WO2014088331A1

WO2014088331A1 - Smart helmet and helmet image processing system comprising same

Info

Publication number: WO2014088331A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/011187
Authority: WO
Inventors: 차재상
Original assignee: 서울과학기술대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2012-12-05
Filing date: 2013-12-05
Publication date: 2014-06-12
Also published as: KR20140072955A; KR101442572B1

Abstract

Disclosed are a smart helmet for providing ultra-wide band (UWB) image information and a helmet image processing system comprising same. The smart helmet comprises a helmet body, an image capturing unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The helmet body safely protects the head of a user. The image capturing unit is disposed on the outer surface of the helmet body, emits a UWB signal, senses the UWB signal reflected by an object, and generates UWB image information on an arbitrary place. The display unit displays the UWB image information. The control unit is disposed on a portion of the helmet body, controls the image capturing unit, and can provide the UWB image information to the display unit after receiving same from the image capturing unit. As described above, the smart helmet displays UWB image information and thus can obtain more precise image information.

Description

Smart helmet and helmet image processing system including the same

The present invention relates to a smart helmet and a helmet image processing system including the same, and more particularly, to a smart helmet for providing image information and a helmet image processing system including the same.

In general, the helmet consists of a helmet body for protecting the user's head and a helmet cover for protecting the user's face. In particular, when a user wears a helmet in an environment where visibility is limited and a target must be quickly found, such as in a fire scene, there is a problem that it is insufficient to search the surrounding environment with only the eyes of a person. At this time, the radar (Radio Detection and Ranging) is a device developed to solve the problems of the helmet as described above, the radar emits a radio wave to determine the presence, the distance, the state of the target by the reflected wave Wireless device. When the radar is used in a helmet, various information that cannot be confirmed by eyes or senses can be detected at a long distance and the result can be identified and coped with.

However, the conventional radar method has a problem that it is insufficient to obtain accurate information in an environment such as fog or smoke.

In addition, when there is a lack of information on the location of the fire site, there is a problem that the lifesaving time can be delayed.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve this problem, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a smart helmet for providing UWB image information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a helmet image processing system having the smart helmet.

Smart helmet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a helmet body, an imaging unit, a display unit and a control unit.

The imaging unit is disposed on an outer surface of the helmet body and emits a UWB (Ultra Wide Band) signal and detects the UWB signal reflected by an object to generate UWB image information for an arbitrary place. The display unit displays the UWB image information. The control unit is disposed in a part of the helmet body to control the imaging unit and receive the UWB image information from the imaging unit and provide it to the display unit.

The display unit may be disposed on the helmet body.

The display unit may be electrically connected to the control unit via a cable. The display unit may be disposed in a front protective cover through which light of the helmet body may be transmitted. For example, the display unit may be an organic light emitting display device.

The display unit may be a portable display device detachable from the helmet body. In this case, the smart helmet may further include a short range communication unit for transmitting the UWB image information provided from the control unit to the display unit through a short range wireless communication method.

In addition, the smart helmet may further include a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit may receive the UWB image information and transmit the received UWB image information to an external server through a wireless communication method.

In addition, the smart helmet may further include a camera unit. The camera unit may be disposed in a part of the helmet body, and generate visual image information of the arbitrary place, and the visual image information may be provided to the control unit and transmitted to the external server.

In addition, the smart helmet may further include a speaker unit. The speaker unit may be disposed in a part of the helmet body and controlled by the control unit to receive voice information provided from the external server from the control unit and output the sound.

The smart helmet may further include a microphone unit. The microphone unit is disposed on a part of the helmet body and is controlled by the control unit to generate and provide user voice information to the control unit, and the user voice information is provided to the control unit and output to the external server. Can be.

The helmet image processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of smart helmets and a central server.

The plurality of smart helmets generate UWB (Ultra Wide Band) image information for an arbitrary place, respectively. The central server receives the UWB image information from the smart helmets, and processes the UWB image information to generate comprehensive UWB image information for the arbitrary place.

Each of the smart helmets includes a helmet body, an imaging unit, a display unit, a control unit, and a wireless communication unit. The imaging unit is disposed on an outer surface of the helmet body, emits an ultra wide band (UWB) signal, detects the UWB signal reflected by an object, and generates the UWB image information. The display unit displays the UWB image information. The control unit is disposed in a part of the helmet body to control the imaging unit, and receives the UWB image information from the imaging unit and provides it to the display unit. The wireless communication unit is controlled by the control unit, and receives the UWB image information from the control unit includes a wireless communication unit for transmitting to the central server through a wireless communication scheme.

The control unit may be provided with comprehensive UWB image information of the arbitrary place from the central server.

The display unit may receive and display the comprehensive UWB image information from the control unit.

The smart helmet may further include a camera unit. The camera unit may be disposed on a part of the helmet body to generate visual image information of an arbitrary place, and the visual image information may be provided to the control unit and provided to the central server.

The central server may receive the visual image information from each of the plurality of smart helmets and process the image to generate comprehensive visual image information of the arbitrary place. Meanwhile, the comprehensive visual image information may be displayed by providing the display to the unit.

The smart helmet of the helmet image processing system may further include a speaker unit. The speaker may be disposed on a portion of the helmet body to receive voice information from the central server by the wireless communication unit and output the sound.

In addition, the smart helmet of the helmet image processing system may further include a microphone unit. The microphone unit may be disposed on a part of the helmet body to generate user voice information and be provided to the central server by the wireless communication unit.

According to such a smart helmet and a helmet image processing system including the same, the smart helmet may generate UWB image information through an imaging unit that emits and detects a UWB signal, and the UWB image information may be displayed on a display unit.

In addition, the UWB image information obtained from the plurality of smart helmets is provided to the central server to process the image to obtain more accurate image information for any place to increase work efficiency.

1 is a perspective view showing a smart helmet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the smart helmet of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view showing a smart helmet according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the smart helmet of FIG. 3.

5 is a diagram illustrating a helmet image processing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the helmet image processing system of FIG. 5.

As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first and second 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 the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and that one or more other features It should be understood that it does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

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

1 is a perspective view showing a smart helmet according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the smart helmet of FIG. 1.

1 and 2, the smart helmet 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a helmet body 100, an imaging unit 200, a display unit 300, and a control unit 400.

The helmet body 100 may protect a user who wears a helmet from an external object, and various devices may be disposed. The helmet body 100 may be formed of, for example, a material such as polycarbonate or FRP (Fiber Glass Reinforced Plastics).

The imaging unit 200 may be disposed on an outer surface of the helmet body 100 to emit a UWB (Ultra Wide Band) signal and detect the UWB signal reflected by an object to generate UWB image information. The UWB signal may have, for example, a frequency band of 1 to 10.6 GHz. For example, the imaging unit 200 emits a UWB signal in front of the user at an arbitrary place, and the emitted UWB signal is reflected by an object in front of the arbitrary place and is reflected by the imaging unit 200. Can be detected. The UWB signal is excellent in precision with respect to the measured target and has an effect of less influence due to weather conditions such as rain, snow, and fog. In addition, it is possible to view a 3D image of an object behind a wall by using a wide frequency band of the UWB signal. For example, when searching for people and rescue work at the site of a collapsed building

The display unit 300 may display the UWB image information, and may be disposed on the helmet body 100. In this case, the display unit 300 may be electrically connected to the control unit 400 through a cable (not shown). For example, the display unit 300 may be an organic light emitting display device disposed on a front protective cover through which light of the helmet body 100 may be transmitted to display an image. In this case, the front protective cover is usually transparent, but if necessary, an image may be displayed on the front protective cover. When the display unit 300 is disposed on the front protective cover, the user has both hands free to perform other tasks.

On the other hand, the display unit 300 may be a portable display device disposed separately from the helmet body (100). In this case, the smart helmet 10 may further include a short range communication unit 800 of a short range wireless communication method, and the short range communication unit 800 may transmit the UWB image information through the short range communication method to the control unit 400. May transmit to the display unit 300. For example, the short range communication method may be a Bluetooth, an infrared communication, a Wi-fi, and a Zigbee method. If the display unit 300 is a portable display device, the user can use the display device to meet the needs of the user.

The control unit 400 is disposed on a part of the helmet body 100 to control the imaging unit 200, receives the UWB image information from the imaging unit 200, and provides the UWB image information to the display unit 300. can do.

Referring to FIG. 2, the imaging unit 200 generates and emits a UWB signal (S100). The UWB signal reflected by the surrounding obstacle is detected by the imaging unit 200 to generate UWB image information (S110). The UWB image information is provided to the control unit 400 (S120). The control unit provides and displays the UWB image information to the display unit 300 (S130). For example, when the smart helmet 10 is a fire helmet used at a fire site, a firefighter wearing the smart helmet 10 generates UWB image information in a fired building and displays the display unit 300. By accurately identifying the location of people in the building, there is an effect that can be quickly and safely rescued.

3 is a perspective view showing a smart helmet according to another embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the smart helmet of FIG. 3.

3 to 4, except for the camera unit 500, the speaker unit 600, the microphone unit 700, and the wireless communication unit 900, the smart helmet according to the present embodiment is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Since it is substantially the same as the smart helmet of the first embodiment described through, the same components as the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The wireless communication unit 900 may be connected to the control unit 400 and disposed on a portion of the helmet body 100. The wireless communication unit 900 may be controlled by the control unit 400 and receive image information from the control unit 400 and transmit the image information to an external server through a wireless communication method. The wireless communication method of the wireless communication unit 900 may use at least one wireless communication method such as Wi-Fi, Wibro, WiMax, HSDPA, WCDMA, CDMA, and the like.

The camera unit 500 is connected to the control unit 400 and disposed on a part of the helmet body 100, emits light and senses the reflected light to generate visual image information to generate the control unit 400. ) Can be provided. The visual image information may be provided to the control unit 400 and transmitted to the external server by the wireless communication unit 900. For example, the camera unit 500 may be a CCD camera or a CMOS camera. The camera unit 500 generates the visual image information and transmits the visual image information to the outside, thereby making it possible to check visual information inside the building from the outside.

The speaker unit 600 may be disposed in a part of the helmet body 100 and controlled by the control unit 400 to output voice information provided from the central server 20 as a sound. For example, since the central server 20 can grasp the comprehensive situation, the central server transmits the instructions to the user through the speaker unit 600, so that the user can efficiently perform the work. There is.

The microphone unit 700 may be disposed on a portion of the helmet body 100 and controlled by the control unit 400 to generate user voice information and provide the user voice information to the control unit 400. In this case, the user voice information may be provided to the control unit 400 and output to the external server by the wireless communication unit 900. For example, the user can transmit the user's opinion to the surrounding people through the microphone unit 700, so that the work can be efficiently performed.

Referring to FIG. 4, the camera unit 500 emits light (S200). The light reflected by the surrounding obstacle is detected by the camera unit 500 to generate visual image information (S210). The visual image information is provided to the control unit 400 (S220). The wireless communication unit 900 provides the visual image information from the control unit to an external server (S230).

Although not shown, the UWB image information generated by the imaging unit 200 of the smart helmet 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention may be provided to an external server through the wireless communication unit 900.

5 is a diagram illustrating a helmet image processing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the helmet image processing system of FIG. 5.

5 to 6, except for the wireless communication unit 900, the smart helmet is substantially the same as the smart helmet of the first embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and thus, the first embodiment. The same reference numerals are given to the same components as the examples, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

5 to 6, the helmet image processing system of the present invention may include a plurality of smart helmets 10 and a central server 20.

The smart helmet 10 may generate UWB (Ultra Wide Band) image information about an arbitrary place. In this case, although not shown, the smart helmet 10 may further include a location recognizing unit for obtaining location information of the smart helmet 10. The location recognizing unit may be, for example, a GPS device or a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device. The location information is provided to the central server 20, and the central server 20 may image location information of each UWB image information by using a location recognition algorithm to process the UWB image information. In this case, the wireless communication unit 900 according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive the UWB image information and transmit the UWB image information to the central server 20 through a wireless communication method. In addition, the smart helmet 10 may receive a comprehensive UWB image information of the arbitrary place from the central server 20 through the wireless communication unit 900 may be displayed.

Although not shown, the smart helmet 10 of the helmet image processing system of the present invention may further include a camera unit 500. For example, the camera unit 10 may be disposed on a part of the helmet body, and generate visual image information of an arbitrary place, and the visual image information is provided to the control unit 400 to provide the wireless It may be provided to the central server 20 through the communication unit 900. The central server 20 may receive the visual image information from the smart helmets 10 and perform image processing to generate comprehensive visual image information of the arbitrary place. The comprehensive visual image information may then be provided to the display unit 300 for display.

In addition, although not shown, the smart helmet 10 of the helmet image processing system of the present invention may further include a speaker unit 600. The speaker unit 600 may be disposed on a part of the helmet body 100 to receive voice information from the central server 20 by the wireless communication unit 900 and output the sound.

In addition, although not shown, the smart helmet 10 of the helmet image processing system of the present invention may further include a microphone unit 700. For example, the microphone unit 700 may be disposed on a portion of the helmet body 100 to generate user voice information and be provided to the central server 20 by the wireless communication unit 900.

Referring to FIG. 6, UWB image information of an arbitrary place is generated from the plurality of smart helmets 10, respectively (S300). Each of the UWB image information is provided to the central server 20 (S310). The central server 20 processes the respective UWB image information provided from the plurality of smart helmets 10 to generate comprehensive UWB image information for an arbitrary place (S320). The comprehensive UWB image information is provided to the plurality of smart helmets 10 and displayed on the image (S330).

In the detailed description of the present invention described above with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art or those skilled in the art having ordinary skill in the art will be described in the claims to be described later It will be understood that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Helmet body;

An imaging unit disposed on an outer surface of the helmet body and configured to emit a UWB (Ultra Wide Band) signal, and detect the UWB signal reflected by an object to generate UWB image information for an arbitrary place;

A display unit for displaying the UWB image information; And

And a control unit disposed on a part of the helmet body to control the imaging unit and receive the UWB image information from the imaging unit and provide the UWB image information to the display unit.
The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display unit is

Smart helmet, characterized in that disposed on the helmet body.
The display device of claim 2, wherein the display unit is

Smart helmet, characterized in that electrically connected with the control unit via a cable.
The display unit of claim 3, wherein the display unit

Smart helmet, characterized in that disposed on the front protective cover that can transmit the light of the helmet body.
The method of claim 4, wherein the display unit

Smart helmet characterized in that the organic light emitting display.
The display device of claim 2, wherein the display unit is

Smart helmet, characterized in that the removable display device from the helmet body.
The method of claim 6,

And a short range communication unit configured to transmit the UWB image information provided from the control unit to the display unit through a short range wireless communication method.
The method of claim 1,

And a wireless communication unit for receiving the UWB image information and transmitting the received UWB image information to an external server through a wireless communication method.
The method of claim 8,

A camera unit disposed on a part of the helmet body and configured to generate visual image information of the arbitrary place;

And the visual image information is provided to the control unit and transmitted to the external server.
The method of claim 8,

And a speaker unit disposed on a part of the helmet body and controlled by the control unit to receive voice information provided from the external server from the control unit and to output a sound.
The method of claim 10,

A microphone unit disposed on a part of the helmet body and controlled by the control unit to generate user voice information and provide the user voice information to the control unit,

And the user voice information is provided to the control unit and output to the external server.
A plurality of smart helmets each generating ultra wide band (UWB) image information for an arbitrary place; And

And a central server configured to receive the UWB image information from the smart helmets and to process the UWB image information to generate comprehensive UWB image information for the arbitrary place.
The method of claim 12, wherein each of the smart helmets

Helmet body;

An imaging unit disposed on an outer surface of the helmet body and configured to emit a UWB (Ultra Wide Band) signal, and detect the UWB signal reflected by an object to generate the UWB image information;

A display unit for displaying the UWB image information;

A control unit disposed on a portion of the helmet body to control the imaging unit and receive the UWB image information from the imaging unit and provide the UWB image information to the display unit; And

And a wireless communication unit which is controlled by the control unit and receives the UWB image information from the control unit and transmits the UWB image information to the central server through a wireless communication scheme.
The method of claim 13, wherein the control unit

The helmet image processing system, characterized in that for receiving the comprehensive UWB image information for the arbitrary place from the central server.
The method of claim 14, wherein the display unit

And displaying the comprehensive UWB image information from the control unit.
The method of claim 13,

A camera unit disposed on a part of the helmet body and configured to generate visual image information of an arbitrary place;

And the visual image information is provided to the control unit and provided to the central server.
17. The server of claim 16, wherein the central server is

The helmet image processing system of claim 1, wherein the visual image information is received from the plurality of smart helmets and the image processing is performed to generate comprehensive visual image information of the arbitrary place.
The method of claim 17,

The comprehensive visual image information is a helmet image processing system, characterized in that the display provided to the unit for display.
The method of claim 13,

And a speaker unit disposed on a portion of the helmet body and configured to receive audio information from the central server by the wireless communication unit and output a sound.
The method of claim 13,

And a microphone unit disposed on a portion of the helmet body and configured to generate user voice information and be provided to the central server by the wireless communication unit.