Vehicle communication device and method of controlling the same
First Claim
1. A vehicle communication device comprising:
- a plurality of transmitting and receiving sensors that respectively are installed in the front and back side and the left and right side of a vehicle so as to transmit and receive driving information to and from neighboring vehicles;
a left/right rotation signal detecting section that detects a left or right rotation signal generated by a driver of the vehicle;
a wheel angle detecting section that detects a wheel rotation angle of the vehicle;
a vehicle speed detecting section that detects the speed of the vehicle;
a central control section that transmits the driving information of the vehicle, including lane change or increase and reduction in speed, to the neighboring vehicle through the corresponding transmitting and receiving sensor, when a left or right rotation signal is detected through the left/right rotation signal detecting section, the wheel rotation angle of the vehicle detected through the wheel angle detecting section changes more than a predetermined angle, or the speed of the vehicle detected through the vehicle speed detecting section changes more than or less than predetermined speed, and that outputs positional information of the neighboring vehicle with an alarm signal, when receiving the lane change or speed change information of the neighboring vehicle from an arbitrary transmitting and receiving sensor,; and
a driver information section that, when receiving the positional information of the neighboring vehicle with the alarm signal from the central control section, inform a driver of the information.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle communication device and a method of controlling the same. The vehicle communication device includes a plurality of transmitting and receiving sensors that respectively are installed in the front and back side and the left and right side of a vehicle so as to transmit and receive driving information to and from neighboring vehicles; a left/right rotation signal detecting section that detects a left or right rotation signal generated by a driver of the vehicle; a wheel angle detecting section that detects a wheel rotation angle of the vehicle; a vehicle speed detecting section that detects the speed of the vehicle; a central control section that transmits the driving information of the vehicle, including lane change or increase and reduction in speed, to the neighboring vehicle through the corresponding transmitting and receiving sensor, when a left or right rotation signal is detected through the left/right rotation signal detecting section, the wheel rotation angle of the vehicle detected through the wheel angle detecting section changes more than a predetermined angle, or the speed of the vehicle detected through the vehicle speed detecting section changes more than or less than predetermined speed, and that outputs positional information of the neighboring vehicle with an alarm signal, when receiving the lane change or speed change information of the neighboring vehicle from an arbitrary transmitting and receiving sensor; and a driver information section that, when receiving the positional information of the neighboring vehicle with the alarm signal from the central control section, inform a driver of the information.
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11 Claims
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1. A vehicle communication device comprising:
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a plurality of transmitting and receiving sensors that respectively are installed in the front and back side and the left and right side of a vehicle so as to transmit and receive driving information to and from neighboring vehicles;
a left/right rotation signal detecting section that detects a left or right rotation signal generated by a driver of the vehicle;
a wheel angle detecting section that detects a wheel rotation angle of the vehicle;
a vehicle speed detecting section that detects the speed of the vehicle;
a central control section that transmits the driving information of the vehicle, including lane change or increase and reduction in speed, to the neighboring vehicle through the corresponding transmitting and receiving sensor, when a left or right rotation signal is detected through the left/right rotation signal detecting section, the wheel rotation angle of the vehicle detected through the wheel angle detecting section changes more than a predetermined angle, or the speed of the vehicle detected through the vehicle speed detecting section changes more than or less than predetermined speed, and that outputs positional information of the neighboring vehicle with an alarm signal, when receiving the lane change or speed change information of the neighboring vehicle from an arbitrary transmitting and receiving sensor,; and
a driver information section that, when receiving the positional information of the neighboring vehicle with the alarm signal from the central control section, inform a driver of the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of controlling a vehicle communication device by which the information is exchanged between a vehicle and other neighboring vehicles, the method comprising:
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judging whether a left or right rotation signal of the vehicle is detected or not;
judging whether a wheel rotation angle of the vehicle is detected to be more than a left or right critical value, when a left or right rotation signal of the vehicle is not detected;
judging whether the speed of the vehicle is increased at more than a reference value or reduced at less than the reference value, when the wheel rotation angle of the vehicle is not detected to be more than a left or right critical value;
judging whether a driver inputs information for informing the other neighboring vehicles as a voice or text through a computer system, when the speed of the vehicle is not increased or reduced; and
returning the step, when the driver does not input information for informing the other neighboring vehicles as a voice or text through the computer system, and transmitting the information to the other neighboring vehicles through arbitrary transmitting and receiving sensors, when the driver inputs the information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a vehicle communication device by which the information is exchanged between a vehicle and other neighboring vehicles, the method comprising:
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judging whether the vehicle and the backward vehicle approaches each other or not;
judging whether information on lane change or speed change of the other neighboring vehicles is received through arbitrary transmitting and receiving sensors, when it is judged that the vehicle and the backward vehicle do not approach each other; and
returning the step when information on lane change or speed change of the other neighboring vehicles is not received through arbitrary transmitting and receiving sensors, informing the driver of the information on lane change or speed change of the other neighboring vehicles with the positional information thereof when the information is received, and transmitting the driving situation of the vehicle in the direction where the information is received, through the transmitting and receiving sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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