Steering wheel vibration control system, control method and vehicle

By designing a steering wheel vibration control system, using information acquisition equipment and controllers to obtain information according to different vehicle usage scenarios, determining the vibration parameters of the steering wheel, solving the problem of single existing steering wheel control modes, and achieving diversification and intelligence of steering wheel operations.

JP2025512645AActive Publication Date: 2025-04-22BYD CO LTD
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Application Number
JP2024538771
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2022-03-31
Filing Date
2022-11-16
Publication Date
2025-04-22
Estimated Expiration
2042-11-16

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Technical Problem

The existing automobile steering wheel control mode is single, and it is impossible to interact with users according to different vehicle usage scenarios, making it difficult to meet users' diverse needs for steering wheel operation.

Method used

A steering wheel vibration control system is designed, including a controller, information acquisition device and steering wheel, and the steering wheel is used to achieve vibration of the steering wheel using a horizontal linear motor. The information acquisition device obtains user information, multimedia information, driving information, environmental information and lighting information, and transmits it to the controller. The controller determines the vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the acquired information, including vibration frequency, vibration amplitude, vibration time and vibration direction.

Benefits of technology

By adjusting the vibration type of the steering wheel in different vehicle usage scenarios, the interactive experience between the steering wheel and the user is optimized, the operability and intelligence of the steering wheel are improved, and the users' diverse needs for steering wheel operation are met.

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Abstract

The steering wheel vibration control method includes the steps of: acquiring vibration interaction information, where the vibration interaction information includes at least one of user information corresponding to a user of the vehicle, multimedia information of the vehicle, driving information of the vehicle, environmental information of an environment in which the vehicle is located, and light information of the vehicle; determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information, and controlling the horizontal linear motor to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates in accordance with the horizontal linear motor, where the vibration parameters include at least one of a vibration frequency, a vibration amplitude, a vibration time, and a vibration direction.
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[0001] (CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS) This disclosure claims priority to a Chinese patent application bearing application number 202210346577.2 and entitled "Steering wheel vibration control system, control method and vehicle," filed with the China National Intellectual Property Office on March 31, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicle control, and in particular to a steering wheel vibration control system, a control method, and a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0003] At present, automobiles have become an indispensable tool for users' transportation, and steering wheels have become a part that users need to control at all times while driving the vehicle. However, with the continuous development of intelligent cabin technology, people's requirements for the operability and intelligence of steering wheels are also becoming higher and higher. Meanwhile, the control mode of traditional steering wheels is single and cannot interact with users according to different vehicle use scenes, making it difficult to meet users' usage needs for steering wheels. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure aims to solve at least to some extent one of the technical problems of the related art.

[0005] Therefore, a first objective of the present disclosure is to provide a steering wheel vibration control system to solve the related technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0006] A second object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for controlling vibration of a steering wheel.

[0007] A third object of the present disclosure is to provide a vehicle.

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, a steering wheel vibration control system according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present disclosure includes a controller, an information acquisition device, and a steering wheel of a vehicle, the controller being connected to each of the information acquisition device and the steering wheel, the steering wheel being provided with a horizontal linear motor, The information acquisition device acquires vibration interaction information and sends the vibration interaction information to the controller, the vibration interaction information including at least one of user information corresponding to a user of the vehicle, multimedia information of the vehicle, driving information of the vehicle, environmental information of an environment in which the vehicle is located, and light information of the vehicle; The controller determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates in accordance with the horizontal linear motor, the vibration parameters including at least one of a vibration frequency, a vibration amplitude, a vibration time, and a vibration direction.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there are a plurality of information acquisition devices, each of which corresponds to one of the vibration interaction information; each of the information acquisition devices acquires the vibration interaction information corresponding to the information acquisition device, and transmits the vibration interaction information corresponding to the information acquisition device to the controller; The controller determines target vibration interaction information based on the received plurality of pieces of vibration interaction information, and determines the vibration parameters based on the target vibration interaction information.

[0010] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each type of vibration interaction information corresponds to one predetermined vibration priority, and the controller sets the vibration interaction information having the highest corresponding vibration priority as the target vibration interaction information.

[0011] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes the user information, the controller determines a user identifier of the user based on the user information, and determines the vibration parameters based on the user identifier and the vibration interaction information, where the user information includes at least one of face information, voice information, fingerprint information, and weight information.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller determines a target parameter correspondence from a plurality of predetermined parameter correspondences based on the user identifier, and determines the vibration parameter based on the vibration interaction information and the target parameter correspondence, and the predetermined parameter correspondence is a correspondence between the vibration interaction information and the vibration parameter.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller determines a vehicle use scene in which the vehicle is located based on the vibration interaction information, and determines the vibration parameters based on the vehicle use scene and the vibration interaction information.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller determines whether the vehicle use scene includes a target vehicle use scene, and if it determines that the vehicle use scene includes a target vehicle use scene, does not respond to vibration interaction information corresponding to the target vehicle use scene.

[0015] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller determines whether the vibration interaction information satisfies a predetermined information condition, and if it determines that the vibration interaction information does not satisfy the predetermined information condition, it determines that the vibration interaction information is abnormal information.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the user information and the user information is face information, the information acquisition device is a face information acquisition device, the face information acquisition device acquires the face information and transmits the face information to the controller, the face information including facial features, eye state, and head movement data of the user; The controller determines a fatigue state of the user based on the facial information, and determines the vibration parameters based on the fatigue state.

[0017] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the multimedia information, and the multimedia information includes audio information and volume information, the information acquiring device includes an audio information acquiring device and a volume information acquiring device; The audio information acquisition device acquires audio information of a target audio, and transmits the audio information to the controller; The volume information acquisition device acquires volume information for adjusting the target audio by the user, and transmits the volume information to the controller; The controller determines a vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the audio information by using a predetermined vibration frequency correspondence relationship, the vibration frequency correspondence relationship being a correspondence relationship between the audio information and the vibration frequency; The controller determines a vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the sound volume information and using a predetermined vibration amplitude correspondence relationship, the vibration amplitude correspondence relationship being a correspondence relationship between the sound volume information and the vibration amplitude.

[0018] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information only includes the multimedia information, and the multimedia information is call information, the information acquiring device is a call information acquiring device, and the call information acquiring device acquires call information of a currently incoming target call, and sends the call information to the controller; The controller determines the vibration parameters based on the call information.

[0019] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the call information includes a call identifier of the target call; The controller determines a call priority of the target call based on the call identifier, and determines the vibration parameters based on the call priority.

[0020] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the driving information, the information acquisition device is a driving information acquisition device, and the driving information acquisition device acquires driving information of the vehicle and transmits the driving information to the controller; The controller determines the vibration parameters based on the driving information.

[0021] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the environmental information, the information acquisition device is an environmental information acquisition device, and the environmental information acquisition device acquires the environmental information and transmits the environmental information to the controller; The controller determines the vibration parameters based on the environmental information and a predetermined navigation route.

[0022] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the environmental information includes road information of a road on which the vehicle is located and obstacle information around the vehicle, The controller determines a driving operation of the vehicle based on the road information, the obstacle information and the navigation route, and determines the vibration parameters based on the driving operation.

[0023] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the light information, the information acquisition device is a light information acquisition device; The light information acquisition device acquires light information of a target light in the vehicle, and sends the light information to the controller, the light information including a light color, a flashing frequency and a light display effect of the target light; The controller determines a vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the light color, determines a vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the flashing frequency, and determines a vibration time and a vibration direction of the steering wheel based on the light display effect.

[0024] A steering wheel vibration control system according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios based on vibration interaction information, and controls the steering wheel to vibrate using a horizontal linear motor based on the vibration parameters, thereby adjusting the vibration style of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios, thereby optimizing the steering wheel interaction experience, improving the operability and intelligence of the steering wheel, and further meeting the user's usage needs for the steering wheel.

[0025] In order to achieve the above object, a method for controlling vibration of a steering wheel according to a second aspect of the present disclosure includes: acquiring vibration interaction information, the vibration interaction information including at least one of user information corresponding to a user of the vehicle, multimedia information of the vehicle, driving information of the vehicle, environmental information of an environment in which the vehicle is located, and light information of the vehicle; and a step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information, and controlling and vibrating the horizontal linear motor based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates in accordance with the horizontal linear motor, the vibration parameters including at least one of a vibration frequency, a vibration amplitude, a vibration time, and a vibration direction.

[0026] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of acquiring vibration interaction information includes: Acquiring vibration interaction information corresponding to each information acquisition device, each of the information acquisition devices corresponds to one of the vibration interaction information; The step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information includes: The method includes determining target vibration interaction information based on the acquired multiple pieces of vibration interaction information, and determining the vibration parameters based on the target vibration interaction information.

[0027] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each type of the vibration interaction information corresponds to one predetermined vibration priority level, and the step of determining a target vibration interaction information based on the acquired plurality of vibration interaction information includes: The method includes a step of determining the vibration interaction information having the highest corresponding vibration priority as the target vibration interaction information.

[0028] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes the user information, the step of determining a vibration parameter of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information includes: The method includes determining a user identifier of the user based on the user information, and determining the vibration parameters based on the user identifier and the vibration interaction information, wherein the user information includes at least one of face information, voice information, fingerprint information, and weight information.

[0029] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of determining the vibration parameters based on the user identifier and the vibration interaction information includes: The method includes a step of determining a target parameter correspondence from a plurality of predetermined parameter correspondences based on the user identifier, and determining the vibration parameter based on the vibration interaction information and the target parameter correspondence, wherein the predetermined parameter correspondence is a correspondence between the vibration interaction information and the vibration parameter.

[0030] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of determining the vibration parameters based on the user identifier and the vibration interaction information includes: The method includes determining a vehicle use scene in which the vehicle is located based on the vibration interaction information, and determining the vibration parameters based on the vehicle use scene and the vibration interaction information.

[0031] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes: The method further includes a step of determining whether the vehicle use scene includes a target vehicle use scene, and if it is determined that the vehicle use scene includes the target vehicle use scene, not responding to vibration interaction information corresponding to the target vehicle use scene.

[0032] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes: The method further includes a step of determining whether the vibration interaction information satisfies a predetermined information condition, and determining that the vibration interaction information is abnormal information if it is determined that the vibration interaction information does not satisfy the predetermined information condition.

[0033] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the user information, and the user information is face information, the step of acquiring the vibration interaction information includes: acquiring face information, the face information including facial features, eye status and head movement data of the user; The step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information includes: The method includes determining a fatigue state of the user based on the face information, and determining the vibration parameters based on the fatigue state.

[0034] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the multimedia information, and the multimedia information includes audio information and volume information, the step of acquiring the vibration interaction information includes: obtaining audio information of a target audio and volume information for adjusting the target audio by the user; The step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information includes: determining a vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the audio information and using a predetermined vibration frequency correspondence relationship, the vibration frequency correspondence relationship being a correspondence relationship between the audio information and the vibration frequency; The method includes a step of determining a vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the volume information and utilizing a predetermined vibration amplitude correspondence relationship, the vibration amplitude correspondence relationship being a correspondence relationship between the volume information and the vibration amplitude.

[0035] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information only includes the multimedia information, and the multimedia information is call information, the step of acquiring the vibration interaction information includes: obtaining call information of a currently incoming target call; The step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information includes: Determining the vibration parameters based on the call information.

[0036] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the call information includes a call identifier of the target call, and the step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information includes: Determining a call priority of the target call based on the call identifier, and determining the vibration parameters based on the call priority.

[0037] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the driving information, the step of acquiring the vibration interaction information includes: Acquiring driving information of the vehicle; The step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information includes: The method includes determining the vibration parameters based on the driving information.

[0038] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the environmental information, the step of acquiring the vibration interaction information includes: acquiring the environmental information; The step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information includes: Determining the vibration parameters based on the environmental information and a predetermined navigation route.

[0039] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the environmental information includes road information of a road on which the vehicle is located and obstacle information around the vehicle, and the step of determining the vibration parameters based on the environmental information and a predetermined navigation route includes: The method includes determining a driving operation of the vehicle based on the road information, the obstacle information and the navigation route, and determining the vibration parameters based on the driving operation.

[0040] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vibration interaction information includes only the light information, the step of acquiring the vibration interaction information includes: Obtaining light information of a target light in the vehicle, the light information including a light color, a flashing frequency and a light display effect of the target light; The step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information includes: The method includes steps of determining a vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the light color, determining a vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the flashing frequency, and determining a vibration time and a vibration direction of the steering wheel based on the light display effect.

[0041] A steering wheel vibration control method according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present disclosure determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios based on vibration interaction information, and controls the steering wheel to vibrate based on the vibration parameters by a horizontal linear motor, thereby adjusting the vibration style of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios, thereby optimizing the steering wheel interaction experience, improving the operability and intelligence of the steering wheel, and further meeting the user's usage needs for the steering wheel.

[0042] In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle according to an embodiment of a third aspect of the present disclosure is provided with the steering wheel vibration control system according to the first aspect.

[0043] Additional aspects and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description that follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0044] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent and easier to understand by describing the embodiments with reference to the drawings below.

[0045] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a steering wheel vibration control system according to an exemplary embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a steering wheel according to an exemplary embodiment; [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of another steering wheel vibration control system according to an exemplary embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of yet another steering wheel vibration control system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of yet another steering wheel vibration control system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of yet another steering wheel vibration control system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of yet another steering wheel vibration control system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of yet another steering wheel vibration control system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of yet another steering wheel vibration control system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. [Figure 10] 4 is a flowchart of a method for controlling vibration of a steering wheel according to an exemplary embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0046] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, in which the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar parts, or parts having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are merely illustrative and are intended to interpret the present disclosure, but should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

[0047] Hereinafter, a steering wheel vibration control system, a control method, and a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0048] 1 is a block diagram of a steering wheel vibration control system according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the system 100 includes a controller 101, an information acquisition device 102, and a vehicle steering wheel 103, the controller 101 is connected to the information acquisition device 102 and the steering wheel 103, and the steering wheel 103 is provided with a horizontal linear motor.

[0049] The information acquisition device 102 acquires vibration interaction information and sends the vibration interaction information to the controller 101. The vibration interaction information includes at least one of user information corresponding to a user of the vehicle, multimedia information of the vehicle, driving information of the vehicle, environmental information of the environment in which the vehicle is located, and light information of the vehicle.

[0050] For example, in the process of a user using a vehicle, different vehicle use scenarios will usually generate different information. Therefore, by obtaining the information generated in different vehicle use scenarios and using the information to control the steering wheel 103 to vibrate in different vibration forms in different vehicle use scenarios, different types of interaction with the user can be realized according to different vehicle use scenarios, thereby improving the operability and intelligence of the steering wheel 103 and meeting the user's usage needs for the steering wheel 103.

[0051] Specifically, first, the information acquisition device 102 can acquire vibration interaction information and transmit the vibration interaction information to the controller 101. The vibration interaction information is information generated in vehicle use scenes in which the vehicle is different. For example, when the vehicle use scene is a safety attention scene that alerts the user not to drive while fatigued, the vibration interaction information may be user information (e.g., face information) corresponding to the user. When the vehicle use scene is a multimedia use scene in which the user enjoys music and receives an incoming call, the vibration interaction information may be multimedia information such as audio information and call information. When the vehicle use scene is a driving assistance scene that assists the user in driving the vehicle, the vibration interaction information may be vehicle driving information (or environmental information of the environment in which the vehicle is located). When the vehicle use scene is a light display scene in which the user controls and displays the lights in the vehicle, the vibration interaction information may be vehicle light information. Note that different vehicle use scenes may exist simultaneously, and in this case, the vibration interaction information acquired by the information acquisition device 102 may include multiple types of information. For example, when a driving assistance scene and a light display scene exist simultaneously, the vibration interaction information acquired by the information acquisition device 102 may include driving information and light information.

[0052] The vehicle may be a car, which is not limited to a conventional car, a pure electric car, or a hybrid car, but may also be other types of cars.

[0053] The controller 101 determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel 103 based on the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel 103 vibrates following the horizontal linear motor. The vibration parameters include at least one of a vibration frequency, a vibration amplitude, a vibration time, and a vibration direction.

[0054] Exemplarily, the horizontal linear motor has a long vibration stroke, a three-dimensional and comfortable vibration feeling, and a sense of direction and rhythm in the vibration, so that more complex and various customized vibration effects can be realized and the user's gripping experience and vibration feedback experience can be optimized, so that the horizontal linear motor may be provided in the steering wheel 103. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 (01 in FIG. 2 indicates a horizontal linear motor, and 02 in FIG. 2 indicates a steering wheel 103), the horizontal linear motor may be disposed in the wheel body of the steering wheel, and the steering wheel may be disposed in a steering column cover. After receiving the vibration interaction information, the controller 101 may determine vibration parameters of the steering wheel 103 using a predetermined parameter correspondence relationship based on the vibration interaction information. The predetermined parameter correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between the vibration interaction information and the vibration parameters. In addition, the controller 101 may control the horizontal linear motor to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel 103 vibrates following the horizontal linear motor.

[0055] From the above, the steering wheel vibration control system in the present disclosure includes a controller, an information acquisition device, and a steering wheel of a vehicle, the controller is respectively connected to the information acquisition device and the steering wheel, the steering wheel is provided with a horizontal linear motor, the information acquisition device acquires vibration interaction information and transmits the vibration interaction information to the controller, the controller determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates following the horizontal linear motor. The present disclosure determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios according to the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate the steering wheel based on the vibration parameters, thereby adjusting the vibration form of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios, thereby optimizing the interaction experience of the steering wheel, improving the operability and intelligence of the steering wheel, and further meeting the user's use needs for the steering wheel.

[0056] 3 is a block diagram of another steering wheel vibration control system according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, there are a plurality of information acquisition devices 102, and each information acquisition device 102 corresponds to one vibration interaction information. Each information acquisition device 102 acquires vibration interaction information corresponding to the information acquisition device 102, and transmits the vibration interaction information corresponding to the information acquisition device 102 to the controller 101.

[0057] The controller 101 determines target vibration interaction information based on the acquired multiple pieces of vibration interaction information, and determines vibration parameters based on the target vibration interaction information.

[0058] For example, there may be a plurality of information acquisition devices 102, and each information acquisition device 102 can collect vibration interaction information in one vehicle use scene and transmit the collected vibration interaction information to the controller 101. In order to ensure the driving safety of the vehicle, the controller 101 needs to preferentially control the steering wheel 103 to vibrate according to the vibration interaction information in the vehicle use scene related to the driving safety. Therefore, one vibration priority can be preset for the vibration interaction information in different vehicle use scenes according to the importance of the driving safety, that is, each type of vibration interaction information corresponds to one predetermined vibration priority. After receiving the vibration interaction information transmitted from all the information acquisition devices 102, the controller 101 can set the vibration interaction information with the highest corresponding vibration priority as the target vibration interaction information, and determine vibration parameters based on the target vibration interaction information.

[0059] For example, the information acquisition device 102 may include a user information acquisition device and an audio information acquisition device, where the user information acquisition device can collect user information in a vehicle safety attention scene, and the audio information acquisition device can collect audio information in a vehicle multimedia use scene. Since the importance of the safety attention scene to driving safety is higher than the importance of the multimedia use scene to driving safety, the vibration priority corresponding to the user information can be set higher than the vibration priority corresponding to the audio information. When the controller 101 receives the user information transmitted from the user information acquisition device and the audio information transmitted from the audio information acquisition device, the vibration priority corresponding to the user information is higher than the vibration priority corresponding to the audio information, so the controller 101 determines vibration parameters based on the audio information.

[0060] Preferably, when the vibration interaction information includes user information, the controller 101 determines a user identifier of the user based on the user information, and determines vibration parameters based on the user identifier and the vibration interaction information. The user information includes at least one of face information, voice information, fingerprint information, and weight information.

[0061] Exemplarily, different users have different requirements for the vibration feeling of the steering wheel, and in order to better meet the usage needs of the users, different predetermined parameter correspondences can be pre-set for different users according to the needs of the users. The predetermined parameter correspondence is a correspondence between vibration interaction information and vibration parameters. When the vibration interaction information includes user information, the controller 101 can first determine a user identifier of the user based on the user information. For example, when the user information includes face information, the controller 101 can determine a user identifier of the user based on the face information using a face recognition algorithm. Then, the controller 101 can determine a target parameter correspondence from a plurality of predetermined parameter correspondences based on the user identifier, and determine a vibration parameter based on the vibration interaction information and the target parameter correspondence.

[0062] Preferably, the controller 101 determines a vehicle use scene in which the vehicle is located based on the vibration interaction information, and determines vibration parameters based on the vehicle use scene and the vibration interaction information.

[0063] Exemplarily, after receiving the vibration interaction information, the controller 101 can first analyze the vibration interaction information to determine which vehicle use scene the vibration interaction information includes information generated in, and set these vehicle use scenes as the current vehicle use scene. For example, if the controller 101 detects that the vibration interaction information includes audio information, the audio information is usually information generated when the vehicle is in a multimedia use scene where the user enjoys music, so the multimedia use scene can be set as the current vehicle use scene. Then, the controller 101 can determine the vibration parameters of the steering wheel 103 by using the correspondence between the predetermined vibration parameters, the vehicle use scene, and the vibration interaction information.

[0064] Furthermore, in some vehicle use scenes, the user may not need to vibrate the steering wheel 103, and in order to avoid the vibration of the steering wheel 103 in these vehicle use scenes affecting the user's normal driving, the vehicle use scenes in which the user does not need to vibrate the steering wheel 103 can be set as a target vehicle use scene. Then, the controller 101 determines whether the current vehicle use scene includes the target vehicle use scene, and if it determines that the current vehicle use scene includes the target vehicle use scene, it does not respond to the vibration interaction information corresponding to the target vehicle use scene. As can be understood, if there is only one vehicle use scene, and the controller 101 determines through analysis that the vehicle use scene is the target vehicle use scene, the controller 101 does not control the horizontal linear motor to vibrate. When multiple vehicle use scenes exist simultaneously and the controller 101 determines through analysis that some vehicle use scenes are target vehicle use scenes, the controller 101 does not respond to the vibration interaction information corresponding to the target vehicle use scene, that is, when the controller 101 analyzes the acquired vibration interaction information, it can actively remove the vibration interaction information corresponding to the target vehicle use scene and only respond to the vibration interaction information generated in the non-target vehicle use scene. As can be seen, the target vehicle use scene can be personalized according to the needs of the user.

[0065] Preferably, the controller 101 determines whether the vibration interaction information satisfies a predetermined information condition, and if it determines that the vibration interaction information does not satisfy the predetermined information condition, it determines that the vibration interaction information is abnormal information.

[0066] For example, the information acquisition device 102 may acquire other information (e.g., noise information), and in order to avoid the acquired other information from affecting the normal interaction between the steering wheel 103 and the user, the controller 101 may detect the vibration interaction information after acquiring the vibration interaction information to determine whether the vibration interaction information satisfies a predetermined information condition. The predetermined information condition may be preset based on the characteristics of the vibration interaction information, and for example, the predetermined information condition may include whether the data format of the vibration interaction information is a predetermined data format, whether the data length of the vibration interaction information is within a predetermined data length range, and whether the data size of the vibration interaction information is smaller than a predetermined data value. If the controller 101 determines that the vibration interaction information does not satisfy the predetermined information condition, the controller 101 may determine that the vibration interaction information is abnormal information. Furthermore, if the controller 101 determines that the vibration interaction information is abnormal information, the controller 101 may control the information acquisition device 102 to reacquire the vibration interaction information.

[0067] In one scene, when the vibration interaction information only includes user information and the user information is face information, the information acquisition device 102 may be a face information acquisition device, which acquires face information and transmits the face information to the controller 101, as shown in Fig. 4. The face information includes the user's facial features, eye state and head movement data.

[0068] The controller 101 determines a fatigue state of the user based on the face information, and determines vibration parameters based on the fatigue state.

[0069] For example, when the vehicle usage scenario is a safety warning scenario, the information acquisition device 102 may be a face information acquisition device, and the face information acquisition device may be packaged above the A-pillar of the vehicle and assembled and fixed from the inside to the outside. Taking the use of an in-vehicle camera as the face information acquisition device and a CPU (English: Central Processing Unit, Chinese: Central Processing Unit) packaged in the main body of the in-vehicle multimedia system and fixed to the center console by bolts as the controller 101 as an example, the in-vehicle camera collects face information including the characteristics of the user's face, eye state, and head movement data, and transmits the face information to the CPU. The CPU can determine the fatigue state of the user based on the face information. The fatigue state of the user may be divided into multiple fatigue levels from low to high according to the degree of fatigue. For example, when the fatigue level is divided into levels 0 to 9 (level 9 has the highest degree of fatigue), if the fatigue level is 0, it indicates that the user is not driving while fatigued, and if the fatigue level is 1 to 9, it indicates that the user is driving while fatigued. When the determined fatigue state of the user indicates that the user is driving while fatigued, the CPU uses the correspondence between a predetermined fatigue level and vibration parameters based on the fatigue level indicated by the fatigue state to determine the vibration parameters of the steering wheel 103 (different fatigue levels correspond to different vibration parameters, and the higher the fatigue level, the larger the vibration parameters), and transmits the vibration parameters to the steering wheel 103. After the steering wheel 103 receives the vibration parameters transmitted from the CPU, the horizontal linear motor inside it generates vibration based on the vibration parameters to alert the user to drive safely.

[0070] Furthermore, after the horizontal linear motor completes vibration based on the vibration parameters, the indoor camera can recollect the user's face information and transmit it to the CPU, and the CPU can determine whether the user has adjusted his / her state based on the face information, that is, whether the user is driving while fatigued. If the user is still driving while fatigued, the CPU can send the vibration parameters after parameter enhancement processing (at this time, the vibration frequency, vibration amplitude, and vibration time length in the vibration parameters are all correspondingly increased) to the steering wheel 103, so that the horizontal linear motor in the steering wheel 103 generates vibration according to the processed vibration parameters, and can remind the user to drive safely. Then, the above steps can be repeated until the user is no longer in a state of driving while fatigued.

[0071] Preferably, when the vibration interaction information only includes multimedia information, and the multimedia information includes audio information and volume information, the information acquiring device includes an audio information acquiring device and a volume information acquiring device, and the audio information acquiring device acquires audio information of the target audio and sends the audio information to the controller 101, as shown in FIG. 5 .

[0072] The volume information acquiring device acquires volume information for the user to adjust the target audio, and transmits the volume information to the controller 101 .

[0073] The controller 101 determines the vibration frequency of the steering wheel 103 based on the audio information and using a predetermined vibration frequency correspondence relationship. The vibration frequency correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between the audio information and the vibration frequency.

[0074] The controller 101 uses a predetermined vibration amplitude correspondence relationship based on the volume information to determine the vibration amplitude of the steering wheel 103. The vibration amplitude correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between the volume information and the vibration amplitude.

[0075] Exemplarily, when the vehicle use scene is a multimedia use scene in which the user enjoys audio, the information acquisition device 102 may include an audio information acquisition device and a volume information acquisition device. For example, the audio information acquisition device may be an in-vehicle multimedia system, and the volume information acquisition device may be an in-vehicle sound system (the speakers in the in-vehicle sound system may be attached to the sidewall and door trim of the vehicle), and when the user plays a target audio (e.g., music) through the in-vehicle multimedia system, the in-vehicle multimedia system can transmit audio information of the target audio (e.g., the melody, rhythm, and frequency of the target audio) to the in-vehicle sound system and the controller 101, respectively. After receiving the audio information, the in-vehicle sound system can obtain volume information (e.g., the volume of the playback volume) by which the user adjusts the target audio, and based on the volume information, control the speaker to play the target audio at the playback volume instructed by the volume information, and transmit the volume information to the controller 101.

[0076] Then, the controller 101 determines the vibration frequency of the steering wheel 103 using the vibration frequency correspondence relationship based on the audio information, determines the vibration amplitude of the steering wheel 103 using the vibration amplitude correspondence relationship based on the volume information, and controls the horizontal linear motor based on the vibration amplitude and the vibration frequency, so that the horizontal linear motor generates vibration according to the vibration amplitude and vibration frequency received, thereby matching the vibration of the steering wheel 103 to the target audio and avoiding any impact on the user's normal driving.

[0077] Preferably, when the vibration interaction information only includes multimedia information and the multimedia information is call information, the information acquiring device 102 is a call information acquiring device, which acquires call information of a currently incoming target call and sends the call information to the controller 101, as shown in FIG. 6 .

[0078] The controller 101 determines vibration parameters based on the call information.

[0079] For example, when the vehicle use scene is a multimedia use scene in which a call is received, the information acquiring device 102 may be a call information acquiring device, in which case the call information acquiring device can acquire call information of a currently incoming target call, and send the call information to the controller 101. The call information may include a call identifier of the target call.

[0080] It is described as an example that the call information acquisition device is a PAD display capable of displaying call information (the PAD display may be attached to a center console). When the user needs to complete an answering / rejecting operation when receiving an incoming call, the PAD display can display the call information of the currently incoming target call and transmit the call information to the controller 101. After receiving the call information, the controller 101 can determine the call priority of the target call based on the call identifier included in the call information, and the call priority is manually set by the user according to the actual needs. Then, the controller 101 determines a vibration parameter (e.g., the higher the call priority, the larger the vibration parameter) based on the call priority using the correspondence between a predetermined call priority and a vibration parameter, and controls the horizontal linear motor based on the vibration parameter, so that the horizontal linear motor generates vibration based on the vibration parameter to alert the user to perform an answering / rejecting operation. In addition, the user can perform an answering / rejecting operation by using a touch button (the touch button is disposed on the surface of the steering wheel 103) previously provided on the steering wheel 103. Furthermore, after the user successfully answers / rejects, the controller 101 controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate once, so that the user can receive feedback that the touch button on the steering wheel 103 successfully completes the answer / reject operation. If the touch button on the steering wheel 103 does not successfully complete the answer / reject operation, the signal is not transmitted to the horizontal linear motor on the steering wheel 103, and the horizontal linear motor on the steering wheel 103 does not vibrate, so that the user can know that the touch button on the steering wheel 103 does not successfully complete the answer / reject operation.

[0081] In another scene, when the vibration interaction information includes only driving information, the information acquisition device 102 may be a driving information acquisition device, which acquires driving information of the vehicle and transmits the driving information to the controller 101, as shown in FIG. 7.

[0082] The controller 101 determines vibration parameters based on the driving information.

[0083] For example, when the vehicle use scene is a driving assistance scene for assisting the user in driving the vehicle, the information acquisition device 102 may be a center console display (the center console display may be attached to the center console of the vehicle) capable of displaying the current driving information of the vehicle, and the driving information may be a steering direction in which the user intends to control the vehicle and steer it. When the user controls the vehicle to perform a steering operation, the center console display displays the steering direction in which the user intends to control the vehicle and steer it (for example, when the user controls the vehicle to perform a right turn operation, the right turn icon on the center console display flashes), and transmits the steering direction to the controller 101. After receiving the steering direction, the controller 101 determines vibration parameters (for example, when the steering direction is a right turn, the vibration parameters may be parameters for controlling the steering wheel 103 to vibrate to the right) based on the steering direction, and controls the horizontal linear motor based on the vibration parameters, so that the horizontal linear motor vibrates based on the vibration parameters, and alerts the user to perform a corresponding steering operation according to the steering direction displayed on the center console display.

[0084] In another scene, when the vibration interaction information includes only environmental information, the information acquisition device 102 may be an environmental information acquisition device, which acquires environmental information and transmits the environmental information to the controller 101, as shown in FIG. 8.

[0085] The controller 101 determines the vibration parameters based on the environmental information and the predetermined navigation route.

[0086] Exemplarily, when the vehicle use scene is a driving assistance scene for assisting a user in driving a vehicle, the information acquisition device 102 may be an environmental information acquisition device, in which case the environmental information acquisition device can acquire environmental information of an environment in which the vehicle is located, and transmit the environmental information to the controller 101. The environmental information includes road information of a road in which the vehicle is located and obstacle information around the vehicle. After acquiring the environmental information, the controller 101 can determine a driving operation of the vehicle based on the road information, obstacle information, and navigation route included in the environmental information, and determine vibration parameters based on the driving operation.

[0087] For example, when the environmental information acquisition device is a camera attached to the interior ceiling of an automobile (the camera can acquire environmental information outside the vehicle through the windshield of the vehicle), when a pedestrian passes through the road ahead while the vehicle is traveling, the camera can collect the passing direction of the pedestrian passing through the road ahead, and transmit the passing direction to the controller 101 as obstacle information. After receiving the passing direction, the controller 101 determines a vibration parameter (for example, when the passing direction is to pass through the road from left to right, the vibration parameter may be a parameter to control the steering wheel 103 to vibrate to the right) based on the passing direction, and controls the horizontal linear motor based on the vibration parameter, so that the horizontal linear motor vibrates based on the vibration parameter, alerting the user that a pedestrian passes ahead from left to right, allowing the user to quickly focus on the left side of the vehicle and find the pedestrian as soon as possible, thereby improving driving safety. Of course, when the passing direction is to pass through the road from right to left, the vibration parameter may be a parameter to control the steering wheel 103 to vibrate to the left, alerting the user to pay attention to the left side of the vehicle.

[0088] Also, for example, in the case where the environmental information acquisition device is a rear radar sensor arranged on the surface of the rear bumper of the vehicle, when the rear radar sensor monitors that there is an obstacle behind the vehicle while the user is reversing, the obstacle information of the obstacle can be collected and the obstacle information can be transmitted to the controller 101. After receiving the obstacle information, the controller 101 can determine the position of the obstacle based on the obstacle information, determine the vehicle driving operation based on the position of the obstacle, and determine the vibration parameter based on the driving operation. For example, when an obstacle is present at the left rear, it can determine that the vehicle driving operation is to reverse to the right rear, and at this time, the vibration parameter can be a parameter that controls the steering wheel 103 to vibrate to the right, and the user is alerted to reverse to the right rear. After that, the controller 101 can control the horizontal linear motor based on the vibration parameter, so that the horizontal linear motor generates vibration based on the vibration parameter, and the user is alerted to reverse by avoiding the rear obstacle.

[0089] In yet another scenario, when the vibration interaction information only includes light information, the information acquiring device 102 may be a light information acquiring device, which acquires light information of a target light in a vehicle and sends the light information to a controller, as shown in Fig. 9. The light information includes the light color, the flashing frequency and the light display effect of the target light.

[0090] The controller 101 determines the vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the light color, determines the vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the flashing frequency, and determines the vibration time and vibration direction of the steering wheel based on the light display effect.

[0091] For example, when the vehicle use scene is a light display scene in which the user controls and displays the lights in the vehicle, the information acquisition device 102 may be a light information acquisition device. When the user controls and displays the lights in the vehicle, the light information acquisition device can acquire light information including the light color, flashing frequency and light display effect of the target light, and transmit the light information to the controller 101. After receiving the light information, the controller 101 can determine the vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the light color using the correspondence between a predetermined light color and a vibration amplitude (e.g., the brighter the light color, the larger the vibration amplitude of the steering wheel), and can determine the vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the flashing frequency using the correspondence between a predetermined flashing frequency and a vibration frequency (e.g., the faster the flashing frequency, the higher the vibration frequency of the steering wheel), and can determine the vibration time and vibration direction of the steering wheel based on the light display effect using the correspondence between a predetermined light display effect and a vibration time and a vibration direction (if the target light has a flowing water atmosphere as a light display effect, when the light band of the target light is sequentially lit from left to right, the vibration parameter can be a parameter that controls the steering wheel 103 to vibrate from left to right). Then, the controller 101 can control the horizontal linear motor based on the vibration parameter, so that the horizontal linear motor generates vibration based on the vibration parameter, achieving a connection effect with the target light, and improving the tactile experience of the user.

[0092] From the above, the steering wheel vibration control system in the present disclosure includes a controller, an information acquisition device, and a steering wheel of a vehicle, the controller is respectively connected to the information acquisition device and the steering wheel, the steering wheel is provided with a horizontal linear motor, the information acquisition device acquires vibration interaction information and transmits the vibration interaction information to the controller, the controller determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates following the horizontal linear motor. The present disclosure determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios according to the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate the steering wheel based on the vibration parameters, thereby adjusting the vibration form of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios, thereby optimizing the interaction experience of the steering wheel, improving the operability and intelligence of the steering wheel, and further meeting the user's use needs for the steering wheel.

[0093] 10 is a flowchart of a steering wheel vibration control method according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG 10, the method may include the following steps S201 to S202.

[0094] In step 201, vibration interaction information is obtained. The vibration interaction information includes at least one of user information corresponding to a user of the vehicle, multimedia information of the vehicle, driving information of the vehicle, environmental information of the environment where the vehicle is located, and light information of the vehicle.

[0095] In step S202, vibration parameters of the steering wheel are determined based on the vibration interaction information, and the horizontal linear motor is controlled to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates following the horizontal linear motor. The vibration parameters include at least one of a vibration frequency, a vibration amplitude, a vibration time, and a vibration direction.

[0096] Preferably, step 201 comprises: This can be realized by acquiring vibration interaction information corresponding to each information acquisition device, and each information acquisition device corresponds to one piece of vibration interaction information.

[0097] Step 202 is This can be realized by determining target vibration interaction information based on the acquired multiple pieces of vibration interaction information, and determining vibration parameters based on the target vibration interaction information.

[0098] Preferably, each type of vibration interaction information corresponds to one predetermined vibration priority level, and the step of determining the target vibration interaction information based on the acquired plurality of vibration interaction information includes: The method includes a step of determining the vibration interaction information having the highest corresponding vibration priority as the target vibration interaction information.

[0099] Preferably, if the vibration interaction information includes user information, step 202 includes: This can be achieved by determining a user identifier of the user based on the user information, and determining vibration parameters based on the user identifier and the vibration interaction information, The user information includes at least one of face information, voice information, fingerprint information, and weight information.

[0100] Preferably, the step of determining the vibration parameters based on the user identifier and the vibration interaction information comprises: The method includes determining a target parameter correspondence from a plurality of predetermined parameter correspondences based on a user identifier, and determining a vibration parameter based on the vibration interaction information and the target parameter correspondence, wherein the predetermined parameter correspondence is a correspondence between the vibration interaction information and the vibration parameter.

[0101] Preferably, step 202 comprises: This can be achieved by determining a vehicle use scene in which the vehicle is located based on the vibration interaction information, and determining vibration parameters based on the vehicle use scene and the vibration interaction information.

[0102] Preferably, the method comprises: The method may further include a step of determining whether the vehicle use scene includes a target vehicle use scene, and if it is determined that the vehicle use scene includes the target vehicle use scene, not responding to vibration interaction information corresponding to the target vehicle use scene.

[0103] Preferably, the method comprises: The method may further include determining whether the vibration interaction information satisfies a predetermined information condition, and determining that the vibration interaction information is abnormal information if it is determined that the vibration interaction information does not satisfy the predetermined information condition.

[0104] Preferably, when the vibration interaction information only includes user information, and the user information is face information, step 201 includes: This can be achieved by acquiring face information, which includes the user's facial features, eye state and head movement data.

[0105] Step 202 is This can be achieved by determining the user's fatigue state based on face information, and determining vibration parameters based on the fatigue state.

[0106] Preferably, when the vibration interaction information only includes multimedia information, and the multimedia information includes audio information and volume information, step 201 includes: This can be achieved by acquiring audio information of the target audio and volume information for adjusting the target audio by the user.

[0107] Step 202 is Determining a vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the audio information by utilizing a predetermined vibration frequency correspondence relationship, which is a correspondence relationship between the audio information and the vibration frequency; This can be realized by determining the vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the volume information and utilizing a predetermined vibration amplitude correspondence relationship, which is a correspondence relationship between the volume information and the vibration amplitude.

[0108] Preferably, when the vibration interaction information only includes multimedia information, and the multimedia information is call information, step 201 includes: This can be achieved by acquiring call information of the currently incoming target call.

[0109] Step 202 is This can be achieved by determining vibration parameters based on call information.

[0110] Preferably, the call information includes a call identifier of the target call, and the step of determining the vibration parameters based on the call information comprises: The method includes determining a call priority of the target call based on the call identifier, and determining a vibration parameter based on the call priority.

[0111] Preferably, when the vibration interaction information includes only driving information, step 201 includes: This can be achieved by acquiring vehicle driving information.

[0112] Step 202 is This can be achieved by determining vibration parameters based on driving information.

[0113] Preferably, when the vibration interaction information includes only environmental information, step 201 includes: This can be achieved by acquiring environmental information.

[0114] Step 202 is This can be achieved by determining vibration parameters based on environmental information and a predetermined navigation route.

[0115] Preferably, the environmental information includes road information of a road on which the vehicle is located and obstacle information around the vehicle. The step of determining the vibration parameters based on the environmental information and the predetermined navigation route includes: The method includes determining a driving operation of the vehicle based on the road information, the obstacle information and the navigation route, and determining a vibration parameter based on the driving operation.

[0116] Preferably, when the vibration interaction information includes only light information, step 201 includes: Obtaining light information of a target light in a vehicle, the light information including a light color, a flashing frequency and a light display effect of the target light.

[0117] Step 202 is This can be achieved by determining the vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the light color, determining the vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the flashing frequency, and determining the vibration time and vibration direction of the steering wheel based on the light display effect.

[0118] From the above, the steering wheel vibration control system in the present disclosure includes a controller, an information acquisition device, and a steering wheel of a vehicle, the controller is respectively connected to the information acquisition device and the steering wheel, the steering wheel is provided with a horizontal linear motor, the information acquisition device acquires vibration interaction information and transmits the vibration interaction information to the controller, the controller determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates following the horizontal linear motor. The present disclosure determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios according to the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate the steering wheel based on the vibration parameters, thereby adjusting the vibration form of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios, thereby optimizing the interaction experience of the steering wheel, improving the operability and intelligence of the steering wheel, and further meeting the user's use needs for the steering wheel.

[0119] The present disclosure further relates to a vehicle, and as shown in FIG. 11, the vehicle 300 is provided with any one of the steering wheel vibration control systems 100 described above.

[0120] Regarding the steering wheel vibration control system 100 in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which the steering wheel vibration control system 100 performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the device, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

[0121] From the above, the steering wheel vibration control system in the present disclosure includes a controller, an information acquisition device, and a steering wheel of a vehicle, the controller is respectively connected to the information acquisition device and the steering wheel, the steering wheel is provided with a horizontal linear motor, the information acquisition device acquires vibration interaction information and transmits the vibration interaction information to the controller, the controller determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates following the horizontal linear motor. The present disclosure determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios according to the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate the steering wheel based on the vibration parameters, thereby adjusting the vibration form of the steering wheel in different vehicle use scenarios, thereby optimizing the interaction experience of the steering wheel, improving the operability and intelligence of the steering wheel, and further meeting the user's use needs for the steering wheel.

[0122] Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific contents of the above embodiments, and several simple modifications can be made to the technical means of the present disclosure within the scope of the technical idea of ​​the present disclosure, and all of these simple modifications fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0123] It should be noted that the specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner if not contradictory, and in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, the present disclosure does not separately describe all possible combination manners.

[0124] Furthermore, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can be combined in any manner and should be considered as being disclosed in the present disclosure unless they deviate from the spirit of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A controller; An information acquisition device; A steering wheel of the vehicle; Equipped with the controller is connected to each of the information acquisition device and the steering wheel; A horizontal linear motor is provided in the steering wheel, the information acquisition device acquires vibration interaction information and transmits the vibration interaction information to the controller; The vibration interaction information includes at least one of user information corresponding to a user of the vehicle, multimedia information of the vehicle, driving information of the vehicle, environmental information of an environment in which the vehicle is located, and light information of the vehicle; The controller determines vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information, and controls the horizontal linear motor to vibrate based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates in accordance with the horizontal linear motor, the vibration parameters including at least one of a vibration frequency, a vibration amplitude, a vibration time, and a vibration direction.

2. There are a plurality of the information acquisition devices, each of the information acquisition devices corresponds to one of the vibration interaction information; each of the information acquisition devices acquires the vibration interaction information corresponding to the information acquisition device, and transmits the vibration interaction information corresponding to the information acquisition device to the controller; The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines target vibration interaction information based on the acquired plurality of pieces of vibration interaction information, and determines the vibration parameters based on the target vibration interaction information.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein each type of vibration interaction information corresponds to one predetermined vibration priority, and the controller uses the vibration interaction information having the highest corresponding vibration priority as the target vibration interaction information.

4. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein if the vibration interaction information includes the user information, the controller determines a user identifier of the user based on the user information, and determines the vibration parameters based on the user identifier and the vibration interaction information, the user information including at least one of face information, voice information, fingerprint information, and weight information.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the controller determines a target parameter correspondence from a plurality of predetermined parameter correspondences based on the user identifier, and determines the vibration parameter based on the vibration interaction information and the target parameter correspondence, the predetermined parameter correspondence being a correspondence between the vibration interaction information and the vibration parameter.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a vehicle use scene in which the vehicle is located based on the vibration interaction information, and determines the vibration parameters based on the vehicle use scene and the vibration interaction information.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the controller determines whether the vehicle use scene includes a target vehicle use scene, and if the controller determines that the vehicle use scene includes a target vehicle use scene, does not respond to vibration interaction information corresponding to the target vehicle use scene.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines whether the vibration interaction information satisfies a predetermined information condition, and if the controller determines that the vibration interaction information does not satisfy the predetermined information condition, determines that the vibration interaction information is abnormal information.

9. When the vibration interaction information includes only the user information and the user information is face information, the information acquisition device is a face information acquisition device, the face information acquisition device acquires the face information and transmits the face information to the controller, the face information including facial features, eye state, and head movement data of the user; The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a fatigue state of the user based on the facial information, and determines the vibration parameters based on the fatigue state.

10. When the vibration interaction information includes only the multimedia information and the multimedia information includes audio information and volume information, the information acquiring device includes an audio information acquiring device and a volume information acquiring device; The audio information acquisition device acquires audio information of a target audio, and transmits the audio information to the controller; The volume information acquisition device acquires volume information for adjusting the target audio by the user, and transmits the volume information to the controller; The controller determines a vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the audio information by using a predetermined vibration frequency correspondence relationship, the vibration frequency correspondence relationship being a correspondence relationship between the audio information and the vibration frequency; The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines the vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the volume information using a predetermined vibration amplitude correspondence relationship, the vibration amplitude correspondence relationship being a correspondence relationship between the volume information and the vibration amplitude.

11. When the vibration interaction information only includes the multimedia information and the multimedia information is call information, the information acquiring device is a call information acquiring device, which acquires call information of a currently incoming target call and sends the call information to the controller; The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines the vibration parameters based on the call information.

12. the call information includes a call identifier of the target call; The system of claim 11 , wherein the controller determines a call priority of the target call based on the call identifier, and determines the vibration parameters based on the call priority.

13. When the vibration interaction information includes only the driving information, the information acquisition device is a driving information acquisition device, and the driving information acquisition device acquires driving information of the vehicle and transmits the driving information to the controller; The system of claim 11 , wherein the controller determines the vibration parameters based on the driving information.

14. When the vibration interaction information includes only the environmental information, the information acquisition device is an environmental information acquisition device, and the environmental information acquisition device acquires the environmental information and transmits the environmental information to the controller; The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines the vibration parameters based on the environmental information and a predetermined navigation route.

15. The environmental information includes road information of a road on which the vehicle is located and obstacle information around the vehicle, The system of claim 14 , wherein the controller determines a driving operation of the vehicle based on the road information, the obstacle information and the navigation route, and determines the vibration parameter based on the driving operation.

16. When the vibration interaction information includes only the light information, the information acquisition device is a light information acquisition device; The light information acquisition device acquires light information of a target light in the vehicle, and sends the light information to the controller, the light information including a light color, a flashing frequency and a light display effect of the target light; 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller determines a vibration amplitude of the steering wheel based on the light color, determines a vibration frequency of the steering wheel based on the flashing frequency, and determines a vibration time and a vibration direction of the steering wheel based on the light display effect.

17. acquiring vibration interaction information, the vibration interaction information including at least one of user information corresponding to a user of the vehicle, multimedia information of the vehicle, driving information of the vehicle, environmental information of an environment in which the vehicle is located, and light information of the vehicle; A method for controlling vibration of a steering wheel, comprising: a step of determining vibration parameters of the steering wheel based on the vibration interaction information; and a step of controlling and vibrating the horizontal linear motor based on the vibration parameters so that the steering wheel vibrates in accordance with the horizontal linear motor, wherein the vibration parameters include at least one of a vibration frequency, a vibration amplitude, a vibration time, and a vibration direction.

18. A vehicle provided with a steering wheel vibration control system according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

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