CUSTOMIZED AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150075763A1
• Filed: 12/02/2013
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jeong Ku
• Granted Patent: US 9,862,245 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 165/203
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00742 by detection of the vehicle occupants' presence; by detection of conditions relating to the body of occupants, e.g. using radiant heat detectors
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00757 by the input of sound, e.g. by using a voice synthesizer
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00878 the components being temperature regulating devices

Abstract

Disclosed are an air conditioner controlling system and a method thereof that control an air conditioner so as to provide cooling or heating customized to each occupant by measuring a body temperature of each occupant. The customized air conditioner controlling system includes: a body temperature measuring unit measuring a body temperature of each occupant in a vehicle; a personalized service determining unit determining a personalized service including whether to drive a cooling device or a heating device for each occupant based on the body temperature of each occupant; and an air conditioner controlling unit controlling an air conditioner discriminatively for each occupant based on the personalized service.

Claims

1. A customized air conditioner controlling system, comprising:

a body temperature measuring unit measuring a body temperature of each occupant in a vehicle;

a personalized service determining unit determining a personalized service including whether to drive a cooling device or a heating device for each occupant based on the body temperature of each occupant; and

an air conditioner controlling unit controlling an air conditioner discriminatively for each occupant based on the personalized service.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a voice position detecting unit detecting a position where a voice is output; and

a voice analyzing unit analyzing the voice,

wherein the air conditioner controlling unit controls the air conditioner so that a personalized service, which coincides with an analysis result of the voice, is preferentially provided to the position where the voice is detected.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a health state judging unit judging a health state of each occupant based on the body temperature of each passenger,

wherein the air conditioner controlling unit controls the air conditioner based on the health state.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the health state judging unit includes:

a first determination unit determining whether the body temperature is within a normal body temperature range by comparing the body temperature and the normal body temperature range with each other;

a cooling/heating driving stopping unit stopping the driving of the cooling device or the heating device and allowing the cooling device or the heating device to stand by until a predetermined time elapses when it is determined that the temperature is not within the normal body temperature range;

a second determination unit determining whether a body temperature remeasured after the predetermined time elapsed is within the normal body temperature range by comparing the remeasured body temperature and the normal body temperature range with each other; and

a health disorder notifying unit notifying a fact of a health disorder to the corresponding occupant when it is determined that the remeasured body temperature is not within the normal body temperature range.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the personalized service determining unit includes:

an interior temperature measuring unit measuring an interior temperature of the vehicle;

a first comparison unit calculating a difference value between the body temperature and the interior temperature, and determining whether an absolute value of the difference value is equal to or more than a reference value by comparing the absolute value of the difference value and the reference value with each other;

a second comparison unit comparing a sum-up value of the interior temperature and a predetermined offset temperature with the body temperature to determine whether the body temperature is higher than the sum-up value when it is determined that the absolute value of the difference value is equal to or more than the reference value; and

a cooling/heating determining unit determining the personalized service so as to drive the cooling device when it is determined that the body temperature is higher than the sum-up value and determining the personalized service so as to drive the heating device when it is determined that the body temperature is lower than the sum-up value.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the cooling/heating determining unit queries a desired personalized service to the corresponding occupant before any one of the cooling device and the heating device is actuated after any one of cooling and heating is determined, and analyzes a response of the corresponding occupant to determine the personalized service of the corresponding occupant.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the cooling/heating determining unit determines the personalized service of a corresponding occupant by judging a health state of the corresponding occupant based on the body temperature when it is determined that the body temperature is equal to the interior temperature.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the body temperature measuring unit measures the body temperature by using a non-contact type sensor.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the body temperature measuring unit uses a thermal image camera or an infrared temperature sensor as the non-contact type sensor and measures the body temperature from the temperature of a skin of a face of each occupant.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the body temperature measuring unit measures the body temperature by considering the strength of wind output from the cooling device or the heating device, and the interior temperature of the vehicle.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the air conditioner controlling unit determines an occupant to which the personalized service is provided for each air conditioner based on a distance from the occupant.

12. A customized air conditioner controlling method, comprising:

measuring unit measuring a body temperature of each occupant in a vehicle;

determining a personalized service including whether to drive a cooling device or a heating device for each occupant based on the body temperature of each occupant; and

controlling an air conditioner discriminatively for each occupant based on the personalized service.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

detecting a position where a voice is output; and

analyzing the voice,

wherein in the controlling of the air conditioner, the air conditioner is controlled so that a personalized service, which coincides with an analysis result of the voice, is preferentially provided to the position where the voice is detected.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

judging a health state of each occupant based on the body temperature of each passenger,

wherein in the controlling of the air conditioner, the air conditioner is controlled based on the health state.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the judging of the health state includes:

determining whether the body temperature is within a normal body temperature range by comparing the body temperature and the normal body temperature range with each other;

stopping the driving of the cooling device or the heating device and allowing the cooling device or the heating device to stand by until a predetermined time elapses when it is determined that the temperature is not within the normal body temperature range;

determining whether a body temperature remeasured after the predetermined time elapsed is within the normal body temperature range by comparing the remeasured body temperature and the normal body temperature range with each other; and

notifying a fact of a health disorder to the corresponding occupant when it is determined that the remeasured body temperature is not within the normal body temperature range.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining of the personalized service includes:

measuring an interior temperature of the vehicle;

calculating a difference value between the body temperature and the interior temperature, and determining whether an absolute value of the difference value is equal to or more than a reference value by comparing the absolute value of the difference value and the reference value with each other;

comparing a sum-up value of the interior temperature and a predetermined offset temperature with the body temperature to determine whether the body temperature is higher than the sum-up value when it is determined that the absolute value of the difference value is equal to or more than the reference value; and

determining the personalized service so as to drive the cooling device when it is determined that the body temperature is higher than the sum-up value and determining the personalized service so as to drive the heating device when it is determined that the body temperature is lower than the sum-up value.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein in the determining of the cooling or the heating, a desired personalized service is queried to the corresponding occupant before any one of the cooling device and the heating device is actuated after any one of cooling and heating, is determined, and a response of the corresponding occupant is analyzed to determine the personalized service of the corresponding occupant or a health state of a corresponding occupant is judged based on the body temperature when it is determined that the body temperature is equal to the interior temperature to determine the personalized service of the corresponding occupant.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein in the measuring of the body temperature, the body temperature is measured from the temperature of the skin of the face of each occupant by considering the strength of wind output from the cooling device or the heating device, and the interior temperature of the vehicle.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein in the controlling of the air conditioner, an occupant to which the personalized service is provided for each air conditioner is determined based on a distance from the occupant.