Passenger health condition monitoring method and system for vehicle

Abstract

The invention provides a passenger health condition monitoring method for a vehicle. The method comprises the steps that a monitoring device arranged on a first component of the vehicle monitors the health condition of a passenger; and when monitoring that the health condition of the passenger is abnormal, generating and sending an abnormal prompt signal. The invention further provides a corresponding monitoring system, a digital cabin system and the like.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to vehicle technology, and more specifically, to vehicle occupant health status monitoring technology. Background Art

[0002] Traveling by car has become a part of people's daily life. However, people's current improvement of vehicles is more from the perspective of means of transportation, improving driving experience, riding comfort, etc., and less consideration is given to improving from the perspective of passenger health. Summary of the invention

[0003] According to one aspect of the present application, a method for monitoring the health status of vehicle occupants is provided, which may include monitoring the health status of the occupants by a monitoring device disposed on a first component of the vehicle; and generating and issuing an abnormal prompt signal when an abnormal health status of the occupants is detected.

[0004] The method for monitoring the health status of vehicle occupants may optionally further include: outputting the monitored health status of the occupants in the vehicle in a visible, audible or a combination of the two.

[0005] The method for monitoring the health status of vehicle occupants may optionally further include: sending data representing the health status of the occupants for receipt by a remote device; and / or

[0006] The abnormal prompt signal is sent to the remote device; wherein the remote device includes one or more of a smart phone, a tablet, and a computer.

[0007] The method for monitoring the health status of vehicle occupants, optionally, monitors the health status of the occupants by a monitoring device arranged in a first component of the vehicle, wherein the first component includes one or more of the following components: a steering wheel, a seat, a seat belt, an armrest; and the monitoring device includes one or more of the following components: a brain wave detection device, an electrocardiogram detection device, a blood oxygen detection device, a blood pressure detection device, a body temperature sensing device.

[0008] The method for monitoring the health status of vehicle occupants may optionally include: when an abnormal health status of an occupant is monitored, if the occupant with the abnormal health status is a driver, determining whether the automatic driving system should take over the driving of the vehicle based on the degree of abnormal health status; and when it is determined that the automatic driving system should take over the driving of the vehicle, causing the automatic driving system to take over the driving of the vehicle.

[0009] In the method for monitoring the health status of vehicle occupants, optionally, the abnormality degree of the monitoring status is pre-set according to the degree of influence of the health status on driving the vehicle.

[0010] According to another aspect of the present application, a vehicle occupant health status monitoring system is also provided, and the system may include: a monitoring device, which is arranged on a first component of the vehicle to monitor the health status of the occupant; a processing device, which is connected to the monitoring device and is configured to judge the health status of the occupant based on the monitoring data of the monitoring device and generate an abnormal prompt signal when the health status is abnormal; an output device, which is used to output the abnormal prompt signal.

[0011] The vehicle occupant health status monitoring system, optionally, the output device is configured to: output data representing the occupant health status; and / or send the abnormal prompt signal to a remote device; wherein the remote device includes one or more of a mobile phone, a tablet, and a computer.

[0012] In the vehicle occupant health status monitoring system, optionally, the first component includes one or more of the following components: a steering wheel, a seat, a seat belt, an armrest; and the monitoring device includes one or more of the following components: a brain wave detection device, an electrocardiogram detection device, a blood oxygen detection device, a blood pressure detection device, a body temperature sensing device.

[0013] In the vehicle occupant health status monitoring system, optionally, the processing device is configured to: when the occupant with abnormal health status is the driver, determine whether the automatic driving system should take over the driving of the vehicle based on the degree of abnormality of the health status; and when it is determined that the automatic driving should take over the driving of the vehicle, the automatic driving system drives the vehicle.

[0014] The occupant health status monitoring system for a vehicle may, optionally, have the abnormality level of the monitoring status pre-set in the system according to the degree of influence of the health status on driving the vehicle.

[0015] A vehicle occupant health status detection system is also provided, which may include a vehicle and a remote device, wherein the vehicle includes any one of the above-mentioned occupant health status monitoring systems for a vehicle, or is configured to execute any one of the vehicle occupant health status monitoring methods, and the remote device can communicate with the vehicle to receive data representing the occupant health status and / or the abnormal warning signal transmitted by the vehicle.

[0016] A digital cockpit system is also provided, which may include any one of the above-mentioned systems for monitoring the health status of an occupant of a vehicle, or the digital cockpit system may be configured to execute any one of the above-mentioned methods for monitoring the health status of an occupant of a vehicle.

[0017] A vehicle is also provided. The vehicle may include any one of the above-mentioned systems for monitoring the health status of an occupant of a vehicle, or the digital cockpit system may be configured to execute any one of the above-mentioned methods for monitoring the health status of an occupant of a vehicle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The following will describe the embodiments of the present application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that the present application can be more fully understood, wherein:

[0019] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for monitoring the health status of an occupant of a vehicle according to an example of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a vehicle occupant health status monitoring system according to an example of the present application;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a vehicle occupant health status monitoring system according to an example of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail and completely in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the described embodiments are only part of the technical scheme of the present application, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments recorded in the application documents, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are covered by the protection scope of the present application.

[0023] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of this application and the drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, rather than to describe a particular order or precedence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way are interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated.

[0024] As used hereinafter, the words “example” or “exemplarily” or “exemplarily” mean “serving as an example, embodiment, or illustration.” Any embodiment described as “example” or “exemplarily” or “exemplarily” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments.

[0025] Figure 11 is a flow chart of a method for monitoring the health status of vehicle occupants according to an example of the present application. The occupants on the vehicle include the driver and other passengers. In some cases, there may be only the driver on the vehicle; in some cases, there may be both the driver and other passengers on the vehicle; in some cases, there may be only the passengers on the vehicle, and the vehicle may be an autonomous vehicle.

[0026] According to the method of the example of the present application, in step S100, a monitoring device disposed on a first component of a vehicle monitors the health status of an occupant.

[0027] The first component here may include steering wheels, seats, seat belts, armrests and other components in the vehicle that can be used to set up health monitoring devices. The monitoring device may include brain wave detection devices, electrocardiogram detection devices, blood oxygen detection devices, blood pressure detection devices, body temperature sensing devices and other devices that can be set up in the vehicle to monitor the health of the occupants. It can be understood that there is no strict correspondence between the monitoring device and the first component, and each monitoring device can be set on a different first component according to needs or convenience. For example, an electrocardiogram detection device can be set on the seat belt, such as setting an ECG (electrocardiogram) electrode; a brain wave detection device can be set on the pillow of the seat, such as setting an EEG (Electroencephalogram) electrode; a blood oxygen saturation detection device can be set on the steering wheel of the vehicle, etc.

[0028] In step S102, when an abnormality in the health condition of the occupant is detected, an abnormality prompt signal is generated and issued, which is intended to remind the occupant of the health condition.

[0029] In some examples, the generated abnormal prompt signal is output in the vehicle in a visible, audible or a combination of the two. Visible, for example, is displayed on a screen in the vehicle, or, for example, is indicated by flashing a warning light set in the vehicle. Audible is output in the form of sound, such as a buzzer, a voice broadcast, etc. According to the example of the present application, the abnormal prompt signal may also include more information indicating which member has abnormal health and which inspection item has an abnormality. The abnormal prompt signal may also be output in an audible and visible manner at the same time. For example, it may be displayed on a display screen of a digital cockpit system of the vehicle. For another example, when an electronic device such as a mobile phone located in the vehicle is communicatively connected to the vehicle, it may also be displayed by the electronic device.

[0030] In some examples, the vehicle can communicate with a remote device. The remote device may be, for example, an electronic device of a remote health center, such as an electronic device of a hospital or physical examination center that needs to know the health status of the occupants in a timely manner, and the electronic device may be, for example, a server, a laptop, a multifunction device, a smart phone, a tablet, or other electronic device with a display function. The remote device may also be, for example, a smart phone, a tablet, or other electronic device of a family member, friend, guardian, medical staff, or other personnel related to the occupant.

[0031] According to these examples, health data representing the monitored occupant's health status can be sent to a remote device through the network, so that hospitals, physical examination centers and other institutions that need to know the occupant's health status in a timely manner can obtain the occupant's health data in a timely manner, and the occupant's family, friends, guardians, medical staff and other personnel can also use mobile phones or tablets to timely understand the occupant's health status. In addition, an abnormal prompt signal can also be transmitted to a remote device so that occupants with abnormal health can get help in time. Generally speaking, you can choose to send data representing the occupant's health status to a remote device and send an abnormal prompt signal to a remote device in the event of a health abnormality; you can also send an abnormal signal to a remote device only in the event of a health abnormality, or just send data representing the occupant's health status.

[0032] According to each example of the present application, when the abnormal health condition of the occupant is monitored, it is further included to determine whether the occupant with abnormal health condition is a driver, as shown in step S104. In the case where it is determined that the occupant with abnormal health condition is a driver, it is further determined whether the abnormal health condition of the driver reaches the degree to which the automatic driving system takes over the driving of the vehicle, as shown in step S106. Here, the abnormal degree of the monitoring condition is preset according to the degree of influence of the health condition on the safe driving of the vehicle. In the case where it is determined that the automatic driving should take over the driving of the vehicle, the automatic driving system takes over the driving, as shown in step S108. If the judgment result of step S104 is that the occupant with abnormal health condition is not the driver, then continue with step S104. In the case where the judgment result of step S106 is that the degree to which the automatic driving system takes over the driving of the vehicle has not been reached, the current driving situation can be maintained, that is, the driver continues to drive, as shown in step S107. According to some other examples of the present application, in the case where the occupant with abnormal health condition is a driver, the vehicle is caused to issue an indication for the external environment of the vehicle to know the vehicle condition. The indication is, for example, flashing lights, honking, or other ways that help people and vehicles in the external environment to know the abnormality.

[0033] In some examples, after the autonomous driving system takes over driving, the vehicle drives according to the control instructions of the vehicle autonomous driving controller. The vehicle autonomous driving controller may be able to operate the vehicle to reach the hospital according to external instructions, or may drive along the original route according to external instructions. Alternatively, the vehicle autonomous driving controller may determine whether to go to the hospital based on the monitored health status. In this case, it may be necessary to train some models in the autonomous driving system to determine whether to go to the hospital based on the health status.

[0034] By using the occupant health status monitoring method according to the example of this application, on the one hand, the health status of the occupants in the vehicle can be monitored in real time, and abnormalities in the occupant's health can be discovered in time, which is helpful for rapid rescue. On the other hand, in the case of abnormalities in the driver's health, the vehicle's automatic driving system takes over the driving of the vehicle, avoiding possible traffic accidents and ensuring the traffic safety of the occupants in the vehicle and the public.

[0035] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a vehicle occupant health status monitoring system according to some embodiments of the present application. The monitoring system 20 is arranged in the vehicle 2. The monitoring system 20 includes a monitoring device 200, a processing device 202 and an output device 204. The monitoring device 200 is arranged in the first component 23 of the vehicle 2 to monitor the health status of the occupant. The processing device 202 is connected to the monitoring device and is configured to determine the health status of the occupant based on the monitoring data of the monitoring device, and generate an abnormal prompt signal when the health status is abnormal. The output device 204 outputs an abnormal prompt signal.

[0036] According to some examples of the present application, the first component 23 may include steering wheels, seats, seat belts, armrests and other components in the vehicle that can be used to set up health monitoring devices. The monitoring device 200 may include brain wave detection devices, electrocardiogram detection devices, blood oxygen detection devices, blood pressure detection devices, body temperature sensing devices and other devices that can be set in the vehicle to monitor the health of the occupants. It can be understood that there is no strict correspondence between the monitoring device and the first component, and each monitoring device can be set on a different first component according to needs or convenience. The processing device 202 can be, for example, a component such as a processor with data processing functions. In some cases, an existing processor in the vehicle can be used.

[0037] The output device 204 includes an audio output device, a video output device, a communication device or a combination thereof, which can be used as the output devices already in the vehicle 2, such as the display screen of the vehicle, the communication interface of the vehicle, etc. According to some examples of the present application, the output device 204 outputs the data representing the health status of the occupant to the video output device (such as a display) and / or the audio output device, etc., already in the vehicle, so as to output the data representing the health status of the occupant in the vehicle. In addition, the output device 202 also outputs an abnormal prompt signal in the vehicle.

[0038] Further, according to some examples of the present application, the output device 204 sends the data representing the health status of the occupant to the remote device through the network and can send the abnormal prompt signal to the remote device. In some cases, the output device 204 only sends one of the data representing the health status of the occupant and the abnormal prompt signal to the remote device.

[0039] The occupant health status monitoring system for a vehicle according to an example of the present application may be implemented in a digital cockpit system of the vehicle. In this case, the processing device 202 may be coupled to a controller of the digital cockpit system.

[0040] Combination of the above Figure 1 Each example of the vehicle occupant health status monitoring method described can be combined with Figure 2 The system described is implemented. Simply put, the monitoring device 200 monitors the health status of the occupant (step S100). When the processing device 202 detects that the health status of the occupant is abnormal, it generates and sends an abnormal prompt signal (step S102). The processing device 202 determines whether the occupant with abnormal health status is a driver (step S104), and when it is determined that the driver's health status is abnormal, it determines whether the abnormal degree of the health status reaches the level that requires the automatic driving system to take over the driving of the vehicle (step S106). Once the processing device 202 determines that the automatic driving system needs to take over the driving of the vehicle, it immediately controls the automatic driving system to drive the vehicle (step S108), otherwise, no change is made to the driving situation, and the driver still drives (step S107). As an example, the processing device 202 can determine whether the occupant is a driver based on the first component where the monitoring device is located. For example, the first component is a driver's seat or a steering wheel, and it can be determined that the health status output by the monitoring device set at the driver's seat corresponds to the driver's health status. In some examples, when the processing device 202 determines that the occupant with abnormal health condition is the driver, it may choose to control the vehicle to issue an indication for people outside the vehicle or surrounding vehicles to understand the abnormality, such as by flashing the lights, controlling the vehicle to honk, or other methods.

[0041] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a vehicle occupant health status detection system according to an example of this application. Figure 3 As shown, the system includes a vehicle 30 and a remote device 40. The vehicle 30 and the remote device 40 are in communication connection. The remote device 40 is, for example, an electronic device of a remote health center, such as an electronic device of a hospital or a physical examination center that needs to know the health status of the occupants in a timely manner. The electronic device is, for example, an electronic device with a display function such as a server, a laptop computer, a multifunction machine, a smart phone, a tablet, etc. The remote device can also be, for example, a smart phone, a tablet, or other electronic device of a family member, friend, guardian, medical staff, etc. related to the occupant. The vehicle 30, for example, includes the above-mentioned Figure 2 An occupant health status monitoring system for a vehicle is described.

[0042] The monitoring device 200 disposed in the vehicle 30 monitors the health status of the occupant, and the processing device 202 determines the health status of the occupant based on the monitoring data of the detection device 200. The processing device 202 generates an abnormal prompt signal when the health status is abnormal. According to some examples of the present application, the processing device 202 transmits the data representing the health status of the occupant to the remote device 40 via the network through the output device 204, and transmits the abnormal prompt signal to the remote device 40 via the network through the output device 204 when the abnormal prompt signal is generated. However, in some cases, only the data representing the health status of the occupant may be transmitted to the remote device 40 via the network through the output device 204, or only the abnormal prompt signal may be transmitted.

[0043] Alternatively, the vehicle 30 may also be configured to perform a combined Figure 1 A method for monitoring the health status of an occupant of a vehicle is described.

[0044] Adopt a combination Figure 3 With the system described, hospitals, physical examination centers and other institutions that need to know the health status of passengers in a timely manner can obtain the health data of passengers transmitted by the vehicle in a timely manner, and provide timely assistance when the health of passengers is abnormal or in other abnormal situations such as traffic accidents, and can provide comprehensive physiological data for assistance.

[0045] The present application also provides a digital cockpit system, which includes a combination of Figure 2 Any example of the occupant health status monitoring system described, or configured to perform in combination Figure 1 Any example of a method for monitoring the health status of an occupant described herein.

[0046] The present application also provides a vehicle, which includes a combination Figure 2 Any example of the occupant health status monitoring system described, or configured to perform in combination Figure 1 Any example of a method for monitoring the health status of an occupant described herein.

[0047] Although specific embodiments of the present application have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the principles of the present application, it should be understood that the present application may be implemented in other ways without departing from such principles, for example, the technical features of the various embodiments / examples / examples of the present application may be combined with each other to form new implementation methods.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring the health status of vehicle occupants, characterized in that: The method comprises: Monitoring the health status of the occupant by a monitoring device disposed on the first component of the vehicle; When abnormal health status of passengers is detected: Generate and issue an exception prompt signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: The monitored occupant health status is outputted in the vehicle in a visible, audible or a combination of the two.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: sending data representing the occupant's health status for receipt by a remote device; and / or Sending the abnormal prompt signal to the remote device; The remote device includes one or more of a smart phone, a tablet, and a computer.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The monitoring device disposed on the first component of the vehicle monitors the health status of the occupant, wherein: The first component includes one or more of the following components: a steering wheel, a seat, a seat belt, an armrest; and The monitoring device includes one or more of the following components: a brain wave detection device, an electrocardiogram detection device, a blood oxygen detection device, a blood pressure detection device, and a body temperature sensing device.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The method comprises: When abnormal health status of passengers is detected: If the occupant with abnormal health condition is the driver, determining whether the automatic driving system should take over the driving of the vehicle according to the degree of abnormal health condition; and When it is determined that the autonomous driving system should take over the driving of the vehicle, the autonomous driving system takes over the driving of the vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: In a case where the occupant in abnormal health condition is the driver, the vehicle is caused to issue an instruction for the environment outside the vehicle to be informed of the vehicle condition.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The abnormal degree of the monitoring condition is preset according to the influence of the health condition on driving the vehicle.

8. A vehicle occupant health status monitoring system, characterized in that: The system comprises: a monitoring device disposed on the first component of the vehicle to monitor the health status of the occupant; a processing device connected to the monitoring device and configured to determine the health status of the occupant based on the monitoring data of the monitoring device and to generate an abnormality prompt signal when the health status is abnormal; An output device is used to output the abnormality prompt signal.

9. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that The output device is configured as follows: outputting data representing the occupant's health status; and / or Sending the abnormal prompt signal to a remote device; The remote device includes one or more of a mobile phone, a tablet, and a computer.

10. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that The first component includes one or more of the following components: a steering wheel, a seat, a seat belt, an armrest; and The monitoring device includes one or more of the following components: a brain wave detection device, an electrocardiogram detection device, a blood oxygen detection device, a blood pressure detection device, and a body temperature sensing device.

11. The system according to claim 10, characterized in that The processing device is configured to: In the case where the occupant with abnormal health condition is the driver, determining whether the automatic driving system shall take over the driving of the vehicle according to the degree of abnormality of the health condition; as well as When it is determined that autonomous driving should take over the driving of the vehicle, the vehicle will be driven by the autonomous driving system.

12. The system according to claim 11, characterized in that The abnormality level of the monitoring condition is preset in the system according to the influence of the health condition on driving the vehicle.

13. A vehicle occupant health status detection system, characterized in that: The system comprises: A vehicle comprising a system according to claim 7 or configured to perform a method according to claim 1 or 2; A remote device is communicatively connected to the vehicle to receive data representing the occupant's health status and / or the abnormal warning signal transmitted by the vehicle.

14. The system according to claim 13, characterized in that The first component includes one or more of the following components: a steering wheel, a seat, a seat belt, an armrest; and The monitoring device includes one or more of the following components: a brain wave detection device, an electrocardiogram detection device, a blood oxygen detection device, a blood pressure detection device, and a body temperature sensing device.

15. A digital cockpit system, characterized in that: The digital cockpit system comprises the system according to any one of claims 7 to 11, or the digital cockpit system is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

16. A vehicle, characterized in that: The vehicle comprises a system according to any one of claims 7 to 77, or is configured to perform a method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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