KR20160024156A - Remote Controller for Vehicle and Controlling Method Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote controller for a vehicle and a control method thereof, which are provided with a contact sensor that prevents the control signal from being transmitted to a vehicle even when an operation button for outputting a control signal for controlling the vehicle is pressed unintentionally.
The remote controller for a vehicle having the touch sensor according to the present invention and the control method thereof are configured such that a control signal for controlling the vehicle is transmitted to the outside when the user's body contacts the sensor unit, The control signal outputted by the operation button unit is not transmitted to the vehicle and thus the door or the trunk of the vehicle is not opened arbitrarily irrespective of the intention of the driver .

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a remote controller for a vehicle having a contact sensor,

The present invention relates to a remote controller for a vehicle having a contact sensor and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a remote controller for a vehicle having a contact sensor so as not to transmit the control signal to the vehicle even if the operation button for outputting a control signal for controlling the vehicle is pressed unintentionally To a remote controller for a vehicle and a control method thereof.

In general, a remote control system for a vehicle enables locking or unlocking of a vehicle door at a remote place. Such a remote control system for a vehicle includes a remote control carried by a driver and a door control module for receiving door control signals such as a door lock and a door unlock from the remote control to lock or unlock the door.

Then, when the driver presses the door open button of the remote control to open the door of the vehicle, the remote control transmits the door control signal to the vehicle's remote controller, and the vehicle's remote controller receives the door control signal to transmit the door open signal to the vehicle door lock And the door locking device receiving the door opening signal unlocks the door. When the driver presses the trunk opening button of the remote control to open the trunk of the vehicle, the remote control transmits the trunk control signal to the remote controller of the vehicle, and the remote controller of the vehicle receives the trunk control signal, And the trunk lock device that has received the trunk open signal releases the lock of the trunk.

On the other hand, the driver normally puts the remote control in his / her pocket and keeps the buttons of the remote control pressed by various items stored in the pocket. In this case, regardless of the intention of the driver, the door or the trunk of the vehicle is opened, resulting in property damage.

Published Japanese Patent Application No. 10-2014-0037705

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control system, comprising a touch sensor for preventing the control signal from being transmitted to a vehicle even if an operation button for outputting a control signal for controlling the vehicle is pressed unintentionally A remote controller for a vehicle, and a control method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, At least one operation button unit provided on an outer surface of the housing and outputting a control signal for controlling the vehicle by external pressure; A sensor unit provided on one side of the housing and generating a contact signal when a user's body is contacted; And a controller for receiving a contact signal from the sensor unit and transmitting a control signal to the remote control communication unit when receiving a control signal from the operation button unit, the remote control communication unit being provided inside the housing, And a control module for controlling the operation of the remote controller.

In addition, the sensor unit is provided on at least two surfaces of the housing, respectively.

The housing includes a front portion having the operation button, a rear portion spaced apart from the front portion, a first side portion provided on one side between the front portion and the rear portion, and a second side portion provided on the other side between the front portion and the rear portion. Wherein the sensor portion includes a first sensor portion and a second sensor portion provided on two surface portions selected from the front surface portion, the rear surface portion, the first side surface portion, and the second side surface portion, And the control unit is configured to transmit the control signal to the remote control communication unit when receiving the control signal while receiving the first contact signal and the second contact signal from the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit at the same time The present invention also provides a remote controller for a vehicle.

A plurality of first sensor portions are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the first side portion and a plurality of second sensor portions are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the second side portion. A remote controller for a vehicle having a sensor is provided.

The control unit receives a contact signal from any one of the plurality of first sensor units and receives a contact signal from any one of the plurality of second sensor units. And a control signal is transmitted to the communication unit.

The operation button unit may further include: a door lock button unit for outputting a locking control signal for locking the door of the vehicle; A door opening button portion for outputting an unlocking control signal for unlocking a door of the vehicle; A trunk opening button unit for outputting a trunk control signal for unlocking a trunk of the vehicle; And a start button unit for outputting a start control signal for starting the vehicle. [0012] The present invention also provides a remote controller for a vehicle including the touch sensor.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a touch sensing method comprising: sensing a touch signal received by a user from a sensor unit provided on one surface of a housing to a controller; A button input step in which a control signal for controlling the vehicle is received from the operation button unit provided on the other surface of the housing to the control unit; and a control step of, when the control unit receives the contact signal from the sensor unit, The control unit includes a control step of transmitting the control signal to a remote control communication unit capable of wireless communication with the vehicle.

In addition, in the touch sensing step, the sensor unit may include a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit provided on two surface portions selected from a front surface portion, a rear surface portion, a first side surface portion and a second side surface portion of the housing, In the control step, the control unit receives the first contact signal and the second contact signal from the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit at the same time, and when receiving the control signal, transmits the control signal to the remote control communication unit A control method for a vehicle remote controller having a touch sensor is provided.

In addition, in the contact sensing step, a plurality of the first sensor portions may be spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the first side portion, and the second sensor portions may be spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the second side portion Wherein the control unit receives the contact signal from any one of the plurality of first sensor units and receives the contact signal from any one of the plurality of second sensor units And transmits a control signal to the remote control communication unit upon receipt of the control signal.

The remote controller for a vehicle having the touch sensor according to the present invention and the control method thereof are configured such that a control signal for controlling the vehicle is transmitted to the outside when the user's body contacts the sensor unit, The control signal outputted by the operation button unit is not transmitted to the vehicle and thus the door or the trunk of the vehicle is not opened arbitrarily irrespective of the intention of the driver .

In addition, a plurality of first sensor portions and second sensor portions provided in the housing are spaced apart from each other, so that the arrangement area of the first sensor portion and the second sensor portion is increased. Thus, among the plurality of first sensor portions and the plurality of second sensor portions The first sensor unit and the second sensor unit output a contact signal to the control unit even if some of the user's body touches the second sensor unit, thereby significantly reducing the contact failure rate.

1 is a view schematically showing a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing a vehicle control system wirelessly communicated with a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and a control method thereof will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view schematically showing a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a remote controller 100 for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is for controlling a vehicle at a remote location away from a vehicle using short-distance wireless communication. The remote controller 100 includes a housing 110, Unit 120, a sensor unit 130, and a control module 140 (shown in FIG. 2).

The housing 110 is elongated for easy grasping by a user, and a control module 140 described later is incorporated therein. The front and rear portions 112 and 114 may be separated from each other. The first and second side portions 114 and 114 may be formed on both sides of the front portion 112 and the rear portion of the housing 110, And the second side surface portion 116 are respectively provided.

The operation button unit 120 outputs a control signal for remotely controlling a state of a control object, that is, a door, a trunk or an engine, provided in the vehicle by external pressure, to a control unit 142 And is formed in a button shape and is provided in a front portion 112 of the housing 110. The operation button unit 120 is constituted by any one or more selected from a door lock button unit 122, a door open button unit 124, a trunk open button unit 126 and a start button unit 128 . The door lock button unit 122 outputs a locking control signal, which is a control signal for locking the door of the vehicle, to the control unit 142. The door opening button unit 124 outputs an unlocking control signal to the control unit 142, which is a control signal for unlocking the door of the vehicle. The trunk opening button unit 126 outputs a trunk control signal as a control signal for unlocking the trunk of the vehicle to the control unit 142. [ The start button unit 128 outputs a start control signal, which is a control signal for starting the vehicle, to the control unit 142. In the embodiment of the present invention, the operation button unit 120 is configured to control the state of a door, a trunk, or an engine of a vehicle, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited thereto, It should be understood that the present invention can be included in the scope of the present invention if it is possible to remote control by a button other than the engine. In addition, the operation button unit 120 may be formed in a touch screen shape other than a button shape.

The sensor unit 130 detects whether the user is in contact with the body, and can be implemented in various ways. For example, the sensor unit 130 may be configured as a touch sensor that senses a capacitance change due to a user's physical contact. The sensor unit 130 is provided on one side of the housing 110 and is provided on two sides of the housing 110 so that the first sensor unit 130 provided on the first side portion 114 of the housing 110 And a second sensor unit 134 provided on a second side surface 116 of the housing 110. [ Since the sensor unit 130 is provided on the first and second side surfaces 114 and 116 of the housing 110 when the user holds the housing 110 by hand, And the palm of the user is brought into contact with the second sensor portion 134. [ The first sensor unit 132 and the second sensor unit 134 generate contact signals, that is, a first contact signal and a second contact signal, when the user's body is in contact, and output the generated first contact signal and second contact signal to a control unit 142 . A plurality of first sensor portions 132 are spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first side surface portion 114 of the housing 110 and the second sensor portion 134 is spaced apart from the second sensor portion 132 of the housing 110 A plurality of first sensor units 132 and a plurality of sensor units 134 are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the side surface unit 116 so that the area of the first and second sensor units 132 and 134 is increased. The first sensor unit 132 and the second sensor unit 134 may be configured such that even if some of the first sensor unit 132 and the plurality of second sensor units 134 are in contact with a part of the second sensor unit 134, ) Outputs the contact signal to the control unit 142, so that the contact failure rate is remarkably reduced. In an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor unit 130 is provided on the first side surface portion 114 and the second side surface portion 116 of the housing 110. However, The first side surface 114 and the second side surface 116 of the housing 110 may be formed on two surfaces selected from the front surface portion 112, the rear surface portion, the first side surface portion 114 and the second side surface portion 116 of the housing 110.

The control module 140 is provided inside the housing 110, and will be described with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram of a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the control module 140 includes a remote control communication unit 144 and a control unit 142.

The remote control communication unit 144 is configured to enable wireless communication with a vehicle communication unit 210, which will be described later, of the vehicle using a wireless communication network, for example, RF (Radio Frequency), Bluetooth, The remote control communication unit 144 receives the control signal from the control unit 142 and transmits the control signal to the vehicle communication unit 210.

The control unit 142 determines whether or not the user holds the housing 110 and controls the control unit 120 to transmit the control signal output from the operation button unit 120 to the vehicle according to the determination result. And receives a control signal from the operation button unit 120, the control signal is transmitted to the remote control communication unit 144, which will be described later. That is, the fact that the sensor unit 130 does not transmit the contact signal to the controller 142 means that the user does not grip the housing 110 by hand, and the sensor unit 130 transmits the contact signal to the controller 142 The fact that the operation button unit 120 transmits the control signal to the control unit 142 in the state that the operation button unit 120 is not transmitted means that the operation button unit 120 is pressed by another item, The controller 130 does not transmit the control signal to the remote controller communication unit 144 unless the controller 130 receives the control signal from the operation button unit 120 and receives the contact signal from the sensor unit 130. [

3 is a block diagram showing a vehicle control system wirelessly communicated with a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3, the vehicle control system 200 controls a door, a trunk, a vehicle start, and the like provided on the vehicle and includes a vehicle communication unit 210, a BCM (Body Control Module) 220, And a driving unit 230.

The vehicle communication unit 210 is configured to enable wireless communication with the remote control communication unit 144 of the vehicle remote controller 100 using a wireless communication network, for example, a radio frequency (RF) or a Bluetooth. The vehicle communication unit 210 receives a control signal from the remote control communication unit 144 and transmits the control signal to the BCM 220.

The BCM 220 receives the control signal from the vehicle communication unit 210 and transmits it to the vehicle driving unit 230. For example, if the control signal is a locking control signal, the BCM 220 transmits the locking control signal to the door locking unit 232 of the vehicle driving unit 230. If the control signal is an unlocking control signal, the BCM 220 The BCM 220 transmits the locking control signal to the door unlocking unit 234 of the vehicle driving unit 230. When the control signal is a trunk control signal, the BCM 220 transmits the trunk control signal to the trunk control unit 230 of the vehicle driving unit 230 When the control signal is the start control signal, the BCM 220 transmits the start control signal to the starting unit 238 of the vehicle drive unit 230. [

The vehicle drive unit 230 performs various operations corresponding to the control signals received through the BCM 220. [ The vehicle driving portion 230 includes a door locking portion 232, a door unlocking portion 234, a trunk unlocking portion 236, and a starting portion 238, for example. The door locking unit 232 receives the locking control signal from the BCM 220 and controls the door locking module (not shown) to lock the door. The door unlocking unit 234 receives the unlocking control signal from the BCM 220 and controls the door unlocking module (not shown) to unlock the door. The trunk unlocking unit 236 receives the trunk control signal from the BCM 220 and controls the trunk unlocking module (not shown) to unlock the trunk. The startup unit 238 receives the startup control signal from the BCM 220, and controls the startup module (not shown) to start the startup. The door locking module, the door unlocking module, the trunk unlocking module, and the starting module are typically provided in a vehicle, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a remote controller for a vehicle having a touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 142 of the remote controller 100 determines whether a first contact signal is received through the first sensor unit 132. When the first contact signal is received, It is determined that the first sensor unit 132 is turned on (S10). Then, the controller 142 determines whether or not the second touch signal is received through the second sensor unit 134. When the second touch signal is received, the second sensor unit 134 is turned on (S12). Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 142 determines whether or not a first touch signal is received from the first sensor unit 132 and then determines whether a second touch signal is received from the second sensor unit 134 The control unit 142 determines whether or not the second touch signal is received from the second sensor unit 134 and then determines whether the first touch signal is received from the first sensor unit 132 Of course, be determined. The first sensor unit 132 and the second sensor unit 134 simultaneously transmit the first contact signal and the second contact signal to the control unit 142, 2 contact signal to determine whether the first sensor unit 132 and the second sensor unit 134 are turned on.

When the first and second touch signals are received in the control unit 142 in steps S10 and S12, the control unit 142 determines whether a control signal is received from the operation button unit 120 . That is, the control unit 142 determines whether a locking control signal is received from the door lock button unit 122 of the operation button unit 120 (S20). When the locking control signal is received, And transmits a locking control signal to the vehicle communication unit 210 of the control system 200. The BCM 220 of the vehicle control system 200 receives a locking control signal from the vehicle communication unit 210 and transmits a locking control signal to the door locking unit 232 to control the door to be locked (S21).

If a locking control signal is not received from the door lock button unit 122 of the operation button unit 120 to the control unit 142 in step S20, the control unit 142 controls the door open button 120 of the operation button unit 120, Locking control signal to the vehicle communication unit 210 of the vehicle control system 200 via the remote control communication unit 144 when the unlocking control signal is received Signal. The BCM 220 of the vehicle control system 200 receives the unlocking control signal from the vehicle communication unit 210 and transmits an unlocking control signal to the door unlocking unit 234 to control the door to be unlocked S23).

If the unlocking control signal is not received from the door open button unit 124 of the operation button unit 120 in step S22, the controller 142 controls the operation button unit 120 to open the trunk of the operation button unit 120 It is determined whether a trunk control signal is received from the button unit 126 in step S24 and a trunk control signal is transmitted to the vehicle communication unit 210 of the vehicle control system 200 via the remote control communication unit 144 send. The BCM 220 of the vehicle control system 200 receives the trunk control signal from the vehicle communication unit 210 and transmits the trunk control signal to the trunk unlocking unit 236 to control the trunk to be unlocked (S25) .

If the trunk control signal is not received from the trunk opening button unit 126 of the operation button unit 120 in step S24, the control unit 142 controls the start button unit 120 of the operation button unit 120, (S26). When the start control signal is received, the start control signal is transmitted to the vehicle communication unit 210 of the vehicle control system 200 via the remote control communication unit 144 . The BCM 220 of the vehicle control system 200 receives the start control signal from the vehicle communication unit 210 and transmits a start control signal to the start unit 238 to control the start of the start (S27).

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user's body contacts the sensor unit 130, a control signal for controlling the vehicle is transmitted to the outside. Therefore, when the user does not hold the housing 110 by hand, The control signal outputted by the operation button unit 120 is not transmitted to the vehicle, so that the door or the trunk of the vehicle is not opened arbitrarily irrespective of the intention of the driver It is effective.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It should be understood that the technical idea belonging to the scope of the claims also belongs to the present invention.

100: vehicle remote control 110: housing
112: front portion 114: first side portion
116: second side portion 120: operation button portion
122: door lock button part 124: door open button part
126: Trunk opening button part 128: Start button part
130: sensor part 132: first sensor part
134: second sensor unit 140: control module
142: control unit 144: remote control communication unit
200: vehicle control system 210: vehicle communication unit
220: BCM 230:
232: door locking portion 234: door unlocking portion
236: trunk unlocking unit 238:

Claims (9)

housing;
At least one operation button unit provided on an outer surface of the housing and outputting a control signal for controlling the vehicle by external pressure;
A sensor unit provided on one side of the housing and generating a contact signal when a user's body is contacted; And
And a controller for receiving a contact signal from the sensor unit and receiving a control signal from the operation button unit to transmit a control signal to the remote control communication unit, the remote control communication unit being disposed inside the housing, And a control module for controlling the operation of the remote controller.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the sensor unit is provided on at least two surfaces of the housing.
3. The method of claim 2,
The housing includes a front portion having the operation button, a rear portion spaced apart from the front portion, a first side portion provided on one side between the front portion and the rear portion, and a second side portion provided on the other side between the front portion and the rear portion And a second side portion,
Wherein the sensor unit includes a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit provided on two surface portions selected from the front surface portion, the rear surface portion, the first side surface portion, and the second side surface portion,
And the control unit is configured to transmit a control signal to the remote control communication unit when receiving the control signal while receiving the first contact signal and the second contact signal from the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit simultaneously Wherein the remote controller comprises a contact sensor.
The method of claim 3,
The first sensor unit may include a plurality of first sensor units spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the first side unit,
Wherein a plurality of the second sensor portions are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the second side surface portion.
5. The method of claim 4,
The control unit receives a contact signal from a first one of the plurality of first sensor units and receives a contact signal from a second one of the plurality of second sensor units, And transmits a control signal to the remote controller.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operation button unit comprises:
A door lock button portion for outputting a locking control signal for locking the door of the vehicle;
A door opening button portion for outputting an unlocking control signal for unlocking a door of the vehicle;
A trunk opening button unit for outputting a trunk control signal for unlocking a trunk of the vehicle; And
And a start button portion for outputting a start control signal for starting the vehicle. 2. The remote controller for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:
A contact sensing step of receiving a contact signal by a user's body contact from a sensor part provided on one surface of the housing to the control part;
A button input step in which a control signal for controlling the vehicle is received by the control unit from an operation button unit provided on the other surface of the housing;
And a control step of transmitting the control signal to a remote control communication unit capable of wireless communication with the vehicle when the control signal is received in the control unit in a state that the contact signal is received from the sensor unit to the control unit And a control unit for controlling the operation of the remote controller.
8. The method of claim 7,
In the touch sensing step,
The sensor unit includes a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit that are provided on two surface portions selected from a front surface portion, a rear surface portion, a first side surface portion, and a second side surface portion of the housing,
In the control step,
And the control unit is configured to transmit a control signal to the remote control communication unit when receiving the control signal while receiving the first contact signal and the second contact signal from the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit simultaneously And a control unit for controlling the vehicle.
9. The method of claim 8,
In the touch sensing step,
A plurality of first sensor portions are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the first side portion and a plurality of second sensor portions are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the second side portion,
In the control step,
The control unit receives a contact signal from a first one of the plurality of first sensor units and receives a contact signal from a second one of the plurality of second sensor units, And a control signal is transmitted to the vehicle.

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