Vehicle operating device

Abstract

The present invention provides a vehicle operation device that safely starts driving a vehicle by notifying a driver of information relating to a deviation between an operation state of an operation unit when an operation mode is switched from a driving operation mode to an entertainment operation mode and a current operation state of the operation unit. The vehicle operation device includes a first acquisition unit that acquires an operation state of the operation unit in a driving operation mode in which an operation of the operation unit is acquired as a driving operation, and a second acquisition unit that acquires an operation state of the operation unit when the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode. A control unit that performs control relating to switching of the operation mode; and a notification unit that notifies information relating to the deviation of the operation state of the operation unit acquired by the first acquisition unit and the second acquisition unit.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an operating device for a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, vehicles equipped with steer-by-wire systems that control the steering angle of the tires by electrical signals without mechanically connecting the steering wheel and the tires have become popular.

[0003] As vehicles equipped with the above functions become more popular, a technology has been proposed in which, for example, a user can enjoy content such as games by operating an operating unit such as a steering wheel in a vehicle cabin.

[0004] For example, as such a technology, a technology is disclosed that provides content such as games to the driver in the vehicle by switching between an entertainment operation mode in which content can be operated and a driving operation mode in which the vehicle can be driven by operating an operation unit (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

[0005] Prior art literature Patent Literature Patent document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2022-153738. Summary of the invention

[0006] Technical issues In the technology described in Patent Document 1, when the operation mode is switched to the entertainment mode and a steering operation is performed, the steering angle is not controlled based on the steering operation, so the current tire steering angle may deviate from the current steering wheel operation state.

[0007] However, in the technology described in the above-mentioned patent document 1, there is a problem that when the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode and the vehicle starts to be driven, the driver is not notified of the occurrence of the above-mentioned deviation, so that, for example, the vehicle travels in a direction that the driver did not expect, and driving cannot be started safely.

[0008] The present invention has been completed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a vehicle operating device, which, when switching the operating mode from the entertainment operating mode to the driving operating mode, notifies the driver of the vehicle of information related to the deviation between the operating state of the operating part when the operating mode is switched from the driving operating mode to the entertainment operating mode and the current operating state of the operating part, thereby safely starting to drive the vehicle.

[0009] Technical Solution Method 1: One or more embodiments of the present invention propose a vehicle operation device, comprising: a first acquisition unit, which acquires the operation state of the operation unit in a driving operation mode in which the operation of the operation unit of the vehicle is acquired as a driving operation; a second acquisition unit, which acquires the operation state of the operation unit in an entertainment operation mode in which the operation of the operation unit of the vehicle is acquired as an entertainment operation of content; a control unit, which performs control related to switching of operation modes; and a notification unit, which notifies the driver of the vehicle of information related to the deviation between the operation state of the operation unit acquired in the second acquisition unit and the operation state of the operation unit acquired in the first acquisition unit when the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode.

[0010] Mode 4: One or more embodiments of the present invention propose a vehicle operating device, characterized in that the vehicle operating device has one or more processors and one or more memories connected to the one or more processors in a communicative manner, and the processing performed by the one or more processors is configured to include: in a driving operation mode in which the operation of the operating part of the vehicle is acquired as a driving operation, acquiring the operating state of the operating part; in an entertainment operation mode in which the operation of the operating part of the vehicle is acquired as an entertainment operation of the content, acquiring the operating state of the operating part; and when the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode, notifying the driver of the vehicle of information related to the deviation between the operating state of the operating part acquired in the entertainment operation mode and the operating state of the operating part acquired in the driving operation mode.

[0011] Technical Effects According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, there is an effect of being able to safely start driving the vehicle by notifying the driver of the vehicle of information related to the deviation between the operating state of the operating part when the operating mode is switched from the driving operating mode to the entertainment operating mode and the current operating state of the operating part when the operating mode is switched from the driving operating mode to the entertainment operating mode. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle operation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 2 It is a diagram showing the configuration of a processor of the vehicle operation device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0014] Figure 3 It is a diagram showing a display example of the vehicle operation device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 4 It is a diagram showing the flow of processing of the vehicle operation device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 5 It is a diagram showing the flow of processing of the vehicle operation device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Explanation of symbols 1: Vehicle operating device 10: Processor 11: Operation detection unit 12: First acquisition section 13: Second acquisition unit 14: Control Department 15: Notification Department 20: Memory 30: Display device 40: Operation Department 100: Content control device 200: Vehicle control device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] <Implementation Method> use Figures 1 to 5 The vehicle operation device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

[0019] <Configuration of Vehicle Operating Device 1> like Figure 1 As shown, the vehicle operation device 1 of the present embodiment is configured to include a processor 10 , a memory 20 , a display device 30 , and an operation unit 40 .

[0020] In the present embodiment, the processor 10 detects, for example, an operation state of the operation unit 40 .

[0021] The processor 10 transmits the detected operation state of the operation unit 40 to the content control device 100 or the vehicle control device 200 .

[0022] The operation unit 40 includes at least a steering wheel, a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal, and a shift lever.

[0023] The configuration of the processor 10 will be described later.

[0024] The content control device 100 executes a program of content such as a game, for example.

[0025] The content control apparatus 100 executes a program based on the operation state of the operation unit 40 received from the processor 10 .

[0026] The content control device 100 executes a program such as a racing game based on the operation status of the steering wheel and / or the brake pedal etc. received from the processor 10 .

[0027] In the present embodiment, when starting a content program, the content control device 100 transmits information indicating that the content program is started to the processor 10 .

[0028] In the present embodiment, when the content program is terminated, the content control device 100 transmits information indicating the termination of the content program to the processor 10 .

[0029] The vehicle control device 200 performs travel control of the vehicle based on the operation state of the operation unit 40 received from the processor 10 .

[0030] The vehicle control device 200 performs driving control of the vehicle based on the operation states of the steering wheel and / or the brake pedal, etc. received from the processor 10, for example.

[0031] The memory 20 is configured to include a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory) (not shown).

[0032] The memory 20 stores, for example, a control program and various data received from the processor 10 .

[0033] The display device 30 is a display panel such as a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays information received from the processor 10 .

[0034] <Configuration of Processor 10> like Figure 2 As shown, the processor 10 is configured to include an operation detection unit 11 , a first acquisition unit 12 , a second acquisition unit 13 , a control unit 14 , and a notification unit 15 .

[0035] Each unit of the processor 10 and the memory 20 transmit and receive various information via the bus BL.

[0036] The operation detection unit 11 detects an operation state of an operation unit 40 of the vehicle.

[0037] The operation detection unit 11 detects the current operation state of the operation unit 40 based on, for example, the output of a sensor provided in the operation unit 40 .

[0038] The operation detection unit 11 detects the rotational steering angle of the steering wheel based on, for example, the sensor output of a steering angle sensor provided on the steering wheel of the vehicle.

[0039] The operation detection unit 11 detects the operation position of the pedal based on the sensor output of a position sensor provided on the accelerator pedal and / or the brake pedal, for example.

[0040] The operation detection unit 11 detects the operation position of the shift lever based on the output of a switch provided on the shift lever, for example.

[0041] The operation detection unit 11 transmits the detected operation state of the operation unit 40 to a first acquisition unit 12 and a second acquisition unit 13 described later via the bus BL.

[0042] The first acquisition unit 12 acquires the operation state of the operation unit 40 in the driving operation mode in which the operation of the operation unit 40 of the vehicle is acquired as the driving operation.

[0043] In the present embodiment, when receiving information indicating that the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode from the control unit 14 described later, the first acquisition unit 12 acquires the operation state of the operation unit 40 received from the operation detection unit 11 as the driving operation.

[0044] The first acquisition unit 12 transmits the acquired operation state of the operation unit 40 to the vehicle control device 200 .

[0045] The first acquisition unit 12 transmits the acquired operation status of the operation unit 40 to the control unit 14 and the notification unit 15 to be described later via the bus BL.

[0046] In the present embodiment, the first acquisition unit 12 stops acquiring the operation state of the operation unit 40 when receiving information indicating that the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode from the control unit 14 described later, for example.

[0047] In this embodiment, when the first acquisition unit 12 receives information indicating that the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode from the later-described control unit 14, for example, the operation status of the operation unit 40 acquired just before the acquisition of the operation status of the operation unit 40 is about to stop is continuously sent to the later-described control unit 14 and the notification unit 15.

[0048] The second acquisition unit 13 acquires the operation state of the operation unit 40 in the entertainment operation mode in which the operation of the operation unit 40 of the vehicle is acquired as the entertainment operation of the content.

[0049] When receiving information indicating that the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode from the control unit 14 described later, the second acquisition unit 13 acquires the operation state of the operation unit 40 received from the operation detection unit 11 as an entertainment operation.

[0050] The second acquisition unit 13 transmits the acquired operation status of the operation unit 40 to the content control device 100 .

[0051] The second acquisition unit 13 transmits the acquired operation status of the operation unit 40 to the control unit 14 and the notification unit 15 to be described later via the bus BL.

[0052] The second acquisition unit 13 stops acquiring the operation state of the operation unit 40 when receiving information indicating that the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode from the control unit 14 described later.

[0053] The control unit 14 controls the entire vehicle operating device 1 according to a control program stored in the memory 20 .

[0054] In the present embodiment, the control unit 14 determines, for example, whether the vehicle is not traveling.

[0055] The control unit 14 determines whether the vehicle is not traveling based on the vehicle speed pulse, for example.

[0056] In the present embodiment, the control unit 14 performs control related to switching of the operation mode.

[0057] The control unit 14 transmits information related to the current switching of the operation mode to the first acquisition unit 12 and the second acquisition unit 13 .

[0058] For example, when the control unit 14 receives information indicating the start of a program to execute content from the content control device 100 and determines that the vehicle is in a non-driving state, the control unit 14 sends information indicating that the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode to the first acquisition unit 12 and the second acquisition unit 13 and the content control device 100.

[0059] When the control unit 14 is performing control to switch the operation mode from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode, upon confirming that there is no deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 acquired in the second acquisition unit 13 and the operation state of the operation unit 40 acquired in the first acquisition unit 12, the control unit 14 performs control to switch the operation mode from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode.

[0060] In this embodiment, when the control unit 14 confirms that there is no deviation between the operation state received from the second acquisition unit 13 and the operation state of the operation unit 40 acquired in the first acquisition unit 12, it sends information indicating that the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode to the first acquisition unit 12 and the second acquisition unit 13.

[0061] The notification unit 15 notifies the driver of the vehicle of information related to the deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 acquired by the second acquisition unit 13 and the operation state of the operation unit 40 acquired by the first acquisition unit 12 when the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode.

[0062] In this embodiment, when the notification unit 15 receives information indicating the end of a content program from the content control device 100, for example, the information related to the deviation between the operating state of the operating unit 40 received from the second acquisition unit 13 and the operating state of the operating unit 40 received from the first acquisition unit 12 is visualized and displayed on the display device 30.

[0063] like Figure 3 As shown, the notification unit 15 displays an animation showing the deviation between the rotational steering angle of the steering wheel received from the second acquisition unit 13 and the rotational steering angle of the steering wheel received from the first acquisition unit 12 on the display device 30 , for example.

[0064] The notification unit 15 displays instruction information such as “Please turn the steering wheel to the right so that the patterns of the front tires overlap” on the display device 30 , for example.

[0065] When there is a discrepancy between the shift lever operation state received from the second acquisition unit 13 and the shift lever operation state received from the first acquisition unit 12 , the notification unit 15 displays instruction information such as “Please set the shift lever to the P range” on the display device 30 .

[0066] When confirming that there is no deviation between the operation state received from the second acquisition unit 13 and the operation state of the operation unit 40 received from the first acquisition unit 12, the notification unit 15 Figure 3 The check mark and the like shown are displayed on the display device 30 .

[0067] <Processing of the vehicle operation device 1> use Figure 4 and Figure 5 The processing of the vehicle operating device 1 when the operating mode is switched will be described.

[0068] <Processing of switching from driving operation mode to entertainment operation mode> use Figure 4 The processing of the vehicle operation device 1 when the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode will be described.

[0069] like Figure 4 As shown, the control unit 14 determines whether information indicating the activation of a program for content is received from the content control device 100 (step S110 ).

[0070] When the control unit 14 determines that the information indicating the activation of the program for the content has not been received from the content control device 100 (No in step S110 ), the processing ends.

[0071] When the control unit 14 determines that information indicating the activation of a program for content is received from the content control device 100 (YES in step S110 ), the process proceeds to step S120 .

[0072] The control unit 14 determines whether the vehicle is in a non-driving state (step S120 ).

[0073] When the control unit 14 determines that the vehicle is not in the non-driving state (“No” in step S120 ), the processing ends.

[0074] When the control unit 14 determines that the vehicle is not in a driving state ("Yes" in step S120), it sends information indicating that the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode to the first acquisition unit 12, the second acquisition unit 13 and the content control device 100 (step S130), and ends the processing.

[0075] <Switching from entertainment mode to driving mode> use Figure 5 The processing of the vehicle operation device 1 when the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode will be described.

[0076] The control unit 14 determines whether information indicating the end of the content program is received from the content control device 100 (step S210 ).

[0077] When the control unit 14 determines that the information indicating the end of the content program has not been received from the content control device 100 (No in step S210 ), the control unit 14 returns the process and shifts to the standby state.

[0078] When it is determined that information indicating the end of the content program is received from the content control device 100 ("Yes" in step S210), the notification unit 15 displays information related to the deviation between the operating state of the operating unit 40 received from the second acquisition unit 13 and the operating state of the operating unit 40 received from the first acquisition unit 12 on the display device 30 (step S220).

[0079] The control section 14 determines whether there is a deviation between the operation state of the operation section 40 received from the second acquisition section 13 and the operation state of the operation section 40 received from the first acquisition section 12 (step S230 ).

[0080] When the control unit 14 determines that there is a deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 received from the second acquisition unit 13 and the operation state of the operation unit 40 received from the first acquisition unit 12 (No in step S230 ), the control unit 14 returns the process and shifts to the standby state.

[0081] When the control unit 14 determines that there is no deviation between the operating state of the operating unit 40 received from the second acquisition unit 13 and the operating state of the operating unit 40 received from the first acquisition unit 12 ("Yes" in step S230), it sends information indicating that the operating mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode to the first acquisition unit 12 and the second acquisition unit 13 (step S240), and ends the processing.

[0082] <Function / Effect> As described above, the vehicle operating device 1 of the present embodiment is configured to include: a first acquisition unit 12, which acquires the operating state of the operating unit 40 in a driving operation mode in which the operation of the vehicle's operating unit 40 is acquired as a driving operation; a second acquisition unit 13, which acquires the operating state of the operating unit 40 in an entertainment operation mode in which the operation of the vehicle's operating unit 40 is acquired as an entertainment operation of the content; a control unit 14, which performs control related to switching of the operating mode; and a notification unit 15, which notifies the driver of the vehicle of information related to the deviation between the operating state of the operating unit 40 acquired in the second acquisition unit 13 and the operating state of the operating unit acquired in the first acquisition unit 12 when the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode.

[0083] The notification unit 15 notifies the driver of the vehicle of information related to the deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 received from the second acquisition unit 13 and the operation state of the operation unit 40 received from the first acquisition unit 12 when the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode.

[0084] That is, when the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode, the notification unit 15 displays information related to the deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 when the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode and the current operation state of the operation unit 40 on the display device 30 .

[0085] Thus, the driver can recognize the deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 when the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode and the current operation state of the operation unit 40 .

[0086] The notification unit 15 displays, on the display device 30 , an operation instruction for eliminating the deviation between the operation state acquired by the second acquisition unit 13 and the operation state of the operation unit 40 acquired by the first acquisition unit 12 .

[0087] That is, the notification unit 15 visualizes the deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 when the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode and the current operation state of the operation unit 40 , and displays it on the display device 30 .

[0088] Thus, the driver can easily eliminate the deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 when the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode and the current operation state of the operation unit 40 .

[0089] The operation unit 40 includes at least a steering wheel, an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, and a shift lever.

[0090] That is, the vehicle operating device 1 detects the operating states of the steering wheel, the accelerator pedal, the brake pedal, and the shift lever so that the driver can start driving safely.

[0091] The vehicle operation device 1 visualizes the deviation between the operation state when the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode and the current operation state, and displays it on the display device 30 .

[0092] Thus, the driver can easily eliminate the deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 when the operation mode is switched from the driving operation mode to the entertainment operation mode and the current operation state of the operation unit 40 , and thus can start traveling safely.

[0093] The control unit 14 performs control to switch the operation mode from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode when confirming that there is no deviation between the operation state of the operation unit 40 acquired by the second acquisition unit 13 and the operation state of the operation unit 40 acquired by the first acquisition unit 12 .

[0094] Thereby, the driver can start driving the vehicle safely.

[0095] <Variation 1> The control unit 14 of the vehicle operating device 1 of the above-mentioned embodiment can also switch the operating mode from the entertainment operating mode to the driving operating mode when it confirms that there is no deviation between the operating state of the operating unit 40 acquired in the second acquisition unit 13 and the operating state of the operating unit 40 acquired in the first acquisition unit 12, and further confirms the safety of the surrounding area of ​​the vehicle based on the image obtained by taking the surrounding area of ​​the vehicle and / or the output of various sensors.

[0096] Thereby, the driver can start driving the vehicle safely.

[0097] The vehicle operation device 1 of the present invention can be realized by recording the processing of the control unit 14 and the notification unit 15 in a computer system-readable recording medium and causing a memory to read and execute the program recorded in the recording medium.

[0098] The computer system mentioned here includes hardware such as OS and peripheral devices.

[0099] In the case of utilizing the WWW (World Wide Web) system, the above-mentioned computer system also includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment).

[0100] The above-mentioned program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in a transmission medium.

[0101] The transmission medium for transmitting the program refers to a medium having the function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.

[0102] The above-mentioned program may be a program for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions.

[0103] The above-mentioned program may also be a so-called difference file (difference program) capable of realizing the above-mentioned functions by combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

[0104] As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the embodiment, and also includes designs and the like within the scope that does not depart from the gist of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vehicle operating device, characterized in that: have: a first acquisition unit that acquires an operation state of an operation unit of the vehicle in a driving operation mode in which an operation of the operation unit of the vehicle is acquired as a driving operation; a second acquisition unit that acquires the operation state of the operation unit in an entertainment operation mode in which an operation of the operation unit of the vehicle is acquired as an entertainment operation of content; a control unit that performs control related to switching of the operation mode; as well as A notification unit that notifies the driver of the vehicle of information related to the deviation between the operating state of the operating unit acquired in the second acquisition unit and the operating state of the operating unit acquired in the first acquisition unit when the operating mode is switched from the entertainment operating mode to the driving operating mode.

2. The vehicle operating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operating part at least includes a steering wheel, an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal and a gear lever.

3. The vehicle operating device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The control unit controls the operation mode to be switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode when confirming that there is no deviation between the operation state of the operation unit acquired by the second acquisition unit and the operation state of the operation unit acquired by the first acquisition unit.

4. A vehicle operating device, characterized in that: having one or more processors and one or more memories connected to the one or more processors in a communicable manner, The processing performed by the one or more processors is configured to include: acquiring an operation state of an operation portion of the vehicle in a driving operation mode in which an operation of the operation portion of the vehicle is acquired as a driving operation; acquiring the operating state of the operating portion in an entertainment operation mode in which an operation of the operating portion of the vehicle is acquired as an entertainment operation of content; and When the operation mode is switched from the entertainment operation mode to the driving operation mode, the driver of the vehicle is notified of information related to the deviation between the operation state of the operation part acquired in the entertainment operation mode and the operation state of the operation part acquired in the driving operation mode.

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