TWI870929B - Vehicle movement assistance methods and electric vehicles thereof，and computer program products - Google Patents

Abstract

Vehicle movement assistance methods for use in an electric vehicle are provided. First, a first sensor is used to detect a movement corresponding to an electronic device. Then, the electric vehicle obtains the movement of the corresponding electronic device. After that, the electric vehicle determines an assistance power according to the movement, and provides the assistance power to a motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle.

Description

Vehicle mobility assisting method and electric vehicle, and computer program product

The present invention relates to a vehicle movement assisting method and an electric vehicle thereof, and in particular to a method and an electric vehicle thereof that can automatically provide auxiliary power to an electric vehicle for movement assisting according to movement detected by a sensor.

In recent years, with the rise of environmental awareness and the advancement of electric vehicle technology, the development of electric vehicles powered by electricity to replace traditional vehicles powered by fossil fuels has gradually become an important goal in the automotive field, making electric vehicles more and more popular. In order to improve the range of electric vehicles and the willingness to use them, many countries or cities have begun to plan to set up charging stations and battery energy stations in public places to provide electric cars and/or electric motorcycles with charging or battery exchange, making the use of electric vehicles more convenient.

With the advancement of electronic information, the trend of vehicle development is becoming more and more intelligent. In addition to basic transportation functions, the improvement of safety and more peripheral application functions has also become an issue that the industry is working hard to develop. Encouraged by government subsidy policies, many people have also begun to try to buy and use electric vehicles as a means of transportation. Generally speaking, electric vehicles are equipped with a larger number of electronic components/devices and can be combined with users' mobile devices to provide more personalized applications and experiences.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle starting method based on battery status.

Therefore, the vehicle movement assisting method of the present invention is applicable to an electric vehicle. First, a first sensor is used to detect a movement of a corresponding electronic device. Then, the electric vehicle obtains the movement of the corresponding electronic device. Afterwards, the electric vehicle determines an auxiliary power according to the movement, and provides the auxiliary power to a motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle.

In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a mobile device, and the mobile device is connected to the electric vehicle via a network and transmits the movement to the electric vehicle.

In some embodiments, the electronic device is disposed in the electric vehicle, and the first sensor is used to detect the movement of the electric vehicle.

In some embodiments, the electric vehicle receives an activation instruction corresponding to a movement assistance function, wherein the activation instruction is received by a button of the electric vehicle or by a mobile device. In response to the activation instruction, the auxiliary power is determined according to the movement, and the auxiliary power is provided to the motor unit.

In some embodiments, a second sensor of the electric vehicle is used to detect a vertical slope of the electric vehicle, and a road slope is determined based on the vertical slope. The road slope and a head direction of the electric vehicle are used to determine whether the road is uphill or downhill. When the road is downhill, the activation instruction is ignored or cancelled.

In some embodiments, it is determined whether the road surface slope is greater than a predetermined degree. When the road surface slope is greater than the predetermined degree, it is determined whether the road surface is uphill or downhill based on the road surface slope and the corresponding front direction of the electric vehicle.

In some embodiments, when the road surface is downhill, the motor unit is caused to enter a power generation mode to charge a battery of the electric vehicle and generate a reverse torque to assist the electric vehicle in decelerating.

In some embodiments, when a speed of the movement is higher, the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle is lower, and when the speed of the movement is lower, the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle is higher.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle corresponding to the above-mentioned vehicle starting method.

Therefore, the electric vehicle of the present invention includes a motor unit for driving the electric vehicle to move, and a processing unit. The processing unit obtains a movement of a corresponding electronic device, determines an auxiliary power according to the movement, and provides the auxiliary power to the motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle. The movement of the corresponding electronic device is detected by a first sensor, and the electronic device is a mobile device connected to the electric vehicle through a network or built into the electric vehicle.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer program product.

Therefore, the computer program product of the present invention is loaded into a machine to execute a vehicle movement assisting method, and is applicable to an electric vehicle. The above-mentioned computer program product includes a first program code, a second program code, and a third program code. The first program code is used to obtain a movement of a corresponding electronic device. The second program code is used to determine an auxiliary power according to the movement. The third program code is used to provide the auxiliary power to the motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle. Among them, the movement of the corresponding electronic device is detected by a first sensor, and the electronic device is a mobile device connected to the electric vehicle through a network or built into the electric vehicle.

The effect of the present invention is that the vehicle movement assisting method and the electric vehicle thereof can automatically provide auxiliary power to the electric vehicle to assist movement according to the movement detected by the sensor, thereby providing an automatic and intelligent mechanism to drive the motor to assist the vehicle to move.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that similar components are represented by the same reference numerals in the following description.

Figure 1 shows an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electric vehicle 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be an electric vehicle based on a battery as a power source, such as an electric motorcycle. As shown in the figure, the electric vehicle 100 includes at least a battery storage unit 110, a network connection unit 120, a sensor 130, a motor unit 140, and a processing unit 150. The battery storage unit 110 can store at least one battery, such as a battery 112. The battery 112 can be a battery module having at least one battery cell for storing and releasing electrical energy. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, at least one battery can be connected in series or in parallel to provide electrical energy to the motor unit 140 of the electric vehicle 100 for operation. The network connection unit 120 can be connected to a network, so that the electric vehicle 100 has a network connection capability. In some embodiments, the network can be a wired network, a telecommunications network, and a wireless network, such as a Bluetooth network, a Wi-Fi network, etc. The sensor 130 is fixedly installed in the electric vehicle, and at least has the function of detecting a front direction of the electric vehicle and a vertical slope of the corresponding electric vehicle 100 placed on the road surface. The motor unit 140 can operate to drive the vehicle and other vehicle accessories that need to rotate. The processing unit 150 can control the operation of all hardware and software in the electric vehicle 100, and execute the vehicle movement assistance method of this case, the details of which will be explained later. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the electric vehicle 100 may include a storage unit (not shown in the figure). The storage unit may store relevant information about the electric vehicle and/or the battery.

It is worth noting that the battery 112 can be charged by a power charging device. In some embodiments, the charging operation can be to charge the battery or to exchange the battery. The power charging device can be used to charge the battery 112. In some embodiments, the power charging device can include an electric vehicle, a household charger, and/or a battery energy station. It is noted that in some embodiments, the battery 112 and/or the power charging device can each have a storage unit (not shown in FIG. 1) for storing relevant information of the battery 112, the power charging device, and/or the electric vehicle 100, such as identification data. In some embodiments, the storage unit can record the charging record data corresponding to the charging operation. In some embodiments, the charging record data at least includes a battery identification data of the corresponding battery, a device identification data of the power charging device, and a power charging information. In some embodiments, the charging record data can further include a vehicle identification code of the corresponding electric vehicle and a user identification data of the corresponding battery. In addition, in some embodiments, the storage unit can record the charging mode data of the corresponding battery 112. The charging mode data can record the type of power charging allowed for the battery 112. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the aforementioned types may include charging in the electric vehicle, charging at a home charger, charging at a battery energy station, and battery exchange at a battery energy station, or any one or a combination thereof. It is noted that the aforementioned charging types are only examples of the present case, and the present invention is not limited thereto. As mentioned above, in some embodiments, the electric vehicle 100 may be an electric motorcycle. The electric vehicle 100 may record the total mileage of the electric vehicle 100, and/or the mileage between each battery charging operation.

FIG. 2 shows an electric vehicle connected to an electronic device through a network according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an electric vehicle 210 can be coupled to an electronic device 230 through a network 220. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the network can be a wired network, a telecommunications network, and a wireless network, such as a Bluetooth, Wi-Fi network, etc. In some embodiments, the electronic device can be a mobile device, such as a smart phone, or an electronic wireless key. It is noted that the aforementioned electronic device is only an example of this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto. It is noted that the electronic device 230 has a sensor (not shown) for detecting the movement of the corresponding electronic device 230 and transmitting the detected movement to the electric vehicle 210 via the network 220. The usage of the movement of the corresponding electronic device 230 will be described later. When the electric vehicle 210 receives the movement of the corresponding electronic device 230, the vehicle movement assisting method of the present case can be executed according to the movement of the corresponding electronic device 230, the details of which will be described later.

FIG3 shows a vehicle movement assisting method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle movement assisting method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to an electric vehicle, such as an electric motorcycle.

First, as in step S310, a first sensor is used to detect a movement of a corresponding electronic device. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the electronic device can be a mobile device, such as a smart phone or a wireless key of an electric vehicle, and the first sensor is used to detect the movement of the corresponding mobile device. In some embodiments, the electronic device is disposed in the electric vehicle, and the first sensor is used to detect the movement of the corresponding electric vehicle. Then, as in step S320, the electric vehicle obtains the movement of the corresponding electronic device. As mentioned above, when the electronic device is the mobile device, the mobile device can be connected to the electric vehicle via a network and transmit the movement detected by the first sensor to the electric vehicle. Then, as in step S330, the electric vehicle determines an auxiliary power according to the movement, and as in step S340, provides the auxiliary power to a motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, when the speed of movement is higher, the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle is lower, and when the speed of movement is lower, the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle is higher.

FIG. 4 shows a vehicle movement assisting method according to another embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle movement assisting method according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to an electric vehicle, such as an electric motorcycle. In this embodiment, in addition to detecting the movement of the corresponding electronic device, the electric vehicle can be further managed according to the slope of the road on which the electric vehicle is located.

First, as in step S410, the electric vehicle receives an activation instruction of a corresponding mobile assistance function. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the activation instruction can be received by a button of the electric vehicle or by a mobile device. Then, as in step S420, a second sensor of the electric vehicle is used to detect a vertical slope of the corresponding electric vehicle, and a road slope is determined based on the vertical slope. As in step S430, it is determined whether the road slope is greater than a predetermined degree, such as 10 degrees. It must be explained that the aforementioned predetermined degree is only an example of this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The predetermined degree can be designed according to different needs and applications. When the road slope is not greater than the predetermined degree (No in step S430), the electric vehicle ignores or cancels the start instruction, as in step S470. When the road slope is greater than the predetermined degree (Yes in step S430), the electric vehicle determines whether the road is uphill or downhill based on the road slope and the corresponding direction of the front of the electric vehicle, as in step S440. When the road is downhill (downhill in step S450), the electric vehicle ignores or cancels the start instruction, as in step S470. When the road surface is uphill (uphill in step S450), as in step S460, the electric vehicle determines auxiliary power according to the movement of the corresponding electronic device, and provides the auxiliary power to the motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle.

FIG. 5 shows a vehicle movement assisting method according to another embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle movement assisting method according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to an electric vehicle, such as an electric motorcycle. In this embodiment, in addition to detecting the movement of the corresponding electronic device, the electric vehicle can be further managed according to whether the road surface on which the electric vehicle is located is uphill or downhill.

First, as in step S510, the electric vehicle receives an activation instruction for a corresponding mobile assistance function. Similarly, in some embodiments, the activation instruction may be received by a button of the electric vehicle or by a mobile device. Next, as in step S520, a second sensor of the electric vehicle is used to detect a vertical slope of the corresponding electric vehicle, and a road slope is determined based on the vertical slope. As in step S530, it is determined whether the road slope is greater than a predetermined degree. When the road slope is not greater than the predetermined degree (No in step S530), as in step S540, the electric vehicle ignores or cancels the activation instruction. When the road slope is greater than the predetermined degree (Yes in step S530), as in step S550, it is determined whether the road is uphill or downhill according to the road slope and the direction of the front of the corresponding electric vehicle. When the road is uphill (uphill in step S560), as in step S570, the electric vehicle determines the auxiliary power according to the movement of the corresponding electronic device, and provides the auxiliary power to the motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle. When the road is downhill (downhill in step S560), as in step S580, the motor unit enters a power generation mode to charge a battery of the electric vehicle and generate a reverse torque to assist the electric vehicle in deceleration.

Therefore, through the vehicle movement assisting method and the electric vehicle of the present case, auxiliary power can be automatically provided to the electric vehicle for movement assisting according to the movement detected by the sensor, thereby providing an automatic and intelligent mechanism to drive the motor to assist the vehicle in movement.

The method of the present invention, or a specific form or part thereof, may exist in the form of program code. The program code may be contained in a physical medium, such as a floppy disk, an optical disk, a hard disk, or any other machine-readable (such as computer-readable) storage medium, or a computer program product that is not limited to an external form, wherein when the program code is loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for participating in the present invention. The program code may also be transmitted through some transmission medium, such as wires or cables, optical fibers, or any transmission type, wherein when the program code is received, loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for participating in the present invention. When implemented on a general-purpose processing unit, the program code combines with the processing unit to provide a unique device that operates similarly to an application-specific logic circuit.

Therefore, the computer program product of the present invention is loaded into a machine to execute a vehicle movement assisting method, and is applicable to an electric vehicle. The above-mentioned computer program product includes a first program code, a second program code, and a third program code. The first program code is used to obtain a movement of a corresponding electronic device. The second program code is used to determine an auxiliary power according to the movement. The third program code is used to provide the auxiliary power to the motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle. Among them, the movement of the corresponding electronic device is detected by a first sensor, and the electronic device is a mobile device connected to the electric vehicle through a network or built into the electric vehicle.

However, the above is only an example of the implementation of the present invention, and it should not be used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

100: Electric vehicles

110: Battery storage unit

112:Battery

120: Network connection unit

130:Sensor

140: Motor unit

150: Processing unit

210: Electric Vehicles

220: Internet

230: Electronic devices

S310, S320, S330, S340: Steps

S410, S420, S430, S440, S450, S460, S470: Step

S510, S520, S530, S540, S550, S560, S570, S580: Step

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation method with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an electric vehicle connected to an electronic device via a network according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a vehicle movement assistance method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a vehicle movement assistance method according to another embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a vehicle movement assistance method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

S310, S320, S330, S340: Steps

Claims (9)

A vehicle movement assisting method, applicable to an electric vehicle, comprises the following steps: using a first sensor to detect a movement of a corresponding electronic device; the electric vehicle obtains the movement of the corresponding electronic device; the electric vehicle determines an auxiliary power according to the movement; the electric vehicle provides the auxiliary power to a motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle; when a speed of the movement is higher, the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle is lower; and when the speed of the movement is lower, the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle is higher. The vehicle movement assisting method as described in claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes a mobile device, and the mobile device is connected to the electric vehicle via a network and transmits the movement to the electric vehicle. The vehicle movement assisting method as described in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is disposed in the electric vehicle, and the first sensor is used to detect the movement of the corresponding electric vehicle. The vehicle movement assistance method as described in claim 1 further includes the following steps: the electric vehicle receives an activation instruction corresponding to a movement assistance function, wherein the activation instruction is received by a button of the electric vehicle or by a mobile device; and corresponding to the activation instruction, the auxiliary power is determined according to the movement, and the auxiliary power is provided to the motor unit. The vehicle movement assisting method as described in claim 4 further includes the following steps: using a second sensor of the electric vehicle to detect a vertical slope of the electric vehicle, and judging a road slope according to the vertical slope; judging whether the road surface is uphill or downhill according to the road slope and a head direction of the electric vehicle; and ignoring or canceling the activation instruction when the road surface is downhill. The vehicle movement assisting method as described in claim 5 further includes the following steps: determining whether the road surface slope is greater than a predetermined degree; and when the road surface slope is greater than the predetermined degree, determining whether the road surface is uphill or downhill based on the road surface slope and the corresponding front direction of the electric vehicle. The vehicle movement assisting method as described in claim 5 further includes causing the motor unit to enter a power generation mode when the road surface is downhill to charge a battery of the electric vehicle and generate a reverse torque to assist the electric vehicle in decelerating. An electric vehicle includes: a motor unit for driving the electric vehicle to move; and a processing unit for obtaining a movement of a corresponding electronic device, determining an auxiliary power according to the movement, and providing the auxiliary power to the motor unit to assist the movement of the electric vehicle, wherein the higher the speed of the movement, the lower the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle, and the lower the speed of the movement, the higher the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle; wherein the movement of the corresponding electronic device is detected by a first sensor, and the electronic device is a mobile device connected to the electric vehicle via a network or built into the electric vehicle. A computer program product is loaded into a machine to execute a vehicle movement assisting method, which is applicable to an electric vehicle. The computer program product includes: a first program code for obtaining a movement of a corresponding electronic device; a second program code for determining an auxiliary power according to the movement; and a third program code for providing the auxiliary power to a motor unit to assist the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle moves, and when a speed of the movement is higher, the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle is lower, and when the speed of the movement is lower, the auxiliary power determined by the electric vehicle is higher; wherein the movement of the corresponding electronic device is detected by a first sensor, and the electronic device is a mobile device connected to the electric vehicle through a network or built into the electric vehicle.