KR20170053222A

KR20170053222A - Smart insole and shoes with a sensor for emergency

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Publication number: KR20170053222A
Application number: KR1020150155421A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이경숙; 채혜선; 김경란; 김효철; 최동필; 김인수; 서민태; 오새롬
Original assignee: 대한민국(농촌진흥청장)
Priority date: 2015-11-06
Filing date: 2015-11-06
Publication date: 2017-05-16

Abstract

Disclosed is a smart insole and smart shoes which can judge an emergency situation more accurately. The insole includes an insole body and a driving unit, which is formed to be in contact with a sole on the upper surface of the insole body. The driving unit includes: a sensor module, a GPS module, a wireless communication module, a memory unit, a central processing unit, and a power supply unit. The sensor module comprises: a wear detection sensor module which includes a pressure sensor that senses the physical signals of the body and a temperature sensor that senses physiological signals of the body; a behavior detection sensor module which includes an attitude sensor for sensing the body posture and an acceleration sensor for sensing the physical movement of the body. The GPS module identifies the wearers position, and the wireless communication module transmits the wearers position to a third party. The central processing unit detects whether the user is wearing the insole and shoes through the wear detection sensor module according to a control program of the memory unit, and receives the current position from the GPS module and transmits the current position to the third party, when the behavior detection sensor module detects an abnormal posture of the wearer or an acceleration of a body movement over a certain range for a predetermined time. The power supply unit supplies electric power to the sensor module, the GPS module, the wireless communication module, the memory unit, and the central processing unit. The present invention can automatically send an emergency situation to a third party or an affiliated entity, and therefore, the emergency situation can be responded quickly.

Description

[0001] SMART INSOLE AND SHOES WITH A SENSOR FOR EMERGENCY FOR EMERGING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION [0002]

The present invention relates to smart insole and smart shoes, and more particularly to smart insole and smart shoes for emergency signal transmission.

Among the types of farming accidents, there is a situation in which loss of consciousness due to heat poisoning during agriculture work, loss of consciousness during the operation of agricultural machinery, and accidental overturning, especially in the case of aged farmers, require first aid and emergency rescue. However, there are frequent cases of death due to inadequate measures.

Emergency structure is required, but unlike other industries in agriculture, the number of farmers working alone is decreasing due to a decrease in labor force, which leads to a major accident due to a delay in rescue operation in case of an accident. In addition, agriculture work hours are often carried out from early morning to late at night, and are vulnerable to safety measures to prevent accidents in the case of accidents in the fields of agriculture, In order to prevent agricultural work disasters, it is required to develop a system capable of real-time monitoring of the emergency situation of farmers, and a tool capable of promptly transmitting location information to a third party or related organizations.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0073648 discloses a footwear comprising: a motion detection sensor for sensing the motion of a shoe; a specific situation determination unit for determining a specific situation (emergency); a position determination unit for determining a position where a specific situation occurs; A shoe is disclosed which includes a wireless communication unit for transmitting a position, detects a specific situation (emergency), and informs a third party of the position.

According to such a shoe, a housing having the above electronic device for washing can be slidably mounted on a lower surface of the shoe. However, if the shoe is formed as described above, the housing may inadvertently be separated from the shoe, have.

Further, in the judgment of the uniqueness, when the movement sensor senses the motion after judging whether or not the shoe is worn by the decompression sensor, if there is no movement until a predetermined time elapses, it is judged as a specific situation (emergency) I am informing a third party.

However, when an emergency situation is determined by the motion detection sensor, there is a possibility that the wearer is determined to be in an emergency situation if the wearer stops operating even though it is not an emergency situation. Further, by judging whether or not the shoe is worn by the decompression sensor, when the wearer of the shoe is sitting on the chair or is in operation, the pressure applied to the shoe is reduced, and it is very likely that the shoe is not worn.

In this way, when an error occurs, an unnecessary disturbance may occur, such as an ambulance is dispatched even if it is not an emergency.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0073648

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a smart insole and a smart shoe for emergency signal transmission having an algorithm that can clearly determine whether or not shoes are worn and can reduce a judgment error in a specific situation .

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a smart insole provided with an emergency signal detecting sensor, including an insole body and a driving unit. The driving unit is formed to contact the sole on the upper surface of the insole body. The driving unit includes a sensor module, a GPS module, a wireless communication module, a memory unit, a central processing unit, and a power supply unit. The sensor module includes a wear detection sensor module and a behavior detection sensor module. The wear detection sensor module includes a pressure detection sensor and a temperature detection sensor. The pressure sensor measures the pressure applied to the upper part, and the temperature sensor measures the temperature of the upper part. The behavior detection sensor module includes an orientation sensor for sensing the wearer's posture and a motion sensor for sensing the wearer's physical motion. The GPS module identifies the wearer's position. The wireless communication module transmits the position of the wearer to a third party. The memory unit stores a control program. The central processing unit receives the current position from the GPS module when the user wears the wear detection sensor module according to the control program of the memory unit and the wearer's abnormal posture is detected for a predetermined time in the position detection sensor module To the third party. The power supply unit supplies electric power to the sensor module, the GPS module, the wireless communication module, the memory unit, and the central processing unit.

Meanwhile, when pressure is sensed by the pressure sensor of the wear sensor module, the central processing unit may drive the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module.

At this time, when the behavior detecting sensor module detects an abnormal signal from the posture detecting sensor or the motion detecting sensor, the central processing unit receives temperature from the temperature detecting sensor of the wear detecting sensor module, detects whether or not the wearer wears it, The GPS module stops the driving of the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module when the detection result indicates that the sensor module is not worn, And control the third party to transmit the current location and the emergency through the wireless communication module.

Alternatively, when the central processing unit detects an abnormal posture of the posture detection sensor of the behavior detection sensor module, the central processing unit receives the temperature of the contact part and the external temperature from the temperature sensor of the wear detection sensor module, The GPS module and the wireless communication module are stopped when the detection result indicates that the wearer is wearing the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module, , It may receive the current position from the GPS module and control the third party to transmit the current location and the emergency through the wireless communication module.

Alternatively, the central processing unit senses an abnormal signal range of the motion detection sensor of the behavior detection sensor module, and when it detects an abnormal posture of the posture detection sensor for a predetermined time, it contacts the body from the temperature detection sensor of the wear detection sensor module The GPS module and the wireless communication module are stopped when the detection result indicates that the wearer is wearing the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module, The mobile communication terminal receives the current position from the GPS module and controls the third party to transmit the current location and emergency state to the third party through the wireless communication module.

According to the smart insole and smart shoe for emergency signal transmission according to the present invention, a wearer of a shoe can automatically transmit an emergency situation to a third party or an affiliate in an emergency, . In particular, in the case where there is no movement in the determination of the emergency situation, it is possible to more accurately determine the emergency situation by judging the emergency situation by using the attitude such as lying down or lying down, instead of judging the emergency situation.

In addition, after the pressure is sensed by the pressure sensor, the central processing unit drives the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module, thereby reducing the consumption of power generated when the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module are always driven.

In addition, when an abnormal state is detected, the pressure sensor of the wear detection sensor module drives the system and detects whether or not it is worn by the temperature sensor at the time of occurrence of an abnormal state, It is possible to detect whether it is worn and notify the third party.

These effects will be described in more detail on the basis of the detailed description to be given later, and will be easily understood thereby.

1 is a conceptual view showing a smart insole and smart shoes according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a driving unit mounted on a smart insole.
3 is a flowchart of a program stored in a memory unit for driving the central processing unit of FIG.
4 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S340 of FIG.
5A to 5D are conceptual diagrams showing various postures in step S330 of FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, It will be possible. The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprising" or "having ", and the like, are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof. The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

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

FIG. 1 is a conceptual view showing a smart insole and smart shoe according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a driving unit mounted on a smart insole.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a smart insole provided with an emergency signal detecting sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an insole body 120 and a driving unit 121. In addition, the smart footwear 100 according to the present invention spreads smart insole on the shoe body 110. Alternatively, the driving unit 121 may be formed directly on the foot contacting surface of the shoe body of the smart shoe 100 in contact with the sole.

However, it is preferable that the driving unit 121 is formed on the insole body 120 and is detachable from the shoe body 110. Since the driving unit 121 is an electric device, contact with water may cause a failure.

The driving unit 121 is formed to be in contact with the sole on the upper surface of the insole body. The driving unit 121 includes a sensor module 1212, a GPS module 1215, a wireless communication module 1214, a memory unit 1213, a central processing unit 1211, and a power supply 1216.

The sensor module unit 1212 includes a wear detection sensor module 220 and a behavior detection sensor module 210. The wear detection sensor module 220 senses whether the wearer wears an insole or a shoe, and the behavior detection sensor module 210 senses the wearer's posture and movement. More specifically, in the behavior detection sensor module 210, the posture detection sensor 211 senses a standing posture, a lying posture, a lying posture, and a posture lying sideways to the left or right. The motion detection sensor 212 senses a behavior pattern, a speed, and the like. The motion detection sensor 212 may be an acceleration sensor, a 3-axis position tracking sensor, or the like. Operation These poses will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 5A to 5D.

In addition, the wearing sensor module 220 of the smart insole or smart shoe according to the present invention includes a pressure sensing sensor 221 and a temperature sensing sensor 222. The pressure sensor 221 measures the pressure applied to the upper portion, and the temperature sensor 222 measures the temperature of the upper portion. By including the pressure sensing sensor 221 and the temperature sensing sensor 222, more accurate sensing can be performed as compared to determining whether the sensor is worn using only the conventional pressure sensing sensor. That is, when an arbitrary object is placed on a smart insole or a smart shoe, there is a possibility that the wearer may be mistaken for wearing it. However, by detecting the body temperature of the wearer with the temperature sensor 222, such an error can be reduced. In addition, although the present invention includes the temperature sensor 222, a blood flow sensor, an infrared sensor, or the like may be used.

The GPS module 1215 determines the position of the wearer. The position of the wearer is continuously tracked using the GPS module 1215 and the current position is transmitted to the central processing unit 1211 when an abnormal posture of the wearer is detected.

The wireless communication module 1214 may transmit information and position information to a third party or an affiliated entity using the communication 300 with the wearer's portable terminal, To the third party or the related organization (200).

The memory unit 1213 stores a control program. The memory unit 1213 may include various media capable of storing programs. For example, the memory unit 1213 may include a ROM.

The central processing unit 1211 can drive the sensor module 1212, the GPS module 1215, and the wireless communication module 1214 when the pressure is sensed by the pressure sensor 221.

The central processing unit 1211 is electrically connected to the sensor module 1212, the wireless communication module 1214, the GPS module 1215, the memory unit 1213, and the power supply unit 1216. The central processing unit 1211 senses that the wearer has worn the wear sensor module 220 according to a control program of the memory unit 1213 and detects a wearer's abnormality If the posture is detected, the GPS module 1215 receives the current position and controls the third party 200 to transmit the current position.

At this time, when the posture detection sensor module 210 senses an abnormal posture, the central processing unit 1211 receives the temperature from the temperature sensor 222, detects whether or not the wearer wears the sensor, The GPS module 1215 stops the driving of the sensor module 1212, the wireless module 1215 and the wireless communication module 1214. If the sensor module 1212, the wireless module 1215, and the wireless communication module 1214 are stopped, The wireless communication module 1214 receives the current position from the wireless communication module 1215 and controls the third party 200 to transmit the current position and the emergency through the wireless communication module 1214. [ At the same time, it is also possible to transmit a message to a user information (address, mobile, related institution, related persons, etc.) registered in advance via a wireless communication network.

Alternatively, when the posture detection sensor module 210 detects an abnormal posture, the central processing unit 1211 receives the temperature of the contact site and the external temperature from the temperature sensor 222, And stops the driving of the sensor module 1212, the GPS module 1215, and the wireless communication module 1214 when it is determined that the wearer is not wearing the detection result, , Receives the current position from the GPS module 1215 and transmits to the third party 200 via the wireless communication module 1214 a current position and emergency status when the posture is maintained for a predetermined time You may.

The power supply unit 1216 supplies electrical power to the sensor module 1212, the GPS module 1215, the wireless communication module 1214, the memory unit 1213, and the central processing unit 1211. For example, the power supply 1216 may include a small capacitor (not shown) and a generator (not shown). The generator (not shown) can generate electricity according to the movement, such as walking or running, and the capacitor (not shown) can store the generated electricity. Alternatively, the power supply 1216 may include a small capacitor (not shown) and a piezoelectric element (not shown). The piezoelectric element (not shown) can generate electricity by the pressure applied when the wearer walks, and the capacitor (not shown) can store the generated electricity.

3 and 4, the operation of the driving unit 121 of the smart insole and the smart shoe according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

3 is a flowchart of a program stored in a memory unit for driving the central processing unit of FIG.

2 and 3, when the wearer puts on the upper part of the smart insole by wearing shoes, the pressure sensing sensor 221 of the wear detection sensor module 220 senses it (step S310) 1211, the central processing unit 1211 activates the system (step S320). Therefore, power consumption can be reduced as compared with the case where the system is always operated.

Then, the posture detection sensor 210 senses the posture of the wearer (step S330).

5A to 5D are conceptual diagrams showing various postures in step S330 of FIG. The orientation sensor module 210 shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D is an example of sensing the orientation using gravity. For example, in Figs. 5A to 5D, the front portion of the shoe is assumed to be the x-axis direction.

For example, when gravity exists in a constant solid angle in the negative z-axis direction, as shown in Fig. 5A, it is determined that the gravity is normally standing or in a sitting state. When the gravity is in a positive z- It is judged that it is in an overturned state. 5C, when the gravity exists in a constant solid angle in the positive y axis direction, it is determined that the gravity falls to the left side. When the gravity exists in a constant solid angle in the negative y axis direction, It can be judged that there is. That is, it is normal only in the case of 5a, and the rest is an example of the abnormal state.

As described above, in the present invention, the abnormal state can be determined more accurately by judging the abnormal state of the wearer using the posture rather than the movement of the wearer. In other words, if it is judged that it is motion, it is likely to be judged as an abnormal state when it does not move and it is still long, but if it is judged using the posture, such a problem can be solved.

Referring again to FIGS. 2 and 3, when the abnormal posture is sensed as described above, the temperature sensor 222 senses the body temperature of the wearer (step S340). If it is determined that the body temperature is not detected, the central processing unit 1211 terminates the system (step S380). If the body temperature is detected, the central processing unit 1211 detects again whether or not the posture is maintained for a predetermined period of time (Step S350).

The central processing unit 1211 receives and confirms the current position from the GPS module 1215 (step S360), and transmits the current position to the third party (for example, an emergency institution) Information of the wearer's personal information, position, attitude and the like registered in advance is transmitted (step S370), and the system is terminated (step S380).

4 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S340 of FIG.

In FIG. 4, only the embodiment of FIG. 3 and step S340 are different and the rest are the same. Therefore, redundant description is omitted.

In this embodiment, the temperature of the contact portion of the human body is measured (Step S511), the external temperature is measured (Step S512), and whether or not it is worn is detected using the difference (Step S513).

As described above, according to the smart insole and smart shoe for urgent signal transmission according to the present invention, the wearer of the shoe automatically transmits the emergency situation to the third party in the emergency situation, so that the emergency situation can be dealt with promptly. In particular, in the case where there is no movement in the determination of the emergency situation, it is possible to more accurately determine the emergency situation by judging the emergency situation by using the attitude such as lying down or lying down, instead of judging the emergency situation.

In addition, when the abnormal state is detected, it is detected by the temperature sensor, not by the pressure sensor, that it is detected that it is worn by the third person even if the pressure is not applied due to falling.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical and exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled 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.

100: smart shoes 110: shoe body
120: an insole body 121:
1211: Central processing unit 1212: Sensor module
1213: memory unit 1214: wireless communication module
1215: GPS module 1216: power supply unit
210: Behavior sensing module
211: attitude detection sensor 212: motion detection sensor
220: Wear detection sensor module
221: Pressure sensor 222: Temperature sensor
200: Third party

Claims

An insole body; And
And a driving unit configured to contact the sole on the upper surface of the insole body,
The driving unit includes:
A wear detection sensor module including a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure applied to the upper portion and a temperature sensor for measuring temperature at an upper portion, a posture detection sensor for detecting a wearer's posture, and a motion detection sensor A sensor module including a behavior detection sensor module including the sensor module;
A GPS module for locating the wearer's position;
A wireless communication module for transmitting a wearer's position to a third party;
A memory unit storing a control program;
Wherein when the user wears the wear sensor module according to the control program of the memory unit and the wearer's abnormal posture is sensed for a predetermined time by the position sensor module, A central processing unit for controlling the third party to transmit the third information; And
A power supply unit for supplying electrical power to the sensor module, the GPS module, the wireless communication module, the memory unit, and the central processing unit;
Wherein the smart insole comprises:

The method according to claim 1,
When a pressure is sensed by the pressure sensor of the wear sensor module,
And the central processing unit drives the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module.

3. The method of claim 2,
The central processing unit,
Wherein the behavior detection sensor module receives a temperature signal from the temperature sensor and detects whether or not the wearer wears the sensor,
The GPS module stops the driving of the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module,
Wherein the controller receives the current position from the GPS module and transmits the current position and the emergency status to the third party via the wireless communication module when the posture is maintained for a predetermined period of time Smart insole.

3. The method of claim 2,
The central processing unit,
Wherein when the posture detection sensor module of the behavior detection sensor module senses an abnormal posture, a temperature of a contact site and an external temperature are received from the temperature detection sensor of the wear detection sensor module, Whether it detects,
The GPS module stops the driving of the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module,
Wherein the controller receives the current position from the GPS module and transmits the current position and the emergency status to the third party through the wireless communication module when the posture is maintained for a predetermined period of time Smart insole.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the controller detects the abnormal signal range of the motion detection sensor of the behavior detection sensor module and senses the abnormal posture of the posture detection sensor for a predetermined time, And detects the wear of the wearer using the difference value,
The GPS module stops the driving of the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module,
And receives the current position from the GPS module and transmits the current position and the emergency state to the third party through the wireless communication module when the movement is maintained for a predetermined period of time. Smart insole.

Shoe body; And
And a driving unit configured to contact the sole on the sole contact surface of the shoe body,
The driving unit includes:
A wear detection sensor module including a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure applied to the upper portion and a temperature sensor for measuring temperature at an upper portion, a posture detection sensor for detecting a wearer's posture, and a motion detection sensor A sensor module including a behavior detection sensor module including the sensor module;
A GPS module for locating the wearer's position;
A wireless communication module for transmitting a wearer's position to a third party;
A memory unit storing a control program;
Wherein when the user wears the wear sensor module according to the control program of the memory unit and the wearer's abnormal posture is sensed for a predetermined time by the position sensor module, A central processing unit for controlling the third party to transmit the third information; And
A power supply unit for supplying electrical power to the sensor module, the GPS module, the wireless communication module, the memory unit, and the central processing unit;
Wherein the smart shoe comprises:

The method according to claim 6,
When a pressure is sensed by the pressure sensor of the wear sensor module,
Wherein the central processing unit drives the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module.

8. The method of claim 7,
The central processing unit,
Wherein the behavior detection sensor module receives a temperature signal from the temperature sensor and detects whether or not the wearer wears the sensor,
The GPS module stops the driving of the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module,
Wherein the controller receives the current position from the GPS module and transmits the current position and the emergency status to the third party via the wireless communication module when the posture is maintained for a predetermined period of time Smart shoes.

8. The method of claim 7,
The central processing unit,
Wherein when the posture detection sensor module of the behavior detection sensor module senses an abnormal posture, a temperature of a contact site and an external temperature are received from the temperature detection sensor of the wear detection sensor module, Whether it detects,
The GPS module stops the driving of the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module,
Wherein the controller receives the current position from the GPS module and transmits the current position and the emergency status to the third party via the wireless communication module when the posture is maintained for a predetermined period of time Smart shoes.

8. The method of claim 7,
The central processing unit,
Wherein the controller detects the abnormal signal range of the motion detection sensor of the behavior detection sensor module and senses the abnormal posture of the posture detection sensor for a predetermined time, And detects the wear of the wearer using the difference value,
The GPS module stops the driving of the sensor module, the GPS module, and the wireless communication module,
And receives the current position from the GPS module and transmits the current position and the emergency state to the third party through the wireless communication module when the movement is maintained for a predetermined period of time. Smart shoes.