Method and device for calling a remote electric car

• US 20070050097A1
• Filed: 12/21/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chiu-Hsiang Lo
• Original Assignee: Chiu-Hsiang Lo
• Inventors: Lo, Chiu-Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US11/312,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20070050097A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2055/605 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 55/61 motorised
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 17/28 Electromagnetic compasses with north seeking magnetic elements and having electric pick-offs G01C17/26
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0259 using magnetic or electromagnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/028 using a RF signal

Abstract

An electric car includes a remote control calling system includes a transmitter and a car, and both of which have an electronic compass for detecting the terrestrial magnetism to obtain an azimuth and calculating the azimuth difference of the two by simple computations. The system automatically controls the direction of the car driving towards a user, and achieves the purposes of simplifying the car structure and facilitating its use.

Claims

1. An electric car having remote calling control system, comprises:

a position transmitter carried by a caller for producing a azimuth signal, comprises;

an electronic compass module having a sensor for detecting the terrestrial magnetism and producing a first azimuth data of the caller;

a first microprocessor converting the first azimuth data into the first azimuth signal;

an encoder encoding the first azimuth signal; and

a radio frequency transmitter which transmits the first azimuth signal; and

a car comprises;

a car body having at least one front wheel installed at the front end of the car body;

two driving wheels installed on both sides of the car body;

an electronic compass detecting the terrestrial magnetism and producing a second azimuth data for the driving direction of the car;

a position receiver receiving the first azimuth signal comes from the radio frequency transmitter;

a decoder decoding the received first azimuth signal;

a second microprocessor which converts the second azimuth data into a second azimuth signal

a driving controller;

at least one electric motor which drives the driving wheel to rotate according to a command from the driving controller; and

at least one battery which supplies the required power;

when the caller uses the position transmitter to aim at the car, the electronic compass module detects the terrestrial magnetism and produces the first azimuth data of the caller, the microprocessor converts the first azimuth data to the first azimuth signal, and the radio frequency transmitter transmits the first azimuth signal to the position receiver of the car and input into the second microprocessor, also the electronic compass of the car detects the terrestrial magnetism and produces the second azimuth data and input into the second microprocessor and converted to the second azimuth signal, the second processor compares the first azimuth signal with the second azimuth signal and computes an azimuth difference, and the azimuth difference be used as a signal for controlling the movements of said car, and if the azimuth difference is zero, the car aims at the caller and moves forward, and if the azimuth difference is not zero, the second processor sends a signal for turning direction to the driving controller, and the driving controller controls the motor to drive so that the car be turned from its original position until said azimuth difference becomes zero, and then the car moves forward.

2. The car as claimed in claim 1, wherein the car is a golf car having a containing rack for storing golf balls and equipments.

3. The car as claimed in claim 1, wherein the car has two motors and each motor is responsible for driving a corresponding driving wheel, the driving controller can output two different control signals to the two motors so that the two driving wheels can produce a relative rotary speed difference to turn the direction of the car from its original position.

4. A method for calling a remote electric car, comprising:

a caller using a position transmitter to aim at a desired car, so that the position transmitter produces a first azimuth signal, and the first azimuth signal being produced by the direction of terrestrial magnetism and the direction of the position transmitter, and transmitting the first azimuth signal to the car;

the car producing a second azimuth signal, and the second azimuth signal being produced by the direction of terrestrial magnetism and the driving direction of the car;

the car receiving the first azimuth signal come from the transmitter of the caller; and

comparing the first azimuth signal with the second azimuth signal and computing an azimuth difference, and the azimuth difference being used as a signal for controlling the movements of the car, and the principle of controlling the movements of the car comprising;

(a) if the azimuth difference is zero, it means that the traveling direction of the car aims at the caller, and the car will move forward; and

(b) if the azimuth difference is not zero, the direction of the car will be turned from its original position until said azimuth difference becomes zero, and then the car will move forward.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the position transmitter comprises an electronic compass module having a sensor for detecting terrestrial magnetism and producing the first azimuth data, and a processor converting the first azimuth data into the first azimuth signal.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the position transmitter comprises a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting the first azimuth signal.

7. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the car installed an electronic compass thereon having a sensor for detecting terrestrial magnetism to produce the second azimuth data, and the second azimuth data converted into the second azimuth signal by a second microprocessor.

8. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the car installed a position receiver thereon for receiving the first azimuth signal transmitted from the position transmitter.

9. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first azimuth signal is generated by detecting terrestrial magnetism by a sensor of a electronic compass module for producing the first azimuth data, and the first azimuth data is converted into the first azimuth signal by a first microprocessor, and the second azimuth data is generated by detecting terrestrial magnetism by a sensor of a electronic compass module, and the second azimuth data is converted into the second azimuth signal by a second processor, and the first azimuth data and the second azimuth data use the pointing line of the electronic compass module as a base, and said azimuth difference is obtained by subtracting the second azimuth from the inverted angle of the first azimuth;

if the azimuth difference is positive, then said car will be controlled to turn counterclockwise from its original position until the azimuth difference becomes zero; and

if the azimuth difference is negative, then the car will be controlled to turn clockwise from its original position until the azimuth difference becomes zero.