Foggy day illumination control system and method for engineering machinery

Abstract

The invention discloses an engineering machinery foggy day illumination control system and method, and belongs to the technical field of engineering machinery electrical control. The control system comprises a lighting unit; the mode setting unit is connected with the controller and used for displaying and switching the working modes of the lighting unit and sending different working mode signals to the controller; the working modes comprise an automatic fog lamp mode, a manual fog lamp mode and an automatic brightness adjusting mode; the controller is connected with the switch operation unit and the mode setting unit and used for sending adjusting instructions to the switch operation unit according to different working mode signals; and the switch operation unit is used for monitoring the current illumination light color, sending the current illumination light color to the mode setting unit, controlling the on-off of the illumination unit and adjusting the illumination light color and brightness according to the adjusting instruction of the controller. According to the invention, automatic switching of illumination light colors is realized, illumination requirements at night and in foggy days are met, and the operation convenience is improved; the brightness of the illuminating lamp can be automatically adjusted to meet illumination requirements in cloudy days and at night, and energy waste is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of engineering machinery electrical control, and in particular relates to a foggy day lighting control system and method for engineering machinery. Background Art

[0002] At present, the parameters of the lamps installed by mainstream excavator manufacturers are 6000K color temperature, and the light is white, which meets the lighting needs of normal nighttime, but the lighting effect is poor for working environments with more foggy days. Some manufacturers choose to configure yellow LED lights according to the weather conditions in the area where the excavator is used. The color temperature of yellow LED lights is about 3000K, and the light has strong penetrating power, which meets the lighting needs of foggy days. Single white light or yellow light cannot take into account both nighttime and foggy working conditions.

[0003] In response to the above problems, excavator manufacturers choose to replace corresponding lamps in different working conditions. Although this can meet the lighting needs of both working conditions, the operation is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and requires additional costs. At the same time, manual replacement of lamps will cause the problem of untimely switching of lighting, which poses a safety hazard. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art and provide a foggy lighting control system and method for construction machinery to achieve automatic switching of lighting light colors and automatic adjustment of brightness, meet the lighting needs at night and in foggy days, and improve the convenience of operation.

[0005] The present invention provides the following technical solutions: In a first aspect, a foggy weather lighting control system for construction machinery is provided, comprising a lighting unit, wherein the lighting light comprises white light and yellow light; a mode setting unit, connected to a controller, for displaying and switching the working mode of the lighting unit, and sending different working mode signals to the controller; wherein the working modes of the lighting unit comprise a fog light automatic mode, a fog light manual mode, and an automatic brightness adjustment mode; a controller, connected to the switch operation unit and the mode setting unit, for sending adjustment instructions to the switch operation unit according to different working mode signals; a switch operation unit, connected to the lighting unit, the controller and the mode setting unit, for monitoring the current lighting light color and sending it to the mode setting unit, controlling the switch of the lighting unit, and adjusting the lighting light color and brightness according to the adjustment instructions of the controller.

[0006] As an optional technical solution of the present invention, the lighting unit includes a first lighting lamp, a first relay, a second lighting lamp and a second relay; the first lighting lamp, the first relay and the switch operating unit are connected in sequence, and the switch operating unit controls the switch of the first lighting lamp and adjusts the color and brightness of the lighting light by controlling the action of the first relay; the second lighting lamp, the second relay and the switch operating unit are connected in sequence, and the switch operating unit controls the switch of the second lighting lamp and adjusts the color and brightness of the lighting light by controlling the action of the second relay.

[0007] As an optional technical solution of the present invention, when the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp are turned on, the lighting light is white light. If the switch operation unit is operated once within the set time, the lighting light is switched to yellow light, and the cycle is repeated.

[0008] As an optional technical solution of the present invention, the manual mode of the fog lamp includes a synchronous control mode of the lighting lamp and an asynchronous control mode of the lighting lamp; when the mode setting unit displays the synchronous control mode of the lighting lamp, the driver operates the switch operation unit to simultaneously control the switching of the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp; when the mode setting unit displays the asynchronous control mode of the lighting lamp, the driver operates the switch operation unit, and the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp are turned on in sequence.

[0009] As an optional technical solution of the present invention, it also includes a light sensor, which is connected to the mode setting unit and is used to detect the brightness value of the surrounding environment and send it to the mode setting unit; the mode setting unit sends the brightness value of the surrounding environment to the controller.

[0010] As an optional technical solution of the present invention, it also includes a visibility sensor, which is connected to the controller and is used to detect the visibility value of the surrounding environment and send it to the controller.

[0011] As an optional technical solution of the present invention, it also includes a vehicle-mounted terminal device, which is connected to the mode setting unit and is used to send current weather information to the mode setting unit to prompt the driver to adjust the lighting unit through the mode setting unit.

[0012] As an optional technical solution of the present invention, the mode setting unit includes a display screen, which is used to display the current working mode of the lighting unit, and the driver switches the working mode of the lighting unit through the display screen.

[0013] As an optional technical solution of the present invention, the mode setting unit is also used to display and switch the lighting color; the display screen is used to display the current lighting color, and the driver switches the lighting color by operating the virtual buttons on the display screen, and the display screen sends the color switching information to the controller.

[0014] In a second aspect, a control method for the foggy weather lighting control system for construction machinery based on the first aspect is provided, comprising: obtaining a current working mode of the lighting unit; If the lighting unit is in the fog lamp automatic mode, determine whether the current surrounding visibility value is less than the set value; if it is less than the set value, and the switch operation unit monitors that the current lighting light color is white, send a yellow light execution instruction to the switch operation unit; otherwise, do not send the instruction; If the lighting unit is in manual control mode, the driver operates the switch operation unit to control the lighting unit on and off and adjust the lighting light color; If the lighting unit is in the automatic brightness adjustment mode, determine whether the current ambient brightness value is less than the set value; if so, send a brightness adjustment instruction to the switch operation unit to adjust the lighting brightness of the lighting unit; otherwise, do not send an instruction.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The engineering machinery foggy weather lighting control system provided by the present invention realizes automatic switching and manual switching of lighting light colors through a controller, a mode setting unit and a switch operation unit, and provides two switching modes to meet the lighting needs at night and in foggy days and improve the convenience of operation; at the same time, it realizes automatic adjustment of the brightness of the lighting lamp to meet the lighting needs on cloudy days and at night and avoid energy waste. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of a foggy weather lighting control system for construction machinery according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Example

[0018] This embodiment provides a foggy lighting control system for construction machinery, such as Figure 1As shown, it includes a lighting unit, and its lighting light includes white light and yellow light. A mode setting unit is connected to the controller, used to display and switch the working mode of the lighting unit, and send different working mode signals to the controller; wherein the working mode of the lighting unit includes fog light automatic mode, fog light manual mode, and brightness automatic adjustment mode. The controller is connected to the switch operation unit and the mode setting unit, and is used to send adjustment instructions to the switch operation unit according to different working mode signals. The switch operation unit is connected to the lighting unit, the controller and the mode setting unit, and is used to monitor the current lighting light color and send it to the mode setting unit, control the switch of the lighting unit, and adjust the lighting light color and brightness according to the adjustment instructions of the controller. The light sensor is connected to the mode setting unit, and is used to detect the brightness value of the surrounding environment and send it to the mode setting unit; the mode setting unit sends the brightness value of the surrounding environment to the controller. The visibility sensor is connected to the controller, and is used to detect the visibility value of the surrounding environment and send it to the controller. The vehicle-mounted terminal device is connected to a mode setting unit and is used to send current weather information to the mode setting unit so as to prompt the driver to adjust the lighting unit through the mode setting unit to prevent the driver from turning on or switching the lights untimely.

[0019] Furthermore, the lighting unit includes a first lighting lamp, a first relay, a second lighting lamp, and a second relay. The first lighting lamp, the first relay, and the switch operation unit are connected in sequence, and the switch operation unit controls the first lighting lamp on and off and adjusts the color and brightness of the lighting light by controlling the action of the first relay. The second lighting lamp, the second relay, and the switch operation unit are connected in sequence, and the switch operation unit controls the second lighting lamp on and off and adjusts the color and brightness of the lighting light by controlling the action of the second relay.

[0020] Furthermore, when the first and second lighting lamps are turned on, the lighting light is white light, and if the switch operation unit is operated once within a set time, the lighting light is switched to yellow light, and the cycle is repeated in sequence. The white light is used for nighttime lighting, and the yellow light is used for foggy lighting.

[0021] In this embodiment, the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp have three lighting states: off, white light and yellow light. When the current lighting lamp is off, the switch operation unit executes an on instruction to switch to white light, and executes three actions of on-off-on to switch to yellow light. When the current lighting lamp is white light, the switch operation unit executes two actions of off-on to switch to yellow light. When the current lighting lamp is yellow light, the switch operation unit executes off-on to switch to white light.

[0022] The mode setting unit includes a display screen, which is used to display the current working mode of the lighting unit, and the driver switches the working mode of the lighting unit through the display screen. The driver can switch the working mode of the lighting unit by operating a virtual button on the display screen.

[0023] Furthermore, the mode setting unit is also used to display and switch the lighting color. The display screen is used to display the current lighting color. The driver switches the lighting color by operating the virtual button on the display screen. The display screen sends the color switching information to the controller to achieve one-key switching of the lighting color, which is easy to operate.

[0024] Furthermore, the switch operation unit sends the monitored current lighting color to the mode setting unit, which is displayed on the display screen to remind the driver of the current lighting status. When the current lighting is off, the display icon is gray, when the current lighting is in white light mode, the display icon is white, and when the current lighting is yellow, the display icon is yellow.

[0025] The manual mode of the fog lamp includes a synchronous control mode of the lighting lamp and an asynchronous control mode of the lighting lamp. When the mode setting unit displays the synchronous control mode of the lighting lamp, the driver operates the switch operation unit to control the switches of the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp at the same time. When the mode setting unit displays the asynchronous control mode of the lighting lamp, the driver operates the switch operation unit, and the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp are turned on in sequence. In this embodiment, when in the asynchronous control mode of the lighting lamp, the switch operation unit is operated, the first lighting lamp is turned on, and the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp are turned on at the same time by pressing again, and the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp are turned off at the same time by pressing again. Example

[0026] This embodiment provides a control method based on Embodiment 1. Specifically, it includes: Obtain the current operating mode of the lighting unit.

[0027] If the lighting unit is in the fog light automatic mode, determine whether the current surrounding visibility value is less than the set value; if it is less than the set value, and the switch operation unit monitors that the current lighting light color is white, send a yellow light execution instruction to the switch operation unit; otherwise, do not send the instruction.

[0028] If the lighting unit is in the manual control mode, the driver operates the switch operating unit to control the switch of the lighting unit and adjust the color of the lighting light.

[0029] If the lighting unit is in the automatic brightness adjustment mode, determine whether the current ambient brightness value is less than the set value; if so, send a brightness adjustment instruction to the switch operation unit to adjust the lighting brightness of the lighting unit; otherwise, do not send an instruction.

[0030] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and the like are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", and the like may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0031] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by specific circumstances.

[0032] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A foggy lighting control system for construction machinery, characterized in that: include: A lighting unit, wherein the lighting light includes white light and yellow light; A mode setting unit connected to the controller, used to display and switch the working mode of the lighting unit, and send different working mode signals to the controller; wherein the working modes of the lighting unit include fog lamp automatic mode, fog lamp manual mode, and brightness automatic adjustment mode; A controller, connected to the switch operation unit and the mode setting unit, and configured to send adjustment instructions to the switch operation unit according to different working mode signals; The switch operation unit is connected to the lighting unit, the controller and the mode setting unit, and is used to monitor the current lighting light color and send it to the mode setting unit, control the switch of the lighting unit, and adjust the lighting light color and brightness according to the adjustment instructions of the controller.

2. The construction machinery fog lighting control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lighting unit comprises a first lighting lamp, a first relay, a second lighting lamp and a second relay; The first lighting lamp, the first relay and the switch operation unit are connected in sequence, and the switch operation unit controls the switch of the first lighting lamp and adjusts the color and brightness of the lighting light by controlling the action of the first relay; The second lighting lamp, the second relay and the switch operation unit are connected in sequence, and the switch operation unit controls the switch of the second lighting lamp and adjusts the color and brightness of the lighting light by controlling the action of the second relay.

3. The construction machinery fog lighting control system according to claim 2 is characterized in that: When the first and second lighting lamps are turned on, the lighting light is white light. If the switch operation unit is operated once within a set time, the lighting light is switched to yellow light, and the cycle continues.

4. The construction machinery foggy lighting control system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The manual mode of the fog lamp includes a synchronous control mode of the lighting lamp and an asynchronous control mode of the lighting lamp; When the mode setting unit displays the lighting lamp synchronous control mode, the driver operates the switch operation unit to simultaneously control the switching of the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp; When the mode setting unit displays the lighting lamp asynchronous control mode, the driver operates the switch operation unit, and the first lighting lamp and the second lighting lamp are turned on in sequence.

5. The construction machinery fog lighting control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a light sensor, which is connected to the mode setting unit and is used to detect the brightness value of the surrounding environment and send it to the mode setting unit; The mode setting unit sends the ambient environment brightness value to the controller.

6. The construction machinery fog lighting control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a visibility sensor, which is connected to the controller and is used to detect the visibility value of the surrounding environment and send it to the controller.

7. The construction machinery fog lighting control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a vehicle-mounted terminal device, which is connected to the mode setting unit and is used to send current weather information to the mode setting unit so as to prompt the driver to adjust the lighting unit through the mode setting unit.

8. The construction machinery fog lighting control system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mode setting unit includes a display screen, which is used to display the current working mode of the lighting unit, and the driver switches the working mode of the lighting unit through the display screen.

9. The construction machinery foggy lighting control system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The mode setting unit is also used to display and switch the lighting light color; The display screen is used to display the current lighting color. The driver switches the lighting color by operating the virtual buttons on the display screen, and the display screen sends the color switching information to the controller.

10. A control method for a foggy lighting control system for construction machinery based on any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: include: Obtaining a current working mode of the lighting unit; If the lighting unit is in the fog lamp automatic mode, determine whether the current surrounding visibility value is less than the set value; if it is less than the set value, and the switch operation unit monitors that the current lighting light color is white, send a yellow light execution instruction to the switch operation unit; otherwise, do not send the instruction; If the lighting unit is in manual control mode, the driver operates the switch operation unit to control the lighting unit on and off and adjust the lighting light color; If the lighting unit is in the automatic brightness adjustment mode, determine whether the current ambient brightness value is less than the set value; if so, send a brightness adjustment instruction to the switch operation unit to adjust the lighting brightness of the lighting unit; otherwise, do not send an instruction.

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