Soft-top convertible control method and device, controller and vehicle

Abstract

The invention provides a control method and device of a soft-top convertible, a controller and a vehicle. The method comprises the steps that in response to a convertible closing instruction, a soft top convertible of the vehicle is controlled to be closed; in the process of controlling the soft-top open tent of the vehicle to be closed, obstacle detection is conducted in the motion area of the soft-top open tent through an obstacle detection sensor; and when it is detected that the target obstacle exists in the motion area, the soft top convertible is controlled to stop moving. The method is used for providing an anti-pinch mechanism suitable for closing the convertible of the soft-top convertible, the safety of personnel in the convertible and vehicle hardware can be guaranteed while the convertible is automatically closed in place, and then the use safety and user experience of a user of the soft-top convertible are improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to vehicle control, and in particular to a control method and device for a soft-top convertible, a controller and a vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] A soft-top convertible refers to a vehicle equipped with a folding openable / closable roof made of flexible materials (such as canvas, composite fabric, etc.), and the roof is retracted and deployed through a special mechanical mechanism. It is an important market demand to design a soft-top convertible for safety.

[0003] At present, due to the flexible structure of the soft-top convertible, the convertible is prone to elastic deformation when being retracted and deployed, which makes the anti-pinch mechanism commonly used in hard-top convertibles (for example, an anti-pinch mechanism based on an anti-pinch strip and a Hall algorithm calibration) not applicable to soft-top convertibles. In order to avoid the safety hazards caused by the lack of an anti-pinch mechanism in a soft-top convertible, the user needs to manually operate the switch continuously during the closing process of the rear section to achieve complete closing of the convertible, which is low in intelligence and affects the driving experience.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for an anti-pinch technology applicable to a soft-top convertible. SUMMARY

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a control method, device, controller and vehicle for a soft-top convertible, which provides an anti-pinch mechanism for closing the convertible of the soft-top convertible, ensures the safety of the people inside the vehicle and the hardware of the vehicle while achieving automatic closing of the convertible, and improves the experience of the user of the soft-top convertible.

[0006] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a control method for a soft-top convertible, comprising:

[0007] In response to a convertible closing instruction, controlling the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to close;

[0008] During the process of controlling the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to close, detecting obstacles in a movement area of the soft-top convertible by an obstacle detection sensor;

[0009] When a target obstacle is detected in the movement area, controlling the soft-top convertible to stop moving.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the movement area of the soft-top convertible includes a first area in which the soft-top convertible is closed from the tail of the vehicle to the rear end of the roof, and a second area in which the soft-top convertible is closed from the rear end of the roof to the front end of the roof.

[0011] Alternatively,

[0012] the second area in which the soft-top convertible is closed from the rear end of the roof to the front end of the roof.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the method further includes:

[0014] pushing an alarm information to the user, the alarm information being used to prompt the user that there is a target obstacle in the motion area.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the method further includes:

[0016] acquiring external environment information of the vehicle when the soft-top convertible roof is in an open state;

[0017] determining whether the vehicle meets a convertible roof closing condition according to the external environment information;

[0018] generating the convertible roof closing instruction when the vehicle meets the convertible roof closing condition.

[0019] In a possible implementation, the external environment information includes weather state, air quality, and road environment information of an environment in which the vehicle is located, and the acquiring of the external environment information of the vehicle includes:

[0020] acquiring the weather state by using an environment monitoring sensor of the vehicle or weather data;

[0021] acquiring the air quality by using an air quality monitoring sensor installed outside the vehicle;

[0022] acquiring the road environment information according to a camera of the vehicle, positioning information of the vehicle, and map data, wherein the road environment information includes a road type of the environment in which the vehicle is located and state information of other vehicles within a preset range of the vehicle.

[0023] In a possible implementation, the convertible roof closing condition includes at least one of the following:

[0024] the external environment information indicates that the environment in which the vehicle is located is rainy, foggy, or snowy;

[0025] the external environment information indicates that a pollution index of the environment in which the vehicle is located is greater than a preset value;

[0026] the external environment information indicates that a road type of the environment in which the vehicle is located is a sandy road and a weather state is strong wind;

[0027] the external environment information indicates that there is a water truck within a preset range of the vehicle and the water truck is in a working state;

[0028] the external environment information indicates that the environment in which the vehicle is located is a tunnel.

[0029] In a possible implementation, the method further includes:

[0030] When the soft-top convertible is in the open state and the vehicle satisfies the convertible closing condition, if a convertible opening request of a user is received, a confirmation prompt is pushed to the user to prompt the user to confirm whether to open the convertible;

[0031] If a confirmation response of the user is received, the soft-top convertible of the vehicle is controlled to open.

[0032] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a control device of a soft-top convertible, including:

[0033] A first control module configured to control a soft-top convertible of a vehicle to close in response to a convertible closing instruction;

[0034] A detection module configured to detect obstacles in a movement area of the soft-top convertible by using an obstacle detection sensor during the process of controlling the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to close;

[0035] A second control module configured to control the soft-top convertible to stop moving when a target obstacle is detected in the movement area.

[0036] In a possible implementation, in the detection module, the movement area of the soft-top convertible includes a first area from the tail of the vehicle to the rear end of the roof of the vehicle and a second area from the rear end of the roof of the vehicle to the front end of the roof of the vehicle.

[0037] Or,

[0038] The second area from the rear end of the roof of the vehicle to the front end of the roof of the vehicle.

[0039] In a possible implementation, the device further includes:

[0040] An alarm module configured to push alarm information to a user, the alarm information being used to prompt the user that a target obstacle exists in the movement area.

[0041] In a possible implementation, the device further includes:

[0042] A obtaining module configured to obtain external environment information of the vehicle when the soft-top convertible is in the open state;

[0043] A judging module configured to judge whether the vehicle satisfies a convertible closing condition according to the external environment information;

[0044] A generating module configured to generate the convertible closing instruction when the vehicle satisfies the convertible closing condition.

[0045] In a possible implementation, the acquisition module, specifically configured to:

[0046] acquire the weather state by an environmental monitoring sensor of the vehicle or meteorological data;

[0047] acquire the air quality by an air quality monitoring sensor installed outside the vehicle;

[0048] acquire the road environment information according to a camera of the vehicle, positioning information of the vehicle and map data, wherein the road environment information comprises a road type of an environment where the vehicle is located and state information of other vehicles within a preset range of the vehicle.

[0049] In a possible implementation, the open-top closing condition in the judgment module comprises at least one of the following:

[0050] the external environment information indicates that the environment where the vehicle is located is rainy, foggy or snowy;

[0051] the external environment information indicates that a pollution index of the environment where the vehicle is located is greater than a preset value;

[0052] the external environment information indicates that a road type of the environment where the vehicle is located is a sandy road and the weather state is windy;

[0053] the external environment information indicates that a water sprinkler exists within a preset range of the vehicle and the water sprinkler is in a working state;

[0054] the external environment information indicates that the environment where the vehicle is located is a tunnel.

[0055] In a possible implementation, the device further comprises:

[0056] a pushing module configured to, when the soft-top open-top is in an open state and the vehicle meets the open-top closing condition, if receiving an open-top opening request of a user, push a confirmation prompt to the user to prompt the user to confirm whether to open the open-top;

[0057] a third control module configured to, if receiving a confirmation response of the user, control the soft-top open-top of the vehicle to open.

[0058] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a controller, comprising: a memory, a processor;

[0059] the memory stores computer execution instructions;

[0060] the processor executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory, so that the processor executes the first aspect and / or various possible implementations of the first aspect as above.

[0061] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a soft-top convertible vehicle, comprising a vehicle body, an obstacle detection sensor, and the controller of the third aspect.

[0062] The obstacle detection sensor is configured to detect obstacles in a movement area of the soft-top convertible during closing of the soft-top convertible.

[0063] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores computer-executable instructions. When the computer-executable instructions are executed, the computer-executable instructions are configured to implement the first aspect and / or various possible implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0064] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which comprises a computer program. When the computer program is executed, the computer program is configured to implement the first aspect and / or various possible implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0065] The control method, device, controller, and vehicle of the soft-top convertible provided by the embodiments of the present application can provide a soft-top convertible with an anti-pinch mechanism by using the obstacle detection sensor to detect obstacles in the movement area of the soft-top convertible in real time during closing of the soft-top convertible and immediately controlling the soft-top convertible to stop moving when a target obstacle is detected. The closing process of the soft-top convertible can timely respond to the risk of the existence of obstacles, so that the soft-top convertible can be automatically closed in place while preventing the soft-top convertible from pinching the people in the vehicle, damaging the personal belongings and the hardware structure of the soft-top convertible, protecting the safety of the people in the vehicle and the hardware of the vehicle, and improving the use safety of the soft-top convertible and the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0066] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form a part of the specification, illustrate the embodiments of the present application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present application.

[0067] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a control method of a soft-top convertible according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0068] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a movement area of a soft-top convertible according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0069] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a control method of a soft-top convertible according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0070] Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of a control system of a soft-top convertible according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0071] Figure 5Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a control device of a soft-top convertible car according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0072] Figure 6 Fig. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a control device of a soft-top convertible car according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0073] Figure 7 Fig. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a controller according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0074] The specific embodiments of the present application have been shown through the above-described drawings, and will be described in more detail hereinafter. These drawings and written descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept of the present application in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0075] The exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein with reference to the attached drawings. In the following description, the same numbers are used to indicate the same or similar components. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not meant to represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0076] In order to facilitate the understanding of the technical content of the present application, the background art will be described in detail as follows:

[0077] At present, the anti-pinch mechanisms commonly applied to hard-top convertible cars (convertible cars with rigid materials on the roof) mainly include anti-pinch strips and Hall algorithm calibration methods. Among them, the anti-pinch mechanism based on anti-pinch strips is to trigger the signal change of the internal conductive circuit by pressing the anti-pinch strips with obstacles, and then control the movement of the convertible car. The accuracy of its detection depends on the support of the rigid carrier to the anti-pinch strips. In addition, the anti-pinch mechanism based on the Hall algorithm calibration method is to detect the load resistance at each moment during the closing process of the convertible car according to the "current / speed change" of the driving motor of the convertible car. When the load resistance exceeds the normal range previously calibrated, the movement of the convertible car is stopped. The accuracy of its detection depends on the stability of the load resistance during the movement of the hard-top convertible car. However, due to the softness of the soft-top convertible car itself, it cannot provide rigid support for the anti-pinch strips, nor can it guarantee the stability of the load resistance during the movement. Therefore, the existing conventional anti-pinch mechanism applied to hard-top convertible cars is not suitable for soft-top convertible cars.

[0078] Based on the introduction of the background art, the inventors found in research that a sensor can be installed on the vehicle to enable the vehicle to continuously detect obstacles in the area through which the soft-top convertible moves during the process of closing the soft-top convertible. Thus, when the sensor detects obstacles in the area, the convertible can be immediately controlled to stop moving, thereby avoiding damage to obstacles such as people in the vehicle and convertible hardware; and when the sensor continuously detects no obstacles in the area, the convertible can be automatically closed.

[0079] Therefore, the present application provides a control method for a soft-top convertible to achieve automatic closing of the convertible while ensuring the safety of people in the vehicle and vehicle hardware, thereby improving the user experience of the soft-top convertible.

[0080] The technical solutions of the present application and how the technical solutions solve the above technical problems will be described in detail below with specific embodiments. The following specific embodiments can be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes can not be described again in some embodiments. The embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0081] Figure 1 The flowchart of the control method for the soft-top convertible provided by Embodiment One of the present application is shown in Figure 1 The control method for the soft-top convertible provided by Embodiment One of the present application includes:

[0082] S101, in response to a convertible closing instruction, controlling the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to close.

[0083] It should be noted that the control method provided by the present application is suitable for a soft-top convertible and can be independently executed by a single controller (e.g., a vehicle control unit (VCU)) in the vehicle to achieve its function; or can be executed by multiple controllers in a cooperative manner to achieve its function. It should be understood that in the scenario where multiple controllers are used to achieve the function, the specific interaction instructions between the controllers can be flexibly configured according to actual application requirements, and the present application does not make a specific limitation in this regard.

[0084] In this step, after receiving the convertible closing instruction, the convertible closing instruction is responded to, and the soft-top convertible of the vehicle is controlled to close.

[0085] The control of the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to close means the control of the process of moving the soft-top convertible from the current position to the front end of the roof. It should be understood that the front end of the roof is the position at which the soft-top convertible is completely closed.

[0086] The current position of the convertible can be obtained by detecting the Hall sensor.

[0087] In practical applications, the open instruction can be generated after the user operates an in-vehicle button, a vehicle key, or a vehicle interface, or can be automatically generated based on the control logic of the vehicle, and the application does not limit this.

[0088] As a specific example, after the user presses the open button of the soft-top convertible in the vehicle, the controller sends a soft-top convertible closing instruction to the soft-top convertible driving unit; the soft-top convertible driving unit controls the soft-top convertible to close according to the soft-top convertible closing instruction.

[0089] S102, in the process of controlling the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to close, the movement area of the soft-top convertible is detected by the obstacle detection sensor.

[0090] It should be understood that in the process of "controlling the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to close" in step S101, it is necessary to detect whether there is an obstacle in the movement area of the soft-top convertible in real time by the obstacle detection sensor.

[0091] The movement area of the soft-top convertible refers to a region selected from the space range passed through by the soft-top convertible in the process of closing. Specifically, it can include all regions passed through in the process of moving from fully open to fully closed, so as to detect obstacles in the whole process of closing the soft-top convertible; or it can be a rear region selected from the all regions, which refers to a region passed through in the process of moving from the intermediate position to the fully closed position, so as to detect obstacles only in the process of closing the soft-top convertible with a higher risk of damage. The intermediate position can be selected according to actual application requirements, and the application does not make specific limitations.

[0092] Further, in a possible implementation, the movement area of the soft-top convertible includes: a first region in which the soft-top convertible moves from the tail of the vehicle to the rear end of the roof, and a second region in which the soft-top convertible moves from the rear end of the roof to the front end of the roof; or, the second region in which the soft-top convertible moves from the rear end of the roof to the front end of the roof.

[0093] The tail of the vehicle is the position at which the soft-top convertible is fully open; the front end of the roof refers to the position at which the soft-top convertible is fully closed; and the rear end of the roof refers to a preset position selected in the rear area of the roof of the vehicle.

[0094] Exemplarily, Figure 2 The movement area of the soft-top convertible provided by the application is schematically shown below, and will be described in combination with Figure 2 The movement area of the soft-top convertible in the present solution is exemplified. As shown in Figure 2As shown, the soft top needs to pass through the first area and the second area from fully open to fully close. The first area refers to the position of the soft top during the movement from the tail of the vehicle (i.e. the fully open position) to the rear end of the roof (i.e. the preset position), and the second area refers to the position of the soft top during the movement from the rear end of the roof (i.e. the preset position) to the front end of the roof (i.e. the fully closed position).

[0095] In addition, the obstacle in this step refers to an object entering the soft top movement area, such as a person's hand, a branch, etc.

[0096] In order to avoid the damage of the obstacle and the hardware structure of the soft top caused by the forced closing of the soft top when there is an obstacle in the movement path area of the soft top during the closing of the soft top, it is necessary to detect whether there is an obstacle in the movement area of the soft top in real time during the closing of the soft top.

[0097] Optionally, at least one of the obstacle detection sensors, such as a camera, a radar, an infrared sensor, etc., is used to sense whether there is an obstacle in the movement area of the soft top. The radar is, for example, an ultrasonic radar detection device.

[0098] It should be noted that the detection method provided by the present application has high accuracy and is not affected by the material of the soft top. In addition, the present application does not specifically limit the installation position of the sensor, for example, it can be installed at the front end of the roof outside the vehicle or near the roof inside the vehicle, etc. which can detect the movement area of the soft top.

[0099] As a specific example, a camera can be installed near the front end of the roof of the soft top to ensure that the field of view of the camera includes the movement area of the soft top. In practical applications, the image recognition algorithm is used to identify the obstacle in the image captured by the camera.

[0100] As another specific example, an ultrasonic detection radar can be installed near the front end of the roof of the soft top. In practical applications, the probe periodically emits ultrasonic waves, and according to the time of receiving the echo by the probe and the standard time, it is determined whether there is an obstacle in the movement area of the soft top.

[0101] As another specific example, infrared transmitting and receiving ends can be distributed and installed on the key path of the soft top movement area (for example, the transmitting end and the receiving end are installed on the two sides of the movement area, respectively), to ensure that the infrared light beam transversely covers the entire path during the closing of the soft top. In practical applications, the light intensity signal strength received by the receiving end of the infrared sensor is used to determine whether there is an obstacle in the movement area. When the light intensity signal of the receiving end is lower than the preset threshold, it is determined that there is an obstacle in the movement area.

[0102] S103、in response to detecting that the target obstacle exists in the movement region, controlling the soft-top convertible to stop moving.

[0103] It should be understood that, in the process of controlling the soft-top convertible to close, once the sensor detects that the target obstacle exists in the movement region, the soft-top convertible is controlled to stop moving, so as to avoid damage to the target obstacle and the convertible hardware.

[0104] In a specific implementation, after obtaining the detection signal sent by the sensor, the controller sends a movement stop instruction to the convertible driving unit; the convertible driving unit controls the soft-top convertible to stop moving according to the movement stop instruction. The detection signal is used to indicate that the target obstacle exists in the movement region of the convertible.

[0105] Optionally, in response to detecting that the target obstacle exists in the movement region, the method further includes: pushing alarm information to the user, wherein the alarm information is used to prompt the user that the target obstacle exists in the movement region.

[0106] It should be understood that the active alarm means can make the user actively know the interruption of the convertible closing process, avoid the user repeatedly triggering the exception due to unawareness, and also facilitate the user to timely remove the obstacle, and then re-operate the corresponding convertible closing button to completely close the convertible, so as to improve the operation fluency and safety controllability of the soft-top convertible.

[0107] It should be understood that the active alarm means can make the user actively know the interruption of the convertible closing process, avoid the user repeatedly triggering the exception due to unawareness, and also facilitate the user to timely remove the obstacle, and then re-operate the corresponding convertible closing button to completely close the convertible, so as to improve the operation fluency and safety controllability of the soft-top convertible.

[0108] The control method of the soft-top convertible provided in the embodiments of the present application provides a kind of anti-pinch mechanism for soft-top convertible by using obstacle detection sensor to detect obstacle in the movement region of soft-top convertible in real time during the process of closing, and immediately controlling soft-top convertible to stop moving when detecting target obstacle, so that the closing process of soft-top convertible can respond to the risk of obstacle existence in time, achieve the effect that automatic closing of convertible is realized in place, while preventing pinching injury to people in the vehicle, damaging personal belongings and convertible hardware structure, protecting the safety of people in the vehicle and vehicle hardware, and then improving the use safety and user experience of soft-top convertible.

[0109] Further, in order to improve the intelligent degree of the soft-top convertible in response to different external environments, the second embodiment of the present application provides a control method of a soft-top convertible, Figure 3 The flowchart of the control method of the soft-top convertible provided in the second embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. 2.Figure 3 Based on the above embodiment, the control method provided by the embodiment further includes:

[0110] S201, acquiring external environment information of the vehicle when the soft-top convertible is in an open state.

[0111] To avoid that the driver fails to respond to the change of the external environment in time to close the convertible in the open state of the soft-top convertible, resulting in the loss of the people or objects in the vehicle. The present solution provides a control method to improve the convenience and reliability of the soft-top convertible.

[0112] In this step, the external environment of the vehicle needs to be acquired in real time when the soft-top convertible is in an open state. The external environment refers to the multi-dimensional information of the current environment of the vehicle.

[0113] In a possible implementation, the external environment information of the vehicle can be acquired by the following method:

[0114] Step 1.1: Acquire the weather state through the environmental monitoring sensor of the vehicle or meteorological data.

[0115] In this step, the weather state of the environment where the vehicle is located needs to be acquired according to the data acquired by the environmental monitoring sensor or meteorological data. It should be understood that the weather state is an important feature related to the decision of opening / closing the soft-top convertible.

[0116] The environmental monitoring sensor refers to a device carried by the vehicle itself for directly monitoring the surrounding environment in real time. It acquires relevant information of the environment where the vehicle is located through physical sensing, such as rain sensor, wind speed sensor, light sensor, and visual sensor (such as camera).

[0117] The meteorological data can be acquired through the Internet of Vehicles (T-Box) terminal. For example, the vehicle is connected to a third-party meteorological platform (such as an open interface of a meteorological bureau) through communication, and real-time receives the regional meteorological data corresponding to the current location of the vehicle.

[0118] The weather state includes rainfall state, wind state, light and radiation state, and visibility state, etc., such as rainy day, hail, snowy day, foggy day, sun exposure, strong wind, etc.

[0119] As a specific example, the rainfall state of the external environment of the vehicle can be acquired by a rain sensor; the wind state of the external environment of the vehicle can be acquired by a wind speed sensor; the ultraviolet intensity and light intensity of the external environment of the vehicle can be acquired by a light sensor; whether the external environment of the vehicle is snowy, foggy or hailing can be acquired by a camera.

[0120] It should be understood that, in order to ensure the real-time and accuracy of the weather state, in actual application, the weather state of the environment in which the vehicle is located can be determined according to the data obtained by the environmental monitoring sensor, and when the external environmental monitoring sensor fails, the weather state of the environment in which the vehicle is located can be obtained according to the meteorological data.

[0121] Step 1.2: Obtain the air quality through the air quality monitoring sensor installed outside the vehicle.

[0122] In this step, in order to reduce the impact of low air quality on the personnel in the vehicle, the air quality of the environment in which the vehicle is located needs to be determined according to the data collected by the air quality monitoring sensor installed outside the vehicle.

[0123] For example, PM2.5 sensors and PM10 sensors can be used to obtain the concentration of particulate matter of different diameters, and / or gas sensors can be used to sense the odor in the air (such as garbage odor, sewage odor, etc.), and / or volatile organic compound sensors can be used to obtain the concentration of harmful gases in the air.

[0124] As a specific example, the air quality can be determined according to at least one dimension of data obtained by at least one air quality monitoring sensor. For example, the environmental pollution index can be determined by weighted summing the data obtained by each air quality monitoring sensor, which is used to indicate the air quality of the environment in which the vehicle is located.

[0125] Step 1.3: Obtain the road environment information according to the camera of the vehicle, the positioning information of the vehicle and the map data; wherein the road environment information includes the road type of the environment in which the vehicle is located, and the state information of other vehicles within a preset range of the vehicle.

[0126] In this step, considering that the objects around the vehicle in the state of the soft-top open-top vehicle also have the risk of causing damage to the personnel or objects in the vehicle (such as splashing mud and water, dust, etc.), therefore, the present scheme obtains the road type of the environment in which the vehicle is located according to the camera of the vehicle and / or the positioning information of the vehicle and the map data, and collects the state information of other vehicles within a preset range of the vehicle through the camera of the vehicle.

[0127] The preset range refers to a range selected in advance that has the risk of splashing the ego vehicle, which can be determined according to specific application, and the present application does not limit it.

[0128] As a specific example, the latitude and longitude information of the vehicle can be obtained through the global navigation satellite system (GNSSG) module of the vehicle; the latitude and longitude information is input to obtain the road type of the current road in which the vehicle is located by calling the high-precision map interface.

[0129] For example, the state information of the other vehicles in the preset range includes the speed, vehicle type, vehicle structure, etc. of the other vehicles. The road type includes a muddy road, a sandy road, a tunnel, etc.

[0130] It should be understood that, in actual applications, in order to ensure the accuracy and real-time performance of the road type identification, the camera can be used to determine the road type of the vehicle, and the weather state of the environment in which the vehicle is located can be obtained according to the meteorological data when the external environment monitoring sensor fails.

[0131] S202, determining whether the vehicle meets the convertible closing condition according to the external environment information.

[0132] In this step, it is necessary to determine whether the current environment of the vehicle matches the convertible closing condition according to the external environment information obtained above and the preset convertible closing condition. When the match is found, it is determined that the vehicle meets the convertible closing condition, otherwise, it does not meet the convertible closing condition.

[0133] The convertible closing condition is determined in advance according to the vehicle external environment that may cause risks to the people and articles in the vehicle.

[0134] In one possible implementation, the convertible closing condition includes at least one of the following:

[0135] a. The external environment information indicates that the environment in which the vehicle is located is rainy, foggy, or snowy.

[0136] Optionally, the external environment information indicates that the environment in which the vehicle is located can also be any one of hail, sandstorm, etc.

[0137] b. The external environment information indicates that the pollution index of the environment in which the vehicle is located is greater than a preset value.

[0138] The preset value can be determined according to the index that is harmful to the human body, and the selection of the preset value is not limited in the present application.

[0139] c. The external environment information indicates that the road type of the environment in which the vehicle is located is a sandy road, and the weather state is windy.

[0140] It should be understood that when the road type is a sandy road and the weather state is windy, there is a risk of dust raising, and closing the convertible can prevent dust from entering the vehicle.

[0141] d. The external environment information indicates that there is a water truck in a preset range of the vehicle, and the water truck is in a working state.

[0142] The working state of the water truck can also be obtained by image recognition according to the data collected by the camera.

[0143] e. External environment information indicates that the vehicle is in a tunnel.

[0144] It should be understood that when the vehicle is in a tunnel, the tunnel environment is defined as a condition for the convertible to be closed in order to avoid the tunnel environment causing a decrease in the air quality inside the vehicle.

[0145] In practical applications, when the vehicle's external environment meets any of the above conditions for closing the convertible top, a scenario where the vehicle's convertible top is closed is determined.

[0146] S203. When the vehicle meets the conditions for closing the convertible top, generate a convertible top closing command.

[0147] In this step, a convertible closing command will be automatically generated when the vehicle meets any of the convertible closing conditions.

[0148] In practical applications, upon receiving the convertible closing command, the system will respond to the command by controlling the closing of the vehicle's soft-top convertible.

[0149] It should be understood that during the process of controlling the closing of the soft-top convertible of the vehicle, the relevant steps in Embodiment 1 can be performed to avoid injury to people inside the vehicle or damage to items caused by the automatic closing of the convertible.

[0150] Optionally, an alert can be sent to the user when the convertible top is closed, so that the user is aware that the vehicle's soft-top convertible top has been automatically closed due to environmental issues.

[0151] Furthermore, in one possible implementation, to avoid adverse effects on occupants and the vehicle from opening the soft-top convertible in unsuitable scenarios, the method provided in this embodiment also includes an anti-accidental activation mechanism, specifically including:

[0152] Step a: When the soft-top convertible is open and the vehicle meets the conditions for closing the convertible, if a user's request to open the convertible is received, a confirmation prompt will be sent to the user to ask the user to confirm whether to open the convertible.

[0153] In the specific implementation of this solution, when the soft-top convertible is in the open state, the external environment information of the vehicle is also acquired, and the vehicle is judged whether the conditions for closing the convertible are determined based on the external environment information.

[0154] In this step, when the soft-top convertible is open and the vehicle meets the conditions for closing the convertible, if a user's request to open the convertible is received, a confirmation prompt will be sent to the user to ask them to confirm whether to open the convertible.

[0155] This application does not impose specific restrictions on the specific means of pushing confirmation prompts; for example, confirmation prompts can be pushed to users through alarm devices such as vehicle interfaces.

[0156] In actual application, the confirmation prompt can include the reason for prompting confirmation, such as the current environment has dust risk, and whether to continue to execute the operation of opening the soft-top convertible top is confirmed.

[0157] Step b: if the user's confirmation response is received, the soft-top convertible top of the vehicle is controlled to open.

[0158] In this step, if the user selects to confirm to continue to open, the user's confirmation response is received, and the soft-top convertible top of the vehicle is controlled to open; if the user selects to confirm not to continue to open, no further operation is required.

[0159] In a specific implementation, after the user's confirmation response is received, the controller sends a convertible top closing instruction to the convertible top driving unit to control the soft-top convertible top of the vehicle to open.

[0160] The method provided by the implementation mode triggers a confirmation prompt when the soft-top convertible top is in an open state and the vehicle meets the convertible top closing condition, and opens the convertible top after waiting for the user's confirmation response, thereby achieving the technical effect of avoiding the influence on the people in the vehicle and the damage to the goods caused by misoperation or failure to perceive the risk while ensuring that the user is aware of the potential risk (such as the influence caused by bad weather and high-pollution environment), and taking into account the user's autonomous decision-making right.

[0161] The control method of the soft-top convertible top vehicle provided by the embodiment can actively perceive and respond to potential environmental risks by acquiring the vehicle external environment information in real time when the soft-top convertible top is in an open state, determining whether the convertible top closing condition is met according to the information, and automatically generating a convertible top closing instruction to automatically close the convertible top, thereby achieving the effect of avoiding damage to the people and goods in the vehicle caused by the external environment without manual intervention of the user, and improving the vehicle use safety and intelligent experience.

[0162] Embodiment three of the present application provides a control system of a soft-top convertible top vehicle, Figure 4 The control system of the soft-top convertible top vehicle provided by Embodiment three of the present application is shown in the structural schematic diagram as Figure 4 The control system includes a controller, an obstacle detection sensor, a vehicle networking module, an environment detection sensor, a Hall motor, and an alarm device.

[0163] The controller is used to execute the control method of the soft-top convertible top vehicle provided by the method embodiment, and is specifically, for example, a VCU of the vehicle.

[0164] The obstacle detection sensor is used to detect obstacles in the movement area of the soft-top convertible top during the process of controlling the soft-top convertible top of the vehicle to close. Specifically, for example, a camera, a radar, etc.

[0165] The vehicle connection module is used to acquire meteorological data; the Hall motor is used to detect the position of the soft-top convertible.

[0166] The environmental detection sensor is used to acquire the weather state of the vehicle; specifically, for example, a rain sensor, a camera, a PM2.5 sensor, etc.

[0167] The alarm device is used to push alarm information to the user; specifically, for example, a car machine, an indicator light, etc.

[0168] The control system of the soft-top convertible provided in the embodiment can realize the anti-pinch function based on the obstacle detection sensor and realize automatic intelligent control in different scenes based on the environmental detection sensor, thereby providing the user with more convenient, efficient and intelligent soft-top convertible control, and aims to solve the shortcomings of the existing control mode and bring the user a more high-quality and convenient driving experience.

[0169] Figure 5 The structure diagram of the control device of the soft-top convertible provided in Embodiment Four is shown in FIG. 4, the control device 40 of the soft-top convertible provided in the embodiment includes: Figure 6

[0170] The first control module 401 is configured to control the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to close in response to a convertible closing instruction.

[0171] The detection module 402 is configured to detect obstacles in the movement area of the soft-top convertible by using the obstacle detection sensor during the process of controlling the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to close.

[0172] The second control module 403 is configured to control the soft-top convertible to stop moving when it is detected that there is a target obstacle in the movement area.

[0173] The control device 40 of the soft-top convertible provided in the embodiment can execute the method provided in the above method embodiment, and has similar implementation principles and technical effects, which will not be described here in detail.

[0174] Figure 6 The structure diagram of the control device of the soft-top convertible provided in Embodiment Five is shown in FIG. 5, on the basis of the above embodiment, the control device 40 of the soft-top convertible provided in the embodiment further includes: Figure 6

[0175] The alarm module 404 is configured to push alarm information to the user, and the alarm information is used to prompt the user that there is a target obstacle in the movement area.

[0176] The acquisition module 405 is configured to acquire external environmental information of the vehicle when the soft-top convertible is in an open state.

[0177] ​​The determining module 406 is configured to determine whether the vehicle meets a convertible closing condition according to the external environment information.

[0178] The generating module 407 is configured to generate a convertible closing instruction when the vehicle meets the convertible closing condition.

[0179] The pushing module 408 is configured to, when the soft-top convertible is in an open state and the vehicle meets the convertible closing condition, push a confirmation prompt to the user to prompt the user to confirm whether to open the convertible if a convertible opening request of the user is received.

[0180] The third control module 409 is configured to control the soft-top convertible of the vehicle to be opened if a confirmation response of the user is received.

[0181] In a possible implementation, the movement area of the soft-top convertible in the detecting module 402 includes a first area in which the soft-top convertible is closed from the tail of the vehicle to the rear end of the roof and a second area in which the soft-top convertible is closed from the rear end of the roof to the front end of the roof.

[0182] Or,

[0183] The second area in which the soft-top convertible is closed from the rear end of the roof to the front end of the roof.

[0184] In a possible implementation, the acquiring module 405 is specifically configured to:

[0185] acquire the weather state by using an environment monitoring sensor of the vehicle or weather data;

[0186] acquire the air quality by using an air quality monitoring sensor installed outside the vehicle;

[0187] acquire road environment information according to a camera of the vehicle, positioning information of the vehicle, and map data; the road environment information includes a road type of an environment in which the vehicle is located and state information of other vehicles within a preset range of the vehicle.

[0188] In a possible implementation, the convertible closing condition in the determining module 406 includes at least one of the following:

[0189] The external environment information indicates that the environment in which the vehicle is located is rainy, foggy, or snowy;

[0190] The external environment information indicates that a pollution index of the environment in which the vehicle is located is greater than a preset value;

[0191] The external environment information indicates that a road type of the environment in which the vehicle is located is a sandy road and a weather state is strong wind;

[0192] The external environment information indicates that a water truck exists within a preset range of the vehicle and the water truck is in a working state;

[0193] The external environment information indicates that the vehicle is in a tunnel.

[0194] The control device 40 of the soft top convertible provided in the embodiment can execute the method provided in the method embodiment, and has similar implementation principles and technical effects. Details are not described herein again.

[0195] Figure 7 A structural schematic diagram of the controller provided in the sixth embodiment of the application is shown in FIG. 5. As shown in the figure, the controller 50 provided in the embodiment includes at least one processor 501 and a memory 502. Optionally, the controller 50 further includes a communication component 503. The processor 501, the memory 502 and the communication component 503 are connected through a bus 504. Figure 7

[0196] In the specific implementation process, the at least one processor 501 executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory 502, so that the at least one processor 501 executes the method described above.

[0197] The specific implementation process of the processor 501 can refer to the method embodiments described above, which have similar implementation principles and technical effects. Details are not described herein again.

[0198] In the above embodiments, it should be understood that the processor can be a central processing unit (CPU for short), and can also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP for short), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC for short) and the like. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the method disclosed in the application can be directly embodied as execution completed by a hardware processor, or executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor.

[0199] ​The memory can include read-only memory and random access memory. The memory can be volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or can include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. In this case, the nonvolatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. The volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM) used as an external cache memory. By way of example, and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available. For example, static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Sync link DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct Rambus RAM (DR RAM) are available.

[0200] The bus can be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Peripheral Component (PCI) bus, or an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, etc. The bus can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, the bus in the drawings of the present application does not limit to only one bus or one type of bus.

[0201] The present application also provides a soft-top convertible vehicle, including a vehicle body, an obstacle detection sensor, and the above-mentioned controller.

[0202] The obstacle detection sensor is configured to detect obstacles in a movement area of the soft-top convertible during the process of controlling the soft-top convertible to close.

[0203] In practical applications, the soft-top convertible can include the control system of the soft-top convertible provided in the above embodiments

[0204] The present application also provides a computer program product, comprising a computer program which, when executed, implements the above method.

[0205] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores computer-executable instructions, and when the computer-executable instructions are executed, the above method is implemented.

[0206] The above readable storage medium can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as SRAM, EEPROM, EPROM, PROM, ROM, magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk or optical disk. The readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0207] An exemplary readable storage medium is coupled to the processor, so that the processor can read information from the readable storage medium, and can write information to the readable storage medium. Of course, the readable storage medium can also be an integral part of the processor. The processor and the readable storage medium can be located in an ASIC. Of course, the processor and the readable storage medium can also exist as discrete components in the device.

[0208] The division of units is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there can be another division manner, for example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between the units shown or discussed can be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0209] The units described as separate components can or can not be physically separated, and the components shown as units can or can not be physical units, that is, they can be located in one place, or can be distributed on multiple network units. According to actual needs, part or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of the present embodiment.

[0210] In addition, the functional units in each embodiment of the present application can be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit.

[0211] If the functions are implemented in the form of software function units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the present application or the parts of the present application that essentially contribute to the prior art or the parts of the technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes a plurality of instructions for causing an electronic device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the embodiments of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and various media that can store program codes.

[0212] Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned method embodiments can be completed by program instruction related hardware. The aforementioned program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When the program is executed, the steps of the above-mentioned method embodiments are executed; and the aforementioned storage medium includes a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and various media that can store program codes.

[0213] The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments for fully illustrating the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any equivalent replacement or transformation of the present application made by those skilled in the art based on the present application is within the protection scope of the present application.

[0214] Finally, it should be noted that: those skilled in the art will easily think of other embodiments of the present application after considering the specification and practicing the application disclosed herein. The present application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present application that follow the general principles of the present application and include common knowledge or conventional technical means in the art that are not disclosed in the present application, and is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present application is only limited by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A control method for a soft-top convertible, characterized in that, include: In response to a convertible closing command, control the closing of the vehicle's soft-top convertible top; During the process of closing the soft-top convertible of the controlled vehicle, an obstacle detection sensor is used to detect obstacles in the movement area of ​​the soft-top convertible. When a target obstacle is detected within the movement area, the soft-top convertible is controlled to stop moving.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The movement area of ​​the soft-top convertible includes: a first area where the soft-top convertible closes from the rear of the vehicle to the rear end of the roof and a second area where the soft-top convertible closes from the rear end of the roof to the front end of the roof; or, The soft-top convertible closes from the rear of the roof to a second area at the front of the roof.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: An alarm message is pushed to the user, which is used to notify the user that there is a target obstacle in the movement area.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The method further includes: When the soft-top convertible is open, acquire information about the vehicle's external environment; Determine whether the vehicle meets the conditions for closing the convertible top based on the external environmental information; When the vehicle meets the convertible closing conditions, the convertible closing command is generated.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The external environment information includes the weather conditions, air quality, and road environment information of the vehicle's surroundings. Obtaining the vehicle's external environment information includes: The weather conditions are obtained through the vehicle's environmental monitoring sensors or meteorological data. The air quality is obtained by an air quality monitoring sensor installed on the exterior of the vehicle; The road environment information is obtained based on the vehicle's camera, the vehicle's location information, and map data; wherein, the road environment information includes the road type in the environment where the vehicle is located, and the status information of other vehicles within a preset range of the vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The convertible closure conditions include at least one of the following: The external environment information indicates that the vehicle is in a rainy, foggy, or snowy environment. The external environmental information indicates that the pollution index of the environment in which the vehicle is located is greater than a preset value; The external environment information indicates that the road type in which the vehicle is located is a gravel road and the weather condition is strong wind; The external environment information indicates that a water truck is present within the vehicle's preset range and that the water truck is in operation. The external environment information indicates that the vehicle is in a tunnel.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: When the soft-top convertible is open and the vehicle meets the conditions for closing the convertible, if a user's request to open the convertible is received, a confirmation prompt is sent to the user to ask the user to confirm whether to open the convertible. If a confirmation response is received from the user, the soft-top convertible of the vehicle is opened.

8. A control device for a soft-top convertible, characterized in that, include: The first control module is used to control the closing of the vehicle's soft-top convertible in response to a convertible closing command; The detection module is used to detect obstacles in the movement area of ​​the soft-top convertible during the closing of the controlled vehicle's soft-top convertible using an obstacle detection sensor; The second control module is used to control the soft-top convertible to stop moving when a target obstacle is detected in the movement area.

9. A controller, characterized in that, include: Memory, processor; The memory stores computer-executed instructions; The processor executes computer execution instructions stored in the memory, causing the processor to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1-7.

10. A soft-top convertible, characterized in that, Includes the vehicle body, obstacle detection sensors, and the controller as described in claim 9; The obstacle detection sensor is used to detect obstacles within the movement area of ​​the soft-top convertible during the process of closing the soft-top convertible of the vehicle.

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