CN112238836A

CN112238836A - Vehicle control system and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN112238836A
Application number: CN201910647140.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 董辉; 任为民; 徐敬俊
Original assignee: Hella Shanghai Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hella Shanghai Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-17
Filing date: 2019-07-17
Publication date: 2021-01-19

Abstract

The invention provides a vehicle control system and a control method thereof. The invention realizes the acquisition of the identity information of the user by using the camera device on the vehicle, verifies the identity information of the user by using the arithmetic unit, and controls the opening and closing of the door of the vehicle and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the verification result as a condition. Thus, the control of the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle is achieved without a vehicle key at all.

Description

Vehicle control system and control method thereof

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a keyless operation system of a vehicle, and more particularly, to a vehicle control system and a control method thereof.

Background

With the development of scientific technology and the rapid development of the vehicle industry, modern vehicles are not only tools for riding instead of walk, and users pay more and more attention to the aspects of pursuing the shape, comfort, intelligence and the like of the vehicles based on the requirements on speed and safety. The conventional vehicles realize the opening or closing of the vehicle door and the starting or flameout of the vehicle through a mechanical vehicle key; then, the key of the lock of the door of the vehicle can be remotely controlled by means of far infrared rays and the like, so that the development of the intelligent vehicle key is provided; and the keyless system ensures that a user does not need to open the vehicle door by a key any more and can ensure the anti-theft property of the vehicle more. However, the existing so-called keyless system actually needs the existence of the key, which needs the signal sent by the identification key, and when the signal is within a preset range with the range of the vehicle, the door can be opened according to the triggering of the user. Moreover, the conventional keyless system cannot control the start or stop of the vehicle. A keyless system that can absolutely omit a vehicle key becomes a problem to be solved in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

To solve the above problems, the present invention provides a vehicle control system and a control method thereof. The invention realizes the extraction of the identity information of the user by using the camera device on the vehicle, verifies the identity information of the user by using the arithmetic unit, and controls the opening and closing of the door of the vehicle and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the verification result as a condition. Thus, the control of the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle is achieved without a vehicle key at all.

The vehicle control system comprises a camera device and an operation unit, wherein the camera device is connected with the operation unit and used for acquiring identity information of a user and sending the identity information to the operation unit, and the operation unit is connected with the electronic control unit and used for verifying the identity information and controlling the opening and closing of a vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to a verification result.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the camera device includes a first camera device disposed outside the vehicle body, and is configured to acquire first identity information of a user and send the first identity information to the arithmetic unit, the arithmetic unit is configured to check the first identity information and control the opening and closing of the vehicle door according to a check result, the camera device further includes a second camera device disposed inside the vehicle body, and is configured to acquire second identity information of the user and send the second identity information to the arithmetic unit, and the arithmetic unit is configured to check the second identity information and control the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the check result.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the first identity information is different from the second identity information.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the operation unit is configured to check whether the first identity information and the second identity information belong to the same user, and control the start and stop of the vehicle according to a check result.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the identification information includes one or more of fingerprint information, palm print information, face information, iris information, gait information, and vein information.

Preferably, the vehicle control system further includes an electronic control unit connected to the arithmetic unit, a vehicle body control unit connected to the electronic control unit, and an engine control unit, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to send a first control instruction to the vehicle body control system and a second control instruction to the engine control unit according to a check result of the arithmetic unit, the vehicle body control unit is configured to control opening or closing of a vehicle door according to the first control instruction, and the engine control unit is configured to control starting or stopping of an engine according to the second control instruction.

Preferably, the vehicle control system further includes a steering column lock connected to the electronic control unit, and configured to control opening or closing of the steering column according to a third control command issued by the electronic control unit.

Preferably, the vehicle control system further includes a vehicle body area control unit connected to the arithmetic unit, and configured to control opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or starting and stopping of the vehicle according to a verification result of the identity information.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the camera device includes an illumination unit, and the illumination unit is configured to project a collection position of the user identity information.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the illumination unit is further connected to an arithmetic unit, and the illumination unit projects light of different colors according to the verification result.

Preferably, the vehicle control system further includes a first sensing unit connected to the lighting unit, and configured to sense and generate a first start signal according to a trigger operation, and send the first start signal to the lighting unit, so as to start the lighting unit.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the operation unit is further connected to the information prompt unit, and is configured to control the information prompt unit to send out prompt information according to a verification result of the identity information.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the information prompting unit includes a lamp control unit, a horn control system and/or a rearview mirror control system, and the prompting information includes lighting of a lamp, sounding of a horn and/or movement of a rearview mirror.

Preferably, the vehicle control system further includes an operation unit connected to the intelligent terminal, wherein the operation unit is configured to send the verification result to the intelligent terminal, and the intelligent terminal is configured to send a prompt message according to the verification result.

Preferably, the vehicle control system further includes a second sensing unit, connected to the arithmetic unit, for sensing and generating a second start signal according to a trigger operation, and sending the second start signal to the arithmetic unit, so as to start the arithmetic unit.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the operation unit includes a vehicle operation unit provided in the vehicle, an intelligent terminal, or a server.

In another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a vehicle control method, including the steps of capturing identity information of a user by a camera device, and sending the identity information to an arithmetic unit; the arithmetic unit checks the identity information; and the operation unit controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the verification result of the identity information.

Preferably, in the vehicle control method, the imaging device includes a first imaging device provided outside the vehicle body and a second imaging device provided inside the vehicle body; the first camera device acquires first identity information of a user and sends the first identity information to the operation unit; the operation unit checks the first identity information and controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door according to a check result; the second camera device acquires second identity information of the user and sends the second identity information to the operation unit; and the operation unit verifies the second identity information and controls the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to a verification result.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the identification information includes one or more of fingerprint information, palm print information, face information, and iris information.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the operation unit further checks whether the first identity information and the second identity information belong to the same user, and controls the start and stop of the vehicle according to a check result.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the arithmetic unit transmits the verification result to an electronic control system; the electronic control system sends a first control instruction to a vehicle body control system according to the checking result; the vehicle body control system controls the opening or closing of a vehicle door according to the first control instruction; the electronic control system sends a second control instruction to the engine control unit according to the verification result; and the engine control unit is used for controlling the engine to start or stop according to the second control instruction.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the electronic control system sends a third control instruction to the steering column lock according to the verification result; and the steering column lock controls the opening or closing of the steering column according to the third control command.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the arithmetic unit sends the verification result to a vehicle body pre-control unit; and the vehicle body pre-control unit controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the verification result.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the camera device includes an illumination unit, and the illumination unit projects a collection position of the user identity information.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the illumination unit is connected to the arithmetic unit, and the illumination unit projects light of different colors according to the verification result.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the lighting unit is connected to a first sensing unit, the first sensing unit senses the proximity or contact of the identity information, generates a first start signal, and sends the first start signal to the lighting unit, and the lighting unit is started according to the first start signal.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, when the verification result includes that the identity information is incomplete or the identity information is not the identity information of the user, the operation unit sends a prompt instruction to the information prompt unit, and the information prompt unit sends the prompt information according to the prompt instruction.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the information prompt unit includes a vehicle lamp control unit, a horn control system and/or a rearview mirror control system; the prompt message comprises the lighting of a vehicle lamp, the sounding of a horn and/or the movement of a rearview mirror.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the operation unit is connected to an intelligent terminal; the operation unit sends the check result to the intelligent terminal; and the intelligent terminal sends out prompt information according to the verification result.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the operation unit is connected to a second sensing unit, the second sensing unit generates a second start signal to send to the operation unit when sensing the proximity or contact of the identity information, and the operation unit is started according to the second start signal.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the operation unit is connected to the intelligent terminal, the intelligent terminal obtains third identity information and sends the third identity information to the operation unit, the operation unit stores the third identity information as standard identity information, the operation unit compares the identity information sent by the camera device with the standard identity information, and controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to a comparison result.

Preferably, in the vehicle control system, the operation unit stores the third identity information in a temporary storage space, and deletes the third identity information after the vehicle door is opened and closed once and/or the vehicle is started and stopped.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that:

1) by means of a biological identification technology, complete key removal is realized;

2) the arithmetic unit can be suitable for application environments of-40-125 ℃, and can normally work in environments including vibration, corrosion and the like;

3) the invention starts the arithmetic unit, the camera device and the like only when in application by means of the induction unit, thereby realizing the effect of energy saving;

4) the technical content of the invention can also realize remote control of the vehicle, thereby being applied to the applications such as express delivery to the vehicle and the like and bringing great convenience to the life of users.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a vehicle control system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a vehicle control system in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a vehicle control method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The advantages of the invention are explained in detail below with reference to the drawings and the embodiments.

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for facilitating the explanation of the present invention, and have no specific meaning in themselves. Thus, "module" and "component" may be used in a mixture.

It should be understood that the vehicle door described in the present invention includes, but is not limited to, a vehicle door for enabling a user to get on or off a vehicle, a trunk door, and the like. The term "connection" used in the following embodiments to express the relationship between units or structures includes communication connection and/or electrical connection and/or fixed connection, etc., and the relationship between units or structures is adjusted according to the practical application, and the technical solution obtained by the adjustment should also be the content of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle control system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it can be seen from the diagram that the vehicle control system provided in this embodiment mainly includes a camera unit and an arithmetic unit connected to the camera unit, so that information transmission between the arithmetic unit and the camera unit can be realized, for example, the camera unit sends an image obtained by the camera unit to the arithmetic unit, and the arithmetic unit can also supply power to the camera unit. The camera unit, especially the arithmetic unit in the embodiment can be applied to an application environment of-40 to 125 ℃, and can normally work under the environments including vibration, corrosion and the like. The camera unit can be used for acquiring identity information of a user, and preferably, the identity information includes but is not limited to one or more of fingerprint information, palm print information, face information, iris information, gait information or vein information. The camera device is connected with the operation unit, so that the collected identity information can be sent to the operation unit by the camera device, the operation unit in the embodiment can verify the identity of a user according to the received identity information, and the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle can be controlled by taking a verification result as a condition. For example, when the vehicle is in a flameout state and the door of the vehicle is locked, when the verification result of the operation unit is that the acquired identity information is matched with the identity information of the vehicle user, the door of the vehicle is controlled to be opened or the vehicle is controlled to be started; when the verification result of the operation unit is that the acquired identity information is not matched with the identity information of the vehicle user, no control operation is performed, and the vehicle is still in a state of door locking and vehicle flameout; for another example, when the vehicle is in a running state such as a vehicle engine is started, and when the verification result of the operation unit is that the acquired identity information is matched with the identity information of the vehicle user, the vehicle is controlled to stop, wherein the stop includes but is not limited to engine turning off, engine intake stopping and the like, meanwhile, the engine, a steering wheel and the like are also locked, and a vehicle door can be controlled to unlock and open, so that safe parking is realized, and the user gets off the vehicle; for another example, the vehicle is in a vehicle safety locking state, after the user gets off the vehicle, the user may also acquire the identity information of the user by means of the camera device for verification, and when the verification result of the operation unit is that the acquired identity information matches the identity information of the user of the vehicle, the operation unit controls the vehicle door of the vehicle to close. As can be seen, the vehicle control system in the present embodiment is applicable to control of a door of a vehicle and control of a starting system such as an engine of the vehicle in any case, and realizes complete vehicle key removal.

Referring to fig. 2, which is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle control system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, it can be seen that, compared with the above embodiment, the vehicle control system provided in this embodiment includes two kinds of camera devices, such as a first camera device, which is disposed outside a vehicle body, and may be, but is not limited to, a camera device disposed on a rear-view mirror at two sides of a vehicle, a vehicle door, a door top, a vehicle trunk, or any position outside the vehicle body where it is convenient to collect identity information of a user; the other is a second camera device arranged inside the vehicle body, including but not limited to a camera device arranged on a rearview mirror inside the vehicle or arranged at any position inside the vehicle body convenient for collecting the identity information of the user. Therefore, in the embodiment, the first camera device is used for acquiring the first identity information of the user and sending the first identity information to the operation unit, and after the operation unit checks the first identity information, the operation unit controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door according to the check result; the second camera device is used for collecting second identity information of the user and sending the second identity information to the operation unit, and after the operation unit verifies the second identity information, the vehicle is controlled to be started and safely locked according to a verification result. Then, based on this embodiment, when the user passes only the verification of the first identity information, the user can only enter the vehicle but cannot drive the vehicle, and when and only after the user also passes the verification of the second identity information, the user can drive the vehicle, so that, for example, the user who is selectively allowed to obtain the driving license registers the second identity information thereof in advance, the user without the driving license cannot drive the vehicle, thereby ensuring the driving safety. Preferably, the operation unit further checks whether the first identity information and the second identity information belong to the same user, and in this case, only the user with driving qualification for the vehicle can realize the control of the vehicle, so as to avoid the user without driving qualification from entering the vehicle and carrying out illegal operation on the vehicle; the first identity information and the second identity information may be the same or different, for example, the first identity information and the second identity information may be one or more of face information, fingerprint information, palm print information, or iris information; for example, the first identity information is palm print information, the second identity information is face information, and different identity information is convenient for distinguishing two identity verifications, so that the error of the verification of the operation unit can be reduced, and the verification accuracy is improved.

Based on the above embodiment, according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the operation unit is connected to the electronic control unit, and the electronic control unit is connected to the vehicle body control unit and the engine control unit, respectively, so that after the operation unit completes the verification of the identity information sent by the image capturing device, according to the verification result, the operation unit sends a corresponding first control instruction and a second control instruction to the vehicle body control unit and the engine control unit, respectively, then the vehicle body control unit controls the opening or closing of the vehicle door according to the first control instruction, and the engine control unit controls the starting or stopping of the engine according to the second control instruction. For example, when the vehicle is shut down and the vehicle door is closed, and the verification result of the identity information is that the identity information is the user registration information, the operation unit sends a first control instruction to the vehicle body control unit, the vehicle body control unit controls the vehicle door to be opened according to the first control instruction, and the user is allowed to enter the vehicle, and the operation unit sends a second control instruction to the engine control unit, so that the engine control unit controls the engine to be started, and the user is allowed to drive the vehicle; when the verification result of the identity information is that the identity information is not the registration information of the user, the operation unit can not send any instruction information to the vehicle body control unit, and the user cannot enter the vehicle and even cannot enter the vehicle. Therefore, the operation unit can be connected with an electronic control unit and a vehicle body control unit in the vehicle, so that the effective control of the vehicle door and the engine can be realized.

Based on the foregoing embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, a steering column lock is further disposed in the vehicle, so as to further implement anti-theft protection of the vehicle, in this embodiment, the electronic control unit is further connected to the steering column lock, and the arithmetic unit sends a third control instruction to the steering column lock according to a verification result of the arithmetic unit on the identity information, so that the steering column lock controls the steering column to be opened or closed according to the third control instruction. If the vehicle is in a flameout state, the verification result is that the identity information is the identity information registered by the user, the third control instruction is that the steering column is unlocked, and the steering column lock controls the steering column to be unlocked according to the third control instruction, so that the user can open the steering wheel of the vehicle through the identity verification, and the user can drive the vehicle.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, the operation unit is connected to the vehicle body domain control unit, and sends a control instruction to the vehicle body domain control unit according to the verification result, so that the vehicle body domain control unit controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle. Thus, cumbersome connections of the arithmetic unit to the vehicle body controller, the engine controller or the steering column lock are avoided.

Based on the above-described embodiments, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, an illumination unit is included in an image pickup apparatus. The illumination unit is used for projecting the collection position of the identity information of the user, and for example, a light field is projected in front of a camera of the camera device to instruct the user to place the palm, fingers, face, eyeball and the like of the user into the light field, so that the camera device can collect an effective image containing the biological characteristics of the user; for another example, a light spot may be projected in front of the camera device, and when the user places his palm, fingers, face, or eyeball in front of the camera, the light spot will fall on the biometric feature of the user, indicating that the position can be captured by the camera device. Therefore, the acquisition position of the biological characteristic image can be indicated for the user through the lighting unit, and the effective biological characteristic image can be acquired.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the illumination unit is further connected to an operation unit, the operation unit sends a verification result of the operation unit on the biometric image collected by the image capturing device to the illumination unit, and the illumination unit can emit light patterns with different colors or different shapes or different colors and different shapes according to the verification result, so as to convert the verification result of the operation unit into a color or a pattern of light recognizable to a user. For example, when the operation unit has an incomplete verification result and cannot be normally used, the illumination device projects a red fork shape to prompt the user to adjust the placement position of the biological feature; when the verification result of the operation unit is that the identity information is incorrect, the lighting device also projects red fork-shaped or yellow round shapes to prompt the user that the identity information is not the pre-registered identity information; when the operation verification result shows that the identity information is correct, the illumination device can project a green shape of a check number to prompt a user that the correct identity information is input, and relevant operation can be performed on the vehicle.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lighting unit is further connected to a first sensing unit, the first sensing unit is configured to sense and generate a first start signal according to the triggering operation, and send the first start signal to the lighting unit, and the lighting unit is started under the triggering of the first start signal. Thereby, the lighting unit is realized only working when needed, thereby, the effect of saving electricity is realized. Preferably, the first sensing unit may be a human body proximity sensor, a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, or the like. Preferably, the first sensing unit is triggered by approaching or contacting a human body biometric feature, or by rotation, movement, or the like of a part of the vehicle. For example, the first sensing unit may be disposed near a camera of the camera device, in this case, when a user may approach or contact the camera through limbs such as a hand and an arm, the first sensing unit may sense the approach or contact of the limbs of the user, so as to generate a first start signal to start the illumination unit to project a collection area; or, the first sensing unit may be disposed on the door handle, so that when a user touches or approaches the door handle through a hand, an arm, or the like, the first sensing unit may sense the approach or the contact of the user's limb, thereby generating a first start signal to start the illumination unit to project a collection area; alternatively, the first sensing unit may sense the rotation of the mirror of the vehicle and generate an activation signal to activate the illumination unit, etc. according to the rotation of the mirror.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the operation unit is further connected to an information prompting unit, which can control the information prompting unit to issue prompting information corresponding to various verification results according to the identity information verification result. For example, when the identity information is not completely captured and cannot be normally used, the vehicle lamp can be controlled to flash once, or flash with other rules, or the vehicle horn rings once, or ring with other rules; when the identity information verification result is that the identity information is incorrect, controlling a lamp of the vehicle to flash twice, or flash twice according to different rules, or make a horn of the vehicle sound twice, or make a sound according to different rules; and when the identity information check result is that the identity information is correct, controlling the vehicle lamp to flicker three times, or flicker in a mode different from the two modes, or ringing the vehicle horn three times, or ringing in a mode different from the two modes. It should be understood that the information prompting unit in the present embodiment includes, but is not limited to, any unit structure on the vehicle that can be used for information prompting, such as a lamp control unit, a horn control system, and/or a vehicle body structure control system, and correspondingly, the prompting information includes, but is not limited to, the operation mode of any unit structure on the vehicle that can be used for information prompting, such as the lamp lighting, the horn ringing, and/or the vehicle body structure movement. And based on various prompt messages in the embodiment, the user can execute different operations according to different verification results, and meanwhile, the prompt message with incorrect identity information plays a role in alarming, so that the user can be reminded in time that other people get close to or take operations on the vehicle in advance.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, the verification result of the operation unit may also be visualized by means of an external intelligent terminal or the like, so that the user may perform corresponding different operations for different verification results. For example, the intelligent terminal may receive the verification result sent by the operation unit, and display an explanation for the verification result in a display interface thereof, where the explanation may be preferably a text, a picture, a voice, a video, or the like. If the identity information is incomplete, prompting to place a palm, fingers, a face and the like at an accurate acquisition position; when the identity information is incorrect, prompting the user that the vehicle is not authorized to be used; when the identity information is correct, the prompt is used for passing identity verification, the vehicle can be entered, or a driving mode can be entered and the like. Therefore, the user can timely master the result of the identity authentication, meanwhile, the alarm function is also realized aiming at the prompt message that the identity information is incorrect, the user can be timely reminded that other people get close to or take operation on the vehicle in advance.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, the apparatus further includes a second sensing unit, connected to the operation unit, for sensing and starting the operation unit according to a second start signal generated by the trigger operation. Thus, the effect of saving electricity is achieved. Preferably, the second sensing unit may be a human body proximity sensor, a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, or the like. For example, the second sensing unit uses approach or contact of a human biometric feature or rotation or movement of a vehicle component as a trigger operation, and generates a second activation signal to activate the arithmetic unit when the trigger operation is sensed. For example, the second sensing unit may sense not only the triggering operation sensed by the first sensing unit, but also the operation of the user on the seat belt, such as pulling the seat belt, and generate the second starting signal, or the second sensing unit may sense the pressure applied to the driver's seat by the user and generate the second starting signal.

Preferably, in the above various embodiments, the operation unit may be a vehicle operation unit installed in the vehicle, or may be an intelligent terminal, a server, etc. installed outside the vehicle and connected to the vehicle, wherein the intelligent terminal, the server, etc. may preferably be connected to the vehicle and perform data transmission via the T-Box.

In another aspect of the present invention, a vehicle control method is provided, which may utilize the vehicle control device proposed in each of the above embodiments to implement a specific implementation manner for controlling a vehicle. Referring to fig. 3, it includes the following steps:

s101: the camera device captures the identity information of a user and sends the identity information to the arithmetic unit;

s102: the arithmetic unit checks the identity information;

s103: and the operation unit controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the verification result of the identity information.

In one specific embodiment, the camera device captures an image of the user's identity information, preferably including but not limited to one or more of fingerprint information, palm print information, face information, iris information, gait information or vein information, and sends the image to the arithmetic unit; further preferably, the arithmetic unit compares the identity information with identity information of a user registered in advance to verify the identity information; according to the checking result, the arithmetic unit controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle.

Based on the above-described embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, the image pickup device may be classified into the first image pickup device and the second image pickup device according to whether the installation position of the image pickup device is outside or inside of the vehicle body, and thus, the vehicle control method in the present embodiment may include the steps of:

s201: the first camera device acquires first identity information of a user and sends the first identity information to the operation unit;

s202: the operation unit checks the first identity information and controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door according to a check result;

s203: the second camera device acquires second identity information of the user and sends the second identity information to the operation unit;

s204: and the operation unit verifies the second identity information and controls the starting and the extinguishing of the vehicle according to a verification result.

Here, it is preferable that the first identity information is different from the second identity information, so that the arithmetic unit easily distinguishes two verification actions, reduces errors or errors, and improves verification accuracy. Preferably, the operation unit further checks whether the first identity information and the second identity information belong to the same user, and controls the vehicle to be started and stopped according to the check result, so that the authority of driving the vehicle is protected doubly; more preferably, the start and stop of the vehicle are controlled if and only if the first identity information and the second identity information belong to the same user, in which case only users with driving authority can enter the vehicle to control the vehicle.

In another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention based on the above-described embodiments, the arithmetic unit is connected to other control systems or control units or control devices in the vehicle, and controls the doors of the vehicle or the vehicle by means of these control systems or control units or control devices. The method comprises the following steps:

s301: the arithmetic unit sends the checking result to an electronic control system;

s302: the electronic control system sends a first control instruction to a vehicle body control system according to the checking result;

s303: the vehicle body control system controls the opening or closing of a vehicle door according to the first control instruction;

s304: the electronic control system sends a second control instruction to the engine control unit according to the verification result;

s305: and the engine control unit is used for controlling the engine to start or stop according to the second control instruction.

Based on the foregoing embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, a steering column lock is further disposed in the vehicle, so as to further implement anti-theft protection of the vehicle, in this embodiment, the electronic control unit is further connected to the steering column lock, and the arithmetic unit sends a third control instruction to the steering column lock according to a verification result of the arithmetic unit on the identity information, so that the steering column lock controls the steering column to be opened or closed according to the third control instruction.

Based on the above-described embodiments, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, an illumination unit is included in an image pickup apparatus. The lighting unit is used for projecting the acquisition position of the identity information of the user, and the specific implementation example thereof is already illustrated in the corresponding part of the system, and is not described herein again.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, the illumination unit is further connected to an operation unit, the operation unit sends a verification result of the operation unit on the biometric image collected by the image capturing device to the illumination unit, and the illumination unit can emit light patterns with different colors or different shapes or different colors and different shapes according to the verification result, so as to convert the verification result of the operation unit into a color or a pattern of light recognizable to a user. The specific implementation examples thereof have been illustrated in the corresponding parts of the system, and are not described herein again.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, the lighting unit is further connected to a first sensing unit, the first sensing unit is configured to sense and generate a first start signal according to the triggering operation, and send the first start signal to the lighting unit, and the lighting unit is started under the triggering of the first start signal. Thereby, the lighting unit is realized only working when needed, thereby, the effect of saving electricity is realized. Preferably, the first sensing unit may be a human body proximity sensor, a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, or the like. Preferably, the first sensing unit is triggered by approaching or contacting a human body biometric feature, or by rotation, movement, or the like of a part of the vehicle. The specific implementation examples thereof have been illustrated in the corresponding parts of the system, and are not described herein again.

Based on the foregoing embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, the arithmetic unit is further connected to the information prompting unit, so that the arithmetic unit sends a prompting instruction to the information prompting unit according to the verification result, and the information prompting unit sends a prompting information according to the prompting instruction. Therefore, the verification result of the operation unit is visualized, so that a user can take corresponding measures according to the verification result. Preferably, the information prompting unit includes, but is not limited to, any unit structure on the vehicle that can be used for information prompting, such as a lamp control unit, a horn control system and/or a vehicle body structure control system, and correspondingly, the prompting information includes, but is not limited to, the operation mode of any unit structure on the vehicle that can be used for information prompting, such as lamp lighting, horn ringing and/or vehicle body structure movement. The specific implementation examples thereof have been illustrated in the corresponding parts of the system, and are not described herein again.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, the verification result of the operation unit may also be visualized by means of an external intelligent terminal or the like, so that the user may perform corresponding different operations for different verification results. Preferably, the intelligent terminal may receive the verification result sent by the operation unit, and display an explanation for the verification result in a display interface thereof. Preferably, the explanation can be words, pictures, voice or video, etc. The specific implementation examples thereof have been illustrated in the corresponding parts of the system, and are not described herein again.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, the apparatus further includes a second sensing unit, connected to the operation unit, for sensing and starting the operation unit according to a second start signal generated by the trigger operation. Thus, the effect of saving electricity is achieved. Preferably, the second sensing unit may be a human body proximity sensor, a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, or the like. The specific implementation examples thereof have been illustrated in the corresponding parts of the system, and are not described herein again.

Based on the foregoing embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, there is further provided a method for remotely controlling a vehicle, specifically including the following steps:

s401: the operation unit is connected with the intelligent terminal;

s402: the intelligent terminal acquires third identity information and sends the third identity information to the operation unit;

s403: the arithmetic unit stores the third identity information as standard identity information;

s404: the arithmetic unit compares the identity information sent by the camera device with the standard identity information;

s405: and controlling the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the comparison result.

In this embodiment, a third identity information is acquired through the intelligent terminal and sent to the operation unit, the operation unit receives and trains by using the third identity information, when the camera device of the vehicle acquires the identity information of the user, the third identity information is used to verify the identity information of the user, and the opening and closing of the door of the vehicle and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle are controlled according to the verification result.

Based on the above embodiment, in another preferred embodiment consistent with the present invention, there is further provided a method for allowing a vehicle control authority to be temporarily acquired, specifically including the following steps:

s501: the arithmetic unit stores the third identity information to a temporary storage space;

s502: and deleting the third identity information after the vehicle door opening and closing and/or vehicle starting and extinguishing events occur once.

The method can be used for realizing the application of express delivery to the vehicle, namely allowing a courier to place the express delivery of the user in the vehicle, such as a trunk of the vehicle, and controlling the control authority of the courier to the vehicle at the same time, so that the safety of the vehicle is guaranteed. For example, the courier can directly send the identity information of the courier, or send the identity information of the courier to the intelligent terminal of the vehicle user by means of a third-party platform, and the user sends the identity information of the courier to the computing unit of the vehicle through the intelligent terminal of the user, so that the computing unit caches the identity information of the courier and trains the courier; when the current identity information of the courier is captured by a camera device on the vehicle, for example, the camera device on the trunk of the vehicle, the current identity information is sent to the operation unit, the operation unit verifies the current identity information, and when the current identity information is the identity information of the courier, the trunk of the vehicle is opened, and the courier is allowed to place articles in the trunk. Meanwhile, in order to ensure the safety of the vehicle, preferably, the operation unit completes one-time verification, and deletes the cached identity information of the courier after sending a control instruction according to a verification result, or feeds back a feedback information to the operation unit after the trunk door is opened, and the operation unit deletes the cached identity information of the courier according to the feedback information.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, but the embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Any equivalent modifications and substitutions to those skilled in the art are also within the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, equivalent changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be covered by the present invention.

Claims

1. A vehicle control system includes a camera device, characterized in that,

the device also comprises an arithmetic unit which is used for calculating the time difference,

the camera device is connected with the arithmetic unit and is used for acquiring the identity information of the user and sending the identity information to the arithmetic unit,

and the operation unit is used for verifying the identity information and controlling the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to a verification result.

2. The vehicle control system according to claim 1,

the camera device comprises a first camera device arranged outside the vehicle body and used for acquiring first identity information of a user and sending the first identity information to the operation unit,

the operation unit is used for checking the first identity information and controlling the opening and closing of the vehicle door according to the checking result, the camera device also comprises a second camera device arranged in the vehicle body and used for acquiring second identity information of a user and sending the second identity information to the operation unit,

and the operation unit is used for verifying the second identity information and controlling the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to a verification result.

3. The vehicle control system according to claim 2,

the first identity information is different from the second identity information.

4. The vehicle control system according to claim 2,

the operation unit is used for checking whether the first identity information and the second identity information belong to the same user or not, and controlling the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to a checking result.

5. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 or the above, characterized in that,

the identity information comprises one or more of fingerprint information, palm print information, face information, iris information, gait information or vein information.

6. The vehicle control system of claim 1, further comprising

An electronic control unit connected with the arithmetic unit,

a vehicle body control unit respectively connected with the electronic control unit,

and an engine control unit, wherein

The electronic control unit is used for sending a first control instruction to the vehicle body control system and sending a second control instruction to the engine control unit according to the checking result of the operation unit,

the vehicle body control unit is used for controlling the opening or closing of a vehicle door according to the first control instruction, and the engine control unit is used for controlling the starting or stopping of the engine according to the second control instruction.

7. The vehicle control system of claim 6, further comprising

And the steering column lock is connected with the electronic control unit and is used for controlling the opening or closing of the steering column according to a third control instruction sent by the electronic control unit.

8. The vehicle control system of claim 1, further comprising

And the vehicle body domain control unit is connected with the operation unit and is used for controlling the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the verification result of the identity information.

9. The vehicle control system according to claim 1,

the camera device comprises an illumination unit, and the illumination unit is used for projecting the acquisition position of the user identity information.

10. The vehicle control system according to claim 9,

the illumination unit is also connected with the operation unit and projects light with different colors according to the verification result.

11. The vehicle control system of claim 9, further comprising

The first sensing unit is connected with the lighting unit and used for sensing and generating a first starting signal according to a trigger operation to be sent to the lighting unit and used for starting the lighting unit.

12. The vehicle control system according to claim 1,

the arithmetic unit is also connected with the information prompting unit and is used for controlling the information prompting unit to send out prompting information according to the verification result of the identity information.

13. The vehicle control system of claim 12,

the information prompt unit comprises a vehicle lamp control unit, a loudspeaker control system and/or a rearview mirror control system, and the prompt information comprises vehicle lamp lightening, loudspeaker sounding and/or rearview mirror moving.

14. The vehicle control system of claim 1, further comprising

The arithmetic unit is connected with the intelligent terminal,

the arithmetic unit is used for sending the check result to the intelligent terminal,

and the intelligent terminal is used for sending prompt information according to the verification result.

15. The vehicle control system of claim 1, further comprising

And the second sensing unit is connected with the operation unit, is used for sensing and generating a second starting signal according to a trigger operation, and sends the second starting signal to the operation unit, and is used for starting the operation unit.

16. The vehicle control system according to any one of claims 1 to 15,

the operation unit comprises a vehicle operation unit arranged in a vehicle, an intelligent terminal or a server.

17. A vehicle control method characterized by comprising the steps of,

the camera device captures the identity information of the user and sends the identity information to the arithmetic unit,

the arithmetic unit verifies the identity information and the identity information,

and the operation unit controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the verification result of the identity information.

18. The vehicle control method according to claim 17,

the camera device comprises a first camera device arranged outside the vehicle body and a second camera device arranged inside the vehicle body,

the first camera device acquires first identity information of a user and sends the first identity information to the operation unit,

the operation unit checks the first identity information and controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door according to the check result, the second camera device acquires second identity information of the user and sends the second identity information to the operation unit,

and the operation unit verifies the second identity information and controls the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to a verification result.

19. The vehicle control method according to claim 17,

20. The vehicle control method according to claim 18,

21. The vehicle control method according to claim 18,

the operation unit further checks whether the first identity information and the second identity information belong to the same user, and controls the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to a check result.

22. The vehicle control method according to claim 17,

the arithmetic unit sends the checking result to an electronic control system,

the electronic control system sends a first control instruction to the vehicle body control system according to the checking result, the vehicle body control system controls the opening or closing of the vehicle door according to the first control instruction,

and the electronic control system sends a second control instruction to the engine control unit according to the verification result, and the engine control unit is used for controlling the engine to start or stop according to the second control instruction.

23. The vehicle control method according to claim 22,

the electronic control system sends a third control instruction to the steering column lock according to the verification result,

and the steering column lock controls the opening or closing of the steering column according to the third control command.

24. The vehicle control method according to claim 17,

the arithmetic unit sends the checking result to a vehicle body pre-control unit,

and the vehicle body pre-control unit controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the verification result.

25. The vehicle control method according to claim 17,

the camera device comprises an illuminating unit therein,

the illumination unit projects the acquisition position of the user identity information.

26. The vehicle control method according to claim 25,

the lighting unit is connected with the arithmetic unit,

and the lighting unit projects light with different colors according to the verification result.

27. The vehicle control method according to claim 25,

the lighting unit is connected with a first sensing unit,

the first sensing unit senses the approaching or contacting of the identity information, generates a first starting signal and sends the first starting signal to the lighting unit,

the lighting unit is activated according to the first activation signal.

28. The vehicle control method according to claim 17,

when the verification result comprises that the identity information is incomplete or the identity information is not the identity information of the user, the arithmetic unit sends a prompt instruction to the information prompt unit,

and the information prompting unit sends out prompting information according to the prompting instruction.

29. The vehicle control method according to claim 28,

30. The vehicle control method according to claim 17,

the arithmetic unit is connected with the intelligent terminal,

the arithmetic unit sends the check result to the intelligent terminal,

and the intelligent terminal sends out prompt information according to the verification result.

31. The vehicle control method according to claim 17,

the arithmetic unit is connected with a second sensing unit,

the second sensing unit generates a second starting signal to be sent to the arithmetic unit when sensing the approaching or contacting of the identity information,

the arithmetic unit is started according to the second starting signal.

32. The vehicle control method according to claim 17, further comprising

The arithmetic unit is connected with the intelligent terminal,

the intelligent terminal acquires third identity information and sends the third identity information to the arithmetic unit,

the arithmetic unit stores the third identity information as standard identity information,

and the operation unit compares the identity information sent by the camera device with the standard identity information and controls the opening and closing of the vehicle door and/or the starting and stopping of the vehicle according to the comparison result.

33. The vehicle control method according to claim 32,

the arithmetic unit stores the third identity information into a temporary storage space,

and deleting the third identity information after the vehicle door is opened and closed once and/or the vehicle is started and stopped once.

34. The vehicle control method according to any one of claims 17 to 33,