WO2020099368A1 - Unité de commande pour commander un éclairage d'habitacle de véhicule - Google Patents

Unité de commande pour commander un éclairage d'habitacle de véhicule Download PDF

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WO2020099368A1
WO2020099368A1 PCT/EP2019/080952 EP2019080952W WO2020099368A1 WO 2020099368 A1 WO2020099368 A1 WO 2020099368A1 EP 2019080952 W EP2019080952 W EP 2019080952W WO 2020099368 A1 WO2020099368 A1 WO 2020099368A1
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vehicle interior
control unit
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Alexander Stohr
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Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q3/00—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors
    • B60Q3/80—Circuits; Control arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/037—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for occupant comfort, e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q2500/00—Special features or arrangements of vehicle interior lamps
    • B60Q2500/30—Arrangements for illuminating different zones in the vehicle, e.g. front/rear, different seats
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
    • Y02B20/40—Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

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  • the present invention relates to a control unit for controlling a vehicle interior lighting and a method for controlling a lighting system in a vehicle interior.
  • Interior lights for vehicles are known. It is also known to automatically switch the interior lighting on or off.
  • this object is achieved by a control unit for controlling a vehicle interior lighting with the features of patent claim 1 and / or by a method for controlling a lighting system in a vehicle interior with the features of patent claim 14.
  • a method for controlling a lighting system in a vehicle interior with the following steps: detecting and evaluating occupant-related sensor data; Determining suitable lighting of the vehicle interior on the basis of the evaluated occupant-related sensor data; Passing a corresponding control command, which is directed to the appropriate lighting, to the lighting system.
  • Vehicles in the sense of this patent application are motor-driven land vehicles.
  • the interior of a vehicle comprises the interior of a body. This includes in particular an occupant compartment and a trunk.
  • a lighting system can comprise a plurality of lighting means as well as a control of the lighting means.
  • a light setting includes, for example, a brightness or a color value of one or more lighting means of a lighting system. The time it takes to reach a light setting can vary. Accordingly, a light setting can change slowly or quickly.
  • a dynamic of usage activities relates to the speed with which usage activities are carried out or a speed with which usage activities change.
  • Pets are animals that are bred by humans for their benefit or pleasure. Pets are, for example, dogs, cats or guinea pigs. Autonomous operation is the operation of devices, e.g. vehicles or mobile robots, without human intervention. In the case of vehicles, “autonomous operation” means that, in addition to specifying a start or a destination, no human intervention is required.
  • An interface is a device between at least two functional units on which an exchange of logical quantities, e.g. Data, or physical quantities, e.g. electrical signals, either unidirectional or bidirectional.
  • the exchange can be analog or digital.
  • the exchange can also be wired or wireless.
  • a control unit is an electronic module for control or regulation. Control units are used in the automotive sector in all conceivable electronic areas, as well as for controlling machines, systems and other technical processes.
  • a sensor also referred to as a detector, (measurement or measurement) sensor or (measurement) sensor, is a technical component that has certain physical, chemical properties or conditions, e.g. B. temperature, humidity, pressure, speed, brightness, acceleration, pH value, ionic strength, electro rochemical potential and / or the material nature of its environment can be recorded qualitatively or quantitatively. These variables are recorded by means of physical or chemical effects and converted into a further processable electrical signal as sensor data.
  • An image sensor is a device for taking two-dimensional images from light by electrical or mechanical means. Occupant-related sensor data is sensor data that contains information about an occupant of a vehicle, e.g. an activity or an identity of the occupant.
  • Infrared radiation refers to electromagnetic waves in the spectra range between visible light and longer-wave terahertz radiation. As infrared, the spectral range between 10 -3 m and 7.8x10 7 m, which means a frequency range from 3x10 11 Hz to approx.
  • 4x10 corresponds to 14 Hz (300 GHz to 400 THz).
  • An evaluation unit is a device that evaluates incoming information and outputs a result resulting from this evaluation.
  • Electronic circuits such as central processor units or graphics processors are evaluation units.
  • light sensor As a light sensor, photodetector, optical detector or optoelectronic sensor, electronic components are referred to which convert light into an electrical signal or show an electrical resistance dependent on the incident radiation.
  • the term light not only refers to visible light, but also to invisible infrared light and ultraviolet radiation.
  • Seat occupancy is occupancy of vehicle seats by human occupants.
  • Seat-related lighting is lighting that specifically (not) illuminates seats.
  • a warning is the prediction of possible future damage, which could still be prevented or alleviated.
  • a warning draws attention to an impending danger.
  • a warning signal can contain, for example, a light signal or a sound signal.
  • An input means is an interface between a user and a technical device.
  • An input means can e.g. be designed as a button, touchpad, camera, voice input means or the like.
  • a contactlessly controllable input means is e.g. a speech input device or a gesture recognition.
  • the senor is a
  • Infrared sensors can be used, for example, to determine how many occupants are in a vehicle interior and where the occupants are in the vehicle interior. With this information the Illuminate the vehicle interior in a particularly energy-efficient manner, since areas in the interior in which no occupant is present are not illuminated.
  • Infrared sensors are advantageous because infrared light is not perceived by the human eye. Thus, infrared light does not blind or disturb human occupants. Furthermore, the image data of an infrared camera are not disturbed by visible light either, so that overexposure cannot occur due to visible light.
  • Image sensors can be used to identify which person is currently in the vehicle interior. This enables the
  • Light sensors can be used, for example, to determine whether occupants are currently using other electronic devices that do not belong to the vehicle. These include, for example, cell phones, laptops and the like.
  • sensors in vehicle seats are often designed as weight sensors.
  • the evaluation unit is set up to recognize gestures by occupants of the vehicle and to transmit a control command for gesture-related lighting of the vehicle interior to the lighting system based on the recognized gestures. Movement sequences, such as getting in and out of the vehicle, steering or controlling a vehicle and the like, can thus also be identified by vehicle occupants. An appropriate lighting scenario for the vehicle interior can thus be determined.
  • the evaluation unit has an interface to an autonomous vehicle control. It is useful if the evaluation unit is set up between one
  • the evaluation unit is set up to receive warnings from a driver assistance system and a control command for a
  • Warning light signal to be transmitted to the lighting system. An occupant or a driver of the vehicle can thus be warned of an impending danger with a warning light signal.
  • control unit has an input means by means of which the lighting system can be controlled without contact for an occupant.
  • Lighting system is not distracted from a possible search for a button or other manual input means. Operation by
  • the input means is designed as a voice input means and / or as a gesture recognition.
  • Such input means are particularly easy to use and require only a small amount of mental resources from a driver.
  • the control command comprises a light setting into which the lighting unit is to be brought, and a duration for reaching the light setting. It can thus be provided, for example, that a light setting in the vehicle interior changes particularly dynamically, that is to say quickly, or that a light setting changes slowly. This means that various situation-dependent needs can be taken into account. For example, it is advantageous if the
  • Light settings change slowly from a sleeping scenario to full lighting of the vehicle interior, so that the eyes of the occupants can get used to the increased lighting.
  • the evaluation unit is set up to recognize a dynamic of usage activities in the vehicle interior and adjust the duration for reaching a light setting to the dynamics. Accordingly, it can be provided that a light setting changes quickly when the evaluation unit detects that occupants are moving quickly.
  • the evaluation unit is set up to evaluate sensor data with regard to pets present in the vehicle interior and to use this to send a control command to the
  • Pets are often irritated by driving in a vehicle anyway. This can have a calming effect on the pets.
  • the computer program product carries out the steps of a method according to the preceding description if the computer program product runs on a computer, in particular an in-vehicle computer.
  • the computer program product produces an effect, namely the setting of an appropriate lighting scenario which is adapted to the activities of occupants of the vehicle interior.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the
  • Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a control unit 10 with an evaluation unit 11, an interface 12 to a plurality of sensors 14, 16, 18 and an interface 20 to an illumination system 22.
  • sensor 14 is designed as a light sensor.
  • the light sensor is directed to detect light sources, in particular light sources not belonging to the vehicle, such as mobile phones or laptops.
  • the sensor 16 is designed as a sensor system with a large number of cameras. The cameras are set up to capture occupants in the vehicle interior.
  • the sensor 18 includes all electrical and electronic devices in the interior of the vehicle, which transmit a status message about the operation of the device to the control unit 10.
  • the evaluation unit 11 is set up to evaluate data that have been recorded by the sensors 14, 16, 18. Accordingly, the evaluation unit 11 evaluates data from the light sensor in such a way that light sources are identified in the vehicle interior and an activity of an occupant in the vehicle interior is recognized on the basis of the identified light sources.
  • the evaluation unit 11 evaluates data from the cameras of the sensor 16 to determine how many people and at what location they are in the vehicle interior. hold. Furthermore, the data of the cameras are evaluated with regard to the identification of certain people who may already be known to the control unit 10.
  • the evaluation unit 11 evaluates data from electrical or electronic devices in the vehicle interior. It can thus be seen which electrical or electronic devices are used in the vehicle interior by occupants and how the devices are operated.
  • a television set in the vehicle interior transmits data relating to a played movie. It can also be provided that vehicle seats transmit a position of the backrest to the evaluation unit 11. It is thus apparent to the evaluation unit 11 that occupants are watching TV or are in a reclined position.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of a method for controlling an illumination system in a vehicle interior.
  • step S1 occupant-related sensor data are recorded and evaluated.
  • step S2 suitable lighting of the vehicle interior is determined on the basis of the evaluated occupant-related sensor data.
  • step S3 a corresponding control command, which is aimed at the suitable lighting, is transferred to the lighting system.

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L'invention concerne une unité de commande (10) destinée à commander un éclairage d'habitacle de véhicule, pourvue d'une interface (12) avec au moins un capteur (14 ; 16 ; 18) dans l'habitacle de véhicule, d'une unité d'évaluation (11) destinée à évaluer des données de capteur ainsi que d'une interface (20) avec un système d'éclairage (22) de l'habitacle de véhicule, l'unité d'évaluation (11) étant conçue pour recevoir et pour évaluer des données de capteur concernant les occupants ainsi que pour déterminer un réglage adapté de la lumière pour l'éclairage de l'habitacle de véhicule sur la base des données de capteur évaluées et pour transmettre au système d'éclairage (22) une instruction de commande sur le système d'éclairage (22) correspondante au moyen de l'interface (20).
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