event are output through the sound output unit 40 (S40).

At this time, the vibration motor is provided in the vehicle seat.

Therefore, the vibration motor outputs a warning sound and a guide sound according to the event through the sound output unit 40 and vibrates the driver's seat of the vehicle so that the driver can watch the screen of the navigation device and concentrate on the warning sound and the guide sound. do.

However, when the vibration mode according to the input of the driver's operation button 20 is off, the vibration motor is also turned off (S50), and the warning sound and the guidance sound according to the event are output through the sound output unit 40 (S40).

That is, when an event occurs, the driver's seat does not vibrate, and outputs a warning sound and a guide sound according to the event through the sound output unit 40.

As described above, according to the vehicle control method using the navigation apparatus according to the present invention, when an event such as a road guidance and a speed limit is exceeded, a warning signal and a voice guidance output are transmitted to the driver seat to simultaneously transmit a vibration signal, thereby vibrating the driver seat. When the driver does not hear the warning sound and the voice guidance, the driver can concentrate on the guidance of the navigation device.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. I will understand. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

10: navigation unit 20: operation button
30: control unit 40: sound output unit
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Claims (6)

A navigation unit configured to receive a plurality of GPS data and calculate a current position to output an event generated while driving based on map information;
A controller configured to generate a vibration signal according to an event output from the navigation unit;
A sound output unit for outputting a warning sound and a guide sound according to the event; And
Vibration unit for vibrating the vibration motor in accordance with the vibration signal; Vehicle navigation device comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
An operation button for turning on and off the vibration mode; Further comprising:
The control unit,
And when the operation button is on, generating the vibration signal.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit
The vehicle navigation apparatus, characterized in that for generating the vibration signal by setting the vibration intensity and the vibration section of the vibration motor according to the event.
The method of claim 1, wherein the vibration motor
Vehicle navigation apparatus, characterized in that provided in the vehicle seat.
Determining, by the controller, whether the vibration mode is on or off from an operation button input for turning the vibration mode on or off;
Determining whether an event is input from the navigation unit when the vibration mode is on, and when the event is input, generating a vibration signal for driving the vibration motor according to the event; And
Outputting a warning sound and a guide sound according to the event and vibrating the vibration motor according to the generated vibration signal; Vehicle navigation control method comprising a.
The method of claim 5, wherein generating the vibration signal
And generating and setting a vibration intensity and a vibration section of the vibration motor according to an event input to the controller.
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