Vehicle Driving Safety Control Apparatus

• US 20080306649A1
• Filed: 04/18/2006
• Published: 12/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Il Jin Global Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Il Jin Global Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jin-Yong, Park, Ji-Hun, Kim, Myong-Ho, Im, Jong-Soon, Yun, Han-Soo, Lim, Jun-Su
• Application Number:
  US11/911,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20080306649A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/30
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/015 the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements B60G17/002, B60G17/005 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/10 Acceleration; Deceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/102 vertical
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/208 of wheel rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/252 vertical
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2600/044 Alarm means
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2600/182 Active control means

Abstract

A driving safety control apparatus for a vehicle is provided. In some embodiments, the driving safety control apparatus makes use of a hybrid wheel sensor capable of automatically detecting an abnormal state of one or more chassis components generated when the vehicle is running by using speed and acceleration signals of the hybrid wheel sensor with a semiconductor acceleration sensor mounted on the wheel of the vehicle, thereby informing the driver of the detected abnormal state. In this manner, the detected abnormal part can be repaired at an early stage. Also, the behavior of the vehicle wheels can be monitored, whereby signals representative of the measured behavior can be transmitted to an active suspension for improved control of the active suspension, compared to known systems.

Claims

1. A apparatus of driving safety control for automobile for a suspension of a vehicle having a wheel speed sensor, a vehicle height sensor, a gravity sensor, a hub bearing unit, and an actuator, the apparatus of driving safety control for automobile comprising:

a detector unit (100) installing a hybrid wheel sensor (150) having a semi-conductor acceleration sensor (170) and the wheel speed sensor (160) to the hub bearing unit, and detecting speed and acceleration of a hub bearing;

a controller unit (200) comparing vehicle state data detected by the detector unit (100) with previously input reference data, and outputting a suspension control signal; and

a drive unit (300) driven based on the control signal output by the controller unit (200).

5. The apparatus of driving safety control for automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hybrid wheel sensor (150):

includes a circuit board (51) as a basic construction, and a wheel speed sensor module (50) mounting at least one circuit element (52) and the wheel speed sensor (160) on the circuit board (51); and

integrally forms an acceleration sensor module (40) on one side of the wheel speed sensor module (50) by means of molding.

6. The apparatus of driving safety control for automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the semiconductor acceleration sensor is any one selected from a 1-axis sensor, a 2-axis sensor, and a 3-axis sensor.

2. A apparatus of driving safety control for automobile for a fault self-diagnosis apparatus of a vehicle having a wheel speed sensor, a steering wheel angular velocity sensor, and a hub bearing unit, the apparatus of driving safety control for automobile comprising:

a detector unit (100) installing a hybrid wheel sensor (150) having a semi-conductor acceleration sensor (170) and the wheel speed sensor (160) to the hub bearing unit, and detecting speed and acceleration of a hub bearing;

a controller unit (200) comparing each data detected by the detector unit (100) with previously input reference data, determining an abnormal driving state of the vehicle through a determination algorithm, and outputting a predetermined control signal when the abnormal driving state is determined; and

a display unit (400) displaying an abnormal state based on the control signal output by the controller unit.

3. The apparatus of driving safety control for automobile according to claim 2, wherein the display unit (400) comprises a warning lamp (410), an alarm (420), and a liquid crystal display (LCD) (430).

4. The apparatus of driving safety control for automobile according to claim 2, wherein the display unit (400) further comprises:

a telematics system (500) transmitting signal to a vehicle center; and

a service center (600) receiving a detection signal of each sensor via the vehicle center, analyzing the received signal, and notifying a driver (700) of information on maintenance of the vehicle.