KR20190035089A - Mobile Application based Device for Detecting Sudden Unintended Acceleration of Vehicle using Electronic Tag System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile application based device for detecting sudden unintended acceleration of a vehicle using an electronic tag system, comprising: an electronic tag attached to one side of a braking pedal and an acceleration pedal in the vehicle; a sudden unintended acceleration sensing unit embedding an electronic tag recognition module coupled to one side of an insole installed within shoes worn by a vehicle driver and recognizing identification information stored at the electronic tag and a vibration generating module generating vibration to be transmitted to the foot sole of the driver; and a mobile device connected to the sudden unintended acceleration sensing unit to be communicable, wherein the vibration generation module, if the electronic tag recognition module recognizes the information of the electronic tag attached to the acceleration pedal, generates the vibration to enable the driver to recognize that the driver himself or herself is operating the acceleration pedal, and the mobile device installs the application which generates vehicle speed information, being speed information while the vehicle is being driven by sensing the speed of the vehicle, and generates pedal operation information, being information on which a pedal has been operated between the braking pedal and acceleration pedal while the vehicle is being driven using the information of the electronic tag received from the sudden unintended sensing unit to synchronize the vehicle speed information with the pedal operation information with respect to time and to store the synchronized information.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an application-based vehicle rapid detection device using an electronic tag system,

[0001] The present invention relates to an app-based vehicle speedily detecting apparatus using an electronic tag system, and more particularly, to an app-based vehicle speedily detecting apparatus using an electronic tag system, It is determined whether or not the pedal of the two pedals is operated during the operation of the vehicle by recognizing the information of the electronic tag attached to the accelerator pedal. When the accelerator pedal is operated, vibration is generated to indicate that the driver is operating the accelerator pedal It is possible to prevent a sudden accident of a vehicle from occurring even at a low cost and to detect an error of a driver even when a sudden accident occurs, Sensing device.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In recent years, automobiles have become increasingly popular in the automotive industry as vehicle management systems, which manage and control various mechanical devices and electronic devices applied to the inside of vehicles as technology of other industrial fields develops, On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) are rapidly evolving.

Particularly, the control device for the main components including the engine and the transmission of the conventional vehicle is replaced by an electronic control device in addition to the development of the electric and electronic technologies and the computer technology. Such an electronic control device generally includes an electronic control unit Unit (ECU), which detects various state information of the vehicle by various sensors, and controls the operation of the engine, the automatic transmission, and the ABS so as to correspond thereto.

In the case of a vehicle equipped with an electronic control device, there is an advantage in that it is excellent in productivity in assembly and productivity when compared with a vehicle equipped with a conventional mechanical control device, and power loss due to driver's driving habits can be reduced. However, If an erroneous operation of the electronic control unit occurs due to interference between signals, it leads to an operation error of the vehicle, thereby causing a fatal accident to the driver.

A typical example of such malfunction of an electronic control vehicle is a sudden accident. In the meantime, the cause of a sudden accident of a vehicle has been variously analyzed by each automobile manufacturer, research and testing company, but the exact cause has not been clarified .

Therefore, in case of a sudden accident, the driver is burdened with the burden of proving the defect of the vehicle. Therefore, most of the ordinary drivers who can not prove it are responsible for the sudden accident.

In order to solve this problem, apparatuses have been developed recently in which a camera is installed near a braking pedal and an accelerator pedal of a vehicle to photograph the operation state of the pedal at the time of sudden acceleration to identify the cause of the sudden accident have.

However, in the case of the apparatus described in the following [Document 1] and the like, since the system using the camera also increases the cost of the apparatus, there is a risk that another operation error of the vehicle may be caused due to the wiring connection for installation of the apparatus have.

In addition, in the case of the apparatus described in the following [Reference 1] or the like, since the camera must be installed in the vicinity of the pedal operation portion, not only the operation of the pedal is obstructed while the vehicle is running, There is a problem that a complicated image reading operation is additionally required.

In addition, since the apparatus according to the following [Document 1] and the like is configured in such a manner as to analyze the cause after a sudden accident occurs, it is not a fault of the vehicle, but a simple mistake of the driver (that is, For example, when the accelerator pedal is accidentally operated, etc.), there is a problem that it can not be prevented in advance when a sudden accident occurs.

[Patent Document 1] Published Korean Patent Application No. 2011-0077443 (Published July 7, 2011)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a braking system for a vehicle, It is determined whether or not the pedal of the two pedals is operated during the operation of the vehicle by recognizing the information of the electronic tag attached to the accelerator pedal. When the accelerator pedal is operated, vibration is generated to indicate that the driver is operating the accelerator pedal It is possible to prevent a sudden accident of a vehicle from occurring even at a low cost and to detect an error of a driver even when a sudden accident occurs, Sensing device.

In order to achieve the above object, an app-based vehicle rapid navigation sensor using an electronic tag system according to the present invention includes an electronic tag attached to one side of a braking pedal and an accelerator pedal of a vehicle, An electronic tag recognition module coupled to one side of an insole mounted on the vehicle and recognizing identification information stored in the electronic tag, a rapid acceleration detection unit having a vibration generation module for generating vibration transmitted to the driver ' s soles, Wherein the vibration generating module recognizes that the accelerator pedal is operated by the driver when the electronic tag recognition module recognizes the information of the electronic tag attached to the accelerator pedal , And the mobile device detects the speed of the vehicle And information on the pedal of the braking pedal and the accelerator pedal operated during the running time of the vehicle by using the information of the electronic tag received from the suddenly detecting unit And an application for generating in-pedal operation information and storing the vehicle speed information and the pedal operation information in synchronization with time.

The suddenly detecting unit may further include a pressure sensing module that senses a pressure of the driver pressing the pedal against the soles of the feet, wherein the application installed on the mobile device uses an output of the pressure sensing module received from the rapid sensing unit, Wherein the pedal pressure information is information about a magnitude of a pressure applied to the pedal when the braking pedal or the accelerator pedal is operated and is synchronized with at least one of the pedal operation information and the vehicle speed information, do.

The suddenly detecting unit may include a case body in which the electronic tag recognizing module, the vibration generating module, and the pressure detecting module are housed, and a ring-shaped coupling band connected to one side of the case body, The main body is coupled to a central portion of the insole by a coupling band, and the case body has a dome-like outer surface contacting the sole of the driver so as to support the arch of the driver's foot when the case body is coupled to the insole.

The app-based vehicle suddenly sensing device using the electronic tag system according to the present invention is a device for detecting an electronic tag attached to a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal of a vehicle by using a suddenly detecting unit coupled to one side of an insole mounted inside a shoe worn by a driver So as to determine which of the two pedals has been operated during the operation of the vehicle and to generate vibration when the accelerator pedal is operated so as to recognize that the driver is operating the accelerator pedal, There is an advantage that a sudden accident of the vehicle due to a mistake of the driver can be prevented in advance.

Further, the app-based vehicular rapid detection apparatus using the electronic tag system according to the present invention may be configured such that the information about whether the pedal of the braking pedal or the accelerator pedal is operated in the terminal unit by using the information of the electronic tag recognized by the sudden- The pedal operation information is generated and the pedal operation information is synchronized with the speed information of the vehicle sensed in real time, so that the type of the operated pedal can be determined in a region where the speed is rapidly increased. Therefore, even if a sudden accident occurs, There is an advantage that it can detect the driver's fault very accurately.

Further, since the app-based vehicular rapid detection apparatus using the electronic tag system according to the present invention is configured to further generate pedal pressurization information by using the output of the pressure sensing module provided in the rapid acceleration sensing unit, It is possible to check whether the driver simply puts the foot on the pedal judged to have been operated or whether the pedal is pressed or not and how much the pressure was applied in the case of the pressurized state, It is possible to more clearly determine the driver's fault in the event of an accident.

In addition, since the app-based vehicle speedily detecting device using the electronic tag system according to the present invention is configured as an app-based device and can provide information on the driving pattern of the driver at all times using the pedal operation information and the vehicle speed information, Thereby correcting driving habits that result in unnecessary power loss or fuel loss.

1 is a perspective view for explaining a configuration of an app based vehicle suddenly sensing apparatus using an electronic tag system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining an operation configuration of an app based vehicle suddenly sensing apparatus using the electronic tag system shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where an electronic tag is attached to a braking pedal and an accelerator pedal in a vehicle in order to apply the apparatus according to FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining whether a driver is negligent in the event of a sudden accident by using the apparatus of FIG. 1;
6 is a perspective view for explaining a configuration of an app based vehicle suddenly sensing apparatus using an electronic tag system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and Fig.
7 is a cross-sectional view of the BB portion of the suddenly detecting unit shown in FIG.

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

(Embodiment 1)

FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a configuration of an app-based vehicle rapid acceleration sensor using an electronic tag system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining an operation configuration of an app-based vehicle rapid acceleration detection apparatus using the electronic tag system shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining an operation of a braking pedal FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a method of determining whether or not a driver is negligent in the event of a sudden-fire accident using the apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

The app-based vehicle speedily detecting apparatus using the electronic tag system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a suddenly detecting unit 20 coupled to one side of an insole 1 mounted inside a shoe worn by a driver of a vehicle, And a terminal unit 10 communicably connected to the rapid deployment sensing unit 20.

As described later, the terminal unit 10 includes a short range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, and NFC, a location and speed recognition system such as GPS to detect the location and speed of the vehicle, And a storage function.

To this end, the terminal unit 10 may be configured as a black box, a navigation system installed in a vehicle, or a mobile device such as a smart phone, a smart watch, a smart pad, and a PDA carried by a user. The terminal unit 10 is configured as a smartphone, which is a type of mobile device.

The insole 1 is mounted on the bottom surface of the shoe. The insole 1 is also referred to as an 'insole'. The insole 1 is composed of a synthetic resin material such as polyurethane and forms a basic shape of the insole. And an absorbent pad 1b made of a fabric (including natural fibers, nonwoven fabric, and synthetic fibers) bonded to the upper surface of the absorbent pad 1b.

At this time, the base pad 1a forms an outer shape of the insole 1 and provides a feeling of cushion to the wearer (i.e., a driver in this embodiment) when walking, thereby buffering an external shock, The absorbent pad 1b absorbs contaminants such as sweat generated in the soles of the wearer and prevents the foot from slipping inside the shoe.

The rapid detection unit 20 includes a case body 21a and a ring-shaped coupling band 21b connected to one side of the case body 21a. The insole 1 is disposed in the longitudinal direction The case body 21a is coupled to the central portion of the insole 1 in such a manner that the coupling band 21b is passed therethrough.

In this case, when the case body 21a is coupled to the insole 1, the outer surface (i.e., the upper outer surface) contacting the driver and the sole of the driver corresponds to the sole of the foot so as to support the arch of the plantar inside the center of the driver's foot Shaped dome shape, and may be made of a synthetic resin material such as polyurethane or acrylic.

The coupling band 21b may be configured such that both ends of the coupling band 21b are respectively connected to both ends of the case body 21a, or one side of the outer surface forming the ring shape may be connected to the lower surface of the case body 21a, And more preferably an elastic band capable of stretching and shrinking so as to facilitate coupling with the insole 1. [

In addition, a pressure sensing module 22, a vibration generating module 23, an electronic tag recognition module 24, a second control module 25, a second communication module 26, and the like are provided in the case body 21a. And a power supply module (not shown) for supplying power required for the operation of the rapid deployment detection unit 20 are mounted.

The app-based vehicular rapid detection apparatus using the electronic tag system according to the present invention configured as described above detects the sudden acceleration of the vehicle by using the information of the electronic tag installed on one side of the braking pedal 41 and the accelerator pedal 42, And it is also configured to determine whether the driver is negligent in the event of a sudden onset.

To this end, in this embodiment, the electronic tag 41a of the brake pedal and the electronic tag 42a of the accelerator pedal are attached to the upper surfaces of the pedals 41 and 42, respectively, in the form of a sticker.

At this time, the electronic tags 41a and 42a include identifiable information such as a unique identification code (or ID) or a serial number, and may be preferably configured using a barcode tag, a QR code tag, or an RFID tag .

Since the electronic tags 41a and 42a include information on a unique recognition code ID or a serial number which are distinguished from each other, the electronic tag recognition module 24 can recognize the electronic tags 41a and 42a, It is possible to distinguish whether the electronic tags 41a and 42a are attached to the braking pedal 41 or the acceleration pedal 42, respectively.

Although the electronic tags 41a and 42b may be of an active type in which the operating power is supplied by itself, the electronic tag recognition module 24, which will be described later, may be used to minimize the area and thickness of the electronic tag, It is more preferable that it is configured as a passive type operated by an electromagnetic field of

Further, on the upper surface of the electronic tags 41a and 42a, a non-slip structure such as a protrusion may be further formed to prevent a driver's foot from slipping when the vehicle is traveling. Unlike the present embodiment, 41 or 42, or on the operating arm.

The terminal 10 includes a first communication module 16 for short-range wireless communication with the rapid deployment sensing unit 20, and a second communication module 16 for short- ), Information on which of the braking pedal 41 and the accelerator pedal 42 is operated during the running time of the vehicle by using the information of the electronic tags 41a and 42a received from the suddenly detecting unit 20 Pedal analysis module 11 for generating pedal operation information, position and velocity recognition system such as GPS mounted on the terminal unit 10, and vehicle speed information A memory module 13 in which the above-described various types of information and data necessary for the operation of the terminal unit 10 are stored or stored, and a control unit 12 for controlling the entire operation of the terminal unit 10. [ 1 control module (15).

In this case, the first communication module 16, the pedal analysis module 11, the speed sensing module 12, the memory module 13, and the first control module 15 may be a smart phone, a smart watch, The first communication module 16 and the memory module 13 may be installed in advance in the mobile device together with the position and speed recognition system, Lt; / RTI >

The idling sensing unit 20 includes a second communication module 26 for performing near field wireless communication with the first communication module 16, a pressure sensing module 22 for sensing a pressure at which the driver presses the pedal A vibration generating module 23 for generating vibration transmitted to the driver's soles, an electronic tag recognition module 23 for recognizing information of the electronic tags 41a and 42a attached to the brake pedal 41 and the accelerator pedal 42, A second control module 24 for controlling the operation of these components, and a second control module 25 for controlling operations of these components.

At this time, the pressure sensing module 22 is a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure that presses the pedal to the soles of the driver while the driver is driving the vehicle or the pressure (i.e., the pedestal pressure) acting on the soles of the driver when walking, A strain gauge, or a load cell.

The electronic tag recognition module 24 may be a bar code reader, a QR code reader, or a barcode reader depending on the type of the electronic tags 41a and 42a. Alternatively, the vibration generating module 23 may be a small vibration motor, RFID reader or the like.

According to the above-described operation configuration, the app-based vehicle suddenly sensing device using the electronic tag system according to the present invention is configured such that the electronic tag recognition module 24 recognizes the electronic tag 41a attached to the pedal And 42a in real time and the second control module 25 transmits the information to the first communication module 16 through the second communication module 26. [

At this time, the first and second communication modules 16 and 26 may be configured to be one of short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, or NFC, or may be configured to perform wired communication as needed. To make low-cost Bluetooth communication.

When the information of the electronic tag recognized by the electronic tag recognition module 24 is information of the electronic tag 42a attached to the accelerator pedal 42, the second control module 25 controls the vibration generating module 23) to generate vibrations transmitted to the driver ' s soles, thereby enabling the driver to recognize that the driver is operating the accelerator pedal, thereby depressing the accelerator pedal during braking of the vehicle, It is possible to prevent a sudden accident from occurring.

On the other hand, when the information of the electronic tags 41a and 42a is received from the suddenly detecting unit 20 as described above, the pedal analysis module 11 calculates the unique ID information of each pedal included in the information of the electronic tag Pedal operation information, which is information on which of the brake pedal 41 and the accelerator pedal 42 is operated in real time during the running time of the vehicle, 13).

In this case, the running time of the vehicle means the time from when the driver turns on the engine to when the engine is turned off. Even if the engine is stopped without running at a predetermined speed, if the engine is turned on, .

In addition, the pedal analysis module 11 can obtain real time information using time information provided from a timer (or a clock) or an external communication network (or a network) mounted on the terminal unit 10. [

In addition, the speed sensing module 12 detects the speed of the vehicle by using the real time information obtained in the same manner as the pedal analysis module 11 and the speed of the real time vehicle obtained from the position and speed recognition system (for example, GPS) Vehicle speed information, which is information, and stores it in the memory module 13.

At this time, the vehicle speed information can be used to determine whether a sudden accident occurred in the vehicle or a driver's accident when a sudden accident occurs in the vehicle, by using the vehicle speed when the brake pedal 41 or the accelerator pedal 42 is operated To be synchronized with the pedal operation information.

FIG. 5 shows an example of pedal operation information and vehicle speed information of each pedal obtained by using the smart insole device for vehicle rapid navigation detection according to the present invention. These pieces of information are synchronized with each other with respect to the time axis.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the driver operates the brake pedal 41 from the beginning to the middle of the vehicle, the speed of the vehicle is reduced correspondingly. When the driver operates the accelerator pedal 42, Is increased.

However, even if the driver operates the brake pedal 41 without operating the accelerator pedal 42 in the state where the speed of the vehicle is zero (i.e., the stopped state) in the latter section of the vehicle, , Which is a clear evidence that a sudden acceleration of the vehicle occurred in the 'segment A' without any fault of the driver.

Accordingly, the app-based vehicle rapid navigation detection device using the electronic tag system according to the present invention can be applied to an electronic tag system which is inexpensive and easy to install even when the camera module and the image analysis system, It is possible to detect and determine whether a sudden accident of a vehicle occurs and a fault of a driver in the event of a sudden accident of a vehicle by using the speed sensing function inside the unit 10.

Further, the app-based vehicular rapid detection apparatus using the electronic tag system according to the present invention may be configured such that the pedal analysis module 11 uses the output of the pressure sensing module 22 received from the rapid deployment sensing unit 20, Which is information on the magnitude of the pressure applied to the pedal when the accelerator pedal 41 or the accelerator pedal 42 is operated.

In this case, it is preferable that the pedal pressurization information is synchronized with the pedal operation information so that the driver can judge the degree (i.e., strength) of pressing the pedal when the brake pedal 41 or the accelerator pedal 42 is operated Do.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the app-based vehicular rapid detection apparatus using the electronic tag system according to the present invention does not detect only which pedal is operated according to the running time of the vehicle, It is possible to simultaneously obtain the pressure information applied to the pressure sensor.

Accordingly, it is possible to determine whether the driver simply presses the pedal on the pedal or presses the pedal against the pedal judged to have been operated in an arbitrary operating time interval of the vehicle, and if the pedal is pressurized, It is possible to confirm whether or not the vehicle has been pressurized. Therefore, it is possible to more clearly determine whether the driver is negligent in the occurrence of a sudden accident of the vehicle.

Further, in the app-based vehicle suddenly sensing device using the electronic tag system according to the present invention, the first control module 15 determines whether sudden occurrence of a vehicle occurs or not, (Or driving habit) of the driver, such as the acceleration, the acceleration, the number of times of braking at the time of acceleration, and the like, and further provides information to the driver.

At this time, the first control module 15 provides information that compares an average operation pattern of a general person or a recommended operation pattern with an operation pattern of the corresponding driver, or provides information about a power loss or a fuel loss predicted by an operation pattern of the driver Information can be provided.

Accordingly, the app-based vehicle rapid detection device using the electronic tag system according to the present invention has an advantage of allowing a driver to calibrate a driving habit causing an unnecessary power loss or fuel loss by himself / herself.

(Second Embodiment)

FIG. 6 is a perspective view for explaining a configuration of an app based vehicle suddenly sensing apparatus using an electronic tag system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG. 6.

Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the same constituent elements as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

The suddenly detecting unit 20 is incorporated in the insole 1 and the pressure sensing module 22 is installed on the upper surface of the insole 1. [

For this purpose, the footrest support 1c is formed with a dome-shaped space formed at a position corresponding to the foot arch of the driver, and the rapid deployment sensing unit 20 includes a foot arch support portion (1c).

The pressure sensing module 22 senses a pressure applied to the pedal by the driver while the driver is driving the vehicle or a pressure applied to the driver ' s soles during walking (i.e., a pedestal pressure) ) Type.

When the pressure sensing module 22 is of a film type, the pressure sensing module 22 may be provided on the entire upper surface or a part of the upper surface of the insole 1. When the pressure sensing module 22 is formed as a spot type, May be arranged so that the spots of the light emitting elements are uniformly distributed.

In this case, when the pressure sensing module 22 is a film type sensor, for example, it may be a force sensing resistor (FSR) sensor in the form of a multi-channel thin film. In the case of a spot sensor, A strain gauge, or a load cell.

In the present embodiment, the pressure sensing module 22 is disposed on the upper surface of the insole 1, specifically, between the base pad 1a and the absorbent pad 1b by a plurality of spots. And may be provided on the upper part of the absorbent pad 1b if necessary.

At this time, the second control module 25 is configured to be able to receive the output of the pressure sensing module 22 by being electrically connected to the pressure sensing module 22 in the insole 1.

With the above-described structure, the app-based vehicle rapid acceleration detection apparatus using the electronic tag system according to the present embodiment can prevent the position of the rapid acceleration detection unit 20 from being displaced from the predetermined position during operation, It is possible to minimize the pressure measurement error of the pressure sensing module 22 because the pressure of the pressure sensing module 22 can be directly sensed on the entire area of the insole 1. [

10: terminal unit 11: pedal analysis module
12: Speed sensing module 15: First control module
16: first communication module 20:
21: Coupling band 22: Pressure sensing module
23: Vibration generation module 24: Electronic tag recognition module
25: second control module 26: second communication module
41a, 42a: an electronic tag

Claims (3)

An electronic tag attached to one side of a braking pedal and an accelerator pedal of the vehicle, respectively;
An electronic tag recognition module coupled to one side of an insole mounted in a shoe worn by a driver of the vehicle and recognizing identification information stored in the electronic tag; A rapid-motion detection unit with a built-in module;
And a mobile device communicably connected to the rapid deployment sensing unit,
The vibration generating module generates a vibration so that the driver recognizes that the accelerator pedal is operated when the electronic tag recognizing module recognizes the information of the electronic tag attached to the accelerator pedal,
The mobile device unit detects the speed of the vehicle to generate vehicle speed information, which is speed information during a running time of the vehicle. The information on the electronic tag received from the rapid detection unit is used to determine whether the braking pedal And an application for generating pedal operation information, which is information on which pedal of the accelerator pedal is operated, and synchronizing and storing the vehicle speed information and the pedal operation information with respect to time. Vehicle rapid detection device. The method according to claim 1,
The sudden-discharge detection unit may further include a pressure sensing module that senses a pressure of the pedal against the driver's foot,
The application installed in the mobile device unit may use the output of the pressure sensing module received from the rapid deployment sensing unit to output pedal pressure information that is information on the magnitude of the pressure applied to the pedal when the brake pedal or the accelerator pedal is operated And synchronizes with the at least one of the pedal operation information and the vehicle speed information and stores the synchronized information. 3. The method of claim 2,
The sudden-discharge detection unit includes a case body in which the electronic tag recognition module, the vibration generation module, and the pressure sensing module are housed, and a ring-shaped coupling band connected to one side of the case body,
The case body is coupled to a central portion of the insole by a coupling band,
Wherein the case body has a dome-like outer surface which is in contact with the soles of the driver so as to support the arch of the foot of the driver when the case body is coupled to the insole.

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