A method for clearing snow on the vehicle roof, a vehicle control unit, and a vehicle

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for clearing snow on the vehicle roof, a vehicle control unit, and a vehicle. The method includes: determining the position of the snow accumulation on the vehicle roof area; determining a vehicle roof heating strategy and a vehicle tilting control strategy based on the position of the snow accumulation; clearing the snow on the vehicle roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilting strategy. In this way, when the position of the snow accumulation is determined, the area where the snow accumulation is located can be automatically heated, and at the same time, the vehicle is controlled to tilt, so that the snow on the vehicle roof slides off smoothly. The cleaning process does not require manual use of special tools, simplifies the cleaning steps, thereby improving the snow cleaning efficiency, and also improving the driving safety of the following vehicles behind.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of vehicle cleaning, and particularly to a method for cleaning snow on the vehicle roof, a vehicle control unit and a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] When washing a vehicle or removing snow, especially for vehicles with a relatively high height such as SUVs and MPVs, it is impossible to automatically clean the vehicle roof (especially after snowfall). It is necessary to manually use special tools or even go to a special car wash for cleaning, resulting in low cleaning efficiency.

[0003] Moreover, when there is snow on the vehicle roof and it cannot be manually cleaned in time, as the vehicle travels a certain distance, the temperature inside the vehicle will rise accordingly, and the bottom of the snow on the vehicle roof will gradually melt. At the same time, due to the relatively high vehicle speed, large chunks of snow may directly slide to the rear of the vehicle. If the following vehicle runs over the sliding snow, there may be a risk of vehicle skidding and traffic accidents, affecting driving safety. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the problems existing in the prior art, embodiments of the present invention provide a method for cleaning snow on the vehicle roof, a vehicle control unit and a vehicle, so as to solve or partially solve the technical problems of low efficiency in cleaning snow on the vehicle roof in the prior art, and possible reduction in driving safety of the following vehicle if the snow cannot be cleaned in time.

[0005] In a first aspect of the present invention, a method for cleaning snow on the vehicle roof is provided, the method comprising:

[0006] Determine the snow position on the vehicle roof area;

[0007] Determine a vehicle roof heating strategy and a vehicle tilting control strategy according to the snow position;

[0008] Clean the snow on the vehicle roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilting strategy, so that the snow slides off the vehicle roof.

[0009] In the above solution, the determining the snow position on the vehicle roof area includes:

[0010] Obtain the current pressure of each sub-region on the vehicle roof collected by each pressure sensor, and each of the pressure sensors is installed in the corresponding sub-region on the vehicle roof;

[0011] If the current pressure is greater than a preset pressure threshold, it is determined that there is snow in the corresponding sub-region, and the sub-region corresponding to the current pressure greater than the preset pressure threshold is determined as the snow position.

[0012] In the above solution, the roof area includes: a first sub-area, a second sub-area, a third sub-area, and a fourth sub-area; the first sub-area is located at the front left of the roof, the second sub-area is located at the front right of the roof, the third sub-area is located at the rear left of the roof, and the fourth sub-area is located at the rear right of the roof; determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes:

[0013] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in the target single area, then heat the target single area correspondingly, and control the height of the target single area to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposing area of the target single area to increase; where

[0014] When the target single area is the first sub-area, the opposing area is the fourth sub-area;

[0015] When the target single area is the second sub-area, the opposing area is the third sub-area;

[0016] When the target single area is the third sub-area, the opposing area is the second sub-area;

[0017] When the target single area is the fourth sub-area, the opposing area is the first sub-area.

[0018] In the above solution, determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes:

[0019] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any two adjacent areas in the roof area, then heat the two adjacent areas, and control the height of the adjacent areas to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposing areas of the adjacent areas to decrease; where

[0020] When the adjacent areas include: the first sub-area and the second sub-area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include: the third sub-area and the fourth sub-area;

[0021] When the adjacent areas include: the first sub-area and the third sub-area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include: the second sub-area and the fourth sub-area;

[0022] When the adjacent areas include: the third sub-area and the fourth sub-area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include: the first sub-area and the second sub-area;

[0023] When the adjacent areas include: the second sub-area and the fourth sub-area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include: the first sub-area and the third sub-area.

[0024] In the above solution, determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes:

[0025] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any two non - adjacent sub - regions in the roof area, then obtain the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness;

[0026] Heat the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness, and control the height of the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness to decrease, while controlling the height of the sub - region with a smaller snow accumulation thickness to increase;

[0027] When the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness is cleared, heat the sub - region with a smaller snow accumulation thickness, and control the height of the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness to increase, while controlling the height of the sub - region with a smaller snow accumulation thickness to decrease.

[0028] In the above solution, determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes:

[0029] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any three sub - regions in the roof area, determine two adjacent regions according to the three sub - regions;

[0030] Determine the adjacent region with a larger snow accumulation thickness in the two adjacent regions as the target adjacent region, heat the target adjacent region, and control the height of the target adjacent region to decrease, while controlling the height of the opposite region of the target adjacent region to increase;

[0031] When the target adjacent region is cleared, heat the remaining sub - regions except the target adjacent region, and control the height of the remaining sub - regions to increase, while controlling the height of the opposite region of the remaining sub - regions to decrease.

[0032] In the above solution, determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes:

[0033] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in four sub - regions in the roof area, determine four adjacent regions according to the four sub - regions, and determine the target adjacent region with the largest snow accumulation thickness and the opposite region of the target adjacent region;

[0034] Heat the target adjacent region, and control the height of the target adjacent region to decrease, while controlling the height of the opposite region of the target adjacent region to increase;

[0035] When the target adjacent region is cleared, heat the opposite region of the target adjacent region, and control the height of the target adjacent region to increase, while controlling the height of the opposite region of the target adjacent region to decrease.

[0036] Before clearing the snow on the vehicle roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilting strategy, the method further includes:

[0037] Obtain the signals of various sensors in the vehicle, and determine whether the vehicle is in a safe tilting environment according to the signals of the sensors; the signals of the sensors include: the pressure signal of the seat pressure sensor, the signal of the door sensor, the power source signal, and the braking signal.

[0038] In a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle controller, which includes:

[0039] A first determination unit, configured to determine the snow accumulation position on the vehicle roof area;

[0040] A second determination unit, configured to determine the vehicle roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilting control strategy according to the snow accumulation position;

[0041] A control unit, configured to clear the snow on the vehicle roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilting strategy.

[0042] In the above solution, the first determination unit is used for:

[0043] Obtain the current pressure of each sub-region on the vehicle roof collected by each pressure sensor, and each of the pressure sensors is installed in the corresponding sub-region on the vehicle roof;

[0044] If the current pressure is greater than a preset pressure threshold, it is determined that there is snow accumulation in the corresponding sub-region, and the sub-region corresponding to the current pressure greater than the preset pressure threshold is determined as the snow accumulation position.

[0045] In the above solution, the vehicle roof area includes: a first sub-region, a second sub-region, a third sub-region, and a fourth sub-region; the first sub-region is located at the front left of the vehicle roof, the second sub-region is located at the front right of the vehicle roof, the third sub-region is located at the rear left of the vehicle roof, and the fourth sub-region is located at the rear right of the vehicle roof; specifically, the second determination unit is used for:

[0046] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is located in the target single region, heat the target single region correspondingly, control the height of the target single region to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposing region of the target single region to increase; wherein,

[0047] When the target single region is the first sub-region, the opposing region is the fourth sub-region;

[0048] When the target single region is the second sub-region, the opposing region is the third sub-region;

[0049] When the target single region is the third sub-region, the opposing region is the second sub-region;

[0050] When the target single area is the fourth sub - area, the opposing area is the first sub - area.

[0051] In the above solution, the second determination unit is used for:

[0052] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any two adjacent areas of the roof area, then heat the two adjacent areas, control the height of the adjacent areas to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposing area of the adjacent areas to decrease; where

[0053] When the adjacent areas include: the first sub - area and the second sub - area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include: the third sub - area and the fourth sub - area;

[0054] When the adjacent areas include: the first sub - area and the third sub - area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include: the second sub - area and the fourth sub - area;

[0055] When the adjacent areas include: the third sub - area and the fourth sub - area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include: the first sub - area and the second sub - area;

[0056] When the adjacent areas include: the second sub - area and the fourth sub - area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include: the first sub - area and the third sub - area.

[0057] In the above solution, the second determination unit is used for:

[0058] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any two non - adjacent sub - areas of the roof area, then obtain the sub - area with a larger snow accumulation thickness;

[0059] Heat the sub - area with a larger snow accumulation thickness, control the height of the sub - area with a larger snow accumulation thickness to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the sub - area with a smaller snow accumulation thickness to increase;

[0060] When the sub - area with a larger snow accumulation thickness is cleared, heat the sub - area with a smaller snow accumulation thickness, control the height of the sub - area with a larger snow accumulation thickness to increase, and at the same time control the height of the sub - area with a smaller snow accumulation thickness to decrease.

[0061] Determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes:

[0062] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any three sub - areas of the roof area, determine two adjacent areas according to the three sub - areas;

[0063] Determine the target adjacent area as the adjacent area with a large snow accumulation thickness in two adjacent areas, heat the target adjacent area, and control the height of the target adjacent area to decrease, while controlling the height of the opposing area of the target adjacent area to increase;

[0064] When the target adjacent area is cleared, heat the remaining sub-areas except the target adjacent area, and control the height of the remaining sub-areas to increase, while controlling the height of the opposing areas of the remaining sub-areas to decrease.

[0065] In the above solution, the second determination unit is used for:

[0066] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in the four sub-areas of the roof area, determine four adjacent areas according to the four sub-areas, and determine the target adjacent area with the largest snow accumulation thickness and the opposing area of the target adjacent area;

[0067] Heat the target adjacent area, and control the height of the target adjacent area to decrease, while controlling the height of the opposing area of the target adjacent area to increase;

[0068] When the target adjacent area is cleared, heat the opposing area of the target adjacent area, and control the height of the target adjacent area to increase, while controlling the height of the opposing area of the target adjacent area to decrease.

[0069] In the above solution, the control unit is further used for:

[0070] Obtain the signals of each sensor in the vehicle, and determine whether the vehicle is in a safe tilting environment according to the signals of each sensor; the signals of the sensor include: the pressure signal of the seat pressure sensor, the signal of the door sensor, the power source signal and the braking signal.

[0071] In the third aspect of the present invention, a vehicle is provided, and the vehicle includes the vehicle controller described in the second aspect.

[0072] The present invention provides a method for clearing snow on the roof, a vehicle controller and a vehicle. The method includes: determining the snow accumulation position on the roof area; determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilting control strategy according to the snow accumulation position; clearing the snow on the roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilting strategy; thus, when the snow accumulation position is determined, the area where the snow accumulation position is located can be automatically heated, and the vehicle tilting is controlled at the same time, so that the snow on the roof slides down smoothly; the cleaning process does not require manual use of special tools, simplifies the cleaning steps, thereby improving the snow cleaning efficiency, and also improving the driving safety of the following vehicles behind. Description of the Drawings

[0073] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for the purpose of showing the preferred embodiments and are not considered to be a limitation of the present invention. Also, throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to represent the same components.

[0074] In the drawings:

[0075] Figure 1 A schematic flow chart of a method for clearing snow on the vehicle roof provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0076] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the division of the vehicle roof area provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0077] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of a vehicle controller provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0078] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0079] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of a computer-readable storage medium provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Detailed Embodiments

[0080] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Although the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided so that the present disclosure can be more thoroughly understood and the scope of the present disclosure can be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art.

[0081] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for clearing snow on the vehicle roof, as Figure 1 shown, the method includes the following steps:

[0082] S110, determining the snow accumulation position on the vehicle roof area.

[0083] The vehicle roof area of this embodiment can be divided into four sub-areas. As Figure 2 shown, the vehicle roof area includes: a first sub-area A1, a second sub-area A2, a third sub-area A3, and a fourth sub-area A4; the first sub-area A1 is located at the front left of the vehicle roof, the second sub-area A2 is located at the front right of the vehicle roof, the third sub-area A3 is located at the rear left of the vehicle roof, and the fourth sub-area is located at the rear right of the vehicle roof.

[0084] A heating plate is installed in the roof area. In order to achieve zoned heating, each sub-region can be correspondingly installed with its own heating plate; or, all sub-regions correspond to one heating plate, and this heating plate can achieve local heating, thereby achieving zoned heating.

[0085] When there is snow on the roof, there may be no snow on some sub-regions and snow on some sub-regions. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the snow position on the roof area.

[0086] In one implementation, determining the snow position on the roof area includes:

[0087] Obtain the current pressure of each sub-region of the roof collected by each pressure sensor, and each pressure sensor is installed in the corresponding sub-region of the roof;

[0088] If the pressure is greater than the preset pressure threshold, it is determined that there is snow in the corresponding sub-region, and the sub-region corresponding to the current pressure greater than the preset threshold is determined as the snow position.

[0089] Specifically, a pressure sensor is installed in each sub-region. When there is snow in the sub-region, due to the weight of the snow, the pressure in this region will increase. Therefore, in this embodiment, it can be judged whether there is snow in this region based on the corresponding situation of each sub-region. That is, when the current pressure of a certain sub-region is greater than the preset pressure threshold, this sub-region can be determined as the snow position.

[0090] S111. Determine the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow position.

[0091] The snow may be located in a single sub-region, may be located in two adjacent sub-regions, may be located in two non-adjacent sub-regions, may be located in any three sub-regions, and may also be located in four sub-regions. In this embodiment, in order to make the snow slide off the roof quickly, if the snow position is different, the corresponding roof heating strategy and vehicle tilt control strategy are also different.

[0092] In this embodiment, the vehicle tilt control strategy is achieved by adjusting the height of the air suspension, and the suspension height corresponding to each wheel can be adjusted independently. It should be noted that when adjusting the height of the air suspension, the tilt angle of the vehicle is less than the safe tilt angle of the vehicle to avoid the vehicle from tipping over. Among them, the safe tilt angle can be determined based on each vehicle model and will not be elaborated here.

[0093] In one implementation, the determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow position includes:

[0094] If it is determined that the position is located in the target single region, correspondingly heat the target single region, control the height of the target single region to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposite region of the target single region to increase; among them,

[0095] When the target single area is the first sub - area, the opposing area is the fourth sub - area;

[0096] When the target single area is the second sub - area, the opposing area is the third sub - area;

[0097] When the target single area is the third sub - area, the opposing area is the second sub - area;

[0098] When the target single area is the fourth sub - area, the opposing area is the first sub - area.

[0099] For example, if there is snow accumulation in the first sub - area A1 and no snow in other sub - areas, only heat the first sub - area A1, control the height of the first sub - area A1 to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the fourth sub - area A4 to increase. That is, adjust the air suspension to lower the attitude of the left front wheel of the vehicle and raise the attitude of the right rear wheel.

[0100] In one implementation, determine the roof heating strategy and vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position, including:

[0101] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any two adjacent areas in the roof area, then heat the two adjacent areas, control the height of the adjacent areas to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposing areas of the adjacent areas to decrease; where

[0102] When the adjacent areas include the first sub - area and the second sub - area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include the third sub - area and the fourth sub - area;

[0103] When the adjacent areas include the first sub - area and the third sub - area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include the second sub - area and the fourth sub - area;

[0104] When the adjacent areas include the third sub - area and the fourth sub - area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include the first sub - area and the second sub - area;

[0105] When the adjacent areas include the second sub - area and the fourth sub - area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include the first sub - area and the third sub - area.

[0106] For example, assume that there is snow accumulation in both the first sub - area A1 and the second sub - area A2. Then heat the first sub - area A1 and the second sub - area A2, and at the same time lower the height of the first sub - area A1 and the second sub - area A2, and raise the height of the third sub - area A3 and the fourth sub - area A4. That is, by adjusting the air suspension, lower the front wheels of the vehicle and raise the rear wheels.

[0107] In one implementation, determine the roof heating strategy and vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position, including:

[0108] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any two non - adjacent sub - regions in the roof area, the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness is obtained.

[0109] Heat the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness, control the height of the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the sub - region with a smaller snow accumulation thickness to increase.

[0110] When the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness is cleared, heat the sub - region with a smaller snow accumulation thickness, control the height of the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness to increase, and at the same time control the height of the sub - region with a smaller snow accumulation thickness to decrease.

[0111] In this embodiment, the snow accumulation thickness is determined by the pressure values of each sub - region. If the pressure is large, it indicates a large snow accumulation thickness; if the pressure is small, it indicates a small snow accumulation thickness.

[0112] For any two non - adjacent sub - regions, the sub - region with a larger snow accumulation thickness is preferentially cleared. For example, if there is snow accumulation in the first sub - region A1 and the fourth sub - region A4, and the snow accumulation thickness in the first sub - region A1 is larger and the snow accumulation thickness in the fourth sub - region A4 is smaller, then the snow in the first sub - region A1 is preferentially cleared. Specifically: heat the first sub - region A1, control the height of the first sub - region A1 to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the fourth sub - region A4 to increase. That is, by adjusting the air suspension, the attitude of the vehicle's left front wheel is lowered and the attitude of the right rear wheel is raised.

[0113] Then the vehicle height returns to the initial state, and then the snow in the fourth sub - region A4 is cleared. Specifically: heat the fourth sub - region A4, control the height of the fourth sub - region A4 to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the first sub - region A1 to increase. That is, by adjusting the air suspension, the attitude of the vehicle's left front wheel is raised and the attitude of the right rear wheel is lowered.

[0114] In one implementation, according to the snow accumulation position, a roof heating strategy and a vehicle tilt control strategy are determined, including:

[0115] If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any three sub - regions in the roof area, two adjacent regions are determined according to the three sub - regions;

[0116] Determine the adjacent region with a larger snow accumulation thickness in the two adjacent regions as the target adjacent region, heat the target adjacent region, control the height of the target adjacent region to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposite region of the target adjacent region to increase;

[0117] When the target adjacent region is cleared, heat the remaining sub - regions except the target adjacent region, control the height of the remaining sub - regions to increase, and at the same time control the height of the opposite regions of the remaining sub - regions to decrease.

[0118] As described above, in this embodiment, the snow depth is determined by the pressure values of each sub-region. If the pressure is high, it indicates a large snow depth; if the pressure is low, it indicates a small snow depth. The snow depth of adjacent regions is the average of the snow depths of two sub-regions in the adjacent regions.

[0119] For example, assume that there is snow in the first sub-region A1, the second sub-region A2, and the third sub-region A3. Then there are two adjacent regions: the first adjacent region and the second adjacent region. Among them, the first adjacent region includes the first sub-region A1 and the second sub-region A2; the second adjacent region includes the first sub-region A1 and the third sub-region A3. If the snow depth of the first adjacent region is large, then the first adjacent region is taken as the target adjacent region, and the snow in the target adjacent region is preferentially cleared. Specifically:

[0120] Heat the first sub-region A1 and the second sub-region A2, control the heights of the first sub-region A1 and the second sub-region A2 to decrease, and the heights of the third sub-region A3 and the fourth sub-region A4 to increase until the snow is cleared. Then restore the vehicle to the normal state (the state where the height of the air suspension is 0), and then heat the third sub-region A3, control the height of the second sub-region A2 to increase, and control the height of the third sub-region A3 to decrease. That is, by adjusting the air suspension, the attitude of the left rear wheel of the vehicle is lowered, and the attitude of the right front wheel is raised.

[0121] In one implementation, the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy are determined according to the snow position, including:

[0122] If it is determined that the snow position is in the four sub-regions of the roof area, four adjacent regions are determined according to the four sub-regions, and the target adjacent region with the largest snow depth and the opposite region of the target adjacent region are determined;

[0123] Heat the target adjacent region, control the height of the target adjacent region to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposite region of the target adjacent region to increase;

[0124] When the target adjacent region is cleared, heat the opposite region of the target adjacent region, control the height of the target adjacent region to increase, and at the same time control the height of the opposite region of the target adjacent region to decrease.

[0125] For example, assume that there is snow accumulation in the first sub-region A1, the second sub-region A2, the third sub-region A3, and the fourth sub-region A4. Then there are four adjacent regions: the first adjacent region, the second adjacent region, the third adjacent region, and the fourth adjacent region. Among them, the first adjacent region includes the first sub-region A1 and the second sub-region A2; the second adjacent region includes the first sub-region A1 and the third sub-region A3; the third adjacent region includes the third sub-region A3 and the fourth sub-region A4; the fourth adjacent region includes the second sub-region A2 and the fourth sub-region A4.

[0126] Similarly, the region with the largest snow accumulation thickness among all adjacent regions is taken as the target adjacent region. Assume that the first adjacent region is the target region. Then the first adjacent region is heated, and the height of the third adjacent region is controlled to rise while the height of the first adjacent region is controlled to fall. That is, by adjusting the air suspension, the attitude of the front wheels of the vehicle is lowered, and the attitude of the rear wheels is raised.

[0127] After the snow in the first adjacent region is cleared, the vehicle is restored to the normal state. Then, the third adjacent region needs to be heated, and the height of the third adjacent region is controlled to fall while the height of the first adjacent region is controlled to rise. That is, by adjusting the air suspension, the attitude of the front wheels of the vehicle is raised, and the attitude of the rear wheels is lowered.

[0128] In this way, there are corresponding heating strategies and vehicle tilt control strategies for different snow positions, so that the snow on the roof can slide off quickly, improving the snow cleaning efficiency.

[0129] S112. Clear the snow on the roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilt strategy, so that the snow slides off the roof.

[0130] After the heating strategy and the vehicle tilt strategy are determined, the snow on the roof is cleared according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilt strategy, so that the snow slides off the roof. The specific cleaning method can refer to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0131] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the air suspension will be adjusted only when it is ensured that the vehicle is in a safe state. Then, before clearing the snow on the roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilt strategy, the method further includes:

[0132] Obtain the signals of each sensor in the vehicle, and determine whether the vehicle is in a safe tilt environment according to the signals of each sensor; the signals of the sensors include: the pressure signal of the seat pressure sensor, the signal of the door sensor, the power source signal, and the braking signal.

[0133] In this way, the snow on the roof can be cleared in time, and at the same time, it can be avoided that the snow falls behind the vehicle during driving, improving the driving safety of the following vehicle.

[0134] Based on the same inventive concept as in the foregoing embodiments, this embodiment also provides a vehicle controller, as Figure 3 shown. The vehicle controller includes:

[0135] A first determination unit 31, configured to determine the snow accumulation position on the roof area;

[0136] A second determination unit 32, configured to determine a roof heating strategy and a vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position;

[0137] A control unit 33, configured to clean the snow on the roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilt strategy.

[0138] Since the vehicle controller introduced in the embodiments of the present invention is the controller adopted for implementing the method for cleaning the snow on the roof in the embodiments of the present invention, based on the method introduced in the embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can understand the specific structure and variations of the controller, so it will not be elaborated herein. Any controller adopted by the method in the embodiments of the present invention falls within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0139] Based on the same inventive concept as in the foregoing embodiments, this embodiment also provides a vehicle, which includes the above-mentioned vehicle controller. The processing logic and specific structure of the vehicle controller can refer to the corresponding description above, so it will not be elaborated herein.

[0140] Based on the same inventive concept, this embodiment provides a computer device 400, as Figure 4 shown, including a memory 410, a processor 420, and a computer program 411 stored on the memory 410 and executable on the processor 420. When the processor 420 executes the computer program 411, any step of the method described above is implemented.

[0141] Based on the same inventive concept, this embodiment provides a computer-readable storage medium 500, as Figure 5 shown, on which a computer program 511 is stored. When the computer program 511 is executed by a processor, the steps of any of the methods described above are implemented.

[0142] Through one or more embodiments of the present invention, the present invention has the following beneficial effects or advantages:

[0143] The present invention provides a method for clearing snow on the vehicle roof, a vehicle control unit, and a vehicle. The method includes: determining the position of the snow on the vehicle roof area; determining a vehicle roof heating strategy and a vehicle tilting control strategy based on the snow position; clearing the snow on the vehicle roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilting strategy. In this way, when the snow position is determined, the area where the snow is located can be automatically heated, and the vehicle is tilted at the same time, so that the snow on the vehicle roof slides off smoothly. The cleaning process does not require manual use of special tools, simplifies the cleaning steps, improves the snow cleaning efficiency, and also improves the driving safety of the following vehicles behind.

[0144] The algorithms and displays provided herein are not inherently related to any particular computer, virtual system, or other device. Various general-purpose systems can also be used in conjunction with the teachings based herein. The structure required to construct such systems will be apparent from the above description. In addition, the present invention is not directed to any particular programming language. It should be understood that the content of the present invention described herein can be implemented using various programming languages, and the description of the specific language above is to disclose the best mode of the present invention.

[0145] In the specification provided herein, a large number of specific details are set forth. However, it can be understood that the embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures, and technologies have not been shown in detail so as not to obscure the understanding of this specification.

[0146] Similarly, it should be understood that, in order to streamline the present disclosure and assist in understanding one or more of the various inventive aspects, in the foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the various features of the present invention are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof. However, the disclosed method should not be construed as reflecting the intention that the claimed invention requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as reflected in the following claims, the inventive aspects lie in less than all the features of the single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of the present invention.

[0147] Those skilled in the art can understand that the modules in the devices in the embodiments can be adaptively changed and set in one or more devices different from the embodiments. The modules or units or components in the embodiments can be combined into one module or unit or component, and in addition, they can be divided into multiple sub-modules or sub-units or sub-components. Except that at least some of such features and / or processes or units are mutually exclusive, any combination can be adopted to combine all the features disclosed in this specification (including the accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) and all the processes or units of any method or device so disclosed. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, each feature disclosed in this specification (including the accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) can be replaced by an alternative feature that provides the same, equivalent or similar purpose.

[0148] In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that although some of the embodiments herein include certain features included in other embodiments rather than other features, the combination of the features of different embodiments means that it is within the scope of the present invention and forms different embodiments. For example, in the following claims, any one of the claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.

[0149] Each component embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in hardware, or in software modules running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. Those skilled in the art should understand that a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP) can be used in practice to implement some or all of the functions of some or all of the components of the gateway, proxy server, and system according to the embodiments of the present invention. The present invention can also be implemented as a device or device program (such as a computer program and a computer program product) for executing part or all of the methods described herein. Such a program for implementing the present invention can be stored on a computer-readable medium, or can be in the form of one or more signals. Such signals can be downloaded from an Internet website, or provided on a carrier signal, or provided in any other form.

[0150] It should be noted that the above embodiments illustrate the present invention rather than limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art can design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in the claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The present invention can be implemented by means of hardware including several different elements and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In a unit claim listing several devices, several of these devices can be embodied by the same item of hardware. The use of the words first, second, and third, etc. does not denote any order. These words can be interpreted as names.

[0151] Although the preferred embodiments of the present application have been described, those skilled in the art can make additional changes and modifications once they learn the basic creative concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be construed to include the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present application.

[0152] As described above, it is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and is not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for clearing snow on the vehicle roof, characterized in that, The method includes: Determine the snow accumulation position on the roof area; the roof area is divided into four sub-areas; Determine the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position; Clean the snow on the roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilt strategy, so that the snow slides off the roof; where, The determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes: If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any three sub-areas of the roof area, determine two adjacent areas according to the three sub-areas; Determine the adjacent area with a larger snow thickness in the two adjacent areas as the target adjacent area, heat the target adjacent area, and control the height of the target adjacent area to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposing area of the target adjacent area to increase; When the target adjacent area is cleared, heat the remaining sub-areas except the target adjacent area, and control the height of the remaining sub-areas to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposing areas of the remaining sub-areas to increase.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The determining the snow accumulation position on the roof area includes: Obtain the current pressure of each sub-area of the roof collected by each pressure sensor, and each of the pressure sensors is installed in the corresponding sub-area of the roof; If the current pressure is greater than the preset pressure threshold, it is determined that there is snow accumulation in the corresponding sub-area, and the sub-area corresponding to the current pressure greater than the preset pressure threshold is determined as the snow accumulation position.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The roof area includes: a first sub-area, a second sub-area, a third sub-area, and a fourth sub-area; the first sub-area is located at the front left of the roof, the second sub-area is located at the front right of the roof, the third sub-area is located at the rear left of the roof, and the fourth sub-area is located at the rear right of the roof; the determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes: If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in the target single area, heat the target single area correspondingly, and control the height of the target single area to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposing area of the target single area to increase; where, When the target single area is the first sub-area, the opposing area is the fourth sub-area; When the target single area is the second sub-area, the opposing area is the third sub-area; When the target single area is the third sub-area, the opposing area is the second sub-area; When the target single area is the fourth sub-area, the opposing area is the first sub-area.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes: If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any two adjacent areas of the roof area, heat the two adjacent areas, and control the height of the adjacent areas to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposing areas of the adjacent areas to increase; where, When the adjacent areas include: the first sub-area and the second sub-area, the opposing areas of the adjacent areas include: the third sub-area and the fourth sub-area; When the adjacent area includes: the first sub-area and the third sub-area, the opposite area of the adjacent area includes: the second sub-area and the fourth sub-area; When the adjacent area includes: the third sub-area and the fourth sub-area, the opposite area of the adjacent area includes: the first sub-area and the second sub-area; When the adjacent area includes: the second sub-area and the fourth sub-area, the opposite area of the adjacent area includes: the first sub-area and the third sub-area.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein The determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes: If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any two non-adjacent sub-areas in the roof area, then obtain the sub-area with a larger snow accumulation thickness; Heat the sub-area with a larger snow accumulation thickness, and control the height of the sub-area with a larger snow accumulation thickness to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the sub-area with a smaller snow accumulation thickness to increase; When the sub-area with a larger snow accumulation thickness is cleared, heat the sub-area with a smaller snow accumulation thickness, and control the height of the sub-area with a larger snow accumulation thickness to increase, and at the same time control the height of the sub-area with a smaller snow accumulation thickness to decrease.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein The determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes: If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in the four sub-areas in the roof area, determine four adjacent areas according to the four sub-areas, and determine the target adjacent area with the largest snow accumulation thickness and the opposite area of the target adjacent area; Heat the target adjacent area, and control the height of the target adjacent area to decrease, and at the same time control the height of the opposite area of the target adjacent area to increase; When the target adjacent area is cleared, heat the opposite area of the target adjacent area, and control the height of the target adjacent area to increase, and at the same time control the height of the opposite area of the target adjacent area to decrease.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before clearing the snow on the roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilt strategy, the method further includes: Obtain the signals of each sensor in the vehicle, and determine whether the vehicle is in a safe tilt environment according to the signals of each sensor; the signals of the sensor include: the pressure signal of the seat pressure sensor, the signal of the door sensor, the power source signal and the braking signal.

8. A vehicle controller, characterized in that, The vehicle controller includes: A first determining unit, configured to determine the snow accumulation position on the roof area; the roof area is divided into four sub-areas; A second determining unit, configured to determine the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position; A control unit, configured to clear the snow on the roof according to the heating strategy and the vehicle tilt strategy; wherein, The determining the roof heating strategy and the vehicle tilt control strategy according to the snow accumulation position includes: If it is determined that the snow accumulation position is in any three sub-areas in the roof area, determine two adjacent areas according to the three sub-areas; Determine the adjacent area with a large snow accumulation thickness among two adjacent areas as the target adjacent area, heat the target adjacent area, and control the height of the target adjacent area to decrease, while controlling the height of the opposing area of the target adjacent area to increase; When the cleaning of the target adjacent area is completed, heat the remaining sub-areas except the target adjacent area, and control the height of the remaining sub-areas to decrease, while controlling the height of the opposing areas of the remaining sub-areas to increase.

9. A vehicle, characterized in that, The vehicle includes the vehicle controller as claimed in claim 8.

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