KR20140005628A - Automobile and controling method thereof - Google Patents

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KR20140005628A
KR20140005628A KR1020120073445A KR20120073445A KR20140005628A KR 20140005628 A KR20140005628 A KR 20140005628A KR 1020120073445 A KR1020120073445 A KR 1020120073445A KR 20120073445 A KR20120073445 A KR 20120073445A KR 20140005628 A KR20140005628 A KR 20140005628A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/0017—Devices integrating an element dedicated to another function
    • B60Q1/0023—Devices integrating an element dedicated to another function the element being a sensor, e.g. distance sensor, camera
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/0076—Switches therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
    • B60Q1/04—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
    • B60Q1/06—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle
    • B60Q1/08—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle automatically
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
    • B60Q1/04—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
    • B60Q1/14—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights having dimming means
    • B60Q1/1415—Dimming circuits
    • B60Q1/1423—Automatic dimming circuits, i.e. switching between high beam and low beam due to change of ambient light or light level in road traffic
    • B60Q1/143—Automatic dimming circuits, i.e. switching between high beam and low beam due to change of ambient light or light level in road traffic combined with another condition, e.g. using vehicle recognition from camera images or activation of wipers

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Abstract

By controlling the position of the driver outside the vehicle so that the light of the headlamps can be illuminated, there is provided a control method of a vehicle and a vehicle that enables the driver to secure a watch after parking is completed.
To this end, the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the swivel actuator for rotating the headlamp to the left and right, the leveling actuator for rotating the headlamp up and down, and the signal generation unit possessed by the driver to the outside of the vehicle And a controller for detecting the position of the driver and controlling the swivel actuator and the leveling actuator to track the position of the driver sensed by the position sensing unit so that the light of the headlamp is illuminated.
In addition, the control method of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first step of detecting the position of the driver outside the vehicle, the position of the driver detected in the first step to track the light of the headlamp And a second step of rotating the headlamp up, down, left, and right so as to be possible.

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AUTOMOBILE AND CONTROLING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a control method of an automobile and a vehicle, and more particularly, to a vehicle and a control method of a vehicle capable of illuminating a headlamp light by tracking a driver outside the vehicle.

In general, a headlamp is provided at the front of the vehicle, so that the driver can secure the front clock while driving.

The interior of the vehicle is provided with a multi-function switch for turning on or off the headlamp. In the auto mode of the mode positions of the multifunction switch, the headlamp automatically switches according to the illuminance around the vehicle detected by the illumination sensor. It turns on and goes out.

Particularly, in the auto mode, even if the driver gets off after the parking is completed and locks the door, the headlamp remains on for a predetermined time, thereby ensuring a clock that allows the driver to exit the parking lot. To make it work.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a control method of a car and a vehicle to track the position of the driver outside the vehicle to enable the light of the headlamps to shine, so as to secure a watch to the driver after parking is completed. It is.

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

In order to achieve the above object, an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention, a swivel actuator for rotating the headlamp left and right, a leveling actuator for rotating the headlamp up and down, and the signal generation unit possessed by the driver A position sensing unit for sensing the position of the driver outside the vehicle, and a controller for controlling the swivel actuator and the leveling actuator to track the position of the driver sensed by the position sensing unit so that the light of the headlamp is illuminated. do.

In addition, the control method of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first step of detecting the position of the driver outside the vehicle, the position of the driver detected in the first step to track the light of the headlamp And a second step of rotating the headlamp up, down, left, and right so as to be possible.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

The vehicle and the vehicle control method according to the present invention is applied, by tracking the position of the driver on the outside of the vehicle so that the light of the headlamps can be illuminated, the effect that the driver can secure the clock after completing the parking have.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view showing an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a detailed view of the headlamp shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a control block diagram of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a view showing the light of the headlamp when the driver is in the front left side of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view showing the light of the headlamp when the driver is in the front right side of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a view when the driver is close to the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a view when the driver is far from a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving automobiles will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling an automobile and an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view showing a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a detailed view of the headlamp shown in FIG.

1 and 2, in the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, the headlamps 100 are disposed on the front left and right sides, respectively, so that the driver can secure the front clock. The headlamp 100 includes a lighting module 10 for generating light and illuminating the front of the vehicle, a shield 8 disposed in the lighting module 10, and a shield actuator 6 for driving the shield 8. A swivel actuator 4 for rotating the lighting module 10 to the left and right of the vehicle, and a leveling actuator 5 for rotating the lighting module 10 up and down of the vehicle.

The lighting module 10 includes a housing 3, a light source (not shown) disposed in the housing 3 to generate light, and a lens 1 shining the light generated by the light source to the outside of the vehicle. .

The light source may be provided as an LED lamp.

The lens 1 is formed of a transparent material through which light is transmitted to distribute light to the front of the vehicle, and is provided as an aspherical lens and coupled to the front end of the housing 3 through the lens holder 2.

The shield 8 and the shield actuator 6 are arranged in the housing 3.

The shield 8 is rotatably disposed in the lighting module 10, and a plurality of cut-off patterns for blocking a part of the light in each pattern so that the light distributed to the outside of the vehicle can have a predetermined pattern. (cut off pattern) is arranged along the perimeter. The shield 8 is coupled to a rotation axis (not shown) of the shield actuator 6 to rotate or reverse rotate by the rotation or reverse rotation of the shield actuator 6, so that one of the plurality of cut-off patterns is cut off the light. Is moved to.

In the shield 8, the plurality of cut-off patterns are formed differently so that the beam pattern distributed to the outside of the vehicle can form various beam patterns.

A reflector (not shown) for reflecting light of the light source to the lens 1 may be further disposed inside the housing 3, and the shield 8 may be disposed between the reflector and the lens 1, thereby reflecting the reflector. A part of light reflected from the lens 1 to the lens 1 can be blocked.

The shield actuator 6 is disposed in the illumination module 10 to rotate the shield 8 in both directions (forward or reverse) so that the plurality of cut off patterns can be moved to the light blocking positions, respectively.

In addition, the swivel actuator 4 and the leveling actuator 5 are coupled to the housing 3 and disposed outside the lighting module 10. As the lighting module 10 is rotated to the left and right of the vehicle by the swivel actuator 4, the light of the headlamp 100 is moved while moving to the left and right of the vehicle, and the lighting module 10 is provided by the leveling actuator 5. As the vehicle is rotated up and down, the light of the headlamp 100 is moved while moving up and down the vehicle.

3 is a control block diagram of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the motor vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a controller 20 for controlling the swivel actuator 4 and the leveling actuator 5.

The controller 20 receives a signal from the position sensing unit 30 disposed in the vehicle, and controls the swivel actuator 4 and the leveling actuator 5 to rotate the headlamp 100 up, down, left, and right.

The position detecting unit 30 detects the position of the driver outside the vehicle through the signal of the signal generator 40 held by the driver. Here, the signal generator 40 may be provided in the smart key, may be formed as a GPS receiver for receiving the current coordinates of the driver from the GPS, the position detection unit 30 communicates with the smart key to the GPS receiver The current position of the driver may be detected through the received coordinates.

The controller 20 controls the swivel actuator 4 and the leveling actuator 5 to track the driver's position detected by the position sensing unit 30 so that the light of the headlamp 100 can shine. That is, the controller 20 controls the swivel actuator 4 and the leveling actuator 5 to rotate the headlamp 100 up, down, left, and right so that the light of the headlamp 100 can be shed by tracking the position of the driver. By doing so, the light of the headlamp 100 can be escorted so that the driver can exit the parking lot.

Meanwhile, an ignition switch 50 for turning the prime mover on and off and a door lock switch 60 for locking the door are further disposed in the vehicle. Here, the prime mover may be provided with at least one of an internal combustion engine engine and a motor. The ignition switch 50 may communicate with the smart key to turn the prime mover on and off. The door lock switch 60 may also communicate with the smart key to lock or unlock the door of the vehicle.

After completing the parking, the driver turns off the ignition switch 50 to stop the prime mover and gets off, so that the door lock switch 60 can lock the door using the smart key.

The controller 20 maintains the headlamp 100 on for a predetermined time after the driver gets off in the off state of the ignition switch 50 and the door lock switch 60 is locked. Make sure you have a clock to get out of the parking lot.

4 is a diagram showing the light of the headlamp when the driver is in the front left side of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a headlamp when the driver is in the front right side of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a view when the driver is close to the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a view when the driver is far from the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention.

4 to 7, as described above, the controller 20 controls the swivel actuator 4 and the leveling actuator 5 according to the position of the driver sensed by the position sensing unit 30, and thus the headlamp 100. ) Tracks the driver's position so that the light can shine. That is, the controller 20 controls the swivel actuator 4 as the driver moves toward the front left side of the vehicle to rotate the headlamp 100 to the left as shown in FIG. 4, and as shown in FIG. 5. The driver controls the swivel actuator 4 toward the front right side of the vehicle to rotate the headlamp 100 to the right. As shown in FIG. 6, the driver moves the leveling actuator 5 as the driver approaches the vehicle. By controlling, the headlamp 100 is rotated downward, and as the driver moves away from the vehicle, the headlamp 100 is rotated upward by controlling the leveling actuator 5 as shown in FIG. 7.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the driver stops the prime mover of the vehicle by turning off the ignition switch 50 by using the smart key after completing the parking (S10).

Thereafter, the driver gets off and turns the door lock switch 60 off using the smart key to lock the door (S20).

As described above, even if the prime mover of the vehicle is stopped and the door is locked, the controller 20 keeps the headlamp 100 on for a set time (S30).

Thereafter, the position detecting unit 30 communicates with the signal generating unit 40 to detect the position of the driver outside the vehicle and transmits the position to the controller 20 (S40).

Subsequently, the controller 20 controls the swivel actuator 4 and the leveling actuator 5 so that the light of the headlamp 100 can be illuminated by tracking the position of the driver sensed by the position sensing unit 30, Rotating the headlamp 100 up, down, left and right (S50).

That is, the controller 20 rotates the headlamp 100 to the left as the driver moves toward the front left side of the vehicle, and rotates the headlamp 100 to the right as the driver moves to the front right side of the vehicle. As the driver approaches the vehicle, the headlamp 100 is rotated downward, and as the driver moves away from the vehicle, the headlamp 100 is rotated upward.

Thereafter, the controller 20 turns off the headlamp 100 when the set time elapses (S60).

As described above, the vehicle and the vehicle control method according to the present invention is applied, by tracking the position of the driver on the outside of the vehicle so that the light of the headlamp 100 can be illuminated, after the driver completes parking watch Can be secured.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention Should be interpreted.

4: swivel actuator 5: leveling actuator
20: controller 30: position detection unit
40: signal generator 50: ignition switch
60: door lock switch 100: headlamp

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A swivel actuator for rotating the headlamp left and right;
A leveling actuator for rotating the headlamp up and down;
A position sensing unit for sensing a position of the driver outside the vehicle through a signal generated by the driver; And
And a controller configured to control the swivel actuator and the leveling actuator to track the position of the driver sensed by the position sensing unit so that the light of the headlamp is illuminated. The method according to claim 1,
The controller controls the swivel actuator to rotate the headlamp to the left as the driver moves toward the front left side of the vehicle, and controls the swivel actuator to move the headlamp to the right as the driver moves toward the front right side of the vehicle. To rotate the headlamp downward by controlling the leveling actuator as the driver approaches the vehicle, and to rotate the headlamp upward by controlling the leveling actuator as the driver moves away from the vehicle. car. The method according to claim 1,
And an ignition switch for turning the prime mover on and off, and a door lock switch for locking the door.
The controller may be configured to maintain the headlamp on for a predetermined time after the driver gets off in the off state of the ignition switch and the door lock switch is locked. Detecting a position of a driver outside the vehicle; And
And a second step of tracking the position of the driver sensed in the first step and rotating the headlamp up, down, left, and right so that the light of the headlamp is illuminated. The method of claim 4,
In the second step,
The headlamp rotates to the left as the driver moves toward the front left side of the vehicle, the driver rotates the headlamp to the right as the driver moves toward the front right side of the vehicle, and the headlamp rotates as the driver approaches the vehicle. And rotating the headlamp upward as the driver moves away from the vehicle. The method of claim 4,
Before the first step, the control method of the vehicle to keep the headlamp on for a set time after the driver gets off in the off state of the prime mover and the door is locked.
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