WO2019181406A1 - 車両用入力装置 - Google Patents

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WO2019181406A1
WO2019181406A1 PCT/JP2019/007585 JP2019007585W WO2019181406A1 WO 2019181406 A1 WO2019181406 A1 WO 2019181406A1 JP 2019007585 W JP2019007585 W JP 2019007585W WO 2019181406 A1 WO2019181406 A1 WO 2019181406A1
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隆文 岡安
大介 滑川
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  • the present disclosure relates to a vehicle input device mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile.
  • a touch sensor provided on a rim portion of a steering wheel is considered (for example, see Patent Document 1).
  • the touch sensor includes a grip detection area for detecting that the driver grips with a palm, and an operation detection area for detecting an operation (drag or tap) with the thumb or index finger, with an operation invalid area interposed therebetween.
  • an operation drag or tap
  • it is provided as a separate area. Thereby, it is possible to distinguish whether the driver simply holds the steering wheel with his palm, or performs a drag operation or a tap operation. The driver can safely perform an input operation on the in-vehicle device while holding the steering wheel, and can prevent an erroneous operation.
  • the size of the hand is different depending on the user, that is, the position where the finger reaches is different.
  • the gripping position varies depending on the user's heel, such as gripping the upper part of the steering wheel, gripping the middle part, or gripping the lower part.
  • the gripping method is different for each user, such as gripping with a reverse hand or gripping with only one hand.
  • This disclosure is intended to provide an input device for a vehicle that can be easily used for various users while preventing erroneous operation in a configuration in which a touch sensor is incorporated in a steering wheel.
  • the vehicular input device includes a touch sensor provided in a grip portion of a steering wheel, a user gripping the grip portion based on an input signal of the touch sensor, and a grip A grip position determination unit that determines a position; an operation range setting unit that sets an operable range of the touch sensor in the vicinity of the thumb and forefinger of the user's hand from the grip position; and a user for the operable range of the touch sensor And an operation detection unit that detects an operation by a finger.
  • the grip position determination unit determines that the user is gripping the grip portion and the grip position based on the input signal of the touch sensor. At this time, as the gripping position, the size of the user's hand, the gripping position, and the gripping method can be determined. Then, the operable range of the touch sensor is set in the vicinity of the thumb and index finger of the user's hand from the gripping position by the operation range setting unit.
  • the operable range set by the operation range setting unit is a range that allows the user to surely reach the finger by natural operation without being aware of the operation invalid area and to be operated easily. Therefore, the operation detection unit can reliably detect an operation by the user's finger with respect to the operable range of the touch sensor. As a result, the touch sensor built into the steering wheel is easy to use for various users with different hand sizes, gripping positions, and finger positions depending on how they are gripped while preventing misoperation. It is possible to obtain an excellent effect of being able to.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment and is a block diagram schematically showing a main configuration of an input device for a vehicle.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure relating to operation input executed by the control unit
  • FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example (part 1) of a grip method different from FIG. 1 with respect to the grip portion of the steering wheel
  • FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example (part 2) of a grip method different from that in FIG. 1 with respect to the grip portion of the steering wheel
  • FIG. 3C is a diagram showing an example (part 3) of a grip method different from FIG.
  • FIG. 3D is a diagram showing an example (part 4) of a grip method different from FIG. 1 with respect to the grip portion of the steering wheel;
  • FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of an operable range when the size of the user's hand is relatively large;
  • FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of an operable range when the size of the user's hand is relatively small.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration of a vehicle input device 1 according to the present embodiment.
  • a steering wheel 2 is provided in the driver's seat of the vehicle (automobile).
  • the steering wheel 2 includes a ring-shaped grip portion (rim portion) 3 that is gripped and operated by a user.
  • the steering wheel 2 includes a boss portion 4 that is located at the center and connected to the steering shaft, and a spoke portion 5 that connects the grip portion 3 and the boss portion 4 at a plurality of locations, for example, at the left and right and lower portions of the boss portion 4. Configured.
  • the vehicle input device 1 includes a touch sensor 6 provided on the steering wheel 2 and a control unit 7 connected to the touch sensor 6.
  • the touch sensor 6 is composed of, for example, a capacitive touch sensor, and is provided on the entire surface portion of the grip portion 3 of the steering wheel 2.
  • the touch sensor 6 divides the entire region of the surface of the grip portion 3 into a bitmap format, and outputs a position (region) where the user's (driver) hand or finger is in contact as a detection signal.
  • the control unit 7 is mainly configured by a computer including a CPU, a storage device, and the like, and processes an input signal from the touch sensor 6 to generate operation information. And it connects to networks, such as CAN and in-vehicle LAN, via vehicle IF8, and transmits operation information to HMI control ECU10 via vehicle IF9 from a network.
  • the HMI control ECU 10 performs input control of on-vehicle equipment, and controls, for example, the start and end of a hands-free call of a mobile phone (car phone). In addition, it can be configured to perform input control of various in-vehicle devices such as car navigation, automatic driving device, cruise control device, car air conditioner, car audio, and display device screen switching.
  • the control unit 7 includes an AD conversion unit 11 that converts an analog signal from the touch sensor 6 into a digital signal.
  • the control unit 7 has functions as a gripping position determination unit 12, an operation range setting unit 13, and an operation detection unit 14 depending on its software configuration and hardware configuration. ing.
  • the gripping position determination unit 12 determines that the user is gripping the gripping part 3 of the steering wheel 2 and the gripping position based on the input signal of the touch sensor 6.
  • the operation range setting unit 13 can operate the touch sensor 6 within the operable range A (FIGS. 3A to 3D, 4A, 4A, and 4B) from the gripping position determined by the gripping position determination unit 12 to the vicinity of the thumb and index finger of the user's hand. 4B) is automatically set.
  • the operation detection unit 14 detects a gesture such as an operation by a user's finger, such as a thumb or an index finger, for example, a tap operation or a flick operation with respect to the operable range A of the touch sensor 6.
  • the gripping position determination unit 12 determines the size of each user's hand, the position of gripping the gripping part 3, and the position of the finger associated with the gripping method. More specifically, the gripping position determination unit 12 determines the size of each user's hand and the position of the finger holding the gripping unit 3, particularly the positions of the thumb and the index finger, by machine learning-based pattern matching. Then, the operation range setting unit 13 sets the operable range A of the touch sensor 6 from the size of the user's hand holding the grip unit 3, the grip position, and the finger position associated with the grip.
  • the user sets the operable range A of the touch sensor 6 based on the input signal from the touch sensor 6. And if the operation detection part 14 detects that there was user operation with respect to the operation possible range A, the operation information according to the gesture at that time will be transmitted to HMI control ECU10.
  • the HMI control ECU 10 outputs a control signal to the in-vehicle device accordingly.
  • operation information of the tap operation is transmitted to the HMI control ECU 10, and the HMI control ECU 10 instructs the start (incoming) of the hands-free call.
  • operation information on the flick operation is transmitted to the HMI control ECU 10, and the HMI control ECU 10 instructs the end of the hands-free call.
  • the user can perform a hands-free call start (incoming) operation by tapping the surface of the grip portion 3 with the thumb or forefinger while holding the grip portion 3 of the steering wheel 2. It becomes. Thereafter, by performing a flick operation on the surface of the grip portion 3 with the thumb or forefinger, the hands-free call can be terminated.
  • the present invention is applicable not only to hands-free calling but also to various operations of various on-vehicle devices as described above.
  • step S ⁇ b> 1 it is determined based on an input signal from the touch sensor 6 whether or not the user (driver) has gripped the grip portion 3 of the steering wheel 2. If it is determined that the holding unit 3 is held (Yes in step S1), the process proceeds to the next step S2.
  • step S2 from the input signal of the touch sensor 6, the size of the user's hand, the gripping position of the gripping part 3 by the user, and the gripping position of the thumb index finger are determined by machine learning-based pattern matching.
  • FIG. 1 shows a state in which the user seems to be most general, and is gripping the left and right vertical middle portions of the grip portion 3 of the steering wheel 2 with left and right hands.
  • the user grips the middle part in the vertical direction on the left side of the grip 3 of the steering wheel 2 with only the left hand, and the right hand is separated from the steering wheel 2.
  • the user is holding the upper part of the grip part 3 of the steering wheel 2 with the left and right hands.
  • the user is holding the lower part of the grip portion 3 of the steering wheel 2 with his / her left and right hands.
  • the user is gripping the lower part of the grip portion 3 of the steering wheel 2 with his / her left and right hands.
  • such different gripping positions and gripping methods for each user are determined based on machine learning-based pattern matching.
  • the operable range A of the touch sensor 6 on the grip portion 3 is set from the size of the user's hand obtained in step S2, the grip position and the grip method, particularly the position of the thumb.
  • the operable range A is set in a circle or ellipse range where the thumb can reach.
  • the operable range A varies depending on the size of the user's hand. As shown only in the left hand side in FIG. 4A, when the user has a relatively large hand, the operable range A is set to be relatively large. As shown in FIG. 4B only on the right hand side, when the user is a relatively small hand, the operable range A is set to be relatively small.
  • step S4 it is determined by the user whether there is an operation input of the touch sensor 6, that is, whether there is a change in input. If there is no user operation input (No in step S4), the process returns to step S1. On the other hand, when there is an operation input of the touch sensor 6 by the user, for example, a tap operation or a flick operation with the thumb (Yes in step S4), the operation is performed in step S5. It is determined whether or not it was within A. If it is out of the operable range A (No in step S5), the operation is invalidated in step S6, and the process returns to step S1.
  • step S5 when it is determined that there has been an operation input within the operable range A (Yes in step S5), the operation is validated in step S7. And in step S8, the operation information according to a user's operation is transmitted to HMI control ECU10 through vehicle IF8. Thereafter, the processing from step S2 is repeated.
  • the user can perform a manipulation input for starting and ending a hands-free call, for example, by performing a tap operation and a flick operation with the thumb while holding the grip portion 3 of the steering wheel 2. it can.
  • the operable range A set by the operation range setting unit 13 of the control unit 7 allows the user to surely reach the finger with natural operation without being aware of the operation invalid area, and easy to operate. Range. Therefore, the operation detection unit 14 of the control unit 7 can reliably detect an operation by the user's finger on the operable range A of the touch sensor 6.
  • the vehicle input device 1 of the present embodiment the following effects can be obtained when the touch sensor 6 is incorporated in the steering wheel 2. That is, it is possible to make it easy to use for various users with different hand sizes, gripping positions, and finger positions depending on how to grip, while preventing erroneous operations.
  • the operable range A can be appropriately set by the gripping position determination unit 12 based on the size of the user's hand and the position of the finger. Furthermore, the size of the hand and the position of the finger for each user can be more reliably determined by machine learning-based pattern matching.
  • the case where a hands-free call operation of a mobile phone (car phone) as an in-vehicle device is performed by the vehicle input device 1 is described as a specific example, but there are various other uses and types.
  • the present invention can be applied to a vehicle input device.
  • the operable region A may be set in a range where the user can operate the touch sensor 6 with the index finger of the hand.
  • various changes can be made in the hardware configuration of each part of the vehicle input device, such as a touch sensor may be used.

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