Control method and device for island platform in vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a control method and device for an island platform in a vehicle, and relates to the technical field of vehicles, and the method comprises the steps: detecting the environment information of the vehicle after the vehicle is parked; under the condition that the target obstacle exists based on the environment information of the vehicle, an island platform in the vehicle is controlled to move towards a rear seat; wherein the target obstacle is an obstacle for preventing a front door of the vehicle from being opened. Therefore, when the target obstacle exists in the environment information of the vehicle, the middle island platform is moved, and a space for passengers to pass through is provided, so that the passengers can get off the vehicle through the vehicle door on the other side.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of vehicle technology, and in particular to a control method and device for a vehicle center island. Background Art

[0002] As passenger demands for vehicle space increase and vehicle usage scenarios become increasingly diverse, the issue of doors being unable to open after parking in narrow spaces has become increasingly prominent, becoming a major pain point affecting the passenger experience. In crowded parking lots, narrow alleys, or areas with complex terrain, parked vehicles are often squeezed by surrounding obstacles, making it impossible to open the doors.

[0003] Related technologies disclose that by predicting the parking environment of the vehicle in advance, when the vehicle is about to encounter a narrow environment, the passengers get off the vehicle in advance and park the vehicle through the automatic parking function. Another related technology discloses that when it is determined that the parking space the vehicle is about to enter is a narrow parking space, the passengers get off the vehicle and control the parking of the vehicle through a remote parking mode. It can be seen that the above technology can reduce the possibility of passengers being unable to get off the vehicle due to narrow parking spaces. However, the automatic parking function is restricted by the terrain. In the case of complex terrain, the automatic parking function has difficulty in accurately identifying the parking boundary, and parking failures frequently occur, forcing the passengers to manually operate again, thereby affecting the convenience of parking. In addition, when automatically parking, due to factors such as light and weather, the automatic parking function may misjudge the parking position of the vehicle, which is prone to accidents such as collisions, affecting the safety of the vehicle. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and device for controlling a vehicle island, aiming to solve the technical problem of how to improve the convenience and safety of passengers getting on and off the vehicle when the vehicle is in a narrow parking space.

[0005] In order to achieve the above objectives, the technical solutions adopted in the embodiments of the present application are as follows:

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling a center island in a vehicle, the method comprising: detecting environmental information of the vehicle after the vehicle is parked; and controlling the center island in the vehicle to move toward the rear seat when it is determined based on the environmental information of the vehicle that there is a target obstacle; wherein the target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the opening of the front door of the vehicle.

[0007] According to the above technical means, after the vehicle is parked, the vehicle's surroundings are monitored to determine whether there are any target obstacles around the vehicle, reducing the possibility of collisions or scuffing caused by passengers directly opening the door. If a target obstacle is present, the vehicle's center console is controlled to move toward the rear seats, providing space for front-seat passengers to exit the vehicle from the other side. Compared to the terrain restrictions of automatic parking, the vehicle center console control method provided in this application offers greater safety and convenience.

[0008] In one possible implementation, the target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the front door of the vehicle from opening to a preset opening; the preset opening is a minimum opening that supports passengers getting on and off the vehicle.

[0009] According to the above technical means, a preset opening is set to determine whether passengers can get on and off the vehicle normally, thereby reducing the situation where passengers cannot get on and off the vehicle smoothly or are blocked from getting on and off the vehicle due to the presence of target obstacles.

[0010] In one possible implementation, detecting environmental information of the vehicle includes: obtaining the distance between a front door and an obstacle outside the vehicle through a radar; and determining the presence of a target obstacle based on the environmental information of the vehicle includes: determining the presence of a target obstacle when the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle is less than a preset distance threshold.

[0011] According to the above technical means, the radar can more accurately detect the distance between the front door and the obstacles outside the vehicle, and then determine whether there is a target obstacle based on the distance between the front door and the obstacles outside the vehicle. The judgment of the distance to the target obstacle helps to improve the accuracy of whether the passengers can get on and off the vehicle, thereby improving the accuracy of the control method of the vehicle center island.

[0012] In one possible implementation, detecting environmental information of the vehicle includes: acquiring an image of the environment surrounding the front door through a camera; determining the presence of a target obstacle based on the environmental information of the vehicle includes: identifying the distance between the front door and an obstacle outside the vehicle based on the image; and determining the presence of a target obstacle when the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle is less than a preset distance threshold.

[0013] According to the above technical means, an image of the environment around the front door is obtained through a shooting device to determine the presence of a target obstacle, thereby reducing the possibility of a collision caused by opening the door. At the same time, the distance between the front door and the parking obstacle is identified through image recognition, which increases the scope of use of the present application. It is not limited to the radar method, and can also effectively improve the accuracy and flexibility of the control method of the vehicle center island provided by this application.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: in response to controlling the vehicle island to move toward the rear seat, issuing a first prompt message, the first prompt message being used to prompt the vehicle island to start moving.

[0015] According to the above technical means, a first prompt message is issued to remind passengers to pay attention to the start of movement of the vehicle center island, and to promptly remind passengers that when there are items on the moving route of the center island, passengers can discover and transfer them in time, thereby improving the practicality of the control method of the vehicle center island of this application.

[0016] In one possible implementation, the method further includes: detecting whether the vehicle island platform triggers an anti-pinch function during the movement of the vehicle island platform toward the rear seat; and controlling the vehicle island platform to stop moving in response to the vehicle island platform triggering the anti-pinch function.

[0017] According to the above technical means, when there is an obstacle in the moving route of the vehicle's center island, the anti-pinch function is triggered to prevent the vehicle's center island from continuing to move, causing unnecessary economic losses or safety problems, thereby increasing the safety of the vehicle's center island control method.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: after controlling the center island of the vehicle to stop moving, issuing a second prompt message, the second prompt message being used to prompt the occupant to clear obstacles that affect the movement of the center island of the vehicle.

[0019] According to the above technical means, the occupants are prompted through the second prompt message so that they can clear the obstacles in time, thereby continuing to control the vehicle center island, providing the occupants with movable space and improving the occupants' riding comfort.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: after controlling the vehicle island to stop moving, receiving a movement control instruction; and in response to the movement control instruction, controlling the vehicle island to continue moving toward the rear seat.

[0021] According to the above technical means, the vehicle center island is controlled to continue to move toward the rear seat through mobile control instructions. Passengers can issue mobile control instructions according to their own needs to meet the passengers' personalized needs, which can effectively improve the flexibility of the control method of the vehicle center island.

[0022] In one possible implementation, detecting whether the anti-pinch function of the vehicle island console is triggered includes: triggering the anti-pinch function of the vehicle island console when a drive motor for driving the vehicle island console to move is stalled.

[0023] According to the above technical means, when the drive motor is stalled, the current increases sharply, triggering the anti-pinch function, which can prevent the drive motor from being damaged due to overheating. At the same time, the drive motor continues to output torque when stalled, causing gears and other components to be under excessive pressure. Triggering the anti-pinch function in time can effectively reduce the wear of the drive motor, thereby increasing the safety of the control method of the vehicle center island.

[0024] In one possible implementation, the front doors of the vehicle include a first front door and a second front door, the first front door is the front door where there is a target obstacle, and the second front door is the front door where there is no target obstacle; the method also includes: after the vehicle center island moves toward the rear seat to the target position, detecting whether there is a passenger getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door; in response to detecting that the passenger is getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door, controlling the vehicle center island to move toward the front seat.

[0025] According to the above technical means, after determining whether a passenger is getting on or off the vehicle, the vehicle center island is controlled to move toward the front seat to facilitate the passenger's subsequent use of the vehicle center island, while avoiding collisions caused by carelessness of rear passengers, thereby improving the safety of the vehicle center island control method.

[0026] In one possible implementation, detecting whether an occupant has gotten on or off the vehicle through the second front door includes: detecting the motion state of the second front door; and determining whether an occupant has gotten on or off the vehicle through the second front door based on the motion state of the second front door being from open to closed.

[0027] According to the above technical means, by detecting the movement state of the second front door, it is possible to more accurately judge whether the passenger gets on or off the vehicle through the second front door, thereby improving the accuracy of the control method of the island platform in the vehicle of the present application.

[0028] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control device for a vehicle center island, comprising: a detection module and a control module; the detection module is used to detect environmental information of the vehicle after the vehicle is parked; the control module is used to control the movement of the vehicle center island toward the rear seat when it is determined that there is a target obstacle based on the vehicle's environmental information; wherein the target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the opening of the vehicle's front door.

[0029] In one possible implementation, the target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the front door of the vehicle from opening to a preset opening; the preset opening is a minimum opening that supports passengers getting on and off the vehicle.

[0030] In one possible implementation, the detection module is specifically configured to obtain the distance between the front door and an obstacle outside the vehicle through a radar; and determine the presence of a target obstacle based on environmental information of the vehicle, including: determining the presence of a target obstacle when the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle is less than a preset distance threshold.

[0031] In one possible embodiment, the detection module is specifically used to obtain an image of the environment around the front door through a camera device; determine the presence of a target obstacle based on the vehicle's environmental information, including: identifying the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle based on the image; and determining the presence of the target obstacle when the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle is less than a preset distance threshold.

[0032] In one possible embodiment, the control device of the vehicle center island also includes a communication module; the communication module is used to send a first prompt message in response to controlling the vehicle center island to move toward the rear seat, and the first prompt message is used to prompt the vehicle center island to start moving.

[0033] In one possible embodiment, the detection module is also used to detect whether the vehicle center island platform triggers the anti-pinch function when the vehicle center island platform moves toward the rear seat; the control module is also used to control the vehicle center island platform to stop moving in response to the vehicle center island platform triggering the anti-pinch function.

[0034] In a possible implementation, the communication module is further configured to send a second prompt message after controlling the vehicle island to stop moving, where the second prompt message is configured to prompt the occupants to clear obstacles that affect the movement of the vehicle island.

[0035] In a possible implementation, the communication module is further configured to receive a movement control instruction after controlling the vehicle island to stop moving; and the control module is further configured to control the vehicle island to continue moving toward the rear seat in response to the movement control instruction.

[0036] In a possible implementation, the detection module is specifically configured to trigger an anti-pinch function of the vehicle island when a drive motor for driving the vehicle island to move is stalled.

[0037] In one possible embodiment, the front doors of the vehicle include a first front door and a second front door, the first front door is the front door where there is a target obstacle, and the second front door is the front door where there is no target obstacle; the detection module is also used to detect whether there is a passenger getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door after the vehicle center island moves to the target position toward the rear seat; the control module is also used to control the vehicle center island to move toward the front seat in response to detecting that the passenger is getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door.

[0038] In a possible implementation, the detection module is specifically configured to detect the motion state of the second front door; and determine whether the passenger is getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door based on the motion state of the second front door being from open to closed.

[0039] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, comprising: a processor and a memory; the memory stores instructions executable by the processor; when the processor is configured to execute the instructions, the electronic device implements the method of the first aspect above.

[0040] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a vehicle, which includes the electronic device according to the third aspect above.

[0041] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon. When the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, the control method for the vehicle center island console of any embodiment provided in the first aspect is implemented.

[0042] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which includes computer program instructions. When the computer program instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the control method of the vehicle center island console of any embodiment provided in the first aspect above.

[0043] It should be noted that the technical effects brought about by any implementation method in the second to sixth aspects can refer to the technical effects brought about by the corresponding implementation method in the first aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0044] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0045] The drawings herein are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application, and together with the specification are used to explain the principles of the present application, and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application.

[0046] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a control system for a vehicle island console according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0047] Figure 2 is a flow chart showing a method for controlling a vehicle island console according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0048] Figure 3 is a real-life diagram of a front seat of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0049] Figure 4 is a real view of the front seat of another vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0050] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the position of a radar according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0051] Figure 6 is a flow chart showing another method for controlling an island console in a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0052] Figure 7 This is a block diagram of a control device for a vehicle island console according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0053] Figure 8 It is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] In order to enable ordinary people in the art to better understand the technical solutions of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0055] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the specification and claims of this application and the accompanying drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or precedence. It should be understood that the terms used in this manner are interchangeable where appropriate so that the embodiments of the application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present application. Instead, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present application, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0056] In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, article, or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, article, or device. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, article, or device comprising the element.

[0057] In the embodiments of this application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of this application should not be interpreted as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a concrete manner.

[0058] For ease of understanding, the control method of the vehicle island console provided in this application is specifically introduced below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0059] In some embodiments, the control method of the vehicle island console provided in this application can be applied to the control system of the vehicle island console, such as Figure 1 As shown, the control system of the vehicle island console includes: a data acquisition device 100, a gear position detection device 200, a controller 300, a vehicle island console controller 400, a drive motor 500, a voice device 600, and a display device 700. The controller 300 is connected to the data acquisition device 100, the gear position detection device 200, the vehicle island console controller 400, the voice device 600, and the display device 700, respectively, and the vehicle island console controller 400 is connected to the drive motor 500.

[0060] As a feasible implementation method, the collection device 100 is used to obtain the distance between the front door and obstacles outside the vehicle. The collection device 100 can be a radar or a shooting device, wherein the shooting device can be a camera or other device or equipment that can obtain the environment around the front door. This embodiment of the application does not limit this.

[0061] As another feasible implementation, the gear position detection device 200 is used to obtain whether the vehicle is in a parked state.

[0062] As a feasible implementation method, the controller 300 is used to determine whether there is a target obstacle. For example, the controller 300 determines that there is a target obstacle based on the fact that the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle is less than a preset distance threshold, and sends it to the vehicle center island controller 400.

[0063] It should be understood that the controller 300 can be any device or equipment such as a body domain controller, a vehicle controller, etc. that can determine whether there is an obstacle, and this embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0064] As another feasible implementation method, the vehicle island controller 400 drives the movement of the vehicle island by controlling the rotation of the driving motor 500 of the vehicle island.

[0065] It should be understood that the vehicle island console controller 400 can be any device or equipment that can control the movement of the island console, such as a central controller or a dedicated vehicle island console controller, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0066] As a feasible implementation method, the voice device 600 issues a first prompt message in response to controlling the vehicle island to move toward the rear seat; or, the voice device 600 issues a second prompt message after controlling the vehicle island to stop moving.

[0067] Among them, the first prompt information is used to prompt the vehicle center island to start moving; the second prompt information is used to prompt the occupants to clear obstacles that affect the movement of the vehicle center island.

[0068] It should be understood that the voice device 600 can be any device or equipment that can issue a voice prompt message, such as an audio device or a voice prompt device in the vehicle.

[0069] In some embodiments, the display device 700 is configured to receive movement control instructions.

[0070] Exemplarily, the display device 700 may be a device or apparatus capable of displaying images, such as a display screen in a vehicle.

[0071] It should be noted that the system architecture described in the embodiments of the present application is intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application. A person skilled in the art will know that with the evolution of the system architecture, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0072] The control method of the vehicle island provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to Figure 1 The control system of the vehicle island shown in the figure is as follows: Figure 2 As shown, the control method of the vehicle island console includes the following steps:

[0073] S201: After the vehicle stops, detect the vehicle's environmental information.

[0074] As a feasible implementation method, vehicle parking is used to indicate that the vehicle is shifted from a driving gear (D gear or R gear) to a parking gear (P gear); or, the vehicle is currently in the parking gear (P gear).

[0075] As another feasible implementation manner, the vehicle's environmental information includes the distance between the front door and obstacles outside the vehicle.

[0076] For example, the vehicle's environmental information may be detected by a radar or a camera.

[0077] S202: When it is determined based on the vehicle's environmental information that a target obstacle exists, control the vehicle's center island to move toward the rear seat.

[0078] The target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the opening of the front door of the vehicle.

[0079] As a feasible implementation method, the target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the front door of the vehicle from opening to a preset opening.

[0080] It should be understood that the preset opening is the minimum opening that supports passengers getting on and off the vehicle. The preset opening is determined based on human body size data and is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0081] As another feasible implementation method, since the front door has a certain inertia when opening, it is impossible to accurately open the front door to a preset opening. Therefore, the target obstacle can be an obstacle that blocks the front door of the vehicle from opening to the maximum opening.

[0082] It should be understood that the maximum opening is the maximum opening that the front door may be opened to due to inertia or other reasons when the front door is ready to be opened to a preset opening.

[0083] It should be noted that the front door has a certain possibility of opening to the maximum opening. When the door is opened to the maximum opening, if there is an obstacle in the area swept by the front door, it may cause the front door to collide. Therefore, the target obstacle can be an obstacle that prevents the vehicle's front door from opening to the maximum opening, so as to reduce the occurrence of incidents such as front door collision.

[0084] Specifically, when there is no target obstacle, the front door opens to a preset opening, no collision or other problems will occur, and passengers can easily get on and off the vehicle without excessive bending or stretching; when there is a target obstacle, the front door may collide or be obstructed during the opening process, and passengers cannot get on and off the vehicle normally.

[0085] It is understandable that setting a preset opening degree determines whether passengers can get on and off the vehicle normally, thereby reducing the embarrassing situation where passengers cannot get on and off the vehicle smoothly or are blocked from getting on and off the vehicle due to the presence of target obstacles.

[0086] It should be noted that when there is a target obstacle at the front door, the passengers cannot open the front door, or cannot open the front door to a sufficient space for getting on and off the vehicle. By controlling the center island of the vehicle to move toward the rear seat, movable space is freed up for the passengers, and the passengers' movement in the vehicle is no longer hindered, and they can get on and off the vehicle from the other side where there is no target obstacle.

[0087] For example, Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the vehicle center console refers to the control panel area located between the main driver's seat and the front passenger seat, which can be used to assist vehicle driving. The driver can control the vehicle's air conditioning, audio and other equipment through the vehicle center console. However, the existence of the vehicle center console limits the space available for passengers to move in the vehicle and blocks the horizontal passage between the main driver's seat and the front passenger seat. Figure 4 In the process, the center island of the vehicle is controlled to move toward the rear seat, connecting the isolated main driver area and the co-driver area in the vehicle, so that passengers can get on and off the vehicle from the front door on the other side.

[0088] It is understood that after the vehicle is parked, the vehicle's environmental information is detected to determine whether there are target obstacles around the vehicle, reducing the possibility of scratches or collisions caused by passengers directly opening the door. Compared with the terrain restrictions of automatic parking, the vehicle island control method provided in this application has higher safety and applicability.

[0089] In some embodiments, the “detecting vehicle environment information” in step S201 above specifically includes the following steps:

[0090] S2011. Obtain the distance between the front door and obstacles outside the vehicle through radar.

[0091] As a feasible implementation method, Figure 5 As shown, millimeter wave or ultrasonic signals are emitted by radars located on both sides of the front doors. When the signals encounter obstacles outside the vehicle, they are reflected. The distance between the front doors and the obstacles outside the vehicle is determined based on the reflection time.

[0092] It's important to note that radar offers significant advantages in high precision and real-time performance. Furthermore, its performance is unaffected by lighting conditions, easily penetrating adverse weather conditions like rain and fog. Therefore, using radar technology to detect the distance between the front door edge and external obstacles effectively mitigates interference from external factors like weather, significantly improving distance detection accuracy.

[0093] S2012: Determine the presence of a target obstacle based on the vehicle's environmental information.

[0094] As a feasible implementation method, when the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle is less than a preset distance threshold, it is determined that there is a target obstacle.

[0095] It should be understood that the preset distance threshold is a minimum distance threshold that supports passengers to get on and off the vehicle safely, and can be determined based on a preset opening degree.

[0096] It should be noted that in order to meet the needs of passengers getting on and off the vehicle, the front door is opened to a preset opening. During the opening process of the front door, its movement trajectory will cover a fan-shaped area. If there is an obstacle outside the vehicle and the distance between the obstacle outside the vehicle and the front door in the closed state is less than the preset distance threshold, the obstacle outside the vehicle will enter the above-mentioned fan-shaped area, thereby hindering the normal opening process of the front door. Therefore, the above-mentioned obstacle outside the vehicle is a target obstacle.

[0097] It is understandable that radar can more accurately detect the distance between the front door and obstacles outside the vehicle, and then determine whether there is a target obstacle based on the distance between the front door and the obstacles outside the vehicle. The judgment of the distance to the target obstacle helps to improve the accuracy of whether passengers can get on and off the vehicle, thereby improving the accuracy of the control method of the vehicle's center island.

[0098] In some embodiments, the “detecting vehicle environment information” in step S201 above specifically includes the following steps:

[0099] S201a: Acquire an image of the surrounding environment of the front door through a photographing device.

[0100] As a feasible implementation method, the camera captures images of the environment around the front door, identifies the outline of obstacles outside the vehicle based on a visual algorithm, and determines the distance between the front door and the obstacles outside the vehicle in combination with calibration parameters.

[0101] It should be noted that compared with the single detection distance of radar detection, the image of the environment around the front door can accurately identify the type of obstacles outside the vehicle, and the shooting device is lower in cost and can be directly integrated into the existing camera system in the vehicle.

[0102] S201b: Determine the presence of a target obstacle based on the vehicle's environmental information.

[0103] As a feasible implementation method, when the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle is less than a preset distance threshold, it is determined that there is a target obstacle.

[0104] It should be understood that the preset distance threshold is a minimum distance threshold that supports passengers to get on and off the vehicle safely, and can be determined based on a preset opening degree.

[0105] It can be understood that by obtaining images of the environment around the front door through a camera device, the presence of a target obstacle is determined, reducing the possibility of a collision caused by opening the door. At the same time, by identifying the distance between the front door and the parking obstacle through image recognition, the scope of use of this application is increased. It is not limited to the radar method, and can also effectively improve the accuracy and flexibility of the control method of the vehicle center island provided by this application.

[0106] In some embodiments, the method for controlling the vehicle island provided in the present application may further include: issuing a first prompt message in response to controlling the vehicle island to move toward the rear seat.

[0107] Among them, the first prompt information is used to prompt the vehicle island to start moving.

[0108] It should be understood that the first prompt information can be a voice announcement to remind the occupants. For example, the first prompt message can be "The island table starts to move, please pay attention."

[0109] It should be noted that after the vehicle island moves toward the rear seat, a first prompt message is issued to remind the passengers to pay attention, thereby reducing the possibility of the passengers moving when the vehicle island moves and reducing the occurrence of collision incidents.

[0110] It can be understood that the first prompt message is sent to remind the passengers to pay attention to the start of movement of the vehicle island, and to promptly remind the passengers that when there are items on the moving route of the island, the passengers can discover and transfer them in time, thereby improving the practicality of the control method of the vehicle island of this application.

[0111] In some embodiments, the vehicle island control method provided in this application may further include the following steps:

[0112] S301. When the vehicle center island moves toward the rear seat, detect whether the vehicle center island triggers an anti-pinch function.

[0113] As a feasible implementation method, the anti-pinch function refers to a function that prevents people or objects from being pinched or damaged during the movement of the center island. The anti-pinch function can be triggered based on the resistance encountered during the movement of the vehicle's center island.

[0114] It should be understood that the resistance encountered by the island during movement of the vehicle is detected, and the anti-pinch function is triggered when the resistance exceeds a set value.

[0115] The set value is the minimum value of the resistance that the vehicle's center island encounters when it collides with a human body or object.

[0116] It should be noted that when the island moves towards the rear seat in the vehicle and touches a human body or object, the anti-pinch function is triggered to ensure the safety of the human body or object.

[0117] In some embodiments, detecting whether the anti-pinch function of the vehicle island console is triggered can be specifically implemented as follows: when a drive motor for driving the vehicle island console to move is stalled, the anti-pinch function of the vehicle island console is triggered.

[0118] The stall phenomenon is used to indicate a state in which the rotor of the drive motor cannot rotate while the drive motor is continuously energized during operation.

[0119] As a feasible implementation method, during the movement of the vehicle's center island, an obstacle blocks the center island from continuing to move, and the rotor of the drive motor cannot continue to rotate to drive the vehicle's center island to move. However, the drive motor that drives the vehicle's center island to move has not stopped and is continuously in the starting state, which may cause the drive motor to stall. If the drive motor is in a stalled state for a long time, it may cause the drive motor to overheat and be damaged. Therefore, it is necessary to trigger the anti-pinch function of the vehicle's center island.

[0120] It is understandable that when the drive motor stalls, the current increases sharply, triggering the anti-pinch function, which can prevent the drive motor from being damaged due to overheating. At the same time, the drive motor continues to output torque when stalled, causing gears and other components to be under excessive pressure. Triggering the anti-pinch function in time can effectively reduce the wear of the drive motor, thereby increasing the safety of the control method of the vehicle center console.

[0121] S302: In response to the anti-pinch function of the vehicle center island being triggered, the vehicle center island is controlled to stop moving.

[0122] As a feasible implementation method, when it is detected that the resistance encountered by the vehicle's center island during movement is greater than a set value, the vehicle's center island may have hit a person or object. In order to avoid damaging the person or object and reduce economic losses, the vehicle's center island is controlled to stop moving.

[0123] It is understandable that when there are obstacles in the moving route of the vehicle's center island, the anti-pinch function is triggered to prevent the vehicle's center island from continuing to move, causing unnecessary economic losses or safety problems, thereby increasing the safety of the vehicle's center island control method.

[0124] As a feasible implementation method, after the island console in the vehicle is controlled to stop moving, a second prompt message is issued.

[0125] The second prompt information is used to prompt the occupants to clear obstacles that affect the movement of the vehicle's center console.

[0126] It should be understood that the second prompt information can be a voice announcement to remind the occupants. For example, the second prompt message can be "There is an obstacle ahead, please clear it."

[0127] It should be noted that after the island console in the vehicle is controlled to stop moving, a second prompt message is issued to alert the passengers so that they can clear the obstacle in time.

[0128] It is understandable that the second prompt message is used to remind the passengers so that they can clear the obstacles in time, thereby continuing to control the vehicle center island, providing the passengers with movable space, and improving the passengers' riding comfort.

[0129] In some embodiments, the vehicle island control method provided in this application may further include the following steps:

[0130] S303: After the island platform in the vehicle is controlled to stop moving, a movement control instruction is received.

[0131] As a feasible implementation method, the movement control instruction refers to the instruction input by the occupant through the display device, which is used to instruct the vehicle center island to continue moving.

[0132] It should be understood that when the vehicle center island is moving, if it encounters an obstacle, the vehicle center island is controlled to stop moving to ensure the safety of the obstacle and the vehicle center island. However, after the passenger manually clears the obstacle, the vehicle center island can continue to move to provide space for the passenger to pass. At this time, the passenger can issue a movement control command through the display device or voice command to make the vehicle center island continue to move.

[0133] S304: In response to the movement control instruction, control the vehicle island to continue moving toward the rear seat.

[0134] It should be understood that the movement control instruction is issued by the passenger and is used to instruct the vehicle island to continue moving. Therefore, after receiving the movement control instruction, the vehicle island is controlled to continue moving toward the rear seat to meet the passenger's needs to get off the vehicle.

[0135] It can be understood that by controlling the vehicle center island to continue moving toward the rear seat through mobile control instructions, passengers can issue mobile control instructions according to their own needs to meet the passengers' personalized needs, which can effectively improve the flexibility of the vehicle center island control method.

[0136] In some embodiments, the front doors of the vehicle include a first front door and a second front door.

[0137] The first front door is the front door where the target obstacle exists, and the second front door is the front door where no target obstacle exists.

[0138] As a feasible implementation method, the control method of the vehicle island console provided in this application may further include the following steps:

[0139] S401: After the vehicle island moves to a target position toward the rear seat, detect whether a passenger is getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door.

[0140] As a feasible implementation method, the target position refers to the position of the vehicle's center island after it is moved, and the target position can provide space for the front seat passengers to pass freely.

[0141] It should be understood that whether an occupant has entered or exited the vehicle through the second front door can be determined by detecting the movement of the first front door.

[0142] S402: In response to detecting that an occupant has boarded or alighted the vehicle through the second front door, the vehicle center island is controlled to move toward the front seat.

[0143] As a feasible implementation method, the vehicle center island is a highly integrated multi-functional interactive platform that can assist the driver in driving the vehicle. In order to better assist driving control, it is necessary to timely control the movement of the vehicle center island toward the front seat.

[0144] It can be understood that after determining whether the passengers are getting on or off the vehicle, the vehicle center island is controlled to move toward the front seat to facilitate the passengers' subsequent use of the vehicle center island, while avoiding collisions caused by carelessness of rear passengers, thereby improving the safety of the vehicle center island control method.

[0145] As another feasible implementation, the step S401 of "detecting whether a passenger has boarded or alighted the vehicle through the second front door" can be implemented as follows:

[0146] S4011. Detect the motion state of the second front door.

[0147] As a feasible implementation method, the movement state of the second front door includes opening and closing.

[0148] It should be understood that the movement state of the second front door is determined by detecting whether the opening degree of the second front door changes.

[0149] S4012: Based on the movement state of the second front door being from open to closed, determine whether the passenger is getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door.

[0150] As a feasible implementation method, when it is detected that the opening of the second front door is greater than or equal to a preset opening, the movement state of the second front door is determined to be an open state. When the second front door is in the open state, it is detected whether there is an occupant approaching the second front door area. After an occupant approaches the second front door area, the opening of the second front door is detected. When the opening of the second front door is equal to zero, the operation state of the second front door is determined to be a closed state, and it is determined that the occupant is getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door.

[0151] It can be understood that by detecting the movement state of the second front door, it is possible to more accurately determine whether the passenger gets on or off the vehicle through the second front door, thereby improving the accuracy of the control method of the vehicle island in the present application.

[0152] In some embodiments, as Figure 6 As shown, the control method of the vehicle island console provided by this application can be implemented as follows:

[0153] S601: Determine whether the vehicle is stopped.

[0154] Exemplarily, after the vehicle stops, the process jumps to step S602 ; when the vehicle does not stop, the process continues to determine whether the vehicle stops.

[0155] S602: Determine whether there is a target obstacle.

[0156] The target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the opening of the front door of the vehicle.

[0157] For example, if there is a target obstacle, the process jumps to step S603; if there is no target obstacle, the passengers directly get on and off the vehicle.

[0158] S603: Control the vehicle's center island to move toward the rear seat.

[0159] Exemplarily, in response to controlling the vehicle island to move toward the rear seat, a first prompt message is issued, and the first prompt message is used to prompt the vehicle island to start moving.

[0160] S604: Detect whether the anti-pinch function of the vehicle's center island is triggered.

[0161] Exemplarily, when the anti-pinch function is triggered, the process jumps to step S605 ; when the anti-pinch function is not triggered, the process jumps to step S607 .

[0162] S605: Control the vehicle center island to stop moving and issue a second prompt message, where the second prompt message is used to prompt the occupants to clear obstacles that affect the movement of the vehicle center island.

[0163] S606: In response to the received movement control instruction, control the vehicle island to continue moving toward the rear seat.

[0164] S607: The vehicle island moves to the target position toward the rear seat.

[0165] The above mainly introduces the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application from the perspective of the method. In order to realize the above functions, the control device or electronic device of the island console in the vehicle includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function. It should be easy for those skilled in the art to realize that, in combination with the units and algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0166] In the embodiment of the present application, the control device or electronic device of the vehicle island console can be divided into functional modules according to the above method. For example, the control device or electronic device of the vehicle island console can include various functional modules corresponding to the various functional divisions, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic and is only a logical functional division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation.

[0167] Reference Figure 7 The control device 700 of the vehicle center island includes: a detection module 701 and a control module 702; the detection module 701 is used to detect the vehicle's environmental information after the vehicle is parked; the control module 702 is used to control the vehicle center island to move toward the rear seat when it is determined that there is a target obstacle based on the vehicle's environmental information; wherein the target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the opening of the vehicle's front door.

[0168] In one possible implementation, the target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the front door of the vehicle from opening to a preset opening; the preset opening is a minimum opening that supports passengers getting on and off the vehicle.

[0169] In one possible implementation, the detection module 701 is specifically configured to obtain the distance between the front door and an obstacle outside the vehicle through radar; and determine the presence of a target obstacle based on the vehicle's environmental information, including: determining the presence of a target obstacle when the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle is less than a preset distance threshold.

[0170] In one possible embodiment, the detection module 701 is specifically used to obtain an image of the environment around the front door through a camera device; determine the presence of a target obstacle based on the vehicle's environmental information, including: identifying the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle based on the image; and determining the presence of the target obstacle when the distance between the front door and the obstacle outside the vehicle is less than a preset distance threshold.

[0171] In one possible embodiment, the control device of the vehicle center island also includes a communication module 703; the communication module 703 is used to send a first prompt message in response to controlling the vehicle center island to move toward the rear seat, and the first prompt message is used to prompt the vehicle center island to start moving.

[0172] In one possible embodiment, the detection module 701 is also used to detect whether the vehicle center island platform triggers the anti-pinch function when the vehicle center island platform moves toward the rear seat; the control module 702 is also used to control the vehicle center island platform to stop moving in response to the vehicle center island platform triggering the anti-pinch function.

[0173] In a possible implementation, the communication module 703 is further configured to send a second prompt message after controlling the vehicle island to stop moving, where the second prompt message is configured to prompt the occupants to clear obstacles that affect the movement of the vehicle island.

[0174] In one possible implementation, the communication module 703 is further configured to receive a movement control instruction after controlling the vehicle island to stop moving; and the control module 702 is further configured to control the vehicle island to continue moving toward the rear seat in response to the movement control instruction.

[0175] In a possible implementation, the detection module 701 is specifically configured to trigger an anti-pinch function of the vehicle island when a drive motor for driving the vehicle island is stalled.

[0176] In one possible embodiment, the front doors of the vehicle include a first front door and a second front door, the first front door is the front door where there is a target obstacle, and the second front door is the front door where there is no target obstacle; the detection module 701 is also used to detect whether there is a passenger getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door after the vehicle center island moves to the target position toward the rear seat; the control module 702 is also used to control the vehicle center island to move toward the front seat in response to detecting that the passenger is getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door.

[0177] In a possible implementation, the detection module 701 is specifically configured to detect the motion state of the second front door; and determine whether the passenger is getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door based on the motion state of the second front door being from open to closed.

[0178] like Figure 8 As shown, the electronic device 800 includes but is not limited to: a processor 801 and a memory 802 .

[0179] The memory 802 is used to store executable instructions of the processor 801. It is understood that the processor 801 is configured to execute instructions to implement the control method of the vehicle island console in the above embodiment.

[0180] It should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that Figure 8 The electronic device structure shown in the figure does not limit the electronic device, and the electronic device may include Figure 8 More or fewer components may be shown, or certain components may be combined, or the components may be arranged differently.

[0181] The processor 801 is the control center of the electronic device, connecting the various components of the entire electronic device using various interfaces and circuits. By running or executing software programs and / or modules stored in the memory 802 and accessing data stored in the memory 802, it performs various functions of the electronic device and processes data, thereby providing overall monitoring of the electronic device. The processor 801 may include one or more processing units. Optionally, the processor 801 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor primarily handles the operating system, passenger interface, and application programs, while the modem processor primarily handles wireless communications. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 801.

[0182] The memory 802 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 802 may primarily include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store an operating system and application programs required by at least one functional module (such as a determination unit, a processing unit, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 802 may include high-speed random access memory and non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage device.

[0183] In an exemplary embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 802 including instructions. The above instructions can be executed by the processor 801 of the electronic device 800 to implement the control method of the vehicle island station in the above embodiment.

[0184] In actual implementation, Figure 7The functions of the detection module 701, the control module 702 and the communication module 703 can all be represented by Figure 8 The processor 801 in the embodiment calls the computer program stored in the memory 802. The specific execution process can be referred to the description of the method part in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0185] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium may be a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium, for example, the non-temporary computer-readable storage medium may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0186] In an exemplary embodiment, the present application also provides a computer program product including one or more instructions, which can be executed by the processor 801 of the electronic device to implement the control method of the vehicle island console in the above embodiment.

[0187] It should be noted that when the instructions in the above-mentioned computer-readable storage medium or one or more instructions in the computer program product are executed by the processor of the electronic device, the various processes of the above-mentioned method embodiment are implemented and the same technical effect as the above-mentioned method can be achieved. To avoid repetition, they will not be repeated here.

[0188] Through the description of the above implementation methods, technical personnel in the relevant field can clearly understand that for the convenience and simplicity of description, only the division of the above-mentioned functional modules is used as an example. In actual applications, the above-mentioned functions can be distributed and completed by different functional modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different functional modules to complete the full classification or partial functions described above.

[0189] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of modules or units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another device, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0190] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may be one physical unit or multiple physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed in multiple places. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the present embodiment.

[0191] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into a single processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a single unit. The aforementioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional units.

[0192] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or the full classification part or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to enable a device (which can be a single-chip microcomputer, chip, etc.) or a processor (processor) to execute the full classification part or part of the steps of the various embodiments of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as USB flash drives, mobile hard drives, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks or optical disks.

[0193] The above are only specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a vehicle island console, characterized in that: The method comprises: After the vehicle stops, detecting environmental information of the vehicle; When it is determined based on environmental information of the vehicle that there is a target obstacle, the vehicle island is controlled to move toward the rear seat; wherein the target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the opening of the front door of the vehicle.

2. The method for controlling the vehicle island console according to claim 1, characterized in that: The target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the front door of the vehicle from opening to a preset opening; the preset opening is the minimum opening that supports passengers getting on and off the vehicle.

3. The method for controlling a vehicle island console according to claim 1, wherein: The detecting of the environmental information of the vehicle includes: obtaining the distance between the front door and an obstacle outside the vehicle by using a radar; The determining the presence of a target obstacle based on the environmental information of the vehicle includes: When the distance between the front door and the external obstacle is less than a preset distance threshold, it is determined that the target obstacle exists.

4. The method for controlling a vehicle island console according to claim 1, wherein: The detecting of the environmental information of the vehicle includes: Acquiring an image of the surrounding environment of the front door by a camera; The determining the presence of a target obstacle based on the environmental information of the vehicle includes: identifying the distance between the front door and an obstacle outside the vehicle based on the image; When the distance between the front door and the external obstacle is less than a preset distance threshold, it is determined that the target obstacle exists.

5. The method for controlling a vehicle island console according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The method further comprises: In response to controlling the vehicle island to move toward the rear seat, a first prompt message is issued, wherein the first prompt message is used to prompt the vehicle island to start moving.

6. The method for controlling a vehicle island console according to claim 1, wherein: The method further comprises: During the movement of the vehicle island toward the rear seat, detecting whether the vehicle island triggers an anti-pinch function; In response to the anti-pinch function of the vehicle center island being triggered, the vehicle center island is controlled to stop moving.

7. The method for controlling a vehicle island console according to claim 6, wherein: The method further comprises: After the vehicle island is controlled to stop moving, a second prompt message is issued, where the second prompt message is used to prompt the occupant to clear obstacles that affect the movement of the vehicle island.

8. The method for controlling the vehicle island console according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that: The method further comprises: After the island platform in the vehicle is controlled to stop moving, a movement control instruction is received; In response to the movement control instruction, the vehicle island is controlled to continue moving toward the rear seat.

9. The method for controlling a vehicle island console according to claim 6, wherein: The detecting whether the anti-pinch function of the vehicle island is triggered includes: When a driving motor for driving the vehicle island platform to move is stalled, the anti-pinch function of the vehicle island platform is triggered.

10. The method for controlling a vehicle island console according to claim 1, wherein: The front door of the vehicle includes a first front door and a second front door, the first front door is the front door where the target obstacle is located, and the second front door is the front door where the target obstacle is not located; The method further comprises: After the vehicle island moves toward the rear seat at a target position, detecting whether a passenger is getting on or off the vehicle through the second front door; In response to detecting that an occupant has entered or exited the vehicle through the second front door, the vehicle center island is controlled to move toward the front seat.

11. The method for controlling a vehicle island console according to claim 10, wherein: The detecting whether a passenger has boarded or alighted the vehicle through the second front door includes: detecting a motion state of the second front door; Based on the movement state of the second front door being from open to closed, it is determined that the passenger has boarded or alighted the vehicle through the second front door.

12. A control device for a vehicle island console, characterized in that: include: Detection module and control module; A detection module, configured to detect environmental information of the vehicle after the vehicle stops; A control module is used to control the vehicle island to move toward the rear seat when a target obstacle is determined to exist based on environmental information of the vehicle; wherein the target obstacle is an obstacle that blocks the opening of the front door of the vehicle.

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