JP4730880B2 - Direction indication information display method and curve information display method for motorcycles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for displaying direction indication information for a motorcycle. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for displaying direction indication information that is preferably used to support the traveling of a motorcycle. The present invention also relates to a method for displaying curve information for a motorcycle and a method for displaying traveling information for a motorcycle. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to a motorcycle having an image display device in which such a display method is performed.

  In order to support the traveling of a motorcycle, there has been proposed a motorcycle information providing apparatus that gives a rider a necessary warning according to road conditions and the traveling state of the vehicle.

According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, three LED lamps are turned on or blinking according to the degree of urgency, or various warning indications (for example, a left curve caution display, an obstacle caution display, etc.) are displayed on the display device. , Display that there is an intersection vehicle, display that there is an oncoming vehicle, etc.). As a result, a necessary warning is given to the rider, and traveling support for the motorcycle is executed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-140800

  The motorcycle driving support itself is useful for the rider and reduces the burden on the rider, but it may be difficult for the rider who is running to judge and understand various warnings and information instantly. Even without it, it may not be easy. This means that compared to a driver who drives a four-wheeled passenger car, a rider who drives a motorcycle has a lot of other nerves and points during driving, and can not stare at the display device of the motorcycle for a relatively long time. It is due to that. In addition, as many lighting / flashing screens and display screens are provided around the meter and the display device, it is difficult to recognize the display lamps in the blinker lighting state. Furthermore, if the curve information is simply notified to the rider using the curve icon, it may be difficult to intuitively understand the information on which curve, although it can be understood that the icon is displayed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its main object is to provide a direction indication information display method and a curve information display method for a motorcycle for appropriately supporting the traveling of the motorcycle. There is to do. Another object of the present invention is to provide a traveling information display method for a motorcycle for appropriately supporting the traveling of the motorcycle.

  The method of displaying direction indication information for a motorcycle according to the present invention is a method of displaying direction indication information on the image display device in a motorcycle having an image display device, and the direction indication information is displayed on the image display device. The rider is notified by moving the indication mark, and the direction indication mark moves so as to sequentially flow to either the right or left with reference to the center area of the screen of the image display device.

  In a preferred embodiment, a speed meter is displayed on the screen of the image display device, and the direction indication mark is displayed at a place other than an area where the speed meter is displayed.

  In a preferred embodiment, the region in which the direction indication mark flows and moves is provided at a location fixed with respect to the speed meter.

  In a preferred embodiment, the direction indication mark moves to the right from the screen center area in the case of a right turn, and moves to the left from the screen center area in the case of a left turn.

  A method for displaying curve information for a motorcycle according to the present invention is a method for displaying curve information on an image display device in a motorcycle having an image display device, and the curve information includes a curve direction mark on the image display device. The rider is notified by the movement, and the curve direction mark moves so as to sequentially flow to either the right or left with reference to the center area of the screen of the image display device.

  In a preferred embodiment, the curve direction mark moves in the right diagonal direction or left diagonal direction on the screen, thereby notifying the rider of the tilt information.

  In a preferred embodiment, the curve direction mark is displayed only for a downward curve.

  In a preferred embodiment, an angle of moving in the right oblique direction or the left oblique direction is changed according to a downward gradient angle.

  In a preferred embodiment, the curve direction mark moves from the edge of the screen in the direction of the screen center area, thereby notifying the rider of the downward inclination information.

  In a preferred embodiment, a speed meter is displayed on the screen of the image display device, and the curve instruction mark is displayed at a place other than the area where the speed meter is displayed.

  The display method of traveling information for a motorcycle of the present invention is a method of displaying traveling information on the image display device in a motorcycle having an image display device, and the traveling information includes a direction indication mark on the image display device. The rider is notified by moving, and the direction indication mark moves so as to flow sequentially to at least one of right and left on the basis of the center area of the screen of the image display device, and the travel information is the motorcycle information. This is travel information selected from the group consisting of stop time information, navigation direction instruction information in the navigation system, wet road surface information, other vehicle information at intersections, and rear vehicle information.

  The motorcycle according to the present invention is a motorcycle having an image display device, and includes a control device that controls an image of the image display device. It has a function of moving the direction indication marks so as to sequentially flow to either the right or left with reference to the central area.

  In a preferred embodiment, the control device controls the direction indication mark to move in a right diagonal direction or a left diagonal direction.

  According to the method for displaying direction indication information for a motorcycle of the present invention, the direction indication mark is moved so as to flow sequentially to either the right or left side, and the direction indication information is notified to the rider. Even when the rider is traveling, it is easy to recognize the direction indication information instantly. As a result, it is possible to appropriately perform traveling support for the motorcycle.

  Further, according to the method of displaying the curve information for a motorcycle of the present invention, the curve direction mark is moved so as to flow sequentially to either the right or left, and the curve information is notified to the rider. Compared to the case of displaying, the running rider can easily recognize the curve information. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately perform the traveling support of the motorcycle.

  Furthermore, according to the motorcycle travel information display method of the present invention, the direction indication mark is moved so as to flow sequentially to at least one of the right and the left, whereby the stop information of the motorcycle and the navigation direction in the navigation system are displayed. It is possible to notify the rider of instruction information, wet road surface information, other vehicle information at an intersection, or traveling information of rear vehicle information, thereby appropriately supporting traveling of the motorcycle.

  The inventor of the present application believes that in order to provide appropriate driving support for a motorcycle, it is desirable that a running rider can grasp information instantaneously without concentrating on the motorcycle display. As a result of intensive investigations on the fact that this has great technical significance in motorcycle driving support, the present invention has been achieved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, components having substantially the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals for the sake of brevity. In addition, this invention is not limited to the following embodiment.

  First, a method for displaying direction indication information for a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIGS. 1A to 1D are frame advance diagrams for explaining a method of displaying direction indication information according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the periphery of the image display device 100 in a motorcycle 200 having the image display device 100. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the configuration of the motorcycle 200 having the image display device 100.

  The direction indication information display method of the present embodiment is to display the direction indication information on the image display device 100 in the motorcycle 200 having the image display device 100 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1A to 1D, the rider is notified by moving the direction indication mark 10 to the image display device 100, and the direction indication mark 10 moves through the screen center region 30 of the image display device 100. Based on the reference, the robot moves so as to flow sequentially to either the right or left.

  In the present embodiment, a clock icon is arranged in the center area 30 of the screen. The screen center area 30 is typically located at the center of the image display device (display unit) 100. To be precise, the center of the area (direction instruction mark window) 11 in which the direction indication mark 10 moves is used. As long as it is positioned in That is, it is only necessary that the screen center region 30 (in this example, a clock icon) exists between the direction instruction mark 10 flowing to the right and the direction instruction mark 10 flowing to the left. In this example, a high beam icon 32 is provided next to the clock icon 30.

  In the case of a right turn, the direction indication mark 10 flows to the right from the screen center area 30 and moves to the left from the screen center area 30 in the case of a left turn. The illustrated example shows the case of a left turn.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1A, a direction indication mark 10 is generated near the clock icon 30, and then, as shown in FIGS. 1B to 1D, the direction indication mark 10 is sequentially displayed. Then, it moves toward the direction instruction mark movement end position 15. The steps in FIGS. 1 (a) to (d) are completed in, for example, about 1 to 2 seconds, but the steps can be repeated and are typically executed repeatedly while the turn signal is operating. is there.

  As described above, since the direction indication marks 10 move in order to notify the rider of direction indication information, the direction indication marks (for example, blinker lamps, etc.) simply blink (that is, blink without moving). In comparison, even a rider who is traveling can easily recognize the direction indication information instantly.

  Here, in the motorcycle screen display device 100 shown in FIG. 1, a speed meter 20, a tachometer 22, a mileage meter 24, an oil temperature meter 34, and a region 12 other than the region 11 where the direction indication mark 10 can exist. A plurality of icons of the fuel meter 36 exist, and a clock icon 30 and a high beam icon 32 exist around the direction indication mark 10.

  When multiple pieces of information are displayed in this way, even if the rider can easily understand the direction indication icon that flashes fixedly when stopping, it can instantly understand which icon blinked during driving, and When there is a direction indication mark, it is often not easy to understand which direction is given in the right or left direction. On the other hand, in the case of the present embodiment, even if the display screen 100 presents such a plurality of pieces of information, the direction indication mark 10 moves and notifies the presence and direction at the same time. Even so, it can be understood instantly and easily.

  Even if the movement area of the direction indication mark 10 can be changed relatively freely by the rider (or user) setting, the book is displayed so that it can be seen where the direction indication mark 10 appears during traveling. As in the embodiment, the direction indication mark 10 is preferably generated in a region 11 different from the region 12 where the speed meter 20 is displayed (see FIG. 1). The speed meter 20 provides one of the most important information for the rider, and attention is often paid to it. Therefore, the area 11 where the direction indication mark 10 flows and moves is based on the speed meter 20. It is preferable to provide it at a fixed location (see FIG. 1).

  The image display apparatus 100 of this embodiment can be provided at a position as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the image display device (monitor) 100 is provided behind the handle 204. A screen (wind shield screen) 205 and a side mirror 232 are attached to the vehicle body around the image display device 100.

  A turn signal switch 250 is provided near one handle 204, and the direction indicator mark 10 is generated in conjunction with the turn signal switch 250, and then moves so as to flow (FIG. 1A to FIG. 1). (See (d)). A main switch key 230 for turning on / off the engine is also disposed below the handle 204.

  The image display device 100 according to the present embodiment is a liquid crystal display device (liquid crystal display) disposed in the meter unit 240. The image display device 100 may be another image display device such as an organic EL display device.

  The motorcycle 200 shown in FIG. 3 is a motorcycle that is compatible with the driving support system. The motorcycle 200 is a scooter-type motorcycle, and includes a front wheel 202, a rear wheel 203, a handle 204, a screen 205, a unit swing engine 206 as a driving source, and a seat 207. A rider with a helmet 208 on his head sits on the seat 207.

  In the present embodiment, the scooter type motorcycle has been exemplified as the motorcycle 200, but is not limited to the scooter type, and may be another motorcycle. Further, in this specification, “motorcycle” means a motorcycle, and specifically refers to a vehicle that can turn by tilting the vehicle body. Therefore, even if at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels is two or more and the number of tires is counted as a tricycle / four-wheel vehicle (or more), it can be included in the “motorcycle”.

  The motorcycle 200 is provided with an image display device 100 on which the direction indication mark 10 is displayed, and an electronic control unit (ECU) 120 serving as a control unit of a traveling support system for the motorcycle. Due to the function of the ECU 120, the direction indication mark 10 is displayed on the image display device 100 as shown in FIGS. That is, a signal from the turn signal switch 250 is transmitted to the ECU 120, and the ECU 120 performs processing so that the direction indication mark 10 flows correspondingly.

  Further, the illustrated motorcycle 200 is also provided with an antenna 209, a DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communication) antenna 210, a detector 212, a DSRC receiver 213, an audio / video circuit 215, and a transmitter 217.

  The antenna 209 receives a signal from the roadside marker 218 installed on the road, and is electrically connected to the DSRC receiver 213 via the detector 212 installed at the rear of the vehicle body. The DSRC antenna 210 receives a signal from a DSRC roadside antenna 219 installed on a utility pole or the like, and is connected to a DSRC receiver 213.

  The DSRC receiver 213 and the GPS receiver 122 are electrically connected to the ECU 120. The ECU 120 is also connected to an audio / video circuit 215 installed at the front of the vehicle body. The ECU 120 also includes an in-vehicle sensor that detects the running state of the motorcycle 200 (for example, a rotation sensor that detects the engine speed, a throttle opening sensor that detects the opening of the throttle valve, and an opening of the brake lever). And a vehicle-mounted navigation device 220 are connected to the vehicle.

  Since the motorcycle 200 of this example is equipped with the GPS receiver 122 and the navigation device 220, the navigation screen 40 can be displayed on the image display device 100 as shown in FIG.

  Connected to the audio / video circuit 215 are an image display device 100 disposed at the front of the vehicle body together with various meters, and a transmitter 217 disposed at the front of the vehicle body. The helmet 208 incorporates an audio receiver 222 and left and right speakers 224 connected to the audio receiver 222.

  When the scooter type motorcycle 200 passes the roadside marker 218, the antenna 209 receives a signal from the roadside marker 218 and transmits it to the DSRC receiver 213 via the detector 212. Next, DSRC receiver 213 outputs the signal to ECU 120. A signal transmitted from the roadside marker 218 notifies the ECU 120 of the start position and the end position of the provision of road information. When ECU 120 detects the start of information provision, ECU 120 receives various road information transmitted from DSRC roadside antenna 219. A signal indicating the presence of an intersection, a pedestrian crossing, a curve, a slope, or the like transmitted from the DSRC roadside antenna 219 is received by the DSRC antenna 210 and transmitted to the DSRC receiver 213. Next, various road information is input to the ECU 120 from the DSRC receiver 213.

  The ECU 120 responds to the traveling progress of the vehicle body from the information (position information) input from the GPS receiver 122, the road information input from the DSRC receiver 213, or the traveling state of the vehicle body detected by the navigation device 220. A memory map can be created by obtaining the running characteristic value of the vehicle body to be set, and this can be set and stored in the memory of the ECU.

  In addition, the display method of the direction indication information of this embodiment has the effect of calling forgetting to turn off when the blinker malfunctions, in addition to the viewpoint of easy understanding of the direction indication information. Normally, a rider senses that a blinker is operating by blinking or blinking a blinker lamp, but if the rider is focused on the direction of travel while wearing a helmet, the blinker malfunctions. You may forget to detect it. Even if the turn signal malfunction does not affect the rider itself, it is not preferable for other vehicles because it makes it difficult to determine whether the vehicle will turn or not turn into a motorcycle. According to the method of the present embodiment, since the rider can instantly grasp the direction instruction information, it is possible to easily prevent such a malfunction of the winker.

  Further, the technique according to the embodiment of the present invention can be modified and applied to a method for displaying curve information on the image display apparatus 100. When the motorcycle 200 is compatible with a navigation system, curve information can be obtained from the vehicle position and map information. Therefore, the curve information can be displayed on the image display device 100 using the technique of the present embodiment. That is, curve information may be notified to the rider by moving a curve direction mark (for example, one corresponding to the sign “10” in FIG. 1) to flow to the right or left sequentially in the image display device 100.

  In this way, when the curve information is moved to flow along the curve direction mark and the rider is notified of the curve information, it is easier for the rider to recognize the curve information than when the curve icon is simply displayed. Because it is possible, it has great technical significance. In particular, when providing curve information with a curve icon, a bent arrow is displayed in the icon, and it is necessary to recognize the curve information by looking at the arrow. In the case of the method of this embodiment, the curve information is displayed. It is very convenient because the curve information can be recognized only by sensing the direction in which the direction mark flows.

  The area where the curve direction mark for notifying the curve information flows may be different from the area ("11" in FIG. 1) where the direction indication mark for notifying the direction indication information flows. It is preferable because it can be easily performed. For example, it is possible to display a curve direction mark in the navigation display area 40 in FIG. 4 (or in the blank area of the area 12 in FIG. 1). Or you may provide the area | region where a curve direction mark moves under the area | region 12 shown in FIG.

  The curve direction mark may be moved from the center of the screen to the end so that it feels like going to the right or left curve, or the curve approaches as the vehicle progresses May be moved from the screen edge to the center so that Alternatively, it may be a display that crosses from one end of the screen to the opposite side.

  A curve direction mark may be displayed for every curve, but for riders, it is often the case that they use nerves especially when driving down curves. preferable. Here, it is also possible to notify the rider of the inclination information by moving the curve direction mark in the right oblique direction or the left oblique direction. In particular, if the angle of movement to the right or left diagonal direction is changed according to the angle of the downward gradient, the rider can also convey the information of the downward gradient visually and sensibly. It is.

  FIGS. 5A to 5D are frame feed diagrams for explaining an example of the curve information display method of the present embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the curve direction mark 10 appears and moves in the navigation screen 40 on which the road line 50 is displayed.

  In this example, when approaching the left-down curve, the curve direction mark 10 appears at the left end as shown in FIG. 5A, and then, as shown in FIGS. 5B to 5D, the curve direction mark 10 10 moves toward the center (or right end). In the case of a right-down curve, the reverse display is performed. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the curve direction mark 10 may be moved to the right or diagonally left to notify the rider of the downward gradient. Further, the operation shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D may be executed during an up curve. As described above, the curve direction mark 10 may be moved from the center to the end.

  In addition, in the downward gradient display, for example, by adding a mark that flows from top to bottom with an inverted triangle mark (▽), it is possible to further increase the image that falls. Furthermore, for example, when the gradient is 3 ° or less, it is possible to give a sense of urgency at intervals of 3 seconds, and when it exceeds 1 second, the level of alertness can be raised.

  In addition, the technique according to the embodiment of the present invention can be further modified and used in the following manner in the driving support of a motorcycle. The right and left direction marks 10 are moved to both at the same time to present motorcycle stop time information (so-called hazard lamp display), and the direction marks 10 are used for notification of navigation direction indication information in the navigation system. Is also possible. It is also possible to display information on wet road surfaces and slippery road surfaces (that is, wet road surfaces) by moving the direction mark 10 from the upper side to the lower left side or the lower right side. Furthermore, using the DSRC system, other vehicle information at the intersection is received and the presence of the vehicle is notified by the direction mark 10, or the motorcycle is provided with a radar or an image sensor (CCD camera, CMOS sensor camera, etc.) ) Is recognized, the information on the vehicle behind is recognized, and the information can be notified by the direction mark 10.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated by suitable embodiment, such description is not a limitation matter and of course various modifications are possible.

  Although it is essentially different from the technical idea of the present invention, there is a game display method that displays a mark for instructing the traveling body to travel in a virtual space (JP-A-11-192383). Issue gazette). However, this technique is to display an arrow in the air in the virtual space in the game, and is completely different from the technique according to the embodiment of the present invention that can be appropriately used for driving support of an actual motorcycle. It is.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the direction indication information display method for motorcycles, the display method of curve information, and the display method of driving information for performing appropriately the driving assistance of a motorcycle can be provided.

(A) to (d) is a frame advance diagram for explaining a method of displaying direction indication information according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a structural diagram showing the periphery of an image display device 100 in a motorcycle 200 having the image display device 100. FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing an example of the configuration of a motorcycle 200 having an image display device 100. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example in which a navigation screen 40 is displayed on the image display device 100. FIG. (A) to (d) are frame feed diagrams for explaining an example of the curve information display method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Direction indication mark, curve direction mark 20 Speed meter 22 Tachometer 24 Mileage meter 30 Clock icon (center area of the screen)
32 High beam icon 34 Oil temperature meter 36 Fuel meter 40 Navigation screen 50 Road line 100 Image display device 122 Receiver 200 Motorcycle 202 Front wheel 203 Rear wheel 204 Handle 205 Screen 206 Engine 207 Seat 208 Helmet 209 Antenna 210 DSRC antenna 212 Detector 213 DSRC receiver 215 Video circuit 217 Transmitter 218 Roadside marker 219 Roadside antenna 220 Navigation device 222 Audio receiver 224 Speaker 230 Main switch key 232 Side mirror 240 Meter unit 250 Turn signal switch

Claims (1)

In a motorcycle having an image display device, a method for displaying direction indication information on the image display device,
The direction indication information is notified to the rider by moving a direction indication mark on the image display device,
The direction indication mark moves so as to flow sequentially to either the right or left on the basis of the screen center area of the image display device ,
A speed meter is displayed on the screen of the image display device,
The direction indication mark is displayed in a place other than the area where the speed meter is displayed,
The area where the direction marking mark flows and moves is fixed with reference to the speed meter.
It is provided in the place,
In the case of a right turn, the direction indication mark moves to the right from the center area of the screen and moves.
In the case of a left turn, a direction indication information display method for a motorcycle that moves to the left from the center area of the screen and moves .

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