TW201024736A - Infrared sensor for human activity sensing - Google Patents
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201024736 六、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係有關一種紅外線人體活動感測器架構’尤指 一種利用焦電型人體紅外線(PIR )感測器透過電路、機 構與動能變化檢測法設計,分析判斷出所在區域内之人體 、舌動狀態,並將人體活動狀態資訊轉換成控制命令,透過 家庭無線通訊標準介面,來設定冷氣或其他家電設備之運 轉模式,以達減少區域内非必要耗能之功效。201024736 VI. Description of the invention: [Technical field of invention] The present invention relates to an infrared human body activity sensor architecture, in particular to a method for detecting transmission through a circuit, mechanism and kinetic energy using a pyroelectric human body infrared (PIR) sensor. Design, analyze and determine the human body and tongue movement status in the area, and convert the human activity status information into control commands, and set the operation mode of air-conditioning or other household appliances through the home wireless communication standard interface to reduce the area The necessary energy consumption.
【先前技術】[Prior Art]
按,紅外線的偵測器種類繁多,人體紅外線感測器主要 由是利用溫度變化產生電荷現象’故又名「焦電型」人體 紅外線感測器’人體或動物都會散發一種紅外線,而焦電 变的紅外線感測器能感測到該種生物紅外線的變化,冬人 體經遠感測器時,感測器會產生一個微小的信號變化,鈐 過一運算放大器電路放大後’再配合—計時晶片的使用 即4控制繼電器導通或停止’進而達到以紅外線感夠 開關之目的。 馬 目前習知焦電型人體紅外線感測器,普遍用於判斷人,, 在與不在”之低價電子元件,根據三菱電機研究所的 計,若將具人體活動檢測的技術用於空調設備,將會= 備的使用更具效率,這與毫無控制機制的一般運轉相叹 最多玎節約40%的電力。 ’ 201024736 國内技術現況 國内的焦電型人體紅外線(PIR)感測器產品與專利 目前大都仍運用於傳統、低成本的來客報知器、自動感應 \ 照明與防盜警示等設備,由於這些設備僅需硬體電路設^ * 便能實現應有的功能’功能上卻僅限於人體的,,在與不 在一疋點之判別,對於存在區域人體的活動情況與位置 的資訊則無法判斷。 國外技術現況 ❹ 曰本主要豕電s又備廠商在十幾年前,已開始研究利用 焦電型人體紅外線(PIR )感測器,檢測人的位置和活 動,發展至今的解決方案,是以旋轉伺服馬達帶動焦電型 人體紅外線感測β陣列掃瞄空間,搭配它種檢測不同物理 sfl號的感測益,再利用圖形識別與近似影像處理等演算 法’構成多維的人體位置和活動資訊。 曰本松下電器公司於2〇〇6年所提出一專利案(日本專利 .JP2006226988) ’係以焦電型人體紅外線與溫度感測器陣列 ® 作為感測元件,並以伺服馬達定位掃瞄空間區塊,利用時 間差内所感測到的人體狀態改變與環境溫度變化,所整合 ,資料,進行圖形辨識流程,以此獲得人體位置和活動狀 • 態。此篇專利技術已應用於松下等電器公司近期公開的空 调新產品上,該產品採用了伺服馬達帶動左右16〇。擺動之 ' 縱向排列感測器陣列(利用8個焦電型人體紅外線所組 成),來檢測整個房屋地板和人體溫度與位置,熱源移動 30cm都會被檢測到,透過測量地板溫度及檢測人的位置, 可以控制空調的運轉’而此產品也進—步增加了檢測人活 5 201024736 動量的功能。例如,人在睡眠時活動量較小、在同樣的氣 溫下體溫會下降,就需要將空調的輸出功率降低一些,感 測器檢測到人的位置後,會縮小冷氣吹送的範圍區域,依 \ 據活動量來控制空調大小。 ’ 概觀上述國外(日本)發展焦電型人體紅外線感測器檢 ' 測人體活動技術,具有下列問題: (1) 需利用它種物理量感測器為輔助,故製造成本提高。 (2) 需以精密定位與定速旋轉之伺服馬達進行空間掃瞄, 參 亦提高製造成本。 (3) 其焦電型人體紅外線元件不管是感測器陣列、封裝機 構與菲涅耳(Fresnel )透鏡都需要特殊設計,無論 是製造成本或加工困難度皆提高。 (4) 具有複雜的圖形辨識演算法。 (5) 内嵌於冷凍空調設備,無任何彈性。 基於以上之問題可見此項技術研發之時程與成本相當 . 可觀,本發明正可以解決上述問題,以較為低廉的成本來 φ 製造紅外線人體活動感測器架構,具有判斷人體位置及活 動量之功能。 【發明内容】 ' 基於解決以上所述習知技藝的缺失,本發明為一種紅外 - 線人體活動感測器架構,主要目的為利用焦電型人體紅外 線(PIR )感測器透過電路、機構與動能變化檢測法設 計,分析判斷出所在區域内之人體活動狀態。更進一步, 本發明並可將人體活動狀態資訊轉換成控制命令,透過家 6 201024736 庭無線通訊標準介面,來設定冷氣或其他家電設備之運轉 模式,以達減少區域内非必要耗能之功效。 一空間中人體活動狀態,相對於焦電型人體紅外線感測 . 器的輸出電壓信號變化程度是成正相關的,人體活動狀態 的高低程度,就好比在空間中動能變化的增減趨勢,基於 這種物理性質,將不同的人體活動狀態,依照焦電型人體 紅外線感測訊號,所顯現出來的電壓信號變化程度,建構 出動能變化模型,並以監測演算方式分析判斷此模型之人 〇 體活動狀態,如此便可突破低成本焦電型人體紅外線感測 器,僅能判斷人”在與不在”的二元判斷功能,進而提昇 至具備檢知多元人體活動狀態的能力。 本發明之另一目的在於為了傳輸多元人體活動狀態資 訊,無線傳輸單元利用ZigBee通信協定模組來實施,使其 具有家庭無線控制等功能 為達上述目的,本發明提出一種紅外線人體活動感測器 .架構,其係包括有: ® —紅外線感測器,用以偵測人體的位置,並輸出一人體 位置資料; 一微控制單元,用以接收紅外線感測器所輸出之人體位 置資料,並可依據人體位置資料計算一活動量;以及 ' 一記憶單元,用以暫存微控制單元之人體位置及活動量 . 數據。 其中該微控制單元係根據人體位置資料建構一動能變 化模型,以獲得人體活動量的數值。 本發明更提出一種紅外線人體活動感測器架構,可與電 7 201024736 子產品之控制電路做一無線傳輸,其係包括有: 一電源; 一紅外線感測器,用以偵測人體的位置,並輸出一人體 . 位置資料; •一微控制單元,用以接收紅外線感測器所輸出之人體位 ' 置資料,並可依據人體的位置資料計算一活動量,再 根據活動量輸出一控制指令; 一無線傳輸單元,接收微控制單元所傳輸之控制指令, ⑩ 將該控制指令傳輸至該電子產品之控制電路;以及 一記憶單元,用以暫存該微控制單元之人體位置及活動 量數據。 本發明更提出以一種紅外線人體活動感測器偵測人體 活動量的方法,利用至少二個紅外線感測器來對人體進行_ 偵測,該些紅外線的感測器之掃瞄區域具有重疊及非重疊 . 區域,偵測一段時間内人體在重疊及非重疊區域的人體位 φ 置資料,並由一微控制單元計算該些重疊及非重疊區域的 人體位置資料的總量,即可獲得人體活動量的數值。 為進一步對本發明有更深入的說明,乃藉由以下圖示、 圖號說明及發明詳細說明,冀能對貴審查委員於審查工 作有所助益。 【實施方式】 茲配合下列之圖式說明本發明之詳細結構,及其連結 關係,以利於貴審委做一暸解。 8 201024736 本發明紅外線人體活動感測器係包括有. 一紅外線感测器’用以读測人體的位置,並輸出—人 體位置資料;一微控制單元,用 工枸出人 山·用以接收紅外線感測器所輸 出之该人體位置貧料,並可依據該人 動量;以及-記憶單元,用以暫存該微控制;=體: ϋΓ量數據。其中該微控制單元係根據該人體位置資 料建構-動能變化模型’以獲得人體活動量的數值。 Φ =發明更可與電子產品之控制電路做—無線傳輸,請 參=圖-、二所示’係為本發明紅外線人體活動感測器之 -貝施例之架構方塊圖及較為詳細電路方塊圖,其係與一 冷氣機1之控制電路11做-無線傳輸,該控制電路u當包括 有-無傳輸單元11 (該無線傳輸單^係為利用電機電子工 程師學會IEEE 82G.15.4之通訊協定進行傳輸,該職 820.15.4即為21运866傳輸協定,目前暫無中文名稱)、一 控制單元112及一通訊控制晶片113,該冷氣機丨尚包括有一 電源供應器12,其係包括有:一電源,其係為一電源供應 器25所構成;一紅外線感測器,23用以偵測人體的位置, 並輸出一數值,此數值為人體位置資料,該紅外線感測器 23係為一焦電型紅外線感測器(piR); 一微控制單元22, 用以接收紅外線感測器23所輸出人體位置資料,並可依據 人體位置資料計算一活動量’再根據活動量輸出一控制指 令,該微控制單元22更係包括有一中央處理器222、一通用 型之輸入輸出埠(General Purpose I/O,GPI0) 221、一 通用非同步收發傳輸器(Universal Asynchronous Receiver/’Transmitter,UART) 224、一類比/數位轉換器 201024736 (ADC) 223。該通用型之輸入輸出埠221更係連接有一顯示 單元26 ’該顯示單元26可用以顯示紅外線感測器23所傳輸 的數值;而類比/數位轉換器223係可接收一靈敏度調整單 . 元27所傳來調整控制數值,因該靈敏度調整單元27包含一 可變電阻VR,該可變電阻VR的電阻值變大,即代表類比/ 數位轉換器223的感測電壓變小;該可變電阻VR的電阻值變 小’即代表類比/數位轉換器223的感測電壓變大,如此便 可控制紅外線感測器23的靈敏度;一無線傳輸單元21,接 © 收微控制單元33所傳輸之控制指令,將該控制指令傳輸至 該冷氣機1之控制電路11,該無線傳輸單元21亦使用電機電 子工程師學會IEEE 820. 15. 4之通訊協定;一記憶單元24, 用以暫存該微控制單元22之人體位置資料及活動量數據。 本發明之一種紅外線人體活動感測器偵測人體活動量 的方法包括下列步驟: 配置至少二個紅外線感測器,其中此些紅外線的感測器 • 之掃瞄區域具有重疊區域及非重疊區域; 利用此些紅外線感測器分別偵測一段時間内重疊區域 及非重疊區域之人體位置資料,人體位置資料可為電壓信 號變化資料; 根據重疊區域及非重疊區域之人體位置資料分別建構 重疊區域及非重疊區域之動能變化模型;以及 計算重疊區域與非重疊區域之動能變化模型的總量,以 獲得人體活動量的數值。 其中,該紅外線感測器係可為一焦電型紅外線感測器’ 设置於一T型圓弧機構,紅外線感測器前端更係設置有一菲 201024736 淫耳透鏡。 其中,該人體活動量的數值係藉由一無線通訊單元利用 一 ZigBee通信協定進行傳送。 _ 其中,重疊區域與非重疊區域用以辨識人體活動位置。 其中,於根據重疊區域及非重疊區域之人體位置資料分 ' 別建構重疊區域及非重疊區域之動能變化模型之步驟後, 更包括一分別對重疊區域及非重疊區域之動能變化模型進 行權數處理之步驟。 ❿ 請參閱圖三所示,係為本發明紅外線人體活動感測器之 一實施例之結構示意圖,本實施採用多顆紅外線感測器, 分別設置於一 T型圓弧機構,且紅外線感測器前端更係設置 有一菲淫耳透鏡(Fresnel LENS )(圖中未示),調整各 個具有菲涅耳透鏡至紅外線感測器最佳感測角度並以機構 固定,而不同透鏡設計會有不同感測區域範圍。採用這樣 的結構設計,優點有下列二點: . 1.紅外線感測器在T型圓弧機構所擺放之最佳角度,以獲取 φ 紅外線感測器在空間中所能感測之最大與最佳涵蓋立 體區域。 2.有了最大與最佳涵蓋感測立體區域之後,紅外線感測器 與感測區域就固定,並可藉以映射(Mapp i ng)回微控 • 制器的韌體,配合紅外線感測器的相對訊號關係,推導 - 出人體所在位置。 請參閱圖四所示,係為本發明利用三顆紅外線感測器產 生重疊及非重疊之實施示意圖。紅外線感測器所感測之區 域具有部分重疊,重疊與非重疊區域所建構的動能變化模 201024736According to the infrared detectors, the human body infrared sensors mainly use the temperature change to generate electric charge. The variable infrared sensor can sense the change of the infrared light of the kind of biological. When the winter human body passes the remote sensor, the sensor will generate a slight signal change, and after the amplification of an operational amplifier circuit, the 're-matching time The use of the wafer is to control the relay to be turned on or off, thereby achieving the purpose of switching in an infrared sense. Ma is currently known as a pyroelectric human body infrared sensor, which is commonly used to judge people, and in the low-cost electronic components, according to the Mitsubishi Electric Research Institute, if the technology with human activity detection is used for air conditioning equipment It will be more efficient to use, which is more than 40% of the power saved by the general operation without control mechanism. ' 201024736 Domestic technology status Domestic coke type human body infrared (PIR) sensor Most of the products and patents are still used in traditional, low-cost visitor notification devices, automatic sensing, lighting and anti-theft warning devices, etc., because these devices only need hardware circuit design to achieve the desired function. It is limited to the human body, and it is impossible to judge the information on the activity situation and location of the human body in the presence of the area. The status of foreign technology ❹ The main 豕 豕 又 厂商 厂商 厂商 厂商 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十 十Research on the use of pyroelectric human body infrared (PIR) sensors to detect people's position and activity, the solution developed to date is to use a rotary servo motor to drive the coke type human body The external line senses the beta array scan space, and uses it to detect the sensory benefits of different physical sfl numbers, and then uses the algorithm of pattern recognition and approximate image processing to form a multi-dimensional body position and activity information. Sakamoto Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. 2 A patent file proposed in 〇〇6 years (Japanese Patent. JP2006226988) 'Uses a pyroelectric human body infrared and temperature sensor array® as a sensing element, and uses a servo motor to position the scanning space block, using the time difference The measured changes in human body state and environmental temperature, integration, data, and graphic identification process to obtain the position and activity of the human body. This patented technology has been applied to new air-conditioning products recently released by Panasonic and other electrical companies. The product uses a servo motor to drive the left and right 16 〇. The oscillating 'longitudinal array of sensor arrays (using 8 pyroelectric body infrared rays) to detect the entire floor and body temperature and position, the heat source will be 30cm will be It is detected that by measuring the floor temperature and detecting the position of the person, the operation of the air conditioner can be controlled' and this product is also Steps increase the ability to detect human activity 5 201024736. For example, when people are less active during sleep and their body temperature drops at the same temperature, the output of the air conditioner needs to be reduced, and the sensor detects the person's After the position, the area of the air-cooling airflow will be reduced, and the air conditioner size will be controlled according to the amount of activity. 'Overview of the above-mentioned foreign (Japan) development of the pyroelectric human body infrared sensor inspection's human body activity technology, has the following problems: 1) It is necessary to use its physical quantity sensor as an aid, so the manufacturing cost is increased. (2) Space scanning is required by servo motor with precise positioning and constant rotation, and the manufacturing cost is increased. (3) Its pyroelectric type Human body infrared components, whether they are sensor arrays, packaging mechanisms, and Fresnel lenses, require special design, both in terms of manufacturing cost and processing difficulty. (4) Has a complex graphics recognition algorithm. (5) Embedded in refrigerated air conditioning equipment without any elasticity. Based on the above problems, it can be seen that the time course and cost of the development of the technology are comparable. Obviously, the present invention can solve the above problems, and manufacture the infrared human body activity sensor structure at a relatively low cost, and has the position and activity amount of the human body. Features. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Based on the solution to the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention is an infrared-line human body motion sensor architecture, the main purpose of which is to utilize a pyroelectric human body infrared (PIR) sensor to transmit circuits, mechanisms and The kinetic energy change detection method is designed to analyze and determine the state of human activity in the area. Furthermore, the present invention can convert human activity status information into control commands, and set the operation mode of air-conditioning or other household electrical appliances through the standard interface of the home communication system to reduce the unnecessary energy consumption in the area. The state of human body activity in a space is relative to the infrared type sensing of the coke type human body. The degree of change of the output voltage signal of the device is positively correlated, and the level of human activity is like the increase or decrease of the kinetic energy in space. The physical properties, according to the degree of change of the voltage signal revealed by the human body's infrared sensor signal, the kinetic energy change model is constructed, and the corpus callosum activity of the model is analyzed and judged by monitoring and calculation. In this way, the low-cost pyroelectric human body infrared sensor can be broken, and only the binary judgment function of the person's "being and not" can be judged, and the ability to detect the multi-human activity state can be improved. Another object of the present invention is to transmit a plurality of human body activity status information, and the wireless transmission unit is implemented by using a ZigBee communication protocol module to have functions such as home wireless control. The present invention provides an infrared human body activity sensor. The architecture includes: an infrared sensor for detecting the position of the human body and outputting a body position data; a micro control unit for receiving body position data output by the infrared sensor, and An activity amount can be calculated according to the body position data; and a memory unit for temporarily storing the body position and activity amount of the micro control unit. The micro control unit constructs a kinetic energy change model based on the human body position data to obtain a numerical value of the human activity amount. The invention further provides an infrared human body activity sensor architecture, which can be wirelessly transmitted with the control circuit of the electric power product of the 201024736 sub-product, which comprises: a power source; an infrared sensor for detecting the position of the human body, And outputting a human body. Position data; • A micro control unit for receiving the human body position output data output by the infrared sensor, and calculating an activity amount according to the position data of the human body, and then outputting a control command according to the activity amount a wireless transmission unit that receives a control command transmitted by the micro control unit, 10 transmits the control command to a control circuit of the electronic product, and a memory unit for temporarily storing the human body position and activity data of the micro control unit; . The invention further provides a method for detecting the amount of human activity by using an infrared human body activity sensor, which uses at least two infrared sensors to detect the human body, and the scanning areas of the infrared sensors have overlapping regions. Non-overlapping. The area is used to detect the body position of the human body in overlapping and non-overlapping areas for a period of time, and a micro control unit calculates the total amount of body position data of the overlapping and non-overlapping areas to obtain the human body. The value of the activity amount. In order to further explain the present invention, it will be helpful to review the work of the review by the following illustrations, the description of the drawings, and the detailed description of the invention. [Embodiment] The detailed structure of the present invention and its connection relationship will be described in conjunction with the following drawings to facilitate an understanding of the audit committee. 8 201024736 The infrared human body activity sensor of the present invention comprises: an infrared sensor 'for reading the position of the human body, and outputting - human body position data; a micro control unit for processing the human mountain to receive infrared rays The human body position outputted by the sensor is poor, and can be based on the human momentum; and - a memory unit for temporarily storing the micro control; = body: data. The micro control unit constructs a kinetic energy change model according to the human body position data to obtain a numerical value of the human activity amount. Φ = invention can be done with the control circuit of the electronic product - wireless transmission, please refer to the figure - and the second one is the architecture block diagram of the infrared human body activity sensor of the invention - and the detailed circuit block The figure is connected to the control circuit 11 of an air conditioner 1 for wireless transmission, and the control circuit u includes a presence/absence transmission unit 11 (the wireless transmission unit is a communication protocol using the IEEE 82G.15.4 of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) For transmission, the job 820.15.4 is the 21 transport 866 transmission protocol, currently no Chinese name), a control unit 112 and a communication control chip 113, and the air conditioner includes a power supply 12, which includes A power supply is formed by a power supply 25; an infrared sensor 23 is used for detecting the position of the human body, and outputs a value, which is a human body position data, and the infrared sensor 23 is a pyroelectric type infrared sensor (piR); a micro control unit 22 for receiving the body position data output by the infrared sensor 23, and calculating an activity amount according to the body position data, and then outputting according to the activity amount A control unit, the micro control unit 22 further includes a central processing unit 222, a general-purpose input/output port (General Purpose I/O, GPI0) 221, and a universal asynchronous transceiver (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/'Transmitter). , UART) 224, a analog/digital converter 201024736 (ADC) 223. The universal input/output port 221 is further connected with a display unit 26'. The display unit 26 can be used to display the value transmitted by the infrared sensor 23; and the analog/digital converter 223 can receive a sensitivity adjustment sheet. The adjustment control value is transmitted, because the sensitivity adjustment unit 27 includes a variable resistor VR, and the resistance value of the variable resistor VR becomes large, that is, the sense voltage representing the analog/digital converter 223 becomes small; the variable resistor The resistance value of the VR becomes smaller, that is, the sensing voltage of the analog/digital converter 223 becomes larger, so that the sensitivity of the infrared sensor 23 can be controlled; a wireless transmission unit 21 is transmitted by the micro-control unit 33. The control command is transmitted to the control circuit 11 of the air conditioner 1, the wireless transmission unit 21 also uses the communication protocol of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 820. 15. 4; a memory unit 24 for temporarily storing the micro The human body position data and the activity amount data of the control unit 22. The method for detecting the amount of human body activity by the infrared human body activity sensor of the present invention comprises the following steps: Configuring at least two infrared sensors, wherein the infrared sensor has a overlapping area and a non-overlapping area The infrared sensor is used to detect the position data of the overlapping area and the non-overlapping area in a period of time respectively, and the body position data can be the voltage signal change data; and the overlapping area is respectively constructed according to the body position data of the overlapping area and the non-overlapping area; And the kinetic energy change model of the non-overlapping region; and calculating the total amount of the kinetic energy change model of the overlap region and the non-overlapping region to obtain the value of the human activity amount. The infrared sensor can be a T-shaped arc mechanism for a pyroelectric type infrared sensor, and the front end of the infrared sensor is provided with a Philippine 201024736 lens. The value of the human activity is transmitted by a wireless communication unit using a ZigBee communication protocol. _ Among them, the overlapping area and the non-overlapping area are used to identify the active position of the human body. The step of constructing the kinetic energy variation model of the overlapping region and the non-overlapping region according to the human body position data of the overlapping region and the non-overlapping region further includes performing weight processing on the kinetic energy variation model of the overlapping region and the non-overlapping region respectively. The steps. ❿ Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the infrared human body motion sensor of the present invention. The present embodiment uses multiple infrared sensors, which are respectively disposed on a T-shaped circular arc mechanism and infra-red sensing. The front end of the device is further provided with a Fresnel LENS (not shown), which adjusts the best sensing angle of each Fresnel lens to the infrared sensor and is fixed by the mechanism, and different lens designs will be different. Sensing area range. With such a structural design, the advantages are as follows: 1. The optimal angle at which the infrared sensor is placed in the T-shaped circular mechanism to obtain the maximum sensibility of the φ infrared sensor in space. The best coverage of the three-dimensional area. 2. With the largest and best coverage of the sensing stereo area, the infrared sensor and sensing area are fixed, and can be mapped (Mapp i ng) back to the firmware of the micro controller, with the infrared sensor The relative signal relationship, derivation - the location of the human body. Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of the implementation of overlapping and non-overlapping using three infrared sensors in the present invention. The area sensed by the infrared sensor has partial overlap, and the kinetic energy change mode constructed by the overlapping and non-overlapping regions 201024736
型需以不同權數加上計算,以獲得均勻的空間感測效果, 重疊與非重疊區域因造成不同感測器具有相對輸出訊號亦 可作為判斷人體活動位置所在的依據。 請參閱圖五A所示,係為本發明利用紅外線感測器所偵 測之人體活動量之曲線圖,其中X軸座標為時間(t); y 軸座標為能量。由個人電腦實際擷取紅外線感測器信號, 並經由動能變化模型與人體活動狀態判斷法程式模擬結果 表現,請參閱圖五B所示,係為本發明紅外線感測器之信號 圖,為人體位置資料,其中X軸座標為時間(t) ; y軸座標 為電壓(v)。確認可利用焦電型人體紅外線感測器判斷出區 域内之人體活動狀態。 利用焦電型人體紅外線感測器根據人體位置資料以建 構建構之動能變化模型之推論如下: (1) 動能變化功率/?(0=々)〜(0 7' τ τ 0 0 ο 數位化之後可得 1 1 fifi 冰)=/1^(々),where v⑷= 0 'Λ (2) 考慮均方根值(rms)\]v(^ \±v(k) 十―,r~ (3) 考慮工作週期(duty cycle)之平均值 Σν(,) nkThe type needs to be calculated by different weights to obtain uniform spatial sensing effect. The overlapping and non-overlapping areas can also be used as the basis for judging the human body's active position because different sensors have relative output signals. Referring to FIG. 5A, it is a graph of the amount of human activity detected by the infrared sensor in the present invention, wherein the X-axis coordinate is time (t); the y-axis coordinate is energy. The infrared sensor signal is actually captured by the personal computer, and the performance of the simulation result is simulated by the kinetic energy change model and the human activity state judgment method. Please refer to FIG. 5B, which is a signal diagram of the infrared sensor of the present invention. Position data, where the X-axis coordinate is time (t); the y-axis coordinate is voltage (v). It is confirmed that the human body activity state in the area can be judged by using the pyroelectric type human body infrared sensor. The inference of using the pyroelectric human infrared sensor to construct the kinetic energy variation model based on the human body position data is as follows: (1) The kinetic energy change power /? (0 = 々) ~ (0 7' τ τ 0 0 ο after digitization Available 1 1 fifi ice)=/1^(々), where v(4)= 0 'Λ (2) Consider the root mean square value (rms)\]v(^ \±v(k) ten-, r~ (3 Consider the average of the duty cycle Σν(,) nk
RfJ nkl where T = nk D(T) = on - time periodRfJ nkl where T = nk D(T) = on - time period
j>(k) _ k=Q nk 12 201024736 令•卜則可以 動能變化模猶顺场_量騎^ i二指標作為 «月同時參閱圖二至圖七所示,焦電型人 於τ型圓弧機構的感測角度之估算公式如下體,、工外線感測器設置 外線感稿測‘‘展開弧長為 nr 則r=R tan#,S= 1^ = 2 :tanH -L· 2π 2tc :R t卿= 0r < ⑵三顆焦電型人體紅外線感測獅 50' 個(S丨、s2、s3)例 夏足心分析以 令法線S!、s2、S3 定位於40°、90°、160。f m iDU C如圖四所示) (3) 3D空間分佈j>(k) _ k=Q nk 12 201024736 Order • Bu can change the kinetic energy mode to the field _ quantity ride ^ i two indicators as «month also see Figure 2 to Figure 7, the focus type is in the τ type The estimation formula of the sensing angle of the circular arc mechanism is as follows, and the external line sensor is set to measure the external line sense ''expanding arc length is nr then r=R tan#, S= 1^ = 2 :tanH -L· 2π 2tc : R t Qing = 0r < (2) 50-character type human body infrared sensation lion 50' (S丨, s2, s3) case summer foot analysis so that the normal line S!, s2, S3 is located at 40 ° , 90°, 160. f m iDU C as shown in Figure 4) (3) 3D spatial distribution
•G •以單個紅外線感測器(SensQr)為例,請 露獨式: 閲圖七所揭 投影長 〇x=h tan〇r,〇Y=h tan (α+2#) =ί> ΧΥ = ΟΥ — ΟΧ = h[tan (^+2^) —tana] 橫向投影半徑: n=h secaxcos^=h secaxsin^, r u ( becu + iOtar^ (4) 以三個紅外線感測器(Sensor)配置,★ 杳同卩 。月nu才參閱圖三的τ 型圓弧機構設計: — 若以左右60。、俯角30°及60°安排為實例。利用單位向量旋 13 201024736 轉可知三個紅外線感測器之指向如下 Pi*=Rot (Z, 30° ) · Rot (Y, 30° .C〇i30。-没《30。0 0' Λ>ί30° Ccw30° 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1• G • Take a single infrared sensor (SensQr) as an example. Please show it separately: Read the projection length of the figure 七x=h tan〇r, 〇Y=h tan (α+2#) =ί> ΧΥ = ΟΥ — ΟΧ = h[tan (^+2^) —tana] Transverse projection radius: n=h secaxcos^=h secaxsin^, ru ( becu + iOtar^ (4) with three infrared sensors (Sensor) Configuration, ★ 杳同卩. Month nu refers to Figure τ-type circular arc mechanism design: - If the left and right 60., the angle of depression 30 ° and 60 ° arrangement as an example. Using the unit vector rotation 13 201024736 turn to know the three infrared sense The direction of the detector is as follows: Pi*=Rot (Z, 30°) · Rot (Y, 30° .C〇i30. - No. 30.0 0' Λ> ί30° Ccw30° 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1
Pld, ο, 0) P2*=Rot (Ζ, -30。)· Rot (Υ, 30' οPld, ο, 0) P2*=Rot (Ζ, -30.)· Rot (Υ, 30' ο
Co?30。〇 0 1 0 -伽30。0 C〇rf〇 〇 ο T '0.75' 0 0.433 0 —0.5 J 1 _ 1.0 C〇i-30° Sin-30° 0 0Co?30. 〇 0 1 0 - gamma 30. 0 C〇rf〇 〇 ο T '0.75' 0 0.433 0 —0.5 J 1 _ 1.0 C〇i-30° Sin-30° 0 0
Ps*=Rot (Y, 60°Ps*=Rot (Y, 60°
Cos60°ο -Sin60° 0Cos60°ο -Sin60° 0
Cos-30° 0 0 0 0 5/«60° 1 0 0 Cos60° 0 0 〇' C<w3〇。 0 0 0 -Sm3〇° 1 0 (1, 〇,0) "ΓΓ 0.5 ' 0 0 0 1 — 0.866 匕1 _ 0 p2(l, 0,〇) 0 0 cw3〇。〇 0 τ 0.75 0 -0.433 0 -0.5 」 1 1.0 藉由上述圖一至圖七的揭露.,即可瞼絲士& _外線人體活動感測器架構’主要目的為利用隹 =線(PIR )感測器透過電路、機構與動能變化 ς 计,巧判斷出所在區域内之人體活動狀態,並將人體^ 動狀態賴轉換隸料令’透過家庭無線通訊掉 - 面,來設定冷氣或其他家電設備之運轉模式,以達減少區 域内非必要耗能之功效。且於-空間中人體活動狀態,相 對於焦電型人體紅外線感測器的輸出電壓信號變化程度是 ,正比的,人體活動狀態的高低程度,就好比在空間 月b變化的增減趨勢,基於這種物理性質,將不同的人體活 動狀態,依照焦電型人體紅外線感測訊號,所顯現出來的 14 201024736 電壓信號變化程度建構出動能變化模型,並以監測演算方 式分析判斷此模型之人體活動狀態,如此便可突破低成本 焦電型人體紅外線感測器’僅能判斷人”在與不在,,的二 元判斷功能,進而提昇至具備檢知多元人體活動狀態的能 •力。本發明應用於冷氣機時’可不需增加太多成本來控制 冷氣機的功率,具有極大的成效,故提出專利申請以尋求 專利權之保義 综上所述,本發明之結構特徵及各實施例皆已詳細揭 ❹ 示,而可充分顯示出本發明案在目的及功效上均深富實施 之進步性,椏具產業之利用價值,且為目前市面上前所未 見之運用,依專利法之精神所述,本發明案完全符合發明 專利之要件。 唯以上所述者,僅為本發明之較佳實施例而已,當不能 以之限定本發明所實施之範圍,即大凡依本發明申請專利 範圍所作之均專變化與修飾,皆應仍屬於本發明專利涵蓋 . 之範圍内,謹請 貴審查委員明鑑,並祈惠准,是所至 禱。 201024736 【圖式簡單說明】 圖一係為本發明紅外線人體活動感測器之一實施例之架構 方塊圖; _ 圖二係為圖一之較為詳細電路方塊圖; •圖三係為本發明紅外線人體活動感測器之一實施例之結構 不意圖,. 圖四係為本發明利用三顆紅外線感測器產生重疊及非重疊 之實施示意圖; ❿ 圖五A係為本發明利用紅外線感測器所偵測人體活動量之 曲線圖; 圖五B係為本發明紅外線感測器之信號圖; 圖六係為本發明紅外線感測器之感測角度示意圖; 圖七係為本發明單一紅外線感測器3D感測區域及其側視 圖。 . 【主要元件符號說明】 . 1〜冷氣機 11〜控制電路 111〜無線傳輸單元 112〜控制單元 113〜通訊控制晶片 • 12〜電源供應器 2〜紅外線人體活動感測器 21〜無線傳輸單元 211〜天線 16 201024736 22〜微控制單元 221〜通用型之輸入輸出埠 222〜中央處理器 . 223〜類比/數位轉換器 224〜通用非同步收發傳輸器 " 23〜紅外線感測器 24〜記憶單元 25〜電源供應器 ⑩ 26〜顯示單元 27〜靈敏度調整單元 3〜T型圓弧機構 17Cos-30° 0 0 0 0 5/«60° 1 0 0 Cos60° 0 0 〇' C<w3〇. 0 0 0 -Sm3〇° 1 0 (1, 〇,0) "ΓΓ 0.5 ' 0 0 0 1 — 0.866 匕1 _ 0 p2(l, 0,〇) 0 0 cw3〇. 〇0 τ 0.75 0 -0.433 0 -0.5 ” 1 1.0 By the above disclosure of Figure 1 to Figure 7, the main purpose of the 睑丝士 & _external human body activity sensor architecture is to use 隹= line (PIR) The sensor uses the circuit, mechanism and kinetic energy to change the genius, and judges the human body activity state in the area, and sets the body motion state to change the collateral to make it clear through the home wireless communication to set the air-conditioning or other home appliances. The mode of operation of the equipment to reduce the unnecessary energy consumption in the area. And the state of human body activity in the space - relative to the degree of change of the output voltage signal of the pyroelectric human infrared sensor is proportional, the level of human activity is like the increase or decrease of the change in the space month b, based on This kind of physical property, according to the human body's active state, according to the pyroelectric type human body infrared sensing signal, the degree of change of the voltage signal of 14 201024736 is constructed to construct a kinetic energy change model, and the human activity of the model is analyzed and judged by monitoring and calculation. In this way, it is possible to break through the dual-judgment function of the low-cost pyroelectric human infrared sensor, which can only judge the presence and absence of the human body, and then upgrade to the ability to detect the multi-human activity state. When applied to an air conditioner, it can be used to control the power of the air conditioner without increasing the cost. Therefore, the patent application is proposed to seek the patent right. The structural features and embodiments of the present invention have been The detailed disclosure can fully demonstrate the progressiveness of the invention in terms of its purpose and efficacy. With the use value of the industry, and for the unprecedented use on the market, according to the spirit of the patent law, the present invention fully meets the requirements of the invention patent. Only the above is only the preferred implementation of the present invention. The scope of the invention is not limited by the scope of the invention, and all the changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention should still fall within the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an infrared human body activity sensor of the present invention; _ Fig. 2 is a more detailed circuit of Fig. 1. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of one embodiment of the infrared human body activity sensor of the present invention. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the implementation of overlapping and non-overlapping using three infrared sensors in the present invention; 5A is a graph of the amount of human activity detected by the infrared sensor according to the present invention; FIG. 5B is a signal diagram of the infrared sensor of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a sensing area of a single infrared sensor of the present invention and a side view thereof. [Main component symbol description] 1 to air conditioner 11 to control circuit 111 to wireless transmission Unit 112 to control unit 113 to communication control chip • 12 to power supply 2 to infrared human activity sensor 21 to wireless transmission unit 211 to antenna 16 201024736 22 to micro control unit 221 to general type input and output 埠 222 to central Processor. 223~ Analog/Digital Converter 224~ General Non-Synchronous Transceiver Transmitter" 23~ Infrared Sensor 24~ Memory Unit 25~ Power Supply 10 26~ Display Unit 27~ Sensitivity Adjustment Unit 3~T-Circle Arc mechanism 17
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