Vehicle cooling method and related apparatus, system, device and storage medium

By combining a liquid nitrogen injection device and a rotary drive device, along with thermal imaging and electronic compass technology, the system precisely targets and cools high-temperature areas inside the vehicle, solving the problem of localized high-temperature spontaneous combustion inside the vehicle and achieving an effective cooling effect.

CN116424057BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-19ZHEJIANG LEAPMOTOR TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202310313586.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-03-27
Publication Date
2025-12-19
Estimated Expiration
2043-03-27

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Technical Problem

High-temperature areas inside a vehicle can easily cause a rapid rise in temperature, and may even lead to spontaneous combustion. Existing technologies are not effective at cooling these areas.

Method used

The cooling module consists of a liquid nitrogen injection device and a rotary drive device. It uses thermal imaging to detect high-temperature areas and controls the liquid nitrogen injection device to spray and cool the high-temperature areas. Combined with the angle correction of the electronic compass and the rotary drive device, the injection angle is precisely adjusted.

Benefits of technology

It achieves precise cooling of localized high-temperature areas inside the vehicle, improving the vehicle's cooling effect and avoiding the risk of spontaneous combustion caused by excessively high local temperatures.

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Abstract

The application discloses a vehicle cooling method and related devices, systems, equipment and storage media, the vehicle cooling method comprising: acquiring a first thermal image of the vehicle interior; determining a first high-temperature area in the first thermal image, wherein the first high-temperature area is an area in the first thermal image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold; and controlling a cooling module to cool a second high-temperature area corresponding to the first high-temperature area in the vehicle interior. In this way, the local high-temperature area in the vehicle interior can be cooled, and the vehicle cooling effect is improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of automobile technology, in particular to a vehicle cooling method and related device, system, equipment and storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of society, vehicles have become one of the indispensable means of transportation in people's lives. There are many drawbacks to parking vehicles outdoors, especially when the vehicle is in a sunny environment, the internal temperature of the vehicle can easily rise.

[0003] Because various items are usually placed inside the vehicle, such as perfume, mineral water bottles, beverages, reading glasses, etc., focusing on sunlight can cause the temperature of a certain local area inside the vehicle to rise rapidly, even causing a fire, resulting in user property loss.

[0004] Therefore, how to cool the interior of the vehicle has become a technical problem to be solved. SUMMARY

[0005] The technical problem solved by the present application is to provide a vehicle cooling method and related device, system, equipment and computer readable storage medium, which can cool the local high temperature area inside the vehicle and improve the cooling effect of the vehicle.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, one technical solution adopted by the present application is to provide a vehicle cooling method, which comprises: acquiring a first thermal image of the interior of the vehicle; determining a first high temperature area in the first thermal image, wherein the first high temperature area is a region in the first thermal image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold; and controlling a cooling module to cool a second high temperature area corresponding to the first high temperature area inside the vehicle.

[0007] The cooling module includes a liquid nitrogen spraying device and a rotary drive device, the rotary drive device is used to drive the liquid nitrogen spraying device to rotate, and the cooling module is located on the roof of the vehicle; the cooling module cools the second high temperature area corresponding to the first high temperature area inside the vehicle, including: determining a target rotation angle of the rotary drive device based on the first high temperature area; controlling the rotary drive device to rotate the target rotation angle to align the liquid nitrogen spraying device with the second high temperature area; and controlling the liquid nitrogen spraying device to spray liquid nitrogen on the second high temperature area.

[0008] The target rotation angle of the rotary drive device is determined based on the first high temperature area, including: determining a first azimuth angle of the second high temperature area based on the first high temperature area; determining a second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device; obtaining an angle difference between the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle as the target rotation angle.

[0009] The vehicle interior further integrates a first electronic compass, a pointing direction of the first electronic compass is synchronized with an orientation of a vehicle head, and the target rotation angle of the rotation driving device is determined based on the first high-temperature area, including: obtaining a third azimuth angle of the vehicle detected by the first electronic compass; fusing a preset electronic compass scale into the first thermal imaging image to obtain a second thermal imaging image; determining a fourth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature area in the second thermal imaging image; performing first correction on the fourth azimuth angle by using the third azimuth angle; and selecting the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction as the first azimuth angle.

[0010] The vehicle interior further integrates a first electronic compass, a pointing direction of the first electronic compass is synchronized with an orientation of a vehicle head, and the target rotation angle of the rotation driving device is determined based on the first high-temperature area, including: obtaining a third azimuth angle of the vehicle detected by the first electronic compass; fusing a preset electronic compass scale into the first thermal imaging image to obtain a second thermal imaging image; determining a fourth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature area in the second thermal imaging image; performing first correction on the fourth azimuth angle by using the third azimuth angle; and selecting the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction as the first azimuth angle.

[0011] The liquid nitrogen spraying device further integrates a second electronic compass, and the second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device is determined, including: taking an azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass as the second azimuth angle; or performing third correction on the azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass, and taking the azimuth angle after the third correction as the second azimuth angle.

[0012] The target rotation angle of the rotation driving device is determined based on the first high-temperature area, including: taking a center point of the first thermal imaging image as a reference point, and dividing the first thermal imaging image into a plurality of sub-regions according to a preset division angle; determining a first sub-region where the first high-temperature area is located in the first thermal imaging image, and a second sub-region where a projection of the liquid nitrogen spraying device is located in the first thermal imaging image, wherein the first sub-region and the second sub-region are one of the plurality of sub-regions; and determining the target rotation angle based on the first sub-region and the second sub-region.

[0013] After the first high-temperature area in the first thermal imaging image is determined, the method further includes: starting the air conditioner to cool the vehicle interior; and controlling the cooling module to cool a second high-temperature area corresponding to the first high-temperature area in the vehicle interior, including: in response to the temperature in the first high-temperature area being greater than a second temperature threshold, performing the determination of the target rotation angle of the rotation driving device and subsequent steps, wherein the second temperature threshold is greater than the first temperature threshold.

[0014] The method further includes: receiving a remote control instruction sent by the user terminal, the remote control instruction being used to instruct the cooling module to cool the second high-temperature area.

[0015] To solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present application is to provide a vehicle cooling device, which comprises: an acquisition module, configured to acquire a first thermal image of a vehicle interior; a determination module, configured to determine a first high-temperature area in the first thermal image, wherein the first high-temperature area is an area in the first thermal image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold; and a control module, configured to control a cooling module to cool a second high-temperature area in the vehicle interior corresponding to the first high-temperature area.

[0016] To solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present application is to provide a vehicle cooling system, which comprises: a thermal imaging detection unit, a control unit, and a cooling module; the thermal imaging detection unit is configured to detect a first thermal image of a vehicle interior; the control unit is configured to acquire the first thermal image, determine a first high-temperature area in the first thermal image, and control the cooling module to cool a second high-temperature area in the vehicle interior corresponding to the first high-temperature area, wherein the first high-temperature area is an area in the first thermal image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold.

[0017] The cooling module comprises a liquid nitrogen spraying device and a rotary driving device, the rotary driving device is configured to drive the liquid nitrogen spraying device to rotate, and the cooling module is located on a roof of the vehicle; the control unit is configured to determine a target rotation angle of the rotary driving device based on the first high-temperature area, control the rotary driving device to rotate the target rotation angle to align the liquid nitrogen spraying device with the second high-temperature area, and control the liquid nitrogen spraying device to spray liquid nitrogen to the second high-temperature area.

[0018] To solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present application is to provide an electronic device, which comprises a memory and a processor coupled with each other, and the memory stores program instructions; the processor is configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory to implement the vehicle cooling method.

[0019] To solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present application is to provide a computer readable storage medium, which is configured to store program instructions, and the program instructions can be executed to implement the vehicle cooling method.

[0020] The above scheme obtains a first thermal imaging image of the vehicle interior, and determines a first high-temperature area in the first thermal imaging image, the first high-temperature area being an area in the first thermal imaging image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold. Then, the cooling module is controlled to cool a second high-temperature area corresponding to the first high-temperature area in the vehicle interior. In this way, the local high-temperature area in the vehicle interior can be cooled, and the cooling effect of the vehicle is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 is a framework diagram of an embodiment of the vehicle cooling system provided by the present application;

[0022] Figure 2 is a framework diagram of another embodiment of the vehicle cooling system provided by the present application;

[0023] Figure 3 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of the vehicle cooling method provided by the present application;

[0024] Figure 4 is a flow diagram of another embodiment of the vehicle cooling method provided by the present application;

[0025] Figure 5 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of the method for determining a target rotation angle provided by the present application;

[0026] Figure 6 is a flow diagram of another embodiment of the method for determining a target rotation angle provided by the present application;

[0027] Figure 7 is a framework diagram of an embodiment of the vehicle cooling device provided by the present application;

[0028] Figure 8 is a framework diagram of an embodiment of the electronic device provided by the present application;

[0029] Figure 9 is a framework diagram of an embodiment of the computer-readable storage medium provided by the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] To make the purpose, technical solutions and effects of the present application clearer and more explicit, the present application is further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments.

[0031] It should be noted that the term "and / or" in the present document is merely an association relationship between the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B can represent the following three cases: A exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in the present document generally represents an "or" relationship between the front and rear associated objects. In addition, "multiple" in the present document means two or more. In addition, the term "at least one" in the present document means any one of multiple or any combination of at least two of multiple, for example, including at least one of A, B and C can mean including any one or more elements selected from the set consisting of A, B and C.

[0032] In addition, if the description of "first", "second" and the like is involved in the embodiments of the present application, the description of "first", "second" and the like is only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can be explicitly or implicitly included at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of ordinary skilled in the art, when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, nor within the scope of protection claimed in the present application.

[0033] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a frame schematic diagram of an embodiment of the vehicle cooling system provided by the present application. As Figure 1 shown, the system comprises a thermal imaging detection unit 10, a control unit 20 and a cooling module 30.

[0034] The thermal imaging detection unit 10 is used to detect a first thermal imaging image of the vehicle interior and send the first thermal imaging image to the control unit 20. The thermal imaging detection unit 10 is located on the roof of the vehicle interior. The specific installation position of the thermal imaging detection unit 10 on the roof can be determined according to actual needs, and the present embodiment does not make specific limitation thereon. For example, the thermal imaging detection unit 10 can be located on the roof corresponding to the front cockpit area, at this time, the first thermal imaging image can be a thermal imaging image corresponding to the front cockpit area.

[0035] The control unit 20 is used to acquire the first thermal imaging image detected by the thermal imaging detection unit 10, determine a first high temperature area in the first thermal imaging image, and control the cooling module 30 to cool a second high temperature area corresponding to the first high temperature area in the vehicle interior. Wherein, the first high temperature area is a region in the first thermal imaging image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold. The second high temperature area is an actual high temperature area corresponding to the first high temperature area in the vehicle interior.

[0036] Since the first thermal imaging image detected by the thermal imaging detection unit 10 is a temperature distribution map, the control unit 20 can directly determine the first high-temperature area in the local part of the first thermal imaging image, and then control the cooling module 30 to cool the second high-temperature area in the local part of the vehicle interior corresponding to the first high-temperature area.

[0037] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 is a frame schematic diagram of another embodiment of the vehicle cooling system provided by the present application. As shown in Figure 2 , the system includes a thermal imaging detection unit 10, a control unit 20 and a cooling module 30. The control unit 20 includes a first controller 21, a second controller 22 and a third controller 23, and the cooling module 30 includes a rotary driving device 31 and a liquid nitrogen spraying device 32.

[0038] Among them, the thermal imaging detection unit 10 is electrically connected with the first controller 21. Exemplarily, the thermal imaging detection unit 10 can be an infrared thermal imager or other thermal imaging device.

[0039] The first controller 21 is in communication connection with the second controller 22, for example, the first controller 21 is connected with the second controller 22 through vehicle-mounted Ethernet. The second controller 22 is in communication connection with the third controller 23, for example, the second controller 22 is connected with the third controller 23 through CAN (Controller Area Network). Exemplarily, the first controller 21 and the second controller 22 are both intelligent cockpit domain SOC. The third controller 23 is electrically connected with the cooling module 30. Exemplarily, the third controller 23 is MCU (Microcontroller Unit). It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the first controller 21, the second controller 22 and the third controller 23 are exemplarily illustrated as being included in the control unit 20. In other embodiments, the first controller 21, the second controller 22 and the third controller 23 can be the same controller, or the first controller 21 and the second controller 22 can be the same controller, or the second controller 22 and the third controller 23 can be the same controller, which is not limited in the present embodiment.

[0040] The cooling module 30 is located on the roof of the vehicle interior, for example, the cooling module 30 is located on the roof corresponding to the front driver's cabin area. The cooling module 30 includes a rotary drive device 31 and a liquid nitrogen injection device 32, the rotary drive device 31 is used to drive the liquid nitrogen injection device 32 to rotate. In an example, the rotary drive device 31 includes a motor drive and a stepper motor, the drive signal input end of the motor drive is electrically connected with the drive signal output end of the third controller 23, and the drive signal output end of the motor drive is connected with the drive signal input end of the stepper motor. The liquid nitrogen injection device 32 includes a nozzle, which can be connected with a liquid nitrogen storage device through a pipeline. The liquid nitrogen storage device stores liquid nitrogen and can be located in the trunk of the vehicle. The pipeline is provided with an electronic valve, and the signal input end of the electronic valve is electrically connected with the control signal output end of the third controller 23. The shaft of the stepper motor can be connected with a support rod through a connecting piece, and the support rod is perpendicular to the shaft of the stepper motor. The nozzle can be arranged at one end of the support rod away from the stepper motor, and the opening of the nozzle faces downward.

[0041] In a specific application, the thermal imaging detection unit 10 is used to detect a first thermal image of the vehicle interior and send the first thermal image to the first controller 21. The first controller 21 receives the first thermal image and sends the first thermal image to the second controller 22. The second controller 22 receives the first thermal image and sends the first thermal image to the third controller 23. The third controller 23 receives the first thermal image and determines a first high temperature area in the first thermal image, determines a target rotation angle of the rotary drive device 31 based on the first high temperature area, controls the rotary drive device 31 to rotate the target rotation angle, so that the liquid nitrogen injection device is aligned with a second high temperature area, and controls the liquid nitrogen injection device 32 to spray liquid nitrogen on the second high temperature area.

[0042] The drive signal output by the third controller 23 drives the stepper motor to rotate the target rotation angle, which drives the nozzle to rotate to the upper side of the second high temperature area corresponding to the first high temperature area in the vehicle interior. Then, the third controller 23 outputs a control signal to the electronic valve on the pipeline to control the electronic valve to open, so that the liquid nitrogen stored in the liquid nitrogen storage device can flow to the nozzle through the pipeline, and the nozzle can spray liquid nitrogen on the second high temperature area. Since the liquid nitrogen absorbs heat during vaporization, spraying liquid nitrogen on the second high temperature area can achieve the purpose of cooling the second high temperature area.

[0043] Optionally, in the embodiment, the cooling module 30 includes a rotating driving device 31 and a liquid nitrogen spraying device 32. In other embodiments, the cooling module 30 can include a displacement device and a liquid nitrogen spraying device. The displacement device and the liquid nitrogen spraying device are fixedly connected, and the displacement device is electrically connected with the third controller 23. The displacement device can move the liquid nitrogen spraying device to any position in the front cabin area. For example, after determining the first high-temperature area in the first thermal image, the third controller 23 can output a control signal to the displacement device to control the displacement device to move the liquid nitrogen spraying device to a second high-temperature area corresponding to the first high-temperature area in the vehicle interior, and control the liquid nitrogen spraying device to cool the second high-temperature area.

[0044] Optionally, in the embodiment, the cooling system can further include a first electronic compass 41 and a second electronic compass 42. In an implementation, the first electronic compass 41 is integrated in the vehicle interior, and the pointing direction of the first electronic compass is synchronized with the orientation of the vehicle head. For example, the first electronic compass 41 is electrically connected with the first controller 21, and the first electronic compass 41 is configured to send the detected azimuth angle to the first controller 21. The second electronic compass 42 is integrated on the liquid nitrogen spraying device 32, and the pointing direction of the second electronic compass 42 can be the same as or different from the orientation of the liquid nitrogen spraying device 32. For example, the second electronic compass 42 is electrically connected with the third controller 23, and the second electronic compass 42 is configured to send the detected azimuth angle to the third controller 23. In the embodiment, the first electronic compass 41 and the second electronic compass 42 can be the same electronic compass or different electronic compasses. The third controller 23 is configured to determine a first azimuth angle of the second high-temperature area based on the azimuth angle detected by the first electronic compass 41, determine a second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device 32 based on the azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass 42, and take the angle difference between the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle as the target rotation angle of the rotating driving device 31.

[0045] Optionally, in the embodiment, the cooling system can further include a BCM (Body Control Module) 51 and an air conditioner 52. The BCM 51 is electrically connected with the second controller 22, and the BCM 51 is electrically connected with the air conditioner 52. The BCM 51 is configured to turn on the air conditioner 52 after receiving the turning-on instruction sent by the second controller 22, or turn off the air conditioner 52 after receiving the turning-off instruction sent by the second controller 22.

[0046] Optionally, in the embodiment, the cooling system can further include a user terminal 60, which is communicatively connected with the control unit 20. Specifically, the user terminal 60 can be communicatively connected with any one of the first controller 21, the second controller 22, and the third controller 23. For example, the user terminal 60 can be communicatively connected with the second controller 22 through 4G (Fourth Generation), 5G (Fifth Generation), Bluetooth, WIFI (Wireless Fidelity), or the like.

[0047] Referring to Figure 3 , Figure 3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the vehicle cooling method provided by the present application. The method can be applied to the vehicle cooling system shown in Figure 1 or Figure 2 , and can be executed by the control unit described above. It should be noted that the method of the present application is not limited to the order of the steps shown in Figure 3 . As shown in Figure 3 , the method includes the following steps:

[0048] S31: Obtain a first thermal image of the interior of the vehicle.

[0049] Specifically, the first thermal image detected by the thermal imaging detection unit described above can be obtained. For details, please refer to the embodiments shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , which will not be described here.

[0050] S32: Determine a first high-temperature area in the first thermal image.

[0051] The first high-temperature area is an area in the first thermal image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold. The second high-temperature area is an actual high-temperature area in the interior of the vehicle corresponding to the first high-temperature area. The first temperature threshold can be set according to actual needs.

[0052] S33: Control the cooling module to cool a second high-temperature area in the interior of the vehicle corresponding to the first high-temperature area.

[0053] In an embodiment, the cooling module includes the rotary drive device and the liquid nitrogen spraying device described above. Then, step S33 includes: determining a target rotation angle of the rotary drive device, controlling the rotary drive device to rotate the target rotation angle so that the liquid nitrogen spraying device is aligned with the second high-temperature area, and controlling the liquid nitrogen spraying device to spray liquid nitrogen on the second high-temperature area to cool the second high-temperature area in the interior of the vehicle.

[0054] In another embodiment, the cooling module includes the aforementioned displacement device and the liquid nitrogen spraying device. Step S33 includes: controlling the displacement device to move the liquid nitrogen spraying device above the second high-temperature area, and controlling the liquid nitrogen spraying device to spray liquid nitrogen on the second high-temperature area to cool the second high-temperature area in the vehicle interior.

[0055] In this embodiment, a first thermal image of the vehicle interior is acquired, and a first high-temperature area in the first thermal image is determined, the first high-temperature area being an area in the first thermal image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold. Then, the cooling module is controlled to cool a second high-temperature area in the vehicle interior corresponding to the first high-temperature area. In this way, the local high-temperature area in the vehicle interior can be cooled, and the cooling effect of the vehicle is improved.

[0056] Referring to Figure 4 , Figure 4 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the vehicle cooling method provided by the present application. The method can be applied to the vehicle cooling system shown in Figure 2 . For example, the method can be executed by the third controller in Figure 2 . As shown in Figure 4 , the method includes the following steps:

[0057] S41: Acquire a first thermal image of the vehicle interior.

[0058] S42: Determine a first high-temperature area in the first thermal image.

[0059] S43: Determine a target rotation angle of the rotary drive device based on the first high-temperature area.

[0060] In an embodiment, the first thermal image can be divided into a plurality of sub-areas first, and then a first sub-area in which the first high-temperature area is located and a second sub-area in which the projection of the liquid nitrogen spraying device is located are determined, and then the target rotation angle of the rotary drive device is determined based on the first sub-area and the second sub-area.

[0061] Referring to Figure 5 , Figure 5 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the method for determining the target rotation angle provided by the present application. As shown in Figure 5 , the method includes the following steps:

[0062] S501: Divide the first thermal image into a plurality of sub-areas according to a preset division angle with the image center point of the first thermal image as a reference point.

[0063] The preset division angle can be set according to actual needs, and the embodiment is not limited specifically. For example, the preset division angle is 10°, and the first thermal imaging image is divided into 36 sub-regions. For another example, the preset division angle is 45°, and the first thermal imaging image is divided into 8 sub-regions.

[0064] S502: determining a first sub-region in which the first high-temperature region in the first thermal imaging image is located, and a second sub-region in which the projection of the liquid nitrogen spraying device in the first thermal imaging image is located.

[0065] The first sub-region and the second sub-region are each one of a plurality of sub-regions.

[0066] In an example, the first sub-region in which the first high-temperature region is located can be determined directly based on the distribution of the first high-temperature region in the first thermal imaging image.

[0067] In an example, the control unit stores a historical sub-region in which the projection of the liquid nitrogen spraying device is located. The historical sub-region is a sub-region in which the liquid nitrogen spraying device projects when the liquid nitrogen spraying device sprays liquid nitrogen last time. Therefore, the historical sub-region can be used as the second sub-region. Alternatively, each time the liquid nitrogen spraying device finishes spraying liquid nitrogen, the control unit controls the rotary driving device to drive the liquid nitrogen spraying device to rotate to a fixed position. When the liquid nitrogen spraying device is located at the fixed position, the sub-region in which the projection of the liquid nitrogen spraying device in the first thermal imaging image is located is a preset sub-region. The control unit stores the preset sub-region. Therefore, the preset sub-region can be used as the second sub-region.

[0068] S503: determining a target rotation angle based on the first sub-region and the second sub-region.

[0069] In an example, the plurality of sub-regions are respectively provided with corresponding digital numbers, and the digital numbers corresponding to different sub-regions are different. Step S503 can include: determining an absolute value of a difference between the digital number of the second sub-region and the digital number of the first sub-region; and determining the target rotation angle based on the preset division angle, the absolute value of the difference between the digital number of the second sub-region and the digital number of the first sub-region. Specifically, the preset division angle is multiplied by the absolute value of the difference between the digital number of the second sub-region and the digital number of the first sub-region to obtain the target rotation angle. For example, the preset division angle is 30°, the digital number of the second sub-region is 4, and the digital number of the first sub-region is 1. Then, the target rotation angle is 90°.

[0070] In another embodiment, in order to further improve the accuracy of the determined target rotation angle, a first azimuth angle of the second high-temperature region and a second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device are determined first, and then the target rotation angle of the rotation driving device is determined based on the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle. In this embodiment, the range of the azimuth angle can be 0°-360°, wherein 0° or 360°, 90°, 180°, and 270° correspond to north, east, south, and west respectively.

[0071] Please refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the method for determining the target rotation angle provided by the present application. As shown in Figure 6 , the method comprises the following steps:

[0072] S601: Determine the first azimuth angle of the second high-temperature region.

[0073] In an embodiment, step S601 can comprise the following sub-steps:

[0074] Sub-step one, obtain the third azimuth angle of the vehicle detected by the first electronic compass.

[0075] The related content of the first electronic compass can refer to the embodiment shown in Figure 2 , and the detailed description is omitted here.

[0076] Sub-step two, fuse the preset electronic compass scale into the first thermal imaging image to obtain a second thermal imaging image.

[0077] The difference between the second thermal imaging image and the first thermal imaging image is that the second thermal imaging image further includes a preset electronic compass scale. The preset electronic compass scale can be several compass scales of any electronic compass stored in advance.

[0078] Sub-step three, determine the fourth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature region in the second thermal imaging image.

[0079] Since the second thermal imaging image includes the preset electronic compass scale, the fourth azimuth angle corresponding to the first high-temperature region under the preset electronic compass scale can be directly determined from the second thermal imaging image.

[0080] Sub-step four, perform first correction on the fourth azimuth angle by using the third azimuth angle.

[0081] Since the fourth azimuth angle is the azimuth angle of the first high-temperature region in the second thermal imaging image, and is not the actual azimuth angle of the second high-temperature region inside the vehicle, the fourth azimuth angle needs to be corrected. Specifically, the process of the first correction includes: determining the azimuth angle sum between the third azimuth angle and the fourth azimuth angle; if the azimuth angle sum is greater than 360°, the azimuth angle after the azimuth angle sum is subtracted by 360° is taken as the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction; if the azimuth angle sum is less than 360°, the azimuth angle sum is taken as the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction.

[0082] For example, the fourth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature region in the second thermal imaging image is 15°, and the third azimuth angle detected by the first electronic compass is 90°, and then 105° is the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction. For another example, the fourth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature region in the second thermal imaging image is 60°, and the third azimuth angle detected by the first electronic compass is 330°, and then 30° is the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction.

[0083] Sub-step five, the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction is selected as the first azimuth angle.

[0084] The fourth azimuth angle after the first correction is the actual azimuth angle of the second high-temperature region.

[0085] Alternatively, the above sub-steps one to five can also be replaced by: acquiring the third azimuth angle of the vehicle detected by the first electronic compass; performing third correction on the preset electronic compass scale by using the third azimuth angle to obtain the preset electronic compass scale after the third correction; fusing the preset electronic compass scale after the third correction into the first thermal imaging image to obtain a third thermal imaging image; determining the fifth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature region in the third thermal imaging image; and taking the fifth azimuth angle as the first azimuth angle.

[0086] Specifically, the process of the third correction includes: for each compass scale of the preset electronic compass scale, determining the azimuth angle difference between the third azimuth angle and each compass scale; if the azimuth angle difference is less than 0, the azimuth angle after the azimuth angle difference is added by 360° is taken as the compass scale after the third correction; if the azimuth angle difference is greater than 0, the azimuth angle difference is taken as the compass scale after the third correction.

[0087] S602: Determine the second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device.

[0088] In an embodiment, the pointing azimuth of the second electronic compass is the same as the orientation of the liquid nitrogen spraying device, and the azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass can be directly taken as the second azimuth angle.

[0089] In another embodiment, the pointing direction of the second electronic compass is different from the orientation of the liquid nitrogen spraying device, a third correction is performed on the azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass, and the third corrected azimuth angle is taken as the second azimuth angle.

[0090] Specifically, the third correction includes subtracting a preset azimuth angle difference from the azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass to obtain the third corrected azimuth angle. The preset azimuth angle difference is determined according to the actual placement position of the second electronic compass and the liquid nitrogen spraying device.

[0091] S603: Obtain the angle difference between the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle as the target rotation angle.

[0092] S44: Control the rotation driving device to rotate the target rotation angle, so that the liquid nitrogen spraying device is aligned with the second high-temperature area.

[0093] For example, when the target rotation angle is greater than 0, that is, the angle difference between the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle is greater than 0, the rotation driving device is controlled to rotate the target rotation angle clockwise. When the target rotation angle is less than 0, that is, the angle difference between the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle is less than 0, the rotation driving device is controlled to rotate the target rotation angle counterclockwise.

[0094] S45: Control the liquid nitrogen spraying device to spray liquid nitrogen to the second high-temperature area.

[0095] For details, please refer to Figure 2 The embodiments shown are omitted here.

[0096] Optionally, in the embodiment, after step S42 is performed, the air conditioner is started first to cool the vehicle interior. When the temperature in the first high-temperature area is greater than the second temperature threshold, steps S43 to S45 are performed. The second temperature threshold is greater than the first temperature threshold. That is, when it is determined that the first high-temperature area exists in the first thermal image, the air conditioner is started first to cool the second high-temperature area corresponding to the first high-temperature area in the vehicle interior. When the temperature of the second high-temperature area cannot be reduced by starting the air conditioner, the liquid nitrogen spraying device is controlled to spray liquid nitrogen to the second high-temperature area to cool the second high-temperature area, so as to save liquid nitrogen. For example, the specific values of the first temperature threshold and the second temperature threshold can be set according to actual needs.

[0097] Optionally, in the embodiment, after step S42 is performed, the method further includes: sending first-level alarm information to the user terminal; and when the temperature in the first high-temperature area is greater than the second temperature threshold, sending second-level alarm information to the user terminal. The urgency of the second-level alarm information is greater than that of the first-level alarm information.

[0098] Optionally, in the embodiment, when the cooling module cools the second high-temperature area, if the temperature of the first high-temperature area is less than the second temperature threshold, the cooling of the second high-temperature area by the cooling module is stopped, and the sending of the second-level alarm information to the user terminal is also stopped. Further, if the temperature of the first high-temperature area is less than or equal to a third temperature threshold, the air conditioner is turned off, and the sending of the first-level alarm information to the user terminal is also stopped. The third temperature threshold is less than the first temperature threshold. The third temperature threshold can be set according to actual needs.

[0099] Optionally, in the embodiment, after the first thermal image of the vehicle interior is acquired, the method further includes: sending the first thermal image to the user terminal, so that the user can check the temperature information of the vehicle interior at any time through the APP (Application) of the user terminal.

[0100] Optionally, in the embodiment, the remote control instruction sent by the user terminal can also be received, and the remote control instruction is used to instruct the cooling of the second high-temperature area by the cooling module.

[0101] Optionally, in the embodiment, the vehicle window opening instruction and the vehicle starting instruction sent by the user terminal can also be received, the vehicle window opening instruction is used to instruct the opening of the vehicle window, and the vehicle starting instruction is used to instruct the starting of the vehicle to drive away from the sun irradiation area, so as to further realize the cooling of the vehicle.

[0102] In the embodiment, the first thermal image of the vehicle interior is acquired, and the first high-temperature area in the first thermal image is determined. The first high-temperature area is an area in the first thermal image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold. Then, the cooling module is controlled to cool the second high-temperature area corresponding to the first high-temperature area in the vehicle interior. In this way, the cooling of the local high-temperature area in the vehicle interior can be realized, and the cooling effect of the vehicle is improved.

[0103] Please refer to Figure 7 , Figure 7 is a frame diagram of an embodiment of the vehicle cooling device provided in the application. In the embodiment, the vehicle cooling device 70 includes an acquisition module 71, a determination module 72, and a control module 73.

[0104] The acquisition module 71 is configured to acquire a first thermal image of a vehicle interior. The determination module 72 is configured to determine a first high-temperature area in the first thermal image, where the first high-temperature area is an area in the first thermal image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold. The control module 73 is configured to control a cooling module to cool a second high-temperature area corresponding to the first high-temperature area in the vehicle interior.

[0105] Optionally, the cooling module comprises a liquid nitrogen spraying device and a rotating driving device for driving the liquid nitrogen spraying device to rotate, and the cooling module is located on the roof of the vehicle. The control module 73 is configured to determine a target rotation angle of the rotating driving device based on the first high-temperature region; control the rotating driving device to rotate the target rotation angle, so that the liquid nitrogen spraying device is aligned with the second high-temperature region; and control the liquid nitrogen spraying device to spray liquid nitrogen on the second high-temperature region.

[0106] Optionally, the control module 73 is configured to determine a first azimuth angle of the second high-temperature region based on the first high-temperature region; determine a second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device; and obtain an angle difference between the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle as the target rotation angle.

[0107] Optionally, the vehicle is further integrated with a first electronic compass, and a pointing direction of the first electronic compass is synchronized with a heading direction of a vehicle head. The control module 73 is configured to obtain a third azimuth angle of the vehicle detected by the first electronic compass; fuse a preset electronic compass scale into the first thermal image to obtain a second thermal image; determine a fourth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature region in the second thermal image; perform first correction on the fourth azimuth angle by using the third azimuth angle; and select the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction as the first azimuth angle.

[0108] Optionally, the vehicle is further integrated with a first electronic compass, and a pointing direction of the first electronic compass is synchronized with a heading direction of a vehicle head. The control module 73 is configured to determine a target rotation angle of the rotating driving device based on the first high-temperature region, including: obtaining a third azimuth angle of the vehicle detected by the first electronic compass; performing second correction on a preset electronic compass scale by using the third azimuth angle to obtain the preset electronic compass scale after the second correction; fusing the preset electronic compass scale after the second correction into the first thermal image to obtain a third thermal image; determining a fifth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature region in the third thermal image; and taking the fifth azimuth angle as the first azimuth angle.

[0109] Optionally, the liquid nitrogen spraying device is further integrated with a second electronic compass, and the control module 73 is configured to take an azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass as the second azimuth angle; or perform third correction on the azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass, and take the azimuth angle after the third correction as the second azimuth angle.

[0110] Optionally, the control module 73 is configured to divide the first thermal image into a plurality of sub-regions according to a preset division angle with a center point of the first thermal image as a reference point; determine a first sub-region where the first high-temperature region is located in the first thermal image, and a second sub-region where a projection of the liquid nitrogen spraying device is located in the first thermal image, wherein the first sub-region and the second sub-region are one of the plurality of sub-regions; and determine the target rotation angle based on the first sub-region and the second sub-region.

[0111] Optionally, after the determining module 72 determines the first high-temperature area in the first thermal imaging image, the control module 73 is further configured to start the air conditioner to cool the vehicle interior, and perform the steps of determining the target rotation angle of the rotary driving device and the subsequent steps in response to the temperature in the first high-temperature area being greater than a second temperature threshold, wherein the second temperature threshold is greater than the first temperature threshold.

[0112] Optionally, the vehicle cooling device 70 further comprises a receiving module 74, configured to receive a remote control instruction sent by a user terminal, the remote control instruction being used to instruct the control module 73 to control the cooling module to cool the second high-temperature area.

[0113] It should be noted that the device of the embodiment can execute the steps in the above method, and the details of the related content can be referred to the method part, which will not be repeated here.

[0114] Please refer to Figure 8 , Figure 8 is a frame schematic diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device provided by the present application. In the embodiment, the electronic device 80 comprises a memory 81 and a processor 82.

[0115] The processor 82 can also be referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The processor 82 can be an integrated circuit chip with processing capability. The processor 82 can also be a general purpose processor, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components. The general purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor 82 can also be any conventional processor 82 and the like.

[0116] The memory 81 in the electronic device 80 is used to store the program instructions required by the processor 82 to run.

[0117] The processor 82 is used to execute the program instructions to realize the vehicle cooling method in the present application.

[0118] Please refer to Figure 9 , Figure 9is a framework schematic diagram of an embodiment of the computer readable storage medium provided in the present application. The computer readable storage medium 90 of the embodiment of the present application stores program instructions 91, which, when executed, implement the vehicle cooling method provided in the present application. The program instructions 91 can form a program file and be stored in the computer readable storage medium 90 in the form of a software product, so that a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) executes all or part of the steps of the method of each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned computer readable storage medium 90 includes a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various media that can store program codes, or a terminal device such as a computer, a server, a mobile phone, and a tablet.

[0119] In the above scheme, the first thermal imaging image of the vehicle interior is acquired, and a first high-temperature area in the first thermal imaging image is determined, the first high-temperature area being an area in the first thermal imaging image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold; and then the cooling module is controlled to cool a second high-temperature area corresponding to the first high-temperature area in the vehicle interior. In this way, the local high-temperature area in the vehicle interior can be cooled, and the vehicle cooling effect is improved.

[0120] In some embodiments, the device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure has functions or includes modules that can be used to execute the methods described in the above method embodiment descriptions, and the specific implementation can refer to the descriptions of the above method embodiments. For brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0121] The above description of various embodiments tends to emphasize the differences between various embodiments, and the same or similar parts can be mutually referred to. For brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0122] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed methods, devices and systems can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device implementation described above is only schematic; for example, the division of modules or units is only a logical function division, and there can be another division manner in actual implementation; for example, a plurality of units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between the shown or discussed mutual elements can be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0123] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, i.e. may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Part or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the present embodiment.

[0124] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application can be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit can be physically present separately, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit.

[0125] If the integrated unit is realized in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the present application essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or the whole or part of the technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions to make a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor execute all or part of the steps of the methods of the various embodiments of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), a random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various program code storage media.

[0126] The above is only the embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, is also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method of cooling a vehicle, characterized by, The method comprises: acquiring a first thermal imaging image of a vehicle interior; determining a first high-temperature region in the first thermal imaging image, wherein the first high-temperature region is a region in the first thermal imaging image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold; controlling a cooling module to cool a second high-temperature region corresponding to the first high-temperature region in the vehicle interior; the cooling module comprises a liquid nitrogen spraying device and a rotary driving device for driving the liquid nitrogen spraying device to rotate, and the cooling module is located on a roof of the vehicle; the control of the cooling module to cool the second high-temperature region in the vehicle interior corresponding to the first high-temperature region comprises: determining a target rotation angle of the rotary driving device based on the first high-temperature region, comprising: determining a first azimuth angle of the second high-temperature region based on the first high-temperature region; determining a second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device; acquiring an angle difference between the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle as the target rotation angle; controlling the rotary driving device to rotate the target rotation angle to align the liquid nitrogen spraying device with the second high-temperature region; controlling the liquid nitrogen spraying device to spray liquid nitrogen on the second high-temperature region; wherein the vehicle interior further integrates a first electronic compass, and a pointing direction of the first electronic compass is synchronized with an orientation of a vehicle head; the determination of the target rotation angle of the rotary driving device based on the first high-temperature region comprises: acquiring a third azimuth angle of the vehicle detected by the first electronic compass; fusing a preset electronic compass scale into the first thermal imaging image to obtain a second thermal imaging image; determining a fourth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature region in the second thermal imaging image; performing first correction on the fourth azimuth angle using the third azimuth angle, comprising: determining a sum of azimuth angles between the third azimuth angle and the fourth azimuth angle; if the sum of azimuth angles is greater than 360°, taking an azimuth angle after the sum of azimuth angles is subtracted by 360° as the fourth azimuth angle after first correction; if the sum of azimuth angles is less than 360°, taking the sum of azimuth angles as the fourth azimuth angle after first correction; selecting the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction as the first azimuth angle.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The liquid nitrogen spraying device further integrates a second electronic compass, and the determination of the second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device comprises: taking an azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass as the second azimuth angle; or performing third correction on the azimuth angle detected by the second electronic compass, and taking the azimuth angle after the third correction as the second azimuth angle.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, After the determination of the first high-temperature region in the first thermal imaging image, the method further comprises: starting an air conditioner to cool the vehicle interior; the control of the cooling module to cool the second high-temperature region in the vehicle interior corresponding to the first high-temperature region comprises: In response to the temperature in the first high-temperature region being greater than a second temperature threshold, a target rotation angle of the rotary driving device is determined and subsequent steps are performed, wherein the second temperature threshold is greater than the first temperature threshold.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: receiving a remote control instruction sent by a user terminal, the remote control instruction being used to instruct to control the cooling module to cool the second high-temperature region.

5. A vehicle cooling device characterized by comprising: The device includes: an acquisition module, configured to acquire a first thermal image of a vehicle interior; a determination module, configured to determine a first high-temperature region in the first thermal image, wherein the first high-temperature region is a region in the first thermal image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold; a control module, configured to control a cooling module to cool a second high-temperature region corresponding to the first high-temperature region in the vehicle interior; wherein the cooling module includes a liquid nitrogen spraying device and a rotary driving device, the rotary driving device is used to drive the liquid nitrogen spraying device to rotate, and the cooling module is located on a roof of the vehicle; the control module, configured to control the cooling module to cool the second high-temperature region corresponding to the first high-temperature region in the vehicle interior, includes: determining a target rotation angle of the rotary driving device based on the first high-temperature region; controlling the rotary driving device to rotate the target rotation angle, so that the liquid nitrogen spraying device is aligned with the second high-temperature region; and controlling the liquid nitrogen spraying device to spray liquid nitrogen on the second high-temperature region; the control module, configured to determine the target rotation angle of the rotary driving device based on the first high-temperature region, includes: determining a first azimuth angle of the second high-temperature region based on the first high-temperature region; determining a second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device; and acquiring an angle difference between the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle as the target rotation angle; wherein the vehicle interior further integrates a first electronic compass, a pointing azimuth of the first electronic compass is synchronized with an orientation of a vehicle head; the control module, configured to determine the target rotation angle of the rotary driving device based on the first high-temperature region, includes: acquiring a third azimuth angle of the vehicle detected by the first electronic compass; fusing a preset electronic compass scale into the first thermal image to obtain a second thermal image; determining a fourth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature region in the second thermal image; and performing first correction on the fourth azimuth angle using the third azimuth angle, including: determining a sum of azimuth angles between the third azimuth angle and the fourth azimuth angle; if the sum of azimuth angles is greater than 360°, an azimuth angle after the sum of azimuth angles is subtracted by 360° is taken as the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction; if the sum of azimuth angles is less than 360°, the sum of azimuth angles is taken as the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction; and selecting the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction as the first azimuth angle.

6. A vehicle cooling system characterized by, The system includes a thermal imaging detection unit, a control unit, and a cooling module; the thermal imaging detection unit is used to detect a first thermal image of a vehicle interior; The control unit is configured to acquire the first thermal imaging image, determine a first high-temperature area in the first thermal imaging image, and control a cooling module to cool a second high-temperature area corresponding to the first high-temperature area in the vehicle interior, wherein the first high-temperature area is an area in the first thermal imaging image with a temperature greater than a first temperature threshold. The cooling module includes a liquid nitrogen spraying device and a rotary driving device configured to drive the liquid nitrogen spraying device to rotate, and the cooling module is located on a roof of the vehicle. The control unit is configured to determine a target rotation angle of the rotary driving device based on the first high-temperature area, including determining a first azimuth angle of the second high-temperature area based on the first high-temperature area, determining a second azimuth angle of the liquid nitrogen spraying device, acquiring an angle difference between the first azimuth angle and the second azimuth angle as the target rotation angle, controlling the rotary driving device to rotate by the target rotation angle to align the liquid nitrogen spraying device with the second high-temperature area, and controlling the liquid nitrogen spraying device to spray liquid nitrogen on the second high-temperature area. The vehicle interior further integrates a first electronic compass, and a pointing direction of the first electronic compass is synchronized with an orientation of a vehicle head of the vehicle. The control unit is configured to determine the target rotation angle of the rotary driving device based on the first high-temperature area, including acquiring a third azimuth angle of the vehicle detected by the first electronic compass, fusing a preset electronic compass scale into the first thermal imaging image to obtain a second thermal imaging image, determining a fourth azimuth angle of the first high-temperature area in the second thermal imaging image, and performing first correction on the fourth azimuth angle using the third azimuth angle, including determining a sum of azimuth angles between the third azimuth angle and the fourth azimuth angle, taking an azimuth angle obtained by subtracting 360° from the sum of azimuth angles as the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction if the sum of azimuth angles is greater than 360°, taking the sum of azimuth angles as the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction if the sum of azimuth angles is less than 360°, and selecting the fourth azimuth angle after the first correction as the first azimuth angle.

7. An electronic device, comprising: The memory and the processor are coupled to each other, The memory stores program instructions. The processor is configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory to implement the method of any one of claims 1-4.

8. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program instructions executable to implement the method of any one of claims 1-4.

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