Vehicle-mounted cinema control method and system

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of vehicle-mounted control, and discloses a vehicle-mounted cinema control method and system.The method comprises the steps that a left area controller executes motion control service to obtain vehicle state information; the infotainment domain controller determines whether a cinema mode starting condition is met or not according to the vehicle state information and the cinema mode function switch service state; the left area controller executes a vehicle body control service according to the cinema mode starting instruction, and the right area controller executes a thermal management control service according to the cinema mode starting instruction; when the infotainment domain controller determines that the cinema mode starting condition is met, a user demand is obtained through an application layer, and according to the user demand, an infotainment control service is called to execute a corresponding cinema mode function; based on the SOA architecture, various demands of the intelligent automobile are abstracted into the application layer and the atomic service layer, and if the cinema mode scene demand is changed, only the application layer needs to be modified, and the atomic service layer does not need to be modified.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of vehicle-mounted control, and in particular relates to a vehicle-mounted cinema control method and system. Background Art

[0002] In terms of car cockpit design, car companies are paying more and more attention to the personalized needs of users, bringing the needs of users' life scenarios into the cockpit, and striving to create an intelligent driving environment. For example, to meet the needs of users for watching movies in the car, many smart cars are already equipped with large multimedia screens. To give users a comfortable experience, the car will be equipped with customized air conditioning, seats and other cabin settings.

[0003] However, the current realization of intelligent scenes of in-car theaters in cockpits has the following shortcomings: At present, the development of in-car theater scene modes of some car companies depends on the definition of communication signals between ECUs in the demand specification stage. If the number of ECUs involved and the functional logic change in the new requirements, it often requires more manpower and time costs. In addition, the functional logic of the in-car theater scene modes of some car companies has been fixed in the demand design stage of the car companies, and users cannot make personalized settings based on this scene mode. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a method and system for controlling a vehicle-mounted theater, which adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A method for controlling a vehicle-mounted theater comprises the following steps:

[0006] The left regional controller executes the motion control service to obtain the vehicle status information and sends the vehicle status information to the central domain controller;

[0007] The infotainment domain controller obtains the vehicle status information from the central domain controller, and determines whether the conditions for turning on the theater mode are met according to the vehicle status information and the theater mode function switch service status;

[0008] When the infotainment domain controller determines that the conditions for starting the theater mode are met, it sends a theater mode start instruction to the central domain controller, and the central domain controller sends the theater mode start instruction to the left regional controller and the right regional controller. The left regional controller executes the body control service according to the theater mode start instruction, and the right regional controller executes the thermal management control service according to the theater mode start instruction.

[0009] When the infotainment domain controller determines that the conditions for enabling the theater mode are met, it obtains user requirements through the application layer and, based on the user requirements, calls the infotainment control service to execute the corresponding theater mode functions.

[0010] Furthermore, the vehicle status information includes vehicle speed information, vehicle gear information and EPB status information.

[0011] Further, the left area controller executes the motion control service to obtain the vehicle status information, including the following steps:

[0012] When the vehicle speed sensor executes the vehicle speed status service, it sends the vehicle speed information to the left zone controller;

[0013] When the EPB controller executes the gear status service, it sends the vehicle gear information to the left zone controller;

[0014] When the EPB controller executes the EPB status service, it sends the EPB status information to the left zone controller.

[0015] Further, determining whether the conditions for turning on the theater mode are met according to the vehicle status information and the theater mode function switch service status includes the following steps:

[0016] According to the vehicle speed information, determine whether the vehicle speed is less than the set speed; according to the vehicle gear information, determine whether the current gear of the vehicle is P gear; according to the EPB status information, determine whether the EPB status is parking; according to the service status of the theater mode function switch, determine whether the theater mode function switch is turned on;

[0017] When the vehicle speed is less than the set speed, the gear is in the P gear, the EPB state is in the parking state, and the theater mode function switch is in the on state, it is determined that the condition for turning on the theater mode is met.

[0018] Further, the left zone controller executes the body control service according to the theater mode start instruction, including the following steps:

[0019] The door lock control unit executes the door lock control service and sets all doors to lock;

[0020] The window control unit executes the window control service and sets all windows to lock;

[0021] The seat adjustment unit executes the seat control service, controls the driver / passenger seat position to be adjusted to the set theater mode scene position, and adjusts the seat back angle to the set theater mode angle.

[0022] Further, the right zone controller performs a thermal management control service according to the theater mode start instruction, including the following steps:

[0023] The ventilation control unit executes the ventilation control service and sets the air-conditioning wind speed to the lowest level;

[0024] The temperature control unit performs temperature control services, controls the air conditioner according to the temperature inside the vehicle, and keeps the temperature inside the vehicle at the set value;

[0025] The fragrance control unit executes the fragrance control service, turns on the fragrance and sets the fragrance type to the set theater mode scene type.

[0026] Further, according to user needs, calling the infotainment control service to execute the corresponding theater mode function includes the following steps:

[0027] The infotainment domain controller executes the user preference setting service and reads the user-defined vehicle setting parameters related to the cinema mode stored in the memory;

[0028] The vehicle audio control unit executes the audio control service and sets the audio effect to the theater mode audio effect;

[0029] When the infotainment domain controller executes the video playback service, it controls the display screen to display the image information and controls the audio system to play the audio data corresponding to the image information.

[0030] The present invention also provides a vehicle-mounted theater control system, comprising:

[0031] The left regional controller is used to execute the motion control service to obtain the vehicle status information and send the vehicle status information to the central domain controller;

[0032] The infotainment domain controller is used to obtain vehicle status information from the central domain controller and determine whether the conditions for turning on the theater mode are met based on the vehicle status information and the theater mode function switch service status;

[0033] The infotainment domain controller is further configured to send a cinema mode activation instruction to the central domain controller when determining that a cinema mode activation condition is met;

[0034] A central domain controller, used for sending a cinema mode start instruction to a left zone controller and a right zone controller;

[0035] The left zone controller is used to perform body control services according to the theater mode start command;

[0036] a right zone controller, for executing a thermal management control service according to a cinema mode on command;

[0037] The infotainment domain controller is also used to determine when the conditions for starting the theater mode are met, obtain user requirements through the application layer, and call the infotainment control service to execute the corresponding theater mode function based on the user requirements.

[0038] Furthermore, the central domain controller communicates with the left zone controller, the right zone controller, and the infotainment domain controller via Ethernet.

[0039] Further, the left zone controller is communicatively connected with the ambient light control unit and the seat adjustment unit via a LIN bus;

[0040] The left zone controller is connected to the window control unit, the door lock control unit, and the vehicle speed sensor through hard wires, and the left zone controller is connected to the EPB controller through CAN;

[0041] The right zone controller is connected to the temperature control unit, the ventilation control unit, and the fragrance control unit through a LIN bus;

[0042] The infotainment domain controller is connected to the vehicle audio control unit through a hard line.

[0043] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0044] 1. Based on the low coupling and scalable characteristics of SOA architecture, the present invention abstracts the various requirements of smart cars into application layer and atomic service layer. Under the condition that the atomic service layer has been designed, if the theater mode scene requirements change, only the application layer needs to be modified without modifying the atomic service layer.

[0045] 2. Through the user preference setting service, the user's customized parameters in various scenarios are saved to the memory. When the scene mode is turned on, the saved parameters are read and passed to other vehicle setting services to achieve a user intelligent experience in various scene modes.

[0046] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be described in the following description, and partly become obvious from the description, or be understood by implementing the present invention. The purpose and other advantages of the present invention can be realized and obtained by the structures pointed out in the description and the drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0047] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0048] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a vehicle-mounted theater control system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0049] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the architecture of a SOA service according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0050] Figure 3 A schematic flow chart of a vehicle-mounted theater control method according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0052] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in this application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so as to describe the embodiments of the present application described here.

[0053] The present invention provides a method and system for controlling an in-vehicle cinema, which is based on a SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture). If the cinema mode scene requirements change, only the application layer software needs to be modified without modifying the atomic service software, thereby realizing the user intelligent experience in various scene modes and satisfying the user's personalized settings in various scene modes.

[0054] SOA architecture is an architecture that applies service-oriented design patterns in automotive software. It is a software design method that modularizes the functions in the system into independent, reusable service units. These services communicate and cooperate through clear interfaces and protocols. In the automotive industry, SOA architecture helps to achieve high modularity, scalability and maintainability of automotive software systems, thereby improving the efficiency and quality of automotive software development.

[0055] like Figure 1 As shown, a car theater control system is configured with S0A service, including a central domain controller, a left area controller, a right area controller and an infotainment domain controller. The central domain controller communicates with the left area controller, the right area controller and the infotainment domain controller via Ethernet, and the central domain controller serves as a gateway.

[0056] like Figure 2 As shown, the S0A service includes an application layer and an atomic service layer, the atomic service layer includes body control services, thermal management control services, motion control services and infotainment control services, and the application layer includes theater mode application software.

[0057] The left zone controller is configured with body control services and motion control services, the right zone controller is configured with thermal management control services, and the infotainment domain controller is configured with infotainment control services and application layer.

[0058] The left regional controller is used to execute the motion control service to obtain the vehicle status information and send the vehicle status information to the central domain controller.

[0059] For example, the vehicle status information includes vehicle speed information, vehicle gear information and EPB status information. The motion control service obtains the vehicle speed information through the vehicle speed sensor, and the motion control service obtains the vehicle gear information and EPB status information through the EPB controller.

[0060] The infotainment domain controller is used to obtain vehicle status information from the central domain controller and determine whether the conditions for turning on the theater mode are met based on the vehicle status information and the theater mode function switch service status.

[0061] The infotainment domain controller is used to determine when the conditions for enabling theater mode are met, obtain user requirements through the application layer, and based on user requirements, call the infotainment control service to execute the corresponding theater mode function and send a theater mode enable instruction to the central domain controller.

[0062] The central domain controller is used to send the theater mode start instruction to the left zone controller and the right zone controller. The left zone controller executes the body control service according to the theater mode start instruction, and the right zone controller executes the thermal management control service according to the theater mode start instruction.

[0063] Among them, body control services include door lock control services, window control services, seat control services and ambient light control services; motion control services include vehicle speed status services, gear status services and EPB status services; thermal management control services include temperature control services, ventilation control services and fragrance control services; infotainment control services include theater mode function switch services, user preference setting services, video playback services and audio control services.

[0064] For example, the left zone controller is communicatively connected with the ambient light control unit and the seat adjustment unit via a LIN bus (Local Interconnect Network).

[0065] The left zone controller is connected to the window control unit, the door lock control unit, and the vehicle speed sensor through hard wires, and the left zone controller is connected to the EPB (Electrical Park Brake) controller through CAN (Controller Area Network).

[0066] For example, the right zone controller is connected to the temperature control unit, the ventilation control unit, and the fragrance control unit through the LIN bus. For example, the infotainment domain controller is connected to the vehicle audio control unit through a hard line.

[0067] When the vehicle speed sensor performs the vehicle speed status service, the vehicle speed information is sent to the left area controller; when the EPB controller performs the gear status service and the EPB status service, the vehicle gear information and the EPB status information are sent to the left area controller.

[0068] When the infotainment domain controller determines that the conditions for starting the theater mode are met, the infotainment domain controller executes the user preference setting service and reads the theater mode-related user-defined vehicle setting parameters stored in the memory; the vehicle audio control unit executes the audio control service and sets the audio effect to the theater mode audio effect; the infotainment domain controller executes the video playback service, displays the image information through the display screen, and controls the audio to play the audio data corresponding to the image information. The video playback service includes other vehicle video playback services and USB disk music and video playback services.

[0069] When the infotainment domain controller determines that the conditions for opening the theater mode are met, the door lock control unit executes the door lock control service to set all doors to lock; the window control unit executes the window control service to set all windows to lock; the seat adjustment unit executes the seat control service to control the driver / passenger seat position to the set theater mode scene position, and the seat back angle to the set theater mode angle. The ambient light control unit executes the ambient light control service to set the ambient light effect to the set theater mode scene effect.

[0070] When the infotainment domain controller determines that the conditions for turning on the theater mode are met, the ventilation control unit executes the ventilation control service and sets the air-conditioning wind speed to the lowest gear; the temperature control unit executes the temperature control service and controls the air-conditioning according to the temperature inside the car to keep the temperature inside the car at the set value; the fragrance control unit executes the fragrance control service, turns on the fragrance and sets the fragrance type to the set theater mode scene type.

[0071] Based on the above-mentioned car theater control system, the present invention provides a car theater control method to collect all the demand information of the target car in the theater mode functional scenario. Based on SOA technology, functional software decoupling design is performed, and the functional software architecture is split into an atomic service layer and an application layer; according to the demand information corresponding to the target car theater mode functional scenario, the atomic service layer is divided into services with fixed requirements and services with user-defined requirements (services that provide modification interfaces); the execution order, execution logic and execution conditions of the atomic service layer and the application layer are respectively arranged to formulate the target car theater mode functional scenario service architecture.

[0072] like Figure 3 As shown, a method for controlling a vehicle-mounted theater comprises the following steps:

[0073] S1. The left regional controller executes the motion control service to obtain the vehicle status information and sends the vehicle status information to the central domain controller, as follows:

[0074] S11. When the vehicle speed sensor performs the vehicle speed status service, the vehicle speed information is sent to the left zone controller.

[0075] S12. When the EPB controller executes the gear status service, the vehicle gear information is sent to the left zone controller.

[0076] S13. When the EPB controller executes the EPB status service, it sends the EPB status information to the left zone controller.

[0077] S2. The infotainment domain controller obtains the vehicle status information from the central domain controller, and determines whether the conditions for turning on the theater mode are met based on the vehicle status information and the theater mode function switch service status, as follows:

[0078] S21. Determine whether the vehicle speed is less than the set speed (for example, 5 km / h) based on the vehicle speed information; determine whether the current gear of the vehicle is P gear based on the vehicle gear information; determine whether the EPB state is parking based on the EPB state information; determine whether the theater mode function switch is on based on the service state of the theater mode function switch.

[0079] S22: When the vehicle speed is less than the set speed, the gear is in the P gear, the EPB state is in the parking state, and the theater mode function switch is in the on state, it is determined that the conditions for turning on the theater mode are met.

[0080] S3. When the infotainment domain controller determines that the conditions for starting the theater mode are met, it sends a theater mode start instruction to the central domain controller. The central domain controller sends the theater mode start instruction to the left area controller and the right area controller. The left area controller executes the body control service according to the theater mode start instruction, and the right area controller executes the thermal management control service according to the theater mode start instruction.

[0081] The left zone controller executes the body control service according to the theater mode start instruction, including the following steps:

[0082] S31. The door lock control unit executes the door lock control service and sets all vehicle doors to be locked.

[0083] S32: The window control unit executes the window control service and sets all windows to be locked.

[0084] S33, the seat adjustment unit executes the seat control service to control the driver's seat / passenger seat position to be adjusted to the set theater mode scene position, and the seat back angle is adjusted to the set theater mode angle.

[0085] S34, the atmosphere light control unit executes the atmosphere light control service and sets the atmosphere light effect to the set theater mode scene effect.

[0086] The right zone controller performs the thermal management control service according to the theater mode start instruction, including the following steps:

[0087] S35: The ventilation control unit executes the ventilation control service and sets the air-conditioning wind speed to the lowest level.

[0088] S36: The temperature control unit executes a temperature control service to control the air conditioner according to the temperature inside the vehicle so that the temperature inside the vehicle is maintained at a set value.

[0089] S37, the fragrance control unit executes the fragrance control service, turns on the fragrance and sets the fragrance type to the set theater mode scene type.

[0090] S4. When the infotainment domain controller determines that the conditions for starting the theater mode are met, the application layer obtains user requirements and, based on the user requirements, calls the infotainment control service to execute the corresponding theater mode function.

[0091] According to user needs, calling the infotainment control service to execute the corresponding theater mode function includes the following steps:

[0092] S41. The infotainment domain controller executes a user preference setting service and reads user-defined vehicle setting parameters related to the theater mode stored in a memory.

[0093] S42: The vehicle audio control unit executes an audio control service and sets the audio effect to a theater mode audio effect.

[0094] S43: When the infotainment domain controller executes the video playback service, it controls the display screen to display the image information and controls the audio system to play the audio data corresponding to the image information.

[0095] Based on the low coupling and scalability characteristics of the SOA architecture, the present invention abstracts the various requirements of smart cars into an application layer and an atomic service layer. Under the condition that the atomic service layer has been designed, if the theater mode scene requirements change, only the application layer needs to be modified without modifying the atomic service layer.

[0096] The present invention saves the user's customized parameters in various scenarios to a memory through a user preference setting service, reads the saved parameters when the scene mode is turned on, and transmits them to other vehicle setting service software, thereby realizing a user intelligent experience in various scene modes.

[0097] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features therein; and these modifications or substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounted theater control method, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: The left regional controller executes the motion control service to obtain the vehicle status information and sends the vehicle status information to the central domain controller; The infotainment domain controller obtains the vehicle status information from the central domain controller, and determines whether the conditions for turning on the theater mode are met according to the vehicle status information and the theater mode function switch service status; When the infotainment domain controller determines that the conditions for starting the theater mode are met, it sends a theater mode start instruction to the central domain controller, and the central domain controller sends the theater mode start instruction to the left regional controller and the right regional controller. The left regional controller executes the body control service according to the theater mode start instruction, and the right regional controller executes the thermal management control service according to the theater mode start instruction. When the infotainment domain controller determines that the conditions for enabling the theater mode are met, it obtains user requirements through the application layer and, based on the user requirements, calls the infotainment control service to execute the corresponding theater mode functions.

2. The vehicle-mounted theater control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vehicle status information includes vehicle speed information, vehicle gear information and EPB status information.

3. The vehicle-mounted theater control method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The left area controller executes the motion control service to obtain vehicle status information. The following steps are involved: When the vehicle speed sensor executes the vehicle speed status service, it sends the vehicle speed information to the left zone controller; When the EPB controller executes the gear status service, it sends the vehicle gear information to the left zone controller; When the EPB controller executes the EPB status service, it sends the EPB status information to the left zone controller.

4. The vehicle-mounted theater control method according to claim 3, characterized in that: Determining whether the conditions for starting the theater mode are met according to the vehicle status information and the theater mode function switch service status includes the following steps: According to the vehicle speed information, determine whether the vehicle speed is less than the set speed; according to the vehicle gear information, determine whether the current gear of the vehicle is P gear; according to the EPB status information, determine whether the EPB status is parking; according to the service status of the theater mode function switch, determine whether the theater mode function switch is turned on; When the vehicle speed is less than the set speed, the gear is in the P gear, the EPB state is in the parking state, and the theater mode function switch is in the on state, it is determined that the condition for turning on the theater mode is met.

5. The vehicle-mounted theater control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left zone controller executes the body control service according to the theater mode start command, including the following steps: The door lock control unit executes the door lock control service and sets all doors to lock; The window control unit executes the window control service and sets all windows to lock; The seat adjustment unit executes the seat control service, controls the driver / passenger seat position to be adjusted to the set theater mode scene position, and adjusts the seat back angle to the set theater mode angle.

6. The vehicle-mounted theater control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The right zone controller performs the thermal management control service according to the theater mode start instruction, including the following steps: The ventilation control unit executes the ventilation control service and sets the air-conditioning wind speed to the lowest level; The temperature control unit performs temperature control services, controls the air conditioner according to the temperature inside the vehicle, and keeps the temperature inside the vehicle at the set value; The fragrance control unit executes the fragrance control service, turns on the fragrance and sets the fragrance type to the set theater mode scene type.

7. The vehicle-mounted theater control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: According to user needs, call the infotainment control service to execute the corresponding theater mode function, including the following steps: The infotainment domain controller executes the user preference setting service and reads the user-defined vehicle setting parameters related to the cinema mode stored in the memory; The vehicle audio control unit executes the audio control service and sets the audio effect to the theater mode audio effect; When the infotainment domain controller executes the video playback service, it controls the display screen to display the image information and controls the audio system to play the audio data corresponding to the image information.

8. A vehicle-mounted theater control system, characterized in that: include: The left regional controller is used to execute the motion control service to obtain the vehicle status information and send the vehicle status information to the central domain controller; The infotainment domain controller is used to obtain vehicle status information from the central domain controller and determine whether the conditions for turning on the theater mode are met based on the vehicle status information and the theater mode function switch service status; The infotainment domain controller is further configured to send a cinema mode activation instruction to the central domain controller when determining that a cinema mode activation condition is met; A central domain controller, used for sending a cinema mode start instruction to a left zone controller and a right zone controller; The left zone controller is used to perform body control services according to the theater mode start command; a right zone controller, for executing a thermal management control service according to a cinema mode on command; The infotainment domain controller is also used to determine when the conditions for starting the theater mode are met, obtain user requirements through the application layer, and call the infotainment control service to execute the corresponding theater mode function based on the user requirements.

9. The vehicle-mounted theater control system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The central domain controller communicates with the left zone controller, the right zone controller, and the infotainment domain controller via Ethernet.

10. The vehicle-mounted theater control system according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that: The left zone controller is connected to the ambient light control unit and the seat adjustment unit through a LIN bus; The left zone controller is connected to the window control unit, the door lock control unit, and the vehicle speed sensor through hard wires, and the left zone controller is connected to the EPB controller through CAN; The right zone controller is connected to the temperature control unit, the ventilation control unit, and the fragrance control unit through a LIN bus; The infotainment domain controller is connected to the vehicle audio control unit through a hard line.

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