JP2004106685A - Drive control device and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a drive control device and a vehicle capable of reproducing a setting state of a device suitable for an individual without requiring complicated work.
A driver generates personal identification information of who he / she is by using a personal identification unit, and notifies the driving information storage unit. In this state, the driver sets the door mirror 1, the room mirror, and the driver's seat 6 through the drive unit 5 by using the operation unit 2 so that the orientation, angle, and position are optimal for the driver. The drive information storage unit 4 registers the drive information such as the set orientation, angle, and position in association with the personal identification information. Again, when the driver drives the car, the personal identification unit 3 identifies who he or she is, so that the driving unit 5 automatically identifies them according to the driving information of the driver from the driving information storage unit 4. Set to.
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Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a drive control device and a vehicle for controlling devices such as a door mirror, a room mirror, and a driver's seat mounted on the vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional door mirror control device. The door mirror control device includes a door mirror 100, a driving unit 102, and an operation unit 101. The operation unit 101 includes an operation panel 101a, and a driver can operate the door mirror 100 in up, down, left, and right directions by pressing down, up, down, left, and right arrow keys provided on the operation panel 101a. The drive unit 102 includes a motor, gears, and the like, and drives the door mirror 100 in up, down, left, and right directions in accordance with operation information from the operation unit 101. This allows the driver to set the door mirror at a position that is most easily seen by the driver. Such control is performed not only for the door mirror but also for the room mirror and the driver's seat.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 06-81818 [0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional door mirror control device and driver seat control device, when a plurality of drivers, such as family members, take turns driving one car, the angle of the door mirror depends on the difference in the body shape (mainly height) of the driver and the preference. And the position of the driver's seat is different, so that each time the driver changes, the driver must operate the operation panel to set the two left and right door mirrors to the optimum positions. The same operation must be performed for the rearview mirror and the driver's seat, and there is a problem that these operations are complicated.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a drive control device and a vehicle capable of reproducing a setting state of a device suitable for an individual without requiring complicated work. The purpose is to:
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A drive control device according to the present invention is a drive control device that controls a drive unit that drives the device to be in the set state based on input of drive information indicating a set state of the device, and identifies an individual. A database in which personal identification information for driving and drive information indicating a setting state of the device suitable for the individual are registered in association with each other; personal identification information acquiring means for acquiring personal identification information of the individual; Input means for inputting drive information registered in the database in association with the personal identification information acquired by the information acquisition means to the drive means.
[0007]
With this configuration, the device is controlled based on the driving information registered in association with the personal identification information acquired by the personal identification information acquiring means. Therefore, an individual whose personal identification information and drive information are registered can set the device to a setting state suitable for the individual without performing an operation for driving the device. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce the setting state of the device suitable for the individual without requiring complicated work.
[0008]
Further, since the device is driven based on the driving information registered in association with the personal identification information, the setting state of the individual can be accurately reproduced. Further, since the device can be driven only by causing the personal identification information acquiring means to acquire the personal identification information, the device can be driven to a setting state suitable for the individual with a simple operation.
[0009]
Further, the drive control device of the present invention is output from personal identification information generating means for generating the personal identification information of the individual, and operation means for outputting operation information for driving the device operated by the individual. Registering means for registering drive information indicating a setting state of the device driven based on the operation information in the database in association with personal identification information generated by the personal identification information generating means;
[0010]
With this configuration, the personal identification information of the individual and the setting state of the device by the individual can be associated and registered in the database.
[0011]
Further, in the drive control device according to the present invention, the device is a door mirror of a vehicle, and the drive information is angle information of up, down, left, and right drive directions of the door mirror.
[0012]
Further, in the drive control device according to the present invention, the device is a room mirror of a vehicle, and the drive information is angle information of up, down, left, and right drive directions of the room mirror.
[0013]
Further, in the drive control device according to the present invention, the device is a driver's seat of a vehicle, and the drive information is position information of the driver's seat in front, rear, up and down drive directions.
[0014]
Further, in the drive control device according to the present invention, the personal identification information acquiring means acquires the personal identification information based on an image of an individual taken by a camera embedded in a rearview mirror of the vehicle.
[0015]
With this configuration, for example, an operation often performed by an individual such as displaying his or her own face on a room mirror of a vehicle is performed, and personal identification information of the individual is acquired. For this reason, it is possible to control the device to be set to the personal setting state by an operation that is frequently performed on a daily basis. Therefore, the device can be brought into a state suitable for the individual without being conscious of the individual.
[0016]
Further, in the drive control device according to the present invention, the personal identification information acquiring means acquires the personal identification information based on an image of an individual taken by a camera embedded in a door mirror of the vehicle.
[0017]
With this configuration, for example, an individual performs an operation of projecting his / her face or the like on a door mirror of a vehicle, thereby acquiring personal identification information of the individual. Since the door mirror is provided outside the vehicle, when the device is in the vehicle, the individual can drive the device to the personal setting state before entering the vehicle.
[0018]
A vehicle according to the present invention includes the drive control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 mounted thereon.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of a driven unit control device and a vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a driven part control device that drives a door mirror, a room mirror, and a driver seat mounted on a vehicle will be described.
[0020]
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the door mirror control device according to the first embodiment. The door mirror control device includes a door mirror 1, an operation unit 2, an individual identification unit 3, a drive information storage unit 4, and a drive unit 5.
[0021]
The operation unit 2 includes an operation panel 2a, and operation information for operating the angles of the up, down, left, and right driving directions of the door mirror 1 when the driver presses up, down, left, and right arrow keys provided on the operation panel 2a. Is output.
[0022]
The personal identification unit 3 includes a camera 3a embedded in a rearview mirror of the vehicle, a registration start button 3b, and a control start button 3c. An individual driver operating the door mirror 1 is identified by video information captured by the camera 3a. Identify and generate personal identification information as the identification result.
[0023]
The drive information storage unit 4 receives operation information from the operation unit 2 and personal identification information from the personal identification unit 3. In addition, drive information (information in which the angles of the up, down, left, and right drive directions of the door mirror 1 are set for each individual) as a result of driving the door mirror 1 in accordance with the operation information is registered and registered in association with the input personal identification information. When the personal identification information is input later from the personal identification unit 3, the driving information registered in association with the personal identification information is output to the driving unit 5.
[0024]
The drive unit 5 drives the door mirror 1 based on the drive information output from the drive information storage unit 4, and sets the angles in the up, down, left, and right drive directions.
[0025]
The operation of the door mirror control device having the above configuration will be described. First, the driver A generates personal identification information such as who he / she is by the personal identification unit 3 and notifies the driving information storage unit 4 to register it.
[0026]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for registering personal identification information. First, it is determined whether or not the driver A has pressed the registration start button 3b of the personal identification unit 3 (step S1). The process of step S1 is repeated until the registration start button 3b is pressed, and when the registration start button 3b is pressed, the camera 3a takes an image of the driver A and generates personal identification information based on the image (step S2). Here, examples of the personal identification information include iris recognition information, face recognition information, and pressing information of a plurality of identification buttons.
[0027]
Wait until the generation of the personal identification information is completed (step S3), and when the generation is completed, the driver uses the operation panel 2a of the operation unit 2 so that the door mirror 1 becomes the optimum direction and angle for himself / herself. The user operates the door mirror 1 via (step S4). It is determined whether or not the operation of the door mirror 1 has been completed (step S5). If the operation has not been completed, the process returns to step S4. On the other hand, when the operation is completed, the drive information, which is information on the direction and angle (up, down, left and right) at which the door mirror 1 is set, is registered in the drive information storage unit 4 in association with the personal identification information generated in step S3 ( Step S6), end this processing.
[0028]
Similarly, for the driver B, the driving information can be registered in the driving information storage unit 4 in association with the personal identification information. For example, the registered drive information is 80 degrees left and right and 10 degrees up and down for driver A, and 70 degrees left and right and 20 degrees up and down for driver B.
[0029]
After the registration is performed, when the driver tries to drive the vehicle by getting on again, the driving information registered in the driving information storage unit 4 is used. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure using drive information.
[0030]
First, it is determined whether or not the driver A has pressed the control start button 3c provided on the personal identification unit 3 (step S11). This process is repeated until the control start button 3c is pressed, and when the control start button 3c is pressed, personal identification is started (step S12). This personal identification is performed using a camera embedded in the rearview mirror of the vehicle, as in the case of registration.
[0031]
It is determined whether the personal identification has been completed (step S13), and this process is repeated until the personal identification is completed. When the personal identification is completed and the driver A is recognized, the driving information corresponding to the driver A registered in the driving information storage unit 4 is read (step S14). Then, the door mirror 1 is driven via the drive unit 5 in accordance with the drive information input from the drive information storage unit 4, and the angles of the up, down, left, and right drive directions are set (step S15). Thereafter, the present process ends.
[0032]
As described above, in the first embodiment, the personal identification information and the driving information of a plurality of drivers are registered in advance, so that the driver does not need to manually operate the door mirror each time the driver changes, so that the driving can be performed. The door mirror can be automatically set to the optimal position before starting.
[0033]
In the first embodiment, an individual is identified based on an image captured by a camera embedded in a room mirror, and a door mirror is identified based on drive information recorded in association with the individual identification information of the individual. Driven. Therefore, the individual can make the position of the door mirror the optimum position by performing an act of projecting his or her face and eyes on the camera without performing any special operation. Therefore, the door mirror can be set at an optimum position for an individual with a simple operation.
[0034]
In addition, since the individual is identified by using information unique to the individual such as an iris image and a face image, the position of the door mirror is not erroneously set to a position set by another user.
[0035]
In the first embodiment, the case where the direction and the angle of the door mirror are driven has been described. However, the same control can be performed when the direction and the angle of the room mirror are driven.
[0036]
[Second embodiment]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the driver's seat control device according to the second embodiment. The driving seat control device includes a driving seat 6, an operation unit 7, an individual identification unit 8, a driving information storage unit 9, and a driving unit 10.
[0037]
The operation unit 7 includes an operation panel 7a, and operation information for operating the front and rear and up and down driving directions of the driver seat 6 by the driver pressing down front and rear and up and down arrow keys provided on the operation panel 7a. Is output.
[0038]
As in the first embodiment, the individual identification unit 8 includes a camera 8a embedded in the rearview mirror of the vehicle, a registration start button 8b, and a control start button 8c. The identification is performed based on the video information from 8a, and personal identification information as an identification result is generated.
[0039]
When the operation information from the operation unit 7 and the personal identification information from the personal identification unit 8 are input, the drive information storage unit 9 associates the personal information with the personal identification information and drives the driving seat 6 in the front, rear, up and down directions for each individual. The drive information in which the position is set is registered, and the drive information is output to the drive unit 10.
[0040]
The drive unit 10 drives the driver's seat 6 based on the drive information output from the drive information storage unit 9, and sets the position in the front and rear and up and down drive directions.
[0041]
The operation of the driver's seat control device having the above configuration is performed according to the procedure shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 as in the first embodiment. That is, in the driver's seat control device, first, the driver A generates personal identification information such as who is himself by the personal identification unit 8, and notifies the driving information storage unit 9 to register.
[0042]
First, it is determined whether or not the driver A has pressed the registration start button 8b of the personal identification unit 8 (step S1). The process of step S1 is repeated until the registration start button 8b is pressed, and when the registration start button 8b is pressed, the camera 8a captures the driver A and generates personal identification information based on the image (step S2). Here, as in the first embodiment, examples of the personal identification information include iris recognition information, face recognition information, and pressing information of a plurality of identification buttons.
[0043]
Wait until the generation of the personal identification information is completed (step S3), and when the generation is completed, the driver uses the operation panel 7a of the operation unit 7 to drive the driver's seat 6 so that the driver's seat 6 is at the optimum height and front / rear position. The driver's seat 6 is operated via the unit 10 (step S4).
[0044]
It is determined whether or not the operation of the driver's seat 6 has been completed (step S5). If the operation has not been completed, the process returns to step S4. On the other hand, when the operation is completed, the drive information, which is the information of the front, rear, up and down positions where the driver's seat 6 is set, is registered in the drive information storage unit 9 in association with the personal identification information generated in step S3 (step S6). ), End this processing.
[0045]
Similarly, for the driver B, the driving information can be registered in the driving information storage unit 9 in association with the personal identification information.
[0046]
After the registration is performed, when the driver tries to get on the vehicle again and drive the vehicle, the driving information registered in the driving information storage unit 9 is used.
First, it is determined whether or not the driver A has pressed the control start button 8c provided in the personal identification unit 8 (step S11). This process is repeated until the control start button 8c is pressed, and when the control start button 8c is pressed, personal identification is started (step S12). This personal identification is performed using a camera embedded in the rearview mirror of the vehicle, as in the case of registration.
[0047]
It is determined whether the personal identification has been completed (step S13), and this process is repeated until the personal identification is completed. When the personal identification is completed and the driver A is recognized, the driving information corresponding to the driver A registered in the driving information storage unit 9 is read (step S14). Then, in accordance with the drive information output from the drive information storage unit 9, the driver's seat 6 is driven via the drive unit 10, and the front, rear, up and down positions are set (step S15). Thereafter, the present process ends.
[0048]
As described above, in the second embodiment, the personal identification information and the drive information of a plurality of drivers are registered in advance in association with each other, and the driver's seat is driven to an optimal position based on the registered drive information. This eliminates the need to manually re-operate the driver's seat each time the driver changes. Therefore, it is possible to drive the vehicle while sitting on the driver's seat set at the optimum position without requiring any troublesome work.
[0049]
In the second embodiment, a camera for identifying a driver is embedded in a rearview mirror, and personal identification information is obtained using video information from the camera. Since the driver relatively often performs an operation of projecting his / her eyes and face on the rearview mirror before driving, when generating personal identification information such as who is himself or when starting personal identification. In addition, these operations can be performed without being conscious of them.
[0050]
In the first and second embodiments, the camera for identifying the driver is embedded in the rearview mirror of the vehicle. However, the camera may be embedded in the door mirror instead of the rearview mirror. Actions can be taken.
[0051]
In this case, the driver performs an operation of projecting his / her eyes and face on the door mirror before getting on the car, thereby identifying the driver, and based on the identification result, the door mirror, The rearview mirror and the driver's seat are driven to optimal positions. In other words, even if the driver has set the driver's seat at a position where it is difficult for the driver to get on the vehicle, the driver can set that position to the optimal position before getting on, so that the driver can get on the car smoothly. can do.
[0052]
In the first and second embodiments, the driver starts registration of personal identification information and drive information by pressing a registration start button, and further controls the driven unit by pressing a control start button. Although the registration / control has been started, the registration / control can be automatically started regardless of the operation of the driver.
[0053]
For example, a sensor for detecting that the driver is seated in the vehicle is provided, and when the driver is seated, the personal identification unit automatically generates personal identification information. Determine whether the generated personal identification information is already registered in the driving information storage unit, and if the personal identification information is not registered, prompt the driver to operate the driven unit, and the result of the operation by the driver The personal identification information is registered together with the drive information.
[0054]
On the other hand, when the personal identification information is registered, the drive information corresponding to this is read out and output to the drive unit to control the driven unit. Thereby, the operation of the driver can be further simplified.
[0055]
In the first and second embodiments, the door mirror 1, the rearview mirror, and the driver's seat 6 each correspond to a device described in claims. Similarly, the personal identification units 3 and 8 correspond to a personal identification information generating unit and a personal identification information acquiring unit described in the claims. The drive information storage units 4 and 9 correspond to a database, a registration unit, and an input unit described in the claims.
[0056]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the drive control apparatus and vehicle which can reproduce the setting state of the apparatus suitable for the individual without requiring complicated work can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a door mirror control device according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a registration processing procedure of personal identification information.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control processing procedure using drive information.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a driver's seat control device according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional door mirror control device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 100 Door mirror 2, 7, 101 Operation unit 3, 8 Personal identification unit 4, 9 Drive information storage unit 5, 10, 102 Drive unit 6 Driver seat 2a, 101a Operation panel 3a, 8a Camera 3b, 8b Registration start button 3c , 8c Control start button

Claims (8)

A drive control device that controls a driving unit that drives the device to be in the setting state based on input of driving information indicating a setting state of the device,
A database in which personal identification information for identifying an individual and drive information indicating a setting state of the device suitable for the individual are registered in association with each other,
Personal identification information acquisition means for acquiring the personal identification information of the individual,
A drive control device comprising: input means for inputting drive information registered in the database in association with the personal identification information acquired by the personal identification information acquisition means to the drive means. The drive control device according to claim 1, wherein
Personal identification information generating means for generating personal identification information of the individual,
The personal identification information generating means, by the personal identification information generating means, is operated by the individual, and outputs drive information indicating a setting state of the device driven based on the operation information output from the operation means for outputting operation information for driving the device. A drive control device comprising: a registration unit that registers the personal identification information in the database in association with the generated personal identification information. The drive control device according to claim 1 or 2,
A drive control device, wherein the device is a door mirror of a vehicle, and the drive information is angle information of up, down, left, and right drive directions of the door mirror. The drive control device according to claim 1 or 2,
A drive control device, wherein the device is a rearview mirror of a vehicle, and the drive information is angle information of up, down, left and right drive directions of the rearview mirror. The drive control device according to claim 1 or 2,
A drive control device, wherein the device is a driver's seat of a vehicle, and the drive information is position information of the driver's seat in front, rear, up and down drive directions. The drive control device according to claim 3, wherein:
The drive control device, wherein the personal identification information obtaining means obtains the personal identification information based on an image of an individual taken by a camera embedded in a room mirror of the vehicle. The drive control device according to claim 3, wherein:
The drive control device, wherein the personal identification information obtaining means obtains the personal identification information based on an image of an individual taken by a camera embedded in a door mirror of the vehicle. A vehicle equipped with the drive control device according to claim 1.

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